12, 198 THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL DEATHS TN EDITION DUMAS Murry J. Crawford, 71. retired Tippah County school bus driver, died Friday at Tippah CounHospital after a long illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Ripley (Miss.) Funeral Home with burial in Box Chapel Cemetery near the Pine Grove community near here.
He was a Baptist. Crawford, the husband of May Etta Crawford. also leaves two daughters, Mrs. Peggy Richardson of Ripley and Mrs. Carolyn Phagan Shreveport, three sons.
Victor Crawford, Wade Crawford and Clay Crawford, all of Ripley; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Stroupe of Ripley and Mrs. Ara Pannell of Booneville, 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. EUPORA Lee Roy Griffin, 75, retired farmer and factory employee, died Friday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a short illness. Services will be at 2 p.m.
today at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Webster County, where he was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. Oliver Funeral Home has charge. Griffin, the husband of Ollie Bailey Griffin, also leaves two sons, James L. Griffin and Kenneth Griffin, both of Eupora; two sisters, Mrs.
Robbie Greer of Columbus and Mrs. Irene Kees of McComb, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. HICKORY FLAT Mrs. Willie Collins Hudspeth, 82, died Saturday at Tippah County Hospital in Ripley after a short illness. Services will be at 3 p.m.
today at Bethel United Methodist Church in Benton County with burial in the church cemetery. McBride Funeral Home of Ripley has charge. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church near Ripley. Mrs. Hudspeth, the widow of Robert Ottis Hudspeth, leaves a daughter, Mrs.
Mae Etta Hunt, and a son, Dennis Hudspeth, both of Hickory Flat, and a granddaughter. ISOLA Mrs. Mary M. Johnson, 60, died Friday at South Sunflower County Hospital in Indianola after a short illness. Services will be at 2 p.m.
today at First Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Indianola Memorial Gardens. Memorial Funeral Home of Indianola has charge. Mrs. Johnson leaves three daughters, Mrs. Mary Lee Myers of Isola, Nancy Tower Inverness and Mrs.
Patsy Sanders of Delta City; five sons, James O. Johnson of Greenville, and Kenneth W. Johnson, William Nathan Johnson, Tony Dean Johnson and David Leon Johnson, all of Indianola; a sister, Mrs. Frances Hopper of Tiplersville, 14 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. IUKA Mrs.
Mary Electra 'Lec' Williamson, 71, formerly of Memphis, retired employee of William R. Moore Dry Goods and former employee of Doyle's Snack Bar, both in Memphis, died at 5:25 a.m. Saturday at Methodist Hospital in Memphis after a long illness. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South in Memphis with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery South.
She was a member of Broad- MEMPHIS, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY ARKANSAS BLYTHEVILLE Mrs. Louise Allen, 83, of Tallahassee, formerly of Blytheville, died Thursday at Longterm Care Center in Tallahassee. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Elmwood Cemetery. Cobb Funeral Home has charge.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Allen, the widow of J. Allen, leaves a son, Berry R. Allen of Pensacola, a sister, Mrs.
Billie Ellsworth of Hot Springs, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. CHERRY VALLEY Justin Dale Mashburn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wayne Mashburn of Nashville, died Thursday in Nashville. Services be p.m.
today at Jackson's Funeral Home in Harrisburg with burial in Hawk Cemetery. The child also leaves his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cherry Valley, and Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Bushong of Nashville, and his great -grandparents, Robert Loggins of Bay, Mrs. Robbie Loggins of Jonesboro, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bushong of Trumann. WEST HELENA Thomas Lee Gatlin, 67, retired truck driver, died Friday at Baptist Hospital in Memphis after a long illness.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at RollerCitizens Funeral Home with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. He was a Baptist. Gatlin, the husband of Dorothy Gatlin, also leaves a son, C. W.
Gatlin of West Helena; a sister, Mrs. Gerald Ives of Beebe, a grandson and a great-granddaughter. WEST HELENA Albert Patrick Rawlings, 80, retired electrician, died Friday at Baptist Hospital in Memphis after an extended illness. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery in Helena.
He was a member of Helena Church of God of Prophecy and a World War II Army veteran. Rawlings, the husband of Iola Jenkins Rawlings, also leaves a daughter, Mrs. Judy Heidelberger of Friars Point, two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Hanco*ck of Helena and Mrs. June Daniels of West Memphis; a brother, David Rawlings of Booneville, two grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.
WYNNE Vardie Westbrook, 85, retired grocer, died Friday at Cross County Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Funeral Home in Memphis Roller with burial in Bassett Cemetery. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Bassett. Westbrook leaves a son, James Westbrook of Wynne, and two grandchildren.
MEMPHIS BOBBY DAN BILLINGS, 54, of Memphis, driver for Choctaw Friday at his home after a short illness. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. He was a member of Leila Scott Masonic Lodge. He leaves his wife, Betty Jean Billings; a daughter, Ms.
Dana Lynn Billings; two sons, Daniel Billings and David Billings; three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Pulley, Mrs. Ann Rhodes Smith and Mrs. Susan Funk, and a brother, Clyde N. Billings Jr.
of Memphis, and a granddaughter. MRS. SUSIE DAWSON CARWELL, 97, of 1717 Brookins, died at 1:45 p.m. Thursday at Shelby County Health Care Center. Services will be at 7 p.m.
Tuesday at Early Grove Baptist Church, where she was a longtime member, with burial in New Park Cemetery, at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sons Funeral Home has charge. The widow of Harvey Caldwell, she leaves a brother, Joseph Dawson of Memphis, and a nephew sho cared for her, Harold Thomas Goodrich of Memphis. ALLINGTON LAUGHEAD, 78, of 489 North McNeil, retired self-employed mechanic, died Friday at Methodist Hospital after a long illness. Services will be at 10 a.m.
Monday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a Mason, a Shriner and a member of the Scottish Rite. He was a member of First Evangelical Church. He leaves his wife, Mary Laughead, and several nieces and nephews. NATHANIEL LEE McCUTCHEN, 47, of 2919 Skyway, employee of the Memphis Naval Air Station at Millington, died Saturday morning at this home.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a Marine Corps eran and a member of First Presbyterian Church. He leaves his wife, Gerry Worthy McCutchen; his father, Leon McCutchen Jr. of New Orleans, and a sister, Mrs.
Drucilla Hotz of Knoxville. MS. OLIVET PATTON, 58. of 391 East Trigg, retired employee of South Central Hospital in Chicago, died Friday at William F. Bowld Hospital after a short illness.
N. J. Ford Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Harris Memorial CME Church. She leaves her mother, Mrs.
Fannie Mae Patton of Memphis; two sisters, Mrs. Willie Mae Williams of Los Angeles and Mrs. Clara Mae Ellis of San Bernardino, and a brother, Willie Patton Jr. of Memphis. MRS.
THERESA WILLIAMS, 89, of West Memphis, died Friday at her home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Athens (Ala.) City Roller-Citizens Funeral West Cemetery, Memphis has charge. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in West Memphis and the West Memphis Home Extension Service. She leaves a niece, Mrs.
Caralyn Weiss of Decatur, Ga. MISSISSIPPI BATESVILLE Mrs. Oneita Booth, 57, of Memphis, formerly of Batesville, seamstress, died Thursday at Baptist Hospital in Memphis after an extended illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Concord MB Church, where she was a former member, with burial in the church cemetery.
Hodges Funeral Home of Oxford has charge. Mrs. Booth, the wife of Knox Booth, also leaves two daughters, Mrs. Norma Batten and Mrs. Dinah Laird, both of Memphis; her mother and stepfather, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Thomas of Batesville; six sisters, Mrs. Joyce Lighter Mrs. Bernice Clay, both of LaGrange, Mrs. LaJoyce Dixon of Evanston, Mrs.
Wilma Pickens of Houston, Texas, Mrs. Vivian Henderson of Memphis and Mrs. Anna Jean Chapman of Batesville; five brothers, Charles E. McCain Jr. and Arthur Thomas, both of Batesville, Danny McCain of Lynchburg, Chuck, McCain of Petersburg, Davney McCain of' Naperville, and a grandson.
BRUCE Mrs. Fannie Bell Cox, 92, died Friday afternoon at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a long illness. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Parker Memorial Funeral Home with burial in Bruce Cemetery. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
Mrs. Cox, the widow of Charlie Washington Cox, leaves a daughter, Mrs. Katie Sue Thomas of Slidell, three sons, Clovis Cox of Bruce, C. W. Cox of Greenwood and Ernest Cox of Oxford; a brother, Leonard Rorie of Rienzi, 17 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchil- dren.
CLARKSDALE Mrs. Mabel Christian Regel, 81, died Friday night at Memorial Hospital in Ormond Beach, after a long illness. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. National Funeral Home has charge.
She was a member of Ruth Sunday school class of Oakhurst Baptist Church, Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 115 and the Rolling Along Klub. Mrs. Regel, the widow of James Boyd Regel, leaves two daughters, Mrs. Jimmie D. Lauderdale of Clarksdale and Mrs.
Donald W. Aldridge of Ormond Beach; a son, James Boyd Regel Jr. of Grenada; a sister, Mrs. Virgil Roberson, and a brother, A. L.
Christian, both of Batesville, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. CLEVELAND Ralph William Franklin, 75, retired music professor and band director at Delta State University, died Saturday morning at Bolivar County Hospital after a short illness. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Thweatt-King Funeral Home with graveside services at Rosehill Cemetery in Brookhaven at 2:30 p.m. He was a member of First Baptist Church, a World War II Army Air Corps band director in India, a music book author, a former member of the Rotary Club, a Mason and a Shriner.
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CLEVELAND Holman E. Harp. 74, retired employee of the Corps of Engineers, died Saturday morning at Delta Medical Center after a short illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Thweatt-King Funeral Home with burial in New Cleveland Church.
He was a member of Cleveland First United Methodist Church and an instructor with Army Air Corps Reserves. Harp, the husband of Mary Lois McCracken Harp, also leaves two sons, Jeff Edward Harp Monroe, and James H. Harp of Whittier. and five grandchildren. COLUMBUS Mrs.
Tezzie Lee Kitchens, 68, retired quality control inspector for South Monroe Sportswear in Aberdeen, died Thursday at Baptist Hospital in Booneville after a long illness. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Carbon Hill, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. Memorial Funeral Home has charge. Mrs.
Kitchens, the wife of Lloyd Kitchens, also leaves three daughters, Mrs. John Williams of Jackson, Mrs. Richard Hart of Mountain Home, Idaho, and Mrs. Jim Nechuatal of Shreveport, two sons, James T. Kitchens and John R.
Kitchens, both of Corinth; her mother, Mrs. Ethel Tidwell of Carbon Hill; three brothers, Clarence Tidwell and James Orville Tidwell, both of Carbon Hill, and George Tidwell of Arcadia, 17 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. COMO Oscar Hill, 80, died Friday at his home after a long illness. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Simon Chapel MB Church No.
1 with burial in the church cemetery. Hodges Funeral Home of Oxford has charge. Hill, the husband of CorHill, also son, Henry 'Chick' Hill of Sardis; a sister, Mrs. Corine Holliday of Como, and two brothers, Jim Hill of Sardis and Willie Hill of Cleveland. CRENSHAW Mrs.
Christine Jenkins York, 75, retired cafe manager, died Saturday at Methodist Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Crenshaw Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Peach Creek Cemetery near Sardis. C. 0.
Pate Funeral Home of Senatobia has charge. Mrs. York, the widow of John H. York, leaves three daughters, Mrs. Claudette Jones Southaven, Mrs.
Joyce Houston Senatoof bia and Mrs. Patsy Lynn Self of Pontotoc; sons, Clark Samuel York of Coffeeville and Joseph Eugene York of Greenwood; three sisters, Mrs. Katherine Curtis of Heber Springs, Mrs. Alice Bullard of Booneville and Mrs. Margaret Songer of Lubbock, Texas; a brother, Herbert Jenkins of Pontotoc; a half-brother, Frank Edmandson of Lake Providence, 10 grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren.
way Baptist Church there. Mrs. Williamson leaves three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy McCalman and Mrs. Barbara Carter, both of Memphis, and Mrs.
Linda Brigance of luka: two sons. Paul Williamson of Pensacola, and Robert Williamson of Southaven; a sister. Mrs. Mozelle Cox of Abilene, Texas; three brothers. George Coleman and David Coleman, both of Columbus, and Jack Beebe of Silver Spring, 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
JONESTOWN James Lusk Alcorn Russell, 97, retired landowner and planter, died Friday at Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in Clarksdale after a long illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. today Jonestown United Methodist Church. where he was a former trustee and chairman of the Official Board, with burial in the Alcorn family cemetery. McNeil Funeral Home of Clarksdale has charge.
Russell was also a member of the board of directors of Jonestown Delta Gin, North Delta Compress, Delta Oil Mill and Jonestown Elevator Co. His grandfather, James Lusk Alcorn, was a former governor and pioneer settler of the area. Russell leaves a son, James Alcorn Russell Jr. of Jonestown, and three grandchildren. LELAND Albert Lonnie Andrews, 81, retired teacher and farmer, died of apparent heart attack Friday while hunting in Holmes County near Lexington.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Leland First Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and Sunday school teacher, with burial in New Cleveland (Miss.) Cemetery. Boone Funeral Home has charge. He was a past president of Leland Rotary Club. Andrews, the husband of Ruth Coleman Andrews, also leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Rachel Pyron of Jackson and Mrs. Elaine Sanders of Eatontown, N. a sister, Mrs. Lucille Freeman of Huntsville, a brother, W. B.
Andrews of Starkville, and five grandchildren. The family asks that any memorials be made to Leland First Baptist Church. MARKS Mrs. Mae Henry, 87, died Friday at River Oaks Nursing Clarksdale. Services were Saturday at Kimbro Funeral Home with burial in Forrest Memorial Cemetery in Batesville.
She was a Methodist. Mrs. Henry, the widow of Jesse Henry, leaves two sisters, Mrs. Lorene Conn of Memphis and Miss Edlue Gill of Virginia, and a brother, Burse Gill of Mobile, Ala. MINTER CITY William Lonal Malier, 64, farmer, died Friday at St.
Dominic Hospital in Jackson after a short illness. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Walton Chapel Church near here, where he was a member, with burial in Ruleville Cemetery. Williams Lord Funeral Home of Ruleville has charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran.
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Joseph Calvin Pegues (USA, 61, retired employee of North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, died Saturday at his home after a long illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Baldwin Funeral Home with burial in Black Zion Cemetery near here in Pontotoc County. He was a member of Black Zion Baptist Church and a veteran of the Korean War and Vietnam War. Pegues, the husband of Brigitte Pegues, also leaves two sons, Frank Pegues, stationed with the Air Force in Japan and James Pegues of the home; three sisters, Mrs.
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SARDIS Mrs. Bessie Jones Scruggs, 82, died Friday at Baptist Hospital in Memphis after a long illness. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Moore Funeral Home has charge.
Mrs. Scruggs, the widow of Ernest C. Scruggs, leaves a daughter, Mrs. Rebecca Sue Legge of Memphis; a son, Ernest Lee Scruggs of Sardis, and a grandson. WATER VALLEY Thomas Atkinson, 75, retired farmer, died Saturday at Oxford-Lafayette County Medical Center after a long illness.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Browning Funeral Home with burial in Pinecrest Cemetery near here. He was a Baptist. Atkinson, the husband of Linda Ruth Atkinson, also leaves a daughter, Mrs. Mary Louise Chandler of Oxford; three sons, Thomas Atkinson Randle Atkinson and Curtis Atkinson, all of Water Valley; a sister, Mrs.
Edith Wilson of Oxford; two brothers, John Atkinson and Robert Atkinson, both of Water Valley, 14 grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren. TENNESSEE CEDAR GOVE Mrs. Florence Pendergrass Miller, 89, died Friday night at Lexington Methodist Hospital after a short illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Pafford Funeral Home in Lexington with burial in Waller Cemetery near here.
She was a member of Juno Church of Christ near Lexington. Mrs. the widow of Curry Allen leaves a daughter, Miller, Mrs. Murel Bush of Cedar Grove; a sister, Mrs. Della Mae Anderson of Memphis, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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