1983


Joe D. GLASS
CCT, Thursday, 6 Jan 1983
Services for Joe D. GLASS, 60, Greensburg, LA, held 11 AM Wednesday, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Died Monday in H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Jewel GLASS; three sons, Paul D., Jerry K., James T. GLASS; a daughter, Mrs. Sarah Jo STEVENS, all of Greensburg, LA; a brother, Gene GLASS, Shubuta; six grandchildren.

Mrs. Olivia SCOTT PRATT
CCT, Thursday, 6 Jan 1983
Mrs. Olivia SCOTT PRATT, 87, passed away 29 Dec, Watkins Memorial Hospital, Quitman. Had been a resident of Archusa Convalescent Center, Quitman. Funeral services held Friday, 31 Dec, 10 AM, Mortimer Funeral Home Chapel, Belzoni, MS. Interment in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Inverness, MS. Survivors - two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy DUKE, Rt. 3, Vossburg; Miss Faye PRATT, Jackson; a sister, Mrs. Eugenia ABRAHAMA, Clarksdale; grandchildren, Deborah BEENE, Spring, TX; David DUKE, Vossburg; great-grandchild, Jeffery BEENE, Spring, TX.

John Dale SISSON
CCT, Thursday, 6 Jan 1983
Services for John Dale SISSON, 16, Enterprise, held 2 PM, Thursday. Souenlovie Baptist Church, Rev. Parker Chancellor officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Died Wednesday at Anderson Hospital. Survivors - father, John SISSON, Enterprise; mother, Mrs. Barbara PUGH, Stonewall; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto SISSON, Enterprise; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack DANDRIDGE, Stonewall; a stepbrother, Tim SISSON, Enterprise; two sisters, Miss Dana SISSON, Enterprise; Miss Amy PUGH, Stonewall.

John Avery WALLACE
CCT, Thursday, 6 Jan 1983
John Avery WALLACE, 82, passed away 22 Dec, Watkins Memorial Hospital, Quitman. Funeral services held Monday, 27 Dec, 2 PM, Cokes Chapel United Methodist Church, Rev. Doc Everett officiating. Interment in church cemetery under direction of Turner Funeral Home. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Lessie WALLACE; seven daughters, Mrs. Crealo ROBERTS, Vossburg; Mrs. Christian VALE and Mrs. Fannie Lee RANSOM, Shubuta; Mrs. Hattie Bell WALLACE, Mrs. Dora Lee WALLACE, Miss Jessie Mae WALLACE, all of Albany, NY; Mrs. Earnestine EVANS, Detroit, MI; six sons, John Albert WALLACE, DeSoto; Elmore WALLACE, Hardy WALLACE, Roosevelt WALLACE, Jimmie Lee WALLACE, James E. WALLACE, all of Shubuta; 28 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren.

Mrs. Willie Mae CHANCELLOR
CCT, Thursday, 13 Jan 1983
Services or Mrs. Willie Mae CHANCELLOR, Rt. 3, Vossburg, held 10 AM Tuesday at Zion Rest Congregational Methodist Church. Burial in church cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Died Saturday in Crown Point, IN. Survivors - two sons, Homer W. CHANCELLOR, Giddins, TX; Joseph M. CHANCELLOR, Crown Point, IN; a daughter, Mrs. Peggy PAULSON, Crown Point, IN; two sisters, Mrs. Audrie McCLELLAN, Heidelberg; Mrs. Lucille SISSON, Soso; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Mrs. Mary Sue COVINGTON
CCT, Thursday, 13 Jan 1983
Services for Mrs. Mary Sue COVINGTON, 74, Quitman, held 11 AM, Saturday, Calvary Baptist Church, Quitman, Revs. Roy E. Bonner and David Therton? officiating. Graveside services at 12:30 PM, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Meridian. Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Died Thursday at her residence. Survivors - husband, James M. COVINGTON, Quitman; two sons, James M. "Jimmy" COVINGTON, Jr., Eugene, OR; Carl W. COVINGTON, Tucson, AZ; two daughters, Mrs. Virginia WRIGHT and Mrs. Eloise BOUDER; a sister, Mrs. Virgie BONNER, all of Meridian; eight grandchildren; five great grandchildren.

Thomas Leonard HARDEE
CCT, Thursday, 13 Jan 1983
Services for Thomas Leonard HARDEE, 79, Rt. 3, Quitman, held 2 PM, Saturday, Harmony Baptist Church, Rev. Ashley Freeman and Dr. J. Haardee Kennedy officiating. Burial in McGowan's Chapel cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Died Thursday at H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Minnie CLAY HARDEE, Quitman; a son, Thomas L. HARDEE, Jr., Kerrville, TX; two daughters, Mrs. James MAY, Jr., Florence; Mrs. Lewis David LEE, Bakersfield, CA; two brothers, Charles O. HARDEE, Meridian; Lamar HARDEE, Picayune; two sisters, Mrs. John A. ODOM, Lubbock, TX; Mrs. Jack FATHEREE, Quitman; eight grandchildren.

Mrs. Pauline BURTON HARRIS
CCT, Thursday, 13 Jan 1983
Services for Mrs. Pauline BURTON HARRIS, 69, held 2 (PM) Sunday, chapel of Wright's Funeral Home. Rev. Curtis L. Guess officiated. Burial in Stonewall Cemetery. Died Friday at Rush Hospital. Was a resident of Rt. 1, Chunky. Survivors - one son, John D. POWELL, Semmes, AL; one brother, C. L. BURTON, Mobile, AL; two grandchildren.

Mrs. Estelle Mae IVY
CCT, Thursday, 13 Jan 1983
Services for Mrs. Estelle Mae IVY, 74, Rt. 6, Waynesboro, held 2 PM, 3 Jan, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Rev. Bobby Walker officiating. Burial in church cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Died Saturday at Wayne General Hospital. Survivors - a daughter, Mrs. James E. SILVERTHORNE, Waynesboro; a brother, R. C. ATKINSON, Waynesboro; five sisters, Mrs. Mabry GRAHAM, Shubuta; Mrs. Clifford BARNETT, Mrs. Mary DAVIDSON, Mrs. Vera CLARK, Mrs. Bernard HARFORD, all of Waynesboro; two grandchildren; two great grandchildren.

Mrs. Ethel Maude D. SATCHER
CCT, Thursday, 13 Jan 1983
Services for Mrs. Ethel Maude D. SATCHER, Quitman, held 11 AM Monday in Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Ottis Upton officiating. Burial in Mount Pisgah Cemetery. Died Saturday in Hill Haven Nursing Home, Mobile, AL. Survivors - husband, Coley SATCHER, Quitman; three sons, Coley L. SATCHER, Jr., Quitman; Horace D. SATCHER, Montgomery, AL; Harvey SATCHER, Gulfport; four daughters, Mrs. Lillian MYRICK, Fairhope, AL; Mrs. Elsie MAY, Quitman; Mrs. Helen BLACKWELL, New Orleans, LA; Mrs. Estelle DIXON, Mobile, AL; 19 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren.

Bobby Ray SHIRLEY
CCT, Thursday, 13 Jan 1983
Services for Bobby Ray SHIRLEY, Jr., 30, Rt. 3, Quitman, held 3 PM Thursday in the Mount Zion Baptist Church, Revs. Ferrell Morris and Taylor Wallace officiating. Burial in church cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Died Wednesday at a Meridian hospital. Survivors - parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Ray SHIRLEY, Sr., Quitman; two sisters, Mrs. Joyce IRBY and Mrs. Wanda PUGH, both of Stonewall.

Mrs. W. L. (Wilma) THOMPSON
CCT, Thursday, 13 Jan 1983
Services for Mrs. W. L. (Wilma) THOMPSON held Wednesday, 11 AM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel; Dr. Otis Seal & Rev. Rex Yancey officiating; graveside services and burial at Odd Fellows Cemetery; lived at 5610 Valley St., Meridian; died Monday, Anderson Hospital; survivors - husband, W. L. THOMPSON, Meridian; two sisters, Mrs. Esther ELLIOTT & Mrs. Inez LONG, both of Quitman.
(Note: Dau. of Gustaf Amos LINDEN and Mamie Tilda WHITE)
Singleton M. PHILLIPS
CCT, Thursday, 20 Jan 1983
Singleton M. PHILLIPS, 73, 210 North Jackson Ave., Quitman, died Thursday in the Vetersns Administration Hospital, Jackson. Funeral services held 11:30 AM, Saturday, Webb Funeral Home, Meridian, Rev. James Snowden officiating. Body sent to Bradenton, FL for interment on Monday in the Manasota Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Toale Brothers Funeral Home. WWII veteran; owner and operator of The Dixie Grand Taxi Company in Bradenton for a number of years. Survivors - one sister, Mrs. T. C. DUNNAM, Quitman; a number of nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Berta E. WEST
CCT, Thursday, 20 Jan 1983
Services or Mrs. Berta E. WEST, 90, held 2 PM Monday in the Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. A. G. Smith officiating. Burial in West Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Died Saturday at King's Daughters and Sons Nursing Home. Survivors - a daughter, Mrs. O. L SNOWDEN, Starkville; two grandchildren.

Mrs. Carrie FIKES
CCT, Thursday, 27 Jan 1983
Services for Mrs. Carrie FIKES, 81, held 2 PM Saturday in the chapel of Wright's Funeral Home. Rev. Wilton Bennett officiated. Burial in Stonewall Cemetery. Died Friday at Archusa Convalescent Center. Survivors - one daughter, Mrs. Willie GRAY ROGERS, Louisville; one son, Elmo FIKES, Biloxi; three sisters, Mrs. Esther BALLARD, Mrs. Emma BUCKALEW, Mrs. Maude HAULSTON, all of Stonewall; eight grandchildren; six great grandchildren.

John Earl IVEY
CCT, Thursday, 27 Jan 1983
Services for John Earl IVEY, 83, Rt. 3, Quitman, held Wednesday, Pine Grove Baptist Church, Revs. Kenneth Stokes, T. D. Traylor, and Buddy Braddock officiating. Burial in church cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Died Monday at H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Cassie IVEY. two sons, Ernest H. IVEY, Laurel; James "Bud" IVEY, Quitman; two daughters, Mrs. Myrtle TEW and Mrs. Pat DUNAGIN, both of Quitman; two brothers, Elmo IVEY, Quitman; Luke IVEY, Sugarland, TX; a sister, Mrs. Virgie JAMES, Quitman; nine grandchildren; three great grandchildren.

Mrs. Carrie Pearl NEELY
CCT, Thursday, 27 Jan 1983
Services for Mrs. Carrie Pearl NEELY, 79, Quitman, held Thursday, 2 PM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Rex Yancey officiating. Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Died Tuesday, H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. Survivors - three sons, A. J.. Billy, and Eugene NEELY, all of Quitman; a daughter, Mrs. Lois BYERS, Sacramento, CA; three brothers, Harvey and Jesse CHESTNUT, both of Quitman; Claude CHESTNUT, Laurel; two sisters, Mrs. Susie BLAIR, Orange, CA; Mrs. Maude BROWN, Alexandria, LA; 13 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren.

John Sharp WILLIAMS
CCT, Thursday, 27 Jan 1983
Services for John Sharp WILLIAMS, 75, Rt. 4, Quitman, held Friday, 11 AM, Manassa Methodist Church, Revs. James Irby, Mark Thead, and Leslie Roberts officiating; Burial in church cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Died Tuesday at H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Anezs WILLIAMS, Quitman; two brothers, Samuel C. and Benjamin O. WILLIAMS, both of Meridan; a sister, Mrs. Mary Lou FICK, Meridian.

Lawrence Porter WILLIAMS
CCT, Thursday, 27 Jan 1983
Services for Lawrence Porter WILLIAMS, 81, Rt. 4, Quitman, held Thursday. 11 AM, Shady Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church, Revs. Mark Thead and W. C. Wells officiating. Burial in church cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Died Monday at Archusa Convalescent Center. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Ollie WILLIAMS, Quitman; three sons, William WILLIAMS, Arlington, VA; Raynard WILLIAMS, Navado, CA; Algie WILLIAMS, Shubuta; two daughters, Mrs. Doris GIBSON, Quitman; Mrs. Dorothy LAFFERTY, Meridian; a brother, Lonnie WILLIAMS, Quitman; a sister, Mrs. Velma GORDON, Lucedale; 23 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren.

Miss Mary Trudy CARMICHAEL
CCT, 3 Feb 1983
Services for Miss Mary Trudy CARMICHAEL held 10 AM, Center Ridge Baptist Church; Rev. Jerry Doggett officiating; burial in church cemetery; Wright's Funeral Home in charge; age 91, Shubuta, died Wednesday, H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital; survivors - brother, Alvin CARMICHAEL, Shubuta; nieces and nephews

Ernest TODD
CCT, 24 Feb 1983
Services for Ernest TODD held 10 AM Thursday, Elim Baptist Church, Rev. Archie McIntyre officiating; burial in church cemetery; Wright's Funeral Home in charge; age 68, Rt. 3, Quitman, died Tuesday, Watkins Mem. Hosp.; survivors - wife, Mrs. Ethel TODD, Quitman; two sons - Eugene TODD, Quitman and Terral TODD, Lucedale; brother - Will TODD, Quitman; sister, Mrs. Linnie V. SCHRIMPSHIRE, Quitman; 10 grandchildren

Bobby L. DEAN, Sr.
CCT, 29 Sep 1983
Bobby L. DEAN, Sr. - services held 3 PM, Tuesday, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church; Rev. Ralph Smith officiating; interment in church cemetery; age 59; 208 Stainback St., Quitman; d. Sunday in Watkins Memorial Hosp; survivors - wife Doris DEAN, Quitman; 3 daus. - Mrs. Judy HAAS, Gulfport, MS; Mrs. Sandra ROBINSON, Quitman; Mrs. Louri BONNER, Quitman; 2 sons - Bobby DEAN, Jr. & Billy DEAN, Quitman; parents - Mr. & Mrs. G. R. DEAN, Quitman; 2 sisters - Mrs. Margaret BOYKIN, Quitman; Mrs. Helen TUCKER, Temple, Tx; 5 grandchildren; Wright's Funeral Home in charge.
(Note: Wife - Doris Elizabeth BURT, dau. of George Wesley BURT, Jr. and Lavernia Lucille SANDERS)
Mrs. Eula Mae NIXON
CCT, 10 Nov 1983
Services for Mrs. Eula Mae NIXON held Wednesday, 2 PM, First United Methodist Holiness Church, Revs. Glen McLeod and Johnny Mosley officiating; burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery; Wright's Funeral Home in charge; died Sunday at family residence, Stonewall; survivors - husband, Cecil NIXON, Stonewall; two sons, Howard NIXON, Jackson; Jackie Wayne NIXON, Stonewall; two daughters, Mrs. Virginia BURT, Meridian; Mrs. Linda TAYLOR, Stonewall; brother, S. W. (Bud) DEW, Quitman; five sisters, Mrs. Roy CRANFORD and Mrs. J. W. MARS, both of Quitman; Mrs. Loyd LEWIS, Stonewall; Mrs. Van FLEMING, Shubuta; Mrs. Lula DAUGHERTY, Quitman; five grandchildren; three great grandchildren

Mrs. Willie Mae PRITCHETT
CCT, 1 Dec 1983
Mrs. Willie Mae PRITCHETT - services held Sat. at Wright's Funeral Home, Rev. John Edwards and Rev. Dennis Kennedy officiating; burial at Stonewall Cemetery; age 72; d. Thursday in H. C. Watkins Hosp., Quitman, Clarke Co., MS; survivors - dau. Mrs. Frankie SMITH, Mobile, AL; 5 sons - Cleo DAVIS, Stonewall; Jack DAVIS, Quitman; Bobby PRITCHETT, Stonewall; John PRITCHETT, Van Cleave; Billy Wayne PRITCHETT, Stonewall; 3 brothers - Junior MOSLEY, Meridian; Edward MOSLEY, Fairhope, AL; Eugene WHITE, CA; 12 grandchildren & 3 great grandchildren.

Robert Wesley (Bob) BRASHIER
CCT, Thursday, 22 Dec 1983
Services for Robert Wesley (Bob) BRASHIER, 85, Rt. 1, Shubuta, held Friday, 2 PM, Zion Rest Congregational Methodist Church, Revs. Russell Cottingham and Rubert Blue officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Died Thursday, Laurel General Hospital. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Kate BRASHIER, Shubuta; a son, Robert W, BRASHIER, Jr., Laurel; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren.

Walter Dale ROBINSON
CCT, Thursday, 22 Dec 1983
Services for Walter Dale ROBINSON, 26, Rt. 3, Quitman, held 2 PM, Sat., Northrup Baptist Church, Revs. Ray Smith, Tommy Parker, and Charles Lewis officiating. Burial in Covington Cemetery. Died Thursday at University of Arizona. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Sharon ROBINSON, Quitman; a son, Christopher D. ROBINSON, Quitman; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon ROBINSON, Quitman; two brothers, Robert L. ROBINSON, Mobile, AL; Lewis L. ROBINSON, Saint JohnS, AZ. Wright Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Gid Martin IVEY
CCT, 29 Dec 1983
Services for Gid Martin IVEY held 2 PM, Thursday, Stonewall Baptist Church, Revs. Albert McCullen, Wilton Bennett, Buddy Braddock officiating; burial in Stonewall Cemetery; Wright's Funeral Home in charge; age 79, Stonewall, died Monday, H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital, Quitman; survivors - son Buddy Ray IVEY, Forsyth, GA; sister, Miss Willie Mae IVEY, Stonewall; one grandchild and one niece

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