1973


William Arthur ALBRITTON
CCT, Friday, 26 Jan 1973
Funeral services for William Arthur ALBRITTON, 64, held Saturday, 11 AM, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Rev. Hollis Nix officiating. Interment in church cemetery; Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Died Thursday at family residence, Shubuta. Survivors - wife, Henrietta ALBRITTON; two daughters, Mrs. Carolyn SLAY, Clarksdale; Mrs. Mary Jane DONAHOE, Brandon; six sons, Clarence and James Noval ALBRITTON, both of Quitman; William A. ALBRITTON, Waynesboro; Joe and Danny ALBRITTON, Killeen, TX; David Lamar ALBRITTON, Shubuta; sister, Mrs. Evelyn BECKMAN, Shubuta; brother, Ernest ALBRITTON, Mobile, AL; nine grandchildren.

Charles Amon DAVIS, Sr.
CCT, Friday, 26 Jan 1973
Charles Amon DAVIS, Sr., 86, Waynesboro, expired at Watkins Memorial Hospital, Quitman, Tuesday, 23 Jan. Member of prominent pioneer family of Choctaw Co., AL; he and wife Elizabeth came and settled in MS, 1915, Langsdale Community. Funeral services held 25 Jan, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. D. C. Mason and Richard DeLuna officiating. Interment in Center Ridge Cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Elizabeth DAVIS; two daughters, Mrs. Mary D. YOUNG and Mrs. Ruth D. FLEMING, both of Quitman; one son, Charles A. DAVIS, Grand Bay, AL; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Lydia SANDERSON, Waynesboro; Mrs. Julia PARKER, Lucedale, MS; five brothers, Tom, Frank, Stance, Milton, and V. A. DAVIS, all of Waynesboro.

Mack D. HARRIS
CCT, Friday, 26 Jan 1973
FOREST, MS - Funeral services for Mack D. HARRIS, 51, held Monday, 22 Jan, 10 PM, Ott and Lee Chapel, Revs. Paul Ballard, Dr. John E. Barrow, Sam Waggoner officiating. Interment in Pine Grove Cemetery in Clarke Co., Ott and Lee in charge. Dead on arrival at Forest Hospital from an apparent heart attack; native of Clarke Co. but had lived in Forest past 16 years; employed as USDA poultry inspector; WWII vet; member of Trinity Baptist Church. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Helen HARRIS, Forest; two sons, Roland and Donald HARRIS, both of Forest; one daughter, Alice HARRIS, two brothers, Colie HARRIS, Memphis; Slater HARRIS, Quitman. Pallbearers - George Gordon, Charles Johnson, Odell Ezell, Hubert Fitzhugh, Ray Walsh, Neil Thrasher.

John Alton NICKELSON
CCT, 26 Jan 1973
Services for John Alton NICKELSON, 62, held Saturday, 9:30 AM, Wright's Funeral Home chapel. Graveside services 4 PM, Monroe Memorial Park, Monroe, LA, Revs. Charles Stockett and Joe Walker officiating. Died Thursday, Rush Hospital, Meridian. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Elma NICKELSON; daughter, Mrs. Ronald JONES, Quitman; son, John NICKELSON, Jr., Monroe, LA; sister, Mrs. William SULLIVAN, St. Louis, MO; three brothers, J. H. NICKELSON, Shreveport, LA; Charles NICKELSON, Arcadia, LA; A. F. NICKELSON, Dallas, TX; two grandchildren.

Robert Thomas PHILLIPS
CCT, Friday, 26 Jan 1973
Robert Thomas PHILLIPS, 65, Laurel and Vossburg, passed away at Laurel General Hospital 23 Jan. Funeral services held 25 Jan, Shady Grove Baptist Church, 10 AM, Rev. E. C. Moss officiating. Survivors - one daughter, Mrs. Bessie Mae WEST, Birmingham, AL; one brother, George C. PHILLIPS, Las Cruces, NM; four sisters, Mrs. A. S. SCOTT, Miss Pauline PHILLIPS and Miss Johnnie PHILLIPS, all of Laurel; Mrs. Willie NEAL, Moorhead, MS; two grandchildren.

Christopher PUGH
CCT, Friday, 26 Jan 1973
PHILADELPHIA, MS - Services for Christopher PUGH, two day old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton PUGH, held 2 PM, Friday, Dixon Presbyterian Church, Revs. Little and Hal McNeely officiating. Burial in Morrow Cemetery under direction of McClain Hayes Funeral Home. Survivors - parents, sister, Miss Emily PUGH; one brother, Randall PUGH; grandmother, Mrs. Carla PUGH, all of Philadelphia; step grandmother, Mrs. Lee ELAM, Quitman; pallbearers - Otis Nicholson, Jr. and Orin Jones.

Miss Berta Eoline ADAMS
CCT, Friday, 16 Feb 1973


Mrs. Nora CARMICHAEL BROCK
CCT, Friday, 16 Feb 1973


James Francis JOURNIKIN
CCT, Friday, 16 Feb 1973


Quinton Roosevelt KENNEDY
CCT, Friday, 16 Feb 1973
Funeral services for Quinton Roosevelt KENNEDY, 53, Quitman, held 2 PM, Friday, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Rev. Ralph Smith officiating. Interment in church cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Wilson PRINCE, Mrs. Edward LEWIS, both of Quitman; three brothers, Curtis KENNEDY, Evan KENNEDY, Leon KENNEDY, all of Quitman.

Grady Woodrow ROWELL
CCT, Friday, 16 Feb 1973
Grady Woodrow ROWELL, 60, passed away, Amarillo, TX, 11 Feb. Funeral services held 13 Feb, 2 PM, Knight's Valley Baptist Church, Rev. George Anderson officiating. Interment in Vossburg Cemetery. Survivors - Mrs. Odessa ROWELL, Amarillo, TX; one daughter, Mrs. Billy COPELAND, Longview, TX; two brothers, George ROWELL, Bosier (sic) City, LA; Bobby ROWELL, Mobile, AL; five sisters, Ella Mae MENASCO, Willowdean LIGHTSEY, both of Vossburg; Mrs. Lois SUMERALL, Mrs. Dorothy WYATT, Mobile, AL; Mrs. Louise CLARK, Amarillo, TX; mother, Mrs. Ollie ROWELL, Vossburg; one grandson.

Mrs. Sarah Harriet SMITH
CCT, Friday, 16 Feb 1973
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Harriet SMITH, 82, Rose Hill, held 10 AM, Friday, Rose Hill Methodist Church. Interment in Rose Hill Cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Louise OVERVY (sic?), Bay Springs; Mrs. Doris MARTIN, Rose Hill; one son, Curtis E. SMITH, Mobile, AL; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.

John Madison SPIKES
CCT, Friday, 16 Feb 1973
Services for John Madison SPIKES, 81, Quitman, held 10 AM, Monday, Radney Funeral Home Chapel, Mobile, AL, Rev. Moody Faulk officiating. Interment in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile. Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements at Quitman. Was a Mason, past commander of the VFW and American Legion, member of First Baptist Church, Quitman. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Mary McRAE SPIKES; one daughter, Mrs. Miriam M. BAILEY; six sisters, Mrs. Elaine BENEFIELD, San Antonio, TX; Mrs. Gertrude STEPHENS, Anniston, TX; Allene STAUFFER, Mrs. Martha PALMITER, Mrs. Myrtle HUGHS, Mrs. Hattie SITLE, all of Mobile; three brothers, Dan SPIKES, Richton; Paul and Charles SPIKES, both of Mobile; two granddaughters, Mrs. Portia LITTLE, Birmingham, AL; Mrs. Deborah GRANTHAM, Mobile, AL.

William Cleveland (Bill) TAYLOR
CCT, Friday, 16 Feb 1973
William Cleveland (Bill) TAYLOR, 70, Quitman, Rt. 3, passed away from a heart attack at Watkins Memorial Hospital 13 Feb. Funeral services held 14 Feb, 3 PM, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Rev. Ralph Smith and Dr. William Earl Green officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Mary Margaret TAYLOR; one son, Tip TAYLOR; four daughters, Mrs. Alice EVANS, Mrs. Billie Ruth McDONALD, Mrs. Margaret COLSTON, all of Quitman; Mrs. Tina DEMPSEY, Nashville, TN; three brothers, Joe TAYLOR, Sam TAYLOR, Austin TAYLOR, all of Quitman; 20 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren. Was Clarke Co. supervisor from 1948 to 1971.

Arthur LONG
CCT, Friday, 2 Mar 1973
Services for Arthur LONG, 56, held 2 PM, Friday, 23 Feb, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel; Revs. Joe Walker and W. W. Hayes officiating; interment in Quitman Cemetery; died Wednesday, Riley Hospital, Meridian; survivors - wife, Mrs. Inez LONG; son, Charles LONG, Quitman; sister, Mrs. Luke PARKER, Alexandria, VA; three brothers, George C. LONG, Gordan, AL; Samuel W. LONG, Gordon, GA; Artis LONG, Alexandria, VA.

George M. DONALD
CCT, Friday, 4 May 1973
Services for George M. DONALD, 76, 749 E. Montecito, Phoenix, AZ, held in chapel of A. L. Moore & Sons Mortuary, 333 W. Adams. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Moved to Phoenix, AZ 17 years ago from Rock Port, CA. Died Tuesday in Good Samaritan Hospital. Born in Quitman, MS. Veteran of WW1. Security Guard at Cascade Apartments 10 years. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Edna DONALD; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Jean McLEOD, Phoenix; Mrs. Kathryn Nan MULLINS, Whittier, CA; a son, George M. DONALD, Jr.. Los Angeles; a sister and brother; eight grandchildren; five grandchildren.

Mrs. Claudie M. LAFFERTY
CCT, Friday, 4 May 1973
Mrs. Claudie M. LAFFERTY, 90, passed away at Community Hospital, Laurel, 29 Apr. Funeral services held 30 Apr, 2 PM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. W. D. Slay officiating. Interment in Andrew Chapel Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Daisy BRAND, Laurel; Mrs. Gertie MASSEY, West Monroe, LA; 18 grandchildren; two great grandchildren.

Erdell LANDRUM
CCT, Friday, 4 May 1973
Services for Erdell LANDRUM, 49, Stonewall, held 2:30 PM, Sunday, Rolling Creek Baptist Church, Revs. John Edwards and J. C. Williams officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Wright Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Angie LANDRUM; two sons, James HOLMAN, Meridian; Tommy LANDRUM, Pascagoula; mother, Mrs. Tommy LANDRUM, Moss Point; two brothers, Ellis LANDRUM, Portland, OR; Raymond LANDRUM, Phoenix, AZ; two sisters, Mrs. Wiladean FULTON, Smyrna, TN; Mrs. Faye FLOORE, Pascagoula.

Mrs. Martha MOSLEY
CCT, Friday, 4 May 1973
Mrs. Martha MOSLEY, 69, Vossburg, Rt. 2, passed away 30 Apr 1973 from a heart attack. Funeral services held 2 May, 2 PM, Revs. O. F. Grisham and Noel Napp officiating. Interment in Good Water Cemetery. Survivors - four daughters, Mrs. Alberta ODOM, Pascagoula; Mrs. Eula Mae McNEIL, Mrs. Edna BAKER, Vossburg; Mrs. Berdie STEWART, Stonewall; four sons, Wilton MOSLEY, Silas, AL; Charlie, Herman, Howard MOSLEY, all of Vossburg; four sisters, Mrs. Willie PHILLIPS, Meridian; Mrs. Rose IVY, Birmingham, AL; Mrs. Gladys GALLISPIE, MO; Mrs. Pauline JONES, New Orleans, LA; three brothers, Franklin, Grover, Odell PRITCHETT, all of Stonewall; 32 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; five great great grandchildren.

Harry MEYER
CCT, Friday, 1 Jun 1973
Services for Harry Eric MEYER, 71, Stonewall, held 11 AM, Tuesday, Stonewall Methodist Church, Revs. Burton Blair and Gerald Chaney officiating; interment in Quitman Cemetery; Wright's Funeral Home in charge; survivors - wife, Mrs. Nora MEYER; two daughters, Mrs. Howard PETTIS and Mrs. Harold COCKRELL, both of Quitman; five grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Alice LIGN'ER (paper had apostrophe), Uppsala, Sweden and Mrs. Alva TYD'EN, Copenhagen, Denmark; Mrs. Elsie REDSON, Eskilstuna, Sweden; brother, Helge MEYER, Eskilstuna, Sweden.

Mrs. Mary ROWELL
CCT, Friday, 1 Jun 1973
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ella ROWELL, 43, Bossier City, LA, held 10 AM, Friday, Wright's Funeral Home, Quitman; Rev. Anderson officiating; interment in Vossburg Cemetery; died in Bossier City General Hospital Thursday; survivors - husband, George ROWELL; five sons, George Daniel ROWELL, Larry ROWELL, Steve ROWELL, all of Bossier City; Harry ROWELL, Arlington, TX; Ricky ROWELL, Bay Town, TX; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. IVEY, Vossburg; three brothers, John W. IVEY and Frank IVEY, both of Jackson; Edward IVEY, Picayune; one grandson.

Fred O. WALTHALL
CCT, Friday, 1 Jun 1973


William Deedie A. SMITH
CCT, 9 Nov 1973
Services for William (Deedie) SMITH, 77, held Saturday, 3 PM, Bethany Pentecostal Holiness Church, Revs. James Curtis and Mrs. Beulah Ivy officiating; interment in East Pleasant Grove Cemetery; Wright's Funeral Home in charge; died Friday, St. Joseph Hospital, Meridian; survivor - brother, Jeff SMITH, Stonewall.
(Note: Son of John W. SMITH and Mary Ann "Molly" WHITE)
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