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 JKul, 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.

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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