A MOONSHINER IN HOE | MAGNOLIA, Ark., Oct. 16. – Drew Short, 70 years old, was yesterday arrested and brought in town by Deputy United States Marshal Dumas, charged with illicit distilling. Short has been running a blind tiger for some time, but has successfully evaded the officers of the law until now. He is…
Posts
Yount, Mary Etta Shipp
MARY ETTA SHIPP YOUNT | Mrs. Mary Etta Yount, wife of Mr. J. M. Yount, died at her home near Gilt Edge Saturday morning at 6 o’clock of lung trouble after an illness of nine weeks. Her burial took place at Smyrna burial ground Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, Rev. G. W. Tracey conducting the…
Byrd, Thurman Edward
THURMAN EDWARD BYRD | COVINGTON – Thurman E. Byrd, 62, retired farmer, died of lung disease Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Munford (Tenn.) Funeral Home with burial in Shiloh Cemetery here. Mr. Byrd, the husband of Tissie [Tassie] Glass Byrd, also leaves a daughter, Cheryl Byrd Cochran,…
Hudson, Rosa Augusta Young
ROSA AUGUSTA YOUNG HUDSON | Mrs. Rosa Hudson Dies Saturday | Mrs. Rosa A. Hudson, 69, died Saturday at 10 a.m. in General Hospital. She had been a patient there the past two weeks and died from complications following surgery. She resided at 333 West King and had been a resident of Jackson for 50…
Williams, Fannie Cotton Richardson
FANNIE RICHARDSON WILLIAMS | Mrs. Fannie Williams: Mason Resident, 84, Dies in Memphis MASON, Tenn., Oct. 6 – Mrs. Fannie Richardson Williams , widow of Thomas J. Williams, died Thursday in Baptist Hospital in Memphis. She was 84. Services will be held Saturday morning at 11 in the Mason Methodist Church with the Rev. C….
Thompson, Margaret Marie Parrott
MARGARET MARIE PARROTT THOMPSON | age 78, of Farragut, passed away early Wednesday morning, May 8, 2013, at her home. Marie was a member of Concord United Methodist Church. Marie was a homemaker and mother to three. Her proudest role was as a Navy wife in support of her husband’s military career. She was a…
Williams, Riley Fischer
RILEY FISCHER WILLIAMS | The ten-month’s-old infant of Mr. T. J. Williams, of the 15th district, died Saturday morning at 5:30 o’clock after an illness of 11 weeks, and was buried Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. [Riley Fischer Williams; The Covington Leader; Covington, Tenn; 26 Dec 1918; Pg 1]
Williams, Lexie Lois Faulk
Gun victim to be buriedSpecial to The Commercial Appeal LEXIE LOIS FAULK WILLIAMS | MASON, Tenn. – Services will be today for Mrs. Lexie Faulk Williams, who died Sunday at her home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. Mrs. Williams, 74, widow of J. A. Williams, was fond by her son, Jerry Williams of…
Thompson, James Floyd
JAMES FLOYD THOMPSON | CHARLESTON – Services for James Floyd Thompson, 67, were at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Charleston Baptist Church with Rev. David Lawler and Rev. Thomas D. Robinson officiating. Burial was in the Charleston Cemetery with Brownsville Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Thompson died Thursday night at his home. Surviving are his…
Williams, Margaret Helen
Bozo’s BBQ was her work, hobbyby James Dowd Margaret Helen Williams | former co-owner of Bozo’s Hot Pit Bar-B-Q Restaurant in Mason, had the barbecue business in her blood. “Her hobby was work and she loved being at Bozo’s,” said niece Dorothy Cottam. Miss Williams died Wednesday at Appling Wood Health Care Center in Memphis….