Saturday, December 5, 2020

31 Aug 1994 Obits

Ruffie Ezell Avera
The Clarke County Tribune
Services for Ruffie Ezell Avera were held on August 25, 1994, at Wright's Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the New Home Cemetery.
   Mrs. Avera, 82, of Rt. 4 Quitman, died August 23, 1994, at The University Hospital in Jackson.
   Survivors include her husband, George Avera, Quitman; a son, George B. Avera, Quitman; two daughters, Deborah, Eubanks, Navarre, FL; and Katie Cox Swanner, Quitman; 8 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.


Sammie Margaret McCarty
The Clarke County Tribune
Services for Sammie Margaret McCarty were held August 29, 1994, at Wright's Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the McGowan Chapel Cemetery. Rev. Parker Chancelor officiated.
   Mrs. McCarty, 75, of Enterprise, died August 27, 1994, at H.C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Clarke County and active in civic and community affairs.
   Survivors include three sons, Robert H. McCarty; Dr. William H. McCarty and Dr. Jack C. McCarty, all of Starkville; one daughter, Margaret Jane McCarty, Ocean Springs; two sisters, Julia Lois Lightsey and Charlotte Lightsey, both of Meridian; and five grandchildren.
   She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack C. McCarty, Sr.


Joseph Eugene Glass
The Clarke County Tribune
Graveside services for Joseph Eugene Glass were held August 29, 1994, at Antioch Church Cemetery. Rev. David Jay officiated.
   Mr. Glass, 78, of Quitman, died August 27, 1994, at H.C. Watkins Memorial Hospital.
   Survivors include wife, Mrs. Sue Glass, Quitman; two sons, Billy Gene Glass, DeSoto and Michael Glass, Enterprise; three daughters, Mrs. Charlotte Chatham, Chalemette, LA; Miss Margaret Glass, Quitman; and Mrs. Barbara McCarty, Oklahoma City, OK; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.


Hana Lea Watts
The Clarke County Tribune
Graveside services for Miss Hana Lee Watts were held August 23, 1994, at Machpelah Cemetery in Pascagoula with Rev. Dennis Ray Smith officiating.
   Hana Lea Watts, 2 days old, died August 21, 1994, at U.S.A. Medical Center in Mobile.
   Survivors incldue her parents, Jason Patrick and Jana Lea Watts, Pascagoula; maternal grandparents, John and Jean Brannon, Pascagoula; paternal grandparents Pat and Betty Watts, Jr., Pascagoula; paternal great-grandmother, Vivian Watts Davis, Pascagoula; great aunt, Merle Ivy, Pascagoula; and great-great aunt, Eloise McClinton, Quitman.


Carrie Josephine Atchley
The Clarke County Tribune
Services for Carrie Josephine Atchley will be held on August 31, 1994, at Wright's Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Rev. Doc Williamson, Rev. Richard Williams and Rev. Billy Whitaker officiated.
   Mrs. Atchley, 96, of Shubuta, died August 27, 1994, at H.C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. She was a graduate of Beason College and a former school teacher in Clarke County.
   Survivors include a son, Bob Atchley, Florida; three daughters, Ouida Winslett, Meridian; Berma Ball, San Antonio, TX; and Dorothy Harritt, Shubuta; 13 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren.

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