McPeters Funeral Home Records 1966

McPeters Funeral Home Records 1966

A

Ajax, Ruth Yates
09- 15- 1887- Neshoba Co., Mississippi
11- 30- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- David Ajax- Died 1960
Daughter- Mrs. Granville Hand- Philadelphia, Mississippi
Father- Andrew Jackson Yates- Neshoba Co., Mississippi
Mother- Frances J. Gulley- Neshoba Co., Mississippi
Shipped To:
Cedar Lawn Cemetery
Philadelphia, Mississippi
Page 181

Allen, Fred
01- 15- 1893- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
06- 19- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Sudie A. Burns- Age 68
Father- Rufus Allen- North Carolina
Mother- Sallie Whitlow- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wheeler Grove Cemetery
Page 98

Allen, Edna Jeanie
02- 15- 1887- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12- 09- 1966- Meridian, Mississippi
Husband- Thomas N. Allen- Died 05- 26- 1958
Sons- James, Roy & Kerry Allen
Father- Bill Cobb- Georgia
Mother- Mollie Martin- Mississippi
Wheeler Grove Cemetery
Page 189

Arnold, John Brock
02- 27- 1894- McNairy Co., Tennessee
09- 12- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Minnie Arnold- Age 69
Father- Leon Arnold- Tennessee
Mother- Tennie Bridges- Tennessee
Lone Oak Cemetery
Page 143

B

Bain, Dora Emma
07- 26- 1879- Itawamba Co., Mississippi
01- 13- 1966- Glen, Mississippi
Husband- Henry Walter Bain- Died 1936
Son- Buddy Bain- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Daughter- Mrs. A.W. Holley- Memphis, Tennessee
Father- William Strange- Itawamba Co., Mississippi
Mother- Lavina McDonald- Itawamba Co., Mississippi
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Page 8

Barton, Sula McDaniel
04- 20- 1878- Itawamba Co., Mississippi
08- 23- 1966- Jackson, Tennessee
Husband- Walter M. Barton- Died 1945
Son- J. Walter Barton- St. Louis, Missouri
Order by- Mrs. Shelton & Thelma Barton
Father- J.M. McDaniel- Itawamba Co., Mississippi
Mother- Ophelia Roberts- Itawamba Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 130

Bennett, Lee Roy
07- 18- 1885- Tippah Co., Mississippi
12- 09- 1966- Walnut, Mississippi
Wife- Myrtle Mills- Age 74
Father- Wayman Bennett
Mother- Paralee Gatlin
Harmony Cemetery
Page 188

Berkheiser, Edward Leroy
01- 07- 1888- Benton Harbor, Michigan
12- 26- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Martha Elizabeth Stevenson- Age 77
Father- William Henry Berkheiser- Potts Town, Pennsylvania
Mother- Cora Wood
Henry Cemetery
Page 195

Biggs, Sandra Lee
11- 16- 1947- Detroit, Michigan
01- 01- 1966- Walnut, Mississippi
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Uncle- A.G. Williams- Corinth, Mississippi
Father- Clarence R. Biggs- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother- Mary L. Wilson- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Oak Grove Cemetery
Iuka, Mississippi
Page 2

Bingham, Joseph Giffen
3- 22- 1886- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11- 30- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Hattie Viola Lentz- Age 70
Father- Dock Bingham- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Martha Newman- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Fraleys Chapel Cemetery
Page 182

Blankenship, Joe Grant
10- 25- 1897- McNairy Co., Tennessee
05- 30- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Minnie Holland Plaxico- Age 67
Son- Joe E. Blankenship
Father- D.A. Blankenship
Mother- Tennessee Hughes
Wheeler Grove Cemetery
Page 88

Brackenridge, Clifford Bowman
07- 18- 1894- Hammond, Louisiana
07- 11- 1966- Atlanta, Georgia
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
WW I Veteran
Wife- Lillian Marie Brackenridge- Age 57
Father- Charles E. Brackenridge
Mother- Laura Bowman- Kentucky
Henry Cemetery
Page 109

Brannam, Robbie Jane
01- 15- 1945- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
10- 11- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Father- Robert Earl Brannam- Gipson Co., Tennessee
Mother- Callie Webb- Hardin Co., Tennessee
Pisgah Cemetery
Hardin Co., Tennessee
Page 159

Brice, Mae Henretta
06- 06- 1886- Rockdale, Texas
04- 03- 1966- W. Memphis, Arkansas
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- William Borroum Brice- Age 82
Son- A.G. Brice
Father- Frank Hyneman- Mississippi
Mother- Julia Ann Martin- Tennessee
Farmington Cemetery
Page 56

Brooks, James Edward
09- 11- 1881- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
05- 28- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Nora Jans Blunt
Son- Roy Brooks
Father- William David Brooks- Alabama
Mother- Mattie Sprouse- Mississippi
Box Chapel Cemetery
Page 87

Bumpass, Lola Eldora
01- 24- 1891- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
10- 24- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Ollie V. Bumpass- Died 01- 01- 1966
Son- Dexter Bumpass
Father- Will Martindale- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Alice Blankenship- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 164

Bumpass, Ollie Vernon
03- 16- 1890- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
01- 01- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Lola Martindale- Age 74
Father- Jim Bumpass- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother- Fannie Barnett- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 1

Burcham, Robert Lee
06- 18- 1894- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12- 14- 1966- Rienzi, Mississippi
Wife- Della Mae Byrd
Son- Rubel E. Burcham- Memphis, Tennessee
Father- Eligah H. Burcham- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Mollie Jones- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Page 190

Burnett, John Elbert Sr.
07- 08- 1875- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
08- 03- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Fannie Jane Bynum- Died 1940
Son- John Burnett, Jr.
Father- John Burnett- South Carolina
Mother- Mary B. Hunt- Tennessee
Old Danville Cemetery
Page 121

Burress, Jessie
08- 05- 1895- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
01-0 5- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Elvera Mullins- Age 65
Father- James Henry Burress
Mother- Lucy Jacob
Piney Grove Cemetery
Page 5

Butler, Armelba "Millie"
08- 10- 1879- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
01- 21- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- N.G. Butler- Died 05- 29- 1960
Daughter- Mrs. Archie Tyson
Father- John Smith- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Susan Willingham- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Holly Cemetery
Page 18

Butler, James Franklin
12- 13- 1928- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
01- 29- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Korean Veteran
Wife- Vernell Bryson- Age 29
Father- James T. Butler
Mother- Ora Mae Woodruff
Henry Cemetery
Page 21

Byers, Mattie W.
12- 08- 1886- Tippah Co., Mississippi
02- 01- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee
Husband- James Knox Byers- Age 83
Daughter- Adda B. Holcomb- Memphis, Tennessee
Father- James Wilbanks- Tippah Co., Mississippi
Mother- Julia Wingo- Tippah Co., Mississippi
Union Cemetery
Chalybeate, Tippah Co., Mississippi
Page 25

C

Caldwell, Oscar Pinkey
12- 25- 1880- Itawamba Co., Mississippi
04- 08- 1966- Rienzi, Mississippi
Wife- Ethel Cooper- Age 74
Father- John T. Caldwell
Antioch #2 Cemetery
Page 61

Calvary, Columbus J.
08- 28- 1886- McNairy Co., Tennessee
05- 22- 1966- Jackson, Mississippi
Wife- Modenia Farris- Age 73
Son- Hubert V. Calvary- Michie, Tennessee
Father- Thomas I. Calvary- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Lizzie Marlar- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Page 81

Campbell, Mrs. Jeffie Elizabeth
03- 21- 1913- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11- 03- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Divorced
Daughter- Mrs. Travis Browder- Booneville, Mississippi
Father- Jerry Scott
Mother- Sally Pace
Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Page 167

Case, Joseph Buford
06- 08- 1915- Lauderdale Co., Alabama
03- 11- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
WW II Veteran
Wife- Clovie Holder- Age 51
Father- Fred Case- Alabama
Mother- Dora Hollander- Alabama
Burnsville City Cemetery
Page 49

Childers, Annie Bell
04-0 6- 1885- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
06- 26- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Ex- Husband- Otha Childers- Age 84
Son- William O. Childers- Kenosha Wisconsin
Daughter- Velma Chase
Father- John Pace
Mother- Nancy Goddard
Johns' Cemetery
Page 101

Conn, Dora Rivers
12- 6- 1908- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11- 20- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Sister- Mrs. Robert F. Mccord- Vicksburg, Mississippi
Father- Henry A. Conn- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Mittie Melvin- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Hinkle Creek Cemetery
Page 174

Crowell, Alta Delp
12- 10- 1884- Chattanooga, Tennessee
07- 13- 1966- Mathiston- Mississippi
Clanton Nursing Home
Residence- Okolona, Mississippi
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Husband- Gaines Crowell- Died 1945
Son- Charles C. Dillon- Okolona, Mississippi
Father- Charles H. Delp
Mother- Elizabeth Hunt- Scottsboro, Alabama
Henry Cemetery
111

Crum, Annie Lou Rogers
09- 07- 1896- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07- 08- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Resident- Walnut, Mississippi
Husband- R.I. Crum- Age 80
Brother- Willis Spencer
Father- Hugh Miles Spencer- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Emma Dora Rogers- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 107

Crum, Richard Ish
04- 08- 1886- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07- 21- 1966- Jackson, Mississippi Whitfield
Residence- Walnut, Mississippi
Wife- Annie Rogers- Died 07- 08- 1966
Son- Luther Crum
Father- John Crum
Bethlehem Cemetery
Page 116

Curlee, Elsie Durbrow
07- 15- 1905- California
05- 12- 1966- St. Louis, Mississippi
Husband- Shelby H. Curlee Jr- Deceased
Son- Shelby H. Curlee III- St. Louis, Missouri
Father- C.W. Durbrow- California
Mother- Lizzie May Ward- California
Cremated
City Cemetery
Page 78

Curtis, Sgt. Roy C.
04- 07- 1916- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
08- 27- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
WW II Veteran
Enlistment- 11- 21- 1940- Corinth, Mississippi
Discharged- 12- 10- 1945- Shelby, Mississippi
Supply Clerk/835
Brother- Jess Curtis- Jackson, Mississippi
Father- Edward Curtis- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Mother- Bell Free- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Forrest Memorial Co., Mississippi
Page 135

D

Dalton, Gladys Cora
11- 20- 1918- Alcorn Co, Mississippi
10- 02- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Adolph Rinehart Dalton- Age 47
Father- Jessie Sanford Smith- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Amanda Rainey- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 153

Dickey, Pfc. William Andrew
5- 8- 1909- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
3- 7- 1966- Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Residence- Iuka, Mississippi
WW II Veteran
Enlisted- 12- 10- 1941
Discharged- 9- 6- 1945
Sister- Mrs. C.E. Orr
Father- James Walter Dickey- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Minnie A. Vanderford- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Corinth National Cemetery
Page 45

Dildy, Ruben Rufus
07-0 8- 1898- Dresden, Tennessee
01- 04- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Lou Ella Todd- Age 67
Father- Albert Dildy- Dresden, Tennessee
Mother- Nettie Thomas- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wheeler Cemetery
Page 04

Dixon, Walter Thompson
02- 27- 1905- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
03- 08- 1966- Pocahontas, Tennessee
Wife- Mary Ellen Dixon- Age 39
Father- William Carroll Dixon
Mother- Dona Finley
Tuscumbia Cemetery
Page 46

Doran, William Powell
09- 09- 1908- Hardin Co., Tennessee
04- 13- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Velma Johnson- Age 50
Father- William Powell Doran- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother- Zelma Moss- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 63

Dowdy, William Lee
10- 16- 1892- Colbert Co., Alabama
01- 27- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
WW I Veteran
Wife- Lucy Benjamin- Age 62
Father- Dave Dowdy- Alabama
Mother- Edith Warshire- Alabama
Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Page 20

Downer, Mary H.
11- 24- 1880- Marshall Co., Mississippi
07- 25- 1966- Greenville, Mississippi
Residence- Memphis, Tennessee
Husband- Dr. L.A. Downer- Died 01- 25- 1966
Daughter- Mrs. T.A. Mullins- Greenville, Mississippi
Father- Rev. Moses H. Honnoll- Mississippi
Mother- Oneida Hawkins- Mississippi
Shipped From Greenville, Mississippi by; Wells Funeral Home
Henry Cemetery
Page 117

Duncan, Margaret Nettie
03- 11- 1885- Tippah Co., Mississippi
01- 20- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- George O. Duncan- Died 03- 06- 1965
Daughter- Mrs. Toby Galyean
Father- Zackary Skinner- South Carolina
Mother- Mary Conner- South Carolina
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Page 16

Dunlap, Elizabeth Webb
08- 18- 1872- Tate Co., Mississippi
09- 26- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- William Robert Alexander Dunlap- Died 10- 05- 1905
Daughter- Mrs. Cecil Myers
Father- Lucus A. Johnson- Tate Co., Mississippi
Mother- Martha McNeil- Desoto Co., Mississippi
College Hill Cemetery
Oxford, Mississippi
Page 148

E

Elliott, Louise Crow
05- 15- 1886- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11- 02- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Walter Lee Elliott- Died 11- 6- 1960
Son- Roy Elliott
Father- John T. Crow- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Martha Miller- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Union Cemetery
Page 166

Essary, Pateion C.
04- 24- 1891- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
10- 12- 1966- Denison, Texas
Residence- Lubbock, Texas
Wife- Della A. Essary- Age 62
Father- J.H. "Dock" Essary- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Josie Martin- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Union Cemetery
Page 160

Essary, William Monroe
11- 13- 1901- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09- 08- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Josephine Essary- Died 08- 02- 1961
Sister- Lula Velma James
Father- William Thomas Essary- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Missouri E. Thrasher- Alabama
Henry Cemetery
Page 139

F

Fink, Amelia
09- 24- 1880- Louisiana
06- 29- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Niece- Mary Ellen Calvary- Sheffield, Alabama
Father- Christopher Fink- Germany
Mother- Josephine Reece- Summit, Mississippi
City Cemetery
Page 104

Fowler, Ella Emma
02- 02- 1887- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09- 18- 1966- McGee, Mississippi
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- B.V. Fowler- Died 1951
Daughter- Geraldine F. Kemp- Columbus, Mississippi
Father- Robert Whitehurst
Mother- Sarah Lamberth
Box Chapel Cemetery
Page 146

Fowler, Taylor McKinley
07- 22- 1896- McNairy Co., Tennessee
09- 25- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Minnie Brown- Age 70
Father- George W .Fowler- Tennessee
Mother- Nancy Kennedy- Alabama
Oak Hill Cemetery
Page 147

G

Galbraith, Claude White
08- 04- 1883- Chester Co., Tennessee
02-0 4- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Willie O’Neal Galbraith- Died 09- 27- 1961
Daughters- Mrs. A.Y Nash & Mrs. Tolbert Dalton
Father- James Newton Galbraith- Henderson Co., Tennessee
Mother- Kitty Henderson- Chester Co., Tennessee
City Cemetery
Henderson, Chester Co., Tennessee
Page 26

Geisler, Annie Houston
06- 11- 1899- Brown Co., Texas
12- 8- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Wesley Herman Geisler- Age 68
Son- Dr. James W. Geisler- Monroe Louisiana
Father- Tom Wright- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Susie Elgin- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 187

George, Martha Ann
02- 10- 1868- Hardin Co., Tennessee
04- 15- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Jessie George- Deceased
Niece- Eva Whitaker- Michie, Tennessee
Father- J.R. King- Obine, Tennessee
Mother- Sarah MacAfee
Oak Hill Cemetery
Page 65

Gibson, James Henry
10- 07- 1884- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
06- 01- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Bessie Maranda Gibson- Died 1951
Daughter- Mrs. Henry Holmes
Father- James H. Gibson Sr. - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Malinda Essary- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 91

Ginn, James Orville
11- 10- 1920- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
02- 15- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Lena Frances Morton- Age 36
Father- Herbert K. Ginn- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Olivia Mae Hopper- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wheeler Cemetery
Page 33

Glidewell, Zula Mae
03-0 2- 1916- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11- 25- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Luther Monroe Glidewell- Age 57
Father- Willie H. Spencer- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Ruthie Markle- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Lone Oak Cemetery
Page 177

Gookin, Jim Ella
10- 17- 1883- Barton, Alabama
02- 08- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Sister- Alma Wright
Niece- Louise Wonik
Father- Thomas Brocchus Gookin- Virginia
Mother- Frances Price- Alabama
Henry Cemetery
Page 29

Grammer, Effie McKay
12- 13- 1894- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
01- 27- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- James Riley Grammer- Died 09- 1951
Son- Grady Grammer
Father- Bob McKay- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Bell Osaw- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Salem Cemetery
Page 19

Gray, Robert
06- 10- 1882- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
06- 22- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Maude Marlar- Age 74
Father- David Gray- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother- Jennie McDuffy- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Jerusalem Cemetery
Page 100

Greene, Ora Elliott
10- 27- 1879- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
04- 15- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Lewis J. Green- Died 1947
Daughter- Mrs. Lester Perkins
Father- James S. Elliott- Shelby, North Carolina
Mother- Mary Barnes- Alabama
Henry Cemetery
Page 64

Gwyn, Ernest Edgar
02- 19- 1876- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07- 13- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Buna Gwyn- Died 1953
Nephew- O.B. Gwyn
Father- Zack Gwyn
Mother- Rebecca Clausel
Holly Cemetery
Page 112

H

Hancock, Carrie Mae
06- 06- 1895- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
12- 23- 1966- Rienzi, Mississippi
Husband- Lester Hancock- Age 63
Father- Charlie Floyd- Mississippi
Mother- Fannie Barrett- Mississippi
Piney Grove Cemetery
Page 194

Hardin, John
08- 07- 1879- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
08- 24- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Sarah Elizabeth Hardin- Age 83
Son- Erwin Hardin
Father- Will Hardin- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Mother- Louvenia Higgins- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Timmons Family Cemetery
Page 132

Hardin, Sarah Elizabeth
07- 06- 1883- Franklin Co., Alabama
08- 29- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- John Hardin- Died 08- 24- 1966
Son- Erwin Hardin
Father- John J. Timmons- Alabama
Mother- Sarah E. Hyde- Alabama
Timmons Family Cemetery
Page 136

Hathcock, Laura Louise
03- 19- 1919- Clay Co., Mississippi
02- 01- 1966- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Residence- Michie, Tennessee
Ex- Husband- Jack Hathcock- Died 05- 1964
Sister- Dorothy A. Myers
Father- G. Shelton Anderson- Kentucky
Mother- Bessie Terrill- Kentucky
Burial at Green Wood Cemetery
West Point, Mississippi
Page 24

Haygood, William Wilford
02- 12- 1893- Lee Co., Mississippi
03- 02- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
WW I Veteran
Wife- Lessie Pearl Haygood- Age 65
Father- J.L. Haygood- Mississippi
Mother- Melissa T. Chapman- Mississippi
City Cemetery
Page 44

Hill, George Franklin
07- 22- 1880- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
05- 28- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Laura Savage- Died 1958
Nephew- Dr. Stanley Hill
Father- Dr. Lawson A. Hill- York Town, South Carolina
Mother- Barbara Whisenant- York Town, South Carolina
New Hope Cemetery
Page 86

Holloway, Mrytle Dora
09- 22- 1884- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
07- 12- 1966- Booneville, Mississippi
Husband- Lee Wesley Holloway- Died 1958
Son- Woodrow Holloway
Father- John W. Gilliam- Mississippi
Booneville City Cemetery
Page 110

Honeycutt, William Luther
04- 01- 1900- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
02- 17- 1966- Indianapolis, Indiana
WW I Veteran
Wife- Allie Branson Honeycutt- Age 67
Brother- Nelms Honeycutt
Father- William Lee Honeycutt- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother- Maude Ellington- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 37

Hooten, William Robbins
09- 11- 1906- Maury Co., Tennessee
01- 09- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Margaret Brooks- Age 57
Father- William L. Hooten- Tennessee
Mother- Esther Jones- Alabama
Polk Memorial Cemetery
Columbia, Tennessee
Page 7

Hopkins, Hubert Alexander
10- 16- 1919- McNairy Co., Tennessee
05- 02- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
WW II Veteran
Order by- Mrs. Eleanor & Brothers
Father- James Floyd Hopkins- Texas
Mother- Ella McCoy- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Page 72

Hopper, Hurshel Harmon
01-0 8- 1931- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
05- 20- 1966- Elmhurst, Illinois
Wife- Merlene Hearn- Age 33
Father- Homer H. Hopper- Potts Camp, Mississippi
Mother- Laura Isbell- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 80

Hastings, Guy Arnold
04- 27- 1916- Tippah Co., Mississippi
02- 21- 1966- Rienzi, Mississippi
Wife- Lurlie Suitor- Age 47
Father- Wyman Hastings- Tippah Co., Mississippi
Mother- Ophelia Miller- Tippah Co., Mississippi
Union Cemetery
Page 41

Huff, James Odell
07- 12- 1908- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07- 25- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Ila Mae Jeffreys- Age 58
Father- Jim Huff- Georgia
Mother- Maggie Lewis- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
Page 118

Huff, Lona Johnston
07- 07- 1926- Tippah Co., Mississippi
06- 05- 1966- Gary, Indiana
Divorced
Sister- Doris Burns
Father- Orus Johnston- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Lona Rogers- Tippah Co., Mississippi
Wheeler Cemetery
Page 94

Huff, Lona Velma
04- 02- 1904- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
05- 26- 1966- Florence, Alabama
Husband- Byron Huff- Age 58
Father- A.D. Jones- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Mother- Tishie Gibson- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 84

Huggins, Rachel Elizabeth
01- 10- 1895- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
02- 08- 1966- Rienzi, Mississippi
Husband- Frank Huggins- Died 05- 19- 1961
Son- Johnny Huggins
Father- Joe Owens- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother- Emmie Kelton- Alabama
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Page 28

Hughes, George Bascomb
01- 30- 1883- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
01- 13- 1966- Kossuth, Mississippi
Wife- Pearl Walker- Died 1949
Daughter- Mrs. Brewer Tomlinson
Father- John Bell Hughes- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Susan Brooks- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wheeler Cemetery
Page 9

Humphries, Willie Maye
02- 04- 1898- McNairy Co., Tennessee
04- 08- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- James Houston Humphries- Age 82
Father- Henry Farris- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother- Leona Hockaday- McNairy Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 60

Hurley, James Franklin
07- 25- 1873- McNairy Co., Mississippi
05- 12- 1966- Pocahontas, Tennessee
Wife- Maudie Virginia Hurley- Age 79
Father- John Ira Hurley- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother- Martha L. Derryberry- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Indian Creek Cemetery
Chewalla, Tennessee
Page 77

I

Ijams, Lillie May
04- 20- 1883- Green Co., Arkansas
11- 19- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Sister- Mrs. Harry Stone
Father- Calvin T. Ijams Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Emma Yow- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 172

Irwin, Charles Clay
06- 03- 1915- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
08- 03- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Hallie Barber- Age 45
Father- John Thomas Irwin- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Mary Marsh- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 122

J

Jackson, Claudia Lipscomb
11- 30- 1876- Noxubee Co., Mississippi
02- 18- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Dr. Walter Eugene Jackson- Died 1914
Daughter- Mrs. .Hugh Hopper
Father- John J. Lipscomb- South Carolina
Mother- Christine Lipscomb- South Carolina
Marshallville Cemetery
Marshallville, Mississippi
Page 38

Jaggar, Larry Wayne
09- 02- 1966- Shelby Co., Tennessee
11- 05- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee
Father- Dudley Wayne Jaggar- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Jerry C. Seiler- San Diego, California
Box Chapel Cemetery
Page 168

Jobe, William Franklin
09- 22- 1873- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
05- 10- 1966- Aletha Lodge Nursing Home
Residence- Rienzi, Mississippi
Wife- Alice Thurle- Died 05- 19- 1964
Niece- Helen Perry
Father- William F. Jobe- Mississippi
Mother- Jane Walker- Mississippi
Old Danville Cemetery
Page 76

Johnson, Taylor Jessie
07- 24- 1904- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
01- 31- 1966- Rienzi, Mississippi
Wife- Azilee Hastings- Age 54
Father- William Martin Johnson- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Lina Alice Johnson- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Old Danville Cemetery
Page 23

Johnston, Chester Arthur
Age 76 years old- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12- 15- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Niece- Doris Burns
Father- Jefferson D. Johnston- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Alice Jobe- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wheeler Cemetery
Page 191

Johnston, Lona Ozada
01- 28- 1902- Tippah Co., Mississippi
02- 06- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Orus Fall Johnston- Died 10- 26- 1955
Daughter- Mrs. Billy Burns
Father- Robert Rogers- Tippah Co., Mississippi
Mother- Rachel Drewery- Tippah Co., Mississippi
Wheeler Cemetery
Page 27

Jones, Ottie Elizabeth
05- 18- 1895- McNairy Co., Tennessee
08- 16- 1966- Bolivar, Tennessee
Residence- Memphis, Tennessee
Husband- Thomas Lee Jones- Age 83
Father- Wylie Gooch- Tennessee
Mother- Matilda Ann Smith- Tennessee
Campground Cemetery
Tippah Co., Mississippi
Page 128

Jones, Paul Tudor
03- 22- 1880- Somerville, Tennessee
10- 28- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Sara Shelton- Age 86
Son- Dr. Paul T. Jones
Father- Dr Paul T. Jones- Hardeman, Co., Tennessee
Mother- Annie Matilda Smith- Shelby Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 165

Jones, Ruford Chester
02- 05- 1898- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
02- 10- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Acute Cerebral Accident
Wife- Bonnie Lena French- Age 64
Father- Leonard S. Jones- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Cynthia Mullins- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 31

K

Kiddy, Lou Ada
01- 11- 1875- McNairy Co., Tennessee
11- 29- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- William Henry Kiddy- Died 2- 28- 1952
Daughters- Lessie Flanagan and Laura Smith
Father- Bill Smith- Tennessee
Mother- Mollie Hillis- Alabama
Mt. Vinson Cemetery
Selmer, McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 180

Killough, William John
09- 18- 1882- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
10- 24- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Dollie Baggett- Age 79
Father- William Killough- Mississippi
Mother- Alice Carlock- Mississippi
Antioch # 2 Cemetery
Page 163

Kilpatrick, Andrew Jackson
01- 20- 1871- Hardin Co., Tennessee
03- 01- 1966- Jackson, Mississippi
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Mary Elizabeth Kilpatrick- Age 82
Order by- Mr. & Mrs. Lindsey Henry
Hinkle Creek Cemetery
Page 43

Kimmons, Bertie Toile
01- 28- 1884- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11- 17- 1966- Booneville, Mississippi
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Mack Lanier Kimmons- Died 11- 04- 1962
Son- Ward M. Kimmons- Ramer, Tennessee
Father- Sion Riley Bridges- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Mary Jane Montgomery- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wheeler Cemetery
Page 171

King, Martha Anne
07- 19- 1884- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09- 12- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- General Jacob King- Died 12- 1958
Son- Hugh King
Father- James M. Taylor- Mississippi
Mother- Martha Pinkard- Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 142

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Lacy, Lillie Belle
02- 19- 1901- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
07- 14- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Roddy Lacy- Age 61
Father- Elijah Morgan- Tippah Co., Mississippi
Mother- Elizabeth Smith
Union Cemetery
Page 113

Lamberth, Grady Sorrell
07- 14- 1891- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11- 26- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Viola Hooker- Age 71
Father- Tac Lamberth- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Frances Taylor- Gibson Co., Tennessee
Presbyterian Shiloh Cemetery
Page 178

Lamberth, Julia Grace
05- 16- 1894- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09- 09- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Clarence Eugene Lamberth- Age 73
Father- David Settle Walker- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Minnie F. Barry- Clifton, Tennessee
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Page 141

Lamberth, Mark
01- 27- 1887- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09- 12- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Fannie Maude Lamberth- Age 75
Son- Sam M. Lamberth
Father- Daniel F. Lamberth- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Augusta A. Carr- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Page 144

Lamberth, Vickie Ann
12- 16- 1965- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
02- 20- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Father- Knox Underwood Lamberth- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Irena Eura Hill- Lafayette Co., Tennessee
Presbyterian Shiloh Cemetery
Page 40

Lancaster, Lillie Lou Myrtle
02- 15- 1886- Tippah Co., Mississippi
10- 23- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Charles Wesley Lancaster- Died 04- 28- 1950
Daughter- Mrs. Tommy Barnes
Father- Randolph Gallant- Mississippi
Mother- Rox Ann Massengill- Mississippi
Union Cemetery
Page 162

Lassiter, Betty Marie
09- 04- 1907- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12- 28- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Marion Lassiter- Died 1942
Sister- Mrs. Preston Biggers
Father- James Reid Mills- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Betty Laura Hughes- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Page 196

Latta, Hugh Basil
09- 25- 1909- McNairy Co., Tennessee
03- 08- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee Hosp.
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Ruth Lusk- Age 58
Father- Thomas T. Latta- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother- Littie Bell Ham- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Page 47

Leatherwood, Thomas William
11- 01- 1868- Tennessee
01- 21- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Fannie Mccord- Died 01- 29- 1962
Daughter- Lillie Leatherwood
Father- Issac Leatherwood
Mother- Sarah Frances Meeks
Wheeler Cemetery
Page 17

Leavell, Louise Ellen
9- 7- 1906- Morgan Co., Illinois
9- 26- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Residence- Jacksonville, Illinois
Husband- Richard Gloyd Leavell- Age 63
Father- Charles Fearneyhough- Morgan Co., Illinois
Mother- Bertha McCarthy- Scott Co., Illinois
Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Madison Co., Illinois
Page 151

Ledbetter, Mary Anna
07- 17- 1884- Marshall Co., Mississippi
08- 03- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- J.A. Ledbetter- Age 92
Order by Husband & Ben Ledbetter
Father- Benjamin Franklin Sigman- North Carolina
Mother- Virginia Phenton Small- Shelby Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 123

Lee, Myrtle Willie
02- 28- 1916- McNairy Co., Tennessee
10- 4- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Willie Thomas Lee- Age 53
Father- W.G. Jefferies- Alabama
Mother- Dora Mollie Hawkins- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Holly Cemetery
Page 155

Leeth, Jessie Ruth
12- 04- 1883- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12- 16- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee Hosp.
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- William Harris Leeth- Died 10- 18- 1933
Son- J.B. Leeth
Daughter- Mrs. E.R. Dilworth
Father- Irvin Hyneman- Mississippi
Mother- Emma Hinson- Mississippi
Farmington Cemetery
Page 192

Lentz, James Wilburn 12- 16- 1887- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
3- 18- 1966- Savannah, Tennessee
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
WW I Veteran
Wife- Parnie Spears- Age 58
Father- James Monroe Lentz- Alabama
Mother- Elsie Hallmark- Alabama
Crump Cemetery
Hardin Co., Tennessee
Page 52

Long, Ernest Wesley
09- 26- 1892- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
05- 31- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
WW I Veteran
Wife- Beulah Nabors- Age 64
Father- John Thomas Long- Mississippi
Mother- Elizabeth Smith- Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 90

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Mahar, Elva Dee
09- 22- 1881- Adamsville, Tennessee
08- 26- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Nephew- Lionel Mahar- Corinth, Mississippi
Father- John Fred Mahar- Adamsville, Tennessee
Mother- Cynthia E. White- Adamsville, Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 134

Mahar, James Oscar
12- 11- 1880- McNairy Co., Tennessee
07- 17- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Divorced
Friend- W.E. Gault
Father- L.C. Mahar- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother- Sinthia E. White- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 115

Marlar, Nancy Jane
08- 10- 1889- Hardin Co., Tennessee
02- 16- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee
Resided In Memphis Since 1946
Husband- Tom Franklin Marlar- Died 1947
Son- C.B. Marlar- Memphis, Tennessee
Father- David Lee Littlejohn- Tennessee
Mother- Susan Monroe- Tennessee
Fraleys Chapel Cemetery
Page 34

Mathis, William Albert
03- 16- 1880- Benton Co., Mississippi
05- 23- 1966- Booneville, Mississippi
Residence- Walnut, Mississippi
Wife- Ellen Powell- Died 09- 07- 1965
Son- Ralph Mathis
Father- Jack Mathis
Mother- Margaret Pankey
Presbyterian Cemetery
Chalybeate, Mississippi
Page 82

Meadows, Delilah M.
08- 02- 1876- McNairy Co., Tennessee
08- 15- 1966- Booneville, Mississippi
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- William Edward Meadows- Died 12- 02- 1920
Daughter-in-Law- Mrs. A.U. Meadows- Bristol, Tennessee
Father- John Austin- Tennessee
Mother- Ellen Derryberry- Tennessee
Indian Creek Cemetery
Chewalla, Tennessee
Page 127

Mills, Millicent Small
08- 29- 1871- Indianapolis, Indiana
04- 24- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Lewis Mills- Died 1921
Daughter- Mrs. C.R. Blackwood
Father- Samuel Small- Indiana
Rose Hill Cemetery
Okalahoma City, Oklahoma
Page 68

Mills, Ollie Eugene
11- 27- 1891- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
08- 23- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Ed Mills- Died 1935
Daughter- Valera Williams
Father- Lum McClintoch- Mississippi
Presbyterian Shiloh Cemetery
Page 131

Mincy, Ezekiel Candler
11- 24- 1902- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
5- 25- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee Hosp.
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Willie Emma Galyean- Age 66
Son- Vance Mincy
Father- John W. Mincy- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Mattie Fryar- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Page 83

Mitchell, Infant Boy
b/d. - 05- 30- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Father- Claude Mitchell Jr. - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Linda MacAfee- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Gooch Cemetery
Page 89

Mitchell, Luke G.
06- 18- 1907- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
02- 09- 1966- Ripley, Mississippi
Wife- Ethyl Childs- Age 52
Father- Javis Sylvester Mitchell- Benton Co., Mississippi
Mother- Sally Hancock- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Hinkle Creek Cemetery
Page 30

Mitchell, Lula Price
01- 10- 1876- Alabama
10- 09- 1966- Kosciusko, Mississippi
Husband- David Craig Mitchell- Died 1936
Daughter- Martha Mitchell- Gautier, Mississippi
Father- David Price
Henry Cemetery
Page 157

Modlin, Guy D.
01- 06- 1896- Iuka, Mississippi
03- 17- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee Hosp.
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
WW I Veteran
Wife- Rosa Hargis- Age 67
Father- Alexander Modlin- Tennessee
Mother- Minnie Hubbard- Iuka, Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 51

Moore, Benjamin Franklin
12- 04- 1873- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09- 26- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Spanish American War Veteran
Wife- Nannie Jane Moore- Died 02- 9- 1956
Son- Cecil Moore
Daughter- Una Moore
Father- B.N. Moore- Mississippi
Mother- Susan Campbell- Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 149

Morgan, Viola Beulah
1- 28- 1907- Hornsby, Tennessee
2- 17- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Pulmonary Embolism
Husband- James Edgar Morgan- Age 56
Father- James Wriley Carter- Ripley, Mississippi
Mother- Loetaugh Hanna- Hornsby, Tennessee
Liberty Cemetery
Acton Tennessee
Page 35

Moss, Calvin Ephram
02- 22- 1881- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
04- 30- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Mary Lee Mercer- Age 66
Father- Wally Moss
Mother- Martha Moss
Oak Grove Cemetery
McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 70

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McAmis, Mable Inez
01- 04- 1898- Pittsboro, Mississippi
07- 30- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Clay McAmis- Died 07- 1956
Son- Dr. E.A. White Jr
Father- Dr. William Calvin Spencer- Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
Mother- Ida Allen Brown- Pittsboro, Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 120

McDaniel, Tranie Wylie
03- 13- 1896- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
05-0 6- 1966- St. Louis, Missouri
Wife- Natalie Eulitz- Age 66
Father- J.M. McDaniel Itawamba Co., Mississippi
Mother- Ophelia Roberts- Itawamba Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 73

McGuire, Jessie Schoolar
01- 14- 1886- Monroe Co., Mississippi
08- 21- 1966- Booneville, Mississippi
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Ex- Husband- John B. McGuire
Niece- Mrs. Earl Womack
Father- Will Schoolar- Mississippi
Mother- Lou Cunningham- Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 129

McIntyre, Nelle Elizabeth
10- 15- 1873- Davidson Co., Tennessee
07- 16- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- William Barber McIntyre- Died 1904
Daughter- Mrs. W.H. Dowlen
Father- J.C. Nelms- Davidson Co., Tennessee
Mother- Mattie Cobler- Davidson Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 114

McKee, Minnie Byrd
02- 20- 1897- Hardin Co., Tennessee
07- 07- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Jim McKee- Died 1958
Son- Garland McKee
Father- Doss Byrd- Hardin Co., Tennessee
Mother- Carrie Martin- Hardin Co., Tennessee
White Sulphur Cemetery
Page 106

McLemore, James Taylor
12- 11- 1916- Carroll Co., Tennessee
12- 07- 1966- Nashville, Tennessee
Wife- Sarah Elizabeth McLemore
Sister- Laverne Green- Nashville, Tennessee
Father- Samuel Taylor McLemore- Carroll Co., Tennessee
Mother- Mary Valentine Burns- Carroll Co., Tennessee
Rose Hill Cemetery
Humbolt, Gibson Co., Tennessee
Page 186

N

Nabors, William Earl
08- 14- 1920
06- 26- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee
Wife- Ruby Mae Wallace- Age 60
Father- Will Nabors
Mother- Ora Bell
Holly Cemetery
Page 103

Nelms, Mathias Neeley
07- 21- 1878- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
08- 12- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Lula Turner- Died 05- 23- 1950
Son- Herbert Nelms
Father- John Nelms- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Mary Leatherwood- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Baptist Shiloh Cemetery
Page 126

Nelms, Rufus Leopold
11- 27- 1879- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11- 20- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Kate McDaniel- Age 83
Father- James J. Nelms- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Eliza George- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 173

Nelson, Elbert John Jr.
10- 31- 1912- St. Louis, Missouri
11-09- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
WW II Veteran
Father- Elbert J. Nelson
Mother- Bessie B. Bivins
Remains shipped to; Kriegshauser Mortuaries
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Paul’s Church Yard
Page 169

Newcomb, Emma Whittemore
10- 17- 1887- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
08- 24- 1966- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Residence- Glen, Mississippi
Husband- Charlie Anderson Newcomb- Died 12- 26- 1957
Son- Willard Newcomb- Iuka, Mississippi
Father- Will Whittemore- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Mary Bett Nash- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mt. Gilliard Cemetery
Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Page 133

Newcomb, Ruby Lillian
07- 29- 1904- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
02- 28- 1966- Tupelo, Mississippi
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Lee Roy Newcomb- Age 63
Father- John H. Graham- Somerville, Tennessee
Mother- Laura Slater- Tippah Co., Mississippi
Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Page 42

Newton, Joeceifus
11- 19- 1876- Alabama
01- 15- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Lou Ella Rawls- Died 12- 13- 1950
Brother- Allen Newton
Father- Mr. Newton- Alabama
Mother- Laura Hill- Alabama
Hopewell Cemetery
Page 10

Newton, Pearlie V.
12- 18- 1923- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07- 10- 1966- Kenosha, Wisconsin
Husband- James Newton- Age 46
Father- Willie Spencer- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Lizzie Markle- Al
Shipped by; Burch Funeral Home
From; Kenosha, Wisconsin
Union Cemetery
Page 108

Norwell, Unice Geneva
11- 11- 1884- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
12- 05- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Oliver Pinkney Norwell- Age 77
Son- Troy Norwell
Father- Aaron B. Green- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Mother- Mississippi Burress
Henry Cemetery
Page 184

Null, James Alexander
07- 14- 1902- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12- 06- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Residence- Guys, Tennessee
Wife- Jewell Spencer Null- Age 65
Father- Samuel Winston Null
Mother- Sallie Jones
County Line Cemetery
Tippah Co., Mississippi
Page 185

P

Palmer, Dave Maurice
05- 27- 1902- Tippah Co., Mississippi
12- 23- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Veva Bell Palmer- Age 59
Father- Dave M. Palmer Sr. Tippah Co., Mississippi
Mother- Minnie Norris- Tippah Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 193

Patey, Carrie Martha Ann
08- 23- 1882- Colbert Co., Alabama
04- 05- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- James Arthur Patey- Age 85
Father- Young Harrison- Blount Co., Alabama
Mother- Bettie Boyles- Blount Co., Alabama
Holly Cemetery
Page 57

Patterson, James Rickman
04- 10- 1880- Richmond, Virginia
02- 20- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Hattie George
Daughter- Mrs. Roscoe Strickland
Father- Daniel Patterson
Mother- Mattie Gardner
Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Page 39

Pegg, Ruby Hurley
04- 15- 1922- Corinth, Mississippi
04- 12- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee
Husband- R.C. Pegg
Sister- Mrs. Arden McCoy
Brother- B.E. Hurley- Memphis, Tennessee
Father- George Hurley- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother- Pearl Kendrick- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 62

Perkins, James Eugene
04- 19- 1881- Hardin Co., Tennessee
09- 01- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Apparently Heart Failure
Wife- Ada Orr- Age 80
Son in-Law- James L. Pickett
Father- Mack Perkins
Mother- Georgia A. Bearden
Morris Chapel Cemetery
McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 137

Perkins, Mary Emma
01- 24- 1883- Adamsville, Tennessee
11- 10- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- William Mark Perkins- Died 12- 18- 1927
Son- Roy Perkins
Father- James L Littlefield- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother- Sally Bolton- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 170

Phillips, Retie Orr
08- 16- 1896- Hardin Co., Tennessee
09- 07- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Joe K. Phillips- Age 72
Father- Albert L. Orr- Hardin Co., Tennessee
Mother- Demetria Johnson
Henry Cemetery
Page 138

Plaxco, James Monroe
06- 15- 1922- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
60- 26- 1966- Chicago, Illinois
Residence- Tinley Park, Illinois
WW II Veteran
Wife- Lena W. Plaxco- Age 35
Father- Walter Plaxco- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Ella Jackson- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Page 102

Poindexter, Cora Elizabeth
11- 17- 1893- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
10- 21- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi Hosp.
Residence- Counce, Tennessee
Husband- Henry Carroll Poindexter- Age 78
Father- William M. Brown- North Carolina
Mother- Virginia Jourdan- Virginia
Center Hill Cemetery
Page 161

Price, Georgia May
10- 29- 1876- Carnesville, Georgia
12- 29- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Richard Henry Price- Died 01- 21- 1955
Son- Elwyn Price
Father- George McMurtrey- Georgia
Mother- Rodosca Rampley- Anderson Co., South Carolina
Henry Cemetery
Page 197

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Read, Traverse Arthur
08- 09- 1911- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
06- 14- 1966- San Mateo, California
Ex- Wife- Katherine Read
Sister- Frances Spencer
Father- Traverse A. Read- Pine Bluff, Ark
Mother- Laura Moore- Hardeman Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 97

Renshaw, Stella Unice
12- 04- 1873- Monroe Co., Mississippi
01- 19- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Edgar Polk Renshaw- Died 1945
Daughter- Mrs. Gilbert Tate- Corinth, Mississippi
Father- James Alfonso Tanner- Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Mother- Frances Elizabeth Fulks- Mo
Shannon Cemetery
Shannon, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
Page 15

Reynolds, Daisy McDaniel
12- 30- 1882- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
06- 07- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Arthur Exum Reynolds- Died 09- 18- 1964
Sons'- Murry and Raymond Reynolds
Father- J.M. McDaniel Itawamba Co., Mississippi
Mother- Ophelia Roberts- Itawamba Co., Mississippi
City Cemetery
Page 95

Rhodes, Emma Ethel
11- 28- 1887- Hardin Co., Tennessee
02- 12- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- James Chapman Rhodes- Died 10- 31- 1925
Daughter- Violet Taylor
Father- Issac Jasper Lynch- Hardin Co., Tennessee
Mother- Hettie Susan White- Wayne Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 32

Richardson, Nannie Bell
06- 27- 1872- McNairy Co., Tennessee
07- 27- 1966- Booneville, Mississippi
Husband- Green Berry Richardson- Died 4- 23- 1945
Son- William Richardson- Rienzi, Mississippi
Father- William Darling- Tennessee
Mother- Emily Cox- Mississippi
Sardis Cemetery
Page 119

Rogers, Eugene Dolphus
10- 20- 1867- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
04- 08- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Elsie Hamm- Died 1955
Daughter- Mrs. J.R. Chick- Austin, Texas
Father- W.U.S. Rogers- North Carolina
Mother- Elizabeth Elliott- North Carolina
Henry Cemetery
Page 59

Rone, Edith Berline
02- 21- 1918- Hardin Co., Tennessee
05- 07- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- John Daniel Rone- Age 52
Father- William Luther Franks- Hardin Co., Tennessee
Mother- Elizabeth Jane Dickerson- Hardin Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 74

Ross, Bert Wallace
12- 11- 1915- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
01- 06- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Son- Billy Gene Ross
Father- Carl Ross- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Louetta Bain- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Page 06

Ross, Carley Clinton
01- 19- 1902- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
03- 14- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Unie Elsie Ross- Age 65
Father- Clint Ross- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother- Alice Parson- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Rowland Mills Cemetery
Burnsville, Mississippi
Page 50

Russell, Willie K.
69 years old Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09- 26- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee
Husband- Robert Russell- Died 1962
Order by- Memphis Funeral Home
Father- James Newton Kemp
Mother- Missouri Clementine James
Shipped from; Memphis Funeral Home
Corinth National Cemetery
Page 150

S

Searcy, Harriett Elizabeth
02-0 2- 1876- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07- 05- 1966- Iuka, Mississippi
Residence- Rienzi, Mississippi
Husband- Robert Edwin Searcy- Died- 03- 02- 1962
Children- F.J. Searcy- Jackson Louisiana
And Mrs. Grace Coker- Rienzi, Mississippi
Father- Joseph Lee Guthrie- Ark
Mother- Mary Monroe- Mississippi
Antioch Cemetery
Page 105

Sitton, James Marion
02- 24- 1882- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
08- 10- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Sarah Rebecca Sitton- Died 12- 30- 1960
Daughter- Mrs. Otis Downs
Father- John W. Sitton- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Julia Ann Young- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Page 124

Smith, Anna Liza
07- 09- 1888- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
05- 08- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee Hosp.
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Sister- Rausie Smith
Father- John Smith- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Mother- Susan Barnes- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Page 75

Smith, Kizzie Annie
02- 07- 1888- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
10- 02- 1966- Booneville, Mississippi
Husband- James Franklin Smith- Died 1937
Son- Alfred Smith- Baldwin, Mississippi
Father- Mike Hill- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother- Belle Dean- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Bethlehem Cemetery
Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Page 154

Smith, Sudie Reid
08- 28- 1876- Kewanee, Alabama
06- 21- 1966- Booneville, Mississippi
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Frank R. Smith- Died 01- 05- 1946
Daughter- Mrs. Martin Armstrong
Father- Frank McElroy
Mother- Esibell Reid
Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Page 99

Smith, William Peter
09- 20- 1872- Charleston, South Carolina
04- 19- 1966- Thibodaux, Louisiana
Residence- Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Wife- Ann D. Smith
Daughter- Virginia Mccord
Father- Norman W. Smith- Georgia
Mother- Harriett Axson- Georgia
Henry Cemetery
Page 67

Spear, John Franklin Sr.
02- 09- 1878- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09- 14- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Mary Ethel Harrison- Died 03- 01- 1952
Son- Leonard Spear
Father- James Spear- Tennessee
Mother- Mary Smith- Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 145

Strickland, Antonia "Annie" Burcham
01- 19- 1877- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09- 29- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Richard Perry Strickland- Died 10- 30- 1962
Son- Alvis Strickland
Father- William Simpson Burcham- Mississippi
Mother- Nancy Palmer- Mississippi
Johns' Family Cemetery
Page 152

Strickland, Walter Hardy
02- 28- 1876- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
04- 30- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Maude Wilson- Age 81
Son- Grady Strickland
Father- Richard Perry Strickland- Glen, Mississippi
Mother- Julie Ann Swindle- Hickory Flatt, Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 71

Striplin, Wilbert Wheeler
03- 23- 1901- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
10- 06- 1966- Jackson, Tennessee
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Mattie Green- Age 66
Father- Wheeler Devine Stricklin- Oxford, Alabama
Mother- Mary McKibbon- Oxford, Alabama
Henry Cemetery
Page 156

Stubblefield, Harry Lee
09- 19- 1898- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
05- 15- 1966- Booneville, Mississippi
Residence- Rienzi, Mississippi
WW II Veteran
Sister- Mississippi Ruth Stubblefield
Father- E.H. Stubblefield- Mississippi
Mother- Nettie Cotton- Tennessee
Rienzi City Cemetery
Page 79

T

Taylor, Helen Louise
04- 01- 1928- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
06- 05- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- James Opal Taylor- Age 42
Father- Walter E. Bennett- Mississippi
Mother- Amy Parvin- Mississippi
Wheeler Cemetery
Page 92

Taylor, James Opal
07- 14- 1923- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
06- 05- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
WW II & Korean War Veteran
Wife- Helen Louise Bennett
Daughter- Barbara Ann Murphy
Father- John Marcus Taylor- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Lillie Mae Parrish- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Corinth National Cemetery
Page 93

Taylor, Lillie Mae Parrish
06- 17- 1896- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
10- 11- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- John Marcus Taylor- Died 1954
Daughter- Mrs. Royce Talley
Father- Lafayette Parrish- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Madgie Brewer- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Presbyterian Shiloh Cemetery
Page 158

Terry, Nancy Elizabeth "Tilda"
02- 06- 1876- Hardin Co., Tennessee
03- 31- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Nephew- Alvie J. Austin
Presbyterian Shiloh Cemetery
Page 55

Tubbs, Samuel Lee
04- 22- 1885- Colbert Co., Alabama
04- 25- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Della Lindsey- Age 78
Father- Lucian Tubbs- Alabama
Mother- Mary Hall- Alabama
Fraleys Chapel Cemetery
Page 69

Tyson, Dolores Anderson
11- 21- 1890- Hinds Co., Mississippi
04- 18- 1966- Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Husband- Sidney O. Tyson- Died 09- 1961
Daughter- Mrs. Stanley Melvin- Nashville, Tennessee
Father- John Anderson- Mississippi
Mother- Clara Anderson- Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 66

V

Vanderford, Agnes
11- 24- 1889- Tennessee
01- 18- 1966- Fabon, Texas
Resident- El Paso, Texas
Husband- Deceased
Daughter- Mrs. R.L. Skov- El Paso, Texas
Father- Vernon Murphree
Mother- Virginia Jobe
Shipped from; El Paso, Texas
Farmington Cemetery
Page 13

W

Waldrop, Loretta Lynn
B./d. - 01- 18- 1966- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Aunt- Mary Lou Gurley
Uncle- Wayne Yarber
Father- Mack Ray Waldrop- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Alene Yarber- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 14

Walker, James Newton
02-0 8- 1911- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
08- 10- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Rienzi, Mississippi
Wife- Olga Fortenberry- Age 61
Father- Joe L. Walker- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Mary Suitor- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Page 125

Warren, Robert Booker
10- 15- 1897- Hardeman Co., Tennessee
03- 22- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Divorced
Children- Bobby & Roberta Warren
Father- Booker Warren- Tennessee
Mother- Etta Mae Nethery- Tennessee
Corinth Memorial Park Cemetery
Page 53

Welch, Carl Wister
1- 13- 1892- Star City, Indiana
3- 28- 1966- Houston, Texas
WW I Veteran
Wife- Emma Inez Welch- Age 57
Father- John F. Welch- Indiana
Mother- Hanna Marie Imler- Indiana
Shipped From Houston, Texas by;
Jack Carswell Funeral Home
Turner Family Cemetery
Page 54

West, Berry
12- **- 1883- Alabama
09- 09- 1966- Hardin Co., Tennessee
Residence- Counce, Tennessee
Wife- Lou West- Died 1- 30- 1962
Son- R.C. West- Counce, Tennessee
Father- Willis West
Mother- Rachel Gish
Iuka City Cemetery
Iuka, Mississippi
Page 140

Whitaker, Lucy Mae Lewis
01- 10- 1882- Lawrence Co., Alabama
11- 22- 1966- Martin, Weakley Co., Tennessee
Husband- Hugh H. Whitaker
Daughter- Mrs. Ora Vanderford- Martin, Tennessee
Father- William Louis Fosey- Alabama
Mother- Nan Hall- Alabama
Oakwood Cemetery
Tuscumbia, Alabama
Page 176

White, John Roy
06- 23- 1893- Saltillo, Mississippi
01- 18- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Cornelia Blount- Age 54
Father- Thomas Nobel White- Mississippi
Mother- Virginia Gregory
Henry Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Page 12

Whitehurst, James Nolan
06- 01- 1887- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
11- 21- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
WW I Veteran
Wife- Blanche Galyean- Age 56
Father- Sidney T. Whitehurst- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother- Martha Jane Archer- Itawamba Co., Mississippi
Box Chapel Cemetery
Page 175

Williams, Allie B.
02- 22- 1920- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
01- 01- 1966- Walnut, Mississippi
Husband- Alson George Williams Age 53
Father- Luther Wilson- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother- Mollie Bette Gorman- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Oak Grove Cemetery
Page 3

Wilson, Elbert
07- 17- 1896- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
02- 17- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
WW I Veteran
Wife- Nora Burns- Age 68
Father- Joseph M. Wilson- Illinois
Mother- Sula Sanders- Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 36

Wood, Benjamin Franklin
02- 22- 1890- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12- 30- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Mary Loubettye- Age 74
Father- Allen Wood- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Josie Jordan- Tennessee
Hopewell Cemetery
Page 198

Wren, Chester Aaron
12- 22- 1893-
01- 31- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Residence- Rienzi, Mississippi
Wife- Flora Ethel Wren- Age 66
Son- Carroll Wren
Father- Jasper Wren- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Molly Sanders- Tennessee
Old Danville Cemetery
Page 22

Wright, Nannie Rebecca Nixon
10- 22- 1887- Mississippi
01- 18- 1966- Henderson, Texas
Husband- George Wright
Son- Dalton Nixon
Father- Jim Blasingame
Shipped From Henderson, Texas by; Bryan & Cothron Funeral Home
Danville Cemetery
Page 11

Wright, Sarah Frances
03- 17- 1880- Jackson Co., Alabama
12- 3- 1966- Memphis, Tennessee
Husband- William Jackson Wright- Died 01- 27- 1949
Son- J.K. Wright- Kingsport, Tennessee
Father- Mr. Thomason
Mother- Miss. Harper
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Page 183

Y

Young, William Thomas
03- 21- 1882- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
06- 14- 1966- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Lillian Knott Young- Age 86
Order by- Mr. & Mrs. A.J. Vaughn
Father- Robert Felix Young- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother- Mary Jane Henry- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 96
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