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The Crockett Times Mrs. Tabitha Ann Colvett--Many hearts were saddened Friday May 28th at 6:30 p.m. when death came to Mammy Colvett. She was 80 years of age and died at her home near Alamo after a long illness. She was a faithful member of the Church of Christ some sixty years. Because of her sweet and patient disposition was much loved by all who knew her. Mammy spent the last fifteen winters in Tampa, Fla. with her daughter, Mildred and every one enjoyed hearing her tell of her trips. She was the mother of eleven children of which seven survive. They are Mrs. W. L. DeLaney, Fon Colvett, Conrad Colvett, Edgar Colvett all of Alamo, Miller Colvett of Scotts, Calif., Mrs. M. C. Hendrick, Denny, Calif., and Mrs. C. R. Duncan, Tampa, Fla., one stepdaughter, Mrs. Maud Jolly, Jackson, Tenn. There are nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Her husband, Frank Colvett preceded her in death 16 years ago. Funeral services were held at the Alamo Church of Christ Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock and were conducted by Bro. R. E. Black assisted by Bros. Ernest Boone and A. C. Carpenter. Burial was in Alamo Cemetery. Ronk Funeral Home in charge. A voice we loved is stilled. A place is vacant in our hearts That never can be filled. We cannot tell who next may fall, Beneath thy Chastening Rod. One must be, but first let us all Prepare to meet our God -----Contributed Mrs. F. P. Colvett--Mrs. F. P. Colvett of Alamo died Friday evening at the age of 80. Mrs. Colvett was ill about two weeks. She was a native of Carroll County but had lived in this community for many years and was highly respected by all who knew her. She was a member of the Church of Christ and funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Alamo Church of Christ by R. E. Black and Ernest V. Boone, ministers. Burial was in Alamo cemetery with Ronk Funeral Home in charge. She leaves the following sons and daughters: Mrs. M. B. Hendricks, Denny Calif.; Mrs. C. R. Duncan, Tampa, Fla.; Mrs. Maud Jolly, Jackson, Tenn.; S. M. Colvett, California, Edgar Colvett, Fon Colvett, Conrad Colvett and Mrs. W. L. DeLaney of Alamo. W. Z. Heath--Services for W. Z. Heath were held at South Fork Baptist Church near Halls at 11 a.m., Wednesday. Burial was in the church cemetery with Sudbury Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Heath was 78, a member of the Christian Church. He died Monday night from a heart attack. He was a well-known farmer of the Hellen's Bluff Community. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Vera Ozment Heath; two sons, Ray Heath of Halls and J. W. Heath of Friendship; four daughters, Mrs. Tom Garrett, Alamo and Mattie Lou, Mary Sue and Miss Lavern Heath, all of Friendship. H. N. Tims--Services for H. N. Tims were held at Maury City Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. R. Roach, Methodist minister of Maury City and the Rev. Robert Clark, Methodist minister of Trenton officiated. Burial was in Maury City Cemetery with Sudbury Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Tims was 67 and a Methodist. He was a member of the Crockett County Court for six years, a prominent planter and landowner. He died at his home near Halls after an illness of less than an hour. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Drucilla Elmore Tims; two sons, Ellis and Otho Tims both of Maury City; two daughters, Mrs. Gale Sumners of Newbern. Mrs. Eli Jordan of Halls; three brothers, I. J. Tims of Bemis; Sam Tims of Texas City, Texas, Jim Tims of Waldon, Ark and a sister, Mrs. Lee Keltner of Paducah, Ky. Pvt. William A. Kee--Services for Pvt. William A. Kee, killed in action Nov. 12, 1944, in France were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Church of Christ at Friendship. Ross Spears, Church of Christ minister of Dyersburg and the Rev. W. A. West, Baptist minister of Medina officiated. Burial was in Sudbury Cemetery with Sudbury Funeral Home in charge. Private Kee was 19 and a member of the Church of Christ. He attended Dyersburg High School before entering the service on March 22, 1944. He landed in France Oct 20, 1944 with the 198th Infantry. He was overseas only 22 days before his death. He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kee of Friendship and a sister, Mrs. V. A. Diffee of Memphis. Alamo--Mr. and Mrs. Lee O. Davis and Mrs. Elizabeth Davis attended the funeral of their cousin and nephew, Billy McCool in Brownsville, Sunday afternoon. Alamo--Those from Alamo who attended the funeral of Mrs. Effie Acred in Dyersburg, Monday were Mrs. Ella Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Pendergrass, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Kail, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kail and son, Frank. Mrs. Acred was the niece of Mrs. Bob Kail.
Alamo--Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kail, May 28, at the Haywood County Hospital, Brownsville, a son who has been given the name, Larry Gene. Mrs. Kail is the former Fay Cates. Crockett Mills--Mr. and Mrs. James Gourley are the parents of an 11-pound son born May 28th.
Wedding plans announced--Announced today are the plans for the wedding of Miss Betty Sue Avery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Avery of Alamo, Tenn. She will become the bride of Mr. Jimmy D. Slaughter, son of Mrs. Fred Slaughter and the late Mr. Slaughter of Kingsport, Tenn., on June 12 at 8:00 o'clock in the evening at the Baptist Church with Rev. W. J. Turner of Jackson Tenn., officiating. Mr. James K. Avery of Memphis will sing and Miss Rosamond Avery of Dallas, Texas will play the wedding music. Mrs. Avery has chosen as her maid of honor, Miss Ruth Edenton. Bridesmaids will be Mrs. T. J. Emison, Miss Katherine Thomas, all of Alamo, and Miss Betty Farrow of Bells. Little Miss Frances Avery will be flower girl and Master Steve Avery, brother of the bride, will be ring bearer. Mr. O. D. Cagle, Jr. will attend Mr. Slaughter as best man. Groomsmen will be Mr. Jack Fry, Mr. Ned McWherter, all of Greenville, Tenn., Mr. Earl McClanahan of Nashville, Mr. Johnnie McNeil of LaGrange, Tenn., and Mr. Harry Avery, Jr., brother of the bride. Master Robert Nance and Bruce Avery, brother of the bride, will be ribbon bearers. A series of parties honoring Miss Avery began with a dinner dance given by Mrs. Slaughter on May 13. Mrs. J. B. Avery entertained with a lingerie shower on May 29th. Mrs. Willee Brown entertained with a kitchen shower and party on the afternoon of Jun 1. Mrs. Theo Emison and Mrs. J. B. Avery, Jr., plan a luncheon on June 9th at the Southern Hotel in Jackson. A linen shower will be given for Miss Avery on June 10th by Miss Ruth Edenton and Miss Kathryn Thomas in Miss Edenton's home. That night Mrs. James K. Avery will entertain the bridal party with a supper party. On June 11, Miss Avery will honor her bridesmaids with a bridesmaid's luncheon. That night the rehearsal dinner will be given by the father of the bride at the Southern Hotel in Jackson. On June 12th, Miss Betty Farrow of Bells will entertain with a breakfast in her home. After the wedding the reception will be in the home of Miss Avery.
Brandon-Hammond--Miss Reba Brandon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Brandon and Mr. Maurice Hammond, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hammond, all of Maury City, Tenn., were married Monday afternoon at 6:30, May 10th in the home of the bride's parents with Rev. R. E. Black officiating. The room was decorated with red roses and red and white gladioli. The bride wore a lovely aqua blue crape dress with white accessories. Her shoulder corsage was of white gardenias. She is a graduate of Crockett High School and Milady School of Beauty Culture, Jackson, and is now operating a Beauty Shop in Maury City. Mr. Hammond is a graduate of Crockett High School, attended U. T. Junior College, Martin, and served 3 years in the Navy. He is now employed in Maury City where the young couple is making their home.
The Crockett Times Mrs. Laura Lonon--Mrs. Laura Smothers Lonon, widow of the late Tom Lonon, died at the home of a niece, Mrs. Mary Pearson, near Bells Monday morning at the age of 75. She died as the result of a stroke suffered a week ago. Mrs. Lonon was a lifetime resident of Alamo and community and a devout member of the First Christian Church. Services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the First Christian Church in Alamo with A. C. Carpenter, minister of Brownsville, officiating. Burial was in Alamo Cemetery with Ronk Funeral Home in charge. Three nephews, Joe Smothers of Dyersburg; Carmack Smothers, Bells; Frazier Smothers, Jackson; two nieces, Mrs. Mary Pearson and Mrs. C. M. Williams, Jr., of Bells are the nearest of kin surviving. She was a sister of the late Oscar Smothers. Mrs. B. C. Leath--Mrs. Ettie Moore Leath, wife of B. C. Leath, died of a heart attack Thursday at her home in Alamo. Mrs. Leath was 71 years of age and a member of the Church of Christ. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Moore of the Crockett Mills community and lived in that community until a short time ago when the family moved to Alamo. Mrs. Leath had many friends and is survived by her husband, four sons, Willie Leath of Chicago; J. C. Leath, Friendship; Finis and Clyde Leath, Jr. of Alamo; a daughter, Mrs. Almer Terry of Alamo; a sister, Mrs. W. M. Thompson of Dyersburg and a brother, B. T. Moore of Drumright, Okla., also a number of grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ in Alamo Saturday afternoon, R. E. Black, minister, officiating, assisted by E. V. Boone. Burial was in Alamo Cemetery with Thompson Funeral Home in charge. Truck accident fatal to Maury City farmer--John Daniel Archer, 26, died at 11 p.m. Monday of injuries suffered in a truck accident on Highway 54 between Alamo and Trenton. Services were at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Archer Chapel Methodist Church with the Rev. T. E. Williams officiating. Burial was in Maury City Cemetery under direction of Sudbury Funeral Home. Mr. Archer was born and reared in Crockett County, where he was a farmer. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the 36th Infantry Division for 3 years, including 18 months in the European Theater. He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Archer of Maury City; five sisters, Mrs. Ausie Wilcox and Mrs. Doyle Hollingshead of Bells, Mrs. James Marlowe, Friendship, Miss Bertha Mae and Miss Mildred Archer of Memphis and a brother, Thomas Wilson Archer of Maury City. Mrs. Elizabeth Underwood--Mrs. Elizabeth Underwood, aged 42, died Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Bowen in Alamo following an illness of 18 months. She is survived by her husband, A. M. Underwood; her mother, Mrs. Martin of Dyer; two brothers, Lee Paschal of Kenton and Ernest Paschal of Dyer. Funeral services were at Curry's Funeral Chapel in Dyersburg at 3 p.m. Wednesday and burial in Rehoboth Cemetery. Mrs. Fannie Mitchell, Humboldt, Tenn. June 6--Services for Mrs. Fannie Mitchell who died at her home here Saturday night, will be held here at 10:30 Monday morning. She was 89. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. A. H. Stovall of Memphis, Mrs. Ed Moseley of Bells and Mr. C. H. Rhems of Humboldt and a son, Edward Mitchell of Gadsden. ----Commercial Appeal.
Crockett Mills--Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Marlow are the parents of a boy, which has been given the name, Johnny Raymond. Friendship--Mr. and Mrs. Neal Moore announce the arrival of a son, Eddie Joe, Saturday night, June 5.
Miss Mildred Blurton wed in Gadsden ceremony--At the Gadsden Baptist Church late Sunday afternoon Miss Mildred Blurton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Blurton of Gadsden, became the bride of Hershell Droke, son of Mrs. Bertha Droke of Bells. The Rev. J. E. Sharpe officiated in the impressive double ring ceremony. Miss Ruth Butler, pianist, and Mr. Forrest Wilson, uncle of the groom, soloist, gave a program of wedding music. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Miss Doris Blurton, sister of the bride was the bride's maid of honor and only attendant. Wesley Williams of Bells attended the groom as best man. Ushers were Neil Blurton, brother of the bride, James Bair Williams, Charles Peal and Harold Pearson. The couple left immediately for a wedding trip to the Smoky Mountains after which they will live in Bells.
The Crockett Times Henry B. Love--Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today (Thursday) at the Church of Christ at Cairo for Henry B. Love, who died at the West Point Hospital in West Point, Miss., Tuesday night of pneumonia. Elder Frank Vandyke will officiate. Burial will be in Cairo Cemetery with Ronk Funeral Home in charge. He was 38. Mr. Love had lived in Alamo for a number of years and has many friends who are sorry to hear of his death. He was in Mississippi on a road construction job for Forcum-James Construction Co., at the time of his death. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Fern Love; one son, Bobby Ray and one daughter, Dawn of Alamo; one sister, Mrs. Rebecca Golus of Dyersburg and his father, Charley Love of Dyersburg.
Miss Elizabeth Boals married to Quenton Boyd--A ceremony of much interest was solemnized Sunday afternoon, May 30th when Elizabeth Boals, daughter of Mrs. Hattie Boals of Humboldt became the bride of Quenton Boyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Boyd of Fruitvale. The marriage took place in Corinth, Miss., in the home of the officiating minister, Rev. T. W. Young. The bride was attired in a gold dress with white accessories. Her corsage was of white carnations. For the past several months, Mrs. Boyd has been connected with the O'Donnell Shoe Co. The groom is employed as bookkeeper in the J. O. Boyd Store in Fruitvale. Upon their return from a trip through the Smoky and Lookout Mountains, they will live in Humboldt. Avery-Slaughter--In the soft glow of candlelight and at the stroke of the chimes sounding eight o'clock, Miss Betty Sue Avery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Avery of Alamo, became the bride of Jimmy D. Slaughter, son of Mrs. Fred Slaughter and the late Mr. Slaughter of Kingsport, Tenn. The ceremony was performed in the Baptist Church, Alamo at 8 o'clock in the evening of June the 12th with Rev. Billy J. Turner of Jackson, Tenn., formerly of Alamo and a schoolmate of the bride, officiating at the double ring ceremony. Miss Rosamond Avery, Dallas, Texas, aunt of the bride, organist, and Mr. J. Kelley Avery of Memphis, Tenn., cousin of the bride, soloist, presented a program of prenuptial music. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Miss Ruth Edenton was maid of honor and Mrs. T. J. Emison, cousin of the bride, was matron of honor. The bridesmaids were Miss Katherine Rose Thomas and Miss Betty Farrow of Bells, Tenn. Junior attendants were Miss Frances Avery, cousin of the bride, flower girl, and Master Steve Avery, brother of the bride, ring bearer. Mr. O. D. Cagle, Jr. of Greenville, Tenn., was best man and groomsmen were Mr. Jack Fry and Mr. Ned McWherter, both of Greenville, Mr. Earl McClanahan of Nashville, Mr. Johnnie McNeil of LaGrange and Mr. Harry S. Avery, Jr., brother of the bride. Following the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Avery entertained with a reception at their home. Later in the evening Mr. and Mrs. Slaughter left on a wedding trip to Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., after which time they will make their home in Johnson City, Tenn. Mrs. R. F. Fleming, maternal grandmother of the bride and Mrs. I. N. Penick, paternal grandmother of the bride were in attendance. Among the out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Slaughter and daughter, Miss Virginia, and sons, Jack and Fred Slaughter, all of Kingsport; Mrs. Sam Rose of Johnson City; Miss Clarice Moore of Bristol; Miss Wally James of Newton, Miss.; Miss Mary Frances Wolfe of Mercer; Mr. and Mrs. George R. Hatchett and daughter, Miss Becky Hatchett, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Turner and Mr. and Mrs. T. T. McLean, all of Nashville; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smith of Tiptonville; Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell McDade and daughter, Miss Ann McDade of Fulton, Ky.; Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Casey of Henderson; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Miles and family of Dresden; Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Peeples, Mr. Jack Peeples and Miss Kelsey Ann Jones, all of Memphis; Mrs. Jane Hunt of Humboldt; and Mrs. R. N. Kelley and Miss Bessie Buffaloe of Jackson.
The Crockett Times Edna Gwen Russell--Edna Gwen Russell, age 10 months, died June 11 at St. Joseph Hospital, Memphis. She leaves her mother, Mrs. Louise Russell; grandparents, Mr. W. J. Russell of Memphis, Dennis Acred of Alamo. She was a great granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Byrd of Alamo. Burial was in Pond Creek Cemetery. Ronk Funeral Home in charge of the services. Alamo--Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Hopper and mother, Mrs. Luther Hopper and son, Doyle attended the funeral of their brother-in-law and uncle, Mr. Bill Smith in Keyser, Ark., Sunday. Gadsden--Mr. A. C. Antwine and son, J. L. Antwine and Mr. A. B. Antwine attended funeral services for their brother-in-law, Mr. Bill Smith, Saturday. Mr. Smith formerly lived in this community and his passing is noted with sorrow by his friends here. Bells Items--A baby boy was still born to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Lee Grant at Memorial Hospital in Brownsville Saturday night. The little body was brought home Sunday morning and buried in Belleview Cemetery. Mrs. Grant returned home Sunday evening and is getting along nicely.
The Editor's Say-So--Mrs. Joe Kail was by to see us Saturday proudly announcing the news of the arrival of a baby girl in the home of her stepdaughter. Mrs. Sam Sparkes and Mr. Sparkes in Nashville. The young lady has been named Ann Katherine and if she inherits the mother's talents will be a newspaperwoman and a good one. Mrs. Sparkes is State News Editor of the Nashville Banner and will resume her work with the paper after Ann Katherine gets her bearings in this new world. Her father, Sam, is a mighty good Vocational man with the position of Executive Secretary to the State Supervisor of Vocational Agriculture. Walnut Hill--Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cheatham are announcing the arrival of a daughter, born June 18 and has been given the name Barbara Jo. Walnut Hill--Mr. and Mrs. Junior Davis are the proud parents of a son born June 18. He has been given the name James Eugene.
Miss Barber and Mr. Randle to marry this month--The approaching marriage of Miss Tennie Marie Barber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Barber of Dyersburg, to Morris Randle of Miami, Fla., son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Randle of Alamo, is announced today. Miss Barber is a graduate of Dyersburg High School and is employed by the Southern Telephone and Telegraph Company. Mr. Randle is a graduate of Alamo High School and is now connected with Eastern Airlines in Miami, Fla. The wedding will be solemnized the latter part of June. After a motor trip to the Smoky Mountain, the couple will make their home in Miami, Fla. ----Dyersburg State Gazette, June 17th.
Taylor-Kail--Miss Annette Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Taylor of near Crockett Mills and Frank Kail, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kail of Alamo were married in Mississippi Sunday. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. O'Neal Via. The bride is a charming and accomplished young lady and the groom is one of Alamo's most popular young men. He is employed at the Alamo Meat Market and is a veteran of World War II. They will make their home in Alamo.
The Editor's Say-So--Fifty-one years ago Jeff Porter and wife, the former Sallie Blurton, and Mrs. Porter's sisters, Minnie and Tiny, "set sail" for the Golden West in a "kivvered" wagon. They left the old home in the Cypress neighborhood near Alamo and except for "Tiny", who is now Mrs. Charley Crockett, none of them ever came back until week before last when they attended the Cypress home coming and visited Mrs. Porter's sister, Mrs. Will Evans. Mr. Porter, who lives in McKinney, Texas, is a brother of the late Charley Porter, known throughout the length and breadth of Crockett as Uncle Charley. Accompanying the Porters were their daughter, Mrs. Elbert Lovell and her husband and two children of McKinney, Texas; Mrs. Minnie Blurton Rash of Oklahoma; Mr. and Mrs. Charley Crockett of Plano, Texas. Those who had been away 51 years found the old town greatly changed. Mr. Porter is 78 and his wife 76. They have a lot of kinfolks in this neck of the woods; lots of nieces and nephews, cousins, etc. and Mrs. Evans who was a visitor at our office Saturday, says it is putting it mildly to say that they all had a grand and glorious time during their visit here and especially on home coming day at Cypress.
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