Granny's Obituaries

MADDOX, DWAYNE D. [D. 18 Jun 1945] Dwayne Maddox Prominent Attorney and Citizen Dies On last Monday afternoon at three o’clock, in St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, death closed the career of Dwayne D. Maddox of Huntingdon. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30, in the First Methodist Church, in Huntingdon by the Rev. Warner C. Barham, pastor, and burial followed in Clark Cemetery. Mr. Maddox had been stricken with a heart complication less than a week before his death and though he, with his doctors, family, and his friends, made a valiant fight for his recovery, he was never able to make any sustained improvement. For more than an hour before the funeral friends from far and near had passed in a continuous line through the Court House, where his body lay in state, to pay their last respects; and many of the same people who later would have attended the services at the church were compelled to wait outside because the building would not contain them all. The altar was banked with tributes of flowers from far and near, and from great and small. After the services the people lingered, at the church, and later at the cemetery, as though unable to believe that this was the final chapter. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Maynard Traywick Maddox, two daughters, Jacqueline and Peggy Ann, both of whom were in New York at the time their father was stricken, but who arrived home two days before his death; a son Dwayne D. II at the home; his parents, Judge and Mrs. P. W. Maddox, and a brother, W. Poe Maddox, all of Huntingdon. Although his life in years was comparatively brief, he being only 47, at the time of his death, the accomplishments of Dwayne Maddox might well have been those of one who lived to ripe old age, so much did he crowd into his brief span of living. Born in Huntingdon December 20, 1897, son of Pearl W. and Emma Shankle Maddox, he attended the public school and was a graduate of the Industrial and Training School of Huntingdon; attended University of Tennessee, and Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. , later taking his LL.B. degree from Cumberland University at Lebanon in 1918. He is a veteran of World War I., and a member of the American Legion, but the conflict was over before he entered overseas service. He was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 1918, his father going before the court to qualify him for practice before he became of age. He practiced law in Huntingdon in 1919 and 1920; was with the Union Trust Co., Detroit, Michigan, in 1921, admitted to the Michigan Bar that same year and practiced there until his return to Huntingdon in 1923, at which time he married Maynard (rest of obituary missing] 

MADDOX, DWAYNE D. Funeral services for Dwayne D. Maddox, 47, former United States attorney for the western district of Tennessee, will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the First Methodist Church, Huntingdon, Tenn., with the Rev. Warner C. Barham, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Clark Cemetery there. The body will lie in state at the Carroll County Courthouse in Huntingdon from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Maddox died at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon at St. Thomas Hospital as the result of a heart attack suffered five days ago. Under the constant care of physicians since that time, he was taken to the hospital Sunday. Born December 20, 1897, at Huntingdon, Tenn., Mr. Maddox attended the old Huntingdon Industrial and Training School, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Emory University at Atlanta and Cumberland University at Lebanon. He received the Bachelor of Laws degree at Cumberland University in 1918. Admitted to the bar in June, 1918, before he was 21 years old, Mr. Maddox entered law practice with his father and brother, Poe Maddox, who, at one time, was an assistant U. S. District Attorney at Nashville. During World War I, Maddox was a member of the Student Army Training Corps. From August, 1920, to January, 1923, Mr. Maddox resided in Dectroit, Mich., where he was connected with the legal department of the Union Trust Company and later with the law firm of Clark, Emmos, Bryant and Klein. He held the federal district attorney ship for about 16 months during the Hoover administration. Mr. Maddox was married to Miss Maynard Traywick of Huntingdon, September 26, 1923. She survives. Mr. Maddox was an unsuccessful Republican nominee for the United States Senate in 1934. He also was mentioned numerous times as Republican candidate for governor but never was nominated. Mr. Maddox was a member of the Board of Directors of the Southern Gold Cheese company, McKenzie, Tenn.; the Westate Oil Company, Milan, Tenn., and the Vick Cheese Company. He served as a member of the Board of Aldermen of Huntingdon for a number of years, and as a member of the Huntingdon City School Board. In addition, he served as attorney for the NC&StL Railway in the Carroll County area, as well as legal advisor for the Carroll County Electrical Department, McKenzie, the Home Bank Company, Bruceton, and the municipalities of Bruceton, Milan and McKenzie. County attorney for Carroll County, Mr. Maddox was appeal attorney for Selective Service System in that county. Mr. Maddox was an active member of the First Methodist Church at Huntingdon, serving as chairman of the board of Stewards and as teacher of the Men’s Bible class. Surviving, in addition to the widow, are two daughters, Miss Jacqueline Maddox of New York City, and Miss Peggy Ann Maddox of Huntingdon; a son, Dwayne D. Maddox, II; his parents, Judge and Mrs. P. W. Maddox, and a brother, W. Poe Maddox, all of Huntingdon. 

MADDOX, PEARL WILSON Judge Maddox Of Huntingdon Dies Suddenly Carroll County lost one of its best known and greatly loved citizens and attorneys Saturday night when Judge P. W. Maddox died at his home in Huntingdon. Judge Maddox was 76 years of age. The obituary as given in the Nashville Tennessean was as follows: Pearl Wilson Maddox, 76, three-time mayor of Huntingdon and former member of the state legislature, died at his home here yesterday morning. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. at First Methodist church. The Rev. A. N. Go forth of Memphis and the Rev. W. T. Barnes, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Clark cemetery. A native of Weakley county, Tenn., Mr. Maddox was the son of the late Thomas C. and Ellen Maddox. He received his LL. B. degree from the old Southern Normal university at Huntingdon in 1895 and began practicing law the following year. He served as a member of the Tennessee legislature in 1903 and was West Tennessee referee in bankruptcy from 191022. He was mayor of Huntingdon three different times and was elected Carroll county attorney last August. Mr. Maddox was a member of the Tennessee Bar association and the American Bar association. In 1895 he married the former Miss Emma Lou Shankle, who survives. In addition to his widow, survivors include one son, W. Poe Maddox, member of the law firm of Maddox, Maddox and Lassiter. Another son, D. D. Maddox, former U. S. district attorney at Memphis died in 1945. Judge Maddox had been a personal friend of the publisher of this newspaper for 35 years. He had a cheerful disposition, a keen and penetrating sense of humor, and a rough and ready wit that made him a pleasant companion and associate. If he ever saw the dark side of any picture, he said nothing about it, but always kept the cheerful and pleasant side of life in the forefront. He will be greatly missed as an attorney where he befriended many who were never able to pay him, and as a citizen since he never failed to take an active part in all civic and political matters of interest. 

MARTIN, OTIS KENNETH [D. 10 Sep 1942-Penick Funeral Home] Otis Kenneth Martin Funeral services were conducted here Sunday afternoon for Otis Kenneth Martin, 63, who died at Beaumont, Texas, Thursday afternoon, September 10, following an emergency operation. The rites were conducted by Rev. Wayne A. Lamb, pastor of the church of which deceased was a member. He was assisted by the Rev. E. L. Robinson of Mayfield, Ky., former pastor of the church, and a close friend of the Martin family. Burial was in the Mt. Olivet cemetery following Masonic rites at the grave. The large crowd that gathered at the church, filling it to overflowing, and the lovely profusion of the floral offering spoke more eloquently than could words, of the love and esteem in which Mr. Martin was held. On Sunday, September 5, Mr. and Mrs. Martin left McKenzie for Beaumont, Texas, for a visit with their daughters, Mesdames Rhode Smartt and Alfred Engman, and their families. Enroute to Texas, Mr. Martin stopped over in Memphis to consult with Dr. Sanders, eminent surgeon, concerning his physical condition about which he was gravely concerned. He was advised to report back to the hospital a little later, and continued on to Beaumont. A most pleasant visit ensued with his daughters and his son, Knox, who was also visiting there, one which will linger long in the memories of the family. On Wednesday Mr. Martin was rushed to a hospital for an emergency operation. The operation proper, was a success, but the complication of a blood clot settling on the lung caused death, late Thursday. The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. M. S .Martin, Otis Kenneth Martin was born at Hollow Rock, Tennessee, July 8, 1879, moving with his parents to McKenzie at the age of eight. He received his education in the schools of McKenzie, and early in young manhood went into the Dry Goods business here. His career was varied and colorful. For years he was engaged as a rural letter carrier, giving up this work to become connected with the Bank of McKenzie. At the closing of the Bank, he very capably served the city of McKenzie as City Clerk. For the past seven years he has greeted his legion of friends at the local Post office, as Postmaster. It was in this capacity, perhaps that he had the best outlet for the personality which was his, and which endeared him to hundred in all walks of life. On November 1908 he was married to Miss Willie Pierce and to the union, five children were born. Two daughters and two sons survive, the other son, Frank, preceded his father in death seven years ago, at the age of 17 years. A strange coincidence was that Frank and his father had the same birthday, July 8, and they were both buried on the same calendar day, September 13. Mr. Martin was a life-long member of the Methodist Church, where he was a member of the choir and secretary of the Board of Stewards; he was secretary of the local Masonic Lodge 28 years and also secretary of the Royal Arch Masons. Surviving are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Smartt and Mrs. Engman, of Beaumont, Texas, and two sons, Knox Martin of Memphis, and Kenneth Martin of Huntingdon. 

MATHENY, JOE [HIGHT] [D. 10 Apr 1953-Brummitt Funeral Home] Retired Railway Worker Dies Of Heart Attack Joe Matheny, a retired farmer and railway maintenance worker, died of a heart attack at his home here Friday morning. Services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 at Beech Springs Baptist Church, near Gleason. The Rev. Nathan Laster of Trenton, and the Rev. Casey Pentecost of Dresden officiated. Burial was in the Beech Springs cemetery with Brummitt Funeral Home in charge. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Ethel Matheny; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Evelyn Shankle of Chicago; a son, Joseph Owen of Gleason; a sister, Mrs. Nettie Adams of McKenzie, and a brother, Henry Matheny of Paris. 

MATHENY, JOE [HIGHT] [D. 10 Apr 1953-Brummitt Funeral Home] Joe Matheny Retired Farmer, Rail Worker Dies at McKenzie McKenzie, Tenn, April 10 -Joe Matheny, a retired farmer and railway maintenance worker, died of a heart attack at his home here Friday morning. Services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 at Beech Springs Baptist Church, near Gleason. The Rev. Nathan Laster of Trenton and the Rev. Casey Pentecost of Dresden will officiate. Burial will be in the Beech Springs cemetery, with Brummitt Funeral Home of McKenzie in charge. He leaves his wife, Mr. Ethel Matheny; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Evelyn Shankle of Chicago; a son, Joseph Owen of Gleason; a sister, Mrs. Nettie Adams of McKenzie, and a brother, Henry Matheny of Paris. 

MATHENY, JOHN [D 27 Apr 1949] John Matheny John Matheny, 75, died Friday, April 27th, at his home on Magnolia Street. Funeral services were conducted at a church near Dresden where he had his membership. He is survived by his widow and six children. Mr. Matheny was a farmer of Weakley county, but came to McKenzie a year ago. He had been bedfast for about a year. 33 neighbors of Magnolia St. sent a wreath for his funeral, and his family express appreciation. 

MATHENY, RAYMOND H. McKenzie Soldier On Army Transport Missing In Yukon Cpl. Raymond H. Matheny, son of Mrs. Willie Floyd Matheny and the late Mr. Matheny of McKenzie, was aboard the ill-fated C-54 transport plane which vanished last Thursday in a Yukon Territory wilderness, according to late information. Hundreds of U. S. and Canadian airmen have flown low in the section of Yukon territory, of which Whitehorse is the principal city, in their efforts to locate the plane which carried 44 persons. Corporal Matheny received basic training at Shepherd Field, Texas. He had been stationed in Alaska for the past 17 months. His mother received a letter recently informing her that her son would be home soon on a furlough. He attended McKenzie High School, and was employed for a time at Modern Bakery in McKenzie. 

MATKINS, CALVIN T. Calvin T. Matkins Funeral services were conducted last Tuesday for Calvin T. Matkins who died Monday at his home in Concord. The services were conducted by the Rev. G. S. Smith of Atwood and burial was in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Calvin Matkins was born October 13, 1873 in Casewell county, North Carolina. He professed faith at an early age and united with the Methodist Church. In 1904 he married to Rosa Britton and two children blessed the union, Mrs. Mary Matkins Taylor and Bertha Matkins, both of whom with his wife, survive. He was a kind and faithful father and husband and had a host of friends and relatives to mourn his passing. 

MAYS, MRS. D. A. Funeral Services For Mother McKenzian Here Funeral services for Mrs. D. A. Mays, 85, for more than half a century prominent in the life of this community, were held this Friday afternoon, Aug. 25, at the Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Geo. L. Johnson, the pastor, officiating. Mrs. Mays died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Bumpass, in Puryear. A brief service was held there before the body was brought to the home of her other daughter, Mrs. D. A. Burkhalter, in McKenzie, for the service at the church here. Born in Carroll county, the daughter of the late W. W. Ownby and Mary Polly Dickson Ownby, she was married to David A. Mays, of McKenzie, on Oct. 7, 1873. They immediately came to McKenzie, where Mr. Mays was engaged in the mercantile business, to live in the home in which they spent their sixty-two years of married life, Mr. Mays having died on Dec. 30, 1935. Mrs. Mays was a prominent member of the Presbyterian church here, a teacher in the Sunday School, a leader in the Pastor’s Aid Society and missionary organizations, and a zealous worker in the W. C. T. U. She was beautiful and untiring in her devotion to every good cause and her loving and sympathetic ministry to the unfortunate. For more than a generation the Mays home on "Nation Hill" was the home of many ministerial students in Bethel College who needed help to fit themselves for larger service. Their parental tenderness won for them the title of "Pa" and "Ma" Mays, and but for their helpful advice many a struggler might have lost his fight, one of whom, so we understand, is the present pastor of the church. Certainly no more beautiful a life ever graced the homes, the society, or the streets of McKenzie. In addition to her two daughters, she leaves four grandchildren, Miss Mary Alice Burkhalter, Covington; Mrs. Robert Marshall, McKenzie; Prof. D. A. Burkhalter, McKenzie, and W. M. Burkhalter, Waverly. (Editor’s Note The above article was inadvertently omitted last week, and is carried today with this explanation attached.) 

McALEXANDER, ELIZABETH NEAL [D. 01 Nov 1954-Brummitt Funeral Home] Mother and Son Die on Same Day Here This Week Mrs. Elizabeth Neal McAlexander of McKenzie died of a heart attack Monday afternoon about two hours after her son, a local merchant, was fatally stricken with coronary thrombosis in his store. Mrs. McAlexander, who was 74, was informed of her son’s death a few minutes before she suffered the attack. Her other son, Paul McAlexander of Jackson, had just entered her home. He said she called to him and said, "Come here, you’re the only son I have left," and then she died. Raymond McAlexander, owner of Mack’s Variety Store, was stricken while talking to a group of friends in his store. He died before medical aid could reach him. He was 46. Mr. McAlexander had returned shortly before his death from a trip in the country with Raymond Gwaltney, a McKenzie businessman, who said Mr. McAlexander had apparently been in good health. He was talking to his wife, Mrs. Catherine Bomar McAlexander; Miss Ruth Brashear, who has a ladies’ wear shop in his store, and Mrs. Imogene Montgomery, when he slumped to the floor. One of the city’s civic leaders, he was a past director of the Lions Club and a member of its program committee. He was a Mason, and past worthy patron of the McKenzie chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. Active in the First Baptist Church, of which he had been a deacon for the past five years, he was past president of the men’s Sunday school class. He had served the church as treasurer and was a leader in the recently formed brotherhood of the church. Services for Mrs. McAlexander were held at 2 Tuesday afternoon at the Church of Christ. Fred Chunn officiated, and burial was in Wilder’s Cemetery. Brummitt Funeral Home was in charge. She leaves her husband, J. J. McAlexander, her son; a daughter, Mrs. Allen Flippen of Jackson, and a brother, Bill Neal of California. Services for Mr. McAlexander were held at 2 Wednesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church. The Rev. L. H. Hatcher officiated, and burial was in Trezevant Cemetery. He leaves his wife, his father, his brother and sister. 

McALEXANDER, RAYMOND See McALEXANDER, ELIZABETH NEAL 

McCAIN, ANNIE NELL [The McKenzie Banner, Friday 6 May 1949] Funeral services for Mrs. Matey McCain, 84, who died Tuesday at the home of her nephew, Worth McCain, were held Wednesday, April 27th, at Tumbling Creek Church at 2:30 with Rev. Cayce Pentecost officiating. Mrs. McCain was the daughter of the late Joe Jennings and wife. She married Mr. Choate Mitchell and later was married to Mr. James McCain, both husbands preceded her in death several years ago. She was a step-mother, as well as an aunt of Mr. McCains children, Chester, Grover, and Worth McCain, and Mrs. Rubye Dinning. One half brother survives, Linzie Jennings of the East Grove Community, near Gleason. Burial was at the Tumbling Creek cemetery. Maddox of Gleason was in charge of the funeral arrangements.   

McCALEB, LENA BLACK Services For Mrs. Lena McCaleb In Gleason Mrs. Lena Black McCaleb, a lifelong resident of Gleason, died Monday at Henry County Hospital. She had been admitted Sunday. She was 75. Services were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Gleason Cumberland Presbyterian Church by the Rev. O.A. Gardner. Burial was in Hopewell Cemetery under the direction of Ridgeway Morticians. Mrs. McCaleb is survived by a son, W.L. (Billy) McCaleb; two daughters, Mrs. Martha Ella Broach of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Mrs. Mary Wragg of Clearwater, Florida; 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. 

McCALEB, W. L. [D. 23 Dec 1949] W. L. McCaleb Dies Suddenly Lester McCaleb, prominent civic leader and livestock dealer of Gleason, died suddenly, last Tuesday afternoon while inspecting some beef cattle on the Roach Thomas farm near McKenzie. Mr. McCaleb suffered a heart attack about 4 o’clock and died almost instantly. Active in civic and charitable organizations, Mr. McCaleb was one of West Tennessee’s outstanding citizens. He was a Mason, a member of the Gleason Chamber of Commerce and had served six years as mayor of Gleason. Every good and forward movement for his home town and county received his loyal support. Lester McCaleb was born in Gleason, January 1, 1888 and attended school in Gleason and McTyiere College in McKenzie. In 1907 he married Miss Lena Black, and except for one year spent in Nashville, Mr. and Mrs. McCaleb have lived their entire lives in Gleason. For 40 years he bought livestock in Gleason. In 1947, he and his son, Billy, organized the Tri-County Stock Yards and established an auction Sales Barn in McKenzie. Each Wednesday livestock from many parts of the nation was sold at public auction sales frequently running above $50,000. Mr. McCaleb is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. H. L. Broach, Oklahoma City, Mrs. Otis Wagg, Jr., Gadsden, Alabama and W. L. McCaleb, Jr. of McKenzie, five grandchildren and his 80 year old mother, Mrs. Betty McCaleb. 

McCLURE, MR. & MRS. C. W. [D. 11 Aug 1950] Man and Wife Are Killed In Plane Crash Near Paris Mr. and Mrs. C. W. McClure of Murray were fatally injured Monday night about six o’clock when their Piper Cub plane nose-dived into a tobacco patch near the farm of Mrs. McClure’s father, Vernon Vaughn about 20 miles north of Paris, in the Buchanan Community. Mr. McClure, who had been taking flying lessons at Murray, left there with his wife Monday afternoon to pay a visit to Mrs. McClure’s parents in Buchanan. Mr. McClure was killed instantly when the plane crashed and his wife, the former Margaret Vaughn, died reroute to a Murray hospital. Orphaned by the crash are the couple’s two tiny children, 2-year-old Charles McClure and his sister, Sherrill McC[l]ure, age six weeks. 

McCLURE, ELBERT N. Pvt. Elbert N McClure Killed Pfc. Elbert N. McClure has made the supreme sacrifice for his country, according to a telegram from the War Department to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford McClure, of Henry. The War Department message stated that Private McClure was killed in action in France on November 19th. He had been in service more than two years and went overseas in July. He land ed in England and went from there to France. Private McClure was 24 years of age on Sept. 1, and prior to his induction was employed at Camp Tyson. Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford McClure, he is survived by three brothers, Mitchell McClure, S 1/C, U. S. Navy, and Marshall and Harlan Edward McClure; two sisters, Mrs. Artie Travis, of Como, and Miss Learnie B. McClure, of Paris; two nieces, Ruth Ann Travis and Shirley Gene McClure; one ne phew, James Walton Travis. The bereaved family have the sympathy of a host of friends. 

McCLURE, FLOYD Floyd McClure Services for Floyd McClure, 58, of the New Hope Community near McKenzie were held Wednesday, Sept. 6th. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Evie Hearne McClure; a brother, John McClure; two sisters, Mrs. Robt. Akin, and Mrs. Norman Bomar, all of the New Hope Community. A fitting obituary will appear next week, written by a close friend. 

 of Searcy, Ark.; four sisters, Mrs. Clyde Phillips, Mrs. Mae Holt and Mrs. Ruth Eckert of McKenzie, and Mrs Cecil Carter of Huntingdon, Tenn. 

McCOY, CELIA BASS Former McKenzie Resident Dies At Centerville Mrs. Celia Bass McCoy, 45, died Tuesday morning, August 9, at her home in Centerville, Tennessee following an extend ed illness. She formerly lived in McKenzie. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church in Centerville cemetery. Mrs. McCoy, a native of Hickman county, was the daughter of Tom C. Bass and the late Estelle Green Bass. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Besides her father, she is survived by her husband, A. A. McCoy; one daughter, Mrs. Grady E. Dyer, of Centerville; one son, Don B. McCoy of Centerville; three sisters, Mrs. D. K. Capps and Mrs. J. C. Bas ford of Centerville and Mrs. Howard Austin of Old Hickory and one brother, Harold Bass of Centerville. 

McDONALD, E. V. McKenzie Banner, Friday May 12, 1944 E. V. McDonald Died At Home Here Monday Mr. Edgar Victor McDonald died at his home here Monday after a long illness at the age of 65 years. He is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Grace Lee, a daughter, Lottie, a sister, two brothers, a number of nieces and nephews and a host of friends to mourn his passing. Funeral services at Enon church were conducted by his pastor, Rev. Walker, assisted by Rev. O. G. Perkins of McKenzie, following which burial was in Mt. Olivet cemetery. 

McDONALD, JAMES [HAROLD] In Memory Of James H. McDonald A tribute to our friend who has gone to be blessed: On the 29th of April there was a vacancy in Heaven where an other star was needed to shine, so they picked for a loving, kind and sweet boy to fill that place. He was loved by every one who knew him--but more than loved by his precious loving father and mother. Now, father and mother, please don’t grieve, for you know, and I know, he’s in heaven ready to greet you on the day when you’ll meet him. He carried a smile for every one, and he knew you anywhere, but he’ll wear the sweetest smile for God and the angels in heaven so high. Oh God, oh God, please guide our way--that we’ll live a true loving life that he lived. Oh, how sad it is for that precious father and mother, but what a rejoicing it is to know he’s at rest and is walking on the streets of pure gold. We know there is no other can take his place- But these words I say as he grew up to play, God was guiding him until one sad day, He said, son, you may enter my home and look down on your father and mother, also say darling one’s hurry and come home. Now, we wish you the best of blessings to guide you all the way. Written by two friends; Mrs. Allen Presson and daughter, Mrs. Mattie Presson Greer. 

McDONALD, WILLIAM B. [D. 14 Jan 1941-Penick Funeral Home] William B. McDonald McKenzie-Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon for William B. McDonald by the Rev. James A. Oakley at the Baptist Church. Survivors besides his wife who was the former Miss Jinnie Johnson, one son, William Jr., of Huntingdon and a daughter, Mrs. Charlie Penick. They will bury him at Mt. Olivet cemetery. 

McDONALD, WILLIAM B. [D. 14 Jan 1941-Penick Funeral Home] W. B. McDonald Dies After Long Illness Funeral Rites Held For Retired Farmer at Baptist Church William B. McDonald, retired farmer, died Tuesday night at his residence after a lengthy ill ness. He was in his 70th year, passing his 69th birthday last June 23. With a large attendance of friends present, funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at First Baptist Church, with Rev. Leslie Gilbert officiating. Rev. J. H. Oakley, a former pastor of the Baptist church here, and Rev. Wayne Lamb, pastor of the First Methodist Church, assisted. Burial was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Mr. McDonald suffered a paralytic stroke two weeks ago. Born in the Old Christmasville community, Mr. McDonald was a member of a pioneer Carroll County family. He was the son of the late David and Betty Scates McDonald. In 1902 he was married to Miss Jennie John son and they moved to McKenzie to make their home 20 years ago. In addition to his wife, Mr. McDonald is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Charles Penick; a son, William McDonald of Hunting don; a brother, Oscar McDonald, grandchildren. 

McDOWELL, WILLIAM J. [07 Dec 1945] Wm. J. McDowell Dies At Trezevant William J. McDowell, 85, died Dec. 7, 1945, at the home of his nephews, Mr. Thurman and David Mullins of near Trezevant. He was married to Miss Evie White who preceded him in death 43 years ago. He later married Mrs. Beulah Tate, who died 24 years ago. He was a member of the Trezevant Baptist Church. Mr. McDowell leaves three brothers, Mr. T. H. McDowell of Greely Colorado, Bob of Huntingdon and Edna of near Clarksburg; also three sisters, Mrs. Laura Wyatt, Josie Simpson and Mrs. Ida Crider of near Clarksburg. He also leaves many friends and relatives. Serving as pallbearers were, Thurman, David and A. G. Mullins of Trezevant, Conie Lea man of Memphis, nephews of Mr. McDowell, Ben Mullins of Trezevant, and Joe Raymond Jones of Humboldt, both great-nephews. Funeral services were held at the McLemoresville Methodist Church, Saturday, Dec. 8, con ducted by Rev. Barney Flowers, pastor of the Trezevant Baptist church. Burial was in the McLemoresville cemetery. 

McFARLAND, MYRTIS MAY Myrtis May McFarland [Brummitt Funeral Home] Obituary of Mrs. Myrtis McFarland Mrs. Myrtis May McFarland, for more than half century one of the most beloved women of McKenzie, was laid to rest here Tuesday morning in beautiful Mount Olivet Cemetery. The funeral service was con ducted at the Brummitt Funeral Home here with the Rev. Clay ton Wilson, pastor of the Christian Church at Paris, conducting the service. The large gathering of old time friends showed with what esteem she was held here, although she had made her home elsewhere for a number of years. Mrs. McFarland was a charter member of and was the first Worthy Matron of the McKenzie Chapter of the Eastern Star. She was very influential in helping to establish the chapter. As long as she made McKenzie her home she was active in the organization and in recognition of her services she was made a life member a number of years ago. She was a member of the Inglenook Book Club. Born in the south, she was always loyal to the interests of the confederacy and was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy as long as there was a chapter in McKenzie. She helped to organize the McKenzie Garden Club and served as president of the organization at one time as well as in many of the other official duties of the club. For more than 60 years she was a member of the Christian Church. She came to McKenzie in her early womanhood as the bride of the late R. D. McFarland who died here in 1936. Together they made a home that was outstanding for its ideals of integrity and Christian citizen ship. The home radiated genuine hospitality and was the gathering place for relatives and young and old friends. After her home was broken up here she went to live with her daughter, the late Mrs. Nannie May McFarland Dennis, in Edinburg, Texas and after the death of Mrs. Dennis she made her home with her son, Milton McFarland, who is principal of the Chester, W. Va. High School. Besides her son, she is survived by her sister, Mrs. W. P. Meadors who until recently had made her home here but who now lives in Greenville, Miss. She also leaves seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Among the out-of-town relatives who attended the services here were: Mr. and Mrs. Lyn dell Patterson, St. Louis, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Lucky, Mr. and Mrs. George Lucky, Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Lucky, Robert Lucky, Miss Lucy Lucky and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Norrad of Paris, all nieces and nephews of Mrs. McFarland. 

McKINNEY, IDA WOODARD [D 1 Jan 1916] A Sad Death Mrs. Ida Woodard McKinney, died at her home on New Years evening of puerpal fever. She is the wife of John W. McKinney, merchant of Cedar Grove, and a daughter of Harvey Woodard, a well known farmer of that community. She was born December 4, 1880, and was married September 4, 1904, and was 35 years and 27 days old. She was a splendid woman, held in high esteem by everybody and her sad death is greatly regretted. She is survived by her husband and aged father and mother. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon by Rev. Mr. Maxedon of Lavinia, and the burial followed in the family cemetery. 

McKINNEY, LIDA PORTER Mrs. Lida McKinney. Mrs. Lida McKinney, aged 56 years, died at her home in Milan Saturday Morning after a lingering illness. She was the wife of Dr. W. G. McKinney, a prominent physician of Milan. She leaves a husband, two sisters, Mrs. Martha Spain of Jackson and Mrs. Taylor Burns of Pleasant Hill, four brothers, James, Sam, John and Forrest Porter, all of near Whitthorne. Funeral services were conducted Sunday by the Rev. G .W. Burroughs, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery. The family has many friends and relatives in this county who sympathize with them in their loss. 

McLURE, NOLA NEWBILL Mrs. Lester McLure dies At Nobles Hospital Our community was saddened by the death of our friend and neighbor, Mrs. Lester McLure. Mrs. McLure was formerly Miss Nola Newbill. Mrs. McLure was taken ill Saturday morning and passed away at Nobles Hospital, Mon. morning. Funeral was held at Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Tuesday afternoon, Rev. George L. Johnson and Rev. R. H. Jackson of Sharon conducted the service. Mrs. Price McLain beautifully sang "We Will Understand it Better By and by." She leaves her husband, Lester McLure, two sisters, Mrs. Oscar Stafford, of McKenzie; Mrs. Sid Ingram of Camden; a number of nieces and nephews and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her passing. Holmes and Walker of Trezevant were in charge. 

McNALL, SWIN [Carroll County Democrat Friday, January 7, 1916] Swin McNall Dead Swin McNall died at his home Friday evening of pneumonia. He was the son of Robert McNall, a leading business man, farmer and stockman of Lavinia. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church and is survived by father, mother and several brothers and sisters. Funeral services were conducted by his pastor, Rev. Elmer Hicks, of Milan. Burial followed at Lavinia cemetery. Young Mc Nall was a splendid young man and had a host of friends who regretted his death. 

MILAM, HAZEL [D. 03 Aug 1939-Penick Funeral Home] Bethel and Peabody Grad. Dies Wednesday Former Carroll County Teacher Buried Yesterday Afternoon In Shiloh Cemetery. Miss Hazel Milam, the oldest daughter of A. Oscar Milam, sheriff of Carroll county, and Mrs. Milam, died Wednesday afternoon at the home of her pa rents in the Macedonia community, east of McKenzie, where she had been ill for several months. She was educated at the McKenzie public schools and at tended school at Bethel College, the West Tennessee State Teachers College, Memphis, and Peabody College, Nashville, of which she is a graduate. For several years she taught in the school system of Benton county and later in Carroll county. She was a member of the Liberty Methodist church, where she was organist for a number of years. Funeral services are being held this afternoon at the Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian church with the Rev. W T. Pafford of Big Sandy, the Rev. A. B. Rogers of McKenzie, and the Rev. George William Sparks of Nashville officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. In addition to her parents she leaves her grandfather, Garbriel Milam; two sisters, Miss Juanita Milam and Miss Josephine Milam; and two brothers, Blake Milam and Ross Milam, all of this community. 

MILAM. HAZEL A Letter of Regret, Love, Faith and Hope The following letter, addressed to a departed friend and companion, has been handed us for publication by the parents of the departed one, Sheriff and Mrs. A. O Milan: "And so We Said Goodbye, Hazel, on a Sunny Summer Afternoon, With Flowers and a Prayer, "August 3, 1939. "Dear Hazel, "I think perhaps you would like to know what happened at home and Shiloh today. It was just as you would have liked it here, Hazel--old, old friends, those who loved you so well, old familiar scenes. There were tears and smiles, prayers and sweet farewells. "It was all as it should have been, Hazel--with all sincerity. Charlie and Joe carried you for your last ride. The service was held at Shiloh, and there wasn’t room for all the folks in the church who came to be with you. Where there were no folks there were flowers--and, your casket. "The scriptural passages, comments, and prayers were read and offered by your dear pastor, the Rev. A. B. Rogers; your beloved former pastor, the Rev. W. T. Pafford, of Big Sandy; your friend and childhood chum, the Rev. George Sparks, Nashville, and the Rev. R. A. Wood, of Huntingdon. Every thing they said was the truth. The choir sang some of your favorite songs--those that you had played so many times. Mrs. Price McLean sang so beautifully "Beautiful Isle of Some where." Good friends took you out to the cemetery--Tommie Clark, Lloyd Kemp, Doc Harder, Ade Harder, Buck Duke Wright and McKinley Moore. It is a beautiful spot where they laid your body down in the warm earth. Summer time is such a beautiful time in which to start the journey you had to take. Why, out there at Shiloh this afternoon all nature gave proof of the abiding fact of immortality. "O death where is try sting; O grave where is thy victory!" There was no sting for you in the transition which you once called death. We who stood around a little bit of ground that is now forever your own, knew that this was no victory for the grave but the reward for lives well lived. Nobody had forgotten you, Hazel. A great mass of flowers covered your bit of ground. Everyone had told what they thought of you in floral color and per fume. "That’s about all there was to it, Hazel. It was simple. All your folks were there except Uncle Abe, Aunt Debbie, and Uncle Hugh--and, oh, so many friends. I never knew there could be so many--and so much adoration. "I’ll be envying you, for I know that you have all that one would desire--the answer to all the riddles of that thing we call eternity. "Josephine"

MITCHELL, ROBERT VERNER Former McKenzian Dies in Detroit Robert Verner Mitchell, 74, died at the home of his son in Detroit, Michigan, Friday morning, June 7, of a heart attack. Mr. Mitchell was born in Car roll County near Enon, the son of Alec and Mary Mitchell. He spent a number of years in McKenzie where he served as City marshal, later moving to Detroit with his family where he has lived for the past twenty years. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Mitchell will be remembered by his many friends in McKenzie as a devoted husband and father and a loyal citizen. He repeatedly sacrificed his own pleasure in order to be of ser vice to others. He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Murline Woods, one son, Robert Mitchell, Jr., both of Detroit; two sisters, Mrs. Mollie Kavanaugh of Dallas, Texas; Miss Sal lie Mitchell of McKenzie; three brothers, Leonard of McKenzie; Lafayett of Cairo, Ill., and Thomas of McAllen, Texas. He also leaves three grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. 

MOORE, C. T. [Carroll County Democrat Friday, December 23, 1910] Dies Suddenly Rev. C. T. Moore died very suddenly Saturday of last week at his home in Greenfield. Rev. Moore was a Baptist minister, brother of Rev. T. F .Moore, well known in this county. He was 52 two years old and had been actively engaged in the ministry for twenty-four years, and is survived by several children. He was a good man, and a faithful worker for his Master. He was held in the very highest esteem by those who knew him. 

MOORE, JAMES HAROLD Funeral Services For James Harold Moore James Harold Moore, who has been in a veterans hospital at Memphis for fourteen months, died Friday morning of last week and was buried at Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery, Sunday afternoon. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moore of this place, who survives. He also has four brothers and two sisters. The pastor, Rev. Raymond Hampton preached the funeral assisted by Rev. Cooper of Greenfield. Holmes and Walker were in charge. We extend sympathy to the bereaved. 

MOORE, JOSIE SEDBERRY Mrs. Coke Moore Sr. Bruceton, Tenn., June 24- Services for Mrs. Josie Sedberry Moore of Bruceton, who died at her home Wednesday morning, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Bruceton Methodist Church. The Rev. L. Z. Hurley, pastor, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. C. C. Sledd, pastor of Hollow Rock Prospect Baptist Church. Burial will be in Spelling Cemetery at Buena Vista with Bruceton Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Moore, who was 67, was the wife of Coke Moore Sr. 

MOORE, LULA D. [D. 09 May 1951-Brummitt Funeral Home] Beloved Citizen Passes Away Wednesday Night Services for Mrs. Lula D. Moore, 88, who died from a heart attack at her residence on Stonewall Street Wednesday night at 8:30 will be held today (Friday) at 2 p.m. at the Methodist Church. The pastor, Rev. Paul T. Lyles, officiating, and burial will be in the family plot in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Brummitt Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Moore is the widow of the late B. P. Moore, who pre ceded her in death on April 7, 1929. Born in Sumner county, she moved to Henry County near Paris in the 80's, then to McKenzie about 1890. She was a graduate of Franklin College, Franklin, Ky., in the class of ‘82. She taught in the Mctyerie School here until her marriage to Mr. Moore in August, 1896. She was an active church member and conference treasurer of the Women’s Missionary Society of the Memphis Conference of the Methodist Church. She has been president of the Women’s Missionary Society of the local church. She was a charter member of the Ingle nook Book Club. She is the last survivor of a family of eight children. She is survived by three children, B. P. Moore, Nashville; Y. D. Moore, business man of McKenzie, and Mrs. Nannie Bateman, McKenzie; five grand children and seven great grand children. Active pallbearers: Bailey Wrinkle, Bob McClure, Richard Moore, Stewart McFarland, Roy Kinney, Turner Cannon, Price McLean, Hubert Duquo and Charles Moss. 

MULLINS, JOHN DAVID [D. 13 May 1941-Penick Funeral Home] Father Of City School System Taken By Death Prof. John d. Mullins Was Organizer Of High School J. D. Mullins, father of the McKenzie public school system, died Tuesday morning in his home just across the street from the modern education plant. He spent 23 years of his life in building. All over the tri-counties, West Tennessee, and the South, and in many far-away cities there are merchants, teachers, housewives, farmers, professional men--a whole generation of them--who went to school to Mr. Mullins, from the day when McKenzie’s one-horse school was housed in a single red brick building until the present era, when the modern high school building was completed. Love For His Work None of them will ever forget the tall school master, with the iron gray hair and mustache; his vigorous right arm as it swung that huge brass bell announcing the start of school; his intense interest in his work, his teachers, and his pupils. Some of them at times, were called to Mr. Mullins’ office to feel the healthy discipline he administered; stern discipline, it seemed then, but never in the spirit of reprisal, al ways with a loving heart full of understanding and plain down right sympathy for the boy be fore him. Mr. Mullins had been seriously ill for more than a week and his physician and close friends knew that the end was near for him. He died in his 69th year. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday afternoon at his residence, with his pastor, the Rev. Leslie Gilbert, officiating, and the Rev. Geo. L. Johnson assisting. Burial was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Many floral tributes were evidence of the high respect in which his community held him. Born in Mississippi John David Mullins was born in Mississippi, near Chewalla, Tenn., just across the state line. He married Miss Beatrice Grisham in 1903. In preparing for his profession as a teacher he at tended Union University at Jack son, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and George Pea body College at Nashville. He came to McKenzie in 1910 after teaching in Selmer, Tenn. for eight years. He also had been county superintendent of education in McNairy County. In 1910 the McKenzie school hadn’t advanced much further than the old log-cabin days. The young teacher set about to improve the system and ten years later, in 1920, he graduated the first senior class from McKenzie’s first four-year high school. In order to attain high school rating, the school had to include home economics in its curriculum, but there was no equipment. So for two years home economics was taught in the Mullins kitchen, with the kitchen stove and cooking utensils used as a laboratory. Installed Library Prof. Mullins also was instrumental in installing a library in the school and in later years, a course of manual training. He taught the manual training course himself. Beginning with less than 200 pupils back in 1910, the superintendent saw his enrollment in creasing yearly until steps had to be taken for another building. Through his efforts and the efforts of his friends, the present McKenzie school district was created and funds raised for the modern building now in use. It stands today as his monument. Following his retirement in 1933 Mr. Mullins lent his time and intellect to his community in various ways. He took an active part in church and civic affairs and the time of his death he was a member of the board of tax equalization. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Besides Mrs. Mullins, Prof. Mullins is survived by a sister, Mrs. Addie Ijams, of Corinth, Miss., and by a brother, Charles Mullins of Ramer, Tenn. 

MURRAY, MAUDE GILES Mrs. Maude Murray. Wife of Dr. R. M. Murray is Dead at Trezevant. Thursday night of last week at about 12 o’clock Mrs. Maude Murray, wife of Dr. R. M. Murray, died at their home in Trezevant. The death was from congestion of the brain, but she had been sick nearly two weeks with fever. The deceased was 27 years old, a member of the Christian church and a most excellent Christian woman. She leaves a husband and three small children. She was the daughter of J. C. Giles, of Huntingdon, and was born and reared near this place. She was a true wife and mother and was devoted to her home and loved ones. She was held in high esteem by all and her funeral was one of the most largely attended ever held at McLemoresville. The funeral services were con ducted Friday by Elder Meeks and the burial occurred at the McLemoresville cemetery. Dr. Murray and children have the sympathy of a large number of friends. 

MUZZALL, C. S. [D. 03 Nov 1951-Brummitt Funeral Home] C. S. Muzzall Died At His Home Here on Nov. 3 On November 3rd, 1951, the death angel visited the home of C. S. Muzzall on North Main, and called him from this life to his reward. He ran a shop in McKenzie for a number of years. His motto was to please his customers and treat his fellow man right. He leaves to mourn his going, his wife, Mrs. Jean Leek Muzzall, one son, Charles, of Oak Ridge, one brother, Early of Nashville, one sister, Mrs. Ernest Vick, and a host of friends. He expressed a willingness to go. The funeral was conducted by Revs. C. R. Pinson and O. G. Perkins., in the presence of relatives and friends. His body was laid to rest in Mount Olive Cemetery, to await the resurrection. Brummitt Funeral Home in charge. Written by a friend. 

MYRICK, GEORGE [D. 28 Aug 1954-Brummitt Funeral Home] George Myrick, 74, Buried Here Last Monday Funeral services for George Myrick, 74, construction superintendent for the Carroll county electric department, who died Saturday, were held at 2 p.m. Monday at First Methodist Church. The Rev. W. L. Underwood officiated, assisted by the Rev. W. G. Nall and the Rev. Paul Lyles. Burial in Mount Olivet cemetery, where Caledonia Ma sonic Lodge 96 had charge of graveside services. Mr. Myrick died in Baptist Hospital, Memphis, after suffer ing a heart attack Friday. He had been with the electric department here since it was organized in 1938. Before that, he was supervisor for the Kentucky-Tennessee Power and Light Company here. Mr. Myrick was a native of Weakley County. His parents were Sam and Maggie Fowler Myrick. He came to McKenzie 28 years ago, after serving as supervisor for the water and light departments in Martin and Dresden. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Ipha Ritchie Myrick; a son, Paul, of Frankfort, Ky.; a daughter, Mrs. Juanita Chesnut of Jacksonville, Fla; four brothers, Jesse Myrick of Waco, Texas, Joe Myrick of Martin, Sam Myrick of Jacksonville, Fla., Ted Myrick of Chattanooga; four sisters, Mrs. Margaret Myrick of Horlan, Ky., Mrs. Ethel Atkins of Paragould, Ark., Mrs. Myrtle Turner of Oran, Mich., Mrs. Monti Kirby of Nashville; and two grandchildren, Claire Chesnut Henly of Columbus, Ga., and Linda Myrick of Frankfort, Ky.