THE CROCKETT COUNTY SENTINEL
BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 4, 1950
DEATH... JAMES JESSE MANLEY, 71, died at his home in Humboldt Friday. He was born and reared in Crockett County, son of the late JESSE & SUSAN WILLIAMS MANLEY and farmed until he retired a few years ago and moved to Humboldt. His wife, Mrs. AUDIE WEATHERLY MANLEY; two daughters, Miss BETTIE MANLEY and Mrs. E. B. SMITH; and son, ALVIN MANLEY, all of Humboldt survive.

THE CROCKETT COUNTY SENTINEL
BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 4, 1950
DEATH... J. H. HITER, 70, died Friday at Memorial Hospital, Jackson. Services Sunday at Hays Avenue Methodist Church, burial in Pond Creek Cemetery. Born and reared in Crockett County, he had lived in Jackson for the past three years. He leaves his wife, Mrs. IRENE VAN DYKE HITER; three daughters, Mrs. T. R. O'BANYEL of Memphis, Mrs. L. E. PEVAHOUSE of Parsons, and Mrs. C. V. COLLINS of Jacksonville, Fla. ; a brother, Everett HITER of Bells; three sisters, Mrs. H. C. JONES and Miss PEARL HITER, both of Memphis and Mrs. BETTY CASEY of Texas.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 4, 1950
DEATH... Services for Mrs. MILLIE ODELL PRIVETT, who died Tuesday at her home in the 14th District were held Wednesday at Johnson Grove Baptist Church, burial in Alamo Cemetery. She was a native of Henderson County. She was 46 years of age. She is survived by her husband, JIM PRIVETT; two children, MILDRED FAY PRIVETT and JAMES RICHARD PRIVETT; two sisters, Mrs. BROOHSIE BROGDEN of Humboldt and Miss GENEVA HALLBROOK of Boliver; and one brother, CURTIS HALLBROOK of Trenton.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 4, 1950
BELLS ITEMS... Mr. & Mrs. CONRAD CARROLL of Mayfield, Ky., are announcing the birth of a daughter, CHRISTINE CARROLL on April 25th. Mrs. CARROLL is the former MARTHA ANN SMOTHERS, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. E. C. SMOTHERS.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 4, 1950
BELLS ITEMS... Rev. E. B. MOTLEY received a message Sunday announcing the arrival of a daughter to his daughter, Mrs. R. E. CAMPBELL and Mr. CAMPBELL of Shreveport, La. This is Bro. MOTLEY's first grandchild.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 4, 1950
PRATHER CLINIC BIRTHS... BORN to Mr. & Mrs. JAMES R. WILLIS, Humboldt, a son, LANNY JOE, April 28th. BORN to MARY LOU and HORACE SMITH, Trenton, April 27th, a son, HORACE ANDREW.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 4, 1950
CORBETT-DUNAVANT... On Sunday, April 2nd, Miss MARTHA JEAN CORBETT, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. GLEN CORBETT of Dyersburg, became the bride of FRANKLIN DUNAVANT, son of Mr. & Mrs. HARRY DUNAVANT of Crockett Mills, at the Chisca Hotel in Memphis.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 4, 1950
PERRY-BUFORD... On April 10th ROBERT LEE PERRY and ALICE ROSEMOND BUFORD of Maury City were married in Hernando, Miss.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 4, 1950
ALAMO... Mrs. A. L. COLTRAIN received a message Sunday that her mother, Mrs. W. J. LLOYD had passed away at Groverland, Fla. Mrs. COLTRAIN'S sister, Mrs. W. E. DAVIS of Memphis and brother, Mr. WILLIE SCOTT of Sharon left at once for Florida to attend the funeral.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 11, 1950
DEATH... Services for Mrs. Sarah MELISSA WALLACE, who died at the home of her grandson in Maury City, A. H. (?) HILL, JR., Wednesday May 3rd were held Thursday at Brownsville Funeral Home Chapel, burial in Oakwood Cemetery. She was 86. A life long resident of Haywood County. She had lived in the home of her grandson for the past 18 years. She leaves three sisters, Mrs. MARY BRUMMETT of Rutherford, Mrs. JOSIE PARNELL of Tiptonville, and a sister in Mo.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 11, 1950
DEATH... Services for Mrs. SARA JANE GUINN were held Friday at the Church of Christ in Tigrett, burial in Indian Creek Cemetery near Covington. She died at her home near Friendship Thursday night, she was 79. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. E. L. DEAN of Millington, Mrs. OSCAR GRIGGS & Mrs. H. C. EVANS of Friendship; a son, LITT GUINN of Friendship; and 31 grandchildren.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 11, 1950
DEATH... Services were held on Tuesday at the Bethesda Methodist Church near Friendship for NEWT H. HARBER, burial in church cemetery. He was 78. He was a retired farmer and landowner. He moved to Crockett Mills from Kansas at the age of 18. He leaves his wife, Mrs. CATHERINE FULLER HARBER of Alamo; three sons, GORDON HARBER of Trenton, HAMLET HARBER of Newbern, and CONNIE HARBER of Memphis; three daughters, Mrs. MARVIN MANSFIELD and Mrs. BEECHER SKELTON of Alamo and Mrs. HOMER CROSSNOE of Bells; one brother, GEORGE HARBER of Toronto, Kansas.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 11, 1950
DEATH... Services were held Wednesday at the Floyd Chapel Methodist Church for WALTER HILSBOND WALLACE, who died at his home near Friendship, burial in church cemetery. He was 54. He leaves his wife, Mrs. MARY WALLACE; two sons, Dallas WALLACE and DERWOOD WALLACE; three daughters, Mrs. ADONIS JOHNSON of Memphis, Mrs. MARY TURNAGE and MARTHA WALLACE of Friendship; and one brother, WILL WALLACE.

THE CROCKETT COUNTY SENTINEL
BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 11, 1950
LANIER-ABERNATHY... The engagement of Miss MARY PATRICIA LANIER to RUSSELL RAY ABERNATHY, son of Mr. & Mrs. JOHN E. ABERNATHY of Trenton is announced by her parents, Mr. & Mrs. WM. CARL LANIER of Alamo.

THE CROCKETT COUNTY SENTINEL
BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 11, 1950
PRATHER CLINIC BIRTHS... BORN to Mr. & Mrs. BILL PERRY, Alamo, May 8th, a son, DANNY LEE PERRY. BORN to Mr. & Mrs. BILLY EVANS, Alamo, May 9th, a son, ANDREW DOUGLAS EVANS.

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ALAMO, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 18, 1950
DEATH... Services for JOHN WALKER HAWKINS were held Thursday at the Sudbury Chapel in Friendship. He died at his home in Friendship Wednesday. He was 33. He leaves his mother, Mrs. ELIZABETH CONNIE HAWKINS; two daughters, ELNORA HAWKINS and ANN HAWKINS; one son, JACKIE HAWKIND; one sister, Mrs. JUDSON VADEN of Halls; and two half sisters, Mrs. WM. BLAKELY of Calif., and Mrs. A. R. STOCKHAM of Battle Creek, Mich.

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ALAMO, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 18, 1950
Services were held Wednesday at the Antioch Baptist Church in Madison County for JOHN THOMAS LONGMIRE who died in his home in Humboldt. He was 69. He leaves his wife; five sons, GIFFORD LONGMIRE of Oakville, ELMER LONGMIRE of Jackson, GRADY LONGMIRE of Humboldt, EDWARD LONGMIRE of Kilgore, Texas, and THOMAS LONGMIRE of Humboldt; nine daughters, Mrs. GEORGIA MARTIN of Oakville, Mrs. ELMER SANDERS of Oakville, Mrs. SAM JONES of Oakville, Mrs. EDDIE PUTMAN of Oakville, Mrs. ODIS WILKENS of Oakville, LAVERNE LONGMIRE, PEGGY LONGMIRE, JOE LONGMIRE, RACHEL LONGMIRE and LEARRAY LONGMIRE, all of Humboldt.

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ALAMO, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 18, 1950
DEATH... CHARLIE McMACKIN, well-known Lauderdale County farmer died late Saturday night at the home of his sister, Mrs. E. E. GRENN of Tigrett. His body was sent to Iron City, Tenn., for services Tuesday, burial at Mt. Nebo Cemetery there. He was 67. He also leaves a daughter, Mrs. ALLEN FORBES of Guinea Mills, Va.; a son, RAY RHODES of Iron City; and three other sisters, Mrs. R. L. WILLIS of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Miss Ida McMACKIN of Tigrett and Mrs. Fannie PALMER of Dyersburg.

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ALAMO, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 18, 1950
DEATH... Services for Mrs. Minnie Lee SIMMONS, who died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. BROOKSIE RICHARD of Olive Branch, Miss., were held Saturday at Gadsden Baptist Church, burial in Young Cemetery. She was 77. She was born in Crockett County, a Memphis resident about 20 years, the widow of PINK SIMMONS. She leaves four daughters, Mrs. MARY B. MILLER and Mrs. BESSIE FLY of Memphis, Mrs. MAUD SHAW of Fruitvale and Mrs. BROOKSIE RICHARD of Olive Branch, Miss.; four sons, A. D. BLURTON and ROBERT BLURTON of Memphis, LYNN BLURTON of Trenton and WALLACE BLURTON of Fruitvale; two brothers, VERNON JONES of Jackson and Tom JONES of Boothspoint, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. OLLIE HUBBARD of Flint, Michigan; 30 grandchildren and 10 great- grandchildren.

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ALAMO, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 18, 1950
ALAMO... Mrs. D. F. McGINNIS of Nashville spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. & Mrs. JIM MIDYETT.

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ALAMO, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 18, 1950
ALAMO... BORN to Mr. & Mrs. HASSELL GLENN AVERY of Alamo, a daughter, BETTY JEAN, on May 6th.

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ALAMO, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 18, 1950
ALAMO... A son was born to Mr. & Mrs. LLOYD JERNIGAN, Bells, on May 8th, who has been named JERRY DENNIS JERNIGAN.

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ALAMO, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 18, 1950
DEATH... Funeral services were held on Tuesday, May 16th at the home of Margaret Elizabeth CARTER, where she died Sunday in Humboldt. She was 88. Burial in New Shiloh Cemetery. She left no close relatives.

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ALAMO, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 18, 1950
DEATH... Services were held Wednesday May 16th at Salem Church for JAMES CONRAD TATUM, who died while working in the field Tuesday at his home near Gadsden, burial in Salem Cemetery. He was 28, a WWII veteran. He leaves his parents; two brothers, HAROLD TATUM of Alamo and CHARLES TATUM of Gadsden; and one sister, MAUD TATUM.

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ALAMO, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 18, 1950
DEATH... Services for Mrs. CORA VINES GAGE, who died at her home Monday were held at the Walnut Hill Baptist Church, burial in Brigance Cemetery. Her death came after long illness, she was 49. She leaves her husband, B. C. GAGE; and five brothers, WILLIE VINES of Humboldt, HENRY VINES of Omaha, Neb., HUBERT VINES, PAUL VINES, and FRED VINES, of Bells; four sisters, Mrs. JULIA JULENBILL, Mrs. ETHEL WARD, Mrs. DELIA DOTSON, and Mrs. GRACE MOORE, all of Bells.

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ALAMO, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 18, 1950
PRATHER CLINIC BIRTHS... BORN to Mr. & Mrs. BUDDY CLEMENT, Alamo, May 10th, a son, ERNEST ROLAND CLEMENT. BORN to Mr. & Mrs. DERRELL ESPEY, Friendship, May 15th, a daughter, NATALIE KAY ESPEY.

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ALAMO, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 18, 1950
MAURY JUNCTION NEWS... BORN to Mr. & Mrs. PAT PRESCOTT, May 11th, a son.

THE CROCKETT COUNTY SENTINEL
BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 25, 1950
BELLS ITEMS... Mrs. MILLER PETTEY has returned from the Baptist Hospital where she spent a few days following the still birth of her son.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 25, 1950
BELLS ITEMS... Mr. & Mrs. JOE ALDON EDWARDS are the parents od a son born Sunday at Memorial Hospital, Brownsville. He has been named JOE ALDON EDWARDS, JR., and is the grandson of Mr. & Mrs. ALDON EDWARDS and Mrs. W. R. MILLER of Brownsville.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 25, 1950
BELLS ITEMS... Mr. & Mrs. RAY BOONE are announcing the birth of a son on Tuesday, April 23rd. Mrs. BOONE is at the home of her parents, Mr. & Mrs. CLARENCE NELSON.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 25, 1950
DEATH... Services were held Wednesday at the Quincy Pentecostal Church for Mrs. Alma Lee THOMAS, who died Tuesday, burial in Pond Creek Cemetery. She was 50. She leaves her husband, EARL THOMAS; four sons, LEROY LONON of Alamo, BUDDY LONON, HERBERT LONON and HOWARD WAYNE LONON all of Halls; three daughters, Miss JUANITA MARIE LONON of Halls, Mrs. MARY SUE MILLER of Alamo, and Miss DOROTHY MAXINE LONON of Friendship; one sister, Mrs. Mary WHITTAKER of Memphis.

THE CROCKETT COUNTY SENTINEL
BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 25, 1950
DEATH... Services for Mrs. ALICE HART HUMPHREYS, who died Sunday at her home were held Tuesday at Cosmopolition Funeral Home, burial in Ridgecrest Cemetery in Jackson. She was 83. Born in Crockett County. She leaves a son, J. B. HUMPHREYS of Huntington, Tenn. ; two daughters, Mrs. Sadie L. AGNEW of Memphis and Mrs. J. H. SUTTON of Jacksonville, Fla. ; a sister, Mrs. Ella WHITE of Union City; and two step-daughters, Mrs. HENRY YARBROUGH of Memphis and Mrs. H. H. PEARSON of Bells.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 25, 1950
SUMMERS-CALDWELL... Mrs. OCTA SUMMERS of Friendship announces the engagement of her daughter, Miss Mona SUMMERS of Memphis to BOB L. CALDWELL, son of Mr. & Mrs. LOYCE CALDWELL of Pampas, Texas. A June wedding is planned.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 25, 1950
WILLIAMS-CALDWELL... The approaching marriage has been announced for Miss GLADYS WILLIAMS, daughter of L. E. WILLIAMS of Bells to JAMES NOEL CALDWELL, JR., son of NOEL CALDWELL of Fremont, on June 11th at Providence Church near Bells.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 25, 1950
BIRTHDAY... The children of Mrs. W. T. BYRD surprised her with a dinner to celebrate her 73rd birthday.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 25, 1950
JETTONS... Miss MARY EVELYN BLAYLOCK, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. LESTER BLAYLOCK of Maury City and WINFORD FISHER, son of Miss MINNIE LEE FISHER were married Sunday in Ocesola, Ark.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 25, 1950
DEATH... B. CLYDE LEATH, age 80, died Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. A. TERRY in Alamo. He was married to Miss ETTIE MOORE, daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. W. A. MOORE. Mrs. LEATH died in June 1948. Four sons, WILLIE LEATH of Chicago, Jim B. LEATH of Crockett Mills, FINIS LEATH and CLYDE LEATH JR., of Alamo; one daughter, Mrs. M. A. TERRY of Alamo; 7 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild survive. Services were held Saturday at alamo Church of Christ, burial in Alamo.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 25, 1950
Services for THOMAS T. CRABTREE who died at his home near Bells Wednesday of last week were held at the Walnut Hill Baptist Church, burial in Walnut Hill Cemetery. He was 53. He leaves his wife, Mrs. LAVERNE CRABTREE; three daughters, Mrs. BILLIE NEAL WEBB, Miss MARY CRABTREE, and Miss LOYCE ANN CRABTREE, all of Bells; two sons, THOMAS CRABTREE JR., of Lynn Grove, Ky., and DAYMON CRABTREE of Miami; two brothers, NEIL SHERROD and SAM SHERROD of Bells; and a sister, Mrs. MARY LEE COX of Jackson.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 25, 1950
DEATH... Services for BRACK B. LOVETT, who died at his home in the Cross Roads Community were held in the Cross Roads Church of Christ Tuesday, burial in Bellview. He was 77. He leaves two sisters, and two brothers, Miss VIRGIE LOVETT of Bells, Mrs. W. T. SKIPPER of Jackson, WM. LOVETT of Jackson and JOHN LOVETT of Bells.

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BELLS, TENNESSEE
THURSDAY MAY 25, 1950
BELLS ITEMS... Mrs. W. A. WAINWRIGHT received a message last week announcing the arrival of her great-grandchild, a daughter born to Mr. & Mrs. WARREN T. LOFTIS of Tampa, Fla. Mrs. LOFTIS is the former DORIS FAY WAINWRIGHT, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Hal D. WAINWRIGHT and she named her baby MELINDA FAY LOFTIS.