Mrs. Ethel GALYEAN, Rt. 5, Meridian, held Monday, 10:30 AM, New Hope Baptist Church. Revs. Jimmy Sanders and John Mowry officiated, burial in church cemetery under direction of Webb Funeral Home. Survivors - four daughters, Mrs. Elsie HARBOUR, Meridian; Mrs. Zelma FINK, Mandeville, LA; Mrs. Rita McCANLIS, Fort Walton Beach, FL; Mrs. Doris SOWERS, Quitman; a son, Aubrey GALYEAN, Meridian; a brother, T. G. IRBY, Meridian; 11 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren.

Sam W. McCLINTON, Jr., 68, who died Wednesday, 24 Dec, 5:30 PM, Riley Hospital, was buried Saturday, 27 Dec, 10:30 AM. Funeral services conducted from First Methodist Church with Rev. Roy Givens officiating. Interment in Quitman Cemetery under direction of Wright Funeral Home. Former Quitman merchant and WWII vet. Born in Bladon Springs, AL. Moved to Quitman with parents in 1922. Survivors - a son, H. W. McCLINTON; three daughters, Mrs. Joe DAUGHERTY, Mrs. Robert EVANS, Mrs. Dan BONNEY, all of Quitman; one brother, Raymond McCLINTON, Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Blanche COUCH and Mrs. Mildred SHANKS, Quitman; eight grandchildren.

Services for Mrs. Ila Olivia BOUTWELL, Gulfport, held Friday, 2 PM, chapel of Wright Funeral Home. Rev. Buddy Braddock officiated. Interment in Quitman Cemetery. Died Thursday in Gulfport. Survivors - two daughters, Mrs. Gaynell TAPPAN, Gulfport; Mrs. Alma Ruth JONES, Quitman; six grandchildren; two great grandchildren.

Services held recently in chapel of Freeman Funeral Home, Waynesboro, for Charlie Fred COOLEY, 51?, Shubuta, who died in Jackson after an extended illness. Native of Wayne Co. Lived in Clarke Co. near the Wayne County Line. Had extensive land holdings, dealing in farming, cattle, timber, and in oil and gas leasing. Member of Shubuta Methodist Church and was son of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. E. COOLEY, Waynesboro. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Joyce BREWER COOLEY, Shubuta; a son, R. E. COOLEY, Jackson; two grandchildren.

Services for Walter William GUNN, a former resident of Charleston, held Monday, 3 PM, Charleston. Died Saturday, Watkins Hospital. Survivors - two sons, Dr. W. D. GUNN, Quitman; Dr. Bill DUNN, Durham, NC; a daughter, Mrs. Joan ARNOLD, Charleston; two sisters, Mrs. Rose TAYLOR, Florence; Mrs. Ann HERRING, Sardis; seven grandchildren; two great grandchildren. Wright Funeral Home in charge.

Services for Mrs. Sadie Mary ANDERSONM, 83, Rt. 4, held Thursday, 2 PM, Pine Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Jimmy Hill officiated. Interment in church cemetery under direction of Wright Funeral Home. Died Wednesday in Watkins Hospital. Survivors - a son, Wilkie ANDERSON, Pascagoula; two daughters, Mrs. Onie NORSWORTHY, Quitman; Mrs. Bertha LONG, Enterprise; four grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; a great great grandchild.

Services for Mrs. Jessie COX, 96, Rt. 3, held Monday, 2 PM, Brightwater Baptist Church. Revs. Dennis Kennedy and Bob Sanderson officiated. Interment in church cemetery under direction of Wright Funeral Home. Died Saturday, Watkins Hospital. Survivors - a son, Roy COX, Quitman; two daughters, Mrs. Bertie Mae GRICE, Quitman; Mrs. Nora Lee REEVES, Tuscaloosa; sister, Maggie HANEY, Stonewall; two brothers, Roosevelt CARNEY and Bob CARNEY, both of DeSoto; 21 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; one great great grandchild.

Services for Mrs. Josephine KUFEL HIGGENBOTHOM, 69, New Orleans, who died Wednesday, held at Wright Funeral Home Saturday morning. Interment in Quitman Cemetery. A 20-year New Orleans resident, she was the wife of the late Jim McDonald HIGGENBOTHOM. Survivors - two sisters, Mrs. Wanda BURTON, Meridian; Mrs. Francis NEAL, Niceville, FL; four brothers, Paul, Pete and Carlis KUFEL, Quitman; Anthony KUFEL, Houma, LA

Services for William LOVE, Quitman, held Friday, 2 PM, Little Zion Methodist Church, Quitman, under direction of Enterprise Funeral Home. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Lula M. LOVE, Quitman; five sons, Charlie D. and Willie LOVE, both of Meridian; D. L. LOVE, Gulfport; Albert LOVE, Washington, DC; three daughters, Mrs. Pearline HOLLINGSWORTH, Meridian; Mrs. Maybell McCLELLAND, Gulfport; Mrs. Gloria CANNADY, Quitman; two brothers, Woodrow LOVE, Toledo, OH; John R. LOVE, Houston, TX; two sisters, Mrs. Susie JORDEN, Lake Providence, LA; Mrs. Junnie SMITH, Toledo, OH; 35 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements were incomplete Wednesday morning for Mary May MARTIN, Houston, TX. Native of Elwood Community, Clarke Co. Died Tuesday in a rest home in Houston, following a lengthy illness. Survivors - two sons, James Cecil MARTIN and Donald MARTIN of Houston; one grandchild; a sister, Lydia MAY, Elwood; a brother, B. P. MAY, Meridian.

Services for James Gerald SCOTT, 74, Rt. 4, held Monday, 2 PM, Mount Pisgah Baptist Church. Revs. J. C. Williams and Jessie Griffith officiated. Interment in church cemetery under direction of Wright Funeral Home. Died Saturday in Watkins Hospital. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Evelyn SCOTT, Quitman; two sons, William SCOTT, Mansfield, LA; Bobby SCOTT, Quitman; two daughters, Mrs. Peggy PEARSON, Quitman; Mrs. Sally MORGAN, Yantley, AL; a brother, Land SCOTT, Meridian; two sisters, Mrs. Laverne DOWNS and Mary IVY, both of Pascagoula.

Graveside services for Harold L. TROXELL, 83, held at Ulcanush Methodist Church, Coffeeville, AL, 11 Jan. Resident of Uniontown, AL. Died 9 Jan. Survivors - wife, Mona SMITH TROXELL, Uniontown; four sons, Harold TROXELL, Jr., Asheville, NC; Kenny TROXELL, Rockford, IL; Robert TROXELL, NJ; Johnny TROXELL, Chula Vista, CA; two daughters, Mary BARKER, Portland, TN; Edna MORSALLA, Rockford, IL; five stepdaughters, Kathy SMITH, Belvidere, IL; Mildred HERRINGTON, Pachuta; Marvelle MARTIN, Stonewall; Mary Jo SMITH, Uniontown, AL; Faye FERGUSON, Libertyville, IL.

Services for James Frank WRIGHT, 91, former resident of 1816 34th Ave., Meridian, who died in a Quitman nursing home, held Tuesday, 1:30 PM, Webb Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Edward Null officiated. Interment in Bethel Cemetery, Kemper Co. Was a retired driver for Meridian Transit System and member of the Church of God. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Barmie WRIGHT, Quitman; two daughters, Mrs. Ylene GORDON, Bailey; Mrs. J. B. LOOK, Austin, TX; three grandsons; four great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Annie HUGHES, Bailey.

Services for Mrs. Minnie Elizabeth CULPEPPER, Quitman, held Saturday, 2:30 PM, chapel of Wright Funeral Home. Rev. John Kramer officiated. Interment in Mont Rose Cemetery. Survivors - a sister, Mrs. Ruth STOLL, Harrisburg, PA; a brother, Welsey BECK, Harrisburg.

Services for Mrs. Senia Isabelle DEW, 101, Rt. 2, Shubuta, held Monday, 2 PM, Antioch Baptist Church. Revs. Jimmy Seals and Larry Browning officiated. Interment in church cemetery under direction of Wright Funeral Home. Died Saturday in Watkins Hospital. Survivors include six daughters, Mrs. Mittie McGREW, Florence, SC; Mrs. Mary (Lizzie) PETTY, Mrs. Lucy Jane HANEY, Mrs. Ella DENHAM, Mrs. Verna Mae WRIGHT, Mrs. Vanilla (Sue) GLASS, Quitman; three sons, John DEW, Pascagoula; Tom DEW and W. A. DEW, Meridian; 39 grandchildren. 96 great grandchildren, 25 great great grandchildren.

Funeral services held 6 Jan, Arkadelphia, for Samuel Tildon FAIRCHILD, Sr., 66, resident of Arkadelphia, AR, a retired Army engineer and the son of Exie B. FAIRCHILD, Enterprise. Survivors besides mother - wife, Mildred HENDRICK FAIRCHILD; two sons, Robert FAIRCHILD, Arkadelphia; Samuel FAIRCHILD, Saudi Arabia; a brother, Cleetus FAIRCHILD, Enterprise; a sister, Claudia Mae PATTERSON, Gautier; four grandchildren. Was Enterprise native; died suddenly 3 Jan of a heart attack.

Services for George Edwin FOWLER, 73, Rt. 1, Rose Hill, held Thursday, Rose Hill Methodist Church. Revs. Booth Poole and C. E. Swain officiated. Interment in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of Wright Funeral Home. Died Tuesday in Riley Hospital, Meridian. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Myrtis FOWLER, Rose Hill; two sons, Robert Edwin FOWLER, Rose Hill; Carl H. FOWLER, Atlanta; a daughter, Mrs. L. B. BROOKS, Memphis; a brother, Joe FOWLER, Citronelle, AL; seven grandchildren; five great grandchildren.

Services for Mrs. Mellie WALKER HARRIS, 81, Booneville, AR, held Friday, 10 AM, Enterprise Baptist Church. Rev. Taylor Wallace officiated. Interment in Enterprise Cemetery under direction of Webb Funeral Home. Died Tuesday in Sparks Medical Center, Fort Smith, AR. Was a Baptist. Survivors - a son, William C. HARRIS, Booneville, AR; a daughter, Mrs. Jonnie M. DOBBS, Little Rock, AR; four grandchildren; two great grandchildren; three brothers, Marvin WALKER, Abbeville, SC; J. F. WALKER, Laurel; Emmett F. WALKER, Newton; a sister, Mrs. Lonnie COCKRELL, Jackson.

Services for Carlton Ray WILLIAMS, 50, Meridian, held Saturday, 10 AM, Wright Funeral Home Chapel. Revs. Jimmy Seal and Johnny Mosley officiated. Interment in Buckatunna Cemetery. Died Thursday in a Meridian hospital. Survivors - mother, Mrs. Ollie G. WILLIAMS, Quitman; a brother, Lamar WILLIAMS, Stonewall; a sister, Mrs. Anna HARRELL, also of Stonewall.

Services for Mrs. Mary Lou COOK, Rt. 1, held Thursday, 2 PM, chapel of Wright Funeral Home. Rev. Terry Carmichael officiated. Interment in East Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Died Tuesday, Watkins Hospital. Survivors - husband, R. C. COOK, Quitman; a son, Ronald G. COOK, Quitman; five daughters, Mrs. Janice STANWOOD, Los Angeles, CA; Mrs. Annie Ruth BEARD, Dalewood; Mrs. Jeanette JACOBS, Mrs. Carol MORGAN and Mrs. Barbara KENNEDY, all of Quitman; two brothers, Alton SYKES, Quitman; Coyt SYKES, Mobile; 16 grandchildren; two great grandchildren.

Services for Mrs. Elva M. GRIFFIN, 81, Quitman, held Saturday, 11 AM, Big Oak Methodist Church. Rev. Roy Suitor officiated. Interment in church cemetery under direction of Stephens Funeral Home. Died Thursday, Watkins Hospital, Quitman. Member of Big Oak Methodist Church. Survivors - two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Ella) DAWS, Centreville, AL; Mrs. Austin (Faye) SMITH, Quitman; seven grandchildren; one great granddaughter; two brothers, Reggie and Valgene McKEE, both of Columbia.

Services for Mrs. Callie Jay KENNEDY, 66, held Friday, 2 PM, Wright Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Johnny Mosley officiated. Interment in Hebron Ridge Cemetery. Died Thursday in a Clarke Co. nursing home. Survivors - husband, Frank KENNEDY, Meridian; two sons, James L. SATCHER and Benny Wayne SATCHER, both of Stonewall; two stepsons, Charles and Robert KENNEDY, both of Quitman; two daughters, Mrs. Jimmie Faye BOYKIN, Pensacola, FL; Mrs. Frankie Jane SMITH, Stonewall; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Bessie Mae TAYLOR, Columbus, AL; Mrs. Voncile CRAWFORD, Jackson; Mrs. Virginia ARRINGTON, Quitman; five brothers, James C. SOUTHERN, Stonewall; Emmitt L. SOUTHERN, Helena, AR; J. V. SOUTHERN, Hargene, TX; John A. SOUTHERN, Phenix City, AL; Acie SOUTHERN, Foley, AL; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth TIMS and Mrs. Alberta BUSBY, both of Stonewall; 26 grandchildren; six great grandchildren.

Services for Herschel Vernon THOMPSON, 47, held Tuesday, 2 PM, Wright Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Leland Goodman officiated with burial in Cross Roads Cemetery. Died Sunday, Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans. Survivors - mother, Mrs. Kizzie SMITH, Quitman; two sons, Vernon THOMPSON, Jr. and Stevie THOMPSON; two daughters, Mrs. Patricia DEASON and Mrs. Shirley WEST, all of Pascagoula; a brother, David THOMPSON, Quitman; two grandchildren.

Memorial services held recently for Harrell Forno MASON, 82, Clarke Co. native who died in VA Hospital, Tucson, AZ, 21 Dec. Services held for the Anguilla, AZ, resident at Quitman's Wrights Funeral Home chapel. Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Mildred DAVIS, McComb; Mrs. Lillie Bess TARRY, Wichita Falls, TX; Mrs. Lois STEVENS, Jackson; two brothers, John MASON, Bune Bin, FL; Albert S. MASON, Brooksville, FL.

Services for Ernest J. ARRINGTON, 75, held Tuesday, 2 PM, Wright Funeral Home Chapel; Revs. Ray McCorkle and Wilbur Hall officiating; burial in Quitman Cemetery; died Sunday in Riley Hospital, Meridian; survivors - four sons, Eugene, Clinton, and Joe ARRINGTON, all of Quitman; Lamar ARRINGTON, San Antonio, TX; three brothers, Arthur ARRINGTON, Delta City; Henry ARRINGTON, Millry, AL; Ted ARRINGTON, Quitman; two sisters, Mrs. Annie MASSINGALE, Quitman; Mrs. Edna STEWART, Laurel; six grandchildren.

Services for Mrs. Willie Pearl CARMICHAEL, 88, held Monday, 10 AM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel; Revs. Leslie Roberts & Jerry Wayne Lowery officiating; burial in Manassa Cemetery; died Saturday at Archusa Convalescent Center; survivors - sons, Clarence CARMICHAEL, Quitman; Rex CARMICHAEL, Meridian; three daughters - Mrs. Mildred DOWNEY and Mrs. Eva BONEY, Quitman; Mrs. Ruth DEAR, Hickory, MS; sister - Mrs. Myrtle ANDERSON, Quitman; seven grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; five great great grandchildren

Services for Mrs. Mary Lillian BLANKS, 65, Rt. 3, held Tuesday, 2 PM, in St. Marys Episcopal Church, Enterprise; Rev. Allyne Smith, Jr., officiated; burial in Enterprise Cemetery; under direction of Wright Funeral Home; died Sunday in Watkins Hospital; survivors - husband, Johnny L. BLANKS, Quitman; daughter, Mrs. Jackie MOSS, Quitman; brother, Carl JACKSON, Lancaster, PA; three sisters, Mrs. Lidge PEARS and Mrs. Ruby PRICE, both of Portsmouth, VA, and Mrs. Selma GILLESPIE, Hudson, GA.

Services for Bilbo MOFFETT, 70, held Thursday, 2 PM, Wright Funeral Home Chapel; burial in East Pleasant Grove Cemetery; died Tuesday, Archusa Convalescent Center, Quitman; survivors - wife, Mrs. Palma L. MOFFETT, Quitman; two sons, Billy Ray and Kenneth Wayne MOFFETT, both of Orlando, FL; brother, Horace MOFFETT, Stonewall; four sisters, Mrs. Lillie WINGLER, Mrs. Mae HACKING, and Mrs. Hortence THOMPSON, all of Port Arthur, TX; Mrs. A. L. LEGG, Carthage, TX; four grandchildren.

Funeral services for Arthur W. RILEY, 77, Rt. 1, Quitman, held Wednesday, 3 PM, Mont Rose Baptist Church; Revs. Leland Goodman and James Pugh officiated; interment in church cemetery under direction of Wright Funeral Home; died Monday at Anderson Hospital in Meridian; survivors - wife, Mrs. Ruth RILEY; two sons, Thomas W. RILEY and Arthur Conway RILEY, both of Quitman; five sisters, Mrs. Paralee DEDWYLDER and Mrs. Izzie VOLKING, both of Quitman; Mrs. Cora Mae WILKINS, Buras, LA; Mrs. Onie WINTERS and Mrs. Ethel SHOTTS, Redding, CA; seven grandchildren.

Services for Mrs. Virgie K. SMITH, 71, Rt. 3, held Tuesday, 4 PM, Cooper's Chapel Methodist Church; Rev. Earl Howard officiated; burial in church cemetery; under direction of Wright Funeral Home; died Saturday, Watkins Hospital; survivors - two daughters, Mrs. Barbara BREWER, Chicago; Mrs. Virginia KIMBRELL, Birmingham, AL; two brothers, Paul and Joseph KOSTICK, both of Quitman; three sisters, Mrs. Mary MARTIN, Milery (sic), AL; Mrs. Frances KITCHENS and Mrs. Annie HARRELL, both of Quitman; five grandchildren.

Graveside services for Edwin Dennis COVINGTON, 71, held Friday, Quitman Cemetery; Rev. Glenn McLeod officiated under direction of Wright Funeral Home; died Wednesday in Riley Hospital, Meridian; survivors - three sons, Bobby J. COVINGTON, Mt. Pleasant, TX; Donald W. COVINGTON, Meridian; Bruce COVINGTON, Orange, TX; two daus., Mrs. Milton PACE, Jackson; Miss Gaynell COVINGTON, Orange, TX; three sisters, Mrs. Ava WALL, Mt. Helena, CA; Mrs. Edith ODOM, Vicksburg; Mrs. Bertha PATTERSON, Mobile; 10 grandchildren.

Josh CARNEY, 69, Rt. 2, Butler, AL, passed away 25 Nov at Riley's Hospital, Meridian. Funeral services held 27 Nov, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Earl Morgan officiating. Interment in Antioch Cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Viola CARNEY; two sons, Robert M. CARNEY and J. C. CARNEY, both of Butler, AL; six daughters, Miss Myrtle CARNEY, Butler, AL; Miss Betty CARNEY, Mrs. Evonne LAMBERT, Mrs. Billie LUCAS, all of Quitman; Mrs. Doris ECHEL, Little Rock, AR; Mrs. Annie COODY, Gilbertown, AL; one brother, Frank CARNEY, Butler, AL; 18 grandchildren; five great grandchildren.