Funeral services for Mrs. Maude R. DENHAM, 77, Rt. 1, Meridian, held 2 PM, Sunday, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Revs. T. E. Williams and Gerald Chaney officiating; interment in church cemetery; Walters Funeral Home of Quitman in charge; died Friday morning, Riley Hospital; survivors - husband, W. A. DENHAM; two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn SCOTT, Quitman; Mrs. Rubie WILLIAMS, Meridian; son, Bill DENHAM, Saraland, AL; two brothers, W. T. ROLISON, Enterprise; E. R. ROLISON, Quitman; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle DOBBINS, Quitman; Mrs. Clara EVANS, Bay City, TX; 12 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; pallbearers - James F. Williams, Reese Williams, Larry Williams, Dale Denham, Bobby Scott, William Scott.
Services for Effie Carrie HOLLINGSWORTH, 71, Rt. 4, Quitman, held Wednesday, Manassa Southern Methodist Church, Rev. Wallace Terry officiating; interment in church cemetery; died Monday at Watkins Hospital; survivors - three daughters, Mrs. Laverne BURT, Quitman; Mrs. Lavell MENA, Stonewall, MS; Mrs. Laura DEARMAN, Quitman; son - Homer, of Mobile; two sisters - Mrs. Katie JACOBS, Rt. 4, Quitman; Mrs. Mattie McREE, Monroe, LA; two brothers - Harmon and Henry CARMICHAEL, Rt. 4, Quitman; five grandchildren; five great grandchildren; nephews served as pallbearers.(Note: Dau. of William A. CARMICHAEL and Nancy Ann BURT)
Services for Mrs. Evelyn Alice KENNEDY, 66, Rt. 5, Meridian, held 10 AM, Tuesday, Stonewall Assembly of God Church, Revs. Kenneth Byrd and Mrs. Beulah Ivy officiated. Interment in Stonewall Cemetery. Survivors - two daughters, Mrs. Betty HUDDLESTON, Anniston, AL; Mrs. Dorothy SMITH, Rt. 5, Meridian; three sons, Earl KENNEDY, Meridian; Marion KENNEDY, Lucedale; Ewburn KENNEDY, Stonewall; one sister, Mrs. Vergie JAMES, Quitman; four brothers, Luke IVY, Sweetwater, TX; Elmore IVY, John IVY, Ebb IVY, all of Quitman; 18 grandchildren; two great grandchildren.

Funeral services held for Mrs. Laura HOWELL, 89, Quitman, Sunday, 1 PM, Walters Funeral Home Chapel. Revs. James Irby and Walter Turner officiated. Interment in McGowan Chapel Cemetery. Survivors - several nieces and nephews.
ELLISVILLE - Funeral services for William Elbert ADAMS, 81, held Tuesday, West Ellisville Baptist Church, 2 PM. Interment in Ellisville Cemetery under direction of Memory Chapel Funeral Home. Mr. Adams was a native of Neshoba Co; died Monday in a Laurel hospital following a lengthy illness; veteran of WW1; member of West Ellisville Baptist Church. Survivors - five daughters, Mrs. C. V. ROBINSON, Quitman; Mrs. Harry JOHNSON and Mrs. Robert RUFFIN, both of Ellisville; Mrs. Joe T. BLAND, Ferriday, LA; Mrs. Floyd COMBEST, Newton; three sons, Jerry ADAMS, Ellisville; William J. ADAMS, Panama City, FL; John J. ADAMS, Laurel; 20 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; six sisters; three brothers.
Funeral services for Tobe BONNER, 66, Quitman, held 3 PM, Antioch Baptist Church, Revs. John Edwards and E. C. Moss officiating. Walters Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Died at Watkins Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Etta BONNER; three daughters, Mrs. Nina CHAPMAN, Jackson; Mrs. Bonnie OLIVER, Moss Point; Mrs. Faye SWILLEY, Quitman; three sons, Leo BONNER, Quitman; Billy BONNER, Grenada; H. B. BONNER, Baton Rouge, LA; one brother, Grady BONNER, Red Bluff, CA; 14 grandchildren. Pallbearers - Walter Thompson, Wilmer Neal, Billy Ford, Billy Ford, Ludell Williams, Henry Wilkins, Earl Johnson.
Funeral services for Mrs. Louise Della (JENKINS) DICKERSON, 42, New Orleans, LA, held 2 PM Thursday, Brightwater Methodist Church, Rev. James Curtis officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Mrs. DICKERSON died Tuesday, New Orleans. Survivors - two daughters, Miss Betty DICKERSON, Meridian; Miss Pamela DICKERSON, New Orleans; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abe JENKINS, Rt. 2, Quitman; two sisters, Miss Nell JENKINS, Quitman; Mrs. Anezs WILLIAMS, Rt. 4, Quitman; three brothers, Lonnie JENKINS, Bricklan JENKINS, both pf Rt. 2, Quitman; Rev, Tillman JENKINS, Wagner, SC; one grandson.
Funeral services for Mrs. Eula Estelle SHIRLEY, 61, Shubuta, held Wednesday, 10 AM, Oak Grove Baptist Church; Rev. Hollis Nix officiating; interment in church cemetery; Walters Funeral Home in charge; died at Meridian hospital; survivors - husband Leroy SHIRLEY; sons, Leon and Julian SHIRLEY; five grandchildren.(Note: Dau. of T. A. RUSSELL and Emma IVY)
Services for William E. (Bill) ROBINSON, 64, Quitman, held Saturday, 24 Jun, 11 AM, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Revs. Don Ricks and Bill Patton officiating; interment in church cemetery; died Wednesday, Rush Foundation Hospital, Meridian; survivors - wife, Mrs. Eula Louise ROBINSON, Quitman; two daus. Mrs. Louise HAYES, Athens, AL; Mrs. Elizabeth KENNY, Quitman; three sons, Tommy ROBINSON, Quitman; Willie E., Quitman; Horace, Quitman; one brother, Jessie ROBINSON, Meridian; two sisters, Mrs. W. M. GRAYSON and Mrs. Ethel RAINER, Meridian; eight grandchildren.(Note: son of Wesley Colon ROBINSON and Mary Ann ROBINSON)
Funeral services for Mrs. Claudie Mae PRYOR, 57, Stonewall, held Sat., 3 PM, Walters Funeral Home Chapel; Rev. Johnny Mosley officiating; interment in Enterprise Cemetery; died Thursday at Meridian hospital; survivors - four daus., Mrs. Geraldine CARPENTER and Miss Peggy PRITCHETT, both of Stonewall; Mrs. Syble LAUX, New Orleans, LA; Mrs. Patsy MORGAN, West Point; three sons, Houston PRITCHETT, Houston, TX; Thurman PRITCHETT, Artesis; Butch PRYOR, Stonewall; brother, John SMITH, Stonewall; 12 grandchildren; one great grandchild.
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Services for Mrs. Mae FLEMING MARTIN, 79, held Sunday, 3 PM, Rolling Creek Baptist Church. Interment in church cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Helen WILSON, Mrs. Merle KENNEDY, both of Quitman; Mrs. Bertha WILLIAMS, Stonewall; Mrs. Trucy GOLDMAN, El Paso, TX; six sons, Edward MARTIN, Heidelberg; James R. MARTIN, Joe P. MARTIN, Haskell (Buddy) MARTIN, all of Quitman; Ray E. MARTIN, Boston, MA; Sammy MARTIN, Ft. Walton Beach, FL; a sister, Mrs. Clinton NAPP, Quitman; three brothers, Denton FLEMING, Eugene, OR; Oran FLEMING, Erman FLEMING, both of Quitman; 42 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Audie Elizabeth ROBERTS, 71, Rt. 2, Quitman, held Tuesday, 3 PM, Antioch Baptist Church, Rev. Johnny Mosley officiating. Interment in church cemetery, Walters Funeral Home in charge. Died Monday, Jones County Community Hospital. Survivors - husband, Albert ROBERTS; three daughters, Mrs. Durnadeen COLLINS, Mrs. Christine BONNER, both of Quitman; Mrs. Gertrude COOPER, Waynesboro; two sons, Vernon ROBERTS, Houston, TX; Cletus ROBERTS, Rt. 2, Quitman; one sister, Mrs. Mary WILLIAMS, Stonewall; one brother, Eddie McGREW, Waynesboro; five half-brothers, Martin, Benny, David, Henry, James McGREW; 19 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren.
Services for Howell WILKINS, 57, Venice, LA, formerly of Quitman, held 2 PM, Sunday, Walters Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Ed Grayson officiating. Interment in Quitman Cemetery. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Cora Mae WILKINS, Venice, LA; a daughter, Mrs. Carolyn RAVAIN, Miami, FL; a son, Howell WILKINS, Jr., Venice, LA; a sister, Mrs. Tally RIDDELL, Quitman; three grandchildren. Pallbearers - Frank McLendon, Reese McLendon, Ernest McLemore, Jr., Thomas C. Nicholls III, Roy Smith.
Services for Mrs. Eula M. MARTIN, 72, Meridian, held 2 PM Thursday, chapel of Wright Funeral Home, Quitman, Revs. E. C. Wells and John H. Edwards officiating. Interment in Rolling Creek Cemetery. Died at her residence Tuesday. Survivors - husband, Dan MARTIN; three daughters, Mrs. Helen BARRY and Mrs. Jean SANDERFORD, both of Meridian; Mrs. Doris MASSINGALE, Pensacola, FL; two sons, Lawrence MARTIN, Jamestown, CA; J. D. MARTIN, Jr., Cottage Grove, OR; two sisters, Mrs. U. C. WELLS, Shubuta; Mrs. Myrtle HUNTER, Meridian; one brother, Homer CHANCELLOR, Vossburg; 14 grandchildren; four great grandchildren.
Mrs. Mamie EVANS SALIBA, 71, Georgetown, GA, mother of Mrs. John GAY, Quitman, passed away Saturday from a heart attack. The body was carried to Eufaula, AL for funeral services.(Note: Above is all the info appearing in the obit)
Services for A. F. SIMPSON, 67, DeSoto, held 10 AM, Thursday, DeSoto Baptist Church, Rev. Lynn Mackey officiating. Interment in DeSoto Cemetery with Wright Funeral Home in charge. Died Tuesday in a Meridian hospital. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Bonnie SIMPSON; one daughter, Mrs. James BURNHAM, Laurel; two sons, Raymond T. SIMPSON, Louisville; Thomas SIMPSON, Ridgeland; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie SCHRIMPSHIRE, Quitman; Mrs. Neva GRAYSON, Stonewall; 14 grandchildren; one great grandchild.
Mrs. Annie MOORE SMITH passed away Tuesday in Americus, GA. Funeral services held 4 PM Wednesday afternoon. Was a aister of Mrs. Rebecca BUTLER, who resided in Quitman at one time.(Note: Above is all that was in the obit)
Joseph Mathias TURNER, 28, Toxey, AL, passed away 17 Oct, St. Joseph Hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services held 18 Oct, 3 PM, Brightwater Methodist Church, Revs. C. L. Moore and O. C. Jones officiating. Interment in Brightwater Cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Marlene TURNER; two daughters, Darlene and Melissa TURNER; three sons, Randy Lee, Allen Michael and Joseph TURNER, Jr., all of Toxey, AL; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin TURNER, Toxey, AL; one sister, Mrs. Rebecca JACKSON, Stonewall; one brother, Marvin TURNER, Toxey, AL; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur FAGAN, Gilbertown; Mrs. Evan TURNER, Meridian.
Dwyn Edward LADNER, Sr., 48, 1902 10th St., Pascagoula, MS, passed away Monday, 30 Oct 1972, Singing River Hospital, following an extended illness. Member of First Baptist Church, Pascagoula and retired operator with Costal Chemical Corporation. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Vallaree BECKMAN LADNER; two daughters, Misses Susan and Karen LADNER; a son, Dwyn E. LADNER, Jr., all of Pascagoula; a sister, Mrs. Edna RICKS, Purvis, MS; three brothers, Tyner LADNER, Blytheville, AR; Presley LADNER, Bay St. Louis; Watson LADNER, Houston, TX. Funeral services held 2 PM, Tuesday, 31 Oct, Jackson County Mortuary chapel, Pascagoula, Rev. Clark McMurray, pastor of First Baptist Church, Pascagoula, officiating. Special services held Wednesday, 11 AM, Wright's Funeral Home chapel, Quitman, Revs. McMurray and W. W. Hayes officiating. Interment in Quitman Cemetery.
Mrs. Ida Cordilla MENASCO, 68, Shubuta, Rt. 2, passed away at 4 Nov, Rush Foundation Hospital. Funeral services held 6 Nov, DeSoto Baptist Church, 2 PM, Rev. Lynn Mackey officiating. Interment in DeSoto Cemetery. Survivors include husband, Luther MENASCO; four daughters, Mrs. Ernestine UPCHURCH, Fayetteville, NC; Christine CALVERT, San Diego, CA; Irene NEWELL, Clara Mae SINGLEY, both of Meridian; one son, James MENASCO, Quitman; 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Odie LONG, Richton, MS; Evan LONG, Delhi, LA; four sisters, Mrs. Susie JUNKINS, Mrs. Adelle GARRETT, both of Delhi, LA; Mrs. Elsie JEFFCOATS, Richton; Mrs. Carrie HANEY, Stonewall.
Elbert Everett SHIRLEY, 86, Rt. 6, Meridian, passed away Tuesday, 7 Nov, Myrick Nursing Home, Meridian. Funeral services held Thursday, 11 AM, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Rev. Tom Benson officiating. Interment in church cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Survivors - four daughters, Mrs. Margie DAVIDSON, Mrs. Roberta HAGWOOD, Mrs. Rita COVINGTON, Mrs. Faye GRESSETT, all of Meridian; three sons, Lyle B. SHIRLEY, Bobby Ray SHIRLEY, Meridian; H. R. SHIRLEY, Mobile, AL; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie SHIRLEY, Mrs. Sadie NEAL, Meridian; two brothers, Mr. Ed SHIRLEY, Quitman; John SHIRLEY, Meridian; 20 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren.
Joseph Dan MARTIN, 79, Meridian, passed away at St. Joseph Hospital 21 Nov. Funeral services held 22 Nov, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, 3 PM, Revs. E. C. Wells and John Edwards officiating. Interment in Rolling Creek Cemetery. Survivors - three daughters, Mrs. Helen BARRY, Meridian; Mrs. Doris MASSINGALE, Pensacola, FL; Mrs. Jean SANDERFORD, Meridian; two sons, Larence MATHIS, Jamestown, CA; J. D. MARTIN, Jr., Cottage Grove, OR; one sister, Mrs. Mammie WHITE, Rt. 1, Quitman; 14 grandchildren; four great grandchildren. Nephews served as pallbearers.
Services for Jack Crane McCARTY, Sr., 69, Enterprise, held 3 PM, Tuesday, at the chapel of Wright Funeral Home in Quitman with Rev. Robert Hill officiating, assisted by Rev. Park Chancellor. Interment in McGowen (sic) Chapel Cemetery with Masonic rites. Died Monday of an apparent heart attack at his residence. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Sammie L. McCARTY; one daughter, Miss Jane McCARTY, Ocean Springs; three sons, Robert McCARTY, Starkville; J. C. McCARTY, Jr., MS State; Horace McCARTY, Enterprise; mother, Mrs. J. H. McCARTY, Rt. 3, Quitman; three sisters, Miss Mauriece McCARTY and Mrs. Mattie HARGROVE, both of Rt. 3, Quitman; Mrs. Cliff WEST, Enterprise; two grandchildren.
Services for Mrs. Virgie Louise SMITH, 75, held 2 PM, Sunday, Northrup Chapel Baptist Church, Revs. Leon Chatham, J. C. Williams, and Ed Holloman officiating. Interment in Covington Cemetery with Wright Funeral Home in charge. Died Friday at Rush Hospital, Meridian. Survivors - seven daughters, Mrs. Faye WHITE, Louisville; Mrs. Ed COOK, Mrs. Bernice REEVES, Mrs. Sally Mae STEWART, Mrs. Geraldine ROBINSON, Mrs. Earline REEVES and Mrs. Bobby REYNOLDS, all of Quitman; three sons, Ernest, Jack and Ray SMITH, all of Moss Point; four brothers, Joe TAYLOR, W. C. (Bill) TAYLOR, Sam and Austin TAYLOR, all of Quitman; 37 grandchildren; 20 grandchildren.
George Zacrich CRANFORD, Quitman, Rt. 3, passed away at Watkins Hospital, 17 Dec, age 82; funeral services held 19 Dec, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, 11 AM, Revs. Ralph Smith and L. D. Ogle officiating; interment in Andrews Chapel Cemetery; survivors - brothers, James T. CRANFORD, Quitman; Johnny H. CRANFORD, Laurel; Clarence H. CRANFORD, Stonewall; sister, Mrs. Rose Anna ROBINSON, Stonewall; several nieces & nephews.(Note: Son of Benjamin Milo CRANFORD and Martha Jane PHILLIPS)
Services for Mrs. Mattie Belle DEARMAN, 81, Rt. 4, Quitman, held 3 PM, Wednesday, Cooper's Chapel Methodist Church, Rev. W. W. Hayes officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Survivors - husband, Howard R. DEARMAN; two daughters, Mrs. Bernice PATTON and Mrs. Ruby ROBINSON, both of Quitman; one son, Hiram DEARMAN, Houston, TX; one sister, Mrs. C. C. DAUGHERTY, Mobile, AL; two brothers, Humphrey DAVIS and Hiram DAVIS, both of Quitman; two grandchildren; one great grandchild.
Mrs. Ollie Francis GLASS, 82, passed away at Rush Foundation Hospital, 14 Dec. Funeral services held 16 Dec, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, 3:30 PM, Rev. Bert Scott officiating. Interment in East Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Survivors - three daughters, Mrs. Curtis JOHNSON, Houston, TX; Mrs. C. E. RENFROW and Mrs. Jack IVEY, Meridian; two sons, Hubert GLASS, Quitman; Cleve GLASS, New Orleans, LA; 23 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Mary LEE, Quitman.(Note: Tombstone has middle name spelled "Frances.")
Services for William John MASSEY, 60, Rt. 3, Quitman, held 10 AM, Wednesday, chapel of Wright Funeral Home, Revs. Ed Holloman and Jake Williams officiating. Interment in Quitman Cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Cecelia MASSEY; one daughter, Mrs. Nora G. BRANCH, Chicago, IL; seven grandchildren.
Services for Edgar Angus MOODY, 85, former mayor of Pachuta, held Sunday, Pachuta Methodist Church, Revs. Stanley Landrum and Lindall Ainsworth officiating. Interment in Pachuta Cemetery. Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Died in Aransas Pass, TX. Member of Pachuta Methodist Church and a retired locomotive engineer. One of founding fathers and past president of the United Methodist Men's Club. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Edith MOODY; two sons, Edgar A. MOODY, Jr., Hattiesburg; Dr. A. R. MOODY, Port Aransas, TX; four brothers, C. MOODY, Laurel; Wiley MOODY, Hattiesburg; E. E. MOODY, Vicksburg; Tom MOODY, Baton Rouge, LA; one sister, Mrs. Bessie JAY, Kissimmee, FL; six grandchildren.
Services for Luther QUIMBY, 79, Stonewall, held 11 AM, Wednesday, Stonewall First Baptist Church, Revs. Harold Harris and John Edwards officiating. Interment in Stonewall Cemetery. Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Survivors - stepmother, Mrs. Belle QUIMBY; one sister, Mrs. Ella PRISOCK; one brother, Prince QUIMBY, all of Florence; several nieces and nephews.