Thursday, April 11, 2019

16 June 1993 Obits

Willis Adie Fuller
The Clarke County Tribune
Services for Willis Adie Fuller were held on June 9, 1993, from the Chapel of Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Williamson officiating. Burial was in Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
   Mr. Fuller, age 75, passed away on June 7, 1993, in Mobile Infirmary. He was a native of Clarke County and a resident of Mobile, AL, for 54 years.
   Survivors include his wife, Ila Fuller; two daughters, Mrs. Judy Hare and Mrs. June Townshend; one son, Ronnie Fuller; and four grandchildren, all of Mobile; three sisters, Mrs. E. B. Avera, Atmore, AL; Mrs. Frank McAdams, Quitman; Mrs. Ray Fountaine, Pascagoula; one brother, Russell Fuller, Stonewall; and a host of nieces, nephews and relatives.


Elwina Beeman Robst
The Clarke County Tribune
Services for Elwina Beeman Robst were held Friday, June 11, 1993, at St. Patrick's Church with burial in the Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Father Peter Quinn officiated.
   Mrs. Robst, age 59, of Quitman, passed away June 9, 1993, at H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital.
   She was a member of the Good Shepherd Catholic Mission in Quitman and worked for Metropolitan Insurance Company for thirty-three years.
   Survivors include her husband, Paul K. Robst, Quitman; one son, Kelly McMullan, Meridian; two step-sons, Paul K. Robst, Jr., Merrimack, New Hampshire; and Phillip K. Robst, Atlanta, GA; and one step-daughter, Stephanie Cook, Swansea, Illinios.
   She was preceded in death by her mother, Mamie Lee Beeman; father, Carl Les Beeman, and a daughter, Lisa Vandewalker.
   Pallbearers included Davy Jones, Bill Barber, Roy Higdon, Tate Roberts, Terry Davis, and Danny Luke.


George G. Barry
The Clarke County Tribune
Services for George C. Barry were held on Monday, June 14, 1993, at Quitman First United Methodist Church with burial in the Odd Fellows Cemetery. Rev. Russell LuQuire officiated.
   Mr. Barry, age 72, of Quitman, passed away on June 12, 1993, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
   He was a retired banker with Bank of Quitman; Veteran of WW II with the U.S. Navy; member of the Boy Scout Council; member of the Clarke County Chamber of Commerce; VFW American Legion; graduate of Banking School of the South; member of the Mississippi Economic Council; member of the Quitman First United Methodist Church where he served as treasurer for thirty-five years; member of the Quitman Lions Club for the past forty-seven years; past member of the Quitman School Board; former member of the Board of Aldermen for the City of Quitman; and was very active in numerous fund-raising activities.
   Survivors include his wife, Margarette B. Barry, Quitman; four daughters, Sylvia Lantrip, Tuscaloosa; Rita Parker, Brandon; Lynn Terry, Grapevine, TX; and Leigh Moore, Enterprise; one brother, John Barry, Quitman; one sister, Opal Dawkins, Meridian; and six grandchildren.
   Pallbearers included Barry Parker, Chad Fleming, Neil Parker; Rick Barry; Tommy Dawkins; and Gilbert Dawkins.


Thomas W. Lafferty
The Clarke County Tribune
Services for Thomas W. Lafferty were held on Monday, June 14, 1993, at Shady Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Mark Thead and Rev. Leslie Roberts officiated.
   Mr. Lafferty, age 52, of Quitman, passed away on June 12, 1993, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
   Survivors include his wife, Glenase Lafferty, Quitman; his mother, Annie Mae Lafferty, Quitman; four brothers, James Lafferty, Meridian; Aulbert Lafferty, Ardmore, Oklahoma; Johnny Lafferty, Meridian; and C. J. Lafferty, Shubuta; and one sister, Dean Abston, Meridian.


Delitha Johnson
The Clarke County Tribune
Services for Delitha Johnson were held on June 8, 1993 at the Mt. Cannan Baptist Church with burial in the community cemetery. Rev. Ernest Jackson and Rev. W. R. Beasley officiated.
   Mrs. Johnson, age 78, of DeRidder, LA, passed away on June 4, 1993, at the Beaugard Baptist Memorial Hospital.
   Survivors include six sons, Frank Johnson, Jr., Elijah Johnson, Charlie Johnson, Robert Johnson, and Otto Johnson, all of DeRidder, LA; Bobby Johnson of Houston, TX; eight daughters, Bessie Mitchell of Seattle; Evelean Williams of Houston, TX; Betty Bartee, Shubuta; Rosa Allen and Lillie Williams of Port Arthur, TX; Erma Wallace and Patricia St. Romain of DeRidder, LA; Lottie Johnson of Beaumont, TX; seventy-two grandchildren; sixty-one great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren and one aunt, Frances Slate of Shreveport, LA; and a host of cousins and friends.


William Edgar Long
The Clarke County Tribune
Graveside services for William Edgar Long were held June 15, 1993, at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
   Mr. Long, age 87, of Archusa Convalescent Center, passed away on June 14, 1993, at H. C. Watkins Hospital.
   He is survived by several friends.


Virgie Inez Graham Thompson
The Clarke County Tribune
Services for Virgie Inez Graham Thompson were held on June 16, 1993, at Elim Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Ray McCorkle officiated.
   Mrs. Thompson, age 92, of McNeil Nursing Center, Enterprise, passed away on June 13, 1993, at home.
   She is survived by a sister, Vera Fuller, Quitman; nine grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.

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