DeSoto County Obituaries Cothran, Ellen M Faught, Dora A Foote, Honorable George Lindsey, Pierce C Mayfield, Thomas Payne, Mr Name of Deceased: Cothran, Ellen M County Name: DeSoto State: MS Newspaper: The Oklahoman Date: 25 Aug 2005 Submitters Name: Gene Phillips Obit: Ellen M. Cothran Cothran, Ellen M., 75, passed away Monday, August 22, 2005 in South Haven, Mississippi. She was born October 19, 1929 in Achille, Oklahoma to Abney and Mary (Battice) Jefferson. Ellen is survived by her husband, Bill Cothran; one son; one daughter; one grandson and one granddaughter. Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M., Friday, August 26, 2005 in the Little Chapel of the Roses with interment following in Resthaven Memory Gardens under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home. RESTHAVEN FUNERAL HOME S.W. 104TH AT WALKER 691-1661 [Published in The Oklahoman on 8/25/2005.] Obit Index Name of Deceased: Faught, Dora A County Name: DeSoto State: MS Newspaper: NE MS Journal Date: 18 Dec 2007 Obit: Dora A. Faught HORN LAKE - Dora A. Faught, 100, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007, at the Landmark Nursing Home. She was a member of the Hernando Church of Christ. She was the widow of Kinchen F. Faught. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East in Memphis. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery East. Survivors include her children, Jodie Webb of Olive Branch, Betty Beard of Tupelo, Alma Kidwell of Bartlett, Tenn., and John Faught of Corinth; 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today. Obit Index Name of Deceased: Foote, Honorable George County Name: DeSoto State: MS Newspaper: Annual obituary notices of eminent people of the United States in 1858 Submitters Name: Linda Blue Dietz Obit: Foot, Hon. George Foot, Hon. George, Hernando, Miss., July 17, probate judge of De Soto Co.French, Judge Hugh L., Jackson, Miss., , -, Ie. 50. He was a native of Virginia, but emigrated when six years of age, with his father, Mr. Hugh French, to Adair Co., Ky. He was a nephew of Col. Andrew Lewis, of revolutionary memory, his mother being a sister of that officer. Having been educated for the bar, he entered upon the discharge of his professional duties with characteristic fidelity, and established a reputation as a lawyer. His fellowcitizens repeatedly evinced their estimate of his talents and integrity by electing him to places of honor and profit. Obit Index Name of Deceased: Lindsey, Pierce C County Name: DeSoto State: MS Newspaper: Elk City News-Democrat, Elk City OK Date: Aug 1926 Submitters Name: Gene Phillips Obit: LINDSEY, PIERCE C. (Aug 1926, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): Pierce C. Lindsey was born May 8, 1857, near Madisonville, in Monroe County, Tenn. Departed this life on August 10th, 1926, at Elk City, Oklahoma. He grew to manhood in Tenn. At the early age of sixteen he joined the Union army, serving two years and thirteen days with Co. K, 9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry. The time of his enlistment was from August 29th, 1863, to September 11, 1865. At the close of the Civil war he received his honorable discharge under President Johnson. On December 6th, 1867, he was married to Miss Jane Raine. To this union two (sic) children were born; namely: Colonel, Prior, David and Allen Alex, Isaac, Jim, Marshall, Cordelia and an infant daughter. Five of the children have preceded their father in death. Mr. Lindsey with his wife and family left Tennessee in 1873 and moved to DeSoto County, Miss. Nine years later, 1882, they moved to Arkansas. Here they lived until 1913, when they came to Elk City, Oklahoma. Here he lived until his demise. "Grandpa Lindsey," as he was known far and near to neighbors and friends was converted at the age of nineteen and joined the Baptist church. Forty years of his life he spent as a deacon in his church. He enjoyed laboring in his master's vineyard, visiting the sick and offering his services day and night if there was anything he could do to assist, when he was hardly able to get in and out at his neighbors doors. He was never very strong but his health failed fast the last year and he was in bed eleven days before God's messenger came to claim "It's Own." A week before he died he called grandma, (his aged companion) then his boys to his bedside and asked them to be good and meet him in heaven; then he told them of God's wonderful mercy and rich promises of love to all mankind; That he could see the gates of Heaven open and the Angels inside; That his work on earth was done and he was ready to cross the waters and be at home. Then he thanked his loved ones, friends and neighbors for their care and service to him during his sickness. His granddaughter and husband, Clio and Roland Dillon were his faithful nurses, and love prompted their service when duty called them elsewhere. His every want and wish they considered. Often he begged them to give him up and let him go home. It isn't often the closing chapter of life can be written in such glowing terms, and it is a happy privilege for the writer to say "I'm glad I knew him." Yet I haven't told the half of his life's work. Funeral services were held at the Hebron church by Brother J. J. Risinger. Afterward the remains were laid to rest in the Hebron Cemetery (Washita County). Pall bearers were Charles and John Lester, J. Ray, J. M. Beck, J. C. McElyea and J. T. Gilentine. Honorary pall bearers were: A. R. Bommer, J. A. Bass, J. Willis, W. W. Martin, W. A. Lovingood and Vanderslice. Grandpa was past 74 years old. His youngest son, Marshall from Honey Grove, Texas, visited his father a few days before his death. But it is doubtful if his father ever recognized him. He was failing so fast. His other four sons are residents of Elk City. He leaves to mourn his loss. His aged wife, five sons, twenty-three grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and a host of friends. Obit Index Name of Deceased: Mayfield, Thomas County Name: DeSoto State: MS Newspaper: The Memphis Eagle and Enquirer, Memphis, TN Date: 17 Feb 1855 Submitters Name: Debora Reese Obit: Thomas Mayfield DIED -- In DeSoto County, Miss., on the 14th inst., THOMAS MAYFIELD, an aged citizen of that county, formerly of Marshall County. [The Memphis Eagle and Enquirer, Memphis, TN, February 17, 1855 - Submitted by Debora Reese] Obit Index Name of Deceased: Payne, Mr County Name: DeSoto State: MS Newspaper: [The Wheeling Intelligencer, Wheeling, VA, August 27, 1872, "Mississippi News" Section Date: 27 Aug 1872 Submitters Name: Debora Reese Obit: Payne A passenger on the Memphis and Little Rock railroad fell dead soon after stepping from the train this evening. From papers found he is supposed to be a Mr. Payne from Olive Branch, Mississippi. [The Wheeling Intelligencer, Wheeling, VA, August 27, 1872, "Mississippi News" Section - Submitted by Debora Reese] Obit Index This page last updated on -- 10 Apr 2011 BACK -- HOME ©Genealogy Trails