This one got kinda messed up in the paper, so I decided I better just upload the image! The date of services in the obit is incorrect; should be 31 Dec 1965

Services for Mrs. Bessie Dell NEAL, 88, Rt. 2, held Thursday, 11 AM, Cross Roads Methodist Church, Revs. L. D. Ogle, John McGrew, and Beulah Ivy officiating. Interment in church cemetery under direction of Walters Funeral Home, Quitman. Died Tuesday, 8:45 PM, at the family residence. Survivors - four daughters, Mrs. Claudia BOYKIN, Arlington, TX; Mrs. Lois WHITFIELD, Jackson; Mrs. Millie GRIFFIN and Mrs. Eva BARRY, both of Rt. 2; three sons, Curtis NEAL and Evans NEAL, both of Shreveport, LA; Robert NEAL, Meridian; a sister, Mrs. Lizzie BOUTWELL, Rt. 1; 24 grandchildren; 46 great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren. Pallbearers - Roy Hayes, Bill Latham, Bunk McCarra, Edd Holloman, Floyd McCarra, Ray Lambert.

Services for John Lemuel McCRANEY, 95, held 11 AM, McFarland Presbyterian Church, Heidelberg. Died Thursday in a Meridian hospital. Rev. E. E. Crenshaw officiated with interment in the church cemetery under the direction of Walters Funeral Home, Quitman. Survivors - five daughters, Mrs. S. B. MYRICK, Ellisville; Mrs. H. C. McHENRY, Lumberton; Mrs. J. T. MEADOWS, Sandersville; Mrs. Holly REYNOLDS, Rose Hill; Mrs. Anse HINTON, Soso; four sons, Houston McCRANEY, Sandersville; H. B. McCRANEY, Ellisville; R. D. McCRANEY, Enterprise; Robert McCRANEY, Kerlo; 44 grandchildren; 99 great grandchildren.

Graveside services were held at 2 PM, 18 Jan, Antioch Cemetery, for Henry Alex McGREW, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McGREW. Rev. O. F. Grisham officiated. Survivors - parents; one brother, Marshall Lynn McGREW; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ella DENHAM; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mae McGREW.

Mrs. Mary Alice FATHERREE McNEILL, 51, formerly of Quitman, died at the residence of an aunt in Hattiesburg Tuesday of an apparent heart attack. Funeral services held Wednesday, 3 PM, Walters Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Bill Lowry officiated with interment in Quitman Cemetery. Survivors - a son, Ragsdale McNEILL, Jacksonville, FL. Pallbearers - Hal Dabbs, Frank A. McLendon, Jim Culpepper, Lewis McClinton, Franklin Slay, J. K. Kirkland.

Services for Mrs. Julia KENNEDY MILLSAPS, 72, held 14 Jan, 3 PM, Walters Funeral Home Chapel. Died Thursday, 13 Jan, Watkins Memorial Hospital. Rev. N. F. Greer officiated with interment in Quitman Cemetery. Survivors - husband, John MILLSAPS; three daughters, Mrs. Orene BINGHAM, Booneville; Mrs. Bernice LUTHER, Raleigh; Mrs. Gladys GOULD, Quitman; two sons, Vester MILLSAPS and Marvin MILLSAPS, both of San Luis Obispo, CA; nine grandchildren. Pallbearers - Paul Hudson, Billy Dabbs, Ray Smith, C. O. Scott, Marvin Early, Bobby Donald, E. H. Parks, Paul Patrick.

Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Mae WALLER, 75, held at 3 PM, Waller Ridge Church of God. Rev. N. F. Greer officiated with interment in the church cemetery under the direction of Walters Funeral Home. Survivors - two daughters, Mrs. Octavia SMITH, Laurel; Mrs. Juanita HAYES, Quitman; six sons, Virgil WALLER, Laurel; Percy, Paul, Nelson and Conrad WALLER, all of Shubuta; Cecil WALLER, Quitman; four sisters, Mrs. Virgie HUDSON, Mrs. Ethel JONES, both of Jackson; Mrs. Laura WALLER, Waynesboro; Mrs. Kate DANIELS, Shubuta; 27 grandchildren; four great grandchildren. Pallbearers - Steve Boney, Bo Weaver, Wilson Waller, Bryant Slay, Richard Bradford, Ulmer Ray.

Services are incomplete for Ben Estes ELLIS, 59, Meridian, Rt. 3, pending arrival of a daughter from Wyoming. Funeral will be held at Shady Grove Church of God. Body will be in Walters Funeral Home parlor Friday, 10 AM. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Mary Catherine ELLIS; a daughter, Mrs. Edwina HIRKO, Sr?, Danes? WY; mother, Mrs. ____ ELLIS......(Note: The next couple of lines were unreadable; bad spot on paper).... a brother, Walter ELLIS, Meridian, Rt. 7; four sisters, Mrs. A. D. MATTHEWS, Quitman, Rt. 1; Mrs. Walter McDONALD?, Moselle; Mrs. J. W. CALLAHAN, Hattiesburg; Mrs. Phillip NA___, Bristol. CT. Pallbearers - Elmo Davidson, Jim Culpepper, Marvin Pickard, Dennis Powell, John L. Hunter, Sr., Woodrow Moffett.

Services for Henry Clifton GODWIN, Quitman, Rt. 2, held Thursday, 11 AM, Antioch Baptist Church. Revs. L. D. Ogle and James Irby officiated with interment in church cemetery. Survivors - four sisters, Mrs. Lula CHAMPION, Mrs. ___ WILLIAMS, Stonewall; Mrs. ___ SMITH and Mrs. Ida GODWIN, Meridian, Rt. 7; two brothers, Byrd GODWIN, Meridian, Rt. __; Bill GODWIN, Quitman, Rt. 2; a number of nieces and nephews.

A. D. (Dawson) MOSLEY, Oakdale, LA, formerly of Rt. 2, Vossburg (the Goodwater Community) passed away Monday, 17 Jan, of a heart attack. Was a faithful, dedicated member of the Elizabeth, LA, Baptist Church. Survivors - three sons, Alfred, Lake Charles, LA; Leonard, Winter Gardens, FL; Irvin, Pensacola, FL; one daughter, Mrs. Ida Ruth BILBE, El Paso, TX; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Lurline KINGSBERRY, Elizabeth, LA; Mrs. Mattie ELAM, Harmony Community; four brothers, V. L., Meridian; Earl, Moss; Roy, Harmony Community; Clyde, Goodwater Community.

Miss Elizabeth McGREW, 23, Kingstree, SC, formerly of Quitman, passed away 30 Jan from an attack of pneumonia. Funeral services held at Antioch Baptist Church 2 Feb, 2 PM, Rev. John McGrew officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Survivors - mother, Mrs. Mattie McGREW (Note: should be Mittie McGREW), Kingstree, SC; two sisters, Mrs. Hamilton BOYKIN, Quitman, Rt. 2; Mrs. Minnie Lou PORT, Kingstree, SC; six brothers, Henry, Leroy, Tommy Ray McGREW, all of Kingstree, SC; William A. McGREW, Trio, SC; maternal grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. Sam DEW, Quitman, Rt. 2. Pallbearers - A. J. McGrew, J. C. Mathis, Jackie Bonner, Henry Haney, Mitchell Dearman, Arnold Boykin.

Funeral services held Monday morning, 11 AM, Jones Chapel Church of God, for Roland Scott McLEMORE, 6, Revs. T. W. Daniels and Gerald Stein officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Survivors - parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. McLEMORE; two sisters, Rosemary, Susan McLEMORE; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. McLEMORE, all of Rt. 1, Meridian.

Mrs. Villa Dell PICKARD SMITH, 57, Rt. 1, Vossburg, was killed, and her husband, Lamar SMITH, was hospitalized when their pickup truck overturned Saturday at 6:30 AM, eight miles southwest of Quitman. It was reported that Smith attempted to dodge a tree which had blown across the road and lost control of his truck. They were enroute to Erwin Mills where she was employed. Funeral services held Sunday, 2 PM, Walters Funeral Home Chapel. Interment in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Johnny Mosley officiated. Survivors (in addition to husband) - son, Roger SMITH, Meridian; a granddaughter; two sisters, Mrs. O. W. BUFFINGTON, Mrs. Nora TUCKER, both of Rt. 2, Quitman; a brother, Marvin PICKARD, supervisor of Beat 4. Pallbearers - James Tucker, Jimmy Tucker, Harlon Tucker, Lavelle Buffington, Charles Stallings, Ted Robinson.

Mrs. Sarah Louise THORNHILL, 69, Rt. 1, Quitman, passed away 1 Feb, Watkins Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held 5 Feb, 10:30 AM, Walters Funeral Home Chapel. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Dorothy MAY, Stonewall; Mrs. Merle ZAY, Rt. 1, Quitman; Mrs. Bettye BRENDGARD, Miss Lula Mae THORNHILL, both of Haure, MT; two sons, Houston THORNHILL, Loxley, AL; Billy THORNHILL, Rt. 4, Quitman; two brothers, Charlie WEEKLEY, Robertsdale, AL; Jim WEEKLEY, Land, AL; 15 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren.

Funeral services for Francis Archibald (Arch) TODD, 84, lifelong resident of DeSoto, held Sunday, 3 PM, DeSoto Methodist Church. Interment in Andrews Chapel Cemetery. Revs. Olin Bearden and Jimmy Sanders officiated. Died Friday, Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, LA, after extended illness. Retired postmaster and operated a grocery store in DeSoto for a number of years. Survivors - three daughters, Mrs. Harold NELSON, New Orleans; Mrs. Hardy COKER, Prichard, AL; Mrs. P. H. McLAIN, Wahiawa, HI; one son, J. A. TODD, Washington, DC; 13 grandchildren. Pallbearers - Raymond McRee, George Sellers, J. C. McDonald, Jr., Roger Newton, Jimmy Culpepper, Homer Ivy.

Services for Virgil WALLER, 56, Rt. 3, Ellisville, who died Saturday, Laurel hospital after long illness, held Monday morning, Waller Ridge Assembly of God Church. Revs. B. Little, Laurel, and John Isbel, Mobile, AL, officiated. Interment in Waller Ridge Cemetery, Wayne County. Born and reared in Waller Ridge Community, Beat 4; son of late Mrs. and Mrs. J. H. WALLER, Waller Ridge Community. Employed as lot manager, Southern Trailers Distributors, Laurel; prior to that, employed with same company in Mobile, AL, where he lived for around 12 years; member of Magnolia Street Baptist Church of Laurel. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Catherine WALLER; two sons, William Lamar WALLER, John Franklin WALLER, Rt. 3, Ellisville; five brothers, Paul WALLER, Shubuta, Rt. 1; Conrade, Percy WALLER, both of Shubuta, Rt. 1; Cecil WALLER, Quitman; Nelson WALLER, Shubuta; two sisters, Mrs. Robert E. HAYES, Quitman; Mrs. W. J. SMITH, Laurel.

Funeral services for Eddie GRIFFIN, 80, Rt. 2, held Friday, 10 AM, chapel of Walters Funeral Home. Died Wednesday at the family residence. Interment in Quitman Cemetery. Revs. Horace Sollie and Ed Grayson officiated. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Carrie TIMS GRIFFIN; three daughters, Mrs. Lawrence IVEY, Quitman; Mrs. J. C. BEECH, Rt. 1, Meridian; Mrs. Sherman LAMPL, Bethesda, MD; four sons, Oren GRIFFIN, Quitman; Glen GRIFFIN, Bonair, GA; Edward GRIFFIN, Gulfport; M. L. GRIFFIN, Vicksburg; a sister, Mrs. Boaz SCOTT, Quitman; 24 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Lee IVY, 73, held Friday, 3 PM, Pine Grove Baptist Church. Died Wednesday in Golden Sunset Rest Home. Revs. T. D. Traylor and John Merck officiated with interment in the church cemetery under the direction of Walters Funeral Home. Survivors - two daughters, Mrs. Lamerle HALL, Biloxi; Mrs. Fannie GUNTER, Martin, TN; a son, Grady IVY, Stonewall; two brothers, Emmett IVY, Rt. 2; Fred IVY, Chickasaw, AL; four sisters, Mrs. Maude MILLER and Mrs. Etta HARRIS, both of Quitman; Mrs. Annie DAVIS, Rt. 2; Mrs. Elizabeth DAVIS, Meridian; seven grandchildren; two great grandchildren.

Claude Monroe BOYKIN, Quitman, Rt. 1, passed away at Meridian hospital Monday night; age 76; funeral services held at Walters Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. Thomas Benson and Claude Aycock officiating; interment in Bethel Cemetery; survivors - wife, Mrs. Lessie BOYKIN, Quitman, Rt. 1; three sons, Roland L. BOYKIN, TX; Virgil V. BOYKIN, CA; Robert A. BOYKIN, Jackson; four bros., Sabe BOYKIN & I. W. BOYKIN, TX; Lonnie BOYKIN, LA; Jesse BOYKIN, Meridian; 10 grandchildren

Mrs. Dora Alice TAYLOR, 74, Rt. 3, Quitman, passed away Thursday morning, 10 Nov; funeral services held Saturday, 10 AM, Northrup Chapel Baptist Church, Revs. Leon Chatham, Jimmy Sanders, Jack W. Kinley officiating; interment in Covington Cemetery; Walters Funeral Home in charge; survivors - husband, Anthony TAYLOR; two daus., Mrs. Kate SOWERS, Rt. 1, Quitman; Mrs. Susie May ARRINGTON, Heidelberg, Germany; one son, William A. TAYLOR, Rt. 3, Quitman; five sisters, Mrs. J. K. IVY and Mrs. Nora COX, both of Rt. 1, Quitman; Mrs. Clarence TAYLOR, Rt. 2, Meridian; Mrs. Willie Mae QUIMBY, Hooker, OK; Mrs. Carret COX, Boise, ID; three bros., Henry IVY, Rt. 2, Shubuta; Tom IVY, Enterprise; Shelby IVY, Laurel; nine grandchildren; four great grandchildren

Services for Sidney HOLLINGSWORTH, 70, Rt. 4, Quitman, held at Manassa Southern Methodist Community Center; Revs. W. E. Calhoun, Delmar Dennis, H. O. Carmichael officiating; interment in church cemetery; Walters Funeral Home in charge; died at Vetersns Hospital, Jackson, MS; survivors - wife, Mrs. Carrie C. HOLLINGSWORTH; three daughters - Mrs. Laverne BURT and Mrs. Larue DEARMAN, Quitman; Mrs. Lovell MENA, Stonewall; son - Homer HOLLINGSWORTH, Mobile; five grandchildren; three great grandchildren; pallbearers - Clarence Carmichael, Rex Carmichael, Jody Jacobs, Raymond Jacobs, Neville McRee, Raymond Gonzales

Samuel Monroe DEW passed away 26 Dec, age 93; funeral services held Thursday, 29 Dec, 11 AM, Walters Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Johnny Mosley officiating; interment in Covington Cemetery; survivors - wife, Mrs. Lizzie Mae DEW; six daughters, Mrs. Lula Mae DOHERTY, Vidalia, GA; Mrs. Eula Mae NIXON and Mrs. Bessie LEWIS, Stonewall; Mrs. Essie MARS and Mrs. Ruth FLEMING, Quitman; Mrs. Daisey CRANFORD, Glasgow, MT; two sons, Curtis DEW, Corona, CA; S. W. DEW, Quitman; 26 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren