McPeters Funeral Home Records 1979

A

Adams, Margaret E.
08- 30- 1910- Tennessee
12- 28- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. John Earhart
Father- Edgar Williams
Mother- Ruth Fakes
Henry Cemetery
Page 117

B

Beckham, Della W.
09- 17- 1903- Mississippi
05- 14- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. Leon Baker
Father- Lonorza Wren (Lorenzo)
Mother- Mattie Short
Henry Cemetery
Page 68

Bowers, Wilmer Clifton
02- 26- 1906- Mississippi
01- 02- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Edward Bowers
Father- John C. Clifton
Mother- Rosey Sweat
Henry Cemetery
Page 41

Broussard, Rhonda Regina
01- 04- 1952- Mississippi
06- 09- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Father- Mr. C.J. Broussard
Mother- Joe Ann Bobo
New Lebanon Cemetery
Cairo, Mississippi
Page 73

Byrd, Noel C.
01- 20- 1907- Tenn.
02- 28- 1979- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. Gustie J. Byrd
Father- Charles P. Byrd
Mother- Ada Mae Carroll
White Sulphur Cemetery
Pick Wick Tennessee
Page 53

C

Carpenter, Dena Rorie
01- 13- 1890- Mississippi
06- 06- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. Ethel Bynum &
Mr. Douglas Carpenter- Acton, Tennessee
Father- William Hubbard Rorie
Mother- Emily Rinehart
Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Page 72

Clifton, Jesse Leroy Veteran
04- 11- 1919- Mississippi
05- 05- 1979- Memphis, Tennessee
Order by- Mrs. Maxine Clifton
Father- Arthur Burton Clifton
Mother- Julia Elizabeth George
Henry Cemetery
Page 67

Collier, John Howard Sr.
01- 05- 1905- Mississippi
06- 20- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. Virginia Hall & Mrs. Edwin Gray
Father- John Howard Collier
Mother- Correnly Helen Cox
Henry Cemetery
Page 74

Cooper, Florence I.
06- 15- 1903- Tennessee
12- 06- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mr. Thomas Cooper
Father- Joe Wilson Cooper
Mother- Osceolas Copeland
Henry Cemetery
Page 111

Council, Hubert D.
03- 30- 1911- Kentucky
01- 03- 1979- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. Ruth B. Council
Henry Cemetery
Page 43

D

Davis, Gearldine Dillingham
01- 25- 1948- Mississippi
10- 20- 1979- Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Order by- Mr. Neal Davis
Father- Leroy Dillingham
Mother- Ruby Lee Baggett
Oak Hill Cemetery
Page 100

Dean, Pete
08- 19- 1908- Kentucky
01- 03- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. Glenna Dean
Father- Alex Dean
Mother- Margaret Day
Crankle Creek Cemetery
Harlan, Kentucky
Page 42

Deloach, Robert Vance Veteran
10- 18- 1910- Mississippi
03- 25- 1979- Lake City Florida
Order by- Mrs. Beatrice Boyd
Father- Henry C. Deloach
Mother- Dollie Looney
Tuscumbia Cemetery
Page 58

Dillingham, Arnold V.
02- 14- 1909- Mississippi
03- 10- 1979- Walnut, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. Annie M. Dillingham
Father- Charlie Dillingham
Mother- Flora Johnson
Christ Temple Cemetery
Walnut, Mississippi
Page 55

Dillon, Charles
05- 11- 1908- Mississippi
07- 14- 1979- Okolona, Mississippi
Veteran
Order by- Mrs. Lucy Dillon
Father- Cleveland Dillon
Mother- Alta Delp
Box Chapel Cemetery
Page 81

Doles, Shirley Faye
11- 22- 1930- Tennessee
11- 16- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Jerry Doles
Father- Joseph Culwell
Mother- Patty James
Shiloh Baptist Cemetery
Page 106

Durbin, Decie Counce
11- 16- 1893- Tennessee
01- 30- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. Ben Foley
Father- Andy Counce
Mother- Beatrice Roberts
Shiloh Park Cemetery Shiloh, Tennessee
Page 48

E

Epps, Dora Lee Witt
12- 21- 1887- Alabama
12- 11- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Opaline Bennett
Father- James Witt
Mother- Nancy Elizabeth Thorn
Ridge Cemetery
Page 114

Everett, William Joshua (Bill)
08- 07- 1889- Tennessee
06- 24- 1979- Ramer, Tennessee
Veteran
Order by- Mrs. Evelyn T. Everett
Father- Joshua Curtis Everett
Mother- Sarah Beatrice Briggs
Dixon Cemetery
Page 76

F

Farris, Donald Bradley
08- 06- 1979- Mississippi
08- 09- 1979- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Glen, Mississippi
Father- Donald Troy Farris
Mother- Anita Bonds
Antioch Cemetery
Page 85

G

Ray, Jerry Gene
02- 6- 1937- Mississippi
12- 16- 1978- Mississippi River- Peoria, Illinois
Order by- Florine Killingsworth Gray
Selmer, Tennessee
Father- Noel Gray
Mother- Mrs. Evelyn Gray
Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Page 60

H

Hall, Ruby Mae Smith
10- 19- 1912- Mississippi
10- 13- 1979- New York
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. Elaine Spear
Father- Bud Griffin
Mother- Lillie Degraw
Fairview Cemetery
Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Page 97

Hamm, Mittie Jewell
02- 17- 1915- Mississippi
10- 04- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Henry A. Hamm
Father- Ben Johnson
Mother- Sarah Gentry
Hopewell Cemetery
Page 94

Hampton, Mary Effie
06- 04- 1894- Mississippi
04- 30- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. Leslie Clyde Owens
Father- Wash Strickland
Mother- Mattie James
Shiloh Baptist Cemetery
Page 65

Hayes, Brown
05- 01- 1897- Alabama
08- 30- 1979- Pontotoc, Mississippi
Veteran
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Max Bingham & Sadie W. Hayes
Father- John Hayes
Mother- Lucy Hayes
Lambs Chapel Cemetery
Page 86

Hayes, Virgie Evelyn
08- 03- 1892- Tennessee
12- 05- 1979- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. Tom Kinsey
Father- Raymond Scholes
Mother- Laura Greene
Salem Cemetery
Trenton, Tennessee
Page 110

Hayes, Charles Fred Jr.
06- 09- 1916- Mississippi
12- 7- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Veteran
Order by- Mrs. Julia S. Hayes
Father- Charles Fred Hayes Sr.
Mother- Gertrude McNally
City Cemetery
Page 113

Hinton, Hara Fletcher
02- 27- 1896- Tennessee
05- 31- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Patty Hinton Detar
Father- Robert F. Fletcher
Mother- Pattie Walker
Henry Cemetery
Page 71

Holder, Etta Banks
01- 24- 1891- Tennessee
01- 30- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. O.T. Holder, Jr.
Father- Jefferson S. Banks
Mother- Alice Tabitha Harrison
Henry Cemetery
Page 47

Honeycutt, Allie C.
12- 18- 1898- Tennessee
02- 14- 1979- Indianapolis, Indiana
Order by- Grace H. Hay
Order by- Mrs. John F. Dean
Henry Cemetery
Page 49

Hutchins, Johnnie Hart
07- 29- 1917- Mississippi
07- 21- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Veteran
Order by- Mrs. Bernice Hutchins
Father- John Baptist Hutchins
Mother- Missy Sanders
Corinth National Cemetery
Page 84

Hutson, Dale Autree
09- 14- 1956- Mississippi
03- 24- 1979- Memphis, Tennessee
Father- Kenneth Hutson
Mother- Virginia Hamm
Wheeler Grove Cemetery
Page 57

Hutson, Willard
Age 69- Kentucky
05- 04- 1979- Pikeville, Kentucky
Order by- Mrs. Luther Hutson
Henry Cemetery
Page 66

I-N/A

J

Jackson, Hubert A.
12-0 8- 1907- Mississippi
05- 23- 1979- Memphis, Tennessee
Order by- James E. Jackson
Order by- Mrs. Mary P. Jackson
Father- Bill Jackson
Mother- Ella Page
Farmington Cemetery
Page 70

Jackson, Clara
09- 02- 1926- Tennessee
06- 24- 1979- Tupelo, Mississippi
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. Janice J. Wamsley
Father- Walter Wilson
Mother- Suetie King
Bethesda Cemetery Selmer, Tennessee
Page 75

Johnson, Olive J.
04- 10- 1912
10- 12- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mr. Floyd Johnson
Father- Dalton Meek
Mother- Alma Lee Crawford
Camp Ground Cemetery
Page 96

Jones, Lena Pearl
05- 12- 1903- Illinois
11- 12- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. Gilbert Steen
Father- William Silverthorn
Mother- Myrtle Attaberry
Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Page 104

Jones, Sarah Ethel
11- 18- 1896- Tennessee
1- 26- 1979- Osceola, Arkansas
Residence- Keiser, Arkansas
Order by- Frances Jones
Father- William Bedford Horn
Mother- Betsy Rhine
Coln Cemetery Corinth, Mississippi
Page 46

K

Kiddy, James Alton Sr.
05- 05- 1927- Mississippi
09- 11- 1979- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Veteran
Divorced
Order by- James A. Kiddy Jr.
Father- George Kiddy
Mother- Ollie Hester James
Henry Cemetery
Page 87

Kiddy, Paul Ezra
02- 28- 1917- Mississippi
12- 30- 1978- Corinth, Mississippi
Veteran
Order by- Carol Kiddy
Father- George C. Kiddy
Mother- Ollie Ester James
Oak Hill Cemetery
Page 40

King, Benny Cleston
03- 17- 1927- Tennessee
09- 13- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Veteran
Order by- Mrs. Mildred H. King
Father- Jessie King
Mother- Pauline Bowen
New Hope Cemetery
Page 89

L

Lejeune, Mae Dell Hammon
12- 13- 1911- Mississippi
10- 16- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. Doris Lamberth
Father- Elizia Hammon
Mother- Lou Hooker
Holly Cemetery
Page 98

Lipford, Christopher Lee
08- 30- 1978- Mississippi
11- 04- 1979- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Acton, Tennessee
Father- Gary Lee Lipford
Mother- Vickie Lynn Crum
Henry Cemetery
Page 103

Lowery, Johnie Marcus
01- 04- 1893- Mississippi
07- 12- 1979- Iuka, Mississippi
Residence- Glen, Mississippi
Order by Mrs. Willie J. Lowery
Father- Carliss Lowery
Mother- Ella Lowery
Indian Springs Cemetery
Page 79

M

Mauney, Margaret (Tishie) Crum
10- 25- 1897- Mississippi
12- 04- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. Andy Lee Barry
Father- Charlie Crum
Mother- Julie Childs
Spout Spring Cemetery
Page 109

Mercier, Frances Mildred
01- 29- 1892- Mississippi
10- 31- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- John D. Mercier
Father- John Townsend Blount
Mother- Helen Muse
Henry Cemetery
Page 102

Mitchell, Lyman Beecher
02- 22- 1907- Mississippi
02- 22- 1979- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Rienzi, Mississippi
Order by- Daley J. Mitchell
Father- Sam Houston Mitchell
Mother- Sammie Farmer
Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Corinth, Mississippi
Page 52

Moore, Joseph Daniel
07- 14- 1977- Mississippi
05- 22- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Father- Jerry Moore
Mother- Linda Lannon
Henry Cemetery
Page 69


Mc

McAbee, Calvin Baxter
08- 23- 1889- South Carolina
06- 28- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by Mrs. Ola McAbee
Father- W.L.J. McAbee
Mother- Etta Coyle
Henry Cemetery
Page 77

McCoy, Berthura Viola Fulks
10- 10- 1904- Oklahoma
03- 04- 1979- Lepanto, Arkansas
Order by- Delmer Fulks
Father- Ben Parker
Mother- Hattie Lang
Old Danville Cemetery
Page 54

McCullar, James Leon
03- 07- 1905- Mississippi
01-04- 1979- Tupelo, Mississippi
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Veteran
Order by- Ethel J. McCullar
Father- Eugene T. McCullar
Mother- Kate Castleberry
Henry Cemetery
Page 44

McEachern, Essie Harris
02- 27- 1887- Anniston, Alabama
02- 22 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Archibald Joseph McEachern- Died 07- 15- 1956
Niece- Mrs. M.L. Griffith
Father- Mr. Harris
Henry Cemetery
Page 18

McElhannon, Velma K.
Born- Mississippi
11- 15- 1979- North Carolina
Order by Garrett Funeral Home;
Waynesville, North Carolina
Father- William M. Irwin
Mother- Mattie Irwin
Presbyterian Shiloh Cemetery
Page 105

McHalffey, Joseph Hillard
10- **- 1968- Age 60- Mississippi
03- 30- 1979- Kenosha, Wisconsin
Order by Betty M. Doyle- Corinth, Mississippi
Father- Van McHalffey
Mother- Irene Reese
Cremated- New Hope Cemetery
Page 59

McKee, Dewitt
09- 13- 1910- Tennessee
10- 13- 1979- Pickwick, Tennessee
WW II Veteran
Order by- Mr. David McKee
Father- Jim McKee
Mother- Blanche Crow
White Sulphur Springs Cemetery
Pickwick, Tennessee
Page 95

N

Newcomb, Youdith (Dollie)
06- 06- 1925- Alabama
12- 16- 1979- Memphis, Tennessee
Order by- Mr. Clifford K. Newcomb, Sr.
Father- George Russell James, Sr.
Mother- Tellie Jane Smith
New Hope Cemetery
Page 116

Norwood, Aileen Davenport
08- 18- 1895- Mississippi
04- 19- 1979- Tupelo, Mississippi
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Dr. Carl Norwood, Jr.
Father- William H. Davenport
Mother- Sarah Estelle Young
Henry Cemetery
Page 62


O-N/A

P

Paden, James D.
08- 22- 1916- Mississippi
12- 12- 1979- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Inez Paden
Father- James W. Paden
Mother- Mary McDaniel
Henry Cemetery
Page 115

Page, Hallie L.
04- 29- 1914- Tennessee
03- 23- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Haskell O. Page
Father- Iva Johnson
Mother- Gladys Cooper
Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Page 56

Parker, Robert Randell
04- 09- 1960- Mississippi
04- 20- 1979- Jacksonville, Florida
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Father- Robert E. Parker
Mother- Charlene Clifton
Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery
Page 63

R

Rast, George Lott
09- 27- 1891-
09- 20- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Pauline Rast
Father- William Rast
Mother- Melindia E. Randolph
New Hope Cemetery
McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 91

Robinson, Lowell Gann
09- 22- 1934- Mississippi
11- 28- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Betty Ann Robinson
Father- Charlie Robinson
Mother- Evelyn Lancaster
Union Cemetery
Page 107

Rubel, Frederica I.
01- 29- 1888- New York
10- 23- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Simon H. Rubel
Order by- Miriam R. Propp
Father- William Isaacson
Mother- Carris Feder
Henry Cemetery
Page 101

Russell, William Burleigh
07- 11- 1907- Tennessee
09- 25- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Clara B. Russell
Father- William Thomas Russell
Mother- Sallie Lenora Porter
Henry Cemetery
Page 93

Russell, Frances N.
04- 04- 1912- Tennessee
04- 25- 1979- Montgomery, Alabama
Order by- Roger Earl Russell
Order by Jessie C. Russell
Father- Earl B. Nowlin
Mother- Carrie Vowell
Henry Cemetery
Page 64

S

Schlesser, Eithel Kinsey
03- 17- 1919- Arkansas
07- 15- 1979- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Selmer, Tennessee
Veteran
Order by- Elsie Schlesser
Father- Robert H. Schlesser
Mother- Ethel Carter
Michie Cemetery
Michie, Tennessee
Page 82

Seaman, Maxine Sanders
02- 02- 1912- Mississippi
07- 20- 1979- Memphis, Tennessee
Order by- Tom Seaman
Father- Walter Sanders
Mother- Katherine Bell
City Cemetery
Page 83

Sweet, Sarah Beth
Stillborn
12- 06- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Father- James W. Sweet
Mother- Nanette Sweet
Henry Cemetery
Page 112

Switcher, Rudy Henry
02- 12- 1902- Mississippi
02- 15- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Effie R. Switcher
Father- Walker Switcher
Mother- Sallie Dees
Wheeler Grove Cemetery
Page 51

T

Timlake, Vera McCullar
07- 15- 1898- Tennessee
01- 09- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Nelson Timlake
Father- Eugene T. McCullar
Mother- Kate E. Castleberry
Henry Cemetery
Page 45

Tucker, Hayward O’Neal
09- 12- 1933- Tennessee
10- 19- 1979- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Nancy P. Tucker
Father- George Robert Tucker
Mother- Mae Carroll
Henry Cemetery
Page 99

V

Voyles, Dan Hoyt
04- 16- 1916- Mississippi
09- 21- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order Vela C. Voyles
Father- Rufus Voyles
Mother- Willie Etta Gurley
Baptist Shiloh Cemetery
Page 92

W

Weeks, Dossie Hadlock
04- 09- 1895-
12- 03- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Della Weeks
Father- Solomon Weeks
Mother- Amanda Morris
Henry Cemetery
Page 108

Wharton, Willie Pearl
04- 08- 1897- Tennessee
07- 13- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Ethel Mae Cox
Father- Wm. A. Wharton
Mother- Mary Tora Cook
Mars Hill Cemetery
Page 80

Whirley, Lamar Childs
04- 03- 1938- Mississippi
02- 15- 1979- Greenville, Kentucky
Order by- William Calvin Whirley
Father- Hiram J. Whirley
Mother- Fannie Childs
Glendale Cemetery
Page 50

Whirley, William Calvin
04- 02- 1931- Mississippi
04- 15- 1979- East Port Beach- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Evelyn Whirley
Father- Harm J. Whirley
Mother- Fannie Childs
Glendale Cemetery
Page 61

Wilson, Jewell Dillon
07- 06- 1895- Tennessee
09- 13- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- J.B. Wilson
Father- D. Fillmore Dillon
Mother- Margaret Ann Grant
Oak Hill Cemetery
Selmer, Tennessee
Page 88

Wood, Orval Meeks, Jr
02- 17- 1910- Alabama
09- 13- 1979- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Savannah, Georgia
Order by- Evelyn Wood
Father- Orval Meeks Wood
Mother- Eva Porter
Henry Cemetery
Page 90


X- N/A

Y

Young, Mattie Alta
04- 03- 1893- Mississippi
06- 28- 1979- Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. Everett Byrd
Father- Joseph Porter Elliff
Mother- Willie Nabors
Henry Cemetery
Page 78


Z-N/A