Obituaries

Oscar T. Carter, about 12 years of age and a nephew of Judge Ira J. Carter of Meridian, was seized suddenly ill in the early part of the day before yesterday and died before night of congestive chills. His remains were taken to Enterprise yesterday for interment.

Chief Warrant Officer Lewis B. Covington, Jr., 34, of H & HS, died early Monday on January 22, 1965, in Charleston naval Hospital after a short illness.

While stationed at Beaufort, Warrant Officer Covington served as assistant Marine Corps Exchange Officer. He was also Sunday School Superintendent of the Adult Department of the Port Royal Baptist Church.

Warrant Officer Covington was survived by his wife, Ruby Frances and their three sons.

J. W. Jones

J. W. Jones, age 65, of DeSoto, MS died Feb. 3, 1945 at 10:30 AM of a heart attack. McClellan & Walters Funeral Home. According to Joseph's obituary, these siblings were still alive at his death: Zulika Jones of Hattiesburg; Edna Simmons of Houston, Texas; Marguerite Holloman of Iowa; Mrs. H. C. (Rilla) Moody of Laurel; Mrs. Tom (Alice) Herrin of Hattisburg; and Arthur of DeSoto. It said that he had 15 grandchildren at that time. His pallbearers were Paul Newton, Frank McNeal, R. G. Gilbert, T. M. Stallings, and Sam Arningtton. Funeral services Feb. 4 at 3:30 at Oak Grove Church. Buried at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Buried next to him is his second wife (10 years), Lessie Covington Duvall, born Aug. 9, 1895 and died Oct 20, 1985.

My note: Lessie's son, Syl, was married to J. W. Jones' granddaughter, Christine Stallings. That means that Lessie was Christine's Mother-in-law and step-Grandma.

Submitted by Laurene Shewan

Meridian Star on August 6, 1965

Sudie Jones

Mrs. Sudie Jones - Quitman, Miss at 2:30 PM Wednesday. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Sudie Octavia Jones, 78, of 1426 12th Ave., Meridian. The Rev. E. H. Scott officiated inn the Walters Funeral Home Chapel in Quitman with burial following in the Odd Fellows Cemetery. Mrs. Jones died Monday in Rush Memorial Hospital.

Surviving her are three daughters, Mrs. E. M. (Lallee) Evans, Quitman, Mrs. Octavia Smith, Meridian, and Mrs. Jim (Hazel) McQuaig, Stonewall; two sons, Edward Jones, Norwich, Conn and J. W. Jones, Poplarville; two brothers, Miller Ethridge, Madden and Edd Etheridge, Jackson; 25 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren. She died August 2, 1965.

Services for Gradie E. Mayo will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Earl Wheatley officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.

Mr. Mayo, 100, of Meridian, died Thursday, March 14, 1996, at the Retirement Center in Baton Rouge, La. He was a member of Parkview Church of God and a World War I veteran, who served in the Army Infantry in France and Germany. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 1. He will be best remembered as the postman who delivered the mail with a horse and buggy.

Survivors include a daughter, Grace Dunigan and son-in-law, Tom Dunigan, both of Memphis, Tenn.; a daughter-in-law, Marie Mayo of Baton Rouge, La.; a sister Jewel Moon of Meridian; two granddaughters, Rhonda Dunigan Johnson and grandson-in-law, David Johnson, both of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Lois Mayo Hallett and grandson-in-law, Dick Hallett, both of Anderson, Ind.; three grandsons, Dale Dunigan and granddaughter-in-law, Vicki Dunigan, both of Senatobia, David L. Mayo and Granddaughter-in-law, Terri Mayo, both of Gaithersburg, Md., Lowell D. Mayo and granddaughter-in-law, Tara Mayo, both of Baton Rouge, La.; three great-granddaughters, Krsitina Dunigan and Paula Dunigan, both of Senatobia and Tori Mayo of Baton Rouge, La.; eight great-grandsons, A. J. Dunigan, Jordan Dunigan, Caleb Dunigan, Kevin Dunigan, and Alan Dunigan, and great-granddaughter-in-law, Kristy Dunigan, all of Senatobia and Tyler Mayo and Trace Mayo, both of Baton Rouge, La., and Sean Mayo of Gaithersburg, Md.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a son, Gradie LaNoyette Mayo and his wife of 65 years, Lala Dollar Mayo, who died in 1985.

Pallbearers include his grandsons and great-grandsons, David L. Mayo, Lowell D. Mayo, Tyler Mayo, Dale Dunigan, Alan Dunigan, Kevin Dunigan, and David L. Johnson.

The family has requested that memorials be made to their favorite charity or church.

Visitation will be held today from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home.