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Bula Lee King
MEMPHIS: Bula Lee King, 85, died at Westminster
Canterbury of the Blue Ridge in Charlottesville, VA on
January 8 after an extended illness.
Mrs. King was born in Memphis, the daughter of the late
Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Lee. Dr. Lee was Pastor Emeritus of
Bellevue Baptist Church. She graduated from Blue Mountain
College in Blue Mountain, Mississippi. She was the wife of
Admiral Ed R. King, who had several relatives in McKenzie,
for 59 years.
Mr. and Mrs. King were at Pearl Harbor on December 7,
1941. They lived throughout the United States and abroad
before retiring in Memphis in 1970. At different time
throughout her life she was an excellent pistol shot, a
good golfer, and a noted trainer of young black Labradors.
She was active at Bellevue Baptist Church and enjoyed
residency at Bellevue Woods among many dear friends.
Survivors include two daughters and a son, Bettye Lee
Ferguson of Solon, Ohio, Robbye King Unger of
Charlottesville, Virginia and Dr. Edward Lee King of Old
Hickory; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The family requests in lieu of flowers memorials be sent
to the American Cancer Society in honor of Mrs. King.
Ronald D. Washum
PARIS: Ronald Dewayne "Jughead" Washum, 41, died
Wednesday, January 9 at Jackson-Madison County General
Hospital after suffering an aneurysm. Services were at
1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 12 at Trinity Funeral Home
with the Rev. Troy Woodruff officiating. Burial was in
Greenwood Cemetery.
Born in Paris on December 13, 1960, he was a son of Johnie
B. and Willie Ethel Tharpe Washum, both deceased.
Washum attended Henry County High School and was a
Methodist.
Survivors include two daughters, LaToya Russell of Paris
and Kelia Washum of Hollow Rock; one son, Ronald Washum of
Paducah; one brother, Johnie Ray Washum of Paris; an
uncle, Fred (Annie)Tharpe of Paris, who was his caregiver
and several cousins.
O.C. Scott/Verlie May Scott
Services for O. C. and Verlie May Scott, both of Gleason,
were at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, January 13 at First Baptist
Church in Gleason. Burial was in Hopewell Cemetery.
Both Mrs. Scott, 62, and Scott, 67, were dead on arrival
Wednesday, January 9 at Methodist Hospital in McKenzie.
Mrs. Scott was born April 9, 1939 in Paris, a daughter of
Katherine Page Teague of McKenzie and the late Calvin
Milliken. She was a preschool teacher and a member of the
Church of the Living God on Gwen Street in Paris.
Scott was born April 21, 1934 in Gleason, a son of the
late James "Pug" Scott and Mattie Dee White Scott.
He was retired from H.C. Spinks Clay Co. in Gleason and a
member of St. James Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
in Dresden.
Survivors include their daughters, Doris Battle of
Brownsville and Joyce Banks of McKenzie and three
grandchildren.
Mrs. Scott also leaves three brothers, Freddie, Claude and
Edward Milliken, all of Nashville; a half-brother, Bobby
Hayes and a sister, Pearlie Hutcherson, both of Paris.
Scott also leaves three sisters, Mattie Bell Gibbs and
Delores Bridges, both of Gleason and Bernice Grogan of
Murray; three brothers, Joe Scott of Lansing, Michigan,
Russell Scott of Fort Benning, Georgia and Arthur "Pinky"
Scott of Paris.
A son, Dwayne Scott, also preceded the Scotts in death.
Joseph Phillip Carter
MCKENZIE: Services for Joseph Phillip Carter, 81, were
held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 14 at First Baptist
Church in McKenzie with Bros. Dennis Trull, Orrin Dangeau
and John Adams officiating. Burial was in Poplar Grove
Cemetery in Springville.
Mr. Carter, a retired rural postal carrier, died Sunday,
January 12 at Methodist Hospital in McKenzie.
He was born July 1920 in Henry County to the late Mary
Cronin Carter and James Phillip Carter. He was a member of
the First Baptist Church, VFW, WWII Army Veteran DAV,
American Legion, and Masonic Lodge Caledonia Lodge #96.
A son, Jerry Phillip Carter, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Lela Provo Carter; two
daughters, Karen Kail of Memphis and Sherry Robinson of
Lavinia; and three grandchildren, Will Robinson III, Emily
Robinson and Carter Robinson.
Brummitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Mildred Garrett
MCKENZIE: Services for Mildred Garrett, 74, were held
at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 10 at Brummitt Funeral
Home with Bro. Harold Nation officiating. Burial was in
Carroll Memorial Gardens, McKenzie.
Mrs. Garrett, a retired assistant librarian at McKenzie
High School, died Monday night, January 7 at her
residence.
She was born October 21, 1927 in McKenzie to the late
Willie Boyd Allison and Jessie Allison. She was a member
of the First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Jerianne Hatfield of
Leitchfield, Kentucky; three sons Keith Garrett of
McKenzie and Ed Garrett and Dennis Garrett, both of
Memphis; four sisters, Joann Allison of Davenport,
Louisiana, Carol Sue French of Bruceton, and Doris Wooters
and Pat Wright, both of Huntingdon; three brothers, Bill
Allison of Muscatine, Iowa, Bobby Allison of Jackson and
Mike Allison of Huntingdon and four grandchildren.
James Otis Cawthon
BRUCETON: Services for James Otis Cawthon, 88, were at
3:00 p.m., Monday, January 14 at Bruceton Funeral Home
Chapel. Burial was in Prospect Cemetery in Hollow Rock.
Mr. Cawthon, a retired cattle buyer and road supervisor,
died Saturday, January 12.
He was born July 22, 1913 in Hollow Rock to the late Otis
Tyler "O.T." and Ivy Cleaver Cawthon. He was a former
Carroll County Commissioner and a World War II navy
veteran.
A son, Gary Lynn Cawthon and a brother, Harold Cawthon,
preceded him in death.
Survivors include two daughters, Charlotte Spencer of
Paris and Carol Bethshears of Bruceton, four grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
Effie Dale Wheat
MCKENZIE: Mrs. Effie Dale Wheat, 92, died Tuesday,
January 8 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon.
Funeral services were conducted on Thursday, January 10 at
11:00 a.m. in the Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Paul
Conquest officiating. Interment followed in the Mt. Olivet
Cemetery.
Mrs. Wheat was born March 14, 1909 in Humphreys County to
the late George and Mary Akers Howell. She was a homemaker
and a member of the Liberty Hill Baptist Church. Her
husband, Lee Wheat, who died in 1976 and three sons, James
Wheat, Joe Wheat and Buddy Wheat also preceded her in
death.
Survivors include four daughters, Lois Hampton and Louise
Crider of Huntingdon, Jessie Cude of McKenzie and Janie
Blaylock of Trezevant; two sons, Mack Wheat of McKenzie
and Wayne Wheat of the Philippines; one sister, Pearl
Hooper of Lobleville; twelve grandchildren; ten
great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Dan Edward Brummitt
MEMPHIS: Dan Edward Brummitt, 59, postal service
clerk, died Wednesday, January 9 at Baptist Memorial
Hospital in Memphis. Services were at 2:00 p.m., Friday,
January 11 at Roller Family Funeral Home with burial in
Memory Hill Gardens. The Gleason native was a member of
Sycamore View Church of Christ.
Mr. Brummitt, husband of Rose Brummitt, also leaves a
daughter, Dana Ainsworth of Bartlett; two sisters, Kay
Brummitt and Glenda Holland, both of Memphis; two
brothers, Don Brummitt of Heber Springs, Arkansas and Dale
Brummitt of Gleason; and two grandchildren.
The family requests that memorials be sent to Juvenile
Diabetes Foundation, the American Cancer Society or Agape
Child and Family Services.
Josie Rochelle Essary
TREZEVANT: Funeral services for Mrs. Josie Rochelle
Essary, 91, were held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, January
12 at the Brummitt Funeral Home, Trezevant, with burial
following in Trezevant Cemetery.
Mrs. Essary, a retired school teacher, died from heart
failure on Thursday night, January 10 at Methodist
Hospital in McKenzie. She was a graduate of Bethel College
and a member of Trezevant Church of Christ. She taught in
the Trezevant School System for 33 years.
Her husbands, Giles Rochelle and Gale Essary and a sister
Claudine Ross preceded her in death.
She was born September 11, 1910 in Trezevant to the late
Pearl Singleton and M. E. Singleton.
Survivors include a daughter, Ann Holmes Johnson of
Memphis, a stepdaughter, Christine Mays of Atwood; a son,
Jim Rochelle of Knoxville; a stepson, Gordon Essary of
Jackson; a sister, Jessie Dickson of Fruit Heights, Utah;
a brother, Fletcher Singleton of Enterprise, Mississippi;
four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Linda Carol Clarida
HUNTINGDON: Funeral services for Linda Carol Clarida,
36, were held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 11 at Shelton
Funeral Home with burial in Oakwood Cemetery in Dyer. Mrs.
Clarida, a homemaker, died Tuesday, January 8 at
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Survivors include three daughters, Stacy Clarida, Jessica
Clarida, and Dessire Faulkner, all of Huntingdon; a son,
Kenneth Hurst of Huntingdon, her mother, Patsy Ray of
Bridgeview, Illinois; her father, Evert C. Hurst of
Sevierville; a sister, Joane Hurst of Bridgeview,
Illinois; and two brothers, Bob Hurst of Darien, Illinois
and John Hurst of Blue Island, Illinois.
Odell Fesmire
HURON: Funeral services for Mr. Odell Fesmire, 82,were
at 3:30, Wednesday, January 9 at Pafford Funeral Home
Chapel with Burial in Henderson County Memory Gardens in
Lexington.
Mr. Fesmire, a retired employee of Martha White Foods in
Jackson, died Tuesday, January 8 at his residence.
Survivors include his wife, Nell Pope Fesmire; two
stepdaughters, Teresa Bailey and Jessie Fay Overman, both
of Lexington; a son, Larry Fesmire of Jackson; a stepson,
David Pope of Lexington; four sisters, Elsie Franklin,
Lucille Hamilton, Pearline Hamilton and Lorain Owens, all
of Lexington; three brothers, Austin Fesmire of Atwood,
Leotho Fesmire of Trezevant, and Odean Fesmire of
Lexington; four grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; and eight step-great-grandchildren.
A daughter, Shelby Jean Rhodes and a brother, Hurl Fesmire,
preceded him in death.
Sarah Estelle Smith
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Sarah Estelle Smith, 91, died Monday,
January 7 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral
services were conducted on Thursday, January 10 at the
Huntingdon Missionary Baptist Church with Elder Lynn
Stapleton and Elder Kenneth Massey officiating. Interment
followed at Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Smith was born January 2, 1911 to the late Jim
"James" and Artie Missy Hampton Holladay in Carroll
County. She was a homemaker and a member of Huntingdon
Missionary Baptist Church. Her husband, John Edd Smith,
preceded her in death on December 18, 1987.
Survivors include two sons, Ray Smith and wife Wilma and
Troy Smith and wife Virginia, both of Huntingdon; five
grandchildren, Jan Kizer of Huntingdon, Brent Smith of
Camden, Laurie Horton of Jackson, Eddie Smith of Warner
Robins, Georgia, and Patrick Smith of Huntingdon; seven
grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Novie Marie Mann
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Novie Marie Mann, 92, died Tuesday,
January 8 at the Huntingdon Health and Rehabilitation
Center. Funeral services were conducted on Friday, January
11 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Bill
Goodpasture officiating. Interment followed at Sellers
Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Mann was born December 23, 1909 in Carroll County to
the late Caleb and Sarah Simpson Roark. She was a retired
employee for Publix Shirt Corp. and a member of the
Huntingdon Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by
her husband Newt Mann, Sr. and one son, James Marvin Mann.
Survivors include one son, Newt Mann, Jr. of Broken Arrow,
Oklahoma; two sisters, Corine Carnal and Addie Scott, both
of Huntingdon; one brother, Audrain Roark of Nashville;
five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Helen Williams McGinnis
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Helen Williams McGinnis, 83, died
Thursday, January 10 at the Oak Manor Nursing Home in
McKenzie. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday,
January 12 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Dr.
Mickey Carpenter officiating. Interment followed at
Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. McGinnis was born November 12, 1918 in Carroll County
to the late Nathan and Ora Black Williams. She was a
retired secretary for the Bank of Huntingdon and a member
of the First Methodist Church in Huntingdon.
Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Roy McGinnis;
one daughter, Carol Ann Fisher of St. Petersburg, Florida
and one brother, Howard Williams of Huntingdon.
J. T. "Bill Horn
HUNTINGDON: Mr. J. T. "Bill" Horn, 74, died Sunday,
January 13 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside
funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, January 15 at
New Hope Cemetery in Yuma with Brother J. D. Abbott
officiating.
Mr. Horn was born December 5, 1927 in Carroll County to
the late Buford and Lillie Segraves Horn. He was a farmer.
Survivors include five sisters, Marie Merrick of Cedar
Grove, Christine Jennings of Dallas, Georgia, Dorothy
Ellis of Clarksburg, Maxine Cary and Lillie Kirby, both of
Huntingdon and one brother, Tom Horn of Huntingdon.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Rev. Charles Wesley Brinkley
MCKENZIE: Services for Charles Wesley Brinkley, 91,
will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 16 at Brummitt
Funeral Home with the Rev. Keith Prince officiating.
Burial will be in Everett's Chapel Cemetery.
Rev. Brinkley, a retired Methodist minister for the
Memphis Annual Conference, died Sunday, January 13 at
Methodist Hospital in McKenzie.
He was born December 6, 1910 in Plant City, Florida to the
late Minnie Morse Brinkley and John Wesley Brinkley. He
attended Community Grove United Methodist Church.
Rev. Brinkley left no survivors.
Lela Rosa Wilbanks
MCKENZIE: Services for Lela Rosa Wilbanks, 94, were at
2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 15 at Brummitt Funeral Home
with Bro. Bobby Campbell officiating. Burial was in Union
Academy Cemetery in McKenzie.
Mrs. Wilbanks, a homemaker, died Sunday, January 13 at
Huntingdon Health and Rehab Center.
She was born January 20, 1907 in Gibson county to the late
Addie Leigh Woods Oliver and Lewis Oliver. She was a
member of Union Academy Baptist Church
Survivors include two daughters, Katie Hill of McKenzie
and Helen Newbill of Trezevant; a son, Otis C. Crocker of
McKenzie; a sister, Kathlean Sellars of Milan; a brother,
Clarence Oliver of Milan; eighteen grandchildren;
twenty-two great-grandchildren and twenty-seven great
great-grandchildren.
Two husbands, Albert J. Crocker and Bud Wilbanks; two
daughters, Lillie Pear Newbill and Brace Wallace and a
son, Arthur Crocker, preceded her in death.
Wilbert Howard
TREZEVANT: Services for Wilbert Howard, 76, will be at
1:00 p.m., Thursday, January 17 at Mt. Ararat Missionary
Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Mt. Ararat Cemetery
in Trezevant.
Mr. Howard, a retired truck driver, died Saturday, January
12 at Methodist Hospital in McKenzie.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys Milton Howard; three
daughters, Wilma Westbrooks of Columbia, Maryland, and
Teresa Harrison and Dorothy Thomas, both of Jackson; four
sons, Dwayne Paul Howard and Larry Milton, both of
Indianapolis, Indiana, Wilbert Lawrence Howard of
Greenfield and John Stanley Howard of Trezevant; and a
sister, Lou Ellen Adkisson.
Rawls Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Michael Leon Lewis
HENRY: Michael Leon Lewis, 48, died Tuesday morning,
January 15 at Jackson-Madison County Hospital.
Arrangements were incomplete at press-time. McEvoy Funeral
Home of Paris will be in charge.
Douglas Edwards
MCKENZIE: Douglas Edwards, 60, died Sunday, January 13
at his residence following a brief illness.
Trinity Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements which
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