1975


CCT, Friday, 3 Jan 1975


Grace CRUMP
CCT, Friday, 10 Jan 1975
Grace CRUMP, 58, Biloxi, passed away at Howard Memorial Hospital, Biloxi, 7 Jan. Funeral services held 9 Jan, Bethany Pentecostal Holiness church, Clarke Co., 2 PM, Revs. James Curtis and O. F. Grisham officiating. Interment in Quitman Cemetery. Survivors include husband, Walter E. CRUMP; parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. UNDERWOOD; one son, Danny CRUMP; six brothers, Harvey UNDERWOOD, John Henry UNDERWOOD, Quitman; George UNDERWOOD, Stonewall; Jack UNDERWOOD, Meridian; Bobby UNDERWOOD, AL; Billy UNDERWOOD, Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. Lenora ROBINSON, Quitman; Mrs. Margie CARNEY, Meridian; Mrs. Annelle NEWBURN, AL; one grandson.

Mrs. Daisy HARGER
CCT, Friday, 10 Jan 1975


Mrs. Minnie Lee JENKINS
CCT, Friday, 10 Jan 1975
Mrs. Minnie Lee JENKINS, 74, passed away in Houston, TX, 6 Jan. Funeral services held 9 Jan, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, 11 AM, Rev. Noel Napp officiating. Interment in McGowan Chapel cemetery. Survivors - six sons, Robert Earl, Frank Otis, John H. JENKINS, all of Houston, TX; Basil Frank JENKINS, Liberty, TX; Merrell JENKINS, Amis, NM; Jack JENKINS, Houston, TX; one daughter, Mrs. Carolyn FARQUHAR, Houston, TX; one brother, J. W. HENDRIX, Monroe, LA; three sisters, Mrs. Linnie Earl MOSLEY, Quitman; Mrs. Flora JENKINS, Meridian; Mrs. Oria JENKINS, Monroe, LA; 17 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Mary McREE LUCAS
CCT, Friday, 10 Jan 1975
Services for Mrs. Mary McREE LUCAS, 91, held 3 PM, 2 Jan, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. George Mears and Wayne Mitchell officiating. Interment in Quitman Cemetery. Died Wednesday, Watkins Hospital. Survivors include two sons, John O. LUCAS, Quitman; Franklin LUCAS, Vossburg; six daughters, Mrs. Clara B. ODOM, Mrs. Gertrude HUGHES, Mrs. Mary BLAYLOCK, all of Gulfport, MS; Mrs. Irma JOHNSTON, Ocean Springs; Mrs. Catherine GORDON, Langsdale; Miss Carrie LUCAS, Vossburg; two sisters, Mrs. Willie KITCHENS, Quitman; Laura FLEMING, Lake Providence, LA; 17 grandchildren; 35 great grandchildren.

Jack POPE
CCT, Friday, 10 Jan 1975
Jack POPE, 63, Meridian, passed away 7 Jan, Anderson's Hospital. Funeral services held 8 Jan, 3 PM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. John Hopper and W. B. Webb officiating. Interment in Quitman Cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Ollie SMITH POPE; father, L. T. POPE, Shubuta; one son, Jerry POPE, Meridian; three daughters, Mrs. Bill SANDERS, Mrs. Sam KEELY, Mrs. Wade SHIRLEY, all of Meridian; four sisters, Mrs. Orville FAIRCHILD, Mrs. Earl MOSLEY, Mrs. Excell SIMPSON, all of Quitman; Mrs. Junior MILSTEAD, Shubuta; five grandchildren.

John Elbert RHODEN
CCT, Friday, 10 Jan 1975
John Elbert RHODEN, 66, Athens, GA, passed away 6 Jan. Funeral services held 8 Jan, 2 PM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Claud Killian officiating. Interment in Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Clarke Co. Survivors include two sons, Ellis RHODEN, Conner, GA; Sidney RHODEN, Athens, GA; two daughters, Mrs. M. L. WESTBROOK, FL; Mrs. Joe MILLER, Athens, GA; four sisters, Mrs. Luther MERCER, Mrs. James PARKER, Mrs. Ernest ARRINGTON, all of Quitman; Mrs. Lucille HOWARD, Las Vegas, NV; 11 grandchildren.

CCT, Friday, 17 Jan 1975





CCT, Friday, 24 Jan 1975


Mrs. Barbara Asine ROBINSON
CCT, 24 Jan 1975
Services for Mrs. Barbara Asine ROBINSON, 93, held Thursday, 16 Jan, 2 PM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel; Rev. Hubert Daniels officiating; interment in New Bethel Cemetery under direction of Wright's Funeral Home; died Tuesday at Wayne General Hospital; survivors - three sons, Berry ROBINSON, Quitman; Abb ROBINSON, Meridian; Grady ROBINSON, Hanford, CA; seven daughters, Mrs. Lelia JENKINS, DeSoto; Mrs. Minnie HOVIS, Melbourne, FL; Mrs. Myrtie McMICHAEL, Hahnville, LA; Mrs. Ava Ruth McMICHAEL, Waynesboro; Mrs. Sadie FIKES, Jackson; Mrs. Naomi FREEMAN, Houston, TX; Mrs. Audrey ETHRIDGE, Meridian; 43 grandchildren; 95 great grandchildren; 12 great great grandchildren.

CCT, Friday, 31 Jan 1975


Mrs. Retha HERRINGTON CROCKER
CCT, Friday, 14 Feb 1975
Funeral services for Mrs. Retha HERRINGTON CROCKER, 61, held 7 Feb, 10 AM, Wright's Funeral Home chapel, Rev. Ed North officiating. Interment in Quitman Cemetery. Passed away 5 Feb, Watkins Memorial Hospital. Survivors - stepmother, Mrs. Helen HERRINGTON, Quitman; 24 step-children; four brothers, Lee HERRINGTON, Quitman; Harmon HERRINGTON, Sandersville; L. J. HERRINGTON and L. D. HERRINGTON, both of Heidelberg; four sisters, Mrs. Willie NORED, Mrs. Zoie MANNING, Mrs. Wilma ROBERTS, all of Shubuta; Mrs. Cecil YARBROUGH, Saraland, AL

J. D. SIBLEY
CCT, Friday, 14 Feb 1975
Services for J. D. SIBLEY, 72, Pachuta, held Saturday, 8 Feb, 10 AM, Pachuta Baptist Church, Revs. Lendall Ainsworth and Roy McHenry officiating. Interment in Pachuta Cemetery under direction of Wright's Funeral Home. Died Thursday at his residence. Member of Pachuta Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge 551, F&AM and was a past worshipful master. Member of Hamasa Shrine, retired agriculture teacher, farmer, former county agent, and businessman. Director of Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service, state board member of Farm Bureau, member of MS Forestry Commission and chairman of Clarke Co. Election Commission. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Hazel SIBLEY; a son, Dale SIBLEY, Okolona; two daughters, Mrs. Catherine WORTMAN, Albuquerque, NM; Mrs. Carole ROBY, Louisville, KY; a brother, J. W. SIBLEY, Bogalusa, LA; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Lee HARTFORD, Bogalusa; Mrs. Annie Lee POPE, Angie, LA; two half brothers, Dr. Samuel RANKIN, Banberg, SC; Charles RANKIN, CA; 10 grandchildren.

Mrs. Sarah E. CARNEY
CCT, Friday, 28 Feb 1975
Services for Mrs. Sarah E. CARNEY, 72, Rt. 1, held 3 PM, Sunday, Bethany Pentecostal Holiness Church, Revs. James Curtis, L. T. Hedrick, O. F. Grisham officiating. Interment in Quitman Cemetery. Died Saturday, Watkins Hospital. Survivors include one son, Rev. Marvin J. CARNEY, St. Louis, MO; one daughter, Mrs. Pete KUFEL, Quitman; two sisters, Mrs. Evia WHITE, Quitman; Mrs. Betha SLAY, Mobile, AL; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Mary JOHNSTON EVAN
CCT, Friday, 28 Feb 1975
Mrs. Mary JOHNSTON EVAN, 86, passed away 25 Feb, Laurel. Funeral services held 27 Feb, Stonewall Baptist Church, 10 AM, Revs. Edd Perritt and Speed officiating. Interment in Stonewall Cemetery. Survivors include four sons, Adrain GUNN, Stonewall; Edward GUNN, Charlotte, NC; Elmer GUNN, Landers, CA; Olen GUNN, Mobile, AL; three daughters, Mrs. Janie Mae LOCKLEY, Stonewall; Mrs. B. F. ALDRIDGE, Concord, NC; Mrs. George BROWN, Harlingen, TX; one brother, J. P. JOHNSTON, Lexington, KY; two sisters, Mrs. Myron CLARK, Stonewall; Mrs. Cora MOSTILLA, Birmingham, AL; 20 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild.

Arnold John IVEY
CCT, Friday, 28 Feb 1975
Services for Arnold John IVEY, 79, held 10 AM, Wednesday, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel; interment in Goodwater Cemetery. Revs. Leon Chatham and Ed North officiated. Died Monday afternoon, Restful Acres Nursing Home. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Ruby IVEY, Vossburg; two sons, Lawrence IVEY, Hattiesburg; James W. IVEY, Vossburg; a daughter, Mrs. Chrstine HARRIS, Quitman; a brother, Carl IVEY, Vossburg; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.

Joseph Kelcy IVEY
CCT, Friday, 28 Feb 1975
Services for Joseph Kelcy IVEY, 85, held 2 PM, Wednesday, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel. Revs. Ralph Smith and James Curtis officiated. Interment in Quitman Cemetery. Died Monday at Veterans Hospital, Alexandria, LA. Survivors include two sons, Joseph Preston IVEY, Preston, LA; Dennis IVEY, Dallas, TX; seven daughters, Mrs. Helen Thomas MILLER, Lauderdale; Mrs. Vickie MILSTEAD, Quitman; Mrs. Tootsie MARTIN, Miss Ginger IVEY, both of Dallas, TX; Mrs. Elsie PORTER, Greensboro, NC; Mrs. Georgie AINSWORTH, Jackson; Mrs. Fannie KUYKENDALL, West Point; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha May CARAWAY and Mrs. Rhoda THOMPSON, Meridian; 19 grandchildren; four great grandchildren.

Thomas Edward MARTIN
CCT, Friday, 28 Feb 1975


Clifton L. WYATT
CCT, Friday, 28 Feb 1975
Services for Clifton L. WYATT, 68, Schlater, held 1 PM, Monday, 24 Feb, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Leland Goodman officiating. Interment in Quitman Cemetery. Died Friday, Veterans Hospital, Biloxi. Survivors include two sons, Joel Clifton WYATT, George R. WYATT, Houston, TX; three daughters, Mrs. Hilda HARRIS, Arlington, TX; Mrs. Eloise KEENE, Quitman; Mrs. Josephine McCARTY, Alexandria, LA; two sisters, Mrs. Mildred NOKES, Greenwood; Mrs. C. B. BURTON, Schlater; 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.

Jeff Humphrey DAVIS
CCT, Friday, 4 Apr 1975
Jeff Humphrey DAVIS, 70, passed away 29 Mar, Rush Foundation Hospital, Meridian. Funeral services held Monday, 31 Mar, 3 PM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. Bobby Miller and James Curtis officiating. Interment in Quitman Cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Alma DAVIS, Quitman; one son, B. D. EVANS, Birmingham, AL; one brother, Hiram DAVIS, Quitman; one sister, Mrs. Lucy DAUGHERTY, Mobile, AL; one grandchild.

John H. IVY
CCT, Friday, 4 Apr 1975
Community saddened to learn Monday afternoon that John H. IVY had passed away. Funeral services held First Baptist church Wednesday morning, 11 AM, Revs. Ed North and Leland Goodman officiating. Interment in Quitman cemetery. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Edris M. IVY; mother, Mrs. Elvie IVY; one daughter, Mrs. Connie SALTER, Brandon; two brothers, Thomas IVY, Pascagoula; Ben IVY, Quitman; one sister, Mrs. Robert TUGGLE, Hattiesburg; two grandchildren. Pallbearers - Buddy Irby, John S. Dabbs, Jimmy Blair, G. R. Dean, Harold Hutcherson, Bob Majure, Robert Smith, H. B. Hammack. Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Rufus Wilmer (Hooks) KENNEDY
CCT, Friday, 4 Apr 1975


Michael Henry CARMICHAEL
CCT, 7 Nov 1975
Funeral services for Michael Henry CARMICHAEL, Rt. 4, Quitman, held, Oct 30, 2 PM, Manassa Southern Methodist Church; Revs. F. E. Sellers and Bernice Fleming officiating; interment in church cemetery, passed away Oct. 28, Anderson Hospital, Meridian; age 81; survivors - wife, Mrs. Elizabeth BRAND CARMICHAEL; two sons - J. O. (Odell) CARMICHAEL, DeKalb; Rev. H. O. (Oree) CARMICHAEL, Newton; two sisters - Mrs. Mattie McREE, Monroe, LA; Mrs. Katie JACOBS, Quitman; four grandchildren; Wright's Funeral Home in charge.
(Note: Son of William A. CARMICHAEL and Nancy Ann BURT)
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