1986
Mrs. Lorener E. BISHOP
CCT, Thursday, 2 Jan 1986
Services for Mrs. Lorener E. BISHOP, 76, held Thursday, 1 PM, Barham Funeral Home chapel, Rev.
James Akins officiating. Burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Died Tuesday, 24 Dec, Archusa Convalescent
Center, Quitman. Native of Lauderdale Co. and attended United Pentecostal Church. Survivors - husband,
Silas BISHOP, Meridian; three daughters, Margaret PAGE, Laurel; Lucille JOHNSON,
Philadelphia; Nadine CLEMENTS, Pennington, AL; three sons, T. J. BISHOP and Ray
BISHOP, both of Meridian; Bobby Glen BISHOP, Dalewood Shores; 15 grandchildren. Barham
Funeral Home in charge.
Vernon Clifford SATCHER
CCT, Thursday, 2 Jan 1986
Services for Vernon Clifford SATCHER, 65, Rt. 4, Quitman, held Thursday, 26 Dec, 11 AM, Wright's
Funeral Home chapel, Revs. Myrtle Carney and Johnny Mosley officiating. Burial in
Antioch Cemetery. Died Monday at his residence. Survivors -
wife, Mrs. Rether SATCHER, Quitman; two sons, C. H. SATCHER, Rockdale, TX; Arville
SATCHER, Quitman; three daughters, Mrs. Agnes HARRIS, Meridian; Mrs. Shirley GRAHAM
and Mrs. Julie JACKS, both of Quitman; four sisters, Mrs. Eda GRAHAM, Mrs. Susie SMITH,
Mrs. Lessie DEARMAN, all of Quitman; Mrs. Daisy SMITH, Meridian; ten grandchildren.
Elmo Franklin TEW
CCT, Thursday, 2 Jan 1986
Services for Elmo Franklin TEW, 72, Stonewall, held Thursday, 6 Dec, 2 PM, Wright's Funeral
Home chapel, Rev. Winston Wildmon officiating. Burial in Stonewall
Cemetery. Died Wednesday in Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center, Meridian. Survivors -
wife, Mrs. Sallie B. TEW, Stonewall; a son, Billy Joe TEW, Stonewall; a daughter,
Mrs. Shirley CROCKER, Morgan City, LA; a sister, Mrs. Voncile HARDEE, Pascagoula; five
grandchildren; three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Pearl Elizabeth COBERLY
CCT, Thursday, 9 Jan 1986
Graveside services for Mrs. Pearl Elizabeth COBERLY, 86, Shubuta, held Tuesday, 31 Dec,
McGowan Chapel Cemetery, Rev. Ashley Freeman officiating.
Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Died 29 Dec, H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. Survivors -
husband, Howard C. COBERLY, Shubuta; two daughters, Mrs. Naomi HILL, Shubuta; Mrs.
Rachel SCHOMMER, Ojai, CA; a son, Leo HILL, Garland, TX; three sisters, Mrs. Gladys
NAPP and Mrs. Zetha FAGAN, both of Quitman; Mrs. Ollie WILLIAMS, Shubuta; eight
grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; 14 great great grandchildren.
Chester Lee HIATT
CCT, Thursday, 9 Jan 1986
Services for Chester Lee HIATT, 89, 210 Stainback Ave., Quitman, held Sunday, 5 Jan, Wright's
Funeral Home chapel, Revs. Bob Powell and Johnny Mosley officiating. Burial in Providence Cemetery.
Died 3 Jan at his residence. Survivors - two sons, James W. HIATT, Stonewall; John Lee
HIATT, Santa Rosa, CA; two daughters, Mrs. Christine RILEY, DeSoto; Mrs. Jeanette
MURFF, Quitman; four brothers, Carl HIATT, Oxford; Rex HIATT, Birmingham, AL;
Abner HIATT, Atlanta, GA; Himmy HIATT, Jackson; three sistes, Mrs. Corinne WIGGINS,
Carmichael; Mrs. Emma CARMICHAEL, Crandall; Mrs. Alma ODOM, Oxford; 16 grandchildren;
44 great grandchildren; 10 great great grandchildren.
Tamar S. MOORE
CCT, Thursday, 9 Jan 1986
Services for Tamar S. MOORE, 74, Quitman, held Wednesday, 1 Jan, First Baptist Church, Quitman,
Rev. Rex Yancey officiating. Burial in Oddfellows Cemetery by
Wright's Funeral Home. Died 30 Dec, Watkins Memorial Hospital, following a lengthy illness.
Survivors - husband, Algie MOORE, Quitman; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy NETTLES,
Tallahassee, FL; Mrs. Judy BOYKIN, Quitman; four grandchildren.
Jacob Holland LEWIS
CCT, Thursday, 16 Jan 1986
Services for Jacob Holland LEWIS, 87, held Friday, 10 Jan, 3 PM, Pleasant Grove Methodist Church,
Jasper Co., Rev. Hubert Rutherford officiating. Burial in church cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home
in charge. Died 8 Jan, Archusa Convalescent Center. Survivors - a son, James C. LEWIS, Rose
Hill; three daughters, Mrs. Mattie Bell REYNOLDS and Mrs. Nobie Ruth PINSON, both of
Rose Hill; Mrs. Ruby K. BUNYARD, Meridian; a sister, Mrs. Maudie HUTTO, Pearl River
community; 17 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren.
Larkin N. MOORE
CCT, Thursday, 16 Jan 1986
Services for Larkin N. MOORE, 86, Rt. 1, Box 81, Enterprise, held Sun., 5 Jan, 2 PM, from
Concord United Methodist Church, Revs. Wilton Bennett, Taylor Wallace, and Doyle Moore officiating.
Burial in Concord Cemetery with Webb Funeral Home in charge. Died Friday at his residence. Member
of Concord United Methodist Church and a farmer. Survivors - wife., Mrs. Lucille MOORE,
Enterprise; a daughter, Mrs. Jean BULLOCK, Meridian; six sons, Vergie MOORE, Houma, LA;
Webb MOORE, Stonewall; Bobby MOORE, Madison; Jimmy MOORE, Tampa, FL; Delton
MOORE, Austell, GA; Donnie MOORE, Enterprise; two stepsons, Tommy CRANE and
Jimmy CRANE, both of Meridian; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Leola EZELL and Mrs. Theola
GRAYSON, both of Meridian; 32 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren.
Mr. Harold Ray ODOM
CCT, Thursday, 16 Jan 1986
Mr. Harold Ray ODOM, 47, passed away suddenly early Wednesday morning at his residence in
Cutoff, LA. Native of Clarke Co., MS; had lived in LA past four years. Was a maintenance worker.
Survivors - father, Emanuel L. ODOM, Shreveport, LA; his mother, Esther TEW ODOM,
Fargo, GA; two sons, Mikell ODOM, Lake City, FL; Johnny Ray ODOM, Statenville;
grandmother, Mrs. Ida TEW, Quitman, MS; three sisters, Mrs. Lois MOORE, Homerville, GA;
Mrs. Lucille EICKHORN, Callahan, FL; Miss Anna ODOM, Fargo, GA; four brothers, Vergil
ODOM, Charles ODOM, Dean ODOM, Maurice ODOM, all of Fargo, GA; a number of other relatives.
Funeral services held Sunday 2 PM, Chapel of Roundtree Funeral Home. Officiating was Rev. Jimmy
Landrum. Interment in Fargo Memorial Cemetery, Fargo, GA.
John B. BROCK
CCT, Thursday, 23 Jan 1986
Services for John. B. BROCK, 62, Rt. 1, Quitman, held Monday morning, 10 AM, New Hope Primitive
Baptist Church, Elder Stanley Phillips officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Died Friday at his home.
Survivors - wife, Mrs. Imogene C. BROCK, Quitman; his mother, Mrs. Ida BROCK, Quitman;
a brother, Bobby BROCK, Meridian; two sisters, Mrs. Lucille BOURTWELL (sic?); Mrs.
Marie HINSON, both of Quitman.
(Note: The church/cemetery name is in error; should be New Home Primitive
Baptist Church)
Exie SNOWDEN FAIRCHILD
CCT, Thursday, 23 Jan 1986
Services for Exie SNOWDEN FAIRCHILD, 90, Rt. 2, Enterprise, held Tuesday, 14 Jan, 2 PM, from
Enterprise Baptist Church, Rev. Taylor Wallace officiating. Burial in Enterprise Cemetery, Clarke
Co., with Webb Funeral Home in charge. Died Sunday in H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital, Quitman. Native
of Lauderdale and a housewife. Member of Enterprise Baptist Church. Survivors - a daughter, Claudia
May PATTERSON, Panama City, FL; a son, Cleetis Thomas FAIRCHILD, Enterprise; 15 grandchildren;
a number of great grandchildren.
Mrs. Retha M. McPHEARSON
CCT, Thursday, 23 Jan 1986
Services for Mrs. Retha M. McPHEARSON, 75, held 2 PM Sunday, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Rev.
Jake Williams officiating. Burial in Antioch Church Cemetery in Wayne Co. Died Friday at H. C. Watkins
Memorial Hospital. Survivors - a brother, Matthew MOZINGO, Pascagoula; three sisters, Mrs.
Helen COOK, Vossburg; Mrs. Cannie CARLISLE and Mrs. Emma BYNUM, both of Stonewall.
John Henry STEWART
CCT, Thursday, 23 Jan 1986
Services for John Henry STEWART, 74, Shubuta, held 2 PM Sunday, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel,
Rev. Gaddy officiating. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Died Saturday at H. C. Watkins Memorial
Hospital. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Pearl STEWART, Shubuta; a sister, Mrs. Peal LYONS,
Winfield, AL.
Harvey R. DEARMAN, Sr.
CCT, Thursday, 30 Jan 1986
Services for Harvey R. DEARMAN, Sr., 67, Rt. 1, Quitman, held 1 PM, Monday, 26 Jan, Montrose
Baptist Church, Revs. Dennis Coats and J. W. Williams officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Died
Saturday at his residence. Survivors - wife, Edith DEARMAN, Quitman; three sons, Harvey R.
DEARMAN, Jr., Meridian; Robert Mitchel DEARMAN, Quitman; James Michael DEARMAN,
Blytheville, AR; three daughters, Charlotte MO___, Meridian; Betty EVANS and Beth
ROBINSON, both of Quitman; a brother, Thomas DEARMAN, Quitman; 17 grandchildren; ___ great
grandchildren.
William Leslie SMITH
CCT, Thursday, 6 Feb 1986
Services for William Leslie SMITH, 71, held Friday, 31 Jan 1986, 10 AM, First Baptist Church, Quitman.
Revs. Rex Yancey and Edward Gandy officiated. Burial in Odd Fellows
Cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Died Tuesday, Rush Foundation Hospital, Meridian.
Survivors - wife, Ruby SMITH, Quitman; a sister, Velma S. HELMS, Enterprise.
Genie Wren HURRY WEBB
CCT, Thursday, 6 Feb 1986
Services for Genie Wren HURRY WEBB, 98, Quitman, held Tuesday, 4 Feb 1986, 2 PM, First Baptist Church,
Quitman, with Rev. Rex Yancey officiating. Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Died Sunday at her home. Survivors = three sons, Joe H. WEBB,
Jacksonville, FL; Clyde N. WEBB, Evergreen, AL; James E. WEBB, Bartlesville, OK; a daughter,
Willie Genie TRAWEEK, Quitman; six grandchildren; four great grandchildren.
Collin W. DUNNAM
CCT, Thursday, 13 Feb 1986
Services for Collin W. DUNNAM held in Midland, TX, 1 Feb 1986, Glass Memorial Chapel of the First
United Methodist Church. Dr. Charles Lutrick, Pastor, officiated at the service as well as the burial at
Resthaven Memorial Park. Died 30 Jan 1986, Midland Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness. Born
20 Jan 1899, Quitman, MS, and lived here until he was 24. He moved to Memphis, TN, where he married Gussie
GERLOCK on 14 Aug 1927. They moved to Midland, TX in 1945, where he managed and owned department stores
until his retirement in 1981. Survivors - wife, Gussie GERLOCK DUNNAM; a son, Collin W. DUNNAM,
Jr., Las Vegas, MV; a sister, Mrs. Annie DUNNAM BROADWAY, Meridian, MS; four grandchildren;
four great grandchildren. Preceded in death by his only daughter, Mary Hellen DAVIDSON, 1980.
Virgie BOYKIN MASON
CCT, Thursday, 13 Feb 1986
Services for Virgie BOYKIN MASON, 85, Quitman, held Thursday, 6 Feb, 2 PM, Wright's Funeral Home
Chapel, Revs. W. D. Piggot and George Skelton officiating. Burial in
Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Died Tuesday at her home. Survivors - a son, Marcus W. MASON,
Baytown, TX; two daughters, Opal LUCAS, Quitman; Mildred PRICE, Baytown, TX; two brothers,
W. S. BOYKIN, Demopolis, AL; C. M. BOYKIN, Movile (sic), AL; five sisters,
Ernestine MAY, Union; Mable LUCAS, Prichard, AL; Hattie Ruth BECKMAN, Ophelia BOYKIN
and Ida SYKES, all of Quitman; 10 grandchildren; 33 great grandchildren.
Bonnie K. McNEIL
CCT, Thursday, 13 Feb 1986
Services for Bonnie K. McNEIL, 79, Stonewall, held 2:30 PM, Wednesday, 5 Feb 1986, First Baptist
Church, Stonewall. Burial in Enterprise Cemetery, with
Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Died Monday at her home. Survivors - a son, Charles E. McNEIL,
Basic City; three daughters, Shirley DAVIS, Stonewall; Betty BURNS and Sarah DAVIS,
both of Nashville, TN; a brother, Dr. Ernest J. McGREW, Laurel; four sisters, Devera THODES,
Cleo JENKINS, Roma MYRICK and Etha Jay LANDRUM, all of Laurel; 17 grandchildren; four great
grandchildren.
Mrs. Janice SEALE WATKINS
CCT, Thursday, 13 Feb 1986
Mrs. Janice SEALE WATKINS, 29, died 4 Feb 1986. Funeral services held 2 PM, Friday, 7 Feb 1986,
First Pentecostal Holiness Church, Crystal Springs, with graveside services held at 10 AM, Saturday,
8 Feb 1986, Archusa Memorial Gardens, Quitman. Former resident of Quitman. Survivors - husband, Amos
Stephen WATKINS, Jr.; sons, Wesley Earl WATKINS and Adam Richmond WATKINS, Crystal
Springs; parents, Rev. and Mrs. James Milton SEALE, Quitman; sisters, Mrs. Glenda DOBBINS
and Mrs. Patsy TODD, both of Quitman; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Gladys STAFFORD, Oklahoma
City, OK.
Lula "Granny" WILKINS
CCT, Thursday, 13 Feb 1986
Graveside services for Lula "Granny" WILKINS, 99, Enterprise, held Thursday, 6 Feb, 3:30 PM,
Stonewall Cemetery with Rev. Taylor Wallace officiating.
Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Died Wednesday at her residence. Survivors - two daughters, Mrs.
Gladys LITTLE, Enterprise; Mrs. Lillie PURVIS, Meridian; five grandchildren; 18 great
grandchildren; six great great grandchildren.
Ida HALL
CCT, Thursday, 20 Feb 1986
Services for Ida HALL held 20 feb 1986, 1 PM, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Rev. Nichols officiating.
Burial in church cemetery with Enterprise Funeral Home in charge. Survivors - a daughter, Orell
DeLOACH, Meridian; a granddaughter, Dora KERN; two grandsons, Ronnie HALL and Ricky
HALL; four great grandchildren.
James William JOHNSON, Sr.
CCT, Thursday, 20 Feb 1986
Services for James William JOHNSON, Sr., 67, Stonewall, held Thursday, 13 Feb 1986, Assembly of
God Church, Stonewall, Rev. C. A. Farmer officiating. Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Died Tueaday
in F. G. Riley Memorial Hospital, Meridian. Survivors - a son, James W. JOHNSON, Jr., Hartsville,
SC; six brothers, Bobby JOHNSON and Douglas JOHNSON, both of Mount Dora, FL; Charles
JOHNSON, Umatilla, FL; Marion JOHNSON, Sorento, FL; Preston JOHNSON, Pensacola, FL;
Ronnie JOHNSON, Eustis, FL; a sister, Betty NEWSOM, Meridian; two grandchildren.
(Note: Buried at Stonewall Cemetery)
Louella Tabitha McDONALD
CCT, Thursday, 20 Feb 1986
Services for Louella Tabitha McDONALD, 84, Rt. 1, Quitman, held from Webb Funeral Home Chapel Sunday,
16 Feb 1986, Revs. John Edwards & Benton Goodman officiating; burial in
Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Died Friday, H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital; housewife and member of
Union Baptist Church; survivors - two daus., Lois McDONALD, Meridian; Janelle SMITH, Sandersville;
two sons, Roger McDONALD and Robert McDONALD, both of Quitman; two sisters, Celeste BAILEY,
Detroit, MI; Willie Mae GILMORE, Birmingham, AL; three grandchildren; six great grandchildren
(Note: Husband, Roger Hobson McDONALD, Sr. and dau. of Willie E. FONTAINE and Martha Ann FORD)
James Bryant MOFFETT
CCT, Thursday, 20 Feb 1986
Services for James Bryant MOFFETT, 58, Meridian, will be held today, 20 Feb 1986, Webb Funeral Home
Chapel. Burial in Magnolia Cemetery. Services will be conducted by Dr. Beverly Tinnin. Died 18 Feb,
Anderson's Hospital, Meridian. Member of First Baptist Church, Meridian; member of Veterans of Foreign Wars;
a Mason and a Shriner. Survivors - mother, Mrs. Gladys MOFFETT, Stonewall; two daughters, Mrs.
Pam WILLIAMS; Mrs. Sally M. SMITH, Meridian; one sister, Nita LAWRENCE, Decatur, AL;
three grandchildren.
Lee Edward TAYLOR
CCT, Thursday, 20 Feb 1986
Services for Lee Edward TAYLOR, 66, Rt. 2, Enterprise, held 10 Feb 1986, Wright Funeral Home Chapel.
Died 8 Feb, Jeff Anderson Memorial Hospital, Meridian. Dr. Albert McMullen, Revs. John Edwards, and Jessie
Griffith officiated at services and at burial, Stonewall Cemetery.
Survivors - three sons, Lamar TAYLOR, James TAYLOR, and Raymond TAYLOR, Stonewall; one brother,
John R. TAYLOR, Mobile, AL; one sister, Mary GREER, Fellowship; three grandchildren.
(Note: No stone found at Stonewall Cemetery when cemetery inscriptions compiled in 1999)
Pearl BOSWELL ADAMS
CCT, Thursday, 27 Feb 1986
Services for Pearl BOSWELL ADAMS, 93, Clinton, held Friday, 21 Feb 1986, 11 AM, Wright's Funeral Home
Chapel, Revs. Jerry Bishop and Ed Brashier officiating. Burial in Old
Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Died Wednesday, Hinds General Hospital, Jackson. Survivors - a daughter,
Eula Neal BRASHIER, Clinton; a sister, Eunice McGOWAN, Quitman; three grandchildren.
Robert Luther CROSS
CCT, Thursday, 27 Feb 1986
Funeral services for Robert Luther CROSS, 86, held Wednesday, 26 Feb 1986, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel,
Quitman, 2 PM. Died Monday, 24 Feb, Druid City Regional Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL, following a short
illness. Revs. Edward Jussly and Rex Yancey officiated. Burial at
Oddfellows Cemetery. Survivors - wife, Elsie JONES CROSS, Quitman; a daughter, Elizabeth
McLEOD, Tuscaloosa, AL; four grandchildren, Karen O'BRIEN CONGDON, Fremont, CA; Debbie McLEOD
EDWARDS, Tuscaloosa, AL; Patti McLEOD ZUKLEY, Mobile, AL; Mike McLEOD, Tuscaloosa, AL;
five great grandchildren.
Charles N. DRISKILL
CCT, Thursday, 27 Feb 1986
Services for Charles N. DRISKILL, 59, 2609 41st Ave., Meridian, held 3 PM, Rolling Creek Baptist
Church, Revs. Billy Brumfield and James Edwards officiating. Burial in
Chancellor Cemetery with Stephens Funeral Home in charge. Died Saturday, F. G. Riley Memorial Hospital.
Retired from Hardin's Bakery and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Marguerite
DRISKILL, Meridian; two daughters, Mrs. Marsha GRIFFIN, Pachuta; Mrs. Tammy ROBINSON,
Marion; father,Elbert DRISKILL, Carlton, TX; two sons, Ricky DRISKILL, Clarksdale; Keith
DRISKILL, Meridian; a sister, Mrs. Audrey SMITH, Carlton, TX; a brother, Norwood DRISKILL,
Meridian; three grandchildren; a great grandchild.
Ira MANUEL
CCT, Thursday, 27 Feb 1986
Services for Ira MANUEL, 60, held Saturday, 22 Feb 1986, 1:30 PM, Berry and Gardner Funeral Home,
Quitman, Rev. Calvin Triplett officiating. Burial was to be in Little Zion Cemetery. Died Wednesday,
H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. Survivors - wife, Eula MANUEL, Stonewall; a son, Ira
MANUEL, Jr., Stonewall; mother, Kate Mae GAINES, Laurel; stepfather, Clayton GAINES,
Laurel; a sister, Johnnie Mae BROWN, Chicago, IL; eight grandchildren.
James Woodrow "Joe" MARSHALL
CCT, Thursday, 27 Feb 1986
Services for James Woodrow "Joe" MARSHALL, 68, Oxford, held Saturday, 22 Feb, 11 AM, Wright's Funeral
Home Chapel, Quitman, Revs. Roy Garrison, Rex Yancey and Edward Cooper officiating. Burial in
Pine Hill Cemetery, Clarke Co. Died Wednesday in Starkville.
Employed by MS State Employment Service. Survivors - wife, Mary Alice MARSHALL, Oxford; a son,
Joseph James MARSHALL, Oxford; two sisters, Bessie MAY and Mary MOLPUS, both of
Philadelphia; two brothers, R. V. MARSHALL, Philadelphia; R. E. MARSHALL, DeKalb.
Lucille McLAIN
CCT, Thursday, 27 Feb 1986
Services for Lucille McLAIN held 2:30 PM, Sunday, 23 Feb 1986, New Fellowship Baptist Church,
Enterprise, with Enterprise Funeral Home in charge. Survivors - five daughters, Rosetta CHAMBLISS,
Lorine MACK, and Ruthie Lee SANDERS, all of Meridian; Maritea WILSON and Luella
WILSON, both of Racine, WI; a son, Sylvester McLAIN, Racine, WI; a sister, Mary FORD,
Hickory.
Lois N. NIXON
CCT, Thursday, 27 Feb 1986
Services for Lois N. NIXON held Friday, 21 Feb 1986, 3 PM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel; Revs.
Jerry Bishop and Wilbur Hall officiating; burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery; age 67; died Wednesday,
F. G. Riley Memorial Hospital, Meridian; survivors - sister, Annie Belle IVEY, Quitman; several
nieces and nephews.
(Note: Husband, Walker Walter NIXON; she was dau. of Joseph Alan NICHOLS and
Nancy Ellen MOORE)
Ella Mae ROBERTS
CCT, Thursday, 27 Feb 1986
Services for Ella Mae ROBERTS held 2:30 PM, Sunday, 23 Feb 1986, Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Burial in
church cemetery with Enterprise Funeral Home in charge. Survivors - husband, Gus ROBERTS; two
daughters, Mary Ann ROBERTS and Jennifer ROBERTS, both of Meridian; two sons, Ronnie
ROBERTS and Curtis ROBERTS, both of Meridian; a sister, Lannie Bell MOSLEY, Meridian;
two grandchildren.
Doris NUTT WILIAMSON
CCT, Thursday, 27 Feb 1986
Graveside services for Doris NUTT WILLIAMSON, 64, 4609 Pacific St., Meridian, held Friday, 21 Feb 1986,
10 AM, from Magnolia Cemetery, Rev. Taylor Wallace officiating. Webb Funeral Home in charge. Died Tueaday
at her home. Was a housewife, a member of the Four-Square Gospel Church and a native of Meridian.
Survivors - three brothers, James "Buster" E. NUTT, Enterprise; Roger E. NUTT, Jackson;
Roy A. NUTT, Montgomery, AL; two sisters, Edna P. SPURLIN, Gulfport; Lynn Carol BROWN,
Austin, TX.
Earl JOHNSON
CCT, Thursday, 17 Apr 1986
Services for Earl JOHNSON held Thursday, 10 Apr 1986, 3 PM, Rolling Creek Baptist Church,
Revs. Billy Brumfield, John Edwards, and Jake Williamson officiating; burial followed
in the church cemetery; Wright Funeral Home in charge; age 81, Rt. 1, Quitman, died Sunday
at home; survivors - wife, Sadie JOHNSON, Quitman; five sons, Eddie JOHNSON, Stonewall;
Leroy JOHNSON, Quitman; E. J. JOHNSON, San Antonio, TX; Elmer A. JOHNSON, Vinton, VA;
Thomas Earl JOHNSON, Sterling, AK; daughter, Ruby HALL, Beaumont, TX; two brothers,
Lee JOHNSON, Meridian; Willie JOHNSON, Quitman; 16 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.
Gladys MEANS LAWRENCE
CCT, Thursday, 17 Apr 1986
Services for Gladys MEANS LAWRENCE held Thursday, 10 Apr 1986, 11 AM, Eureka Baptist
Church; Revs. Larry Meadows and Bill Hoffer officiating; burial in church cemetery;
Bumpers Funeral Home in charge; age 82, Rt. 6, Meridian, died Tuesday, H. C. Watkins
Memorial Hospital; survivors - daughters, Faye L. FORD, Meridian; two sisters, Tommie
HARRISON, Butler; Margaret MOORE, Meridian; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Henly E. LONG
CCT, 17 Apr 1986
Services for Henly E. "Jake" LONG held Wednesday, 9 Apr 1986, 11 AM, East Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church; Revs. Jim Hill, Roy McHenry, Dock Williamson, and Claiborne Dearman
officiating; burial in church cemetery; Wright's Funeral Home in charge; age 76, Rt. 3,
Quitman; died Monday at home; survivors - wife, Lois LONG, Quitman; son, James H. LONG,
Quitman; two daughters, Scharlene BOYKIN, Houston, TX; Sherry L. REEDS, Quitman; two
brothers, Eddie LONG and Roy LONG, both of Quitman; five sisters, Edna
FORD, Claudia
HAYES, Maxine ROBINSON, Parnela MOFFETT, Annie CRANFORD, all of Quitman; eight
grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Note: In the above obit, survivor name "Sherry L. REEDS" is in error; should be
"Sherryl L."; Sherryl is my second cousin; she later married Johnny COOK; she died 12
Jun 1994; interred at EPGC)
Mrs. Dannie TUCKER
CCT, Thursday, 17 Apr 1986
Services for Mrs. Dannie TUCKER held Sunday, 13 Apr 1986, Gilfield Baptist Church,
Pushmataha, AL; Rev. Ezekiel Harris officiating; burial in Gilfield Cemetery; Hayden
and Butler Funeral Home in charge; survivors - five sons, Robert TUCKER and Bennie TUCKER,
both of Detroit, MI; Willie Earl TUCKER and John L. TUCKER, both of Whynot; Willie
Charles TUCKER, Lisman, AL; six daughters, Pearlie MAYE, Lonnie JOHNSON, and
Dannie
TUCKER, all of Akron, OH; Ethel TUCKER, Detroit, MI; Louise WILLIS, Yantley, AL;
Lurie D. CAMERON, Quitman; five sisters; one brother; 40 grandchidren; 14 great-grandchidren;
one great-great grandchild.
Jerline WILLIAMS
CCT, Thursday, 17 Apr 1986
Services for Jerline WILLIAMS held Saturday, 12 Apr 1986, 1 PM, Little Zion United
Methodist Church, Stonewall, Rev. Emma McNair officiating; burial in East Cemetery;
Berry and Gardner Funeral Home in charge; survivors - two daughters, Patricia McGRUDDER,
Stonewall; Gwendolyn MURRAY, Spring Valley, NY; four sisters, Lola JORDAN, Sandersville;
Betty TEAQUE, Houston, TX; Bernice RAY, Rosetta CHATMAN, both of Stonewall; step-sister,
Odessa DOBY, Stonewall; nine grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren.
Wellye James BUNTYN
CCT, Thursday, 24 Apr 1986
Services for Wellye James BUNTYN, 91, Union, held Saturday, 19 Apr 1986, 11 AM, First
Baptist Church, Union, Revs. Terrell Suggs and Gordon L. Sansing officiating. Burial in
Union Cemetery, Stephens-Union Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Died Thursday, F. G.
Riley Memorial Hospital. Member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter,
Annie Margaret HOWLE, Union; two grandchildren, James T. SPEED, Meridian;
Robert James HOWLE, Summertime, TN; four great-grandchildren, Celia, Carter,
Margarete, and Tom SPEED.
Joseph F. KEYES
CCT, Thursday, 24 Apr 1986
Services for Joseph F. KEYES, 74, Tallulah, LA, held in Tallulah, 12 Apr 1986, 4 PM,
Crothers Funeral Home, Rev. D. T. Williams officiating. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Died 11 Apr, Lake Providence, LA; native of MS. Survivors include wife, Emma KEYES.
Tallulah; four sons, Joseph KEYES, Jr., Ruston, LA; Edgar Ray KEYES, Charles E.
KEYES, both of Tallulah; Robert KEYES, Vicksburg; six daughters, Marie
HURLEY, West Monroe; Betty Lou MILES, Lake Providence; Peggy SMITH,
Meridian; Jeanette BOMAN, Marilyn ARMSTRONG, both of Quitman; Sandy BOWDEN,
Collinsville; a brother, Frank KEYES, Newellton; two sisters, Tina Mae HULL,
Vivian WATSON, both of Vicksburg; 41 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Carl A. NELSON
CCT, Thursday, 24 Apr 1986
Graveside services for Carl A. NELSON, 81, Enterprise, held Tuesday, 22 Apr 1986,
10 AM, Enterprise Cemetery. Rev. Taylor Wallace conducted services. Wright's Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Agnes NELSON, Enterprise; two sons,
Steve NELSON, Merritt Island, FL; Jan NELSON, Titusville, FL; one brother,
Wilbert NELSON, Onamia, MN; one grandchild.
Illa ROBERTS PRUITT
CCT, Thursday, 24 Apr 1986
Services for Illa ROBERTS PRUITT, 72, Rt. 4, held Sunday, 20 Apr 1986, 2 PM, Wright's
Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. Bernice Flemming and Vernon Bishop officiating. Burial in Antioch Cemetery. Died Saturday at her residence. Survivors include husband, W. T. PRUITT,
Quitman; five sons, Earl PRUITT, Toxey, AL; J. C. PRUITT, Quitman; Roy
PRUITT, Melvin, AL; John D. PRUITT, Harvey Lee PRUITT, both of Gilbertown; three
daughters, Earline ALLEN, Stonewall; Lillie SMITH, Lucedale; Hazel
BONNER, Quitman; two brothers, Albert ROBERTS, Edgar ROBERTS, both of Quitman;
two sisters, Lille CARNEY, Minnie BOYKIN, both of Quitman; 19 grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren.
Mime REEVES
CCT, Thursday, 24 Apr 1986
Services for Mime REEVES, 80, held Friday, 18 Apr 1986, 2 PM, Wright's Funeral Home
chapel, Revs. Jake Williams and Grady Crowell officiating. Burial in Covington
Cemetery.
Died Wednesday at her residence, Clarke Co. Survivors include six sons, Curtis REEVES,
Edward J. REEVES, T. C. REEVES, Al REEVES, all of Quitman; Arvin REEVES,
Tuscaloosa, AL; Jimmy REEVES, Hackaberry, AL; two daughters, Gladys ROBINSON,
Quitman; Myrtle SINGLEY, Meridian; three sisters, Julie MOTT, Lena KELLY, Susie
OVERTON, all of Grove Hill, AL; 36 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren;
21 great-great grandchildren.
John Jefferson SMITH
CCT, 18 Jun 1986
Services for John Jefferson "Jeff" SMITH held Thursday, 12 Jun 1986, Wright's Funeral
Home chapel; Revs. Albert McMullen, C. A. Farmer, and James Roberts officiating;
burial in Crossroads Cemetery; age 88, Stonewall; died Tuesday, 10 Jun 1986, H. C. Watkins Memorial
Hospital; veteran of WW1 and member of VFW Post No. 982; member of American Legion and
a Methodist; charter member of Stonewall Lions Club and active supporter of Stonewall
Recreation Complex; survivors - son, J. W. SMITH, Mobile, AL; seven grandchildren; six
great grandchildren.
(Note: Son of John W. SMITH and Mary Ann "Molly" WHITE)
Clyde Watson? BURT
CCT, 3 Dec 1986
Funeral services for Clyde Watson? BURT, Shubuta, held from Wright's Funeral Home Chapel,
Friday, 28 Nov 1986, 11 AM; Revs. Terral Stringer and Bob Powell conducted service; burial
followed at Providence Cemetery; age 77, died at residence 25 Nov 1986; survivors - wife,
Estelle
FLEMING BURT, Shubuta; three sons, Clyde Clifton BURT, Quitman; Jesse William
BURT, Meridian;
Rev. Howard E. BURT, Indianapolis, IN; dau., Mary DeLois DAVIS, Waynesboro; four bros., Leroy
BURT, George CAMPBELL, and Wesley CAMPBELL, Quitman; Earl BURT, Meridian; sister, Lois
McWILLIAMS, Quitman; nine grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren
(Note: Tombstone shows Clyde Wilson BURT; middle name in obit apprently in error)
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