1978
Larry Kenneth BROADHEAD
CCT, Friday, 6 Jan 1978
Services for Larry Kenneth BROADHEAD, 7, held Saturday, 11 AM, Stonewall Assembly of God Church.
Rev. Hayward Youngblood officiated and interment in Stonewall
Cemetery. Died Thursday night at his home in Stonewall. Survivors - parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Danny BROADHEAD; one sister, Jennifer BROADHEAD; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Nathaniel BROADHEAD; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George UNDERWOOD, all of Stonewall;
great grandparents, Mrs. Susie UNDERWOOD, Quitman; Mrs. Mattie BUCKLEY, Stonewall;
Mrs. Arcola BROADHEAD, Riderwood, AL; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. IVEY, Calvert, AL; Mr. and
Mrs. John BUMPERS, Saraland, AL. Wright Funeral Home in charge.
Austin DAVIDSON
CCT, Friday, 6 Jan 1978
Services for Austin DAVIDSON, 55, Rt. 5, Meridian, held Tuesday, 2 PM, Buckatunna Baptist Church,
Rev. Buddy Braddock officiating. Interment in Ford Memorial
Cemetery under direction of Wright Funeral Home. Died Saturday at Riley Hospital, Meridian.
Survivors - wife, Mrs. Venila S. DAVIDSON, Meridian; his mother, Mrs. Nina DAVIDSON,
Meridian; a son, Jerry DAVIDSON, Meridian; two daughters, Mrs. Carolyn MILLER and Mrs.
Barbara GOUGH, both of Jackson; a brother, Thurston DAVIDSON, Meridian; a sister, Wydelle
HAGUEWOOD, Jackson; six grandchildren.
Joseph Ulmer DAVIDSON
CCT, Friday, 6 Jan 1978
Services for Joseph Ulmer DAVIDSON, 83, Rt. 7, Meridian, held Thursday, 2 PM, Snell Church of God.
Revs. W. B. Webb, Alfred Braddock, and John Hoos officiated. Interment in
church cemetery. Died Tuesday night, H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. Survivors - wife, Mrs.
Winnie HAGUEWOOD DAVIDSON, Meridian; four sons, James U., R. C., Preston and Robert Earl
DAVIDSON; three daughters, Mrs. Inell MOFFETT, Mrs. Julia REYNOLDS and Mrs. Merle WOODRICK,
all of Meridian; a brother, C. N. DAVIDSON, Stonewall; 16 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; one
great-great grandchild. Wright Funeral Home in charge.
Aden N. DEVEREAUX
CCT, Friday, 6 Jan 1978
Graveside services for Aden N. DEVEREAUX, 70, Lake Charles, LA, held Thursday, 10:30 AM,
Pachuta Cemetery, Rev. Curtis Lott officiating. Died Tuesday in
Lake Charles. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Maureen DEVEREAUX, Lake Charles; four daughters, Mrs.
Barbara CHAMPAGE, St. Charles, MO; Mrs. Sherry FERGUSON, Winder Orende, Canada; Mrs.
Claire SMITH, Pittsville, MA; Miss Desiree DEVEREAUX, Lake Charles; three brothers,
Edward DEVEREAUX, Marksville, LA; Clifford DEVEREAUX, Hattiesburg; Cameron DEVEREAUX,
Keerville, TX; 11 grandchildren. Wright Funeral Home in charge.
Forest Morgan JOHNSON
CCT, Friday, 6 Jan 1978
Services held 10 AM, Monday, Pachuta Baptist Church, for Forest Morgan JOHNSON, 78, Pachuta, who
died Friday at his residence. Officiating was Rev. Argile Smith. Masonic graveside service followed in
Pachuta Cemetery. Was a deacon in Pachuta Baptist Church and a
member of Masons and Shriners. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Leona JOHNSON, Pachuta; three grandchildren;
four great grandchildren. Arrangements under direction of Wright Funeral Home, Quitman.
(Note: First name spelled with one "r" in obit; stone has "Forrest")
Charles Mondell McLEMORE
CCT, Friday, 6 Jan 1978
Charles Mondell McLEMORE, 60, Meridian, Rt. 1, passed away 14 Dec. Funeral services held 16 Dec,
2:30 PM, Union Baptist Church, Revs. James Pugh, Bill Patton, and Jimmy Sanders officiating. Interment
in church cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Merle POGUE
McLEMORE; one son, C. W. McLEMORE, Meridian, Rt. 1; three brothers, P. H. McLEMORE,
Meridian; Allen McLEMORE, Stonewall; John McLEMORE, Avon Park, FL; five sisters, Mrs.
Mattie BURKS, Mrs. Minnie SUTTLE, Mrs. Ada FULLER, Mrs. Pauline ROLISON, all of Stonewall; Mrs.
Elsie BANES, Meridian; three grandchildren. Wright Funeral Home in charge.
Edward Newton SCHRIMPSHIRE
CCT, Friday, 6 Jan 1978
Services for Edward Newton SCHRIMPSHIRE, 53, Rt. 4, held Wednesday, 2 PM, Elim Baptist Church. Rev.
David Menasco officiated with interment in church cemetery. Died
Monday at his residence. Survivors - four sons, John F., Richard and Michael SCHRIMPSHIRE,
all of Quitman; Paul SCHRIMPSHIRE, West Point; four daughters, Miss Linda SCHRIMPSHIRE,
Lauderdale; Misses Brenda, Sara and Angela SCHRIMPSHIRE, all of Quitman; a brother, Carl
SCHRIMPSHIRE, Quitman; three sisters, Mrs. Neely HAYES, Shreveport, LA; Mrs. Wilma
McCARRA, Quitman; Mrs. Annie Sue GUNNER, Mobile, AL; eight grandchildren. Wright Funeral Home
in charge.
Mrs. Lou Ella SMITH SIMMS
CCT, Friday, 6 Jan 1978
Services for Mrs. Lou Ella SMITH SIMMS, 89, Moss Point, held Wednesday, 2 PM, Pachuta Baptist Church.
Rev. Argile Smith officiated. Interment in Orange Cemetery. Died Monday in Moss Point. Survivors -
a son, Lewis A. SIMMS, Hattiesburg; three daughters, Mrs. Essie McPHERSON, Slidell, LA;
Mrs. Lula Mae BUSBY, Orangeville, CA; Mrs. Virginia WILSON, Moss Point; a sister,
Mrs. Leona JOHNSON, Pachuta; 11 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; 11 great-great grandchildren.
Wright Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. J. S. (Esther) ANDERSON
CCT, Friday, 13 Jan 1978
Services for Mrs. J. S. (Ester) ANDERSON, 77, Grenada, held 10:30 Saturday morning, 7 Jan, Garner
Funeral Home, Grenada. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Grenada. Died Thursday, 5 Jan, Forrest General
Hospital, Hattiesburg, after a brief illness. Survivors - two daughters, Mrs. E. H. "Smoky" PARKS,
Hattiesburg; Mrs. Tommie DARRAS, Grenada; three grandchildren; three great grandchildren; four
sisters, Mrs. Bill STRICKLAND, Ellisville, MS; Mrs. Charles DIX, Jackson; Mrs. Bill
MORRIS and Mrs. Gale JONES, both of Grenada.
Ezar Alexander COLLINS
CCT, Friday, 13 Jan 1978
Services for Ezar Alexander COLLINS, 82, Rt. 4, held Monday, 2 PM, Elim Baptist Church. Rev. David
Menasco officiated with interment in church cemetery. Died Sunday at
his residence. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Annie H. COLLINS, Rt. 4; a brother, John COLLINS,
Montgomery, AL; three sisters, Mrs. Glade HAMBURG, Mrs. Etell ALLEN and Mrs. Archie DAUGHERTY,
all of Stonewall. Wright Funeral Home in charge.
(Note: First name spelled "Ezar" in obit; tombstone has "Ezra")
Robert Wendell RUDDER, Jr.
CCT, Friday, 13 Jan 1978
Robert Wendell RUDDER, Jr., 40, passed away 3 Jan at his residence, 2207 North McRay Drive, Mobile,
AL. Graveside services held 6 Jan, Pachuta Cemetery, Rev. Ralph Smith officiating. Survivors - mother,
Mrs. Opal RUDDER, Mobile, AL; a sister, Mrs. Dennis O'CONNOR, Huntington, WV; one brother,
John H. RUDDER, Mobile, AL. Wright Funeral Home in charge.
Howard M. ALLEN
CCT, Friday, 20 Jan 1978
Services for Howard M. ALLEN, 68, Rt. 2, Waukaway Springs, held Sunday, 3 PM, Heidelberg Methodist
Church. Rev. Gene Covington and Dr. J. D. Slay officiated with interment in Shady Grove Cemetery. Former
owner of Waukaway Springs. Died at his residence. Member of Heidelberg Methodist Church and was a Mason
and Shriner. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Marjorie ALLEN; a daughter, Miss Judy ALLEN, both of
Heidelberg; two sons, Curtis ALLEN, Heidelberg; Dr. Mark ALEN, Quitman; a sister, Mrs.
Grady LEE, Laurel; two brothers, Denny Ray ALLEN, Valparaiso, IN; Cecil ALLEN,
Columbus, OH; four grandchildren. The family requests that memorial gifts be sent to the Heidelberg
branch of the Bay Springs Bank, to be used for construction of the Howard Allen Memorial Chapel at
Waukaway.
Mrs. Mamie HAGWOOD DAVIDSON
CCT, Friday, 20 Jan 1978
Services for Mrs. Mamie HAGWOOD DAVIDSON, 89, Rt. 7, Meridian, held Monday, 2 PM, Snell Church of
God. Revs. John Hoas, C. O. Germany, and John Mowery officiated with interment in
church cemetery. Died Sunday in Archusa Nursing Home. Survivors - three sons, T. H. DAVIDSON,
Rt. 3, Meridian; Emil DAVIDSON, West Palm Beach, FL; Lynn DAVIDSON, Rt. 7; three daughters,
Mrs. Inez COOPER, Rt. 7; Mrs. Ann BURCH and Mrs. Vera DEASON, West Palm Beach, FL;
a brother, Jamie HAGWOOD, Meridian; four sisters, Mrs. Sallie and Mrs. Winnie DAVIDSON,
both of Rt. 7; Mrs. Sadie MYERS and Mrs. Callie BUTLER, both of Rt. 6, Meridian; 19
grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren. Wright Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Flarra Aliene LAMBERT
CCT, Friday, 20 Jan 1978
Services for Mrs. Flarra Aliene LAMBERT, 62, Rt. 4, held Tuesday, 10 AM, Pine Grove Baptist Church.
Revs. Eddie Parker, Buddy Braddock, and J. C. Weninegar officiated. Interment in
Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Died Sunday, H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. Survivors - husband, L. L.
LAMBERT, Rt. 4; two sons, Glynn Earl LAMBERT, Nashville, TN; Jimmy G. LAMBERT, Houston,
TX; three daughters, Mrs. Evonne BARNES and Mrs. Alma Grace HOOD, both of Mobile, AL;
Mrs. Mary Alice TUCKER, Quitman; six brothers, Emmitt SOUTHERN, Helena, AR; J. V.
SOUTHERN, Argene, TX; Curtis SOUTHERN, Stonewall; John A. SOUTHERN, Sennie City, AL;
Acie SOUTHERN, Foley, AL; Albert SOUTHERN, Quitman; three sisters, Mrs. Lizzie
TIMS, Mrs. Callie KENNEDY and Mrs. Alberta BUSBY, all of Stonewall; 13 grandchildren;
one great grandchild. Wright Funeral Home in charge.
Preston PONDS
CCT, Friday, 20 Jan 1978
Services for Preston PONDS, Union community, held Sunday 2 PM, Union Baptist Church, Rev. James
E. Pugh officiating. Interment in Union Cemetery, Clarke Co.,
under the direction of Webb Funeral Home. Retired engineer in City of Meridian Water Department and
member of Union Baptist Church. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Imogene McLELLAND PONDS; a daughter,
Mrs. Doris McDONALD, Meridian; three sisters, Mrs. Nannie Mae GOUGH, Mrs. Hassie CULPEPPER
and Mrs. Thellis POGUE, all of Meridian; two brothers, Stennis PONDS and Legette
PONDS, both of Meridian; three grandchildren.
Mrs. Rosa Lee ROBINSON
CCT, Friday, 20 Jan 1978
Services for Mrs. Rosa Lee ROBINSON, 69, Jackson, held Saturday, 10 AM, Broadmeadow United
Methodist Church, Jackson, with burial Saturday, 2 PM, in Pachuta
Cemetery. Died Thursday, St. Dominic's Hospital, Jackson. Charter member of Broadmeadow United
Methodist Church. Survivors - husband, R. E. (Dick) ROBINSON, Jackson; a brother, John
McKINNON, Orlando, FL; a sister, Mrs. Gus BYRD, Germantown, TN. Wright-Ferguson Funeral
Home in charge in Jackson and Wright Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements.
(Note: First name on tombstone spelled "Rosalie")
Andrew Jackson BRADLEY
CCT, Friday, 27 Jan 1978
Services for Andrew Jackson BRADLEY, 97, Stonewall, held Tuesday, 2 PM, Stonewall Methodist Church.
Rev. James Waddell officiated with interment in Stonewall Cemetery.
Died Sunday, H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. Survivors - a son, A. J. BRADLEY, Stonewall; four
daughters, Mrs. Nora MEYER, Mrs. Nola FREY, Mrs. Flora SIMPSON and Mrs. Gloria HAMRICK, all
of Stonewall; a sister, Mrs. Viola LAND, Stonewall; 13 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren;
two great-great grandchildren. Wright Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Lou Vera GUNTER
CCT, Friday, 27 Jan 1978
Services for Mrs. Lou Vera GUNTER, 76, Eight Mile, LA, held Tuesday, 10 AM, chapel of Wright
Funeral Home. Rev. Johnny Mosley officiated with interment in Bethany Cemetery at Whynot. Died Sunday
in University Medical Center, Mobile, AL. Survivors - husband, Castion A. GUNTER, Eight Mile;
a son, Charles A. GUNTER, Mobile; three daughters, Mrs. Betty DOWNEY and Mrs. Mae
SANDLIN, both of Mobile; Miss Betty Lou GUNTER, Eight Mile; a brother, Otis GOUGH,
Meridian; 14 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren.
Foreman Davis MOORE
CCT, Friday, 27 Jan 1978
Graveside services for Foreman Davis MOORE, 60, Enterprise, held Satuday, 3 PM,
Enterprise Cemetery with Rev. Hollis Howell officiating.
Wright Funeral Home in charge. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Mary MOORE; a son, Carl MOORE,
San Antonio, TX; two grandchildren.
Fred Henry REDMOND
CCT, Friday, 27 Jan 1978
Services for Fred Henry REDMOND, 65, held Monday, 3 PM, chapel of Wright Funeral Home. Rev.
Bill Patton officiated with interment in Stonewall Cemetery.
Died Friday at his residence, Stonewall. Survivors - two sons, Freddie Lane REDMOND, Warminster,
PA; Frederick Wayne REDMOND, Jackson; four daughters, Mrs. Linda WALDRON, Warminster, PA;
Mrs. Donna CARMICHAEL, Mrs. Nell CARLISLE and Mrs. Cindy LAIRD, all of Meridian; a
brother, Lavon REDMOND, Stonewall; 16 grandchildren.
Mrs. Nippie BELCHER SMITH
CCT, Friday, 27 Jan 1978
Services for Mrs. Nippie BELCHER SMITH, 85, Stonewall, held Sunday, 2 PM, Rolling Creek Baptist
Church, Revs. Jake Williams, Beulah Ivy, and Jimmy Stephens officiating. Interment in
church cemetery under direction of Wright Funeral Home.
Survivors - four sisters, Mrs. Carrie FIKES, Louisville; Mrs. Esther BALLARD, Mrs.
Emma BUCKALEW and Mrs. Maudie HOLSTON, Stonewall.
Mrs. Olivia WOODWARD TAYLOR
CCT, Friday, 27 Jan 1978
Funeral services held Sunday, 11 AM, for Mrs. Olivia W. TAYLOR, 50, who passed away Friday at Wayne
General Hospital, 5 PM. Revs. Curtis Morris and A. A. Kirkwood officiated. Survivors - husband,
Fredrick W. TAYLOR, Rt. 1, Bucatunna; mother, Mrs. Eliza WOODWARD, Shubuta; three sons,
Ferrell GOODMAN, Lucedale; Freddy GOODMAN, New Orleans, LA; Frankie GOODMAN,
Tifton, GA; one daughter, Mrs. Felicia PALMER, Waynesboro; three grandchildren; three brothers,
Preston WOODWARD, Memphis, TN; Leon WOODWARD, Houston, TX; William WOODWARD,
Fort Worth, TX; one sister, Mrs. Linda McINNIS, Shubuta. Interment in Progress Cemetery, Wayne
Co. with Freeman Funeral Home in charge.
Rev. Marvin CARNEY
CCT, Friday, 3 Mar 1978
James Wesley FREEMAN
CCT, Friday, 3 Mar 1978
Services for James Wesley FREEMAN, 85, Pachuta, held Wednesday, 11 AM, Wright Funeral
Home Chapel. Rev. Curtis M. Lott officiated. Interment in Pachuta Cemetery. Died Tuesday,
H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Lona Mina PRICE,
Pachuta; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Charlie S. JONES
CCT, Friday, 3 Mar 1978
Charlie S. JONES, 67, Rt. 4, Waynesboro, passed away 22 Feb, University Hospital,
Jackson. Native of Wayne Co.; a machinist for Lockheed Aircraft. Funeral services held
24 Feb, 11 AM, Freeman Funeral Home Chapel, Waynesboro, Rev. Ray Latham officiating.
Interment in Serenity Gardens, Waynesboro. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Emily HEATHCOCK
JONES; two daughters, Mrs. Barbara MOSLEY, Waynesboro; Mrs. Annette THOMAS,
Shubuta; two sisters, Mrs. Eloise KITTRELL, Lucedale; Mrs. Nola GARLAND,
Elijay, GA; nine grandchildren.
Mrs. Floella KENNEDY LEWIS
CCT, Friday, 3 Mar 1978
Mrs. Mildred YOUNG
CCT, Friday, 3 Mar 1978
Services held 11 AM Monday, Calvary Baptist Church for Mrs. Mildred YOUNG, 65, Rt. 1,
Quitman, who died Saturday at a Meridian hospital. Officiating were Revs. Wayne Wigley,
W. W. Hayes, Ed North. Interment in Quitman Cemetery. Arrangements under direction of
Wright's Funeral Home. Survivors include husband, Raymond L. YOUNG, Rt. 1, Quitman;
two daughters, Mrs. Francis RILEY, Quitman; Mrs. Betty EARLY, Birmingham, AL;
two sisters, Mrs. Ruby BARNES, Mrs. Mary E. HEARN, both of Chickasaw, AL; seven
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Lizzie Mae DEW
CCT, 31 Mar 1978
Services for Mrs. Lizzie Mae DEW, 80, held Sunday, 3 PM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel;
Rev. Glen McCloud officiating; interment in Covington Cemetery; died Wednesday at her
residence; survivors - two sons, Curtis DEW, Scovelo, CA; Bud DEW, Quitman; six daughters,
Mrs. Eula NIXON and Mrs. Bessie LEWIS, Stonewall; Mrs. Lula DAUGHERTY, Mrs. Essie MARS, and
Mrs. Daisy CRANFORD, all of Quitman; Mrs. Ruth FLEMING, Shubuta; 25 grandchildren; 27
great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren
John Elmer BECKMAN
CCT, Friday, 7 Apr 1978
Services for John Elmer BECKMAN, 69, Quitman, held Tuesday, 2 PM, Wright Funeral Home
chapel; Rev. B. H. Bennett officiated; interment in Hebron Ridge Cemetery; died Sunday at
residence. Survivors include four sons, John Elmer BECKMAN, Larry BECKMAN, Shubuta;
Charles William BECKMAN, Larry Thomas BECKMAN, Meridian; a daughter, Mrs. Martie
Louise WELCH, Quitman; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie McKINNEY, Quitman; Mrs. Willie
Mae TODD, Meridian; 14 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Charles Renzer IRBY
CCT, Friday, 7 Apr 1978
Services for Charles Renzer IRBY, 61, held Tuesday, 2 PM, Rolling Creek Bpatist
Church, Revs. Terry Irby, Johnny Cranford, E. C. Moss officiated. Interment in church
cemetery. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Dorothy IRBY; son, Thomas J. IRBY,
Chunky; six daughters, Mrs. Betty Ann DEW, Izmir, Turkey; Mrs. Gene DAVIS and
Mrs. Dolores WIMBERLY, both of Quitman; Mrs. Billy Ray McLEOD, Stonewall;
Mrs. Theresa FARMER, Lafayette, LA; Mrs. Ann LOCKHART; one brother, Ralph
IRBY, Quitman; 18 granchildren. Wright Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Ava GRAHAM MARTIN
CCT, Friday, 7 Apr 1978
Services for Mrs. Ava GRAHAM MARTIN, Quitman, held 2 PM, Thursday, Wright's Funeral
Home chapel, Rev. Roy Givens officiating. Interment in Quitman Cemetery. Survivors -
daughters, Mrs. Louise CROSBY, Quitman; sister, Mrs. Sally WILSON, Shreveport,
LA; a grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
Capt. Ashby D. WHITMORE
CCT, Friday, 7 Apr 1978
Capt. Ashby D. WHITMORE, Mathews, VA, died Thursday, in a Newport News hospital, after
a short illness. Was a captain with Sealand Service, Inc., Elizabeth, NJ. Survivors include
wife, Mrs. Ruby WHITMORE; step-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar HUNT, Port Haywood;
three sisters, Mrs. Miriam SMITH, Gwyn; Mrs. Jeanette OWENS, Mrs. Patty MORGAN,
both of Mathews; two brothers, John E. HUNT, Saluda; Enos G. HUNT, Gwyn.
Funeral services held Sunday, 2 PM, Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, Rev. Edward
Pruitt officiating; burial in Friendship Cemetery, Susan. Masonic Memorial service by
Oriental Lodge No. 20 held 8 PM Saturday at funeral home. He was a son-in-law of Mr.
and Mrs. Alman HAYES, Sr., Rt. 1, Quitman.
Edgar Leon BREWER
CCT, Friday, 4 Aug 1978
Horace Evan KENNEDY
CCT, Friday, 4 Aug 1978
Mrs. Janice RICHARDSON ROPER
CCT, Friday, 4 Aug 1978
Graveside services held for Mrs. Janice RICHARDSON ROPER, 39, Rt. 1, Pachuta, 28 Jul,
Lafayette City Cemetery, Lafayette, AL. Fatally injured in a fire that destroyed her home
26 Jul. Survivors include husband, James H. ROPER, Pachuta; three brothers,
William H. RICHARDSON, Atlanta, GA; James M. RICHARDSON, Mt. Airy, MD; Aaron
RICHARDSON, Littlefield, TX; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Ellen MONTGOMERY, Berkeley,
CA; Mrs. Gloria ROLLINS, Jacksonville, FL. Wright's Funeral Home in chare of
arrangements.
Roshier Edward TUCKER, Sr.
CCT, Friday, 4 Aug 1978
Howard Russell BALDWIN
CCT, Friday, 18 Aug 1978
Eddie Price DAY
CCT, Friday, 18 Aug 1978
Thomas Jefferson HANEY, Sr.
CCT, Friday, 18 Aug 1978
Mrs. Allie Jane SMITH
CCT, Friday, 18 Aug 1978
Mrs. Ola GAVIN SMITH
CCT, Friday, 18 Aug 1978
Services for Mrs. Ola GAVIN SMITH, 86, held Monday, Wright Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Ed North
officiated with interment in Brightwater Cemetery. Died Sunday in H. C. Watkins Hospital. Survivors -
two sons, Austin L. SMITH, Quitman; Olan Byron SMITH, Birmingham, AL; a daughter, Mrs.
Sam PETTIS, Shubuta; a brother, Claude GAVIN, Needham, AL; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Mae
PIPPIN, Theodore, AL; Willie Maude EARLY, Quitman; eight grandchildren; one great grandchild.
Mrs. Sadie McLENDON FLEMING
CCT, Friday, 25 Aug 1978
Services for Mrs. Sadie McLENDON FLEMING, 89, held Wednesday, 2 PM, Wright Funeral
Home Chapel. Revs. Roy Givens, E. W. Reid, J. D. Slay officiated. Intement in Quitman
Cemetery. Died Tuesday, Watkins Memorial Hospital. Survivors include five sons, Leroy
FLEMING, Stonewall; Rex FLEMING, Macon, GA; Joe FLEMING, Gulfport;
Sam and Fred FLEMING, both of Chickasaw, AL; a daughter, Mrs. Madalynne
McLAURIN, Heidelberg; nine grandchildren; four great grandchildren.
Mrs. Clyde Henry JONES
CCT, Friday, 25 Aug 1978
Graveside services for Mrs. Clyde Henry JONES held Sunday, 4 PM, Hebron Cemetery.
Rev. Argile Smith officiated. Died Friday, Riley Hospital, Meridian. Survivors include
two nieces, Mrs. James PATRICK, Mrs. L. M. ANDREWS, both of Pacchuta; a nephew,
Warren L. WALKER, Waynesboro. Wright Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Bessie Audrey McKENNEY
CCT, Friday, 25 Aug 1978
Services for Mrs. Bessie Audrey McKENNEY, 77, Rt. 3, will be held Thursday, 10 AM,
Hebron Ridge Baptist Church. Revs. B. H. Bennett and Ed Holloman will officiate. Intement
will be in church cemetery under direction of Wright Funeral Home. Died Tuesday at residence.
Survivors include a son, John Thomas McKENNEY, Alameda, CA; two daughters, Mrs.
Beryl Marie HERRINGTON, Stonewall; Mrs. Ann McKENZIE, Quitman; a sister, Mrs.
Willie Mae TODD, Meridian; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.
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