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SUSAN PUGH READ
Funeral services for Mrs. Susan Pugh Read,80. who died Sunday in the Jasper
General Hospital following a long illness will be held Tuesday, at Read's Chaplel United Church with interment
in the church cemetery. A resident of Route 2 LOUIN, she was the widow of W. M. Read. She
was a member of Read's Chapel Church. Survivors are six sons: Turner Waldo, Wilbert, Harmon, Michael and
Charles Ray;seven daughters--Mrs. W.W. Doolittle, Mrs. F. W. Windham, Mrs. Homer Lee, Mrs. L. L.. Nester,
Mrs. Jesse Hendrix, and Mrs. Edison/Wilson. Also surviving are 38 grandchildren, 61 great grandchildren and
3 sisters.
Jasper County News, September 28, 1964 - Submitted by Betty Nester
W. M. READ DIES, PROMINENT PLANTER,
FUNERAL HELD THURSDAY
Following a long decline of health, Mr. William Marschall Read, 76, of Louin R.F.D. passed away in
Bay Springs early Wednesday morning.(08 Apr 1948) Funeral services were conducted at Read's Chapel United
Methodist Church with interment in the church cemetery.
Mr. Read was a farmer, holding considerable property in the central part of the county.
Through thrift and labor he became one of the most prominent farmers in Jasper County. He was one of the
most substantial citizens of the county, lending his support and encouragement to those things that make
a better citizenery. He and his wife reared a large family of sons and daughters who in turn responded
to the love he bestowed on them. The departed leaves his wife, Mrs. Susie Pugh Read; six sons, Turner,
Waldo.Wilbert Michael, Harmon, and Charles Ray and seven daughters, Mrs. W. W. Doolittle, Mrs. F. W. Windham, Mrs.
Homer Lee, Mrs. L.L. Nester, Mrs. Jesse Hendrix, Mrs. Wesley Lewis, and Mrs. Edison Wilson. Also
surviving are grandchildren, one brother, four half-brothers, and one half-sister.
[Jasper County News, April 9, 1948 - Submitted by Betty Nestor]
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