Mrs. Ada PACE MARTIN, 90, 427 E. Franklin, Quitman, passed away 30 Dec 1986 at her residence. Services from Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, 1 Jan 1987, 2 PM. Revs. Rex Yancey and Herman Kelly officiated with interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Survivors - one stepson, Ike E. MARTIN, Meridian; a daughter, Ikie Belle DORMAN, Quitman; three grandchildren; one great grandchild.

Mr. James Leon RALEY, 77, 121 4th Ave., Meridian, passed away 3 Jan 1987, East Mississippi State Hospital Nursing Home. Funeral services held 5 Jan 1987, Webb Funeral Home. Graveside services at Center Grove Baptist Church, Lauderdale Co., Revs. Tommy Scarborough and Kevin Griffin officiating. Survivors - three sisters, Mrs. Juanita GODWIN, Meridian; Mrs. Susie SHIRLEY, Shubuta; Mrs. Mary REEVES, Quitmanl seven brothers, Arthur RALEY, L. J. RALEY, Roy RALEY, all of Meridian; Charles RALEY, Pascagoula; Hubert RALEY, Murfreesboto, TN; Billy and Jack RALEY, both of Canton, NC; several nieces and nephews. Born in Clarke Co. and member of Wesley United Meethodist Church, Meridian.

Reverend Aubrey G. SMITH, 74, Rt. 1, Quitman, passed away, 31 Dec 1986, F. G. Riley Hospital, Meridian. Funeral services from Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 2 Jan 1987, Revs. Grady Crowell and Jerry Bishop officiating. Interment in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Alice SMITH, Quitman; two sons, Arval G. SMITH and Kelsa R. SMITH, both of Quitman; one daughter, Glynna IVY, Quitman; five brothers, Garland N. SMITH, Asheville, NC; Arlis E. SMITH, Lake; Owen R. SMITH, Gulfport; W. D. SMITH, Brunswick, GA; Durward SMITH, Forest; five sisters, Sylvia BOREN?, Mobile, AL; Thelma SAUCIER, Hattiesburg; Emmai WILLIAMS, Gulfport; Exie Dee BURRIS, Franklin, TN; Miss Floy SMITH, Phillipine Islands; eight grandchildren; two great grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mr. David Hope VENTRESS, Sr. held from graveside at Zion Rest Cemetery, 2 PM, 4 Jan 1987. Rev. Walter Bruce officiated. Was a 68 year old resident of Houston, TX. Passed away 1 Jan 1987 in Houston. Survivors - wife, Reba Jo VENTRESS, one son, David H. VENTRESS, Jr.; one daughters, Nancy Ruth PAGE; two grandchildren; all of Houston.

Mrs. Mary Louise ANDREWS, 64, Stonewall, passed away, 11 Jan 1987, Watkins Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 PM, 14 Jan 1987, Stonewall Cemetery, Rev. Albert McMullan officiating. Survivors - husband, John D. ANDREWS; three sons, Bill ANDREWS, Stuart, FL; Jackie ANDREWS, Carson; Dennis ANDREWS, Stonewall; two daughters, Kitty ANDREWS, West Palm Beach, FL; Debra DUNHAM, Stuart, FL; one sister, Mrs. Marie HELENBARK, Memphis, TN.

Funeral services for Edward L. "Scooter" DABBS, Sr., 59, New Orleans, LA, held 22 Jan 1987, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, New Orleans, LA. Died January ...(Note: Part of this obit was missing from the paper)...Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum. Was a nephew of Frank A. McLENDON, Quitman, and a first cousin to G. F. DABBS, Jr., Billy DABBS, and John S. DABBS, all of Quitman. Survivors - wife, Stella MURUTES DABBS; three children, Edward L. DABBS, Jr., Dennis T. DABBS, and Adrienne DABBS OWEN; a sister, Mrs. Arthur Merle DABBS DAUGHERTY; a brother, Rosier Willis DABBS; one granddaughter.

Funeral services for Mrs. Quin Nell (Polly) HORNE, Hillcrest Dr., Meridian, held 22 Jan 1987, Webb Funeral Home Chapel, Meridian. Died Tuesday, 20 Jan 1987, Mississippi Baptist Hospital, Jackson. Dr. Wayne Riley conducted the service. Burial in Magnolia Cemetery, Meridian. Native of Clarke Co. and a member of South Side Baptist Church, Meridian, Earnest Workers Circle of King's Daughters and Sons, and member of Hillcrest Home and Garden Club. Operated a fabric shop in Waynesboro about 20 years. Survivors - two daughters, Mrs. Sandra PARKS, Gulfport, MS; Mrs. Sacky HOLDINESS, Sigonella, Sicily; two sistes, Mrs. Marguerite MASSINGILL, Meridian; Mrs. Beatrice METZ, Memphis, TN; a brother, Mr. John E. BRYAN, Phoenix, AZ; four grandchildren.

Mr. Harvey Hugh CHATHAM, 95, Rose Hill, passed away 23 Jan 1987, Jasper General Hospital, Bay Springs. Services held from Green Valley Congregational Methodist Church 25 Jan 1987, Dr. Tommy Davis officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Survivors - one daughter, Mrs. Christine COMBEST, Pachuta; one brother, Carl CHATHAM, Rose Hill; four grandchildren; six great grandchildren.

Mr. Robert Henry LEE, 61, Rt. 1, Quitman, passed away 28 Jan 1986 (Note: year should be 1987, Riley Memorial Hospital, Meridian. Services held 30 Jan 1987, Rolling Creek Baptist Church, Revs. Glen McLeod and Billy Brumfield officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Maudie LEE, Quitman; five daughters, Mrs. Paulette WELBORN, Miss Becky LEE, Mrs. Tina SHELTON, Quitman; Mrs. Dean RALEY, Columbus; Mrs. Frances HUBBERT, York, AL; three brothers, J. C. LEE, Mobile, AL; William C. LEE, Eugene LEE, Quitman; one sister, Mrs. Ruby MAZINGO, Quitman; ten grandchildren.

Mrs. Mollie LEWIS HERRING, 82, Highway 18 East, Pachuta, passed away 12 Feb 1987, Jeff Anderson Memorial Hospital, Meridian. Services held 14 Feb 1987, Pachuta Methodist Church. Revs. George Skelton and W. D. Piggott officiated with burial in Pachuta Cemetery. Survivors - two sons, Glen Lee TILLMAN, Gulfport; George Everett TILLMAN, Quitman; three daughters, Agnes MARBLE and Johnnie Fay LONG, both of Meridian; Cora Mae EDDINS, Pachuta; 14 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren.

Mr. Howard Eugene HERRINGTON, 56, Rt. 2, Enterprise, passed away 6 Feb 1987 at his residence. Services held 8 Feb 1987, Enterprise Baptist with Revs. Taylor Wallace, Claude Killian, and Doyle Moore officiating. Burial in Pachuta Cemetery. Survivors - mother, Mattie HERRINGTON, Quitman; wife, Mrs. Barbara HERRINGTON, Enterprise; five sons, Ricky HERRINGTON, Stonewall; Timothy HERRINGTON, Kenneth HERRINGTON, Brian HERRINGTON, Kevin HERRINGTON, all of Enterprise; two brothers, Walter A. HERRINGTON III, Smithton, IL; Stanley HERRINGTON, Enterprise; two sisters, Betty SIMPSON, Brandon; Sandy SANDERS, Jackson.

Services for Mr. Harold Edward MOORE, Sr., 77, Rt. 1, Quitman, held 16 Feb 1987, 10 AM, Calvary Baptist Church. Revs. Dennis Coats and Bud Hicks officiated at services with burial at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Frisco City, AL. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Ora Bell MOORE; one son, Harold E. MOORE, Jr., Quitman; three brothers, Horace MOORE, Fred MOORE and Felix MOORE, all of Rayville, LA; one sister, Mrs. Florence DUGAN, Bogalusa, LA; four grandchildren; four great grandchildren.

Mr. Alvin Melton LEWIS, Sr., 65, Heidelberg, passed away 18 Feb 1987, Hinds General Hospital, Jackson. Services held 20 Feb 1987, Philadelphia United Methodist Church with Revs. Jamie Tynes and Timothy Beard officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Annie G. LEWIS, Heidelberg; two sons, Robert Melton LEWIS and Alvin Melton LEWIS, Jr., both of Heidelberg; three daughters, Mrs. Sherri DOBBS, Abbeville, LA; Mrs. Sandy TWINER, Sylvarena; Mrs. Karen ROWELL, Vossburg; two brothers, William R. LEWIS and T. M. LEWIS, both of Heidelberg; three sisters, Mrs. Katherine STRINGER, McComb; Mrs. Myrtis CASTLE, New Port Richey, FL; Mrs. Myrtle HERNANDEZ, Houston, TX; four grandchildren.

Mrs. Nora GRAHAM SMITH, 74, Butler, AL, passed away 20 Feb 1987 at her residence in Butler. Services held 23 Feb 1987, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. Revs. Jessie Griffith, John Higdon, and Lloyd McAdams officiated with burial in church cemetery. Survivors - husband, Mr. I. D. SMITH; her two sons, Mr. Leo SMITH and Mr. Robert SMITH, both of Seattle, WA; three brothers, Maxie GRAHAM, Needham, AL; Roy GRAHAM, Quitman; Woodrow GRAHAM, Meridian; one sister, Mrs. Flora HARRISON, Butler; thee grandchildren; one great grandchild.

Harold Excell WRIGHT, Brandon, passed away 22 Feb, Rankin General Hospital, Brandon. Services held 24 Feb 1987, Quitman Methodist Church, Revs. Ray Stokes and Don Williams officiating. Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Survivors - five sisters, Mrs. Gladys REDDEN, Quitman; Mrs. Urna CASTLE, Corsicana, TX; Miss Eloise WRIGHT, Meridian; Mrs. Margaret LANE, Brandon. (Note: Only four sisters named).

Miss Bertha C. LAFFERTY, 77, Long Beach, MS, passed away, 16 Mar 1987, Baton Rouge, LA. Services held 20 Mar 1987, Knight's Valley Baptist Church, Dr. David Spencer and Rev. Danny Lafferty officiating. Burial in Pleasant Grove West Cemetery. Survivors - two brothers, Harmon LAFFERTY, Vossburg; Harry LAFFERTY, Millry, AL; one sister, Flossie CLARKE, Vossburg; several nieces and nephews.

Services for Mrs. Roy PRUITT, 35, Rt. 2, Gilbertown, AL, held Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, 20 Mar 1987, 2 PM. Rev. Jessie Griffith officiated. Interment in church cemetery. Passed away 18 Mar 1987. Survivors include wife, Jeanette PRUITT, Gilbertown; one son, Roy Douglas PRUITT, Gilbertown; two daughters, Belinda PRUITT, Melissa PRUITT, both of Gilbertown; father, Mr. W. T. PRUITT, Quitman; four brothers, John D. PRUITT, Harvey PRUITT, both of Gilbertown; Earl PRUITT, Butler, AL; J. C. PRUITT, Quitman; three sisters, Earlene ALLEN, Stonewall; Lillie Maude SMITH, Lucedale; Hazel BONNER, Quitman.

Funeral service for Elizabeth Gage (Beth) ROBERSON, 20, Greenwood, MS, held 2 PM, Saturday, 28 Mar 1987, First United Methodist Church, Greenwood. Rev. Gene Russell officiated. Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Died Thursday, 16 Mar 1987, highway accident near Oxford, MS. Survivors include parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Howard ROBERSON; a brother, William Marion ROBERSON II, Greenwood; maternal grandmother, Mrs. William James ROBERSON, Minter City; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin A. McLENDON, Quitman.

Mr. T. J. IVY, Rt. 4, Quitman, passed away 1 May 1987, Anderson Memorial Hospital, Meridian; 75 years old; Rev. Rex Yancey officiated at services held 4 May 1987, 10 AM; burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery; survivors - wife, Eunice IVY, Quitman; son, Rodney J. IVEY, Quitman; daughter, Linda McCALLISTER, Houston, TX; two brothers, Lawrence IVY and Robert E. IVY, both of Quitman; three sisters, Estelle HARRIS, Earnestine KAMPER, Irene YARBROUGH, all of Quitman; three grandchildren; two great grandchildren.

Funeral services for Miss Beatrice Lee BARRY, 87, Rt. 2, Butler, held from Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, 11 AM, 14 May 1987. Burial at Antioch Cemetery. Passed away at H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital, Quitman, 12 May 1987. Survived by several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Danny BECKMAN, 21, Rt. 3, Quitman, held 15 May, 2 PM, Bethany Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial at Archusa Memorial Gardens. Passed away at Rush Foundation Hospital, 13 May 1987. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Tommie BECKMAN, Quitman; father, Mr. D. L. BECKMAN, Jr., Columbus; mother, Mrs. Elma BECKMAN, Quitman; two brothers, Bruce BECKMAN, Ken BECKMAN, both of Quitman; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Pete MORGAN, Butler, AL; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. BECKMAN, Sr., Quitman.

Funeral services for Mrs. Ada CROSBY BLAIR, 87, held 9:30, 15 May 1987, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel. Burial at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Passed away at Archusa Convalescent Center, Quitman. Survivors - three sons, Warren BLAIR, Joe BLAIR, Jim BLAIR, all of Quitman; three sisters, Lula Mae BARNETT, Geneva HAILES, Viola COVINGTON, Shubuta; nine grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mr. William Henry BOUTWELL, 84, Rt. 1, Pachuta, held from Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, 19 May 1987. Interment in Orange Cemetery, Jasper Co. Passed away at residence 17 May 1987. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Annie Mae BOUTWELL, Pachuta; one son, William L. BOUTWELL, Oak Ridge, TN; one grandchild; two great grandchildren.

Mr. Luther Lamar DAVIS, 75, Rt. 1, Pachuta, passed away at Riley Memorial Hospital, Meridian. Services held 11 AM, 18 May 1987, Homewood Methodist Church, Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Burial at Twistwood Cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Wilhelmina DAVIS; one son, Billy DAVIS, Pachuta; one brother, A. C. DAVIS, Garden City, MI; one sister, Mrs. Winnie HOLLINGSWORTH, Chickasaw, AL; four grandchildren; four great grandchildren.

William Gilmore (Gilly) JAMES, 70, Perry, GA, died Sunday, 10 May 1987. Retired Air Force Base Logistics Specialist; native of Stonewall; living in Perry past 20 years. Services held 2 PM, 12 May 1987, Watson-Hunt Funeral Home chapel, Perry, GA. Burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Perry. Survivors include wife, Marguerite F. JAMES, Perry; a daughter, Betty J. BAUMANN, Atlanta, GA.

Mr. Clyde Howard MOSHER, 63, Enterprise, passed away at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center, 14 May 1987. Funeral services held 16 May 1987, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel. Interment in Archusa Memorial Garden. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Louise B. MOSHER, Enterprise; two sons, Clyde MOSHER, Jr., San Mateo, CA; John D. MOSHER, Pacifico, CA; five stepsons, Johnny IRBY, Kevin IRBY, James IRBY, Delvin IRBY, all of Enterprise; David IRBY, Banckoick (sic?), Thailand; three daughters, Janet KOHLES, Sacramento, CA; Charlotte CAVASCO, Patricia SUKOSKY, both of Pacifico, CA; two stepdaughters, Teresa ROBINSON, Quitman; Donna MOSS, Waynesboro; one brother, Harry MOSHER, Ogden, UT; two sisters, Doris LANTZ, Pacifico, CA; Ethel MATTSON, Santa Rosa, CA; eight grandchildren.

Mr. Paul Leonard PATRICK, 72, passed away at residence, Ripley, MS, 12 May 1987. Services held 3 PM, 14 May, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Burial at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Essie PATRICK; one daughter, Mrs. Paula KNIGHT, Bowling Green, KY; five brothers, Earl ROLISON, Quitman; Herman ROLISON, Shubuta; Jimmy Roy ROLISON, Herbert ROLISON, Gulfport; Jack ROLISON, Ripley; four sisters, Mrs. Mattie COOLEY, Mrs. Ruby CARTEE, Mrs. Marie FLEMING, Gulfport; Mrs. Frances McKENZIE, Hattiesburg; two grandchildren.

David Wilson PRINCE, 79, Rt. 3, Quitman, died Wednesday, 6 May 1987, Rush Foundation Hospital, Meridian; services held 10:30, 8 May 1987, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church; Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements; burial at Pleasant Hill Cemetery; survivors - wife, Mrs. Effie Mae PRINCE, Quitman; dau., Mrs. Dorothy YARBROUGH, Birmingham, AL; sister, Mrs. Viola JONES, Houston, TX; five grandchildren; one great grandchild

Doffie Lucille RILEY, 82, Rt. 1, Quitman, died Monday, 11 May 1987. Services held 11 AM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel. Interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Survivors - five sons, Calvin RILEY, Carey RILEY, both of Quitman; David RILEY, Mendenhall; Wayne RILEY, Meridian; Jack RILEY, Albany, GA; one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn DEARMAN, Quitman; two brothers, L. D. YOUNG, Jr., Tom YOUNG, Quitman; one sister, Mrs. Eunice LARKIN, Livingston, AL; 24 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; one great great grandchild.

Graveside services for Richard David WOODRUFF, Jr., were Saturday, 16 May, 1 PM, Union MS. Stephens Funeral Home in charge. Survivors - infant twin brother, Paul Russell Thomas WOODRUFF; mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Richard WOODRUFF; maternal grandparents, R. H. WATTS and Jo Marion WATTS, Meridian; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willford WOODRUFF, Phelan, CA; paternal great grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. Russell WATTS, Rt. 1, Quitman.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mellie Mae BARRY GRIFFIN held, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, 20 Sep 1987; interment in East Pleasant Grove Cemetery; died 18 Sep 1987, Watkins Memorial Hospital; 79 year old resident of Rt. 3, Quitman; survivors - one son, William L. BARRY, Meridian; one stepson, Leon GRIFFIN, Quitman; one bro., Curtis NEAL, Shreveport, LA; three sisters, Claudie BOYKIN, Arlington, TX; Lois WHITFIELD, Brandon; Eva BARRY, Quitman

Charles Edward BECKMAN, 56, 308 Railroad Ave., Quitman, died 12 Dec 1987, H. C. Watkins Hospital. Services held 14 Dec 1987, Calvary Baptist Church, Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Burial at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Nelda BECKMAN, Quitman; two sons, Charles Ricky BECKMAN, Mark Edward BECKMAN, Quitman; three daughters, Charlotte COATS, Ronda CREEL, Kathy HUNTER, all of Quitman; father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Henry BECKMAN, Quitman; six grandchildren.

Beulah Blanche MERRILL EVANS, 101, Rt. 1, Pachuta, died 7 Dec 1987, Rush Foundation Hospital. Services held 10 Dec 1987, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, West Clarke County, Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Survivors - eight grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, 13 great great grandchildren. z

Miss Annie Miller FORD, 75, Quitman, died 1 Dec 1987 at her residence. Native of Cromwell, AL. Services held Saturday, 5 Dec 1987, 3 PM, Eureka Baptist Church. Burial in Eureka Cemetery. Bumpers Brown - Service Funeral Home, Butler, in charge of arrangements. Survivors - three nephews, Roy MEANS, Quitman; J. T. HUGHES, Gilbertown; Rodney MEANS, Pascagoula.

Horace Canell MOFFETT, 82, Stonewall, died 13 Dec 1987, Jeff Anderson Memorial Hospital, Meridian. Services held 14 Dec 1987, Stonewall Methodist Church. Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Burial at Stonewall Cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Vida MOFFETT, Stonewall; one son, H. L. MOFFETT, Dallas, TX; one daughters, Mrs. Dorothy M. BUFORD, Chapel Hill, NC; three sisters, Mrs. Mae HACKINGS, Mrs. Hortense THOMPSON, Groves, TX; Mrs. Lou Eddy LEGGS, Woodville, TX; five grandchildren; five great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

William Edward NEAL, 79, Rt. 7, Meridian, died 11 Dec 1987, H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. Services held 14 Dec 1987, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Burial in New Bethel Cemetery. Survivors - wife, Gladys NEAL, Meridian; one son, James Edward NEAL, Gila Bend, AZ; six daughters, Frances SOUTHERN, Quitman; Mrs. Inez RHODES, Mrs. Valeria SMITH, Mrs. Imelda POWELL, all of Meridian; Mrs. Ruby MOORE, Columbia, LA; Mrs. Janice GUIN, Faundsdale, AL; 17 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren.

Mary H. OWEN, 87, Shubuta, died 8 Dec 1987, H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. Services held 10 Dec 1987, Shubuta Baptist Church. Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Burial at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Survivors - four sons, Sam OWEN, Carol OWEN, Shubuta; Gaines OWENS, Quitman; Joe OWEN, Jackson; nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren.

Timothy Dale SPRING, 28, Rt. 2, Natchez, died 12 Dec 1987, Jeff Davis Hospital, Natchez. Graveside services held 14 Dec 1987, Zion Rest Cemetery, Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Survivors - father, Guy H. SPRING, Chapel Hill, MS; mother, Lillian PASQUITH, Hot Springs, AR; two brothers, Richard James SPRING, Jackson; Floyd Elza SPRING, Natchez; two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy DRIVER, Heidelberg; Mrs. Patricia Lynn RIVERA, New Orleans; several nieces and nephews.

Barney Benjamin WELCH, 82, Quitman, died 11 Dec 1987, H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. Graveside services held 13 Dec 1987, Vossburg Cemetery. Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Dolly WELCH, Quitman; two sisters, Mrs. Grace W. BRASFIELD, Meridian; Mrs. Mary W. CLARK, Mor Rouge, LA; several nieces and nephews.