1985
Slater HARRIS
CCT, 3 Jan 1985
Services for Slater HARRIS held 29 Dec, 2:30 PM, Pine Grove Baptist Church, Revs. Aubrey Jones
and Jim Hill officiating; burial in church cemetery; Wright's Funeral Home in charge; age 76, Rt. 3,
Quitman; died 28 Dec at home; survivors - wife, Myrtle HARRIS, Quitman; several nieces and
nephews.
George BUZEK
CCT, 28 Mar 1985
Services for George BUZEK, 77, Quitman, held Wednesday, 27 Mar, 10 AM, Wright's
Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. Larry Browning and Terry Wayne Ivy officiating. Burial in
Coopers Chapel Cemetery. Died 25 Mar, VA Hospital, Jackson. Survivors - son, George
BUZEK, Jr.; daughter, Nayoka LEWIS, Quitman; five grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren.
Edwin Leon CARROLL
CCT, 28 Mar 1985
Jim CULPEPPER
CCT, 28 Mar 1985
Services for Jim CULPEPPER, 78, 210 Ferrell Ave., Quitman, held Friday, 22 Mar, 2 PM,
Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. Rex Yancey and Ray Stokes officiating. Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Died 25 Mar, Kings Daughters and Sons Rest Home. Member of First Baptist
Church, Quitman, and Terral Lodge No. 514, F&AM. Served four terms as Chancery Clerk, Clarke
County. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Alice CARTER CULPEPPER, Quitman; daughter, Mrs.
Carmen HAMMACK, Savannah, GA; brother, Joe E. CULPEPPER, Kansas (City?), MO.
Charlie TILLMAN
CCT, 28 Mar 1985
Lester Leroy PEARSON
CCT, 11 Apr 1985
Graveside services for Lester Leroy PEARSON, 62, Quitman, held Monday, 8 Apr,
2 PM, Mont Rose Cemetery, Rev. Leland Goodman officiating. Wright's Funeral Home in charge.
Died Friday, 5 Apr, H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. Survivors - son, Leroy PEARSON,
Pachuta; three daughters, Mrs. Mary DUNN, Pachuta; Mrs. Shelia WHITE, Oxford,
AR; Mrs. Diane LEWIS, Bessemer, AL; two brothers, Henry PEARSON, Jacksonville,
FL; William PEARSON, Houston, TX; eight grandchildren.
Cecil Howard NIXON
CCT, 9 May 1985
Services for Cecil Howard NIXON held Monday, 6 May, First United Pentecostal Church; Revs.
Glen McLeod and Johnny Mosley officiating; burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery; Wright's Funeral
Home in charge; age 70, died Saturday, F. G. Riley Memorial Hospital, Meridian; survivors -
son, Howard NIXON, San Rafael, CA; two daughters, Mrs. Virginia BURT, Meridian; Mrs. Linda
PATRICK, Quitman; two brothers, Clarence NIXON, Tuscaloosa, AL; W. W. NIXON, Quitman; two
sisters, Mrs. Grace BECKMAN, Quitman; Mrs. Ella Mae MARSHALL, Fort Myers, FL; eight
grandchildren; four great grandchildren
Floyd Franklin IVY
CCT, 18 Jul 1985
Services for Floyd Franklin IVY held 3 PM, Rolling Creek Baptist Church; Rev. Wilson Bennett
officiating; burial in church cemetery; Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements; age 72,
died Sunday, 7 Jul, Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center, Meridian; survivors - wife, Mrs. Susan
IVY, Quitman; four sons, Cecil Earl IVY, Morgan City, LA; Jerry WILLIAMS? Brandywine, MD; George
IVY, Phillipsburg, NJ; Ben IVY, Sacramento, CA; six daus., Mrs. Eloise
ROBINSON, Quitman;
Mrs. Earline TRAMMELL, Bunkie, LA; Mrs. Jaunice SINGLETON, Byhalia; Mrs. Bonnie GOSTINSKI,
Luzerne, PA; Mrs. Willie Mae STEWART, Panama City, FL; Mrs. Louise INGLES, Harveys Lake, PA;
two sisters, Mrs. Christine REED, Weatherly, PA; Mrs. Ethel LONG, Enterprise; 29 grandchildren;
14 great grandchildren
(Note: Tombstone shows date of death 8 Jul 1985)
Walker Walter NIXON
CCT, 15 Aug 1985
Services for Walker Walter NIXON held Thursday, 3 PM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel; Revs.
Wilbur Hall & Jerry Bishop officiating; burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery; age 69, Rt. 3, Quitman;
died Tuesday at his home; survivors - wife, Mrs. Lois NIXON, Quitman; bro., Clarence NIXON,
Tuscaloosa, AL; two sisters, Mrs. Mae MARSHALL, Ft. Myers, FL; Grace BECKMAN, Quitman.
Moody D. COOPER
CCT, 3 Oct 1985
Funeral services held Wednesday, 2 Oct, 10 AM, Wright's Chapel for Moody D. COOPER, 75,
Bossier City, LA; native of Quitman; services conducted by Rev. Larry Browning; interment
in Odd Fellows Cemetery; survivors - son, Don COOPER, Shreveport, LA; one grandson.
R. B. DAVIS, Jr.
CCT, Thursday, 3 Oct 1985
R. B. (Bob) DAVIS, Jr., Atlanta, GA, died September 6; survivors - wife, Vera STURDIVANT
DAVIS; daughter, Miss Marilyn DAVIS, Marietta, GA; sister, Mrs. J. B. PEAVEY, Meridian, MS;
brother, U. H. DAVIS, Boonville, MS; three nephews; funeral services held 8 Sep, 2 PM.
Chapel of Howard Carmichael & Sons; Rev. Michael Coggin officiated; interment in Forrest
Lawn Cemetery, Atlanta; member of Dogwood Hills Baptist Church; 72 years of age; native
of Clarke County but made home in Atlanta past 30 years, employed by Delta Airlines.
Louis Vivian DENHAM
CCT, 3 Oct 1985
Funeral services held 17 Jul 1985, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel for Louis Vivian
DENHAM, who died at Springhill Memorial Hospital, Mobile, AL, 13 Jul; 75 years old;
resident of Eight Mile, AL; native of Crandall, MS; Rev. Dot Anderson conducted memorial
services; burial at Cedar Creek Cemetery; survivors - two daughters, Mertie MERIFIELD,
Mobile, AL, and Frances BLASCHKE, Plantation, FL; two brothers, Cliffis DENHAM, Stonewall,
and Eugene DENHAM, Mobile, AL; four grandchildren.
Dora Lee STALLINGS
CCT, Thursday, 3 Oct 1985
Funeral services held Wednesday, 2 Oct, 2 PM, Wright's Chapel, for Dora Lee STALLINGS,
96, Quitman; burial in Hepzibah Community; survived by nieces and nephews.
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