1971
CCT, Friday, 1 Jan 1971
CCT, Friday, 8 Jan 1971
CCT, Friday, 15 Jan 1971
CCT, Friday, 22 Jan 1971
CCT, Friday, 29 Jan 1971
John Edward TAYLOR
CCT, 26 Feb 1971
Funeral services for John Edward TAYLOR, 88, Rt. 2, Enterprise, held Wednesday, 3:30 PM,
Stonewall Baptist Church; Revs. Harold Harris and Johnny Mosley officiating; interment in
Stonewall Cemetery; direction of Walters Funeral Home; died at Watkins Memorial Hospital;
survivors - daughter, Mrs. Mary D. GREER, Enterprise; two sons, Lee Edward
TAYLOR, Stonewall,
and John Robert TAYLOR, Mobile; sister, Mrs. Pearl COX, Meridian; 11 grandchildren; eight
grandchildren; pallbearers - Red Wilkins, Paul Gavin, Charles Smith, Buddy King, John King,
Hobert Ford.
Earl CARROLL
CCT, Friday, 19 Mar 1971
John Oliver McQUAIG, Jr.
CCT, Friday, 19 Mar 1971
James Walker ROBINSON
CCT, Friday, 19 Mar 1971
James Walker ROBINSON, 82, Quitman, Rt. 2, passed away at Watkins Memorial Hospital,
17 Mar. Funeral services held today, 10 am, Corinth Assembly of God Church. Survivors
include wife, Mrs. Ardell ROBINSON, three daughters, Miss Irene ROBINSON, Mrs.
Inez LEWIS, both of Quitman, Rt. 2; Mrs. Sally LEWIS, Stonewall; seven sons,
Abe, Robert Earl, Walter ROBINSON, all of Quitman; Myrtle, Odell, both of
Mobile, AL; Curtis, Philadelphai, MS; Johnny ROBINSON, Stonewall; one sister,
Mrs. Plenia CHANCELLOR, Enterprise; 31 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren.
Roshier "Nubbin" GRAYSON
CCT, 2 Apr 1971
Funeral services for Roshier "Nubbin" GRAYSON, 68, Rt. 1, Quitman, held Monday, 2 PM, Elim
Baptist Church; Revs. W. C. Wells & Grisham officiating; interment in church cemetery; under
direction of Walters Funeral Home; d. Sunday morning, Mobile, AL, hospital; survivors - daus,
Mrs. Mildred UNDERWOOD, Rt. 1, Quitman; Mrs. Marvin CARNEY, Pascagoula; sons,
David
L. GRAYSON, Denson, TX; Roy E. GRAYSON, Mobile, AL; sisters, Mrs. W. G.
ELDRIDGE, Jackson;
Mrs. Ella PRESLEY and Mrs. Paul DAVIDSON, Mobile; brother, Jeff GRAYSON, Rt. 4, Quitman;
19 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild
James Clarence ROBINSON
CCT, 2 Jul 1971
Services for James Clarence ROBINSON, 60, Rt. 4, Quitman, held Monday, 3 PM, Corinth Assembly
of God church, Revs. Don Ricks, Joe Platt, & Joe Anderson officiating; interment in Quitman Cemetery
under direction of Walters Funeral Home; died at family residence Saturday of apparent heart
attack; survivors - wife, Mrs. Stella ROBINSON; dau. Mrs. Eddie LONG, Quitman; two sons, Clarence
ROBINSON, Jr. and James W. ROBINSON, both of Quitman; two sisters, Mrs. W. M. GRAYSON and
Mrs. Ethel RAYNER, both of Meridian; two bros., Bill ROBINSON, Quitman; Jesse ROBINSON,
Meridian; several grandchildren.
(Note: Son of Wesley Colon ROBINSON and Mary Ann ROBINSON)
Mrs. Susie IVY COVINGTON
CCT, Friday, 23 Jul 1971
Mrs. Susie IVY COVINGTON, 81, Meridian, passed away 8 Jul, Meridian Nursing Center.
Funeral services held 9 Jul, 2:30 PM, Duffee Church of Christ, Rev. George Darling
officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Survivors - one son, Denzel COVINGTON,
Meridian; two sisters, Mrs. Virgie JAMES, Quitman, Rt. 1; Mrs. Evelyn KENNEDY,
Meridian; four brothers, G. Elb IVY, Elmore, John, Quitman; Luke E. IVY,
Sugarland, TX; four grandchildren.
Benjamin Thomas IVEY
CCT, Friday, 23 Jul 1971
Funeral services for Benjamin Thomas IVEY, 80, Rt. 1, Danville, GA, held Monday, 2 PM,
Walters Funeral Home Chapel, Quitman, Rev. Jake Williams officiating. Interment in Covington
Cemetery. Died at Athens General Hospital, Athens, GA, Friday. Survivors - two daughters,
Mrs. Gladys IVY, PA; Mrs. Lillie RHODEN, Athens, GA; four sons, J. T.
IVEY, PA; Benny IVEY, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Cletus IVEY, Panama City, FL;
Houston IVEY, Metarie, LA; five sisters, Mrs. Charlie COX, Mrs. Ophelia IVY,
both of Quitman; Mrs. Corett IVY, Washington, DC; Mrs. Willie QUIMBY, Mrs. Ola
TAYLOR, both of Meridian; two brothers, Henry IVEY, Quitman; Shelby IVEY,
Pascagoula; 17 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren.
Aaron Jesse (Nip) JACKSON, Sr.
CCT, Friday, 23 Jul 1971
Funeral services for Aaron Jesse (Nip) JACKSON, Sr., 47, Stonewall, held 15 Jul, 2 PM,
Walters Funeral Home Chapel, Quitman, Rev. Kenneth Byrd officiating. Interment in Stonewall
Cemetery. Died at home Tuesday afternoon, 13 Jul. Survivors - four daughters, Mrs.
Dolores ASTON, Bonita; Mrs. Louise LEWIS, Stonewall; Mrs. Charlotte VINCENT,
Collinsville; Miss Carolyn JACKSON, Stonewall; one son, Aaron JACKSON, Jr.,
Stonewall; father, Roland JACKSON, Quitman; three sisters, Mrs. Melba JACKSON,
Dallas, TX; Mrs. Lucille WOLFE, Mobile; Mrs. Barbara ADAMS, Morrow, GA; three
brothers, R. T. JACKSON, James Ray JACKSON, both of Muskegon, MI; Terrell
JACKSON, Quitman; two grandchildren. Pallbearers - D. L. Parker, Lavance Parker, Sonnie
Spivey, Roy Jimmerson, James Lee, James Haywood.
James Clay MARTIN, Sr.
CCT, Friday, 23 Jul 1971
Jack M. SANDERS, Sr.
CCT, Friday, 23 Jul 1971
Funeral services for Jack M. SANDERS, Sr., 50, scheduled Tuesday, 10 AM, Pine Hill
Baptist Church, outside of Enterprise. Rev. Claude KILLIAN, Sanders' nephew, officiated.
Interment in church cemetery. Native of Enterprise. Former resident of Meridian & Jackson.
Veteran of WWII and the Korean War. Member of US Marine Corps. Died Sunday night, Veterans
Hospital, Jackson. Survivors include three sons, J. M. SANDERS, Jr., Chicago; Joe
A. SANDERS, Butch SANDERS, Fort Worth, TX; brother, Joe S. SANDERS, Memphis, TN;
four sisters, Mrs. C. C. KILLIAM, Enterprise; Mrs. E. P. FITZGERALD, Pachuta;
Mrs. M. W. TATUM, Jackson; Mrs. Auby ROWELL, Laurel; uncle, Joe NICHOLAS,
Quitman. Nephews served as pallbearers. Walters Funeral Home in Quitman in charge.
Mrs. Annie GORDON ALLEN
CCT, Friday, 17 Sep 1971
Mrs. Annie GORDON ALLEN, 63, Quitman, passed away at Watkins Memorial Hospital Tuesday morning.
Funeral services held Wednesday, Walters Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Selby Alsworth and Marshall
officiating. Interment in Matherville Cemetery. Survivors - husband, Richmond A. ALLEN, Quitman;
one daughter, Mrs. Julia Mae BERNETTE, Sacramento, CA; one son, James ALLEN, Provo, UT;
one sister, Mrs. J. W. HARRIS, Satartia, MS; two brothers, Fewell GORDON, Lucedale;
Clifton GORDON, Shubuta; four grandchildren.
George Wesley BURT
CCT, Friday, 17 Sep 1971
George Wesley BURT, 81, Quitman, Rt. 3, passed away 9 Sep, Watkins Memorial Hospital. Funeral
services held 2 PM, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Revs. Don Ricks and W. W. Hayes officiating.
Interment in church cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Etta BURT,
Quitman; five daughters, Mrs. Eula ROBINSON, Mrs. Doris DEAN, Mrs. Georgette RONEY, all of
Quitman; Mrs. Ruth STALLINGS, Deerpark, AL; Mrs. Adelene LESLIE, Ozark, AL; two sons,
Leo W. BURT, Meridian; J. T. BURT, Birmingham, AL; 27 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren.
(Joseph) Ernest BURT
CCT, Friday, 17 Sep 1971
Graveside services for Ernest BURT, 66, of Brookhaven, and a former resident of Clarke County were
held at 11 a.m., Friday, at the Quitman Cemetery. Survivors - two daughters, Mrs. Jane CRAN of Waynesboro;
Miss Nancy BURT of Quitman; two sisters, Mrs. H. O. WILLIAMS of Enterprise; Mrs. H. H.
COVINGTON of Brookhaven, and three grandchildren.
Joseph Henry MELTON
CCT, Friday, 17 Sep 1971
Funeral services for Joseph Henry MELTON, 74, Quitman, held Friday, 2 PM, Walters Funeral Home Chapel,
Revs. W. W. Hayes and Horace Sollie officiating. Interment in Old Pleasant
Hill Cemetery. Died Wednesday morning, Watkins Memorial Hospital. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Stella
MELTON; three daughters, Mrs. Susie HAGWOOD, Meridian; Mrs. Myrtle ALLGOOD, Louin;
Mrs. Laura HERRINGTON, Pachuta; one son, Jackie R. MELTON, Ft. Hood, TX; 12 grandchildren;
five great grandchildren; six step-children.
Mrs. Martha POPE
CCT, Friday, 17 Sep 1971
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha POPE, 96, Heidelberg, held Monday, 3 PM, Goodwater Methodist Church,
Dr. C. Z. Holland officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Walters Funeral Home in charge. Died Saturday
in Jackson. Survivors - four daughters, Mrs. Pearl GILMORE, Stonewall; Mrs. Juanita REED,
Jackson; Mrs. Grace THOMAS, Heidelberg; Mrs. Jewel BUSH, Hattiesburg; four sons, Clarence
POPE, Vossburg; Robert and Harden POPE, both of Jackson; Winton POPE, Biloxi;
26 grandchildren; 49 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren.
Dan Oscar TEW
CCT, Friday, 17 Sep 1971
Funeral services for Dan Oscar TEW, 88, Rt. 2, Quitman, held Friday, 11 AM, Walters Funeral Home
Chapel, Rev. H. H. Flowers officiating. Interment in Center Ridge Cemetery. Died Wednesday, Watkins
Memorial Hospital. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Ida TEW; five daughters, Mrs. Ester ODOM, Fargo,
GA; Mrs. Lora CHAPMAN and Mrs. C. H. NORRIS, both of Quitman; Mrs. John LINDSAY,
Waynesboro; Mrs. John GLASS, Greenburg, LA; one son, Sam TEW, Dallas, TX; one sister,
Mrs. Lizzie DANIELS, Quitman; 28 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren.
Lyonel DAVIDSON
CCT, Friday, 15 Oct 1971
Lyonel DAVIDSON, 50, Meridian, Rt. 7, passed away Wednesday, 13 Oct, Anderson's
Infirmary, Meridian. Funeral services held today (Friday) 2 PM, Bucatunna Baptist Church,
Revs. E. L. Ray and Tom Benson officiating. Interment in Ford Memorial Gardens. Survivors -
Mrs. Eloise DAVIDSON; one daughter, Syble Kay TILLMAN; two sons, Wayne
DAVIDSON. Quitman; David DAVIDSON, US Air Force, Homestead, FL; one sister, Mrs.
Addie Lee SMITH, Meridian, Rt. 7; one brother, Elmo DAVIDSON, Meridian, Rt. 7.
Charles W. STALLWORTH
CCT, Friday, 15 Oct 1971
Services for Charles W. STALLWORTH, retired owner of Stallworth Grocery, held 10 AM,
last Thursday, First Baptist Church. Dr. Beverly Tinnin and Rev. David McCubbin officiated.
Interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Quitman. Died in home, 2108 31st St., Tuesday night.
Member of First Baptist Church, a Mason, and member of the Scottish Rite. Survivors - wife,
Mrs. Flossie H. STALLWORTH; mother, Mrs. Myrtle BRITT, Leeds, AL; one sister,
Mrs. Dorothy BAREFOOT, Leeds, AL; one brother, Sam S. STALLWORTH, Jr.,
Manchester, NH; several nieces & nephews. Pallbearers - J. D. Gartman, Dr. Mayo Flynt,
Charles L. Lewis, Fred Rogers, Odell May, C. W. Kimbrell, Bob Wright, Shorty McWilliams.
Huey Hyman TOUCHSTONE
CCT, Friday, 15 Oct 1971
Funeral services for Huey Hyman TOUCHSTONE, 59, Stonewall, held Saturday, 11 AM,
Stonewall Methodist Church, Revs. Gerald Chaney and Mrs. Beulah Ivey officiating. Interment
in Zion Rest Cemetery near Vossburg; Walters Funeral Home in charge. Died Wednesday.
Survivors - three daughters, Mrs. Pat POUTS, Mrs. Martha CUSIC, Mrs. Betty WOOD;
mother, Mrs. Eva TOUCHSTONE; four sisters, Mrs. Katherine RICHARDS, Mrs. Fannie
WILSON, both of Meridian; Mrs. Grace MOORE, Stonewall; Mrs. Eula Mae BUTTS,
Dallas, TX; four brothers, C. W. TOUCHSTONE, Stonewall; Irvin E. TOUCHSTONE,
Little Rock, AR; J. T. TOUCHSTONE, William R. TOUCHSTONE, both of Ft. Walton Beach,
FL; four grandchildren. Pallbearers - Cecil Carmichael, Raymond Oglesbee, Clyde Creighton,
Paul Gavin, Charles Smith, Wilmer Payne.
Champ C. WILLIAMS
CCT, Friday, 15 Oct 1971
Funeral Services for Champ C. WILLIAMS, 64, Quitman, held Sunday, 10 Oct, 2 PM,
Quitman First Baptist Church, Rev. Joe Walker officiating. Interment in Quitman Cemetery
under direction of Walters Funeral Home. Died Saturday morning at Watkins Memorial Hospital
following a lengthy illness. Survivors - wife, Opal WILLIAMS; four daughters,
Mrs. William H. HUFF, Mobile, AL; Mrs. Earl HOLLINGSHEAD, Jackson; Mrs.
David DONNELL, Quitman; Mrs. Joe TINSLEY, Virginia Beach, VA; one son, George
C. WILLIAMS, Jackson; two brothers, Ira J. WILLIAMS, Bogalusa, LA; G. B. (Jack)
WILLIAMS, Quitman; two grandchildren, Stephanie Lee HUFF, William H. HUFF, Jr.,
Mobile, AL. Pallbearers - Jim Culpepper, Dr. J. W. Watkins, William C. Boone, Vernon Roberts,
Buck Brewer, Jimmy Gibbs, James C. McDonald, Eddie Green.
George Washington TINDLE, Jr.
CCT, 3 Dec 1971
Services for George Washington TINDLE, 91, held 2 PM Saturday, Rev. W. W. Hayes officiating;
interment in Cooper's Chapel Cemetery under direction of Walters Funeral Home; died Wednesday
in Lauderdale Co. nursing home; survivors - only nieces & nephews.
(Note: Son of George Washington TINDLE, Sr. and Annie Isabella HARRIS)
Albert L. MOSLEY
CCT, Friday, 24 Dec 1971
Albert L. MOSLEY, Vossburg, Rt. 2, died at Watkins Memorial Hospital, December 16, age 84;
funeral services held December 18 at Walter Funeral Home, Revs. O. F. Grisham and Noel Napp
officiating; interment in Goodwater Cemetery; survivors: wife, Mrs. Martha MOSLEY; four
daughters - Mrs. Alberta ODOM, Pascagoula; Mrs. Berdie STEWART, Stonewall;
Mrs. Eula Mae
McNEIL and Mrs. Edna BAKER, Vossburg; four sons - Milton MOSLEY, Silas, AL; Charlie, Herman,
and Howard MOSLEY, Vossburg; one sister, Mrs. Maggie HADDOX, Quitman, Rt. 2; one brother -
Lester MOSLEY, Vossburg; 32 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; three great-great-
grandchildren; pallbearers - Walter Stallings, Pete Cox, Junior Mosley, Willis Mosley,
Albert L. Mosley, Raymond Mosley
(Note: Albert L. MOSLEY was b. 28 Aug 1888; m. (1) Luella ROWELL, 12 Jan 1908, Clarke
Co., MS (2) Martha PRITCHETT, 27 May 1922, Clarke Co., MS; b. 21 Feb 1904; d. 30 Apr 1973;
dau. of Benjamin Frank PRITCHETT and Edgie MOSLEY)
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