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Mrs. W. P Pace Dies
At Grandson’s
Home
Mrs. W. P. Pace, 88-year-old
native of Henry County died
Friday night at the home of her
grandson, J. W. Herndon In the
Hico community.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2
o’clock
at the Hico Church of
Christ, burial in the Walker
Cemetery.
Mrs. Pace was the daughter
of the late Henry Bradford and
Evelyn Hansel Bradford, who
were early settlers of the old
23rd district. She had been a
member of the Church of Christ
since early childhood. Two sons
and her husband preceded her
in death several years ago.
She is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Dianah Herndon and Mrs. Bell Perry, both
of Henry County; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild. Mrs. B. G. Largent of
Paris is a niece.
PAGE, GUY
The Gleason community was
shocked last Saturday by the
accidental death from a gunshot wound of a 19-year-old
resident. He was Guy Page,
whose marriage to the former
Evelyn Harrison occurred on December 26th of last year.
The accident occurred at the
home of his father, Arlie Page,
the fatal shot coming from a
rifle which he thought was not
loaded.
His 12-year-old brother,
Ralph, had been snapping the
hammer on the gun when Guy
asked to look at it. The gun
must have been cocked at that
time. As the younger brother
passed the gun to Guy, he said,
"Be careful, there’s
a shell in
it."
As he reached for the gun
the shell exploded, the bullet
entering his skull between his
eyes.
In addition to his young wife,
the unfortunate young man is
survived by his parents, one
brother and two sisters.
PARKS, CHARLES MILTON
[D. 06 or 30 Jun 1938-Penick Funeral Home]
Charles Milton Parks
Funeral services were conducted for Charles Milton
Parks, who died June 30, last
Friday afternoon at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Parks. The Rev. G. L.
Johnson, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, was the
officiant. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mr. Parks is survived by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Parks,
and two sisters, Mrs. L. A. Ward
and Miss Martha Louise Parks.
PARNELL, R. J.
[D. 28 Aug 1944-Penick Funeral Home]
McKenzie Loses
Pioneer Citizen
R. J. Parnell, 50 years a City
Councilman
Robert James Parnell, long
time merchant and civic leader,
passed into a higher phase of
life at his home on Elm St., Monday morning at 4:15.
The funeral service was held
in the First Presbyterian Church
Wednesday morning at 10:30. His
close friends, the Rev. George
L. Johnson, officiated assisted by
the Rev. John H. Van Lierop.
Burial was in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Mr. Parnell had been a ruling
elder of the Presbyterian church
for more than half a century,
clerk of the session, and at his
death, senior elder. He also
served as Sunday School superintendent for thirty years.
He was born in the Big Buck
community of Carroll County,
Sept. 18, 1863, was in business in
McKenzie fifty-six years. For a
number of years he was associated with his father-in-law, the
late Herman L. Ownby, in the
grocery business. But for the
past thirty years had operated
a toy and novelty shop, retiring
in the spring because of failing
health.
He had served on the local
school board twenty-five years.
Besides his long tenure as city
councilman, he had been vice mayor for a number of years.
He was first married to Miss
Cintie Martin and to them was
borne a son, Lawrence M. Parnell, of Raleigh, N. C. after Mrs.
Parnell’s
death in 1885 he was
married to Miss Maggie Owenby
in April 1898.
Surviving him besides his wife
and son are three daughters,
Mrs. Charlie M. Scates of Memphis, Miss Dorothy Parnell, a
missionary of the Presbyterian
church, in Caracacas, Venezuela,
S. A., and Mrs. Frank Kelley of
McKenzie, two grand-children,
Dorothy and William Kelley; a
brother, J. Sam Parnell of McKenzie; two half sisters, Mrs.
Herman Gaston of McKenzie and
Mrs. P. W. Argo of Milan.
Those attending the funeral
services of Mr. R. J. Parnell Wednesday morning at the First
Presbyterian church were Mr.
and Mrs. Curtis Watkins, Miss
Louise Scates, Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Gaylor, Mr. and Mrs. R. G.
Champion, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Boyles, and Mrs. C. J. Farris of
Memphis; Judge and Mrs. Finis
J. Garrett, Washington, D. C.;
Mrs. Ellison Wolloughby of Mayfield, Ky., Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Dinwiddie, Mrs. Jack Marr and
sons, Mrs. Eugene Rison, of
Paris; Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Argo
of Milan; Mrs. Ellen Cannon, Atwood; Mrs. A. D. Fuqua, Martin; Mrs. Foy Berry, Mrs. Archie
Cultra and Mrs. H. P Callicott, Jr., of Union City; Ed Parnell and daughter, Jamie,
Jackson; Mrs. Dave Parnell, Knoxville; Mrs. E. Fento Moore of
Chattanooga; Frank Parnell,
Trenton; Mr. and Mrs. Orion
Mitchell, Tifton, Ga.
PATTERSON, BEN F.
[D. 26 Apr 1948[9]-Brummitt Funeral Home]
Esquire B. F. Patterson
Stricken in Field
Esquire Ben F. Patterson of
McKenzie was stricken in this
field on April 26th and died of
a heart attack. He was 75.
Survivors are his son, Ernest
of McKenzie, and
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Mrs. Lona Bomar and Mrs. Lorene Smith all of Community Grove, and Mrs. Idella
Highfill of Detroit; also a sister, Mrs. Lucky Rutherford of
Texas.
Funeral services were held
Thursday morning at 11 o’clock
at Community Grove by the
Rev. E. A. Phillips and Rev.
Paul T. Lyles. Burial was in
Mt. Olivet cemetery, Brum
mitt’s
in charge.
Mr. Patterson had been a magistrate for 20 years, which office he held at the time of his
death. He was a member of
Community Grove Church and
of the Masonic Lodge.
PERRY, MOSE
[The McKenzie Banner,
Friday, January 7, 1916]
Uncle Mose Perry Dies
About noon Thursday, uncle
Mose Perry, age 87 years, died at
his home in North McKenzie.
Funeral service will be held at the
residence at 11 o’clock
today (Fri
day,) burial at Mt. Olivet.
PRESSON, MILLARD A. JR.
[D. 23 Jan 1945-Brummitt Funeral Home]
Another boy
Comes Home For
Final Rest
Word has been received of the
homecoming of another boy
who gave his life on foreign
soil in World War II.
The remains of the late Sgt.
Millard A. Presson, Jr., accompanied by a Military escort has
been scheduled to leave Jersey
City August 5, and should ar
rive in McKenzie at 6:05 p.m.,
Saturday, August 6.
Services will be held at Shilo
church, Sunday afternoon at 3
o’clock
by the Rev. W. T. In
gram. Military services will be
held at the grave in Shilo cemetery. Brummitt’s
in charge of
arrangement.
And so revile will sound
once more over the final resting place in his homeland, of a
boy who gave his life that we
might remain free.
PROVINCE, LIZZIE QUINN
[MALISSA ANN]
[D. 24 Jan 1949-Brummitt Funeral Home]
Mrs. Lizzie Province, 90,
passed away at her home on
Cherry Street at 7:30 on Mon
day morning after an illness of
nine weeks. Mrs. Province was
born on June 7, 1858 near
Trezevant. She was the daughter of Rufus and Emily Harvey
Quinn and was the last surviving member of a family of
12 children. She moved to McKenzie with her family at the
age of sixteen and was married
to the late John W. Province in
1880. Her husband was a member of one of the pioneer families of this community. She had
been a member of the Cumber
land Presbyterian Church here
since early womanhood.
Surviving her are three children, Max Quinn Province of
Chattanooga, Mrs. H. V. Granade of McKenzie, and John W.
Province of Paris; six grand
children and four great grand
children. A daughter, Mabel
Phillips, preceded her mother in
death by several years. Nieces
and nephews of Mrs. Province
who live in McKenzie are Mrs.
Lillian Carroll, Howard Bryant, Mrs. Max Marshall, Mrs.
Mary Adams, B. A. Dinwiddie,
and J. W. Atkins.
In her home at the time of
her death were four generations
of her family: Mrs. Province,
her daughter; Mrs. Granade,
her grand-daughter, Mrs. Rachel James; and her great
grand-daughter Mabel Claire
James.
Funeral Services were held
at the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church here at two o’clock
on
Tuesday afternoon. The services
were conducted by her pastor,
Rev. E. R. Ramer, assisted by
Rev. Bill Ingram. Internment
is at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Brummitt’s
funeral home was
in charge.
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Malissa Ann, the sweetest name
I’ve
ever heard,
I’m
sure I’ll
never hear a
sweeter word.
She loved all nature, both
flowers and birds,
That’s
Malissa Ann, the sweetest
name I’ve
ever heard.
She loved all seasons but
mostly Spring.
Spring had its reasons to make
her heart sing.
She planted her gardens, didn’t
worry about a thing,
Because she knew God, her
flowers and birds would
bring.
She visited all, both rich
and poor.
Her friendly smile, any sickness
could cure.
You’ve
heard a lot of names
I’m
sure,
But Malissa Ann is, by far
the most pure.
My great grandmother,
-by Mable Clair James
PURYEAR, CLARABELL GOAR
Mrs. W. G. Puryear
Died of Heart
Attack Feb. 20
Friends of Mrs. W. G. Puryear, the former Clarabell Goar
of McKenzie have received news
of her death from a heart at
tack Feb. 20 at her home in Bell
Buckle, Tenn., where her husband is a teacher at Webb
School. The funeral service was
held at the Methodist Church in
Bell Buckle at 2 o’clock
Thurs
day.
Mrs. Puryear is survived by
her husband, a son, Lt. Com. W.
G. Puryear, Jr., Washington, D.
C., a daughter, Mrs. Martin
Rhode, Baltimore, sisters, Miss
Marie Goar, Miss Marion Goar,
Miss Alberta Goa[r], Miss Imogene Goar, all of Birmingham, Ala.,
Mrs. Ray Morrison, Sherman,
Texas, Mrs. Slater Settle, Washington, D. C., Mrs. Miller Walton, Memphis, and one brother,
Frank Goar, Nashville. All were
former residents of McKenzie.
While living in McKenzie,
Mrs. Puryear attended McTyiere School and later served as
Dormitory Mother for the
school. After her marriage, she
and Professor Puryear returned
to Bethel College where he was teacher and coach. She was actively connected with the Methodist Church in McKenzie and
civic minded, belonging to several of the clubs at that time.
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