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LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE TENNESSEE STATES ARCHIVES ROLL #103 OBITURARIES
JANUARY 1, 1965 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1965
80TH YEAR NO.18 FRIDAY JANUARY 1,1965
HERBERT B.WILLIS--Haywood County landowner,farmer and real estate salesman; son of
MRS.JOHN LANCASTER,and brother of MRS.GEORGE HARGETT & MRS.BURNELL CONNER,all of
Ripley-died Wednesday night of last week in Haywood County Memorial Hospital,after
injured in an auto accident seven miles west of Brownsville on Highway 19.He was 64
years old.Services were last Friday in Trinity Methodist Church,burial in church
cemetery.He also leaves his wife,Mrs.Lelia WALKER WILLIS,sister of Wm.F. WALKER and
Lewis J.WALKER,both of Ripley; a son,TOMMY B. WILLIS of Brownsville; a
daughter,MRS.ROBERT KELLY of Arlington,Virginia; two brothers, Rev.AVERY WILLIS of
Tulsa,Okla.,and BILL LANCASTER,of Memphis; two other sisters, MRS.PAT WILEY of
Jackson and Mrs.JOHN KNOX of Trenton.
DON POWELL--Dyer County Register and brother of MRS.DAVID HURT,of Halls,died
Thursday morning of last week,shortly after being admitted to Parkview
Hospital,Dyersburg,suffering a heart attack in his home in RoEllen,he was 59
years.Burial in Rehobeth Cemetery in RoEllen.
MRS.PEARL CIANCIOLA--mother of MRS.JOSEPHINE JACOCKS of Halls,died last Thursday in
her home in Memphis after a long illness,she was 74. Mass was in Sacred Heart
Catholic Church,burial in Calvary Cemetery,Memphis.Born in Sicily,she moved to
Memphis as a young girl.Her husband,GUS CIANCIOLA,died in 1960.She also leaves four
sons; FRANK, VINCENT, MIKE, and PETE CIANCIOLA,all of Memphis; five other
daughters; MRS.ANNE PAYNE, MRS.MARY BRYANT, MRS.PEARL TAYLOR, and MRS.PAULINE
DONATI,all of Memphis and MRS.CONSTANCE FERRERA,of Detroit.
MRS.ADA ESCUE VADEN--widow of JASPER C. VADEN, died Saturday in the home of her
son,J.W. VADEN at Curve.She was 90. Services were Sunday in Concord Methodist
Church,burial in church cemetery.Born in Haywood County,she had lived in this
county since her husband's death in 1932. She leaves two other sons, CHARLIE SMITH
VADEN of Forked Deer and WILLIAM CLYDE VADEN of Sledge,Miss.;four brothers, HENRY
ESCUE of Dyersburg, ELLIS, ARCH, and DALTON ESCUE,all of Memphis; two sisters,
MRS.CLIFFORD BROWN of Memphis and MRS.RUFFIN PARMENTER OF Dallas,Texas. *********
80TH YEAR NO.19 FRIDAY JANUARY 8,1965
MRS.HAZEL CHIPMAN--wife of J.T.CHIPMAN,former employee of Custom-Craft Mfg.,in
Halls,died Tuesday in her home in Halls.She was 46. She had been dismissed Saturday
from Campbell's Clinic in Memphis where she had received treatment for a broken hip
suffered in a fall on the ice at her home several weeks ago.Services were Wednesday
in Halls Funeral Home,burial in South Fork Cemetery.She leaves her husband; her
parents,MR.& MRS.JOHN BAILEY of Halls; three daughters,MRS.MADALINE JANE WOOD of
Jackson, MRS.PANSY ARNELL LANGLEY of Memphis and MRS.PATRICIA ANN WILSON of
Chicago; a brother,JAMES BAILEY of Halls; three sisters, MRS.IRIS LOWERY of Halls,
MRS.JOY HUMPHREYS OF Memphis and MRS.PEGGY HILLIARD of Jackson,Miss.
MRS.ETHEL BONER BROWN--wife of BOB BROWN,in Antioch community near Halls was found
dead in bed Wednesday morning at her home, she was 52. Services were Thursday in
Antioch Church of Christ,burial in church cemetery.She also leaves four sons;
TIFFORD, JOE, and GARY WAYNE BROWN,all of Halls and DONALD BROWN of Memphis; three
daughters, MRS.PERCY POOLE, MRS.ROY COOK,and MISS BONNIE SUE BROWN,all of Halls;
two sisters, MRS.W.L.ABERNATHY of Halls and MRS.JOHNNY McGOWEN of Union City.
OSCAR (COLLIE) OSTEEN--of Star Route,Ripley,died Sunday in Lauderdale County
Hospital,he was 57. Services were Thursday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in
Mt.Pleasant Cemetery.Born in Cardwell,MO,he moved to Lauderdale County more than 50
years ago.He leaves his wife,MRS.THELMA KIRKPATRICK OSTEEN; two daughters, MRS.LADY
MAE CANNON of Memphis and MRS.ELNORA PALLEY of Pomona Park,FL; two
sisters,MRS.POLLY WHITE of Chicago and MRS.DORIS HUGHES of Chicago.
CHRIS WAYNE NEWMAN--son of VERNON & EVANGELINE KOONCE NEWMAN Jr.,who was born
December 25th in Lauderdale County Hospital,died December 27th in LeBonheur
Hospital,Memphis.Graveside services were held last Monday in Lauderdale County
Memorial Gardens.He leaves his parents; and a brother,MICHAEL,at home. *********
80TH YEAR NO.20 FRIDAY JANUARY 15,1965
MRS.LUNA BLURTON--widow of J.G. BLURTON,died Friday in the home of her
daughter,MRS.ROBERT BARFIELD in Hennning,she was 83. Services were Sunday in
Henning Methodist Church,burial in Poplar Grove Cemetery.MR.BLURTON,Henning
farmer,died in 1940.She leaves a son, MURRAY W.BLURTON of Dyersburg,an auto dealer;
another daughter,MRS.JAMES TUCKER of Halls; a brother,CHESLEY LATHAM of Friendship;
and one sister,MRS.R.J.STALCUP,of Blytheville.
DAVID C.PARTEN--retired Central farmer,died Saturday in the home of his son,PAUL
PARTEN at Central,he was 79.Services were Sunday in Grace Baptist Church,burial in
New Hope Cemetery.Born in Brighton,he moved to Central in 1963.He also leaves
sons,HORATIO L.,of Chicago and SILAS,of Fillmore,Calif.; two daughters,MRS.GERTIE
TROOP of Chicago and MRS.MARY TROOP of Fillmore; one sister,MRS.EFFIE ALLEN,of
Halls.
MRS.EDITH R.COKER--of Memphis,sister of POWERS SMITH of Henning,died Monday at
St.Joseph's Hospital,Memphis,she was 59.Born in New Albany,Miss.,she moved to
Memphis from Henning 21 years ago.She made her home with her daughter,MRS.ALMA MAE
LEE.Her husband,WILLIS H.COKER died 20 years ago.She also leaves a
sister,MRS.C.B.CRAWFORD of memphis; another brother,C.D.SMITH of Memphis.
MRS.ALMA OLDS HUTCHERSON--of 1121 Knox Road,Memphis,who was born and reared in
Nankipoo,died at 2:30 a.m.Tuesday in St.Joseph Hospital,Memphis after a long
illness.She was 49.Services were at 1 p.m.Wednesday in Memphis Funeral Home,burial
was in Halls Cemetery.She moved to Memphis 25 years ago.Her husband,LOFTON
J.HUTCHERSON,is an employee of Klinke-Reed Dairies there.A member of the Decatur
Street Christian Church,Memphis,she was active in it's Woman's Society of Christian
Service.She leaves her husband; a daughter,MRS.PHILLIP HARDING of Whitehaven; her
mother,MRS.JOHN E.OLDS; six sisters, MRS.ILA CLAY, MRS.AUDREY HALL, MRS.EFFIE
WILLIAMS, MRS.LULA BELTON, MRS.ALLIE CLEMENT,and MRS.EILEEN TILLMAN; three
brothers,LUSTER OLDS, LOUIS OLDS, and DR.JOHN G.OLDS,all of Halls; and two
grandchildren.
ALEX OSBURNE (BUDDY) WILSON--retired Halls farmer,died Wednesday in Lauderdale
County Hospital,where he had been a patient for 16 days after breaking a hip in a
fall,he was 89.Services will be Friday in New Hope Methodist Church,burial in Grace
Cemetery.His wife,MRS.LAURA CALDWELL WILSON died March 18,1963.His brother,HERMAN
WILSON,who died in 1956,operated H.M.WILSON & Co.,in Ripley.He leaves two
sons,WOODROW WILSON of Halls and LEAMAN WILSON of Memphis. *********
80TH YEAR NO.21 FRIDAY JANUARY 22,1965
AUBREY LEE OLDS--of Lexington,a factory employee; brother of CHARLES OLDS, MRS.ALF
THURMAN and MRS.JENNY LILLEY; a half-brother of MRS.ANNIE SANDERS,all of Halls,
died Wednesday night of last week at Kenneday Hospital,Memphis,which he entered in
December.He was 45.Services were last Friday in Nebo Methodist Church in
Lexington,of which he was a member.Born in Lauderdale County,he moved to Henderson
County about 20 years ago.He also leaves his wife,MRS.IRENE OLDS; a daughter,
MRS.GLENDA RUSSELL,of Alexandria,VA; two other brothers,TOLLIE OLDS of Oakland and
FREEMAN OLDS of Memphis; and another sister,MRS.LOUIS WHITE of Memphis.
ROBERT FLOYD ROBESON--farmer of Central,died Monday in Lauderdale County
Hospital,he was 72. Services were Tuesday in Ripley Funeral Home,burial in
Lauderdale Memorial Gardens.Born in Dyer County,a son of ROBERT and JOCIE HAYES
ROBESON,he moved to Lauderdale County 35 years ago.He leaves his wife,MRS.MATTIE
MAI POLLARD ROBESON; two sons, RAY and EUGENE,both of Ripley; one
daughter,MRS.ONEAL ASHWORTH,of Ripley; one brother,B.A.ROBESON of Newbern; two
siaters,MRS.EARL DAVIS of Bogota and MRS.REBECCA HENDERSON of Searcy,Arkansas.
WILLIAM HENRY KELTNER--retired Halls grocer,died Sunday at his home in Halls after
13 months illness,he was 72. Services were Tuesday in Halls Baptist Church,burial
in Grace Cemetery.Born in Shelby County,he moved to Lauderdale County in 1912.He
leaves his wife,MRS.MARY HARRISON KELTNER; three sons, HENRY NEAL KELTNER of Halls,
J.E.KELTNER of Dyersburg and EDWARD L.KELTNER of Memphis; three daughters,
MRS.AUFORD PICKENS of Halls, MRS.FREDDIE LOU BROWN of Memphis and MRS.JAMES R.BURKS
of Bolivar; two brothers, ROY KELTNER of Brinkley,ARK.,and ELMER KELTNER of East
St.Louis,Illinois; two sisters, MRS.ALLIE EDDINS of Carlisle,AR and MRS.COREEN TULL
of Hazel, AR.
MRS.DELLA MOORE--widow of H.B.MOORE,died Thursday in Parkview
Hospital,Dyersburg,she was 85.Services will be Friday in Williams Chapel Baptist
Church,burial in Halls Cemetery.Born near Brownsville,she had resided in Lauderdale
County since the age of four.She leaves four sons,HENRY, MITCHELL,and HARRY
MOORE,all of Poplar Grove,and WILLIAM MOORE of Chicago; three daughters,MRS.DOYLE
DAVIS,and MRS.CHARLES HARRIS,both of Poplar Grove and MRS.RAY McMILLAN,of Memphis;
a sister,MRS.O.L.WHITE of Halls.
GEORGE NOLEN NASH--of Somerville,a retired landowner and farmer,who was the father
of GEORGE I.NASH,of Henning,died Monday in Jackson-Madison County Hospital,he was
92.Services were Tuesday in Crawford Funeral Home,burial in Pleasant Hill
Cemetery.He also leaves two daughters,MRS.JOHN LANDRETH and MISS LELLIA NELSON,both
of Jackson;a sister,MRS.ALICE BRYANT of Memphis.
CHARLES WESLEY LATHAM--custodian of Allen Park College in Michigan,brother of PAUL
LATHAM and MRS.CLEO KNOX,both of Halls,died Wednesday of last week in Wayne County
General Hospital in Detroit,he was 51. Services were Sunday in Friendship Methodist
Church,burial in Olive Cemetery near Dyer.He was born in Crockett Co.,TN.He also
leaves another sister,MRS.ROBERT SANDERS of Gary,IN.His wife,MRS.MARY LATHAM
survives. *********
80TH YEAR NO. 22 FRIDAY JANUARY 29,1965
EARL DEWEY HOPKINS--Memphis,retired Veterans Cab driver,who was born in
Henning,died Wednesday of last week in Baptist Hospital,Memphis after three years
illness,he was 63.Services were last Friday in Memphis Funeral Home,burial in
Memorial Park.He had lived in Memphis 40 years.He leaves his wife,MRS.SARAH
E.HOPKINS; a son,DEWEY WAYNE HOPKINS of Memphis; four brothers,V.G., J.P., and
RICK,all of Memphis and C.A.HOPKINS of Hawthrone,Calif.; four sisters,MRS.LELIA
SANDERS of Henning, MRS.RUTH SANDERS of Ripley, MRS.TENNIE CUNNINGHAM and
MRS.KATHERINE KIRBY,both of Memphis.
FRANK WALLACE--retired commercial fisherman,of Fulton,died Wednesday of last week
in Kennedy Hospital,Memphis,he was 69. Services were Friday in Ripley Funeral
Home,burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Born in Alton,Illinois,he spent most of his life
in Lauderdale County.He leaves only neices and nephews,including MRS.MARGARET
BAIN,of Osceola,AR.
MRS.MAGGIE HARRISON RICHARDSON--widow of CHARLES RICHARDSON,died last Thursday in
Lauderdale County Hospital,she was 79. Services were Friday in Ripley Funeral
Home,burial in Mt.Pleasant Cemetery.She leaves three sons,WILLIAM, ALFRED,and
CHARLIE,all of Ripley; one sister,MRS.MATTIE KING of Harrisburg,Illinois.
BENJAMIN H.WHITE--of Millington,former Ripley barber,died Monday in St.Joseph
Hospital,Memphis,he was 84. Services were Wednesday in the First Baptist Church in
Ripley,burial in Trinity Cemetery,Nut Bush. Born in Crockett County,he moved from
Ripley to Memphis 18 years ago.He had been a barber for 53 years.Shortly before his
death,he willed his eyes to an eye bank.His wife,ROSA MANESS WHITE,who died in
1949,was born and reared in Ripley.He leaves two sons,ELLIOTT WHITE of Memphis and
THOMAS J.WHITE of Millington; a daughter,MRS.CHARLES M.YEAGER of Millington; and a
sister,MRS.ELLA BARBEZAT of Calif.
MISS MARY MARGARET FOWKLES--17,of Dyersburg,granddaughter of MR.& MRS.JOHN HOLCOMB
of Ripley died last Friday in Baptist Hospital,Memphis.She had long been ill with a
heart ailment. Services were Saturday in Hawthrone Baptist Church,Dyersburg,burial
was in Concord Cemetery near Gates,Tenn. She also leaves her mother,MRS.MARY
E.SMITH of Troy; her father,CHARLES A.FOWKLES of Dyersburg; five sisters,HILDA FAYE
FOWKLES, ANNIE SUE FOWKLES, PAMELA SMITH and LEE SMITH,all of Troy and MITZIE GALE
FOWKLES of Dyersburg; three brothers,DAVID ALLEN FOWKLES and GERALD RAY
MASSENGILL,both of Dyersburg and HERBERT ALLEN SMITH of Troy; and her
grandfather,CLYDE FOWKLES,of Dyersburg.
MRS.MAUDE GRIFFIN DURHAM--widow of WALTER L.DURHAM SR.,died Monday morning at her
home in Ripley after 18 months illness,she was 84. Services were Tuesday in Garner
Funeral Home,burial in Maplewwod Cemetery. Born in Crockett County,she had lived in
Lauderdale County fifty years.Her husband who was Lauderdale County Register from
1918 until 1930; also a tobacco tax inspector,died in 1935.She leaves a son,C.LYLE
DURHAM of Ripley; a brother,E.LYLE GRIFFIN of Tampa,Fla. Another son,the late
WALTER L.DURHAM,JR.,was Agriculture and Plant-to-Prosper editor of the Memphis
Commercial Appeal.
ROBERT HURSHEL DANIEL--retired Lexington farmer,brother of EVERETT R.DANIEL of
Halls,died late Saturday in Jackson-Madison County General Hospital,he was 76.
Services were Monday in Antioch Baptist Church,burial in church cemetery.He laso
leaves his wife,MRS.ONIE DANIEL; three daughters,MRS.CLARA MAY PART and MRS.MILDRED
LOUISE BALLARD,both of Lexington and MRS.EULA ERNESTINE GARDNER of Henderson; two
sons,FRANKLIN DANIEL and ROBERT DANIEL,both of Louisville,Ky.;and another
brother,JOHN DANIEL of Lexington.
LEONARD WAITS BREWER--who had farmed near Henning for the last two years,was found
shot dead about 10 a.m. Monday in his car parked on the side of a Covington
street.He was 53. Tipton Co.Sheriff BILLINGS said a 12-gauge shotgun wound was
self-inflicted. Services were Tuesday in Maley Funeral Home,burial in Munford
Cemetery.He had visited his estranged wife,MRS.EUNICE CONLEE BREWER,at the home of
her sister,MRS.A.Q.ROBERTS,near Covington,his wife's relatives told Sheriff
BILLINGS.The sheriff said MR.BREWER told his wife's relatives they "would see him
again,but he would not see them." Born in Tipton County,he moved to Lauderdale
County in 1962.He leaves his wife; a son,JOHN FRANKLIN BREWER of Covington; a
daughter,MRS.JOSIE LEE WILLIAMSON,of Palestine,Illinois; a brother,CHARLIE BREWER
of Myrtle,Miss.; a sister,MRS.LOUISE GULLICK of Myrtle,Miss. *********
80TH YEAR NO.23 FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5,1965
DIES IN CAR-TRAIN COLLISION--One employee of Custom-Craft Mfg.Co.in Halls was
killed and another seriously injured about 11:25 p.m.last Friday when their car
struck a train at the Tigrett Street grade crossing in Halls.The fatality was
ROBERT PAUL REYNOLDS,32,father of seven,a truck-driver for the mfg.co.Taken to
Parkview Hospital,Dyersburg,was his assistant driver,DANNY MEEKS,22,who suffered
shoulder,rib and right leg fractures.The men were on their way to board their
truck.Both men were thrown from the car. Services for MR.REYNOLDS were Sunday in
the First Baptist Church,burial in Palestine Cemetery.He leaves his wife,MRS.JOY
GIPSON REYNOLDS; his parents,MR.& MRS.W.P.REYNOLDS of Bruceville; four
sons,PHILLIP, STEVIE, GARY,and DAVID REYNOLDS; three daughters,JUDY, ANITA,and
CARLA JO REYNOLDS,all at home; three brothers,WYMOND and LARRY REYNOLDS,both of
Halls and WILLARD REYNOLDS of Chicago; four sisters,MRS.NADINE KILPATRICK of Halls
and MRS.OLLIE RHODES, MRS.DOROTHY GILLON & MRS.EMMA SUE VAN-CONNYTE,all of Memphis.
GILBERT LEE HUNTER--retired farmer,died Tuesday at his home in Glimp after long
illness,he was 73. Services were Thursday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in
Lauderdale Memorial Gardens.Born in Glimp,he moved to Forrest City,Ark.,in 1916 and
lived there 33 years before returning to Lauderdale County.He leaves his
wife,MRS.THARAH HOWELL HUNTER; a daughter,MRS.LOUISE GILBERT of Memphis; a
brother,J.B.HUNTER of Memphis; a sister,MRS.LINNIE BOYLES of Memphis.
LOUIS ODOM--formeremployee of Anderson-Tully Lumber Co.,who moved to Memphis from
Henning in October,died last Thursday in St.Joseph Hospital,Memphis after two years
illness,he was 79. Services were Saturday in Memphis Funeral Home,burial in
Ravencroft Cemetery in Munford.Born in Nashville,he had spent most of his life in
Henning.He leaves several neices and nephews.
GEORGE A.JACKSON--clerk in Cursey's Minnow Shop in Ripley took his own life at 8
a.m.last Friday in his home in Mary's Chapel,according to Dr.A.J.BUTLER,Lauderdale
County Medical Examiner.Mr.JACKSON,who was 57,had been in bad health.His body was
found hung from a doorframe in his home with a nylon fishing cord. Services were
Sunday in Conner Assembly of God Church,of which he was a member,burial in Mary's
Chapel Cemetery. Born in Dyer County,he had lived in Lauderdale County 47 years.He
leaves his wife,MRS.HELEN LAND JACKSON; his mother,MRS.ALICE HOLCOMB of Edith; a
son,JAMES JACKSON of Chicago,Ill.;two daughters, MRS.GEORGIA BRIDGEWATER and
MRS.MARTHA CROWDER,both of Ripley; three brothers,JESSE JACKSON of Edith,CLARENCE
JACKSON of Halls, and THOMAS JACKSON of Memphis; three sisters,MRS.EARL DANIELS of
Ripley, MRS.LYDIA WEBB of Halls and MRS.LULA MAE FOLLIS of Dennison,Texas.
JAMES W. "BUD" KING--of Jackson,employee of Bemis Brothers Bag Co.,brother of
MRS.LELA CARTER,of Ripley,died Tuesday in Jackson-Madison County Hospital.He was
62. Services in Jackson,burial in Highland Memorial Gardens there.Born in
Bolivar,Tenn.He leaves his wife,MRS.EVA FORTUNE KING; eight daughters,MRS.DOROTHY
McDANIEL, MRS.SHIRLEY THOMASSON, MRS.VERA NELL ALLEN, MRS.FAY MACCINI, MRS.PEGGY
FRIEDLOB, MRS.BETTY TAYLOR, MRS.MELBA TALLEY,and MISS JOYCE KING; a brother,EVERETT
KING; two other sisters,MRS.OLLIE THOMAS and MRS.IDA GLIDEWELL. *********
80TH YEAR NO.24 FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12,1965
MRS.MABEL RUTH TOMLINSON ANTHONY--died last Thursday in Baptist Hospital,Memphis
after long illness,she was 73. Services were Saturday in Henning Baptist
Church,burial in St.Paul Cemetery,Durhamville.Born in Raines,a daughter of the late
MR.& MRS.WYATT R.TOMLINSON,she lived in Shelby County before she moved to Henning
when she married in 1922.She leaves her husband,CHARLES A.ANTHONY; a son,CHARLES
A.ANTHONY,Jr.of Henning; three brothers, JACK, DAVID, and SIDNEY TOMLINSON; three
sisters,MRS.MINOR L.DAVIDSON, MRS.TAYLOR L.ALLEN, and MRS.GARVIN C. MASSEY.
GEORGE E.MORTON--Memphis,employee of Humko Products Corp.,whose wife is a cousin of
MRS.WILLIE BEST, MRS.G.W.TAYLOR and MRS.B.M.COOK,all of Ripley,died Tuesday in
St.Joseph Hospital,Memphis,after long illness.He was 47. Born in Brighton,TN he
moved to Memphis as a child.He leaves his wife,MRS.LOUISE LACY MORTON; his
mother,MRS.ELIZA D.MORTON,of Memphis; two sons,GERALD GRAYSON MORTON and GEORGE
E.MORTON,Jr.;two daughters,MISSES SHARON ANN and KAREN LYNN MORTON,both of Memphis.
MISS BEULAH ELLIS--Memphis,half-sister of MRS.RUBY KINNEY of Ripley,died Monday
after long illness,she was 54. Services were Tuesday in Memphis Funeral Home,burial
in Cairo Cemetery in Alamo.Born in Crockett County,deaf since birth,she lived in
Covington until she moved to Memphis 22 years ago. She worked for Shelby Box Co.for
16 years and later worked as a seamtress.She also leaves her father,C.A.ELLIS of
Bells; four other half-sisters,MISS GAIL ELLIS and MRS.JOHN MAYFIELD,both of
Memphis, MRS.SAM GRIFFIN of Covington and MRS.FAYE GUINN of Brownsville; and a
brother,HENRY C.ELLIS of Memphis.
MRS.LUCY ETTA TALLEY PATTON--of Halls,widow of Lauderdale County Judge
W.C.PATTON,of Ripley died Tuesday in Lauderdale County Hospital,she was 86.
Services were Wednesday in First Methodist Church ,Halls,burial in Halls
Cemetery.Born near Watertown,Wilson County,she moved to Lauderdale County in
1903.Her husband died November 10,1958. She leaves a son,ROY PATTON of Halls.
WALTER MARION VOWELL--Henning farmer,died at 10 p.m.Sunday in Lauderdale County
Hospital,which he entered that day,after brief illness.He was 87. Services were at
2 p.m.Tuesday in Glimp Methodist Church of which he was a member.The Rev.F.R.BELL
and the Rev.B.I.CRIDER,officiated.Burial was in Lauderdale Memorial Gardens.He was
a lifelong Lauderdale Countian.He leaves his wife,MRS.EMMA JEFFERSON CLICK VOWELL;
four sons, WALTER VOWELL & BOBBY R.VOWELL,both of Memphis,BUN HENRY VOWELL of
Argyle,Mo.,and J.T.VOWELL of St.Louis,Mo.; three daughters,MRS.VERA JONES,&
MRS.FINIS BARNES,both of Ripley and MRS.ED POLLARD of Oak Ridge; a
half_sister,MRS.ED JONES of Ripley; 19 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
REV.ALBERT L.ROSE--former pastor of Halls Christian Church,died early Wednesday in
Columbus,Ohio. Services will be in Parkersburg,W.Va.,with full Masonic rites.He was
a member of Haller Lodge of the Masons,Halls,Tenn.
JESSE HOWELL BRASHER--retired farmer,father of MRS.BETTY BRASHER & MRS.LAVON
ETHERIDGE,both of Ripley,died Saturday in his home in Decaturville after six years
illness,he was 77. Services in Pleasant Hill Methodist Church,burial in Pleasant
Hill Cemetery.A lifelong resident of Decatur County,he also leaves five sons,ELVIN
& GLENN of Decaturville, GRADY of St.Louis, CLEO of Scotts Hill,and LAMARSE of
Milan; three other daughters,MRS.NETTIE FISHER of Savannah, MRS.GRAPEL FISHER of
Decaturville,and MRS.MEGA McCLURE of St.Louis. *********
80TH YEAR NO.25 FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19,1965
MR.& MRS.PETE LAWRENCE--were called to Loberville Wednesday by the sudden death of
her father,PAUL MARRS.Funeral services will be held in Waverly Friday of this week.
MR.& MRS.J.R.WILLIAMS--attended funeral services for her
grandmother,MRS.W.F.GORDY,in Forest City,Ark.,Friday of last week.
MRS.LETITIA CONNER WOOD--widow of CHARLES A.WOOD,a landowner and onetime guard in
the state prison in Nashville,died Saturday in Lauderdale County Hospital after
long illnes.She was 76. Services were Monday in Ripley Funeral Home,burial in
Maplewood Cemetery. Born at Ashport,MRS.WOOD spent most of her life in Lauderdale
County.She leaves a sister,MRS.R.W.TANNER of Ripley; two grandchildren,MRS.GARY
L.SCHWEIN of Great Falls,Montana and Kathy REYNOLDS of Jackson.Pallbearers were:
C.C.BALLINGER Sr.,C.L.BARNETT, WM.A.KLUTTS, Dr.J.S.SCOTT, RUFUS SMITH, and LYNN
VADEN.
MRS.MARY IZORA JOHNSON--sister of BUFORD LAWSON of Ripley,died Saturday in her home
in Madison Hall community near Jackson after 18 months illness,she was 49. Services
were in Madison Hall Baptist Church,burial in Hill Cemetery.Born in Hickman
County,she moved to Madison County in 1925.She leaves her husband,U.D.JOHNSON; four
sons,JAMES JOHNSON,LEROY JOHNSON, LARRY JOHNSON,and DAVID JOHNSON; a daughter,MISS
ELAINE JOHNSON,all of Madison Hall; three other brothers and three sisters.
MRS.ELNORA WHITE--of Memphis,sister of MRS.HELEN SANDERS of Ripley,died last
Thursday in Baptist Hospital,Memphis.She was 69.Services were Saturday in Curry
Funeral Home in Dyersburg,Burial in Fairview Cemetery. Born in Lake County,she
lived in Dyersburg for many years and was employed as a nurse in its old Baird-
Brewer Hospital.She also leaves two sons,INLOW NEWMAN of Memphis and J.B.NEWMAN of
Newbern; another sister,MRS.BESSIE BREWER of Memphis.
L.B.FLACK--retired Island 26 farmer,died Monday in the Air Force Base Hospital in
Rantoul,Illinois after long illness.He was 83. Services were Saturday in Garner
Funeral Home,burial in Lauderdale County Memorial Gardens.Born in Iowa,he spent
most of his life in Lauderdale County.He leaves his wife,MRS.MYRT GLOVER FLACK;
three sons, JOHN FLACK of Ripley,JAMES FLACK of Memphis,and LAWRENCE FLACK of
Fayetteville,NC; three daughters,MRS.A.V.HOLMAN of Rantoul with whom he made his
home,and MRS.RUBY MARSHALL of Corpus Christi,Texas.
RUSSELL WILTON JONES--farmer and construction worker of Halls was dead on arrival
at Parkview Hospital,Dyersburg Wednesday,after having suffered a heart attack,he
was 45. Services will be Friday in Halls Funeral Home,burial in Greenhill Memorial
Gardens. Born in Crockett County,he moved to Lauderdale County as a young boy.He
leaves his wife,MRS.MILDRED BROGLIN JONES; his mother,MRS.THELMA DARTY JONES; two
daughters,LINDA IRENE JONES and PANSY NELL JONES,all of Halls; two
sisters,MRS.CHARLES ALLEN of Hobart,Ind.and MRS.B.F.ALLEN of Gary Ind.
MRS.BEULAH HAVENER--sister of MRS.JAKE BURGESS of Ripley,died Tuesday in her home
in Dyersburg.She was 61. Services were Thursday in Concord Methodist Church near
Gates,burial in church cemetery.Her husband died in 1947.She also leaves five
daughters,MRS.JERRY ELLIS of Dyersburg,MRS.RALPH HOLT,of Mayfield,KY,
MRS.J.D.PECKENPAUGH of Cleveland,Miss.,and MRS.RICHARD HOLLIS,and MRS.JOHN
G.MOOREHEAD of Pittsburg,Pa.,a brother,FRANK RUTLEDGE,of Memphis; and two other
sisters,MRS.W.D.NEWSOM of Memphis and MRS.ED WALKERof Spokane,Wash.
J.S.THROGMORTON--retired Jackson farmer,who moved to Halls from Benton County at an
early age and lived there until he moved to Jackson at 18 years of age,died
Wednesdayin Cathey's Nursing Home in Jackson after long illness.He was 90. Services
were Thursday in Smith Funeral Home,burial in Halls Cemetery.His wife died in
1944.He leaves six sons,GLOVER THROGMORTON of Halls, WADE THROGMORTON of
Anniston,Ind?, MAJOR THROGMORTON of the Panama Canal Zone, F.M.THROGMORTON of
Anniston,Ala?,WARREN THROGMORTON OF MILWAWKEE,Wisc.,and OLLIE THROGMORTON of
Caledonia,Wisc.;three daughters,MRS.CELIA UNDERWOOD,of Jackson,with whom he made
his home,MRS.ROSA LONDON of Maury City and MRS.CALLIE TUCKER of Milwaukee,Wisc.
*********
80TH YEAR NO.26 FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26,1965
JAMES CLAUDE HARDY--Hales Point postmaster for 32 years before he retired in
1950,died last Thursday at Lauderdale County Hospital which he entered Wednesday,he
had been ill since December.He was 84. Services were Saturday at Halls Church of
Christ,burial was in Grace Cemetery.Born in Carroll County,he moved to Lauderdale
County in 1917.His wife,MRS.WHILHELA SUTTON HARDY died in July 1957.He leaves three
sons,J.C.HARDY of Halls, LLOYD HARDY of Memphis and WILLIAM HARDY of
Marion,Ark.;eight daughters,MRS.RAYMOND WEAVER of Ripley, MRS.PAUL
MILLER,MRS.W.M.HAYNES and MRS.A.T.ARWOOD,all of Halls,MRS.HARMON WATSON,MRS.EARL
WRIGHT and MRS.JAMES AVERY,all of Memphis,and MRS.GERTIE MATHIS of Fulton,Ky.;a
brother,W.A.HARDY of Huntington; a sister,MRS.CORA HOWSE,of Huntingdon; 44
grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
JOHN RODGERS,SR--retired farmer of Halls,died Tuesday in the home of his son,JOHN
RODGERS Jr.,in Memphis.He was 72 years. Services were Wednesday in the First
Baptist Church,Halls,burial in GreenHill Memorial Gardens. Born in Haywood
County,he moved to Lauderdale County in 1935.He had been mamager of Rodgers
Brothers Grocery in Halls formerly owned by BILL THOMPSON of Ripley.The store is
owned by two of MR.RODGERS' sons,DORRIS & JOYCE RODGERS,both of Halls.He also
leaves his wife,MRS.NANNIE BROYLES RODGERS of Halls; two other sons,BILLY D.RODGERS
of Memphis & FRED RODGERS,of Halls; a daughter,MRS.JOE TOGNETTI of Memphis; two
sisters,MRS.R.T.KENDRICK & MRS.HERMAN E.WHITE,both of Brownsville.
CLARRETT OLLANDON WICKER--a farmer who lived in Lauderdale County from 1935 until
he moved to Dyer County in 1950,died last Thursday in his home in Finley.He was 54.
Services were Saturday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Lightfoot Cemetery.He was
born in Tipton County.He leaves his wife,MRS.MARY ALICE WICKER; his
mother,MRS.LAURA ELIZABETH WRIGHT,of Luckett; A son,WILLARD LEE WICKER,of Finley; a
daughter,NADINE WICKER,of Finley; three brothers,OLIVER WICKER of Ripley,EDWARD
WICKER of Dyer County, and LEON WICKER of Memphis; two sisters,MRS.PEARL GLIMP of
Luckett and MRS.ALMA LOCKART,of Dallas,Texas.
MRS.LULA MOORE HARWARD--of Halls,a music teacher since 1903,died Saturday in
Parkview Hospital.She was 83. Services were Sunday in the First Methodist
Church,Halls,burial in Halls Cemetery.Born in McKenzie,she moved to Lauderdale
County from Milan in 1903.Her husband,C.F.HARWARD,Halls cannery owner died in
1962.She leaves a daughter,MRS.MARCELENE VOSS of Halls.
MRS.COLLIECE REECE--retired registered nurse,died Monday in her home in Halls.She
was 64. Services were Tuesday in Halls Funeral Home,burial in Halls Cemetery. Born
in Amite,Miss.,she was trained in Kalamazoo,Mich.,and moved to Halls from New
Orleans,La.,in 1945,Her husband,JUDSON REECE died in 1963.She leaves two sons,BOBBY
REECE of Halls and WESLEY REECE of Chicago,Ill; two daughters,MRS.MARJORIE MILLER
of Alexandria,La.,& MRS.JOE KRITER,of New Orleans,La.; a brother STEPHEN
D.MACKELWEE of Houston,Texas.
HUBERT A.MILLER--of Ripley,State Highway Dept.employee,died Wednesday in Lauderdale
County Hospital.He was 57. Services will be Friday in Grace Baptist Church,burial
in Grace Cemetery.He leaves his mother, MRS.EDGAR MILLER of Ripley; his
wife,MRS.RUBY CHISM MILLER; a stepdaughter,MRS.J.C.SMITH,of Belton,Texas; two
brothers,EDGAR MILLER,Jr.,and PIERCE MILLER,both of Ripley; two sisters,MRS.BILL
CHIPMAN of Ripley and MRS.J.W.MULLIKIN of Memphis.
JOE H.BLANKENSHIP--a farmer died suddenly at 3 p.m.Wednesday at his home at Cedar
Grove.He was 63.Services will be at Garner Funeral Home,burial will be in
Lauderdale County Memorial Gardens.He leaves his wife,MRS.MATTIE ARWOOD
BLANKENSHIP; three daughters,MRS.ROLAND BLAKEMORE of Memphis,MRS.WALTER
S.HENDRIX,JR.,of Decatur,Ala.,and MRS.JOHN SIMORE of Norfolk,Va; a half-
brother,MONTELL WEBB of Kenton;a sister,MRS.BEULAH BARBOUR of Ripley and four
grandchildren.
HENRY PARIS TOWNSEND--of Rutherford,brother of the late H.A.TOWNSEND,of Halls,and a
frequent visitors to Halls,died Friday in Gibson County General Hospital,Trenton.
Funeral services and burial in Rutherford.An insurance agent,landowner and real
estate dealer,he had bee a State Democratic committeeman since the early 1930's.he
leaves his wife,MRS.EVA TAYLOR TOWNSEND; three brothers and three sisters.
MRS.DIXIE JACKSON--widow of I.J.JACKSON,died last Thursday in Lauderdale County
Hospital after long illness.She was 81.Services were Saturday in Concord Methodist
Church,burial in Concord Cemetery.Born in Crockett County,she had lived in
Lauderdale County 61 years.Her husband died in 1949.She leaves 8 sons,ALFRED
JACKSON of Ripley, WILLIAM & RUSSELL JACKSON both of Gates, ERNEST & PERSHING
JACKSON,both of Edith, CECIL & CLYDE JACKSON,both of Memphis; 4 daughters,MISS
ANNIE JACKSON of Gates, MRS.EWELL OSTEEN of Nankipoo,MRS.PAULINE SORRELL of
Memphis,and MRS.BESSIE LAWSON of McKenzie; a half-brother,ALBERT STEVENS of Ripley;
51 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren.
CHARLIE SMITH--retired farmer,who moved from Ripley to River Grove,Illinois a year
ago,died at his home after short illness.He was 76. Services will be Saturday in
Garner Funeral Home,burial in Poplar Grove Cemetery.Born in Bee Branch,Ark.,he
moved to Lauderdale County in 1917.He leaves a stepson,JAMES WILLIAMS,of Ripley;two
daughters,MRS.ROBERT AMMONS of rIPLEY and MRS.OWEN BRANCH of Melrose Park,Illinois;
two half-brothers,ZYKIE SMITH of Mich.,and MANNIE SMITH of Bell Eagle; a
sister,MRS.LIZZIE BUTNER of Ripley.
MR.& MRS.BOBBY JACKSON--of Memphis,attended the funeral of his
grandmother,MRS.DIXIE JACKSON Saturday.They spent the weekend with MRS.JACKSON's
parents,MR.& MRS.ARMOUR McBROOM.Woodville. *********
80TH YEAR NO.27 FRIDAY MARCH 5,1965
MRS.BARBARA ANN SNYDER--widow of DAN SNYDER,a farmer,died suddenly at 11 p.m.Monday
in the home of her granddaughter,MRS.FREEMAN MIDYETT at Fort Pillow.She was 99
years old. Services were at 2 p.m.Wednesday in Garner Funeral Home.Burial was in
Bethel Berry Cemetery at Luckett.Born in Cannelton,Ind.,she moved to Lauderdale
County 60 years ago.She was a member of the Christian Church.Her husband died in
1946.She leaves two brothers,WALTER BEARD and HENRY BEARD,both of Prinveton,Ind.;
two grandsons,D.W.DANIELS of Ripley and DAN GOFF of Calif.; three other
granddaughters,MRS.CHARLIE RICHARDSON of Ripley, MRS.KENNETH WEBB of Luckett, and
MISS EARNESTINE DANIELS of Donelson; and five great-grandchildren.
MARSHALL H. HALL--Memphis,who moved to Memphis from Lauderdale County about fifteen
years ago,died Wednesday in Kennedy Hospital,Memphis.He was 49. Services will be
Sunday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Memorial Gardens.He leaves his
wife,MRS.ROSA MAE HALL; three sons,MARSHALL DUANE HALL,of Memphis, LARRY JOE HALL
of Johnson City,and CHARLES HENRY HALL,of Sell Creek; a daughter, MRS.DANNY LOVE of
Memphis; two sisters, MRS.HILTON CRAIG,of Ripley and MRS.JOHN ELMER CRAIG of
Germantown.
JOE TAYLOR TWISDALE--retired farmer,brother of MRS.EVA COOK of Gates,died February
21st in his home in Gainsville,he was 73 years old. Services were Monday of last
week in Maley Funeral Home in Covington,burial in Robinson Cemetery.A lifelong
Tipton Countian,he also leaves a son,GEORGE TAYLOR TWISDALE of Mason;two
daughters,MRS.GEORGE JOHNSON of Mason and MRS.E.H.BURNS of Memphis; three
brothers,JOHN TWISDALE of Mason,WILL TWISDALE of Brownsville and Malcolm TWISDALE
of Okla.; another sister,MRS.ESTER McKNIGHT of Mason.
MRS.LIZZIE WAGSTER,93--widow of ROBERT WESLEY WAGSTER of Unionville,step-
grandmother of HAROLD HART of Halls and MRS.CLAYTON HURT of Dyersburg,formerly of
Halls,died last Thursday in St.Mary's Hospital in Humboldt.Services were last
Friday in Curry Funeral Home,burial in Mount Vernon Hospital,with nephews and step-
grandsons serving as pall-bearers.Born in Bowling Green,S.C.,she moved to Tennessee
when five months old.Her first husband,JOHN EDWARD SLAUGHTER, died many years
ago.MR.WAGSTER died in 1929 and she has since spent much of her time in the home of
her daughter,MRS.ROY HALL in Jackson.She also leaves a step-son,HOLFORD W.WAGSTER
of Clarksville,a former hardware merchant in Halls; a sister,MRS.HENDERSON BAKER of
Dyersburg;two grandchildren,MRS.ROBERT TILLER & TOMMY HALL,both of Jackson,and one
great-granddaughter,CORNELIA SLAUGHTER TILLER of Jackson.
GEORGE WINCHESTER FRAZIER--retired Lauderdale County farmer died at 9:45 p.m. last
Friday in St.Joseph Hospital in Memphis,where he had been a patient ten days.He was
68.He had been in a home for incurables at 1467 East McLemore in Memphis 22 years.
Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday in Grace Baptist Church.The Rev.Waymon HOGUE
officiated.Burial was in the church cemetery.Born in Nashville,he moved to
Lauderdale County when two years old.He was a member of Macedonia Baptist
Church.His wife,MRS.LURA ANN MIDYETT FRAZIER died in 1942.He leaves three
sons,RAYMOND FRAZIER of Brownsville,DONALD W. FRAZIER of Memphis and
G.W.FRAZIER,JR.,of Lockport,Illinois; two daughters,MRS.ADDIE FRAZIER ALLMON and
MRS.MARJORIE FRAZIER ALLMON,both of Ripley; two brothers,W.B. FRAZIER of Memphis
and GLENN FRAZIER of Lorian,Ohio; and two sisters,MRS.MARY FRAZIER HARDIN of Ripley
and MRS.MAMIE TWILLA of Memphis.
MRS.MELISSA MARION HOLMES--of Dyersburg,sister of ROBERT POTTER, MRS.WILLIE MAY
POWELL,and MRS.ANNIE CANADY,all of Ripley,died Sunday in Parkview Hospital.She was
56. Services were Wednesday in Curry Funeral Home,burial in Dyer County Memorial
Gardens.She was a retired employee of St.Francis Hospital in Peoria,Illinois.She
also leaves her husband,WILLIE E. HOLMES; a daughter,MRS.PEGGY RAMSEY of Michigan;
a son,ROBERT E. HOLMES of Calif.;another brother,ODELL POTTER,of St.Louis,Mo.;four
other sisters,MRS.LOUISE KNIGHT of Covington, MRS.MARIE BLANKENSHIP and MRS.IVY
WATSON both of St.Louis,Mo,and MRS.REVER JACKSON of Fla.
BLAKE HOUSTON ACCUFF--Golddust farmer,died Wednesday in Lauderdale County
Hospital,after several years illness.He was 84.Services were Thursday in Garner
Funeral Home,burial in Grace Cemetery.His wife,MRS.ANNIE SPRAY ACUFF died in
1955.He leaves a brother,WILLIE ACUFF of Golddust.
J.B. GLENN--retired farmer of Ripley died Monday in Lauderdale County Hospital.He
was 56.He leaves his wife,MRS.THERESA LOUISE GLENN;three daughters,MISS CARRIE ANN
GLENN of Ripley,MRS.LINDA LOUISE KIRBY of Memphis,and MRS.MARY LaJOYCE HOFDA of
Olympia,Washington; a brother WM. GLENN of Ripley; two sisters,MRS.LA RUE MOORE and
MISS MARY GLENN,both of Henning.
G.T.LEWIS--banker and schoo; official of Bells,brother of MRS.H.G.CONLEY of
Halls,died Tuesday in a Memphis Hospital after a heart attack.He was 74. Services
were Wednesday in Furst Christian Church,Bells,burial in Bells Cemetery.He also
leaves his wife; three sons,GEORGE T.LEWIS JR.,& SAM T. LEWID,both of Memphis,and
HUGH LEWIS of Bells; a daughter,MRS.WELLS COALFLEET of Princeton,N.J.; another
sister,MRS.ELISHA FARROW,of Bells.
MRS.MAMIE LEE MUELLER--died Thursday in the home of her son,CHARLES S.MUELLER,in
Ripley,after after having been ill since January 8th.She was 65. Services will be
Friday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Asbury Cemetery.Born in
Blytheville,Ark.,she had lived in Lauderdale County since childhood.She also leaves
two brothers,CLYDE INGRAM of Ripley and ALLEN B.CLARK of Dearborn,Michigan.
J.M.CROSSEN--retired farmer,father of MRS.DON WILLIAMS of Ripley, MRS.HENRY
SHEPPARD of Halls and MRS.DURWOOD ESCUE of Gates,died Sunday in the home of his
son,WALTER CROSSEN,of Brownsville,after a heart attack.He was 71. Services were
Wednesday in Brownsville Funeral Home,burial in Brownsville Cemetery.Born near
Covington,he had lived in Haywood County about 30 years.His wife,MRS.ALLIE
CROSSEN,died about four years ago.He also leaves four other sons,JIMMY
J.CROSSEN,with the Army in Ga.,WILLARD CROSSEN,of Colo.,and GUY & HARLEN
CROSSEN,both of Fla.;three other daughters,MRS.WES DANIELS of Brownsville,MRS.DOYLE
HARTMAN,of Illinois and MRS.N.R.MORRIS,of Calif.;and a sister,MRS.WILL HALL,of Blue
Mountain,Miss. *********
80TH YEAR NO.28 FRIDAY MARCH 12,1965
DR.G.E.IRVIN, 95--of Gage,Okla.,grandfather of DANNY IRVIN,of Ripley,died
Tuesday.DANNY; his mother,DORRIS IRVIN; and her mother,MRS.WILEY T.DANIELS,flew to
Okla.,Wednesday to attend the services.He leaves three daughters.
HORACE EUGENE HADDOCK,65--blind since birth,died Sunday in Nashville,to which he
moved from Ripley about five years ago. Services were Monday in Ripley Funeral
Home,burial in Woodville Cemetery. Born in Memphis,the son of the late LONNIE
HADDOCK. He leaves his mother,MRS.FLORENCE EDNA COLEMAN,of Ripley; a half-
brother,ROBERT L.COLEMAN of Memphis; and a half-sister,MRS.R.B.SUTTON,of Ripley.
MRS.MAMIE W.PRIVETT--widow of J.E.PRIVETT,and sister of A.W.WILLIAMS of Halls,died
Friday at her home near Friendship.She was 77. Services were Sunday in Friendship
Baptist Church,burial in Friendship Cemetery.Her husband,Friendship grocer and
appliance merchant,died in 1945. She also leaves two other
brothers,W.V.WILLIAMS,SR.,of Friendship and W.L.WILLIAMS of Clinton,Ky.,and a
nephew whom she raised,C.H.WILLIAMS of Akron,Ohio.
JOHN FRANKLIN JACKSON--retired Gates farmer died Monday in Lauderdale County
Hospital,he was 77. Services were Wednesday in Gates Baptist Church,burial was in
Floyd's Chapel Cemetery.Born near Halls,he was a life-long Lauderdale Countian.He
leaves his wife,MRS.BERTIE ELIZABETH CLEEK JACKSON; six sons,RAY JACKSON,JIMMY
JACKSON and EUGENE JACKSON,all of Gates,MARVIN JACKSON of Brownsville,B.F.JACKSON
of Michigan,and J.T.JACKSON of Ind.; five daughters,MRS.HAZEL WARREN of
Gates,MRS.SHIRLEY GREENWAY of Brownsville,MRS.LILLIAN HILL of Ark.,MRS.MAUREEN
MYERS of Chicago and MISS GENEVA JACKSON of Miss.;a sister,MRS.PEARL FERRELL,of
near Maury City.
ARNOLD LYNN LAND--eight-year-old son of MR.& MRS.JAMES O.LAND of Ripley died last
Thursday in LeBonheur Hospital,Memphis of a kidney ailment,ill for three years.
Services were Sunday in Conner Assembly of God Church,burial in Lauderdale County
Memorial Gardens. He also leaves a brother,JAMES O.LAND,Jr.at home,and three
sisters,MRS.MARY NELL KELTNER of Petersburg,Va.,MRS.PATRICIA LUTON of Las
Vegas,Nev.,and JANIE LOIS LAND at home.
MRS.NETTIE MAY CHUMLEY DAVIDSON--of Covington,sister-in-law of MRS.ERNEST UNDERWOOD
of Ripley,died Monday in St.Joseph Hospital in Memphis,which she had entered about
a month earlier,after having broken a leg.She was 73. Services were Wednesday in
Maley Funeral Home,Covington,burial in Munford Cemetery.She leaves her husband,RUBE
S.DAVIDSON,retired mechanic; two sons,JOE DAVIDSON and FARRIS DAVIDSON,both of
Covington; a step-son,CECIL DAVIDSON of Ark.; a sister,MISS MAY CHUMLEY,of
Brighton;three brothers,not named.
JAMES ELLIS WISEMAN--Memphis,retired parking lot attendant for the Memphis Police
Dept.,who was born in Lauderdale County,died Tuesday in Baptist Hospital,Memphis
after a heart attack,he was 59.He had lived in Memphis 39 years.He leaves his
wife,MRS.LOUISE WISEMAN; his mother,MRS.VIOLA WISEMANof Memphis; a step-
daughter,MRS.HOMER LAWSON,of Sweetwater; three brothers,WILLIAM WISEMAN of
Bolivar,MALCOLM WISEMAN and FRED WISEMAN,both of Arlington;two
siaters,MRS.ELIZABETH RILEY and MRS.BERNICE TOSHEE,both of Memphis.
MRS.LERA MAE WOODRUFF McBROOM--widow of LUTHER McBROOM,a farmer,who died in
1957,died Sunday at her home in Fort Pillow.She was 65. Services were Tuesday in
Ripley Funeral Home,(no burial given;she was a member of Green's Chapel Methodist
Church) She leaves three sons,JAMES ROBERT TAYLOR of Fort Pillow,TOM TAYLOR of
Ripley,and SAMMY JOE TAYLOR of Crete,Illinois;five daughters,MRS.JOHN D.VAUGHN of
Ripley,MRS.LAREN CRUMLEY of Covington,MRS.R.W.CRUMLEY of Dyersburg,MRS.GLENDEAN
ROGERS of Island Lake,Illinois and MRS.PETE FLEREK of Crete,Illnois. *********
80TH YEAR NO.29 FRIDAY MARCH 19,1965
AARON (RON) KINNEY JR.,19--of Phoenix,Ariz.,grandson of MRS.JOHN R.TUCKER,of
Phoenix,former Riplian,was killed Sunday when a 50 gallon oil drum exploded in his
face as he forced air into it.Detective JON SELLARS reconstructed this account:
KINNEY,a freshman in Phoenix College,and four other youths drove a pickup trunk
into the station.KINNEY sat on the edge of the truck bed and forced air from a
station air hose into the drum,which had been partly filled with water,"We wanted
to see if the can could build up enough pressure to squirt water," said KINNEY's
friend,DAVID NORRIS,20. "I heard what sounded like a sonic boom," said STEVE
SELBY,17,service station attendant.Young KINNEY was pronounced dead at St.Joseph
Hospital.His mother,MRS.MARGARET TUCKER KINNEY,and her husband,a Phoenix
attorney,formerly lived in Brownsville.The youth also leaves four brothers,JOHN
KINNEY,a Phoenix College sophomore, RANDOLPH KINNEY,a high school senior, KENNETH
KINNEY,a high school freshman and GEORGE KINNEY,a Country Day Scool student;and a
sister,MRS.MARGARET PALMER,of Phoenix.
MRS.GERALDINE JENKINS--of Memphis,mother of MRS.CLARA KIESTLER,of Ripley,died
Tuesday in St.Joseph Hospital,Memphis.She was 79. Services were Wednesday in
Green's Chapel Methodist Church,burial in church cemetery. Born in New
Albany,Miss.,she had lived in Memphis fourteen years.Her husband,CHARLES EDGAR
JENKINS,died in 1933.She leaves four sons,C.E.JENKINS,JR.,MURRAY D.JENKINS and
MONROE JENKINS,of Memphis and DAVID S.JENKINS of Lorain,Ohio; four other
daughters,MRS.GRACE L.PARKER, MRS.LORENE CONRAD and MRS.IRENE ALLEN,all of Memphis.
MARVIN I.HOPKINS--Memphis,brother of MRS.J.N.HAYNES of Ripley,died Wednesday of
last week in Baptist Hospital Memphis.He was 62. Services were last week in
Cosmopolitan Funeral Home,Memphis,burial in Forest Hill Cemetery.Born in Henning,he
had lived most of his life in Memphis.He also leaves his wife,FLOSSIE M.HOPKINS; a
daughter,MRS.MARGARET LYONS of Memphis; two sons,LARRY FRANKLIN HOPKINS with the
Navy in Puerto Rico and BILLY MARVIN HOPKINS of Denver; a brother,EARL T. HOPKINS
of Memphis.
MRS.MATTIE CHRISTENSON--a patient in Shelby County Hospital,Memphis,who was born in
Halls,died last Thursday in John Gaston Hospital,Memphis,after a long illness.She
was 96. Graveside services were Saturday in Elmwood Cemetery,Memphis.She moved to
Memphis about 40 years ago,after the death of her husband.She leaves two
nephews,CHARLIE GAINES and ERNEST GAINES,both of Memphis.
MRS.SALLIE WRIGHT BUCIE--of Newbern,mother of MRS.R.W.SMITH,of Ripley,died last
Friday in Milan Hospital.She was 83. Services were Sunday in Johnson Funeral Home
in Newbern,burial was in Rehobeth Cemetery.Her husband,JIM BUCIE,died in 1952. She
also leaves three sons,CLYDE WEBB,of Dyer and LEE WEBB of Newbern and EDGAR
BUCIE,of Chicago; three other daughters, MRS.GEAN MAXWEKK,of
Newbern,MRS.E.C.EVANS,of Roscoe,Mo.,and MRS.MARGIE TAYLOR,of Fulton,Ky.
NORVEL JONES--retired farmer and railroad employee,who was born in Ripley,died last
Friday in his home in Memphis.He was 70.Memphis Funeral Home had charge,burial was
in Grace Cemetery.He had lived in Memphis about ten years.He leaves his
wife,MRS.VIRGINIA SUE DUNAVANT JONES; five sons,JAMES NOVEL JONES, WALTER FOREST
JONES, DAVID DECATUR JONES, GEORGE RILEY JONES and ROGER DALE JONES,all of Memphis;
two daughters, MRS.MARTHA IRENE ROBOTTS and CHARLOTTE SUE JONES,both of Memphis; a
brother,C.B.JONES of Memphis.
JAMES ERNEST LAIRD--carpenter of Ripley,died Sunday night in Baptist
Hospital,Memphis.He was 57. Services were Tuesday in Prospect Park Baptist Church
in Brookhaven,Miss.,with burial there.Born in Brookhaven,he had lived in Memphis
from 1942 untill he moved to Ripley in 1962.He leaves his wife,MRS.ARY EVANS LAIRD;
a daughter,MRS.RICHARD HODGE of Memphis; two sons,JAMES A.LAIRD and EITHEL
LAIRD,both of Memphis; a brother and five sisters.
MRS.ADA DUGGAN--wife of JOHN DUGGAN,retired farmer near Halls,died Thursday in
Lauderdale County Hospital.She was 85. Services will be Friday in the Melville
Methodist Near Halls,burial in Lauderdale County Memorial Gardens.A life long
resident of Lauderdale County,she leaves her husband; one daughter,MRS.HERBERT
MIDYETT of Ripley; three sisters,MRS.CLYDE RICE, MRS.IDA HERRON,both of Halls and
MRS.LUNA SORRELL of Dyersburg;six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
MRS.MARY FRANCES LITTLES--mother of MRS.KATHLEEN PRIVETT of Halls,was found dead at
her home in Alamo March 7th.She was 51. Services were Tuesday of last week in Maury
City Methodist Church,burial in Alamo Cemetery.Born in Lauderdale County,she was
the daughter of MRS.MARY ELLEN COBURN of Atwood and the late SAM COBURN.She also
leaves two sons,WILLIAN ADCOX and T.B.ADCOX,both of Covington; another
daughter,MRS.BETTY TURNER,of Puxico,Mo.,and a brother WILLIAM COBURN,of Atwood.
*********
80TH YEAR NO.30 FRIDAY MARCH 25,1965
MRS.DUETT COLEMAN STOLTZ--mother of MRS.JOHN F.CAMPBELL,of Ripley,died last Friday
in Oakhaven Nursing Home in Memphis,where she had been a patient 2 1/2 years.She
was 79. Services were Sunday in Memphis Funeral Home,burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
MRS.STOLTZ was born at Woodville.Her husband,FRANK C.STOLTZ died in 1960.She also
leaves a son,COLEMAN STOLTZ of Memphis;three grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
R.G.ANTHONY,JR.--Durhamville farmer,did Tuesday in Lauderdale County Hospital after
a long illness.He was 68. Services were Wednesday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in
Elim Cemetery at Durhamville.He leaves his wife,MRS.SOPHIE HENRY ANTHONY; three
sisters,MRS.E.T.ANTHONY,of Ripley,MRS.ED SMITH of LaGRANGE and MRS.J.W.SIMS of Rock
Hill,S.C.
MRS.MARY ESTES ANTHONY;MACON,GA.--widow of DR.ROBERT EARLE ANTHONY,who was born in
Durhamville,died Saturday in a macon Hospital.She was 79.Services were
Monday,burial was in Macon Memorial Park.A native of Carthage,she moved to Macon in
1929 when DR.ANTHONY joined the Mercer University.MR.& MRS.ANTHONY had lived in
Henning,Ripley and Durhamville.She leaves two sons,THOMAS E.ANTHONY of
Macon,Ga.,and CAPT.LYNN E.ANTHONY,with the Navy in Mayport,Fla.;three
daughters,MRS.ELEANOR WHITE of Memphis,MISS MARY ELIZABETH ANTHONY,of
Milledgville,Ga.,and MRS.ADA SKIPWORTH of Columbus,Ga.
ROBERT MONROE DEW,SR--retired farmer of Rt.2,Halls,died last Friday in the home of
his son,R.M.DEW,JR.,in Fowkles.He was 84. Services were Saturday in Garner Funeral
Home,burial in Gates Cemetery.A lifelong resident of Lauderdale County,he was a son
of the late GEORGE WASHINGTON DEW and MRS.MARTHA NEWMAN DEW.His wife,MRS.LOTTIE
MOORE DEW died last August.He leaves another son,JOHNNY DEW,of Memphis; three
daughters,MRS.BERDIE BRANTLEY of Gates,MRS.AURIE GLENN,of Halls and MRS.BILL
WILLIAMS of Milan;a brother,A.C.DEW,of Halls.
MRS.IDA ELIZABETH COOPER--wife of W.O.COOPER,died Monday in the home of her
daughter,MRS.JIM LOVELACE in Halls.She was 78. Services were Tuesday in Halls
Methodist Church,burial in Green Hill Memorial Gardens.She also leaves a son,EARL
HARGETT of Halls; a sister,MRS.LILLIE GLAZE,of Malvern,Ark.
FRANKLIN JEFFERSON LACKEY--farmer of Star Route,Ripley,died at 10;10 a.m.Saturday
in the home of his son-in-law,MAJOR CLARK,at Ashport,after 20 months illness.He was
69. Services were Sunday in Lightfoot Methodist Church,Burial in Church
cemetery.Born in Arkansas he moved to Lauderdale County in 1937.He leaves four
sons,A.F.LACKEY & ARVEL LACKEY,both of Ripley,ALLEN D.LACKEY of Memphis & LEON
LACKEY of Falkville,Ala.;six daughters,MRS.MAJOR CLARK, MRS.JOHN T.JOHNSON,
MRS.GEORGE HAYNIE,and MRS.CLYDE HAYNIE,all of the Ripley area,MRS.HAYES BELL of
Chicago & MRS.CHARLES GRIGGS,JR.,of Germany.
MRS.LELA BENHAM--of Little Rock,Ark.,formerly of Unionville,sister of MRS.OLA
PALMORE and ODIE WHITE,both of Halls,died last Friday in North Little Rock.She was
90. Services were Saturday in Williams Chapel Baptist Church,burial in Halls
Cemetery.Born in Madison County,she was the widow of ELIJAH S.BENHAM,who died in
1935.She also leaves a son,FLETCHER BENHAM of Memphis; another daughter,MRS.INEZ
BUCHANNON of North Little Rock.
MRS.EVA LOUISE MAXWELL--of Frog Jump,died last Friday in Western State Hospital in
Bolivar,where she had been a patient for 23 years.She was 61. Services were
Saturday in Archer's Chapel Methodist Church.She leaves a brother,MR.H.ELI
JORDON,of near Gates;two sisters,MRS.INA ELMORE of Halls and MRS.WILL NORVELL of
Memphis.
HARRY A.BOOKOUT--a meat cutter,who was born in Ripley,died shortly before noon
Tuesday in his home in Collierville from a gunshot wound to the head.Sheriff's
deputies said a suicide note was found and a .32 caliber pistol was near the
body.Relatives said MR.BOOKOUT had been dispondant because of illness which had
kept him from working.The body was found in the home in the bedroom by his
brother.JOHN F. BOOKOUT,JR. He moved to Collierville in 1940.He had operated a cage
there and worked as a meat cutter at Farmers Market,Memphis.He also leaves his
wife,MRS.LADYE BOOKOUT; and a sister,MRS.RUBY GHUTZMANN of Houston. Services in
Memphis Funeral Home,burial in Maplewood Cemetery. *********
80TH YEAR NO.31 FRIDAY APRIL 2.1965
EVERETT PRESSON--was called to Mansfield Wednesday of last week by the critical
illness of his father,ELMER PRESSON,who died Tuesday.MRS.PRESSON and children left
for Mansfield Wednesday.MR.PRESSON was 77. Services were in New Hope Methodist
Church,burial in church cemetery.
MRS.GERTRUDE LUCINDY WALPOLE RIDLEY--of Poplar Grove,died Saturday in Baptist
Hospital,Memphis.She was 84.Services were Sunday in Poplar Grove Presbyterian
Church,burial in Halls Cemetery.Born in Gates,she was a lifelong resident of
Lauderdale County until she went to live with a daughter,MRS.IRIS STEWART in
Whitehaven after the death of her husband,ALBERT RIDLEY,a landowner,October
14,1963.She also leaves two grandchildren.
MRS.IDA ESTER AUSTIN STOCKTON--of Maury County,the mother of MRS.DELBERT ENGLAND of
Halls,died Wednesday in Jackson-Madison County Hospital.She was 80. Services will
be Friday in First Baptist Church,Halls,burial in Green Hill Memorial
Gardens,Halls.Born in Obion County.Her husban,W.E.STOCKTON,a retired railroad
man,died in 1958.She also leaves two sons,JOE HENRY BARNES of Maury City and
J.R.TURRELL of Chicago; a brother,SAM HOUSTON,of Calif.;a sister,MRS.R.M.SWANN,of
Ky.
LEON HOUSTON SMITH--retired Ramer farmer,brother of MRS.WILEY DANIELS,of Ripley and
of MRS.A.T.McKINNON,OF gATES,died Saturday in a Memphis Hospital.He was 66
years.Services were at 2 p.m.Monday in Eureka Methodist Church in Haywood
County,Rev.RAY DOBBS officiated,burial was in Trinity Cemetery.A son of the late
GEORGE E.SMITH & DORA BURLISON SMITH,he had lived in McNairy County 12 years.He was
a mason.He leaves his wife,MRS.CARRIE SMITH; a daughter,MRS.CAROLYN HUTCHINSON of
Enon,Ohio; two brothers,E.M.SMITH of Memphis and JAMES SMITH of Port
Gibson,Miss.;two other sisters,MRS.LEON PERCIFUL of Memphis and MRS.CLAYTON GLASS
of Garland;and three grandchildren.
WILLIE L.PAIGE--Halls farmer,died Sunday in Methodist Hospital,Memphis.He was
68.Services were in Halls Methodist Church,burial in Thurmond Cemetery.Born near
Halls,he was a lifelong Lauderdale Countian.He leaves his wife,MRS.MARY WALPOLE
PAIGE;four sons,JAMES PAIGE, LEON PAIGE,W.C.PAIGE and LOUIS PAIGE,all of Halls;
four daughters,MRS.VIRGINIA WALPOLE,Halls,MRS.HELEN HALE,Gates, MRS.ANN
ROSS,Memphis and MRS.SHIRLEY BULLINGTON,Texas; a brother,FRED PAIGE of Ky.;seven
sisters,MARGUERITE CRIHFIELD and LUCILLE BELTON,both of Halls,CKARA
HAMILTON,CORDELIA HILLIARD and FRANCES HALL,all of Memphis,FLOSSIE ABERNATHY of
Brighton and EFFIE OWENS of Calif.
GERON BROWN--employee of Brown Chevrolet Co.,Dyersburg,brother of MRS.ROY THOMPSON
of Durhamville,died Wednesday night in his home in Dyersburg.He was 55.Services
were in Dyersburg.He leaves his wife,ELIZABETH; three sons,BILL BROWN of
Dyersburg,GERON BROWN,JR.,of Memphis,and CLARK BROWN in college; a daughter,MISS
CLAY BROWN,in college; a brother,W.A.BROWN of Alamo and another sister,MARY
MORGAN,of Gatlinburg.
ROBERT FRANCIS GARRETT--retired farmer,brother of OWEN GARRETT, OCIE GARRETT and
MRS.EULA ARCHER,all of Halls, and MARVIN GARRETT,of Curve died Wednesday in his
home in Friendship.He was 77. Services were in Zion Hill Baptist Church,burial in
church cemetery. He leaves four sons,R.F.GARRETT,JR.,of Friendship, BERNICE
GARRETT,of Memphis, WM.D.GARRETT of N.Y.,and E.W.GARRETT of Paris; a
daughter,MRS.THELMA THOMPSON,of Friendship; another brother,FINIS GARRETT,of
Chicago.
PAUL R.WALDRON--Dyersburg Cotton Proucts employee,brother of MRS.RAYMOND DANIEL,of
Halls,died last Friday in Parkview Hospital.He was 54. Services were in Curry
Funeral Home,burial in Fairview Cemetery,Dyersburg.BORN IN union
COUNTY,mississippi,he had lived in RoEllen since 1928.He leaves his wife,EDDIE MAE
SERATT WALDRON;three sons,two daughters,three oyher sisters. *********
80TH YEAR NO.32 FRIDAY APRIL 9,1965
WILLIAM HILL KENT--farmer of Rialto,brother of LEE KENT,of Ripley,died Wednesday of
last week in St.Joseph Hospital,Memphis,of burns received March 26th when an oil
stove exploded in his home.He was 44. Services were last Thursday in Maley Funeral
Home,Burial in Mungord Cemetery,Covington.Born in Miss.,he had lived in Tipton
County since childhood.He also leaves his mother,MRS.WILLIE LEE KENT,of
Millington;five other brothers,HAROLD KENT, ALLEN KENT, L.Q.KENT,all of
Millington,STACEY KENT of Little Rock,and GUY KENT,of Canton,Ohio;one
sister,MRS.GRACE GRAY of Brighton.
MRS.LOLA BLACKWELL JURGENS--of Memphis,sister of MRS.GERTRUDE ARRINGTON and
MRS.W.L.LAWRENCE,both of Ripley and MRS.CAREY SOLOMON,of Nut Bush,died Saturday in
Martin Nursing Home,Memphis,after long illness.She Was 84. Born in Durhamville,she
thought school in Lauderdale County before moving to Memphis as a young woman.Her
husband,Max B. JURGENS,a retired sheet metal worker died in 1946. She also leaves
two grandcildren and one great-grandchild.
MRS.RIBBIE GRIMMETT--of Memphis,who was born at Ashport,died Wednesday of last week
in St.Joseph Hospital after two years' illness.She was 84. Services were in
Jacksonport,Ark.,Baptist Church,burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Newport,Ark.She
leaves two daughters, KATE MORTON of Memphis and GRACIE DICKERSON of Hot
Springs;and a sister,MYRTLE SPRINGER of Calif.;three grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren. *********
80TH YEAR NO.33 FRIDAY APRIL 16,1965
MRS.HAROLD G.LOWE--granddaughter of the late C.S.O.RICE,of Orysa,died Tuesday in
Nashville,where she spent most of her married life.She was 60. Services and burial
in Woodlawn Cemetery,Nashville.She was born in Dyersburg and resided in Memphis
where her father,the late ERNEST RICE,SR.,operated a cotton oil firm
CENTRAL--MR.& MRS. Clyde HARGETT,MR.& MRS.Lewis APPERSON, MR.& MRS.Lackey WEBB and
MRS.Ada APPERSON attended the funeral of MRS.PEARL BRIDGEWATER in Brownsville
Monday.
REGINALD WILSON BRANDON--of Hattiesburg,Miss.,brother of Mrs.MAX HARVEY of
Henning,died April 2nd in Forrest General Hospital,Hattiesburg.He was 64. Services
were held in Hulett's Funeral Home,burial in Highland Cemetery there.Born in
Henning,he was a son of the late Eugene W. & Minnie A.GWINN BRANDON.He had been
with Southern Bell Telephone Co.since 1917.He leaves his wife,MARCIA BRANDON;five
daughters; four sons and one brother.
NANKIPOO--Enon Church felt a sense of gratitude and honor last week when Mars
Oldsmobile Co.,of Chicago,Illinois sent a chech to the church in memory of RONNIE
COOK, who was fatally injured on his way from school about four months ago.The
EUGENE COOKS were members of Enon Church while living here. MR.& MRS.MARVIN
RIDDICK & MRS.VAN ASHFORD attended the funeral of MR.RIDDICK's aunt,MRS.DENA
CRONISTER,at Floyd's Chapel last Thursday.
JOSEPH SAMUEL HENDREN--retired I.C.R.employee of Rt.#2,Ripley,died Saturday in
Kennedy Hospital,Memphis.He was 77. Services were Monday in Curve Methodist
Church,burial in Cross Roads Cemetery.Born in Woodville,he was a life long resident
of Lauderdale County except for WWI service.His wife,MRS.JESSIE FORD HENDREN died
in Oct.,1957.He leaves three sons,W.G. HENDREN,of Ripley,Staff Sgt.JOHN F.HENDREN
of Jasper,Ala.,and Sgt.First Class GLYNN K.HENDREN,of Fort Hood,Texas; one
daughter,MRS.RICHARD McFALL in Springfield,Mo.; one brother, Jack HENDREN,of
Detroit; one sister,MRS.PETE KUCERA,of Chicago.
WILLIAM THOMAS ANDREWS--infant son of ANN McMAHAN ANDREWS and WILLIAM
S.ANDREWS,former Riplians of South Bend,Ind.,died Wednesday afternoon in South Bend
Memorial Hospital.The child was born Monday night.Graveside services were held
Thursday in South Bend.He also leaves three sisters,Andrea,Catherine and Claudia
ANDREWS,all of South Bend.;her grandparents,Mr.& Mrs.J.T.McMAHAN and Mr.&
Mrs.William Ivan ANDREWS,all of Ripley.
IKE LITTLES--a landowner,died last Friday at his home in Frog Jump,near Gates,he
was 83. Services were Sunday in Archer's Chapel Methodist Church near Gates,burial
in church cemetery.He leaves his wife,EULA GIBSON LITTLES; two sons,MORRIS LITTLES
and BEN LITTLES,both of Memphis; three daughters,MRS.ELIZABETH GARRETT of Halls,
MRS.VIRGINIA VAUGHN and MRS.LAVERNE GARRETT,both of Memphis; three brothers,HENRY
LITTLES and CHESTER LITTLES,both of Halls and DAVE GARRETT of Friendship; a
sister,MRS.EMMA FARRIS,of Halls.
EDWARD LEE DUNAWAY--of Memphis,former Lauderdale and Dyer County teacher,died
Saturday night in Kennedy Hospital,Memphis.He was 86.Services were in the First
Baptist Church,Halls,burial in Gates Cemetery.He moved to Memphis from Lauderdale
County 14 years ago.He was a Spanish American War Veteran.He leaves his wife,IVIE
B.DUNAWAY; a daughter,MRS.DORA P.RAY of Millington; two sons,EDWARD B.DUNAWAY of
Ripley and WILLIAM H.DUNAWAY of Memphis.
WILLIAM BRYANT BRIDGEWATER--carpenter of Memphis,brother of Z.C.BRIDGEWATER of
Ripley,died Sunday in Baptist Hospital,Memphis,after long illness.He was 67. Born
in Ripley,he moved to Memphis in 1937.He also leaves his wife,VERA BRIDGEWATER; a
son,WILLIAM T.BRIDGEWATER of LaPuente,Calif.; two daughters,MRS.JUANITA ALUSIO of
Memphis and MRS.L.D.ALEXANDER of Miss.;another brother,T.R.BRIDGEWATER of
Brownsville.
MRS.PEARL SMITH BRIDGEWATER--of Broensville,sister of CLAUDE SMITH and MRS.IDA
APPERSON,both of Ripley,died Sunday in Haywood County Memorial Hospital.She was 72.
Services were in Brownsville Funeral Home,burial in Haywood County Memorial
Gardens.She leaves her husband,TOM BRIDGEWATER; five sons,ROY
BRIDGEWATER,J.B.BRIDGEWATER,GORDON BRIDGEWATER and GEORGE BRIDGEWATER,all of
Brownsville and HUBERT BRIDGEWATER of Memphis; three daughters,MRS.PRENTICE
HARDISTER, MRS.LEON CALERY and MISS PAULINE BRIDGEWATER,all of Brownsville.
MRS.LORA McDONALD JOHNSON--of Memphis,longtime employee of Berg & Schafer Co. in
Ripley,died Sunday in Baptist Hospital,Memphis after long illness.She had been
bedfast for 16 years.She was 77. Services were in Memphis Funeral Home,burial in
Elmwood Cemetery.Born in Brownsville,she was the daughter of the late A.M. and
JANIE McDONALD.She moved from Ripley to Memphis in 1925.She leaves her
husband,J.EARL JOHNSON,who was also employed at Berg & Schafer for many years; two
brothers,J.R.McDONALD and SAM A.McDONALD;two sisters, MRS.VIRGINIA HERBERNS and
MRS.HAZEL HIGGINS,both of Memphis. *********
80TH YEAR NO.34 FRIDAY APRIL 23,1965
ACCIDENT & DEATH--ROBERT LYNN COLUMBUS OWEN,21,newly discharged from Air Force
Service,was killed and three young women seriously injured ar midnight Saturday in
a collision on Highway 19 West,about a mile west of Scott's Hill.MR.OWEN drove a
station wagon which had just rounded the curve before its impact with a sedan in
which the young women,residents of Star Route,Ripley,were west bound.Admitted to
Lauderdale County Hospital were the driver of the car,MARY PHYLLIS
SIMPSON,20,daughter of MR.& MRS.ELTON SIMPSON; MISS BONNIE JEAN
LOVELADY,19,daughter of MR.& MRS.ELMER JAMES LOVELADY .Taken to Memphis Campbell's
Clinic was LOYE JANE RUSSELL,20,daughter of MR.& MRS.LOY RUSSELL. Srevices for the
OWEN youth were Sunday in Durhamville Baptist,burial in St.Paul's Cemetery.He
leaves his parents,MR.& MRS.SANFORD OWEN,Sr.;two brothers,DAVID S.OWEN Jr.,and
TOMMIE DEAN OWEN; a sister,MRS.WANDA FAY McBROOM all of Ripley.
WILL ROBERT SMITH--retired livestock dealer and landowner at Chestnut Bluff,died
Sunday at his home in Halls.He was 84. Services were in Halls Funeral Home,burial
in Halls Cemetery.Born in Crockett County,he moved to Halls in 1952.He leaves his
wife.ETHEL YOUNG SMITH; three sons, GAILON SMITH and PETE SMITH,both of Halls and
ROBERT SMITH, of Dyersburg; three daughters,MRS.BUNA COOK,MRS.DOROTHY BOND and
MRS.LORENE BARKSDALE; a sister,EVA HURT,of Halls.
MISS MARTHA LULA SMITH--of Memphis,sister of MRS.R.L.PITTS of Halls,died Monday of
last week in Shelby County Hospital.She was 84. Services were in Johnson Grove
Baptist Church near Alamo,burial in church cemetery.Born in Crockett County,she had
lived there until she moved to the home of her nephew,GLENNIE PITTS three years
ago.
MISS ELLIS WOOD--died at 1 a.m. Saturday in her home on Jefferson Street,Ripley.
Services were in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Born in
Ripley,she was a member of the First Methodist Church.She leaves five sisters,
MRS.W.B.MIDYETT, MRS.CLAUDE NEAL, MRS.PERCY DUPREE, MRS.LURLENE McDADE and MRS.CARL
DODSON,all of Memphis.
MRS.LENA MAE NEWMAN McNEILL--wife of ARCHIE McNEILL,Concord farmer,died last Friday
in Parkview Hospital,Dyersburg.She was 59. Services in Concord Methodist
Church,burial in Concord Cemetery.She also leaves a son,J.D.McNEILL,of Gates;four
daughters,MRS.FARRIS ESCUE, MRS.FLOYD EMERSON, and MRS.HARRY C.STANLEY all of Gates
and MRS.R.J.JANSEN of Boulder.Colo.;four brothers, VERNON NEWMAN,HARVEY NEWMAN,&
DAVID NEWMAN,all of Curve & ACTON NEWMAN,of Ripley; two sisters, MRS.DAISY SINCLAIR
of Curve & MRS.W.C.SCALLIONS,of Memphis.
JAMES A.KEELING--former owner of Ripley Dairy Queen,died Sunday at his home in
Ripley.He was 61. Services were in Curry Funeral Home,Dyersburg,burial in Dyer
Memorial Gardens.Born at Lane,he lived there until he moved to Ripley nine years
ago.He leaves his wife,MARY SUE KEELING; two sons,JAMES A.KEELING,of
Lansing,Michigan and WINSTON KEELING of Detroit,Michigan; three sisters, MRS.BYRD
CAIN of Dyersburg,MRS.DAVE KNIGHT and MRS.H.L.POGUE,both of Lane; a brother,OWEN
KEELING of Obion.
CHARLIE C.TOMLINSON--of Halls,retired cook in Walker's Cafe in Halls,died Saturday
in Kennedy Hospital,Memphis.He was 71.Services were in the First Methodist
Church,Halls,burial in Halls Cemetery.Born near Halls,he was a lifelong Lauderdale
Countian.He leaves his wife,GLADYS McGEE TOMLISON; a son,AARON TOMLINSON of
Charleston,S.C.;three daughters,MRS.GWENDOLA SCALLIONS of Maury City,ANNETTE EVANS
of Dyersburg,and HELEN WEAKLEY of Memphis; four brothers,JOHN T.TOMLINSON of Halls,
ROBERT TOMLINSON of Osceola,Ark.,and HILLARY TOMLINSON of Dearing,Mo.,and QUINTON
TOMLINSON of Mobile,Ala.; a sister,MRS.ELSIE ROOKS of Halls. *********
80TH YEAR NO.35 FRIDAY APRIL 30,1965
AX WOUND FATAL IN PENAL FARM FIGHT--RICHARD VEAL,30,of Natchitockes,La.,serving a
20 year armed robbery sentence from Shelby County,suffered a fatal head wound last
Friday in an ax swinging battle with two other negro inmates at Fort Pillow State
Prison Farm.The two others were THEORDORE ROGERS,20,and JAMES NICHOLS,20,both of
Shelby County.
HENRY BALDRIDGE--75,a barber shop proprietor in Alamo and Halls for 53 years before
he retired in 1963,died Sunday in his home in Halls. Services were in First
Christian Church,Halls,burial in Cypress Cemetery,Alamo.Born in Crockett County,he
moved to Lauderdale County in 1943.He leaves his wife,ANNIE WORRELL BALDRIDGE; one
son,FRANK BALDRIDGE of Halls; three brothers,EARL BALDRIDGE of Memphis,BURL
BALDRIDGE of Halls, and COOPER C.BALDRIDGE of Los Angeles; two sisters,MRS.MURRELL
HARRELL of Halls,and MRS.ALLIE DARDEN of Alamo.
MRS.GRACIE CULLUM ERVIN--wife of GEORGE F.ERVIN,retired salesman,died in her sleep
Monday night in her home in Ripley,after an apparent heart attack.She was 66.
Services were in First Baptist Church,burial in Maplewood Cemetery.Born in Tipton
County,she moved to Lauderdale County in 1920.She also leaves two sons,CAREY ERVIN
of Memphis and BILLY ERVIN of Hobert,Ind.; four daughters,MRS.BILLY MORRIS of
Arp,MRS.DAN BOWDEN,of Memphis,MRS.BILLY MILAM of Delaware,and MRS.JAMES L.SMITH of
S.C.; two brothers,ROLAND CULLUM of Memphis AND MARSHALL CULLUM of Millington; a
sister,MRS.CECIL HARKNESS of Brighton.
MRS.LOIS CAMPBELL BELTON--widow of JULIAN BELTON,Ripley merchant and state
legislator,died Wednesday in Lauderdale County Hospital.She was 69. Services were
in First Methodist Church,burial in Maplewood Cemetery.She leaves a step-
daughter,MRS.J.T.EVANS,of Ripley; two brothers,BEN CAMPBELL of Memphis and JOE
CAMPBELL of Greenville; and three sisters,MISS RUTH CAMPBELL,MRS.DAN HENDERSON and
MRS.CHARLES L.STEHLE.
FRED OLLIE ROBERTSON--retired Friendship farmer,brother of JOHNNY ROBERTSON and
MRS.EMMA ESPEY,both of Halls,died April 14th in his home. Services were in
Friendship Methodist Church,burial in Friendship Cemetery.He also leaves his
wife,NANNIE ROBERTSON; a son,MURRAY ROBERTSON of Friendship; three
daughters,MRS.G.W.EDWARDS of Friendship,MRS.CLYDE DUNCAN of Humboldt and MRS.ROBERT
HARDEN of Memphis; another sister,MISS DOSHIE ROBERTSON of Arkansas.
THE REV.CHARLES WILLIAM BALDRIDGE--79,of near Newbern,former pastor of Gates
Baptist Church and teacher in Gates Elementary School was killed last Thursday when
the car he was driving left U.S.Highway 441 about four miles south of
Knoxville,went down a 70 foot embankment and struck a concrete wall.Burial was in
Newbern. *********
80TH YEAR NO.36 FRIDAY MAY 7,1965
LESTER L.CONNOUR--retired restaurant operator,who returned to Alton,Illinois in
1951,living in Lauderdale County since 1920,died Saturday in Alron Memorial
Hospital.He was 61. Services were in alton,burial in Maplewood Cemetery,Ripley.He
leaves a son,CHARLES D.CONNOUR of Alton; his mother,MRS.OSCAR TATE of Mo.;two
sisters, MRS.D.ALLEN of Mo.,and MRS.MAE HANCOCK of Mo.
FRED DUNCAN HAMILTON--Memphis,son-in-law of MR.& MRS.R.L.WILLIS,of Ripley,died last
Friday in Methodist Hospital,Memphis.He was 54.He leaves his wife,MRS.MARGUERITE
HAMILTON; a son,ROBERT LEE HAMILTON; and a daughter,SUZANNE HAMILTON,both at home;
his mother,MRS.F.O.HAMILTON of McKee Nursing Home,Memphis; three brothers and three
sisters.
MRS.AMYEE MICHEL--of Memphis,wife of MAX MICHEL,Sr.;died Tuesday at the home of her
daughter,MRS.LOUIS LEVY in Memphis.She was 71.MRS.LEVY was a former Halls
resident,where the LEVYS operate Levy's Dept.Store. Services were in Norris Funeral
Home,burial in Temple Israel Cemetery,Memphis.She also leaves two sons;two
sisters;and eight grandchildren.
MRS.JOHN MARVIN CARNEY--of Memphis,who was born in Ripley,died last Thursday in
Baptist Hospital,Memphis.She was 62. Services were in Memphis Funeral Home,burial
in Forest Hill Cemetery. She was the former EM WILLIAMS and had lived in Memphis
about 43 years.She leaves her husband; two sons,JOHN M.CARNEY,JR.,of Vero
Beach,Fla.,and R.S.CARNEY,a Navy chief petty officer stationed in Ewa,Hawaii; a
daughter,MRS.PHILLIP ROBINET of Memphis.
MRS.CYNTHIA PIERCE COLSTON--of Friendship,mother of MRS.HYGIENE DAVIS of Halls,died
last Friday in the home of her daughter,MISS ETHEL COLSTON,at Bonicord after five
years illness.She was 84. Services were in Mt.Moriah Primitive Bap[tist
Church,burial in church cemetery.Born in McNairy Co.,she moved to Friendship in
1924.Her husband,WILLIAM CLAUDE COLSTON,Crockett County landowner,died in 1962.She
also leaves two sons,J.B.COLSTON,of Tigrett and WIRTH COLSTON,of Memphis.
GATES--MR.& MRS.O.L.DAVIS attended funeral services in Luxora,Ark.,last Thursday
for her sister,MRS.VIOLA INGRAM. *********
80TH YEAR NO.37 FRIDAY MAY 15,1965
J.ELBERT BOYDSTUN--of San Diego,Calif.,brother of MRS.CLARA TARRANT and
MRS.F.B.BRADFORD,both of Ripley,died Tuesday evening in a convalescent home in San
Diego.He was 89.He laso leaves his wife,two sons,FRANK BOYDSTUN,of
Oakland,Calif.,and LAURENCE BOYDSTUN,of San Diego; two daughrers,MRS.J.D.TARRANT of
Altadena,Calif.,and MRS.TAZE SPOONER of San Diego.
MRS.GEORGIA CHEEK OLDS--wife of LESTER OLDS,farmer,died Wednesday at her home in
Nankipoo after long illness.She was 67.Services will be Friday in Enon Baptist
Church,burial in church cemetery.She leaves a son,KENNETH OLDS,of Rockport,Texas; a
daughter,MRS.MELBRA BRAY; a half-brother,ADOLPHUS CHEEK,of West Memphis,Ark.
GROVER RIDDICK--retired Crockett County farmer,died Tuesday in his home in Old
Field Community,near Halls.He was 80. Services were in Floyd's Chapel Methodist
Church,burial in church cemetery.He leaves his wife,JEANNIE WRIGHT RIDDICK; two
sons,ROBERT THOMAS RIDDICK of Blytheville and GROVER RIDDICK,Jr.,of Longview,Texas;
four daughters,VIRGINIA WOODS of near Halls,DOROTHY BOND of Friendship, BETTY
JESTER of Northlake,Ill.,and MOSE ELLA THEAS of Waukegan,Ill.
ASBURY LOCALS--AUSTIN MAXWELL and daughter,MRS.LUTHER McBRIDE and MR.and MRS.WILBUR
MAXWELL of Three Points,were called to Memphis Monday by the death of MR.MAXWELL's
brother,GUY MAXWELL,who was buried in Itta Bena,Miss.,at 10:30 a.m.Tuesday morning.
*********
80TH YEAR NO.38 FRIDAY MAY 21,1965
FLIPPEN LOCALS--MAY 19TH,MRS.O.D.HENDREN returned Saturday from a visit with her
daughter,MRS.KEITH COCHRAN,and family in Jackson,Miss.,only to be recalled by the
tragic death of her granddaughter,MRS.PAT COCHRAN CAUSEY AND MR.CAUSEY.The CAUSEYS
and another couple had spent the weekend in Biloxi,Miss.Enroute home on an
interstate highway the car smashed into a tree.Funeral services for the Causeys
were Tuesday,with Wright-Fergason Funeral Home in charge.
MRS.MAUDE LEE WYRICK--wife of H.E.WYRICK,Dyer County landowner and planter of near
Halls,died Thursday in Parkview Hospital.She was 70. Services were in Beech Grove
Baptist Church near Halls,burial in Palestine.She also leaves 2 sons,CHARLES WYRICK
of Halls and EUGENE WYRICK of Houston,Texas; two daughters,MARY FRANCES ATKIN of
Fowkles and IRIS LOUISE JONES of Texas; one brother and five sisters.
MRS.PAULINE MOORE PIKE--of Nankipoo,employee of Universal Electric in Ripley,died
Sunday.She was 42. Services were in Enon Baptist Church,burial in Green Hill
Memorial Gardens.She leaves her husband,JAMES PIKE; four sons,JAMES PIKE
Jr.,MICHAEL ANTHONY PIKE, MILES PIKE and JESSIE LEROY PIKE; two daughters,STELLA
LOUISE PIKE and PAMELIA PAULINE PIKE,all at home; four brothers,BUDDY MOORE of
Halls,GORDON MOORE and FRED MOORE,both of Memphis and MAX MOORE of Fort
Benning,Ga.;three sisters,MRS.KATIE JONES of Ripley,MISS LUCILLE MOORE of Memphis
and MRS.COLLEEN RIGGS of Dayton,Ohio. *********
80TH YEAR NO.39 FRIDAY MAY 28,1965
HEAD-ON COLLISION--FARNSWORTH EUGENE PUGH,54,Halls landowner,ginner and bank
director,was killed Saturday in a head-on collision on Highway 51,south of
Gates.The other driver,BOBBY GERALD CAPPS,35,of Union City credited his fastened
seat belt with the fact he received only minor chin and wrist injuries.It was
CAPP's first accident in 14 years as cable splicer for Southern Bell Telephone
Co.CAPPS told patrolman that PUGH was looking off the highway when his pick-up
began to angle into CAPPS' lane.CAPPS said he swerved to miss a crash,but PUGH's
truck struck the right front side of CAPPS truck.JACOBS found CAPPS truck in the
south bound lane headed north,PUGH's truck was at right angles in it half off the
highways other lane,with it's rear end on the shoulder. Services for PUGH were in
Halls First Baptist Church,burial in Halls Cemetery.Born in Double Bridges,son of
the late MR.& MRS.SIDNEY EUGENE PUGH.He leaves his wife,NORENE STEPHENSON PUGH;
three sons,F.E.PUGH JR. of Halls,STEVE PUGH,a student at U of T,Martin,and ANDY
PUGH,at home; two sisters,MRS.J.T.STUTTS of Ala.,and MRS.MILTON MAGEE of Dyersburg.
CLAUDE BAKER BURROW--retired Crockett County landowner,of near Halls,died Wednesday
in Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.He was 64. Services were in Lebanon
Methodist Church,burial in church cemetery. He leaves his wife,MRS.JENNIE OZMENT
BURROW; three step-sons,three step-daughters and four sisters.
ALVIN GEORGE DANIELS--retired Dyer County farmer of near Halls,died Friday in John
Gaston Hospital,Memphis.He was 53. Services were in Beech Grove Baptist
Church,burial in Cross Roads Cemetery near Curve.He leaves his wife,MILDRED
STEFFENS DANIELS; sons,WESLEY ONEAL DANIELS and ALVIN WAYNE DANIELS,both of
Chicago; a daughter,MRS.SHIRLEY JEAN of Chicago; ans a brother,CLYDE DANIELS of
Blytheville. *********
80TH YEAR NO.40 FRIDAY JUNE 4,1965
LOUIS A.CRAIG--a retired Washington,D.C.policeman,brother of MRS.EDDIE GAY and
ODEAN CRAIG,both of ripley,died at 6:30 a.m.Wednesday in his home in
Leonardtown,Md.,after several months illness.He was 67. Services and burial will be
Friday in Cedar Hill Cemetery,Washington.Born in Lauderdale County,he lived here
until he joined the Marines during WWI.He also leaves his wife,MRS.MARY A.CRAIG;
another brother,JEROME CRAIG,of Memphis; and four other sisters,MRS.FAY PORTER of
Memphis,MRS.CHRISTINE KIRK of Potts Camp,Miss.,MRS.NORA FINLEY of Norfolk,Ark.,and
MRS.SHIRLEY ROWE,of Miami,Fla.
MRS.GERTRUDE ADKERSON NOLEN--widow of C.C.NOLEN,a retired sawmill worker,died last
Friday of a heart attack in the home of her son,LEON ADKERSON at Nut Bush.She was
84.Services were Saturday in Mary's Chapel Baptist Church,of which she was a
member.The Revs.JERRY POWELL & ROY WILLIAMS officiated.Burial was in the church
cemetery.She was born in Lauderdale County.She leaves another son,J.W.ADKERSON,of
Memphis; five daughters,MRS.O.W.CARTER and MRS.L.B.MARSHELL,both of
Ripley,MRS.L.E.JACKSON of Brownsville,MRS.TOM KLUTTS of Dyersburg and
MRS.A.E.SESHER of Memphis;a sister,MRS.DOVIE KIRBY of San Gabriel,Calif.;15
grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
ANDREW THOMAS MANNING SR--brick mason,collapsed and died about 4 p.m.Tuesday at his
home near Curve.He was 68. Services were in Curve Methodist Church of which he was
a member,burial in Lauderdale County Memorial Gardens.He leaves his wife,MRS.CORDIE
THOMPSON MANNING; two sons,A.T.MANNING JR,of Memphis and J.G.MANNING of Chicago;
two sisters,MRS.J.P.JAMES of Memphis and MRS.T.D.JONES of Burlington,S.C.
MR.& MRS.ROY PATTON--of Halls,attended funeral services in Watertown Wednesday for
his uncle,TOLLIE PATTON.He was 77.He died of a heart attack Monday night.He was the
father of CLYDE PATTON,former Halls resident and the father-in-law of the former
MISS ROBBIE BROWN.
MRS.MINNIE OWEN BYERS--of Covington,mother of MRS.LOUIS HUNTER,of Ripley,died last
Friday in Baptist Hospital,Memphis.She was 61. Services Saturday in First
Presbyterian Church,Covington.She also leaves a son,MAURICE BYARS,of Memphis; her
mother; five brothers,CHARLIE OWEN,CLYDE OWEN and MACK OWEN,all of Covington,CLAUDE
OWEN of mEMPHIS,and WALTER SALE OWEN of Collierville; four sisters,LOLLIE
ROBINSON,LENORA GLENN,and MYRTLE SANDERS,all of Covington and ODIE CARTER of
Collierville. *********
80TH YEAR NO.41 FRIDAY JUNE 11,1965
ARTHUR CLARK--flew to Lakeland,Fla.,last weekend to attend the funeral of his
father,CARL C.CLARK.He returned home Saturday and was called back Tuesday by the
death of his mother.
MRS.NANNIE HENDREN SPENCE--widow of JOSEPH SPENCE,died Thursday in Crockett County
Nursing Home in alamo,which she had entered two years' earlier.she had been ill
three years,she was 90. Services were Friday in First Methodist Church,Halls,burial
in Halls Cemetery. Her husband,Lauderdale and Crockett Counties landowner and
farmer,died December,1954.She leaves neices and nephews.
MRS.EDNA BLACK HUNTER--wife of J.M.HUNTER,farmer between Central and Arp,died
Monday in Lauderdale County Hospital.She was 76. Services were in Asbury Methodist
Church,burial in church cemetery.She also leaves two sons,BUFORD HUNTER and LOUIS
HUNTER,both of Ripley; five daughters,MRS.HIRAM BRADEN,MRS.RAY MEADOWS,MRS.JAMES
GARRETT,MRS.BILLY MEADOWS,all of Ripley and MRS.RUFUS PATTON of Halls; one
brother,LYLE BLACK,of Memphis.
MRS.IMOGENE GARRETT--wife of BILLY M.GARRETT,of Memphis,who was born in Halls,died
Monday in Baptist Hospital,Memphis,after having a heart condition for some
time.Sunday was her 35th birthday. Services were in Egypt Baptist Church of which
she was a member,burial was in Halls.She had lived in Memphis 12 years and was
employed at Montesi's Market on Madison Ave.She leaves two sons,DANNY GARRETT and
LARRY GARRETT; her parents,MR.& MRS.HUBERT SAVAGE,SR.,of Memphis; three
brothers,BOBBY SAVAGE and JIMMY SAVAGE,of Memphis; and a sister,MRS.TAYLOR GRADY of
Memphis.
MRS.GIRTHA TAYLOR JONES--widow of R.L.JONES,Dyer County landowner and merchant,died
Saturday in Parkview Hospital which she entered May 20th,after having broken a hip
in falling.She was 85. Services were in Halls Baptist Church,burial in Zion Hill
Cemetery near Friendship.Born in Dyer County,she moved to Lauderdale County in
1949,her husband died about ten years ago.She leaves two sons,T.J.YARBROUGH,of
Fowkles and OWEN J.JONES of Springfield,Mo; two daughters,MRS.RUBY JAYNES and
MRS.MATTIE NEELY both of Halls.
MRS.NORA LEE LEGGETT DEW--widow of HENRY H.DEW,Curve farmer,who died in 1962,died
Saturday in Sturgis,Ky.,Community Hospital.She was 79. Services were in Curve
Baptist Church of which she was a member,burial in Leggett Cemetery.She leaves a
son,LEONARD DEW,of Chicago; three daughters,MRS.PAUL STOKES of Gates,MRS.LEONARD
SCALLIONS of Sturgis,and MRS.TROY LONG of Louisville,Ky.;one brother,CARROLL
LEGGETT of Gates; three sisters, MRS.KATE SPILLER and MRS.ELLA C.REYNOLDS,both of
Ripley,and MRS.ROY LEE of Curve. *********
80TH YEAR NO.42 FRIDAY JUNE 18,1965
ALBERT W.GRIMES--retired state highway department employee,died Sunday in
Lauderdale County Hospital.He was 73. Services were in First Assembly of God Church
in ripley,burial in Whitefield Cemetery.Born in Lake County,the son of J.L.& MARY
WOODY GRIMES,he moved to Lauderdale County about 35 years ago.He leaves his
wife,ORA LEE DANLEY GRIMES; four sons,HALE GRIMES & JAMES PERRY GRIMES,both of
Ripley,ROBERT GRIMES of East St.Louis,Ill.,& BILL GRIMES of Madison,Ill.;two
brothers,OSCAR GRIMES and J.A.GRIMES,both of Ripley; one sister,MRS.ROXIE CONNELL
of Ripley. *********
80TH YEAR NO.43 FRIDAY JUNE 25,1965
ROSALYN ANN JACKSON--15,of Memphis,who lived at Halls as a young girl was killed at
noon last Friday in a two car collision on Interstate 240,near Bellevue in
Memphis.Her mother is the former MISS LUCILLE HASTE of Halls.Three others in the
car driven by MISS MELLIE LOUISE VOGT,17,were injured.The other car,driven by
MR.D.F.WOLFE,20,had two infured,his wife,20,and their 19-month-old son,WILL.MISS
JACKSON was thrown from the car.She leaves her parents,MR.& MRS.FRED C.JACKSON; two
brothers,FRED C.JACKSON,JR.,stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base,Alaska & WILLIAM
E.JACKSON of Memphis; a sister,MRS.REBECCA L.YOUNGER of Memphis; her
grandmother,MRS.J.E.JACKSON,of Memphis.
A HEAD-ON COLLISION--during pouring rain early Wednesday killed one recent Ripley
High School graduate and injured another.Dead is NORMAN DALE PARHAM,18,son of MARK
TURNER PARHAM,of Ripley,an employee of Fort Pillow State Prison Farm.In serious
condition in Naval Hospital,Millington,is ROBERT STAFFORD,18,of Bartlett,formerly
of this county.NORRIS TAYLOR NIX,Jr.,22,of Covington,tried to pass a gasoline truck
on a slight curve and hit STAFFORD's car. Services for PARHAM were in Garner
Funeral Home,burial in Lauderdale Memorial Gardens.He leaves a brother,TURNER
B.PARHAM,of Millington; five sisters,MRS.PEGGY McBROOM,of Millington,MRS.CURT
RHOADS,of Fort Pillow,MRS.REBECCA BERSHEARS and MRS.EVELYN JENNINGS,both of
Memphis,and MRS.LINDA MOORER of Pontotoc,Miss.
GRAVESIDE SERVICES--will be held in Maplewood Cemetery in Ripley for HIRAM
S.CARNEY,of Memphis,formerly of Ripley,who died Wednesday night in Memphis.He
leaves his wife,MARY BELLE ANTHONY CARNEY; a daughter,MRS.BETH HENDERSON,of
Memphis,and two grandsons.
ROBERT FOSTER WARD--Nankipoo farmer,died Wednesday in the home of his son,RANDOLPH
WARD,in Halls,he had been ill since 1955.He was 74.Services were in Antioch Church
of Christ of which he was a member,burial in church cemetery.Born in Lebanon,he
moved to Lauderdale County in 1902.He also leaves his wife,MOLLIE LOU WARD; six
other sons,RUFUS WARD, SEWELL WARD, TED WARD,and BOBBY WARD,all of Halls,RICHARD
W.WARD of Whitehaven and BERNARD WARD of Memphis; two daughters,MARY BUFORD CATES
of Memphis and JEANETTE LEGGETT,of Muskegon,Mich.; a sister,JENNIE CONE,of Halls.
RAYMOND ONEAL HARDY--17,was found hanged about 2 p.m.Monday in his home on Route
1,Ripley,near Walnut Grove Baptist Church.DR.A.J.BUTLER,JR.,medical
examiner,classified his death as a suicide.Services were in Walnut Grove Baptist
Church,burial in church cemetery.He was a student in Ripley High School.He leaves
his parents,MR.& MRS.E.R.HARDY,JR.; four brothers,DANNY JOE HARDY, HARVEY LYNN
HARDY, CHARLES MICHAEL HARDY, and HERMAN PATRICK HARDY; and a sister,LETICIA ANN
HARDY,all at home.
GUY CHRONISTER--Halls carpenter,was dead on arrival at Lauderdale County Hospital
Tuesday,after a heart attack.He was 55.Services were in Halls Funeral Home,burial
in Dry Hill Cemetery.Born in Crockett County,he moved to Halls in 1946.His
wife,MRS.GERTIE McCLAIN CHRONISTER died in 1960.He leaves two sons,LEONARD
W.CHRONISTER and CHARLES M.CHRONISTER,both of Halls; three daughters, NILA LOUISE
INMEN,of Halls,VIRGINIA SUE BURSE,of Alamo,and EBELEEN BRASFIELD of Chicago; five
brothers,WALTER CHRONISTER and GAULVIN CHRONISTER,both of St.Louis,Mo.,RUSSELL
CHRONISTER of Springfield,Ill.,RUEBEN CHRONISTER and ODELL CHRONISTER,both of
Tulsa,Okla; two sisters,MRS.MARY RIDDICK of Friendship and MRS.LINA CUDD,of El
Monte,Calif.
MRS.BONNIE SUE ALSUP--of Memphis,who was born in Henning and lived there until she
moved to Memphis in 1928,died Monday in Methodist Hospital,Memphis.Her husband,JOHN
A.ALSUP,retired insurance agent,died a month ago.She leaves a son,WILLIAM R.ALSUP;
a daughter,MRS.HARRY W.SCHROEPPEL; a sister,MRS.FLOY SYMONES,all of Memphis.
JOHN MENEFEE BYRN--of Debary,Fla.,who was born and reared in Ripley,died Tuesday
after several years illness.He was 79.He leaves his wife; a son,JOHN DAVID BYRN;
and a sister,MRS.CHARLES CAMPBELL,of Ripley. *********
80TH YEAR NO.44 FRIDAY JULY 2,1965
PAUL F.MANNER--suffered a heart attack last Thursday as he and his wife were
preparing to move from their home on Cleveland in Ripley to Milan,after his
retirement as manager of Ripley Box and Basket Company.Services were inOakwood
Baptist Church near Milan,burial in Oakwood Cemetery.He leaves his wife,FANNIE
NEEDHAM MANNER; a son,BOBBY MANNER,of Halls; a daughter,MRS.MAC HANSBROUGH,of
Memphis; five brothers,G.J.MANNER, HERMAN MANNER, HENRY MANNER, CHRISTIAN
MANNER,and G.A.MANNER,all of Milan.
MRS.WANDA FERN GREAR CRAIG--wife of CLARENCE CRAIG,Edith farmer,died last Friday in
Baptist Hospital,Memphis.She was 61.Services were in Edith Methodist Church of
which she was a member,burial in Edith Cemetery.She also leaves a foster
daughter,MRS.FAYE NELSON,of Wood River,Illinois; two brothers,PAUL GREAR and
O.B.GREAR JR.; three sisters,MRS.T.H.ELZEY, MRS.GERALDINE MEADOWS and MRS.EDDIE
GAIL FERGUSON,all of Ripley.
MRS.ETHEL NUNN HALL--of Jackson,daughter of the late DR.DAVID AUGUST NUNN,who
practiced medicine in Halls and Chestnut Bluff,and the late MRS.EMMA ROSE YOUNG
NUNN,died Sunday in Jackson-Masison County Hospital.She was 90. Services were in
Halls Methodist Church,burial in Halls Cemetery.Her husband,WILLIAM H.HALL died in
1935.She leaves a son,DAVID NUNN HALL,of Jackson; a sister,MRS.PARKS TIGRETT,of
Newbern; a granddaughter,MRS.HUGH WELCH,of Gainsville,Fla; and two great-
grandchildren.
MRS.EDDIE MAE JONES FEATHERSTONE--wife of CLAUD FEATHERSTONE,Crockett County
farmer,of Frog Jump,died suddenly of a heart attack in a car in front of Halls
Funeral Home.She was 65.Services were in South Fork Baptist Church,burial in church
cemetery. Born in Dyer,she moved to Crockett County in 1924.She leaves a son,JIMMY
FEATHERSTONE,of Friendship; three daughters,MRS.CLAUDIA MAE PHILLIPS and MRS.BESSIE
LEE NELSON,both of Halls,and MRS.LORENE HARRELL of Friendship; a brother,NED
JONES,of Bells; two sisters,MRS.OMA HILL,of Bells and MRS.JENNIE COWANS of
Coxville.
WILLIAM ORVILLE GUINN--a farmer,brother of MISS ANNETTE GUINN,of Gates,was found
hanged from a rafter in a shed behind his home in Henry Tuesday of last week.He was
53.His wife,MRS.RUBY PARRISHGUINN found the body when she returned home from her
job at Paris Mfg.Co. DR.IKE JONES,Henry County medical examiner said MR.GUINN had
been dead about 8 hours,he classified the death a suicide.He also leaves a
daughter,MRS.VIRGINIA JOYCE COOK of Paris; two sons,JAMES L.GUINN of Paris,and
W.O.GUINN JR.;of Washington,Ind.; and a brother,LELAND DELBERT GUINN,of Calif.
MRS.ISADORE LEE OUTLAW SAVAGE--widow of M.W.SAVAGE,Gates merchant,died at 11:15
p.m.Wednesday in the home of her daughter,MRS.E.D.SULLIVAN,in Gates,after a long
illness.She was 99.Services will be at 11 a.m.Friday in Gates Baptist Church,of
which she was a member.Burial will be in Gates Cemetery.Born in Haywood County,she
lived at Toulon before she moved to Lauderdale County in 1906.The oldest resident
in Gates,she and her husband had been married 72 years when he died seven years
ago.She also leaves a foster son,GEORGE LEE,of Memphis;two grandsons,HOFFA
SULLIVAN,of Gates and ALBERT M.SAVAGE of Memphis.
BILL LEE--Lightfoot farmer,died Saturday in Lauderdale County Hospital.He was 71.
Services were in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Asbury Cemetery.Born in Lauderdale
County,he was a member of Elim Baptist Church.He leaves four sons,JUNIUS LEE of
Ripley,WILLIE LEE, EDWARD LEE and JERRY LEE,all of Memphis; five
daughters,MRS.WILLIE DUNAVANT,MRS.JAMES W.CROOK and MRS.HERBERT LATHAM,all of
Ripley,MRS.ALVIS CONRAD of Henning,and MRS.HARVEY WILSON,of Covington; a
brother,CHARLIE LEE of Halls; two sisters,MRS.JOHN MOORE and MRS.EMMA CLEM,both of
Gates.
MISS EVA MAY VOSS--died Sunday in the home of her neice,MRS.DARRELL ESPEY,near
Friendship.She was 71.Services were in Friendship Funeral Home,burial in Halls
Cemetery.She lived in Halls until about 18 years ago.She also leaves a
sister,MRS.C.L.GOOCH; a nephew,GORDON GOOCH,both of Chestnut Bluff; and another
neice,MRS.WINSTON ESPEY,of Friendship. *********
80TH YEAR NO.45 FRIDAY JULY 9,1965
TWO DIE AS FREIGHT RIPS PANAMA--The conductor of the Panama Limited,crack Illinois
Central Railroad passenger streamliner,and a negro porter were killed at 12:35
a.m.Monday when a freight backed into the obervation car as it rolled onto a siding
north of Halls,im maneuvering to pass the frieght during pouring rain.The
conductoe,JACK EDWARDS,51,of Memphis,formerly of Fulton,Ky.,died enroute to
Parkview Hospital.The body of the porter,CLARENCE W.SUTTON,64,of Chicago,had to be
cut from the wreckage of the car.The freight train's conductor,CLYDE BATTS,of
Fulton,Ky.,whose wife is the former GRACE VADEN of Halls,was not in the
caboose,having left the train to telephone a dispatcher in Memphis to schedule the
pass at Halls,rather than at Rialto,as orginally planned.
ROBERT W.SUTTON--Memphis cheif engineer of the Chotin Touring Co. of Baton Rogue
and New Orleans,La.,son of MRS.E.L.SUTTON and brother of W.F.SUTTON and MRS.RUSSELL
REVIERE,all of Ripley,died Wednesday aboard the river tug Louisiana,after a heart
attack.He was 44.MR.SUTTON's 13-year-old son,ROBERT,JR.,was making his first river
trip with his father at the time. Services were in Memphis Funeral Home and in
Grace Baptist Church,burial in Grace Cemetery. He also leaves his wife; three
daughters,MRS.LARRY TALLEY,LYN ELLEN SUTTON and DEBRA ANN SUTTON,all of the home
address; two sisters,MRS.DAISY ANN THOMPSON and MRS.MARY NELL MEYERS,both of
Memphis and one grandchild.
NEAL W.NORTHCOTT--of Memphis,employee of Woodson and Bozman Appliance Co.,in
Memphis,son of WALTER NORTHCOTT of Curve and MRS.MONROE JOHNSON,of Ripley,died
Saturday in Baptist Hospital Memphis.He was 43. Services were in Norris Funeral
Home,burial in a Memphis Cemetery.He also leaves his wife,MARY THOMAS NORTHCOTT; a
son, NEAL W.NORTHCOTT,JR.; a daughter,MISS BETTY SUE NORTHCOTT; a brother,GEORGE
W.NORTHCOTT of Illinois; and two other sisters,MRS.ALFRED BROWN,of Frayser and
MRS.FINLEY AMMONS of Southhaven,Miss.
MRS.MAGGIE McMAHAN--widow of BEN EVANS McMAHAN,died Saturday at her home in
Asbury.She was 84.Services were in Asbury Methodist Church,burial in church
cemetery.Her husband,a farmer,died in 1924.Born in Haywood County,she moved to
Lauderdale County 63 years ago.She leaves a daughter,MRS.WILL BURNS,of Asbury; two
brothers,ERNEST LEGGETT of Durhamville and BRADEN LEGGETT of Woodville; three
sisters,MRS.AUSTIN MAXWELL and MRS.DONNIE GARRETT,both of Asbury and MRS.J.I.GAINES
of Blytheville; a grandson,BENNIE BURNS of Asbury; and four great-grandchildren.
*********
80TH YEAR NO.46 FRIDAY JULY 16,1965
RAYMOND EARL YOUNG--Covington farmer,brother of D.W.YOUNG,of Ripley,died Wednesday
of last week in Methodist Hospital,Memphis.He was 55. Services were in Maley
Funeral Home,burial in Munford Cemetery,Covington.He leaves his wife,MRS.WILLIE
LORENE YOUNG; two sons,JAMES EARL YOUNG,of Covington and KENNETH WAYNE YOUNG,of
Memphis; another brother,JAMES V.YOUNG,of Covington; two sisters,MRS.AUDREY
HARTSFIELD of Memphis & MRS.ESSIE NEWTON of Joliet,Illinois.
GINA RAGLAND--2,daughter of MR.& MRS.BILL RAGLAND,of Nashville,and granddaughter of
MRS.ROY SAVAGE,of Ripley,was killed Wednesday morning when struck by a car about
three miles east of Spring Creek in Carroll County as the family was returning to
Nashville after a visit here.She was reported to have followed her father across
the road toward a service station.The driver of the car which struck the girl was
identified as WARD LEIGHTON HAMMOND of Camben.Services were in Gallatin.
BERNON F.MARTIN--electrician of Memphis,who married the former NOYLE DELL STEPHENS
of Halls,died last Thursday in Baptist Hospital,Memphis.Services were in Memphis
Funeral Home.He also leaves his son,STEVE MARTIN,at home.
MRS.MAGGIE BUFORD DUNAVANT ABERNATHY--wife of W.E.ABERNATHY,farmer of Halls,died
Tuesday in Lauderdale County Hospital. She was 80. Services were in Enon Baptist
Church,burial in Enon Cemetery. She also leaves two sons,RAYMOND M.ABERNATHY of
Halls and JAMES D.ABERNATHY of Memphis; and a daughter,MRS.JOHN WOODARD of Halls.
RICHARD P.PRESCOTT--retires Arp farmer,died at 12:30 p.m.Monday in Lauderdale
County Hospital,which he had entered eight days earlier,after eight months
illness.He was 70. Services were at 2:30 p.m.Tuesday in Dry Hill Assembly of God
Church.The Rev.HILTON GRIMES officiated.Burial was in Dry Hill Cemetery.He was born
in Lauderdale County.He leaves two sons,O.D.PRESCOTT of Arp,& R.D.PRESCOTT of
Edith; a daughter,MRS.RUBY HOWARD of Edith; two brothers,W.A.PRESCOTT of Halls &
ROY PRESCOTT of Cottonwood Point,Mo.; five sisters,MRS.LUNA HUTCHERSON & MRS.WILMA
ESRA,both of Halls,MRS.ALCIE MAYFIELD of Gates,MRS.EDDIE JANE PROCTOR of Los
Angeles and MRS.MOLLIE PROCTOR,of Caruthersville,Mo.;7 grandchildren and 3 great
grandchildren.
MRS.MYRTIE BRADFORD KOONCE--wife of DUPREE KOONCE,Central farmer,died Friday in
Lauderdale County Hospital.She was 62. Services were Sunday in Grace Baptist
Church,burial in Grace Cemetery.She also leaves three sons,TALMADGE KOONCE and
HORACE DAVID KOONCE,both of Ripley,and SAM KOONCE of Somerville; a
daughter,MRS.JACK GAINES of Ripley; three brothers,EVANS BRADFORD of Ripley,HORACE
BRADFORD of Memphis and CARL BRADFORD of Grenada,Miss.;two sisters,MRS.GERALDINE
WILLIAMS of Ripley and MRS.DAVID HOWARD of Memphis.
MANCY BALLARD--Henning farmer,died Thursday in John Gaston Hospital,Memphis.He was
64. Services will be in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Bethlehem Cemetery.He leaves
his wife,MRS.BECKY BALLARD; one son,TOLBERT L.BALLARD of Millington; one
daughter,MRS.JOE MEDILE of Memphis,with whom her parents are residing; three
brothers,AUBREY BALLARD and ERNEST BALLARD,both of Henning and JOHNNY BALLARD of
Memphis.
SIDNEY CASWELL BRANDON--retired farmer,who was born in Halls,died last Thursday in
the home of his grand daughter,MRS.L.S.JACKSON,JR.in Memphis.He was 87.He moved to
Memphis 15 years ago from Wilson,Ark.where he had spent most of his adult life.His
wife,CHRISTINE CULLOM BRANDON,died shortly before he moved to Memphis.He also
leaves two great-grandchildren.
DEATH--A neighbor Wednesday night found SANFORD A.WALKER,40,who a week ago reported
having been kidnapped and robbed,dead from a shotgun blast in the face in a pasture
300 yards behind his home at 4699 Raliegh-Millimgton Road.WALKER's left shoe was
off deputies said,and a .410-gauge shot gun lay nearby.The death was officially
listed as self-inflected.WALKER,agent for the Life of Georgia Insurance Co.,had
been missing since Wednesday of last week,the day after he reported two men jammed
him in the trunk of his car,robbed him of $164,and drove him around for 8 hours
while threatening to throw him in the Mississippi River.He told deputies he freed
himself when his captors drove off in another car.Born in Lauderdale County,he
moved to Memphis eights months ago from Atlanta,Ga.He was an Army Vet of WWII and
the Korean War.He leaves his wife,MRS.VERA JEAN WALKER; two sons,SANFORD WALKER
JR.and DAVID WALKER; two daughters,CINDY WALKER and PATRICIA WALKER of the home;
his mother,MRS.ED WALKER; two brothers,HENRY WALKER and WOODROW WALKER of Raliegh-
Millington Road,& J.B.WALKER of Memphis; four sisters,MRS.ELMER JONES of
Luckett,MRS.ALFRED CONRAD of Henning,MRS.JOE CAMPBELL and MRS.EZRA GRIGGS,both of
Memphis. *********
80TH YEAR NO.47 FRIDAY JULY 23,1965
CAROLYN MARIE TAIT--6,daughter of MR.& MRS.J.MINOR TAIT,JR.,of Memphis,died last
Thursday in Methodist Hospital in Memphis,after being stricken with spinal
meningitis July 9th while returning from a vacation trip.Her maternal great-
grandmother,MRS.J.C.WILKERSON of Amory,Miss.,is a sister-in-law of MRS.HETTIE
JOHNSON of Ripley and is well-known here.Her marternal grandmother,MRS.ROBERT
G.WOOD,of Memphis,the former MARIE WILKERSON,made her home here with her
aunt,MRS.JOHNSON during her high school days.CAROLYN leaves two brothers,J.M.TAIT
III and ROBERT WOOD TAIT; her paternal grandparents,MR.& MRS.J.M.TAIT and great-
grandmother,MRS.FLORENCE TAIT,all of Memphis.
MRS.McCLELLAN HENRY SPEED--of Memphis,who was born in Ripley,died Saturday in a
Memphis Nursing Home.Services were in Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church,Memphis,of which she was a communicant.She lived in Memphis since her
marriage to the late JAMES MARLIN SPEED.She was a daughter of the late F.A.HENRY
SR.,and the late MRS.MARY PORTER HENRY of Ripley.She leaves her step-mother; two
brothers;FREDERICK HENRY of Ripley,and F.A.HENRY of Nashville; and three
sisters,MRS.R.G.ANTHONY JR.,of Durhamville,MRS.HAL BAILEY of Memphis,and
MRS.E.M.STEWART of Dallas,Texas.
CLYDE DAVIS--retired farmer,father of ROBERT C.DAVIS, MRS.BEADIE MAI BRIMM and
MRS.ROSIE McCRAIG,all of Route 1,Halls,died Sunday in his home at Unionville.He was
80. Services were in Curry Funeral Home,Dyersburg,burial n Fairview Cemetery.Born
in Tennessee,he was the son of the late WILLIAM & BETTY JANE ROSSON DAVIS.He leaves
his wife,MRS.LEE HOWARD DAVIS; two other sons,JACK DAVIS of Route 2,Newbern &
WILLIAM EATON,of Humboldt; six other daughters,MRS.VINIE ABLES & MRS.FINIS
GOAD,both of Finley,MRS.PINIE ABLES of Jackson,MRS.ESTEL MANLEY of
Humboldt,MRS.GERTIE LEE MOORE of Dyersburg,& MRS.BERTIE FEATHERSTONE of Newbern; a
brother,WOOD DAVIS of RoEllen; two sisters,MRS.MARTHA NIX of Newbern and
MRS.LOUELLA TIDWELL of Maury County; 44 grandchildren; 50 great-children and 21
great-great-grandchildren. *********
80TH YEAR NO.48 FRIDAY JULY 30,1965
MRS.EMMA BARNETT VAUGHN--of Alamo,mother of MRS.M.L.HEATH of Halls,& of CLARENCE
BARNETT & LEONARD BARNETT,both of near Halls,died Wednesday of last week in
Crockett Nursing Home in Alamo.She was 98. Services were in Maury Chapel Methodist
Church,burial in Archer's Chapel Cemetery.Born in Decatur,Illinois,she had lived in
Tennessee for 65 years.She also leaves another son,ROY BARNETT of Stanton; another
daughter,MRS.GOLDIE REEVES,of near Friendship.
S.H.CAMPBELL--retired Halls carpenter,died Sunday in Shelby County Hospital,which
he entered 11 months ago,after two years illness.He was 76. Services were Tuesday
in First Baptist Church,Halls,burial in Halls Cemetery.Born in Gibson County,he
moved to Lauderdale County about 1901.He leaves his wife,MRS.ALICE MORGAN CAMPBELL;
two sons,BILL CAMPBELL of Halls and BUSTER CAMPBELL of Memphis; two
daughters,MRS.PERRY WRIGHT of Halls and MRS.HUBERT SAVAGE of Memphis; three
brothers, ANDREW CAMPBELL of Lexington,WILLIAM CAMPBELL of Huntingdon,and GEORGE
CAMPBELL of Luray; three sisters,MRS.OSCAR BURR of Halls, MRS.MARGARET CHAPMAN of
Dyersburg and MRS.DONA ADAMS of Memphis.
J.IRVIN CHISHOLM--disabled WWII Veteran of Memphis,brother of MRS.RICHARD OWEN of
Ripley,died of emphysema last Thursday in Kenneday Hospital,Memphis.He was 63.
Services were at Cutshall's Funeral Home,Iuka,Miss.,burial in Iuka Cemetery.Born in
Gates,he was the son of the late ROBERT D.CHISHOLM & MRS.ALICE MOORE CHISHOLM. He
also leaves a son,JAMES BARNETT CHISHOLM; two other sisters,MRS.ALMA POLLARD of
Greenfield & MRS.MARY MASSEY of Iuka,Miss.; a brother,LOUIS CHISHOLM of Memphis.
*********
80TH YEAR NO.49 FRIDAY AUGUST 6,1965
MRS.ROSA VOLKMAN HENRY--98,widow of F.A.HENRY,died Saturday in Lauderdale County
Hospital.Grave side services were held in Maplewood Cemetery.Born in
Louisville,Ky.,she had resided in Lauderdale County most of her life.Her
husband,insurance agent and U.S.commissioner died in 1938.She leaves two
sons,FREDERICK HENRY of Ripley and F.A.HENRY JR.,of Nashville; two
daughters,MRS.R.G.ANTHONY of Durhamville and MRS.HAL BAILEY of Memphis; and one
step-daughter,MRS.E.M.STEWART of Dallas,Texas.
LARRY RAY TAYLOR--18-year-old Kenton High School student was killed Wednesday when
his 1962 Super Sport Chevrolet collided with an empty gravel truck driven by JAMES
PIERCE MILLER of Route 4,Ripley,who was shaken but not seriously injured.TAYLOR,a
part-time employee of Hill's Dairy Bar in Kenton was on his way home from school
when the collision occurred near the home of his parents,MR.& MRS.VAN TAYLOR.
MRS.MYRTLE RAY BRANTLEY--79,wife of DUPREE BRANTLEY,farmer of Curve, died Sunday at
her home.Srevices were in Curve Baptist Church,burial in Concord Cemetery.She also
leaves two sons,EURIL CONASTER and HARVEY KIRBY,of Burbank,Calif.;two
daughters,MRS.LEVOID YPUNG of Halls and MRS.RAYMOND SCALLIONS of Gates; three
brothers,TOM RAY & CHARLIE RAY,both of Ripley and CECIL RAY of Gates.
HARRY THURMOND--retired farmer near Halls died Sunday in Cook
County,Hospital,Chicago,Illinois.He was 76.Services were in Halls Funeral
Home,burial in Concord Cemetery.He had moved to Chicago about ten years ago.He
leaves four sons,T.D.THURMOND,of Ripley,KENNETH THURMOND & RALPH THURMOND,both of
Chicago,and ORGILL THURMOND of Fortville,Illinois; two daughters,CORNELIA MELVIN of
St.Louis.Mo.and BERNICE WILLIAMS of Duncan,Okla. *********
80TH YEAR NO.50 FRIDAY AUGUST 13,1965
DEAD IN SILO BLAZE--L.MACKIE PHILLIPS and SIDNEY PHILLIPS killed Monday when a fire
broke out in a Titan missile silo near Searcy,Ark.,were nephews of
MRS.T.E.HUTCHERSON,of Ripley.Their mother,MRS.JIM PHILLIPS,resides in Ward,Ark.
EUGENE MONTELLE RICE--92,retired merchant and planter died Sunday in Campbell's
Clinic,Memphis.Services were Tuesday in First Methodist Church,Ripley,burial in
Maplewood Cemetery.Born at Orysa,he had lived in Ripley some 70 years.He laeves a
son,TAYLOR RICE of Ripley; two daughters,MRS.WILLIAM V.PARSONS of Ripley &
MRS.T.E.CARLEY,SR.,of Columbia,Miss.
WILLIAM E.ABERNATHY--83,retired farmer died Saturday in the home of his
daughter,MRS.JOHN WOODARD in Halls.Services were in Enon Baptist Church,burial in
church cemetery.He leaves two sons,RAYMOND ABERNATHY of Nankipoo and JIMMY
ABERNATHY of Memphis.
MRS.ANNIE LOU WEST--69,wife of ROBERT L.WEST,SR.,of 232 Highland,Ripley,died
Wednesday in Lauderdale County Hospital which she entered June 10th.Rites were
Thursday in Garner Funeral Home,with burial in one of the first three plots
purchased in Maplewood Cemetery by MR.WEST's farther,the late I.P.WEST.The
Rev.MARCUS GURLEY officiated.Born at Arp,of the pioneer patents,the late MR.&
MRS.JOSEPH G.MORRIS,she attended Ripley schools and had been a member of the first
Methodist Church here since childhood.An avid reader,she excelled in handicrafts
and was an ardent gardener.She leaves her husband with whom she celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary last September; two sons,ROBERT L.WEST JR.,an executive
of Contintal Bakery and JOSEPH EDWARD WEST,a plywood and hardware lumber
representative,both of Memphis; five grandchildren, R.L.WEST III,18, DANNY WEST,11,
BEVERLY JO WEST,9, BILL WEST,6, and MRS.MONTE PECK,whose husband is head coach at
Crittendon High School in West Memphis,Ark.There is one great-grandchild,6 months
old.She also leaves a brother,JOSEPH L.MORRIS; and five
sisters,MRS.A.L.ROBERSON,MRS.GUY E.UNDERWOOD,and MRS.AUBREY WEBB,SR.,all of
Ripley,MRS.JAMES R.BLAKELY and MRS.OLLIE D.BLAND,both of Memphis.
MISS ZORA FOLLIS--of Fowkles,sister of MRS.WILLIE NORMAN of Jackson,formerly of
Halls,died Friday in Gourley Nursing Home in Dyersburg.She was 76. Services were in
Fowkles Methodist Church,burial in Palestine Cemetery.A life-long resident of Dyer
County,she was a retired employee of Dyersburg Cotton Products.She also leaves a
brother,ELMER FOLLIS of Memphis.
MRS.BIRDIE WALKER--widow of DUKE WALKER,Crockett County farmer,who died in 1938,was
found dead on a couch in her home near Halls about 5:30 p.m.She had apparently died
Saturday morning.Services were in Chestnut Bluff Church of Christ,burial in South
Fork Cemetery.She leaves nine sons,N.S.WALKER of near Halls, CLIFFORD WALKER of
Friendship, GEORGE WALKER, PAUL WALKER, & JAMES WALKER,all of Memphis,BILLY JOE
WALKER of Birmingham,Ala.,BASIL WALKER & BUFORD WALKER both of Detroit and JACKIE
WALKER of Los Angeles; three daughters,MRS.GEORGE LATHAM & MRS.DALTON TAYLOR,both
of Friendship,and MRS.FINIS KIRBY of Little Rock,Ark.
MRS.LULA CUNNINGHAM WILSON--77,of Lane's Ferry,near Newbern and sister of JOHN
CUNNINGHAM of Halls,died Wednesday of last week in Parkview
Hospital,Dyersburg.Services were in Curry Funeral Home,burial in Hurricane Hill
Cemetery.Born in Crockett County,the widow of ED WILSON,who died in 1937,had lived
at Lane's Ferry for about 40 years.She also leaves two daughters and two sisters.
THOMAS D.TURNER--70,Henning Pharmacist 35 years,died last Friday at his home in
Ft.Lauderdale,Fla.,after a heart attack.Services were Tuesday in Henning Church of
Christ.He leaves his wife,MRS.NELL TURNER; and a son.
THE REV.JOSEPH NEWTON FORBESS--62,Methodist minister 25 years who was a brother of
MRS.B.I.CRIDER of Gates,died Monday in Camben Clinic,after long illness.Rites were
in Palmer Shelter Methodist Church,near Huntingdon,burial in church cemetery.Born
in Carroll County,he had retired from the ministry in Arlington,Ky.,three years
ago.He also leaves his wife,a son,and two brothers.
EDWARD H.SUTTON--57,brother of HENRY SUTTON, MRS.RUSSELL ROSE and MRS.SIDNEY
CARMACK of Ripley and MRS.B.G.STEELMAN of Portland,Ore.,died Monday in Davidson
County Hospital,Nashville.Rites were in Robinson Funeral Home there,burial in
Maplewood Cemetery here.Born in Lauderdale County,he moved to Nashville in 1946.He
also leaves a son of Nashville.
MRS.BELLE ADAMS--of Ripley,widow of JIM ADAMS,a carpenter who died in 1955, died
Monday in Lauderdale County Hospital.She was 80.Services were in First Baptist
Church,burial in Grace Cemetery.Born in Henning,she spent most of her life in
Ripley.She leaves a son,THOMAS ADAMS of Wilmington,Calif. *********
80TH YEAR NO.51 FRIDAY AUGUST 20,1965
ROBERT WILLIAM TURNER--15,son of MR.& MRS.R.W.TURNER,JR.,of Forked Deer,died
Thursday in Baptist Hospital,Memphis,which he entered with severe head injuries
received when a tractor he was driving struck a stump and overturned,with a disk
striking his head.He also leaves a sister,ELAINE TURNER; his maternal
grandmother,MRS.CLARENCE SPILLER,of Ripley; and his paternal grandparents,MR.&
MRS.R.W.TURNER SR.,of Forked Deer.
ERNEST B.LATHAM--retired barber of Ripley,died Tuesday in St.Joseph
Hospital,Memphis.He was 68. Services were in New Hope Methodist Church,burial in
church cemetery.He leaves his wife,MRS.LILLIE BURNHAM LATHAM; two step-
daughters,MRS.LLOYD TIBBS,JR.,of Ripley and MRS.JAMES R.SMITH of Memphis; two
brothers,ARCH LATHAM of Ripley and LEONARD LATHAM of Sacramento,Calif.; a
sister,MRS.TROY SAVAGE of Ripley.
MISS JENNY IMOGENE AKIN--died Wednesday in her home at Lightfoot.She was
58.Services were in Lightfoot Methodist Church,burial in church cemetery.Born in
Lauderdale County,she was a daughter of OSCAR B.& GERTRUDE ROBERSON AKIN.She leaves
a brother,HUGO AKIN of Memphis; three sisters,MRS.BENJAMIN H.WALPOLE of Ripley,&
MRS.A.H.KULP & MISS ELISE AKIN,both of Memphis.
WILLIAM ENOCHS--retired farmer of Dyersburg,father of C.E.ENOCHS of Double
Bridges,died Wednesday of last week in Parkview Hospital,Dyersburg.He was 93.
Services were in Curry Funeral Home,burial in Fairview Cemetery.He also leaves his
wife,MRS.ANNIE ENOCHS,with whom he celebrated their 72nd anniversary last November;
two other sons,W.E.ENOCHS of Finley and R.B.ENOCHS of Mccullough'S Chapel; a
daughter,MRS.PAULINE LAVENDER of Dyersburg.
BONNIE JEAN CARR--15-year-old majorette in the Lee High School band of
Columbus,Miss.,died of injuries received last Thursday when she was struck by a car
driven by JOHN NUNN,25,son of MR.& MRS.OLIVER NUNN of Halls.MISS CARR,daughter of
MR.& MRS.H.J.CARR of Columbus,was walking in a group of 14 girls on U.S.Highway 82
near Columbus when she was struck by the NUNN car.NUNN,a senior pharmacy student in
Mississippi State University at Starkville,said that as he topped a rise on the
highway he saw a car ahead of him stopped or slow speed,when he applied brakes his
car skidded out of control striking MISS CARR. NUNN has been charged with reckless
driving. *********
80TH YEAR NO.52 FRIDAY AUGUST 27,1965
JOHN W.BARROW--Huntingdon dry goods store owner who married the former MISS ANNIE
VERA DUNAVANT of Ripley,died Friday in St.Thomas Hospital,Nashville,after a heart
attack.He was 84. Services were in the First Methodist Church,Huntingdon.He also
leaves four brothers,CURTIS A.BARROW & WELDON BARROW of Huntingdon,LUTHER BARROW of
Beach,N.D. and THEOLIA BARROW of Belfield,N.D.;two sisters,MRS.HATTIE TAYLOR of
Burcton & MRS.CLAUDE REEDER of Huntingdon.
WILLIAM OLIVER WICKER--Lightfoot farmer,died Wednesday in St.Joseph
Hospital,Memphis.He was 57. Services were in Garner Funeral Home,burial in
Lightfoot Cemetery.Born in Tipton County,he had live in Lauderdale County 26
years.He leaves his wife,CLEMENTINE WICKER; his mother,MRS.ELIZABETH WRIGHT of
Luckett; two sons,FLOYD WICKER & ERNEST RAY WICKER,both of Calif.;two
brothers,EDWARD WICKER of Dyersburg & BOYCE LEON WICKER of Memphis; and two
sisters,MRS.PEARL GLIMP of Luckett & MRS.ALMA LOCKARD of Dallas,Texas.
MRS.SUE PURYEAR TRAVIS--of Woodville,widow of JOHN W.TRAVIS,died Tuesday in Baptist
Hospital,Memphis.She was 75.Her husband,a Haywood County farmer,died March
21,1960.Services were in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Lauderdale County Memorial
Gardens.She leaves two daughters,MRS.WILLIAM C.LANCASTER of Ripley and MRS.WILLIAM
C.McDONALD of Memphis.
EDWARD F.HANNAH--of Halls & Dyersburg,died suddenly last Friday after a heart
attack in Dyersburg.He was 47.Services were in Halls Funeral Home,burial in Halls
Cemetery.Born in Halls,he was the son of the late JOE G.& LUCY SMITH HANNAH.He
moved to Jackson with his parents at age 12.He was a veteran of Navy service in
WWII.He leaves two daughters,MRS.LARRY DAVIDSON of Jackson & MRS.EDWARD GOODWIN of
El Cajon<Calif.;and one aunt,MRS.MILLO HURT,with whom he resided in Halls>
MRS.ETTA BAKER YOUNG--88,of Halls,widow of LEVI YOUNG,died Saturday in Lauderdale
County Hospital.Services were in Halls Funeral Home,burial in Miller's Chapel
Cemetery in Bonicord.Her husband,a planter of Bonicord,died December 26,1928.Born
in Dyer County,she had lived in Halls 23 years.She was a member of the Tigrett
Methodist Church near Bonicord.She leaves three grandchildren.
MRS.CLARA AGEE HEMBY--of East End St.,Ripley,died Tuesday in Lauderdale County
Hospital.She was 69.Services were Thursday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Halls
Cemetery.Born in Crockett County,she had lived in Lauderdale County 20 years.She
leaves a brother,ROY AGEE of Maury City.
MRS.MINNIE McGARRITY TIDWELL--76,sister of MRS.RUBY EZEKIAL of Halls,died Monday in
Hardin County General Hospital.Services were in Milledgeville Pentecostal
Church,with burial in Milledgeville Cemetery.She was the widow of W.J.TIDWELL.she
also leaves two brothers,EULIS McGARRITY of Selmer,& VOID McGARRITY of Alamo,and
other sisters,MRS.ESTHER LEE MACE of Adamsville,MRS.TYNIE RUTH of Henderson &
MRS.ZOLA BARNES of Alamo. *********
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR NO.1 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3,1965
MRS.RUSSELL G.EVANS--of Brownsville,mother of RUSSELL G.EVANS,JR.,of Ripley,died
Wednesday night of last week in the home of her daughter,MRS.STERLING CONNALLY in
Jacksonville,Fla.She was 89. Services were in First Presbyterian Church in
Brownsville,burial in Oakwood Cemetery,Brownsville.She also leaves another
son,Rev.LOUIS E>EVANS of St.Genevieve,Mo.;another daughter, MRS.JAMES J.CARSON of
Nashville.
JOHN WESLEY SADLER--native Lauderdale Countian,who moved to Memphis in September
1956 and became an engineer of Memphis Light,Gas,and Water Dept.,died suddenly
Monday at his home at 400 N.McNeil.He was 48. Services were at Edith Methodist
Church,burial in Edith Cemetery.He leaves his wife,MRS.CORRINE SADLER; a
son,JEFFERY WAYNE SADLER of Orange,Calif.; two daughters,MRS.JAMES GORDON of
Westville,Ind.& MRS.JIM ROACH of Memphis; one brother,GENE SADLER of Ripley,; two
sisters,MRS.GUY HALL & MRS.LULA MURLE MEADOWS,both of Ripley.
FUNERAL SERVICES--for IRA M.CHILDRESS,Dyersburg barber who was born in Halls,were
held August 19th in Curry Funeral Home,burial in Fairview Cemetery,Dyersburg.A son
of the late LUTHER T.& OPHENIE VOSS CHILDRESS,he operated the "Jew Baby" barber
shop in Dyersburg 28 years.He leaves his wife,MRS.EDNA CHRISTI CHILDRESS; three
daughters,MRS.RICHARD HOLT of Dyersburg,MRS.FREEMAN HOLLAND of Blytheville,Ark.,&
MRS.W.H.COOKSEY of Little Rock,Ark.;two brothers,B.F.CHILDRESS of Memphis &
A.S.CHILDRESS of Chicago; one sister,MRS.J.B.BERRY of Dyersburg.
MRS.CLARA HAYNES BROWN--widow of JOE F.BROWN,died at 1:30 a.m.Tuesday in Haywood
County Hospital,Brownsville,which she entered August 15th after long illness.She
was 79. Services were at 3 p.m.Wednesday in Grace Baptist Church of which she was a
member.The Rev.J.E.COOPER officiated.Burial in Grace Cemetery.Born in Lauderdale
County,she was a daughter of the late MR.& MRS.ANDREW HAYNES.Her husband,a Central
farmer,died February 24th,1926.She leaves a foster son,Dr.BILLY HANCOCK of Memphis;
four daughters,MRS.R.L.FLEMING of Ripley,MISS EVA BROWN of Brownsville,MRS.GEORGE
S.ANDREWS & MRS.W.T.CRENSHAW,both of Memphis; a brother,J.LOUIS HAYNES of Memphis;
a twin sister,MRS.E.R.UNDERWOOD of Ripley; five grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren.
MISS CORA ETHELINE DICKERSON--retired school teacher of 1307 Todd,Dyersburg,sister
of the REV.KING DICKERSON,of Hickman,Ky.,former pastor of Ripley's First Methodist
Church,and aunt of REV.JACK DICKERSON,pastor of Gates-Concord-Eureka Methodist
Charge,died Monday at her home after long illness.Services were in First Methodist
Church,Dyersburg,burial in Fairview Cemetery.Born in Newbern,she was a first grade
teacher in Jenny Bell School in Dyersburg many years.She also leaves two
sisters,MRS.GRADY PARNELL of Newbern and MRS.DAVID BASS of Portageville,Mo.; and
another brother,REV.A.L.DICKERSON of Corinth,Miss.
THOMAS CAPELL WALKER--of Lexington,who was born in Lauderdale County,died of
leukemia Monday in a Lexington hospital,after 5 years illness.He was 64.Services
and burial were in Lexington.A son of the late J.M.& PAULINE CAPELL WALKER of
Ripley,he was a large landowner in Haywood County.He held a doctor of philosophy
degree and had studied and taught abroad.He had taught French in the U.of
T.,Knoxville and taught English in Lexington,Ky.,until a year ago.About two weeks
ago,he sold a lot he owned on the corner of Highway 51 South and Volz Circle in
Ripley.He leaves his wife,MRS.DOROTHY HUNTER WALKER; a son,THOMAS CAPELL
WALKER,JR.,a junior in Vanderbilt University,Nashville; and an adopted daughter,the
former MISS SUSAN WALKER. *********
81ST YEAR NO.2 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10,1965
MRS.ELLA ADAMS ESPEY--100-year-old widow of ALONZO ESPEY,died at 1:37 a.m. Thursday
in the home of her son,T.S.ESPEY at 432 E.Main,Halls.Services will be at 2
p.m.Saturday in Lebanon Methodist Church of which she was the oldest
member.Rev.ENOS THURMOND will officiate.Burial will be in the church cemetery.Born
September 18,1864,a few miles northeast of Halls in Dyer County,now Crockett
County,she had lived in Halls about 19 years.She was a daughter of the late GEORGE
WASHINGTON & MARTHA ANN BEASLEY ADAMS.Her husband died in 1931.She also leaves
seven grandchildren;24 great-grandchildren; & eight great-great-grandchildren.
JOHNNY JOE THOMPSON--33,of Anchorage,Alaska,son of MR.& MRS.JOHN THOMPSON of
Curve,was one of three men killed Saturday when a light pleasure plane in which
they were making a hunting trip,crashed near Anchorage.He was employed in Anchorage
by American Van Lines.Funeral services were held in Anchorage before graveside
services Wednesday in Mount Vernon Cemetery in Memphis. He leaves his parents; his
wife,MRS.GLORIA THOMPSON; two sons,MAXIE THOMPSON & JOHNNY THOMPSON,JR.,all of
Anchorage;two sisters,MRS.L.M.ROBISON of Memphis & MISS DOROTHY THOMPSON of
Chicago.
MRS.EMMA FRANCES LUCAS--widow of G.C.LUCAS of Rt.1,Gates,died Saturday in Parkview
Hospital,Dyersburg.She was 76. Services were in Halls Church of Christ,of which she
was a member,burial in Halls Cemetery.Her husband died in November,1942.She leaves
a son,THOMAS A.LUCAS of Hobart,Ind.; two daughters,MRS.W.W.LAWRENCE of Gates &
MRS.H.W.WALKER of Houston,Texas; a brother,ERNEST GREEN of Memphis; two
sisters,MISS MATTIE GREEN of Memphis and MRS.G.F.CALDWELL of Tujunga,Calif.
KING TIGRETT BURKS--of Dyersburg,Dyer County landowner,who was the uncle and foster
father of MRS.ARTHUR THOMPSON of Durhamville,died Saturday of a heart attack on his
farm near Four Points.He was 77.Services were in Curry Funeral Home,burial in
Mt.Vernon Cemetery,Unionville.He also leaves his wife,BEULAH MOORE BURKS; a
son,NORMAN M.BURKS of Dyersburg; brothers,A.D.BURKS of Unionville & CARL BURKS of
Tulsa,Okla.;and sister,MRS.J.M.CHAMBERS of Unionville.
THOMAS RICHARD BRIDGEWATER--building inspector for the City of Brownsville,and
brother of ZENAS E.BRIDGEWATER of Ripley,died last Thursday in Haywood County
Memorial Hospital.He was 81. Services were in Brownsville Funeral Home,burial in
Haywood County Memorial Gardens.He also leaves five sons,ROY BRIDGEWATER,
J.B.BRIDGEWATER, GORDON BRIDGEWATER & GEORGE BRIDGEWATER,all of Brownsville,and
HUBERT BRIDGEWATER of Memphis; three daughters,MRS.LEON CALLERY & MISS PAULINE
BRIDGEWATER,both of Brownsville,and MRS.PRENTICE HARDISTER of Whiteville.
HARRY A.MULLINS--a foreman in the Lexington Metals Plant,brother of EDWARD MULLINS
of Henning,died Sunday in a Lexington Hospital.He was 52.Services were in New
Bethal Methodist Church.He also leaves his wife,LUCY MULLINS; son,MICKEY MULLINS;
and brother,NOBLE MULLINS of Nashville. *********
81ST YEAR NO.3 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17,1965
MRS.MARY BOND STANFIELD--of Tempe,Ariz.,sister of MRS.MARGARET BOND CONNER,of
Brownsville,formerly of Ripley,died last Friday in Tempe.She was 90.Services were
in White-Ranson Funeral Home in Union City.She also leaves a daughter,MRS.DONALD
J.ADAMS of Tempe; A sister,MRS.LEE WINCHESTER,of Memphis.
ROBERT W.SMITH--retired Lauderdale County farmer,died Wednesday in the home of his
daughter,MRS.R.E.DOWNING in Whitehaven.He was 82. Services in Garner Funeral
Home,burial in Mary's Chapel Cemetery.Born in McNairy County,he moved to Lauderdale
County when he was 3.He moved to Shelby County 12 years ago.He also leaves his
wife,MRS.GRACE EMERISON SMITH; two sons,R.E.SMITH of Ripley & LARRY SMITH of
Jackson,Miss.;four other daughters,MRS.W.R.HILL and MRS.FELIX AKIN,of
Ripley,MRS.MONTELL CARTER of Gates and MRS.LEWIS HILL of Pa.
HENRY ERNEST MUELLER--repairman of Memphis,brother of WALTER MUELLER of Ripley and
MRS.LOUIS CAMPBELL of Henning,died Sunday in West Tennessee Tuberculois
Hospital,Memphis.He was 63.Services were Wednesday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in
Bethlehem Cemetery,Henning.Born in Jonesboro,Ark.,he had lived in Memphis 33
years.He also leaves his wife,CORDIA CARPENTER MUELLER; a step-son,ODELL TURNER of
Memphis; a daughter,MRS.ERNESTINE OTT of Whittier,Calif.;two step-
daughters,CHRISTINE WELDON and WILMA JEAN PHALEN,both of Whittier,Calif.;another
sister,MRS.J.H.SPORE of Memphis.
ARLINGTON CHARTER--superintendent of Covington Electric department for 35
years,died Tuesday at his home in Covington.He was 84.Services were in Maley
Funeral Home,Covington.He was the father of MRS.LOIS C.KING of Covington,who
retired from Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co.,in Ripley October
18,1964,when the exchange went dial.He also leaves his wife,MRS.FLORA FLOYD
CHARTER; a son,WILLIAM B.CHARTER of Atlanta,Ga.;and two sisters,MRS.ED VAUGHT of
Covington and MRS.GEORGE WILLIAMS of Obion.
MARSHALL LEE WELLS--of Memphis,brother of MRS.EFFIE HOPPERS of Henning and of
MRS.CLARA PALAZZOLA of Halls,died Tuesday in Methodist Hospital,Memphis.He was 70.
Services were in J.W.Norris Funeral Home,burial in Forest Hill Cemetery.Born in
Halls,he moved to Memphis about 39 years ago,worked for J.B.Cook Auto Machine Co.He
also leaves his wife,KATHERINE WELLS; his son,ED WELLS of Memphis; three
daughters,MRS.RAYMOND WOODS and MRS.GENE BURKS,both of Memphis and MRS.ROBERT
GLASHEEN of Key West,Fla.; a brother,JOHN A.WELLS of Luling Texas.
JAMES FLOYD ROBERTS--landowner in Oldfield community in Crockett County and father
of MRS.LARRY RILEY of Halls,died Tuesday in Jackson-Madison County Hospital.He was
62. Services in Maury City Church of God,burial in Maury City Cemetery.He also
leaves his wife,ADDIE BELLE ROBERTS; two other daughters,three sons and four
brothers. *********
81ST YEAR NO.4 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 24,1965
BRYAN BISHOP,JR.--21,of Memphis,son of the REV.W.M.BISHOP,who was the pastor of
Gates Circuit Methodist Churches in the early 1950's died Sunday from injuries
received when his car crashed into a bridge railing about 2:15 a.m.near the Hatchie
River Bridge on Highway 70 near Brownsville.Born in Stanton,he was employed by Kay
Surgical Inc.,Memphis. Services were in Brownsville Funeral Home,burial in the
family cemetery near Middleton.
CARL B.HOGGARD SR.--Halls carpenter,died Saturday in Parkview Hospital in
Dyersburg.He was 60. Services were in Halls Funeral Home,burial in Greenhill
Memorial Gardens.Born in Dyer County,he had lived in Halls since childhood.He
leaves his wife,BEATRICE WRIGHT HOGGARD; a son,CARL HOGGARD,JR.,of Halls; three
daughters,VIOLET BURKS & DEBBIE HOGGARD,both of Halls & JOAN EMERSON of
Winona,Miss.; a sister,MRS.GEORGE GRUPP of Decatur,Illinois.
MRS.RENA McCLENDON--of Halls,widow of JOHN McCLENDON,died last Friday in Chandler
Nursing Home near Ripley.She was 81. Services were in Halls Methodist Church of
which she was a member,burial in Halls Cemetery.Born in Monterey,she had lived in
Halls 50 years.Her husband,Halls barber,died April 14,1954.She leaves a son,JOHN
WESLEY McCLENDON of Nashville.
JOE McCLENDON--retired barber,died Monday in his home in Halls,where he had resided
30 years.He was 81. Services Tuesday in Halls Funeral Home,burial in Halls
Cemetery.He leaves his wife,MOLLIE SANDEFUR McCLENDON; a son,BILLY JOE McCLENDON of
Memphis; a daughter,MRS.BONNIE YOUNGBLOOD,of Memphis.
ROBERT F.NEWMAN--retired carpenter of Memphis,father of MRS.EFOLK BENTLEY of
Ripley,died Tuesday in Oakville Sanatorium.He was 83. Services were in J.T.Hinton &
Son Funeral Home,burial in National Cemetery,Memphis.He also leaves his
wife,MRS.EDA NEWMAN; two sons,ALFRED F.NEWMAN & JAMES F.NEWMAN both of Memphis;two
other daughters,MRS.CHARLES KELTNER of Covington and MRS.MONTINE PETERSON of
Fargo,N.D.; a brother,J.D.NEWMAN of Memphis.
MRS.MARY E.BURNHAM--of Central,widow of R.L.BURNHAM,died Sunday in St.Joseph
Hospital,Memphis.She was 95. Services were in New Hope Methodist Church,of which
she was a member,burial in Grace Cemetery.Born in AR,she had lived in Lauderdale
County most of her life.She leaves three sons,H.E.BURNHAM, J.A.BURNHAM &
J.C.BURNHAM,all of Central; two daughters,LILLIE LATHAM of Ripley & ANNIE KENNEDY
of Memphis; a half-brother,A.T.BROWN of Ripley.
TONY RAY BOONE--2,grandson of Mrs.Lucille BOONE of Halls,died in flames which badly
damaged the Dyersburg home of the TOM AUTRY'S early Monday.Dyersburg fire chief
CLINTON KESTERSON said MRS.AUTRY,who had been keeping the son of O'NEAL & MATTIE
ROBERTSON BOONE of South Dyersburg for sometime,got two children out,but the victim
"broke away from her and she couldn't get back to get him."He said the house was 75
per cent destroyed.MRS.AUTRY and one child was treated for slight burns.Services
for the child were in Curry Funeral Home in Dyersburg.He also leaves three
sisters,eight brothers and his maternal grandparenrs,MR.& MRS.A.J.ROBERTSON,all of
Dyersburg.
MISS MAGGIE FOUST--died Saturday in Resthaven Nursing Home,Memphis,which she
entered three years earlier.She was 91. Services were in Garner Funeral Home,burial
in Holmes Cemetery near Ripley.She leaves a brother,CHARLES FOUST,SR.,of Memphis.
HENNING LOCALS--Mrs.Rosa CHAPMAN,Mrs.W.E.CLICK and Mr.& Mrs.H.E.NAVE of
Glimp,attended services for their sister-in-law,MRS.C.S.UNGERECHT in Memphis
Funeral Home,and burial in Memorial Park,Memphis on Monday.
MRS.MATTIE HARDY GRIFFIN--of Forked Deer,widow of JAMES FLETCHER GRIFFIN,died
Tuesday in Haywood County Memorial Hospital,Brownsville.She was 91.Services were in
Eureka Methodist Church,Forked Deer.She leaves three sons,PAUL E.GRIFFIN of
Halls,LLOYD GRIFFIN & JAMES F.GRIFFIN,both of Forked Deer;three sisters,MRS.JOHN
HUNT of Pleasany View,MRS.LEWIS PACE of Clarksville and MRS.IRA GRAY of
Blytheville,Ark.
PERSONAL ITEMS ABOUT RIPLIANS--Mrs.Taylor BARBEE of Memphis,Mrs.Rhea TAYLOR of
Somerville,Mrs.F.R.FISHER,Jr.,of Covington and Mrs.Charles EARLY of
Augusta,Ga.,attended services for their aunt,MISS MAGGIE FOUST,Tuesday morning in
Garner Funeral Home,Ripley. *********
NEWTON C.UTLEY--76,Lauderdale County Clerk since 1942,suffocated about 11:15
p.m.Tuesday when a fire broke out in his home on Sinclair Circle in
Ripley.Neighbors and firemen who found the living room ablaze and the house filled
with smoke discovered him in a rear bedroom.He was dead on arrival at Lauderdale
County Hospital.His sister,MISS SADIE UTLEY,who resided with him,was spending the
night in Halls.Services were in First Baptist Church,burial in Halls Cemetery.He
also leaves a daughter,MRS.C.WILSON VIAR,of Ripley.
CHARLES E.MOORE--Durhamville farmer,died last Thursday in Western State
Hospital,Bolivar,where he had been a patient three years.He was 76. Services were
Saturday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in St.Paul Cemetery.Born in Tolu,Ky.,he
moved to Lauderdale County in 1900.He leaves his wife,EMILY WADE MOORE; a
son,HARBERT MOORE of Memphis; four daughters,MRS.WM.D.FISHER and MRS.CHESTER
CHISM,both of Ripley,MRS.CONNER LEWIS of Memphis and MRS.MAC TINKER of Calif.;
three brothers,CLARENCE MOORE,& JAMES NORMAN MOORE,both of Ripley and ELMER MOORE
of Memphis;three sisters,MRS.BUFORD ARWOOD of Ripley,MRS.DAVE WHITE and MRS.JAMES
DOYLE,both of Henning.
LINDA SUE APPERSON--two-year-old daughter of BILLY and PATRICIA HOLLOMAN APPERSON
of Ashport,was dead on arrival at Lauderdale County Hospital at 10 a.m.Monday.
Services were in Ripley Funeral Home,burial in Asbury.She leaves her
grandparents,MR.& MRS.CLARK APPERSON of Ashport and MR.& MRS.L.P.HOLLOMAN of
Coldwater,Miss.
MARVIN BEAVER--of Germantown,former foreman for Forcum-Lumber Construction Co.of
Dyersburg,who supervised the construction of Halls Elementary School,the Bank of
Halls,and other construction projects of Lauderdale County,died Saturday night in
Methodist Hospital,Memphis,of self-inflicted gunshot wounds.He was 54.Sheriff's
deputies said MR.BEAVER,who had been in ill health,told them he shot himself twice
with a .38 caliber pistol at his home in Germantown Monday before last.He had been
in critical condition at the hospital since then.Services were in Memphis Funeral
Home,burial in Mt.Vernon Gardens Cemetery.He leaves his wife; a daughter; two
brothers; and two sisters.
ISAAC CLYDE HART,SR.--of Newbern,founder of Hart's Cleaners in Newbern and
Dyersburg,who was born in Halls,died last Friday en route to Parkview Hospital.He
was 57.Services were in Johnson Funeral Home,Newbern,burial in Fairview
Cemetery,Newbern.He was a son of the late AUBREY HARTS of Halls.He leaves his
wife,MARY FRANCES ASHCROFT HART; two sons; a daughter; a sister and a brother.
WAYMOND AKIN--of Tucson,Ariz.,son of MR.& MRS.M.T.AKIN of Edith,died Saturday in
Tucson of a heart condition.He was 38. Services and burial were in Tucson.Born at
Edith,he lived in Memphis before moving to Tucson several years ago,where he was a
salesman for an optical firm.He also leaves his wife,JOYCE AKIN; a daughter,PAMELA
AKIN of Tucson; three brothers,HUEY AKIN of Memphis,LOUIS T.AKIN of Calif.,and
JIMMY AKIN of Tucson; and a sister,MRS.ROBERT JOHNSON of Memphis. *********
81ST YEAR NO.6 FRIDAY OCTOBER 8,1965
EARL CRIHFIELD--43,Halls farmer and landowner,was burned to death in a fire in his
home on West Tigrett in Halls shortly after 2 a.m.Thursday.Fireman surmised he had
fallen asleep in a chair in the living room and sought escape toward the rear of
the house,through the dining room.Policeman BUDDY MOORE,parked at the traffic light
on West Tigreet,saw the front of the house explode intp flames,blowing out both
windoes.MR.CRIHFIELD'S wife,MRS.VIRGINIA VIAR CRIHFIELD,was next door at the home
of her mother,MRS.LON VIAR,when the fire broke out.A native of Edith,he had lived
in Halls about 25 years.Services will be in the First Baptist Church,Halls,burial
in Fairview Cemetery,Dyersburg.Besides his wife,he leaves a son,PHILLIP CRIHFIELD,a
freshman in U.of T.,Knoxville; his parents,Mr.& Mrs.L.E.CRIHFIELD Sr.; two
brothers,L.E.CRIHFIELD,Jr.,with whom he operated farming interests,and
M.L.CRIHFIELD,all of Halls.
HENNING LOCALS--MR.& MRS.JAMES E.MULLINS spent last Thursday until Saturday in
Lexington.Last Friday they attended funeral services for Mrs.MULLINS' sister-in-
law,MRS.JACK ODLE in Reed's Chapel Funeral Home in Lexington.
PORTER'S GAP LOCALS--FLOYD DUNCAN received word last Friday that his
sister,MRS.LELIA CARNELL,had died in Jackson,Miss.
ROBERT LEE BIRD--a farmer who married the former GRACE YANCEY of Ripley,died of a
heart attack last Friday in his home in Finley.He was 63. Services were Saturday in
St.Mary's Episcopal Church,Dyersburg.He leaves his wife; two daughters; one son;
two sisters and three brothers.
THOMAS J.DENNIE--retired carpenter and farmer,died Wednesday in his home at 222
highland,Ripley.He was 85. Services were in Garner Funeral Home,burial in
Mt.Pleasant Cemetery,Arp.He leaves his wife,MRS.LIDIA TOWNSEND DENNIE; a step-
son,HARRY MURPHY,of Ripley.
JOHN NELSON ROBERTS--planter and livestock producer at Halls,died Friday in
Lauderdale County Hospital.He was 54. Services were in Poplar Grove Cumberland
Presbyterian Church of which he was a member,burial in Halls Cemetery.He leaves his
wife,MRS.EMMA LOU WILKES ROBERTS; two sons,JOHN WILKES ROBERTS and RONNIE
ROBERTS,both of near Halls; a daughter,MISS DONNA LOU ROBERTS of the U.of T.in
Knoxville.
WILLIAM ELDRY MOORE--landowner and farmer of Sorrell's Chapel community in Dyer
County,brother of MRS.J.L.SPENCER of Halls,died Monday in Parkview
Hospital,Dyersburg.He was 71. Services were in Curry Funeral Home,burial in Dyer
County Memorial Gardens.He also leaves his wife,MRS.MILDRED GREEN MOORE; a son,GARY
WATNE MOORE,a student in U.of T.,Martin Branch; three daughters,LYNDA KAYE MOORE
and FANCHOU ELAINE MOORE,both at home,and MRS.G.B.BEVIS of Newbern; three
brothers,HARRY MOORE of Unionville,LODY MOORE of Dyersburg and EUGENE MOORE of
Paris; two other sisters,MRS.A.B.HENDREN of Dyersburg and MRS.HAL McBRIDE of
Unionville.
MRS.ESSIE THORNLEY--of Meda St.,Memphis,sister of MRS.EDITH HAYNES,MRS.GEORGE
BRADEN,MRS.ALLIE HARRISON and MRS.LENA DYER,all of Ripley,died Tuesday in Methodist
Hospital,Memphis,which she entered after long illness.She was 64. Services were in
Memphis Funeral Home,burial in Memphis Cemetery.Born in Lauderdale County,she had
lived in Memphis many years.She was the widow of ERNEST THORNLEY.She also leaves a
son,EUGENE THORNLEY of Nashville; two daughters,of Memphis; a brother,DAVID
THOMPSON,of Memphis.
MRS.SARAH BROCK PERRY--wife of CARL PERRY,died Sunday in Decatur County Hospital in
Parsons,which she entered after two years illness.She was 74. Services were in
Lebanon Methodist Church,burial in Lebanon Cemetery.Born in Greenfield,she had
lived in Crockett County 32 years.Her husband is a merchant on Highway 88 between
Gates and Maury City.She leaves a daughter,MRS.PEGGY CHUMNEY of Parsons; a step-
son,BUFORD PERRY of Memphis. *********
81ST YEAR NO.7 FRIDAY OCTOBER 15,1965
CHARLES L.RAY--Edith farmer,died Saturday in Lauderdale County Hospital.He was 63.
Services were in Grace Baptist Church,burial in church cemetery.Born at Curve,he
was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church at Edith.He leaves his wife,MRS.LILLIE
WALDING RAY; two sons,BOBBY RAY of Edith and JERRY RAY of Cicero,Illinois; five
daughters,MISS DEANIE RAY of Edith, MRS.MILTON GAY and MRS.HARRY JONES,both of
Memphis, MRS.DONALD PROBST of Cyrstal City,Mo.,and MRS.PAUL McLEMORE of
Cicero,Illinois; two brothers,TOM RAY of Ripley and CECIL RAY of Curve.
MRS.RESSIE HARRISON WEAVER--widow of GEORGE WEAVER,died Tuesday in her home at
Central.She was 84.Services were at 2 p.m.Thursday in New Hope Methodist Church,of
which she was a member.Rev.HAROLD MONTGOMERY officiated.Burial was in Grace
Cemetery.Her husband,a farmer,died in 1938.She leaves three sons,RAYMOND WEAVER and
H.C.WEAVER,both of Ripley and LOUIS WEAVER of Halls; four daughters,MISS GERALDINE
WEAVER,MISS JULIA WEAVER and MRS.ROBERT KIRKESS,all of Ripley,and MRS.ELWOOD HERRON
of Eads; a brother,DR.GASTON G.HARRISON of Dallas,Texas; two
sisters,MRS.N.N.CALDWELL of Ripley and MRS.MAMIE TRENCH of Jefferson,Ind.;11
grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren.
JOHN TOWNSEND--farmer,died Saturday in his home at Nut Bush.He was 57. Services
were at Garner Funeral home,burial in Grace Cemetery.He leaves his wife,MARGARET
BUTLER TOWNSEND; a son,JERRY TOWNSEND,of Nut Bush; four daughters,MRS.SHELBY JEAN
SCALLIONS of Curve,MRS.SYLVIA COOPER and MRS.FRANCES HOLLIMAN both of Nut Bush and
MRS.JO ANN KLUTTS of Memphis; a sister,MRS.TOM DENNIE of Ripley; his foster
mother,MRS.BELL TOWNSEND ESCUE of Ripley.
MRS.ROSE RAGON DIETEL--sister of the late MRS.DAN KLUTTS and the late MISS LILLIE
RAGON,both of Ripley,died at her home in Los Angeles,Calif.Born in Bolivar,she had
lived in Memphis before moving to Los Angeles in 1934.She leaves her husband,HERMAN
J.DIETEL,a retired chemical engineer; a daughter,MRS.BOB COLLIS; and several
grandchildren.
TRAVUS B.CRAWFORD--of Memphis,brother of MRS.J.C.LOVELACE of Ripley,died last
Friday in Methodist Hospital,Memphis.He was 57. Born in Lauderdale County,he had
spent most of his life in Memphis,retired Bruce-Terminix Co.employee of 20 years.He
also leaves his wife,MABEL EWING CRAWFORD; two sons,TRAVUS B.JR.,and GLENN
W.CRAWFORD,both of Memphis; a brother,W.M.CRAWFORD of Memphis,and three other
sisters. *********
81ST YEAR NO.8 FRIDAY OCTOBER 22,1965
JAMES F.SHERIDAN--58,brother-in-law of MRS.ARTHUR CLARK of Ripley,was killed
Wednesday of last week.His wife,MRS.VERLIE LEAH SHERIDAN,42,and the truck
driver,RALPH B.CANNON,of Cleveland,were listed in critical condition in Upper
Cumberland Medical Center.The SHERIDANS had visited the CLARKS in Ripley and were
enroute to their home in Bethesda,Md.,when the collision occurred near
Crossville.MRS.CLARK remains with her sister in Crossville.
CYNTHIA LYNN POWELL--2,of Brownsville,great-granddaughter of MRS.WILLIE THOMPSON,of
Ripley,was killed Sunday when a car left Highway 19 about twelve miles east of
Ripley and crashed into a ditch.Relatives said the child apparently hit or grabbed
the steering wheel,causing her mother,MRS.GLORIA JEAN POWELL to lose
control.MRS.POWELL received facial cuts and bruises.Services were in Trinity
Methodist Church,burial in Trinity Cemetery.She also leaves her father,OLE
A.POWELL,stationed with the Federal Aviation Agency in Panama; her
grandparents,MR.& MRS.WOODROW W.GOIN of Nut Bush and MR.& MRS.FELIX POWELL of
McComb,Miss.
CHARLES LEE FOUST,SR--of Memphis,a retired I.C.Railroad employee,father of
MRS.W.W.HUTCHESON,of Star Route,Henning,died last Thursday in Methodist Hospital
Memphis.He was 86. Services were in Memphis Funeral Home,burial in Maplewood
Cemetery.Reared in Lauderdale County,he moved to Memphis in 1922.He leaves his
wife,MRS.JESSIE FLIPPEN FOUST; a son,CHARLES L.JR.,of Chicago; and two
granddaughters.
ANDREW ALLEN GOODWIN--Crockett County landowner and retired farmer,was found dead
in bed at his home on East Main,Halls.He was 83. Services were in South Fork
Baptist Church,burial in Lebanon Cemetery.Born in Crockett County,he moved to
Lauderdale County in 1940.His wife,CHRISTINE TAYLOR GOODWIN died in 1952.He leaves
a son,LEO GOODWIN,of Dyersburg; two brothers,HENRY and WESLEY GOODWIN,both of near
Halls; two sisters,MRS.MADIE RAY of Covington and MRS.MYRTLE OWENS of
Chicago,Illinois.
MRS.EMMA ESTELLE NEARN--widow of C.C.NEARN,died Wednesday at her home in Halls
after several years illness.She was 95. Services were in the First Christian
Church,Halls,of which she was a member.Born in Dyer County,she moved to Lauderdale
County in 1905.Her husband,president of Peoples Savings Bank of Halls and an
insurance executive,died in 1914.She leaves two sons,ALFORD & BRYANT NEARN,both of
Memphis; a daughter,MRS.MARY LOUISE HENDRON of Bar Harbor,Maine; and a
sister,MRS.JENETTE CARTER of Maury City. *********
81ST YEAR NO.9 FRIDAY OCTOBER 29,1965
MRS.BELLE SPRY ESCUE--wife of JAMES ESCUE,campground farmer and merchant,died
Wednesday in her home.She was 71. Services were Thursday in Garner Funeral
Home,bueial in Grace Cemetery.She leaves a son,RICHARD TOWNSEND of Ripley; a
sister,MRS.MARY STEWART of Blytheville,Ark.
MRS.J.W.GURLEY--of Dorsey,Miss.,mother of REV.MARCUS GURLEY,pastor of the First
Methodist Church in Ripley,died Monday.Services were in Fulton,Miss.,Tuesday.
WILLIE BEAIRD,JR.--Maury City carpenter,brother of MRS.GEORGES PERIGENS, MRS.MARIE
GARRETT and W.L.BEAIRD,all of Halls and CURTIS LENTS of Gates,was burned to death
Wednesday night of last week when his truck overturned about eight miles east of
Gates.He was 38.He was traveling on the Johnson Grove - Frog Jump Road when he lost
control of the truck which overturned in a ditch and caught fire. Services were
last Friday in Maury Chapel Methodist Church,burial in Archer Chapel Cemetery.He
also leaves his wife,MRS.MINNIE BEAIRD; a son,W.M.BEAIRD of near Maury City; three
daughters,BRENDA,THERESA and SANDRA BEAIRD,all of near Maury City; another
sister,MRS.ANNIE PARKER of Memphis; and another brother,WILSON BEAIRD,of Memphis.
ROY D.CROSS SR.--of Henning,a state employee in the Department of Corrections at
Fort Pillow,died last Friday in Baptist Hospital,Memphis.He was 61.Services were
Saturday in Maley Funeral Home,Covington,burial in Munford Cemetery.Born in Fayette
County,he moved to Tipton County as a child.He leaves his wife,MRS.LORA BINKLEY
CROSS; a son,RALPH CROSS of Memphis; a brother,ARTHUR L.CROSS of Fort Pillow.
WILLIAM R.POWELL--Henning farmer,died Tuesday of a heart attack in a cotton
field.He was 71. Services were Wednesday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Poplar
Grove Cemetery.Born in Henning,he was a member of Henning Baptist Church.He leaves
three sons,WILLIS F.POWELL,of Henning, C.J.POWELL & A.L.(BOOTS) POWELL,both of
Memphis; two daughters,MRS.DAVID G.(MARIE) ALLEN & MRS.JAMES (LaNELLE)GREGORY,both
of Memphis; three brothers,JOHN WESLEY POWELL & HERMAN RHODES,both of Lightfoot &
CLEVELAND RHODES of N.Y.City,N.Y.;ten grandchildren;two great-grandchildren.
MRS.MEDIA MITCHELL EMERSON--of Modesto,Calif.,sister of CLAUDE MITCHELL,CLARENCE
MITCHELL and MRS.VERA CONNOUR,all of Ripley,died at noon last Friday in modesto
hospital,after a years' illness.She was 56.Services were Sunday in Garner Funeral
Home,burial in Lightfoot Cemetery.She leaves a son,LARRY EMERSON of Casper,Wyo.;and
a daughter,MRS.JOYCE E.BRUCE of Memphis.
DERRICK M.TILLMAN--of Memphis,son of G.O.TILLMAN,of Halls was killed last Friday
when he fell 18 feet to a concrete floor at the new Goldsmith store in Southland
Mall in Whitehaven of which he was construction superintendent.He was 45. Services
were in Second Baptist Church,Memphis,which he helped found,burial in Memorial
Park.He also leaves his wife,MRS.SENERA BELTON TILMAN; two daughters,SANDRA &
BEVERLY TILLMAN,both of Memphis; a brother,TALBERT TILLMAN of Memphis.
ROMICE R.AGEE--Memphis,laboratory techinician for Firestone Tire & Rubber
Co.,brother-in-law of Z.T.NORMAN of Halls,died in Methodist Hospital,Memphis.He was
60. Services were in Memphis Funeral Home,burial in Old Field Cemetery,Maury
City.His wife died four years ago.He leaves a son,LLOYD AGEE,of Chicago; five
daughters,MRS.JEAN DAVIS,MRS.LEWIS POINDEXTER,MRS.SHIRLEY TAYLOR,all of
Memphis,MRS.GORDON TAYLOR of Virginia Beach,Va.,& MRS.D.J.FLOYD of Tucson,Ariz.
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81ST YEAR NO.10 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 5,1965
BETTY JOE WALTON--five-month-old daughter of MR.& MRS.HUBERT WALTON JR.,of Route
3,Halls,suffocated about 10:30 a.m.last Friday after having pulled a plastic
laundry bag into her crib and over her face. Services were in Garner Funeral
Home,burial in Mary's Chapel Cemetery.She also leaves a sister,VIRGINIA DIANNE
WALTON of Halls; her grandparents,MR.& MRS.HUBERT WALTON SR.,of Ripley; and her
great-grandmothers,MRS.ALBERT SELLERS of Halls and MRS.CECELIA D.WALTON of
Brownsville.
ROBERT J.NUNN--Halls ginner and planter,died at 5 a.m.last Friday in Parkview
Hospital,Dyersburg.He was 62.Services were in the First Christian
Church,Halls,burial in Halls Cemetery.Born in Crockett County,a son of the late
DR.WILL & ALICE JANUARY NUNN,he moved to Halls in 1906.He leaves his
wife,MRS.DEBORAH GLEEN NUNN; a daughter,MRS.RAYMON CLOUGH of Germantown; two
sisters,MRS.HILL MARTIN of Halls and MRS.E.T.PALMER of Dyersburg.
HORACE GREEN PALMER--retired grocer,brother of MRS.LUCY PONDER of Halls,died last
Friday at his home in Jenkinsville,near Dyersburg.He was 92. Services were in Curry
Funeral Home,burial in Dyer County Memorial Gardens.He also leaves his wife;four
daughters;four sons and a brother.
MRS.MARVIN H.BROWN--died at 5:30 a.m.at her home on Esat End Street in Ripley after
a long illness.She was 70.Services were in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Oakwood
Cemetery,Brownsville.Her husband,a ginner and store keeper died March 22,1964.She
leaves two sons,CARL BROWN & WILLIAM BROWN,both of Vicksburg,Miss.;a
daughter,MRS.HENRY WHITEHEAD,JR.,of Brownsville; three brothers,JIM POLLAN &
CHARLIE POLLAN,both of Sarah,Miss.& L.E.POLLAN of Clarksdale,Miss.; one
sister,MRS.T.G.VAUGHTERS of Memphis.
MRS.REBA PATRICK HINES--of Halls,wife of A.R.HINES,died Saturday in Parkview
Hospital,Dyersburg,after long illness.She was 68. Services were in Palestine
Methodist Church,burial in Halls Cemetery.Born in Crockett County,she spent most of
her life in Dyer County,moving to Halls seven years ago.She leaves two sons,ALLEN
HINES & JERRY HINES,both of Dyersburg; a daughter,MRS.RUBY MATHIS of Halls; two
brothers,ROY PATRICK & TRUMAN PATRICK,both of Bemis; three sisters,MRS.LOIS AUSTIN
of Dyersburg,MRS.MARY WADLEY & MISS MARGARET PATRICK both of Bemis.
W.H.LATHAM--Edith farmer,died at 7:10 a.m.Wednesday in his home.He was 95. Services
were Thursday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Edith Cemetery.Born in Madison
County,he had lived in Lauderdale County since he was 5.His wife,MRS.ROSA HOWARD
LATHAM died June 23,1951.He leaves a daughter,MRS.G.C.HELTY of Memphis; two
brothers,SIDNEY LATHAM & G.C.LATHAM,both of Friendship; a sister,MRS.IDA HALL of
Blytheville; a grandson,R.H.LATHAM of Edith and one great-grandchild.
STRICKEN BEFORE FALL--An autopsy disclosed that DERRICK M.TILLMAN,45,of Memphis,son
of G.O.TILLMAN of Halls,had a heart attack before he fell 18 feet to a concrete
floor at a construction site Friday before last.
MRS.MARY HIGHSMITH--of Memphis,who was born in Ripley,died last Thursday in the
Resthaven Nursing Home in Memphis.She was 86. Services were in Memphis Funeral
Home,burial in Memorial Park Cemetery,Memphis.She moved to Memphis in 1900.Her
husband,EDGAR L.HIGHSMITH,died four years ago.She leaves two sons,RAYMOND
C.HIGHSMITH of Memphis & HERBERT L.HIGHSMITH of Pensocola,Fla.; a
sister,MRS.W.E.HALL of Memphis.
LAURA GIVENS--of Ripley died Sunday after a brief illness.Services will be in Holly
Grove Baptist Church,burial in Canfield Cemetery.She leaves three daughters,MARY
LAKE of Ripley,EDNIA JACKSON & FLORENCE BOSWELL,both of Peoria,Illinois; a
grandson,JAMES CURRIE JR.,of Elyria,Ohio.
MRS.MAMIE F.BELTON--of Memphis,who was born in Lauderdale County,died Tuesday at
St.Joseph Hospital,Memphis.She was 85.Services were Wednesday in Enon Baptist
Church,burial in church cemetery.She leaves three daughters,MRS.LAVERNE OLDS,with
whom she resided,MRS,BESSIE BARRINGTON of Tyronza,Ariz.,& MRS.LOUISE JACKSON of
Eureka,Mo.; two sons,PAUL BELTON of Memphis & JAMES O.BELTON of Courtland,N.Y.
IKE PALMORE--retired Halls barber,died Monday in his home in Halls,after six years
illness.He was 79.Born in Crockett County,he moved to Halls in 1921.He leaves his
wife,MRS.OLA WHITE PALMORE; a daughter,MRS.FLETCHER SMITH of Nashville and a
granddaughter,MARILYN SMITH of Nashville. *********
81ST YEAR NO.11 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 12,1965
JAMES WILLIAMS CROOK--Campground farmer,died at 3 p.m.Saturday in Kennedy Hospital
in Memphis,which he had entered three weeks earlier.He was 46.Services were at
10:30 a.m.Monday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Asbury Cemetery.He leaves his
wife,MARY LOUISE LEE CROOK; a son,JAMES SAMUEL CROOK of Campground; a
sister,VIRGINIA BAILEY of Campground.
EGBERT PARKER--Golddust farmer,died suddenly Sunday.He was 63. Services were
Tuesday in Green's Chapel Methodist Church,burial in Church cemetery.Born at Fort
Pillow,he was a WWII vet.He leaves a son,ELBERT PARKER of Memphis and two
sisters,MRS.T.M.CHAPMAN & MRS.JOHN SIDES,both of Memphis.
MRS.SUE NUNN--of Halls,widow of DR.M.A.NUNN,died Saturday in Parkview
Hospital,Dyersburg,after a brief illness.She was 83. Services were Sunday in Halls
Funeral Home,burial in Halls Cemetery. Born in Osceola,Ark.,she moved to Halls in
1905.Her husband died October 30,1938.She leaves two sons,W.O.SUGG of Halls &
M.A.NUNN of Laconia; a daughter,MRS.FRED CRAIG of Halls; a sister,MRS.ROSE
RAMIREZ,of Memphis; two grandchildren,WILLIAM SUGG III with the American Embassy in
Saudia Arabia,and MISS SUSAN CRAIG of Halls; and a great-grandson,EDWIN SUGG of
Saudia Arabia.
ALTON N.VANDYKE--father of JAMES VANDYKE of Jackson,former meat cutter in Ripley
for Leadway No.11,died in his home in Friendship.He was 58. Services were in
Friendship Pentocostal Church,burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery,Friendship. He leaves
his wife,MRS.FANNIE VANDYKE; another son,ALTON VANDYKE,JR.,of Jackson and two
sisters>
WILLIE CLARENCE DUNAVANT--retired central farmer,died at 1 p.m.Sunday in Lauderdale
County Hospital,which he entered Tuesday after three years illness.He was 72.
Services were at 2 p.m.Monday in Grace Baptist Church of which he was a
member.Revs.COOPER & LYLES officiating.Burial was in Holmes Cemetery. Born in
Haywood County,he moved to Lauderdale County in 1920.He leaves his wife,MRS.ANNIE
PEARL DANIELS DUNAVANT; four sons,WILLIE C.DUNAVANT,JR.,& CHARLES DUNAVANT,both of
Ripley,JAMES DUNAVANT & HAROLD LLOYD DUNAVANT,both of Chicago,Illinois; two
brothers,JIM DUNAVANT & LEE DUNAVANT,both of Memphis; seven grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
MRS.LORAINE HAMIL OZMENT--wife of W.C.OZMENT,died Monday in her home in Halls after
a brief illness.She was 80. Services were in Halls Funeral Home,burial in Lebanon
Cemetery.Born in Crockett County,she moved to Lauderdale County 20 years ago.She
also leaves two sons,ELBERT OZMENT of Halls and LEROY OZMENT of Dyersburg; a
brother,AUBREY HAMIL of Friendship. *********
81ST YEAR NO.12 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19,1965
WILLIAM TIGRETT SAVAGE SR.--69,president of Farmers Union Bank in Ripley,died
suddenly at 6 a.m.Tuesday at his home on Lafayette.Services were at 2 p.m.Wednesday
in First Baptist Church in Ripley.Rev.Bernard SCATES officiated,burial was in
Greenville,Ky.Born near Ripley,he was the son of the late REV.M.F.SAVAGE &
MRS.LAURA ELLIS SAVAGE.He was a WW vet.He leaves his wife,MRS.COLISTIA JONES
SAVAGE; two sons,W.T.SAVAGE JR.,of Los Angeles,Calif.,and JAMES FRANKLIN SAVAGE of
Tucson,Ariz.;one brother,PAUL S.SAVAGE of Nashville; two sisters,MRS.W.V.SANFORD of
Nashville and MRS.GUILFORD J.HUTCHESON of Ripley; four grandchildren and one great-
grandchildren.
JAMES HAROLD TRAVIS--Dresdan auto dealer and father of MRS.DALE OVERTON,of
Halls,died Friday night after a heart attack at the Halls-Dresdan fooyball game in
Halls.He was 50. Funeral services were in Dresdan Methodist Church,burial
there.MR.TRAVIS,who had a previous history of heart trouble,was in Halls to visit
his daughter and family and to attend the game.His son,JIMMY TRAVIS,starting
quarterback for Dresdan was slightly injured in the fourth quarter and had to be
helped from the field.MR.TRAVIS collasped and never regained consciousness.He
leaves his wife,MRS.VIRGINIA CHANDLER TRAVIS; his mother,MRS.FIELDING TRAVIS; three
brothers, CHARLES TRAVIS,BARTON TRAVIS,and TERRELL TRAVIS; a sister,MRS.HAFFORD
HINES.
LUCKETT LOCALS--MR.& MRS.K.W.WEBB were called to Princeton,Ind.,Wednesday of last
week due to the death of MRS.WEBB'S uncle,HENRY BEARD.
MRS.NANNIE MAY DAVIS--of South Dyersburg,mother of MRS.HOWARD McBRIDE of Halls and
grandmother of HOWARD McBRIDE,Jr. & LARRY McBRIDE,both of Ripley,died Wednesday of
last week in Parkview Hospital,Dyersburg. Services were in Southside Baptist
Church,burial in Fairview Hospital. She was 74.Her husband,CLAUDE B.DAVIS died in
1934.She also leaves four other daughters,MRS.PAUL LANCASTER & MRS.PAUL SISK,both
of Trenton,MRS.MARGIE FOUST of Memphis & MRS.LOUIS EMANUELLI of Dyersburg; a
son,CLAUDE B.DAVIS,JR.,of Dyersburg; two brothers,WILLIE GREEN DUKE & HOMER
DUKE,both of Trenton; and three sisters,MRS.SUSIE OSBORNE,MRS.MILLIE LITTON,and
MRS.SALLY TURNER,all of Trenton.
SAMUEL RICHARDSON PONDER--retired salesman for Roberts Chev.Co.,brother of ROBERT
P.PONDER of Halls, died Saturday at his home in Dyersburg.He was 77. Services were
in Curry Funeral Home,burial in Fairview Cemetery,Dyersburg.He also leaves his
wife,MRS.MATTIE NEELY PONDER; two daughters,MISS MARGUERITE PONDER,of Dyersburg &
MISS MAURINE PONDER of Westport,Conn.; and a sister,MRS.WALTER BILLS of Dyersburg.
GEORGE C.SHARPE--City of Jackson employee,half-brother of ALBERT SELLERS of
Halls,died Monday in Jackson-Madison Co.Hospital after long illness.He was 70.
Services were in Smith Funeral Home in Jackson,burial in Potts Chapel Cemetery.He
also leaves his wife,MRS.VIRDIE GULLETT SHARP; a son, WALTER ALBERT SHARP of
Jackson; four daughters,MISS OPAL SHARP of Blytheville, MRS.DOROTHY
COOPER,MRS.LORINE O'QUINN & MISS LINDA FAY SHARP,all of Jackson; a brother,ELMER
SHARP,of Dell,Ark.
DR.WILLIAM EDWARD HURT--48,of Raleigh,member of the family for which Halls was
named,died November 5th in St.Joseph Hospital.Memphis,after a heart attack.Funeral
services were in Memphis Funeral Home,burial in Memorial Park.The son of the late
EDWARD HURT & MRS.MIRIAM HALL HURT,he leaves his wife,MRS.STELLA B.HURT; two
sons,W.E.JR.,& DAVID RAWLS HURT,both at home; one sister,MRS.E.E.SCOTT of Raleigh;
he was a nephew of FRED R.HURT and WYMOND F.HURT,both of Halls.
MRS.EMMA SUE HASTINGS SIMMONS--widow of T.H.SIMMONS,and operator of Simmons Men's
Store in Halls,died in the store at 5 p.m.Saturday.She was 58. Services were in the
First Baptist Church in Halls,of which she was a member,burial in Halls
Cemetery.Born in Curve,she had been the Halls representative of Southern Bell
Telephone Co.for several years,with telephone patrons paying their bills in her
store.Her husband,who founded the store in 1939,died in 1943.She leaves three
sons,THOMAS SIMMONS of Halls,DR.BERNARD SIMMONS of Obion and LEE SIMMONS of Finley;
and three grandchildren. *********
81ST YEAR NO.13 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 26,1965
MRS.ANNIE HENSLEY TURNBOW--65,mother of MACK TURNBOW of Halls,and ARTHUR F.TURNBOW
of Unionville,died Monday at Parkview Hospital,Dyersburg.Services were Wednesday in
Hawthrone Baptist Church.She leaves two other sons,ROBERT LEE TURNBOW and JOE
WILBURN TURNBOW,both of Dyersburg; three daughters,BETTY CHILCUTT of Dyersburg,MARY
HELEN AZLIN of Pine Bluff and LOLA GRIFFIN of Old City,La.She was the widow of
ROBERT LONZO TURNBOW.
MRS.ROSA LEE WALPOLE RAY--of Memphis,widow of NEEDHAM RAY,died Saturday at
Lauderdale County Hospital after two years illness.She was 89.Services were in
Halls Funeral Home,burial in Halls Cemetery.Born in Lauderdale County,she moved to
memphis three years ago.Her husband,an Edith farmer,died in 1956.She leaves three
sons,MORRIS RAY of Ripley,NOAH RAY of Hales Point,and WOODROW RAY of Memphis; a
foster son,GORDON DUGGAN,of Memphis; three daughters,MRS.FRANCIS TAYLOR of
Halls,MRS.A.E.WOODARD and MRS.JAMES DAVIS,both of Memphis; six sisters,MINNIE
CHISHOLM, MRS.W.D.CHISHOLM,and MRS.ROBERT GOAD,all of Ripley,BEULAH WEAVER of
Louisville,Ky.,and PEARL WILLIAMS & MRS.ELTON SMITH,both of Memphis; one
brother,PEYTON WALPOLE,of Laverne,Calif.
JESSE R.DAILEY--retired Lauderdale County farmer and landowner,died last Friday in
his home in Halls.He was 80. Services were in Halls Funeral Home,burial in Halls
Cemetery.Born in Perry County,he came to Lauderdale County by covered wagon at age
9 years.He leaves his wife,MRS.IDA LACKEY DAILEY; two daughters,BEATRICE MILLS of
Covington and LUCILLE ROBERTSON of San Antonio,Texas; a sister,MRS.ETHEL MOORE of
Jackson.
MRS.MARY ANN WISEMAN--widow of ROBERT P.WISEMAN,of Route 2,Ripley,died in
Lauderdale County Hospital Tuesday.She was 87. Services were in Curve Baptist
Church,of which she was a member,burial in Poplar Grove Cemetery near Henning.Her
husband,a farmer,died in 1945.She leaves two sons,ISAAC WISEMAN of
Springfield,Illinois and JAMES WISEMAN of Fort Dix,N.J.; six daughters,Mesdames
MARTHA ANN PIPKIN and LOTTIE MILLER,both of Cherry,CORA MASSENGILL of Glimp,ROBBIE
JONES of Curve,MARY SUE BUTNER of Woodville and LOLA MAE GARRETT of
Bethalto,Illinois; two sisters,Mesdames VIOLA NEWMAN of Memphis and BERTIE
HENDERSON of DeWitt,Ark.;47 grandchildren; 93 greatgrandchildren; and 15 great-
great-grandchildren.
MRS.FANNIE DODSON PAGE--died Tuesday at the home of her daughter,MRS.IRA KNOX in
the Poplar Grove community after a long illness.She was 86. Services were in Mount
Vernon Baptist Church in Unionville,burial in Mt.Vernon Cemetery.A native of Dyer
County,she was the widow of C.A.PAGE,Dyer County farmer.She also leaves three other
daughters,Mesdames GLADYS BRANDON of Poplar Grove,MELBA ELLIS of Halls and LOUISE
VAWTER of Largo,Fla.
GREGORY LEE McDONALD--infant son of BROWNIE & MARTHA LILLY McDONALD of Halls,died
at 11:58 p.m.Monday shortly after birth in Parkview Hospital,Dyersburg.Graveside
services were Wednesday in Enon Cemetery.He leaves his grandparents,MR.&
MRS.CLIFFORD McDONALD near Gates and MR.& MRS.J.E.LILLY of Halls.
CHISHOLM BLUFF LOCALS--MRS.MINNIE CHISHOLM was called to Sharon last Friday due to
the sudden death of her step-daughter,MRS.RUBY CHISHOLM THOMPSON. She was
accompanied by MRS.JIMMY WOOD and daughter and MRS.W.D.CHISHOLM,SR.
CHISHOLM BLUFF LOCALS--MRS.HERMAN WEAVER of Bardwell,Ky.,spent Saturday night with
her sisters,MRS.W.D.CHISHOLM & MRS.MINNIE CHISHOLM.She was called here due to the
death of her sister,MRS.ROSA RAY.
FORKED DEER LOCALS--Word has been received here of the sudden death of BILL GLENN
in his home in Memphis last Thursday.BILL was the uncle of BOB GLENN of Memphis,who
visits his grandparents,MR.& MRS.A.C.HALE often.
WHITEFIELD LOCALS--MRS.EDDIE GAY has received word that her sister-in-law,MRS.LOUIS
CRAIG,died Monday in a nursing home near Washington,D.C. *********
81ST YEAR NO.14 FRIDAY DECEMBER 3,1965
MRS.W.R.SAMUEL--was called to Dyersburg Tuesday afternoon by the death of her
sister,MRS.MINNIE NORVELL.
MRS.MINNIE DOYLE NORVELL--of Dyersburg,retired telephone operator,who was employed
by Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co.,in Ripley 25 years,died Tuesday in
Parkview Hospital,Dyersburg.She was 82.Services were in the First Baptist
Church,Dyersburg,burial in Maplewood Cemetery,Ripley.Born in Hardeman County,she
moved to Ripley as a girl and to Dyersburg after retirement from the telephone
Co.She leaves a daughter,MRS.JAMES WADSWORTH of Dyersburg,with whom she made her
home; a brother,JAMES DOYLE of Henning-Orysa Road; a sister,MRS.W.R.SAMUEL of
Ripley; two grandsons,JACK LASSITER of Chicago and ROBERT A.LASSITER of
Raleigh,N.C.
MRS.MAUDE ROGERS FITE--of Memphis,sister of MRS.PAUL GRIFFEN and GORDON ROGERS,both
of Halls,died Sunday in Oakhaven Nursing Home in Memphis where she had been a
patient two years.She was 78. Services were in Curry Funeral Home,Dyersburg,burial
in Fairview Cemetery. She leaves two other brothers,C.C.ROGERS and J.B.ROGERS,both
of Dyersburg; another sister,MRS.LEE WEBB of Dyersburg.
JAMES FRANK PULLIAM JR.--Hot Springs,Ark.grocer,who was formerly foreman of
Brownsville's street department,brother of MRS. "RED" WILLIAMS of Forked Deer,died
of a heart attack last Friday en route to John Gaston Hospital,Memphis.He was 48.
Services were in Brownsville Funeral Home,burial in Oakwood Cemetery.He also leaves
two daughters,MISS MARY JANE PULLIAM and MISS NANCY PULLIAM,both of Colt,Ark.; two
other sisters,MRS.CLYDE MATHIAS of Brownsville and MRS.CARLOS BERRY of Paris.
CLYDE H.SHARP--of Rutherford,retired retail lumber dealer and contractor,who was
born near Halls and reared at Curve,died Sunday in Gibson County General
Hospital,Trenton.He was 77. Services were in the First Methodist
Church,Rutherford,burial there.He leaves his wife,MRS.IVY SIMPSON SHARP. Neices
attending his funeral were MISS CELESTE SANFORD of Ripley,MRS.JAMES GRAY of
Troy,and MISS ELIZABETH SHARP of Memphis.Cousins attending were MISS LOIS COVINGTON
and MR.& MRS.BILL SANFORD of Ripley.Another neice,MRS.CARLOS DeLAVENAS of Rio de
Janerio,Brazil and his nephew,ROBERT SANFORD of Nashville were unable to attend.
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81ST YEAR NO.15 FRIDAY DECEMBER 10,1965
MRS.SADIE HILLIARD--was found dead in her home on Hazel Street in Halls Thursday
morning.She was believed to have died sometime Tuesday night.She was 71.Halls
Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.Among survivors is a sister,MRS.GUS HOPPERS
of Ripley.
SIX PERSONS HURT,ALAMO NEGRO DIES IN FAYETTE CRASH--JUNIOR DANLEY of Ripley,MR.&
MRS.WILLIS WHEELER of Route 2,Gates and MRS.WHEELER'S sister,MRS.JOE P.BEARD of
Halls,were injured about 6:40 p.m.Saturday when Ripley Funeral Home ambulance
transferring MR.WHEELER from Lauderdale County Hospital to Kennedy
Hospital,Memphis,was involved in a collision with a pick-up truck and a car on
Highway 70 in Fayette County.Negroes in the car were VELMA MACKLIN,17,of Alamo,who
was killed,and JOHN MELVIN BROWN of Mason,the driver,who was taken to John Gaston
Hospital,Memphis,in serious condition.MR.& MRS.GEORGE McCULLY of Mason,occupants of
the truck were also injured.
MRS.LIZZIE CHAMBERS BRADSHAW--of RoELLEN,mother of MRS.RAYMOND HALL of near
Halls,died Monday in Parkview Hospital,Dyersburg.She was 90.Services were in
Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern.She was the widow of E.P.BRADSHAW,Dyer County
farmer.She also leaves a son,OSCAR J.ROGERS of Dyersburg; and step_son,W.M.BRADSHAW
of Memphis.
RAY MARRS--a welder of Lobelville,brother of MRS.PETE LAWRENCE of Ripley,died
Sunday of a heart attack in a Nashville restaurant.He was 43. Services were in
Lobelville Methodist Church,burial in Leeper Cemetery.He also leaves his
mother,SHELLIE STANFILL MARRS of Lobelville; a son,ROBERT MARRS,with the Army in
Korea.
MRS.RUTH LULA STALLINGS--widow of WILLIAM A.STALLINGS; mother of J.W.STALLINGS and
MRS.EVIE CONYERS,both of Halls,died Saturday in the home of a son,CASEY
STALLINGS,of Friendship.She was 75. Services were in Lebanon Methodist Church near
Friendship,burial in church cemetery.Her husband,Crockett County landowner,died in
1960.She leaves two other sons,BENNIE STALLINGS of Memphis and TOMMIE STALLINGS of
Friendship; two other daughters, MRS.ESTELLE GARRETT of Friendship and MRS.INEZ
GARRETT of Paris.
MRS.PENNEY MAUDE HALL--who moved to Memphis 25 years ago from Halls,daughter of
MRS.BEATRICE SILER of Halls,died last Friday in her home in Memphis.She was 51. She
also leaves her husband,W.TRENT HALL; a brother,OHLIN SILER of Winchester; and two
sisters,MRS.WESLEY SWIFT of Huntsville,Ala.,and MRS.ROY V.LITSEY of Dallas,Texas.
MRS.LIZZIE WILLIAMS LANGLEY--of Route 2,Gates,died last Thursday in Parkview
Hospital,Dyersburg.She was 75. Services were Saturday in Concord Methodist
Church,of which she was a member,burial in the church cemetery.Born in Haywood
County,she moved to Lauderdale County in 1907.She leaves three sons,W.B.VOSS and
E.M.VOSS,both of Gates,and WILLIAM LANGLEY of New York,N.Y.;a daughter,MRS.WILLIE
BURKS of Gates; two brothers,GUY WILLIAMS and HERBERT WILLIAMS,both of Gates; four
sisters,MISSES ANN WILLIAMS,MINNIE LEE WILLIAMS and MRS.OLLIE NASH,all of
Memphis,and MRS.VIRGINIA KNUDSON of Little Rock,Ark.
FLIPPEN LOCALS--MRS.ROY CRAIN attended funeral services for her cousin,MRS.SUE
BRINGLES,in Blytheville,Ark.,last week.
WILLIE LETHA TOWNSEND--a painter of Memphis,who was born and reared in Lauderdale
County,died last Thursday in Kennedy Hospital,Memphis,where hr had been since
August.He was 44. Services were in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Grace Cemetery.He
leaves his mother,MRS.JOANNA MOORE VAUGHN,of Memphis; a son,LARRY TOWNSEND,of
Ripley,Miss.,now in the Navy; two half-brothers,LYNN VAUGHN and RUBEN VAUGHN,both
of Memphis; three half-sisters,MRS.RACHEL LATHAM and MRS.EARLINE FREEMAN,both of
Memphis,and MRS.KATHERINE COX of Chicago,Illinois.
CARL E.DAVISON--of Bells,retired farmer who was employed in the Winter Garden
frozen foods plant in Bells,step-son of MRS.ADDISON DAVISON and brother of
J.D.DAVISON,both of Halls,died Saturday afternoon in Kennedy Hospital,Memphis,after
long illness.He was 57. Services were in Bells Baptist Church,burial was in Belle
Vernon Cemetery.He leaves his wife,MRS.MILDRED DAVISON; a son,BILLY DAVISON of
Detroit,Mich.; a daughter,MRS.LLOYD PERRY. *********
81ST YEAR NO.16 FRIDAY DECEMBER 17,1965
IMPACT KILLS TWO,WITH TRIO INJURED--Two negroes were killed and three others
injured about 5:50 p.m.Sunday in a head-on collision about one mile east of Halls
on Chestnut Bluff Road.Killed were: BUSTER EISOM,49,of Halls and EMMA LEE
JOHNSON,32,of Route 2,Halls.Injured were:CLARA MAE EISOM,47,wife of BUSTER EISOM;
GEORGE JOHNSON,JR.,44,husband of EMMA LEE JOHNSON; and R.W.CRUMLEY,of
Dyersburg,formerly of Halls.
DIES IN ILLINOIS CRASH--G.W.(RAY) FRAZIER,of Lockport,Illinois,who was born in
Ripley,brother of MRS.RAYMOND ALLMON,and MRS.ADDIE ALLMON,both of Ripley,was killed
Sunday morning in LaGrange,Illinois in an automobile accident.He was 40. Services
were at 2:30 p.m.Thursday in Grace Baptist Church,Rev.WAYMON HOGUE
officiated.Burial was in Grace Cemetery.He moved to Illinois in 1954,and was
employed by Fisher Body Works in Lockport.He serves in Italy and Germany in WWII.He
also leaves his wife,MRS.GLADYS MILLER FRAZIER; six sons,KENNETH RAY FRAZIER,DAVID
WAYNE FRAZIER,RONNIE DALE FRAZIER,JERRY EUGENE FRAZIER,RANDY FRAZIER and MALVIN
FRAZIER,all of Lockport; two daughters,LINDA ANN FRAZIER and JUDY GALE FRAZIER,both
of Lockport; and two brothers,DON W.FRAZIER of Memphis aND RAYMOND NEAL FRAZIER of
Brownsville.
BILLY JOE SANDERS' MURDER IS CHARGE VS AUBREY WEBB--General Sessions Court Judge
ODEAN CRAIG Tuesday afternoon bound AUBREY WEBB,Ripley merchant and theatre
operator over to the Grand Jury Action on charges of murder and of carrying a
pistol and freed him under $2,750 bonds.WEBB is charged with the fatal shooting of
BILLY JOE SANDERS,29,in The Pit cafe WEBB owns on South Main Street in Ripley about
midnight Saturday.Sheriff GWINN MATHEWS said WEBB told him that police had been
called to the cafe after SANDERS quarreled with HERBERT GRAY of Curve,and that
after GRAY left,that SANDERS had threatened him with a knife before WEBB fired
three shots from a >22 caliber pistol,two of which struck SANDERS in the left side.
Services for SANDERS,veteran of three years' Army service,who was employed by
Custom-Craft Co.in Halls were at 2 p.m.Monday in Ripley Funeral Home.He leaves his
parents,MR.& MRS.FLETCHER SANDERS of Highway 19 East,Ripley; two brothers,CHARLIE
SANDERS and BUDDY ALLEN SANDERS,both of Ripley; and three sisters,MRS.ELIZABETH
BARLOW & MRS.LILLIE RUTH CHIPMAN,both of Ripley & MRS.MINNIE PEARL EDWARDS of
Memphis.
RAYMOND EDWARD PENDERGRASS--of Brownsville,brother of MRS.Z.T.NORMAN of Halls,died
Wednesday of last week in Haywood County Hospital.He was 60. Services were in
Brownsville Funeral Home,burial in Lower Zion Cemetery.He also leaves his
wife,KATHERINE WHITE PENDERGRASS; a daughter,MRS.BOBBY OSTEEN,of Brownsville; a
son,ROYCE PENDERGRASS of Brownsville; two brothers,NOLEN PENDERGRASS of Newbern and
JOE PENDERGRASS; two other sisters,MRS.FRED BISHOP and MISS RUBY PENDERGRASS both
of Brownsville.
WILLIAM A.CARRIGAN--who was born and reared in Lauderdale County,half-brother of
MRS.PRESS CALDWELL and MISS LULA HINES,both of Ripley,and WALTER HINES og
Henning,died Monday in his home at Memphis,after long illness.He was 87. Graveside
services were Tuesday in Lauderdale County Memorial Gardens in Ripley.He also
leaves a step-son,JAMES A.SPILLER,of Tampa,Fla.; a step-daughter,MRS.FRAD S.KEY,of
Memphis; two other sisters,MRS.MINNIE LEE FLANAKIN of England,Ark.,and
MRS.J.B.KRATXER,of McGehee,Ark.
MRS.SADIE LEE HILLIARD--widow of JOE HILLIARD,was found dead in her home in Halls
last Thursday morning.She had apparently died late Tuesday.She was 71. Services
were in Elon Baptist Church near Halls,burial in Halls Cemetery.Her
husband,Lauderdale County landowner and rural mail carrier died in 1949.She leaves
a brother,WILLARD REYNOLDS of Jackson; and three sisters,MRS.GUS HOPPERS of
Ripley,MRS.ALVIN ANDERSON of Chattanooga and MRS.LOLA SMITH of Tampa,Fla.
MRS.LEXIE TURNER WINCHESTER--of Dyersburg,sister of MARVIN TURNER of Halls,died
Saturday in Parkview Hospital,Dyersburg.She was 69. Services were in Curry Funeral
Home,burial was in Dyer County Memorial Gardens.She also leaves her
husband,CLARENCE WINCHESTER; a son,GEORGE FREEMAN STRAWN of Dyersburg; a
daughter,MRS.CARL HEATHCOTT,of Dyersburg; and two sisters,MRS.BILL CANNON and
MRS.CELIA MALLORY,both of Finley.
A.D.BURKHEAD--a mechanic of Nut Bush,died last Thursday in Baptist Hospital,Memphis
after long illness.He was 62. Services were in Garner Funeral Home,burial in
Trinity Cemetery,Nut Bush.Born in Ripley,he had lived in Memphis 30 years before
moving to Nut Bush ten years ago.He leaves two brothers,HENRY EDWARD BURKHEAD of
Memphis and PERRY BURKHEAD of Jacksonville,Fla.; two sisters,MRS.ALTA GLENN of Nut
Bush with whom he resided,and MRS.MAMIE HULSEY of Bristol.
MRS.KATIE V.GARROTT--who was born at Edith,died Tuesday at the home of her
daughter,MRS.LELA DARCUS on Memphis-Arlington Road after brief illness.She was 96.
She had lived in Shelby since 1920.Her husband,LEE GARROTT,died in 1934.She also
leaves a son,L.L.GARROTT of Memphis; another daughter,MRS.OLA BEARD,of Memphis.
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81ST YEAR NO.17 FRIDAY DECEMBER 24,1965
MRS.WILLOWDEAN ESPEY RADUN--neice of T.S.ESPEY of Halls,died Monday of last week at
her home in Wittenburg,Illinois,after a heart attack.She was 43.Services were in
Wittenburg Methodist Church,burial in Forest Home Cemetery there.A daughter of the
late ALONZO EVANS and MINNIE COLE ESPEY of Halls,she was a 1939 graduate of Halls
High School.She also leaves her husband,LEE RADUN of Wittenburg; a brother,JAMES
ORRIS ESPEY of Memphis; and two sisters,MISS DEMETRA ESPEY of Memphis and
MRS.MORRIS BARCROFT of Germany.
IRBY C.KEE SR.--Woodville farmer,died Monday in a Cleveland,Miss.,Hospital.He was
68.Services were Tuesday in Ripley Funeral Home,burial in Maplewood Cemetery.A
life-long resident of Lauderdale County,he leaves his wife,MRS.VIRGIE BEST KEE;
three sons,DR.ROBERT C.KEE of Memphis,IRBY C.KEE JR.,of Elmhurst,Ohio,and GEORGE
W.KEE of Pico Rivera,Calif.;one daughter,MRS.BILL HOGAN of Minneapolis,Minn.;one
brother,ENLOE KEE of Woodville,Miss; five sisters,MRS.MATTIE LOU BOYD, MRS.JACK
SCHAFFER,MRS.W.D.SPENCER, MRS.A.H.SCHULTEN,and MRS.P.J.SLAUGHTER.
MRS.OLLIE FLORENCE WHEATLEY CHIPMAN--wife of WILL M.CHIPMAN,of Golddust,died at
6:50 p.m.Saturday in Lauderdale County Hospital,which she had entered at noon.She
was 74. Services were at 2 p.m.Monday in Mary's Chapel Baptist Church,burial in
church cemetery.Born at Whitefield,she was a member of Golddust Baptist Church.She
leaves her husband; three sons,HERSHEL CHIPMAN,FRED CHIPMAN,and ODELL CHIPMAN; and
two daughters,MRS.DOROTHY WEBSTER and MRS.LOLA MAI HUTCHERSON,all of near Ripley;
three brothers,WILL WHEATLEY, WALTER WHEATLEY and ROBERT WHEATLEY,all of Ripley;
two sisters,MRS.SIM PARCHMAN and MRS.TOM MITCHELL,both of near Ripley;16
grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
MRS.LILLIE ETTA LASSITER--widow of R.C.LASSITER,of near Ripley,died Monday in
Parkview Hospital,Dyersburg.She was 90. Services were in Ripley Funeral Home,burial
in Cross Roads Cemetery. Born in Woodville,her husband,a farmer,died in 1932. She
leaves two sons,DELMUS LASSITER of Memphis and JEROME FORD of Pine Bluff,Ark.;six
daughters,MRS.RYLAND HALLIBURTON and MRS.SANFORD HAYNES,both of Ripley,MRS.LEVO
GOODWIN of Dyersburg,MRS.ROBERT STYERS and MRS.WILL LACKEY,both of Memphis and
MRS.FELIX HOOD of Carrier Mills,Illinois.
LONNIE AUSTIN ARCHER--retired merchant and farmer of Archer's Chapel,was found dead
Sunday in the home of his sister,MRS.ELI JORDAN,near Gates in Haywood county,when
MRS.JORDAN returned from church.He was 61.He had just left Kennedy Hospital after
several months illness with heart disease.Srevices were in Archer's Chaprl
Methodist Church,burial in church cemetery.He also leaves two brothers,SAM ARCHER
of Halls and EDMUND ARCHER of Archer's Chapel;another sister,MRS.JOHN AUSTIN
GILLILAND of Archer's Chapel.
OTTIS MOORE--retired farmer of Campground,died Sunday in Lauderdale County
Hospital.He was 65.Services were Tuesday in Beasley's Chapel Church of God,burial
in Asbury Cemetery.A lifelong resident of Lauderdale County,he leaves his
wife,MRS.LINNIE LEONA BEASLEY MOORE; two daughters,MRS.BENNIE NEAL of Ripley and
MRS.COLUMBUS JENKINS of Wheaton,Illinois; two brothers,HENRY MOORE and ATWOOD
MOORE,both of Ripley; four sisters,MRS.MYRNA GAINES and MRS.THOMAS HOPPER,both of
Ripley,and MRS.WILLIE RAINES and MRS.EDWARD JEFFRIES,both of Brownsville.
LARRY GENE GLISSEN--son of CHARLES and JUANITA GARNER GLISSEN of Memphis,died
Sunday in St.Joseph's Hospital,Memphis,six hours after birth.Services were in
Ripley Funeral Home,burial in Poplar Grove Cemetery near Henning.
JOSEPH WILLIAM KNOX--retired mason of Dyer,father of MRS.JAMES DAVIS,of Ripley,died
Monday in Gibson General Hospital,Trenton.He was 72. Services were in Karnes and
Son Funeral Home in Dyer,burial in Oakwood Cemetery.He leaves his wife;six other
daughters;a son;and a brother.
MRS.DORIS RUFFIN WATSON--of Manchester,daughter of C.D.RUFFIN and sister of
MRS.P.W.NEWMAN and MRS.ADRAIN NEWMAN,all of Ripley,died Wednesday in Manchester
after long illness.She was 49. Services were in Manchester Baptist Church in which
she was an active member,burial was in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Manchester.A
1935 graduate of Nankipoo High School,she spent two years in nurse's training in
Haywood County Hospital and one year in training in Nashville General School of
Nursing.She had lived in Manchester 6 years.She leaves her husband,JOSEPH L.
WATSON; a son,JOSEPH LEE WATSON of Manchester; another sister,MRS.G.W.LUNSFORD of
San Antonio,Texas; and a brother,HOWARD J.RUFFIN,of Milwaukee,Wisc. *********
81ST YEAR NO.18 FRIDAY DECEMBER 31,1965
CAR STRUCK BY TRAIN--MRS.HILDA PATTON,57,of Memphis,formerly of Ripley,was killed
Wednesday when her 1965 Cadillac was struck by a freight train at White Station and
the Southern Railroad Crossing.Witnesses said MRS.PATTON was driving north on White
Station at about 10 miles an hour and the train was moving east at slow speed.
"MRS.PATTON apparently looked east instead of west when she came to the crossing,"
said Police Inspector GRAYDON TINES."When she looked west and saw the train,she
apparently opened the door and tried to jump clear,but it was to late." He said the
train struck the left front of the car and turned it around,catching the victim
between the car and the train.Her body came to rest 20 feet from where the car
stopped.ALBERT H.CRAWFORD,41,of Ala.,fireman on the 40 car freight headed for
Sheffield,Ala.,said,"It appeared the car would stop,but it didn't.When the woman
saw that she was to far onto the tracks to avoid getting hit,she opened the door to
jump,but she didn't have time." Other witnesses; WILLIAM GEORGE SHURTLEFF,19,of
Memphis and the engineer,WILLIAM E.KEENUM,of Sheffield,said the train's whistle was
bloeing and its lights were on,and that the signals at the crossing were flashing
and the bells were ringing. MRS.PATTON,born in Ripley,operated a photographic
studio here before she moved to Memphis in 1951.She was the former wife of HARRIS
P.PATTON,chairman of the board of National Bedding and Furniture Industry Co.,on
Presidents Island. She leaves a daughter,MRS.FULTON KLINKE of Memphis; a
son,B.P.GARDNER of Palo Alto,Calif; a sister,MRS.KATHLEEN GRAVES of Ripley.
MRS.ALICE BLANKENSHIP WALDING--widow of J.D.WALDING,died Monday in O'Keefe Nursing
Home in Memphis,where she had been a patient for four years.She was 74. Services
were in Grace Baptist Church of which she was a member,burial in church
cemetery.She leaves two sons,J.E.WALDING of Abilene,Texas and RUFUS WALDING of
Broken Arrow,Okla.;a daughter,MRS.GEORGE STETSER of Drexel Hill,Pa.;a
sister,MRS.CARRIE SINCLAIR of Ripley.
MRS.CORA DRUMWRIGHT ASHMORE--widow of ROBERT L.ASHMORE,died Tuesday in the home of
her daughter,MRS.NEAL THOMPSON,in Ripley.She was 91. Services were in ripley
Funeral Home,burial in Maplewood Cemetery.She also leaves a son,CORNELIUS ASHMORE
of Millington; one brother,EUGENE DRUMWRIGHT; two sisters,MRS.ETTA GRAVES and
MRS.LAWTON NOEVELL,all of Brownsville.
MISS MATTIE GARLAND--of Memphis,formerly of Ripley,died Monday in John Gaston
Hospital,Memphis.She was 76. Services were in Memphis Funeral Home,burial in Grace
Cemetery.She moved to Memphis more than 30 years ago and formerly ran a boarding
house on Madison for many years.She leaves a brother,CLEVE GARLAND of
Houston,Texas; and a sister,MRS.ANNIE ABERNATHY of Somerville.
PRESLEY F.SMITH--retired farmer and landowner of Friendship,father of
MRS.J.W.WARREN,of Halls,died Wednesday night at his home.He was 69. Services will
be in Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church,burial in church cemetery.He also
leaves his wife,MRS.DAISY PITTS SMITH; two other daughters,MRS.W.H.BOSWELL of
Jackson and MRS.MERLE CRAWFORD of Sherveport,La.;three brothers,OCIL SMITH of
Dyersburg,CLAIRBORNE SMITH of Friendship and CLAUDE SMITH of South Bend,Ind.
VIRGIL PAUL VICKERY--retired farmer,brother of GLENNIE VICKERY of Ripley,died last
Thursday at his home in Neboville community near Dyersburg.He was 77. Services were
in Neboville Church of Christ,burial in Rehobeth Cemetery. He also leaves his
wife,MRS.SALLY VICKERY; four sons,MONTIE BELL and JAMES BELL,both of Neboville,EARL
BELL of Winter Haven,Fla.,and JUNIOR BELL,of Chicago,Illinois; four
daughters,MRS.MARIE HIGDON of Neboville,MISS MARY BELLE VICKERY of
Newbern,MRS.JUANITA BELL WALKER of Tatumville and MRS.MINNIE PARNELL of Nashville
and another brother,CHARLIE VICKERY of Gary,Ind.
MRS.ROSE PATCHELL--who was born in Ripley,died Tuesday in the home of her
daughter,MRS.CLARENCE W.WALDON in Memphis,after long illness.She was 92. Services
were in Cosmopolitan Funeral Home and burial in Memorial
Park,Memphis.MRS.PATCHELL,widow of I.A.PATCHELL,farmer and Methodist lay
preacher,was graduated from Quitman,Ark.College and had lived in Quitman until 26
years ago,when she moved to Memphis to reside with her daughter.Her husband died in
1914.She also leaves two other daughters,MRS.J.H.MILLER and MRS.E.B.WRIGHT,both of
McCRORY,Ark.;two sons,LUTHER A.PATCHELL of Little Rock,Ark.,and WESLEY A.PATCHELL
of Harrisburg,Ark.
RAYMOND (BO) BEAIRD--of Memphis<brother of SAMMIE BEAIRD of Ripley,died Monday in
Baptist Hospital,Memphis.He was 53. Services were in Obion Church of Christ,burial
in Mount Moriah Cemetery near Obion.A former Riplian,he was reared in Obion.He
moved to Memphis 25 years ago,where he was a clerk for the Tennessee Hotel and
Adler Hotel.He also leaves his mother,MRS.PHRONIE BEAIRD of Memphis; three
sisters,MISS EDITH BEAIRD and MISS ANNIE LOU BEAIRD,both of Memphis and
MRS.O.S.WARD of Obion.
WILLIAM N.EDMISTON--of Memphis,retired engraver for Firestone Tire and Rubber
Co.,father of MRS.GEORGE BROWN III and of MRS.BOBBY WALKER,an adopted daughter,both
of Ripley,died Saturday in Shelby County Nursing Home.He was 60. Services were in
Garland Baptist Church,burial in Munford Cemetery.He also leaves his wife,MRS.VELMA
EDMINSTON; another daughter,MRS.HAROLD MARRONE of Warner Robins,Ga.; a son,CHESTER
EDMISTON of Memphis; two adopted sons,R.H.POOLE of Memphis and JESSIE E.POOLE of
Wichita,Kansas; two sisters,MRS.JAMES POOLE of Covington and MRS.FRANK HOLCOMB of
Memphis.
MRS.ELSIE LORENE GARRETT--of Frog Jump,wife of MARVIN V.GARRETT,died Monday in
Baptist Hospital,Memphis,which she entered December 17th after five years
illness.She was 61.Services were in Archer's Chapel Methosist Church,of which she
was a member,burial in church cemetery.Born in Crockett County,she moved to Halls
in 1948 and to Frog Jump in 1959.She also leaves her mother,MRS.BELLE GILLILAND of
Gates; a son,J.L.GARRETT of Gates; a daughter,MRS.CARMAN RICE of Halls; two
brothers,JOHN A.GILLILAND of Gates and EMMETT GILLILAND of Route 1,Gates.
LANNIE B.BLANKENSHIP SR.--of near Halls,retired Dyer County landowner,died in
Jackson-Madison Hospital Wednesday after three years illness.He was 80. Services
will be in South Fork Baptist Church near Halls,burial in church cemetery.Born in
Hardeman County,he moved to Dyer County near Halls in 1916.He leaves his
wife,MRS.MYRTLE MORGAN BLANKENSHIP; a son,L.B.BLANKENSHIP JR.,of near Halls; three
daughters,MRS.LESSIE JANE EZEKIEL and MRS.ROSIE LEE GILLON both of near Halls and
MRS.DAISY M.DRUGGETT of Friendship; and three sisters.
RAYMOND HUGHES--farmer of Halls,died Wednesday in Western State Hospital in
Bolivar,which he entered in 1944,after long illness.He was 52. Services will be in
Halls Funeral Home,burial in Antioch Cemetery.Born in Limestone County,Ala.,he
moved to Halls as a small child.He leaves a son,BOBBY JOE HUGHES of Chicago; two
brothers,HARRY HUGHES of Halls and NINEVEH HUGHES of Blytheville,Ark.;and a
sister,MRS.SYBIL CURLEE of Houston,Texas. END*********
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