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LAUDERDALE COUNTY CLERK'S MINUTE BOOKS DIVORCEE DECREES RIPLEY,TENNESSEE
SOURCE: Divorce Decree Minute Book B-5,Pages 13,14,15 County Clerk Office
Lauderdale County TN Mrs.Mattie M. Fitzgerald vs Gus L. Fitzgerald In
The County Court Of Tennessee No.2190 ORDER PRO CONFESSO: In this cause upon
motion of the complaint and it duly apperaing to the court bt personal service
or subpoene to answer and copy of the complaint's bill and that the defendant
has neglected,failed and refused to appear and make defense to the said bill
within the time required by law;and it appearing by affidavit that the defendant
is not now and has not been in the armed forces of the United States within six
monthsprior to the filing of the bill in this cause,it is hereby ordered that as
to said defendant,GUS L.FITZGERALD,the allegations of the compainant's bill be
taken as confessed and the cause set for hearing ex parte. FINAL DECREE: And
thereupon this cause came on to be further heard and finely heard on this
October 24th,1947,before the Hon.J.R.LEWIS,Judge of the County Court of
Lauderdale County,Tennessee,upon complainant's original bill filed herein,upon
the order pro confesso heretofore taken and entered against the defendant,GUS
L.FITZGERALD,upon testimony of the complainant and her witnesses in open court
and upon the entire record in this cause and from all of which it duly appears
unto the Court as follows; That the allegations of the complainant's bill are
fully sustained by the proof.That the parties were married in
Ripley,Tennessee,on October 9,1928,and have lived together in Lauderdale
County,Tennessee,continuously to the present time and they had one child,a
daughter born to this marriage and who died at the age of 17 months.Complainant
was born MATTIE SMITH in Lauderdale County,Tennessee,on February 19,1899,and is
now 48 years of age.The defendant was born in Lauderdale County,Tennessee on
August 9,1885,and is now 62 years of age,each of the parties have been married
once before. That the complainant made the defendant a good dutiful wife and
she waited on him and administered to him and especially so during a spell of
recent sickness which the defendant experienced and he did not appreciate her
efforts and he left the complainant in order to spite her and moved to the
bottom and has been staying there in a trailer house surrounded by colored
people and that in a spirit of malice he has circulated a number of false
stories including the circulation of stories that the complainant had threatened
to kill him,all of which stories were untrue and known to the defendant to be
untrue and for the purpose of hurting,embarrassing and damaging the good
reputation which the complainant has borne.The Court finds that the defendent
has over a period of several months pursued a studied course of nagging and
complaining at the complainant and told people that she had a mean and bad
disposition when actually the oppisite was true,all of which was a part of the
defendant'sstudied course of action to injure and hurt the complainant.The Court
finds that the defendant would have sullen spells and refuse to talk to
complainant and refuse to pay small bills which became due and doing a number of
things calculated to and which did hurt and embarress the complainant.The Court
further finds that the defendant has discussed his domestic affairs with the
tenants on the place,telling them stories which he knew they would repeat.The
Court finds that the complainant is a person of sensative disposition and that
she has worried to such an extent of the defendant that it has made her highly
nervous,causing her to be under the care of a doctor,and the court finds that
the defendant has been guilty of such cruel and inhuman treatment or conduct
towards her as to render further cohabitation unsafe and improper as to render
it unsafe and improper for her to be under his dominince and control and that
she is entitles to an absolute divorce from the defendant.The Court finds that
it is to the best interest of the complainant,mentaly and physically,that she be
granted an absolute divorce from said defendant and that she gave him no just
cause or reasonable excuse for his misconduct. Now,therefore be it
ordered,adjudged and decreed that the bonds of matrimony heretofore existing
between the complainant,Mrs.MATTIE M.FITZGERALD,and the defendant,GUS
L.FITZGERALD,be and the same is hereby severed and she is granted an absolute
divorce from said defendant and be restored to all her rights as an unmarried
woman and she is further given the perrogative of going by the name of
MRS.MATTIE MIDYETT,if she so desires. It further appears to the Court that the
parties have heretofore entered into a written agreement and contract for the
settlement of their property rights and that the division of said property
rrights the defendant has heretofore made and executed a deed to the complainant
of his interest by the entireties of a tract of 75 acres of land,more or
less,situate,lying and being in the 11th Civil District of Lauderdale
County,Tennessee,and more particuly bounded and described as follows:---GUS
L.FITZGERALD -----GUS L.FITZGERALD To: Mrs.Mattie M.FITZGERALD STATE OF
TENNESSEE LAUDERDALE COUNTY I do hereby certify that the within instrument was
presented for registration on the 9th day of October 1947 at 10:40 o'clock a.m.
and was noted in Book 9 page 279 and registered in N-4 Book Page 465-466.
Witness my hand this 13th day of October 1947 Don GARRETT---Register
Register Fee $2.00 paid. I,GUS L.FITZGERALD,for the considerations hereinafter
set out,have this day bargained and sold and do hereby bargain,see;transfer and
convey unto MRS.MATTIE M. FITZGERALD,her heirs and assigns forever in fee
simple,all my right,title,claim and interest,as hereinafter set out,in and to
the following described tract or parcel of land situate,lying and being in the
11th Civil District of Lauderdale County,Tennessee,and more particularly bounded
and described as follows: BEGINNING at the northwest corner of the tract given
to J.W.PITTS in the division of the PITTS land at a stake 2 dogwood and gum
pointers'thence east 110 poles to a poplar marked xx SB; thence south 109 2/3
poles to a stake,the Lightfoot heirs south east corner ;thence west 110 poles to
a stake in the Lightfoot's north boundary line; north 109 2/3 poles to the
BEGINNING,containg 75 acres,more or less BEING the same tract of land conveyed
to James E.GILLESPIE by deed of Henry T.PITTS of Record Book W,page 175 of the
Register's office of Lauderdale County,Tennessee,and set aside to Laura
GILLESPIE,now Laura J.PARRISH,in the case of GILLESPIE vs GAINES,County Court of
Lauderdale County,Tennessee.{1896} Minute Book S ,page 180 et seq to which
reference is here made. Also a roadway conveyed to vendors herein by deed of
V.T.LIGHTOOOT et al, of record in the said Register's office in Deed Book D-
3,page 512-13 of Register'office of Lauderdale County,Tennessee,to which
reference is here made and is decsribed as follows: BEGINNING at an iron stake
in the Ripley and Lightfoot road;runs thence west 20 feet to a stake;thence
north across our tract of land to a stake in the south boundary of W.A.PARRISH
land,said line north being parallel with the west side of the J.B.GRIGGS
land;and said stake being 20 feet west of the northwest corner of said
J.B.GRIGGS land sold to him by W.W.CRAIG,said corner of J.B.GRIGGS land being an
iron stake which stands 16 feet west of a persimmon;thence east 20 feet to
J.B.GRIGGS northwest corner;thence south with GRIGGS and our dividing line to
the BEGINNING POINT,and containing one-fourth of an acre,more or less. BEING the
same tract of land conveyed to GUS L.FITZGERALD and MRS.MATTIE M.FITZGERALD as
tenants by the entireties of W.A.PARRISH ex ux December 30,1936,of record in
Deed Book A-4,page 418,of the Register's office of Lauderdale County,Tennessee.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD said undivided interest by the entirety unto the said
MATTIE M. FITZGERALD her heirs and assigns forever in fee simple. THE
CONSIDERATION for this conveyance is the sum of $1575.00 cash in hand paid,the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged and the further consideration that the
said GUS L.FITZGERALD and MATTIE M.FITZGERALD have this day made and entered
into and agreement for the full and complete settlement and adjustment of all
their property rights,including the release by the said MATTIE M.FITZGERALD of
all other rights,including but not limited to homestead and dower,which she may
have in and to all property,real and personal,which the said GUS L.FITZGERALD
may own or may hereafter own.And of course,said contract and agreement shall
work a release of all interests which the said GUS L. FITZGERALD may have in the
property of the said MATTIE M.FITZGERALD from and after this date and this
agreemant binds the said GUS L. FITZGERALD,his heirs and assigns,from any and
all further rights of every kind and nature of any property belonging to the
said MATTIE M. FITZGERALD,including the real estate herein described and
referred too. I COVENANT THAT I am lawfully seized and possessed of said
property;that I have a good and lawful right to sell and convey the same;that
the same is uncumbered and that I will warrant and forever defend the title to
said property unto the grantee,her heirs and assigns forever in fee simple as
above set out. The said MATTIE M.FITZGERALD is now in the possession of said
property and she shall be entitled to all rents etc.,for the year 1947,together
with all future years. The said Mattie M.FITZGERALD shall be obligated to pay
all taxes on said property. Witness my hand this October 8,1947 GUS L.
FITZGERALD ----------------------------------------------
STATE OF TENNESSEE LAUDERDALE COUNTY
On this day personally appeared before me,the undersigned Notary Public in and
for said state and county,Gus L. Fitzgerald,the within named bargainor with whom
I am personally acquainted and acknowledged that he executed the within and
foregoing instrument as and for his free act and deed and for the purposes
therein contained.
Witness my hand and seal of office at office in Ripley,Tennessee,Lauderdale
County on this October 8,1947 C.S.CARNEY JR. My commission
expires January 5,1948.
It is hereby decreed further that any right,title,interest and claim of the said
GUS L.FITZGERALD,his heirs,assigns,or next of kin or personal representatives
which may not have transferred by his said deed to the said MRS.MATTIE
M.FITZGERALD,is hereby divested out of them and each of them and vested in the
said Mrs.MATTIE M.FITZGERALD to the end that she is hereby decreed to be the
full,unrestricted and unconditional owner in fee simple of said 75 acre tract
home place herein set out and described.All of which is so ordered,adjudged and
decreed. J.R.LEWIS,Judge. I, N.C.UTLEY,Clerk of the county Court of Lauderdale
County,hereby certify that the within and foregoing is a full,true and correct
copy of the order Pro Confesso and Final Decree in the cause of Mrs.Mattie
M.Fitzgerald Vs Gus L.Fitzgerald entered in my office on this October
25th,1947.Witness my hand and seal; N.C.Utley, Clerk
____________________________ END OF DIVORCE DECREE ____________________________
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 14,2002 MAY VOWS
SLATED...Tammy C.WALTON,of Halls,daughter of Mr.& Mrs.Charles WALTON,will marry
Ray MISSILDINE,of Ripley,son of Mr.& Mrs.John R.MISSILDINE of Ripley,at 3 p.m.
May 18th with formal invitations.The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the
late Mr.& Mrs.John HUTCHERSON,of Halls,and the late Mr.& Mrs.Hubert WALTON,of
Ripley. 1 1985 graduate of Halls High School,she is employed by Hutcherson
Metals,Inc.in Halls. The groom is the grandson of the late Mr.& Mrs.Odie Earl
MISSILDINE,of Palastine,Tex.,and the late Mr.& Mrs.Perry WEBB,of Ripley. A 1985
graduate of Ripley High School He is employed as an independent contractor of
Computer Aided Design.The couple will reside in Ripley.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 14,2002 FEBRUARY VOWS
PLEDGED..Mr.& Mrs.Edward ALLMON were united in marriage at 5 p.m.Feb.2nd in the
Central Assembly of God Church at Central,with the Rev.Charles STRIBLING
officiating.The bride,the former Dolly Ann HARRISON chose a navy dress and
shoes.Marlys HARGETT,of Ripley,served as her maid of honor.The groom,of
Murfreesboro,Ark.,chose Raymond FRAZIER of Ripley,as his best man.The reception
was held in the fellowship hall of the church.The wedding cake was white with
pink roses and the groom's cake was chocolate. The couple will reside in Ripley.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE SEPTEMBER 5,2002 DORIS
PARCHMAN,86,widow of Adrion PARCHMAN,died August 21st in Baptist Hospital
Lauderdale. Services were August 24th in Whitefield Assembly of God,burial in
Ripley Memorial Gardens. She was a member of an Assembly of God Church in
Hammond,Ind. She leaves a son,Bobby PARCHMAN,of 985 Parchman Rd.,Ripley; one
grandchild; a great-grandchild; and two great-great-children.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE SEPTEMBER 5,2002 REV. N. C.
GOFF..85,retired minister,died Thursday of last week in Ripley Health Care.Rites
were Saturday in First Assembly of God,with burial in Ripley Memorial Gardens. A
Navy veteran of WWII,he had served as chaplain for Baptist Hospital Lauderdale
in Ripley. He leaves his wife,Laura; a son,Larry,of Malvern,Ark.; three
daughters,Glenda KIRKPATRICK,of Ripley,Beverly ANSLEY,of Houstan,Texas,and Anne
GIBBS,of Wilmington,Calif.; a step-daughter Doris GILSTRAP,of Norman,Okla.; two
brothers,Carol GOFF and Theodore GOFF,of Booneville; three sisters,Helen
FOLEY,of Little Rock,Ark., Jo JONES,of Greenbriar,Ark.,and Tiny WRIGHT,of
Stuttgart,Ark.; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-
grandchild.
Henning Progress October 4,1928 Little Violet NELSON is on the sick list this
week.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE SEPTEMBER 14,1951 PERSONAL ITEMS
IN AND ABOUT TOWN..Mrs.Violet BORG, Mrs.Clarence MITCHELL,and daughter,Sheila
Jo, visited Mrs. BORG's sisters, Mrs.W.E. MUELLER, Mrs.Harold RAY and families
at Ashport and Mrs.Jack WILSON and children at Gold Dust Monday of last week.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE SEPTEMBER 14,1951 PERSONAL ITEMS
IN AND ABOUT TOWN..Mrs.Lester CONNOURS,of Arp, and Mrs.Violet BORG of San
Francisco,enjoyed a delicious fish dinner in the home of Mr.& Mrs.Clarence
MITCHELL. Mrs.BORG remained for a few days visit.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE SEPTEMBER 14,1951 PERSONAL ITEMS
IN AND ABOUT TOWN.. Miss Betty Jean LATHAM,of Dyersburg, Miss Wilma DANLEY,of
Whitefield, and Mrs.Nettie FERGUSON of Flippen,visited Mrs.Troy SAVAGE Saturday.
Mrs. Kate SPILLER, Mrs.Troy SAVAGE, Harris Lee and Herbert SAVAGE,of Ripley,Mrs.
Edward MURLEY,of Conner,were dinner guests of Mr.& Mrs.Emmett KIRBY at Asbury
Sunday. Richard and Steven LIGHTFOOT,of Lightfoot,spent the weekend with their
grandmother,Mrs.V.T. LIGHTFOOT. Mr.& Mrs.Edward HUTCHERSON and
daughter,Deborrah,of Central visited Mr.& Mrs.Irwin HAYNES Sunday. Dr.& Mrs.
T.E.MILLER and Mrs.James FITZHUGH attended the funeral of Herman DEBERRY in
Savannah Wednesday.Mr.DEBERRY was the father of Mrs.Tommy MILLER. Mr.&
Mrs.Leonard LATHAM and Miss Bettie Jean LATHAM,of Dyersburg,visited the Troy
SAVAGE home Tuesday night. Mrs.Clarence MITCHELL and Mrs.Violet BORG visited
Mr.& Mrs.Buddy SIMPSON at Mason Tuesday of last week. (ANY INFORMATION ON VIOLET
NELSON BORG? PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ADDRESS AT TOP OF THESE NOTICES.THANKS.
SMH)Mrs.Violet BORG,of San Francisco,Calif.,has returned home after a ten day
visit with her mother,relatives and friends.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE DECEMBER 19,1941
J.W.KIRKPATRICK..57,pioneer El Paso business man,a native of Ripley,and the
husband of Mrs.Annie Noble Hill KIRKPATRICK,formerly of this city,daughter of
Mrs.Ed LOWENHAUPT,died Saturday morning, Dec.6th at Southwestern Hospital at El
Paso.He had been ill since Nov.27. The funeral service was held Monday morning
at El Paso. Mr.KIRKPATRICK received a degree in law at Cumberland University and
practiced law before moving to El Paso.He established the first Ford automobile
agency in Texas and owned the first Ford in Texas.He was a past president of the
El Paso Chamber of Commerce and was active in the business and civic affairs of
El Paso for many years. Besides his wife, Mr. KIRKPATRICK is survived by one
son; Capt.Noble KIRKPATRICK,of the Eighth Cavalry at Ft. Bliss; Mrs.Dudley
JONES,of Washington,D.C., Mrs.Frank NAIHAUF of Los Angeles, Mrs.Harvey
WALLENDER,Jr.,of Port Arthur, and Miss Dena KIRKPATRICK of El Paso.(Covington
Leader)
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE DECEMBER 19,1941 EMMETT COCHRAN
SAFE IN WAR ZONE..Mrs.D.E.COCHRAN,of Ripley,Monday received a letter from her
son,Emmett COCHRAN,who is in the Navy on a ship recently assigned to Pearl
Harbor,ststing he was safe.Mr.COCHRAN was a member of the 1940 graduating class
of Ripley High School and enlisted in the Navy shortly after
graduation.Mrs.COCHRAN also has a son,Wilmer,in the Regular Army,stationed at
Ft.Benning,Ga.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 8,2004 TWINS
WELCOMED..Talton Layne CROWDER and Turner Grant CROWDER,pictured with their
brother,Christian Hunter CROWDER,20 months,sons of Shanon and Rheay CROWDER of
Friendship,were born Nov.21st at Jackson-Madison County Hospital.Turner,4
lbs.,14 oz,18 inches long,was born at 4:28 a.m. and Talton,5 lbs.2 oz.,17 inches
long,was born at 4 :29 a.m.They are the grandsons of Jerry and Brenda CROWDER of
Ripley,and Terry and Yelonda LYNCH of Friendship; the great-grandsons of
Mrs.Dorthy MIDKIFF and the late Robert MIDKIFF; Hollis and Pat ADAMS and Terry
and Julia REYNOLDS of Friendship; the late Brodis and Dovie CROWDER and the late
Curtis Lynch.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MAY 29,2003 RECEIVE MEDALS--A.D.
WALTON,88,of Ripley,resident at Ripley Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center,who
has lived in Lauderdale County most all his life,proudly remembers his years in
the United States Army,serving in World War II.He vividly remembers the
day,February 24th,1941,when he entered the Army at Fort Oglethorpe,Ga.,and doing
basic training at Fort Stewart,Ga.After additional training at Fort
Bragg,N.C.,and Glen L.Martin in Baltimore,Md.,he left New York For
Australia,traveling 36 days,awaiting orders for New Calidonia,where he did guard
duty on a tower with a machine gun.Other areas he served included CoCoa
Island,Wrendover Island,and Ball Island,where he was given the name,"Smokey
Joe." According to family members,A.D.never mentioned that he was one of the
best machine gunners the Army had,shooting approximately 30 to 40 planes in less
than two hours.On Oct.23,1944,in Bolivar,he married Hattie Marie
Beshires,knowing her only through letters.They have been married for 59 years
and have two daughters,Brenda Walton Fry and Pauline Walton Adkisson.He received
his Honorable Discharge September 11,1945. His medals were lost over the
years,but were given to him again on May 23rd,this year.He proudly displays the
Asiatic Pacific Service medals,with two Bronze Stars,Good Conduct medal,American
Defense Service medal,and the Victory World War II medal 1941-1945 American
Campaign medal.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE DECEMBER 4,2003 FIRE DAMAGES
FAMILY HOME...The home of A.D.and Hattie WALTON,765 Old Brownsville Road caught
fire Sunday afternoon severely damaging the living room and kitchen.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE DECEMBER 4,2003 HE'S FIVE...Wesley
A. SCALLIONS,son of Juanita and Malcolm SCALLIONS II,of Nova,Mich.,celebrated
his fifth birthday while visiting his grandparents,Malcolm and Quida STOKES
SCALLIONS.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE DECEMBER 1,1950 Oneal ANDREWS,31-
year-old employee of the Sammy Beaird Gin was killed at 1 Friday morning when
his clothing was caught in a machine belt. Services were held at Grace Church
near Ripley at 2 Saturday afternoon.Burial was in Grace Cemetery.Mr.ANDREWS
leaves his parents,Mr.& Mrs.Scott ANDREWS; a brother, Bernice ANDREWS,of Ripley;
three sisters,Mrs.William CURTIS, Mrs.Burton ANDREWS,and Mrs.Herman WEST,of
Memphis.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE DECEMBER 15,1950 O'NEIL
ANDREWS...Funeral services for Walter O'Neil ANDREWS,31,son of Mr.& Mrs.Scott
ANDREWS,of Ripley,who was killed in an accident while working at the Sammie
BEAIRD Gin,were held at Grace Cemetery with Garner's funeral home in
charge.Dr.C.L.BOWDEN,pastor of Ripley Baptist Church,and Rev.R.L.HAMBLIN,pastor
of Pleasant Grove Church of Covington,officiated. Songs and music were rendered
by the Edith quartet.The floral offerings were many and beautiful,and were
tokens of the esteem held for the deceased. Pallbearers were William A.CURTIS,
Herman L.WEST, Donald CURTIS, Burton ANDREWS, W.H.ANDREWS,Jr.,and Enloe PARKER.
Besides his parents,he leaves a brother,Bernice ANDREWS,of Ripley; and three
sisters,Mrs.William CURTIS,Mrs.Herman WEST, and Mrs.Burton ANDREWS,all of
Memphis,and a host of friends.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE DECEMBER 1,1950 RITES TUESDAY FOR
JAMES CLEVELAND CRIHFIELD..prominent Lauderdale County farmer of the Edith
community,who died Monday morning at 8,at his residence,were held Tuesday
afternoon at Edith Baptist Church,with DR.C.L. BOWDEN officiating,burial in
Edith Cemetery. He leaves his wife,Mrs.Neelie Ann CHISM CRIHFIELD; three
brothers, C.B. CRIHFIELD and L.H. CRIHFIELD,Ripley,and Eugene
CRIHFIELD,Grenada,Miss.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE DECEMBER 1,1950 WILLIAM C. NEWMAN
BURIED THURSDAY..Services for William C. NEWMAN,who died at the Lauderdale
County Hospital Wednesday morning at 1:30,were held at Grace Cemetery near
Ripley,Thursday afternoon at 2:30.Burial in Grace Cemetery. Born in Dyer
County,he had lived in Lauderdale County many years.He was 65. He leaves
brothers,Joe NEWMAN and George M. NEWMAN,of Ripley; a daughter,Miss Louise
NEWMAN; a son,Elton R. NEWMAN; five half-sisters, Miss Dorothy NEWMAN, Mrs.James
COX, and Mrs. S.C.FORSYTHE,of Ripley, Mrs.Blakey ARNOLD of Memphis, and Mrs.Jack
ATHERTON of Philadelphia,Pa.; three half brothers,James NEWMAN and Lester NEWMAN
of Memphis,and Gladston NEWMAN,of Mason.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE SEPTEMBER 19,2002
MRS.KLUTTS..Burial in Ripley Memorial Gardens followed services Thursday of last
week in Northridge/Woodhaven Funeral Home in Millington,for Minnie Kate
KLUTTS,79,of Lucy,who died September 7th in Methodist Healthcare North in
Memphis. Widow of William I. KLUTTS,she leaves two sons,Billy and Dennis "Dink"
KLUTTS,of Lucy; four daughters,Ann MILLS, Charlotte Gale BURNETT,and Pam
MELVIN,of Lucy,and Pat KNOX,of Whidbey Island,Wash.; three brothers,John H.
WATSON Jr.,of Covington, Mack WATSON,of Somerville,and Donald Eugene WATSON,of
Springfield,MO; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE SEPTEMBER 19,2002 CENTRAL
LOCALS..Mrs.H.C.WEAVER spent Saturday with Mrs.Geraldine HARDISTER and
Mrs.Geraldine CHIPMAN at Ripley Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs.James
SCALLIONS,of Curve,visited Mrs.Katherine WEAVER Sunday afternoon. Mrs.Helen
GEAN,of Ripley,Miss Connie DUVALL,of Nankipoo,and Wesley DUVALL,helped Russell
and Ruby DUVALL celebrate their 49th wedding anniversary Friday night.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE NOVEMBER 21,2002 SANDRA JO
PROCTOR..52,daughter of Molly and Elvis Paul Proctor,of Ripley,died Thursday of
last week in Clover Bottom Development Center in Nashville. Rites were Monday
in Garner Funeral Home,with burial in Ripley Memorial Gardens.Survivors include
brothers,Elvis,Jr.,of Brownsville,and Sonny of Nixa,Mo.,and four sisters,Mary
Fortner of Waynesville,MO.,Metty Fields of McAlister,Okla.,Wanda Robbins,of
Pahrump,Nev.,and Margaret Smith,of Yakima,Wash.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE NOVEMBER 21,2002 EVA SUE
YOUNG..83,widow of Marley YOUNG,died Thursday of last week at Methodist
Healthcare,Memphis. Rites were Sunday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Grace
Cemetery,Central.She had retired from Hall Tex in Halls.She was a member of
Walnut Grove Baptist Church. She leaves three daughters,Renee HENDERSON,of
Ripley,Jimmy Sue BURKS,of Gates,and Nancy GITCHELL of Houston,Texas; a step-
daughter,Martha Ann MAKOVER,of New York; a half-brother,Clayton CRAIG,of
Covington; 9 ninechildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and 9 great-great-
grandchildren.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE NOVEMBER 21,2002 CONCORD
LOCALS..Mr.& Mrs.Harvey GITCHELL,of Houston,Texas,Mr.& Mrs.Craig GITCHELL,of
Dayton,Texas,Mr.& Mrs.Brett THOMPSON and children of Springfield,Mo.,spent the
weekend with Mrs.Jimmie Sue BURKS.They were called here by the death of their
mother and grandmother,Mrs.Sue YOUNG.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 15,2004 Elsie Lula
PARROTT,87,of Ripley,widow of Ira Earl PARROTT,died Saturday in her home.Rites
were Wednesday in Hutcherson's Chapel Church of God west of Ripley,burial in
Edith Cemetery.She leaves daughters,Carolyn PARROTT BEARD MIDKIFF and Mary CREED
of Ripley,and Betty DAVIS of Newbern; sons,Earl PARROTT of Tiptonville, Larry
PARROTT,of Erin,and Gene PARROTT of Baton Rouge,LA; brothers,J.C. JAMES & Ford
JAMES,of Murfreesboro, John JAMES of Johnsonville, Danny JAMES of Tulsa,OK,
Floyd JAMES of Dalton,GA and Loyd JAMES of Little Rock,AR; 13 grandchildren; 18
great-grandchildren; and 8 great-great-grandchildren.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JULY 5,1918 The almost lifeless
boby of Mr.Eutran SUTTON,son of Mr.and Mrs.R.J. SUTTON of Dry Hill,was found
near the railroad track in Halls last Saturday morning.One leg and one arm was
broken and his body badly mangled.He was carried to the hospital in Dyersburg
but never regained consciousness and died at noon that day.The remains were laid
to rest in Enon cemetery near Nankipoo Monday afternoon. The young man who was
just 21 years of age had been to Ripley Friday evening to see the draftees leave
for Camp Gordon and it is presumed that some time during the night caught a
frieght train with the intention of getting off at Halls in order to be at his
post of duty for work the following morning.The train was evidently running at
high speed when he alighted.Eutram was better known as "Luke". He was a good boy
and his friends and companions and our people as a whole are grieved over his
untimely death.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE OCTOBER 16th,1925 LOCAL AND
PERSONAL.. Mr. Robert B. SUTTON, son of Mr.& Mrs. Julian SUTTON, of Curve, and
Mr. Robert H. SUTTON, son of Mr. R. J. SUTTON, of Dry Hill,enlisted in the Army
on October 12th, and were sent to the 22nd Infantry at Fort McPherson, GA.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE AUGUST 30,1918 WILLIAM MARVIN
GARRETT..The First Lauderdale County Boy To Make the Supreme Sacrifice in
France. On Wednesday August 14,1918,the great world war was brought into the
home of Mr.T.M. GARRETT of Edith when he received official notice that his
youngest son, William Marvin,died on the blood-stained battlefield of France.
Mr.GARRETT was a member of the 74th company,6th regiment,U.S. Marines,having
enlisted as a volunteer on December 10,1917 from Lambert,Miss., where he held a
position as bookkeeper for several years.He was 26 years old last March and was
killed June 14,and was the first Lauderdale County boy to make the supreme
sacrifice in the great war. He is survived by his father; two brothers; four
sisters; and other relatives.His mother had preceded him in death.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 15,2004 Billy Gene "Bob"
EMERSON,63,of Ripley,employed by Tennessee Electroplating died Thursday of last
week in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale.Rites were Saturday in Garner Funeral
Home,with burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery.He leaves his wife,Carolyn Jean ADAIR
EMERSON; a step-daughter,Charlotte BRYANT,of Henderson,and a step-son,Eddie
BRYANT; brothers, Hank BARNES and Tommy BARNES; sisters,Eva Jane MAYFIELD and
Molly BARNES,all of Ripley; and six grandchildren.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 29,1925
CRAIG..Mr.Patton WARPOOLE of Memphis,spent Saturday night in the home of his
daughter,Mrs.Robert GOAD.We are glad to know that his health is improving since
he has been in Memphis. Mr.John KERLEY and family of Edith,spent Saturday night
in the home of her father,Mr.L.L. CRAIG at Chisholm Lake. {don't know which
daughter married John KERLEY.} Mr.Jake KISSELL,of the Barr,spent Saturday night
in the home of his cousin,Mrs.W.L. CRAIG at Chisholm Lake. Mr.Jake KISSELL,of
the Barr,spent Saturday night in the home of his cousin,Mrs.W.L. CRAIG at
Chisholm Lake.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 3,1959 Services for
Walter H.BAILEY,retired businessman and former alderman,of Halls,were held
Tuesday at Halls funeral home,burial in Halls Cemetery.Mr.BAILEY,77,died Sunday
night at St.Thomas Hospital,Nashville,death came of pneumonia after a heart
attack.His wife,the former Rachel AGEE,died three years ago.He leaves a
son,Bernice W.BAILEY,of Hickman,KY; two daughters Mrs.J.F.MADEIROS,Jr.,and
Mrs.Robert E.WESTMORELAND,of Nashville; two grandchildren,William Walter
BAILEY,of Hickman,KY,and Betty WESTMORELAND,of Nashville.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY WILL AND ESTATE RECORDS COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE
ROLL # 16 LAUDERDALE COUNTY,TENNESSEE PROBATE OF DEEDS,WILLS,INVENTORIES JUNE
1836--FEB.1847 LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF BENJAMIN JORDAN State of Tennessee
Lauderdale County Court July Term 1836. Then the last Will and Testament of
BENJAMIN JORDAN,dec'd was produced in ope Court and proven by the oath of PASCAL
W.SAUNDERS and JAMES SOWARD and was ordered to be recorded which said will is in
the words and figures following,To Wit: In The Name of God Amen. I,BENJAMIN
JORDAN of the county of Dyer and State of Tennessee now in low state of health
do make and ordain and declare this to be my last will and testament over all
others. FIRST to my dearly beloved wife,ELIZABETH JORDAN,I give and bequeath one
hundred acres of land including the home plantation on which I now live and
Mill.Also one yoke of oxen and a waggon,two cows and calves,one bed and
furniture,Bible and hymn book,two ploughs,two hoes and one large sorrell
mare,also five negroes Viz: GABE,GINNY, ___NDY, BEDFORD,and SARAH,to her use and
benefit during her natural life or widowhood.After the death or widowhood of my
wife,ELIZABETH JORDAN,Igive to my son,WILLIAM JORDAN,two negroes,that is GABE
and GINNY,one hundred acres of land including the house,mill and plantation on
that such of it on which I now live.Also one yoke of oxen and waggon two cows
and calves,one bed and furniture,two ploughs,two hoes,and the sorrel. AT MY
DEATH,I give my son,WILLIAM JORDAN,one negro man named RALPH,the negroes I leave
to my wife with the exception of the two that I give my son,William,at her death
or exception of her widowhood,them and their increase to be divided between my
sons WILLIAM JORDAN, JEFFERSON JORDAN, ROBERT JORDAN,and my daughters MARY
SOWARD and ELIZABETH SMITH. I give my daughter KITCY BLAIR all the right and
title I have to the property belonging to sum that her husband JAMES BLAIR has
in his possession and one dollar in money. I GIVE and bequeath to my son
JEFFERSON JORDAN at my death a negro man named ISAAC.At by death I give and
bequeath to my son BENJAMIN F.JORDAN one negro boy named AMBROSE and ___. AT MY
DEATH I give and bequeath to my son ROBERT JORDAN one negro boy named ALBERT.At
my death I give and bequeath to my daughter.MARY SOWARD one negro girl named
CHARLOTTE,also fifty acres of Land bought of ISAAC CURRY lying North of my
plantation,that and no more. I GIVE and bequeath to my daughter ELIZABETH SMITH
and her husband,HUGH SMITH one negro girl named HARRIET.Also one hundred acres
of Land luing South of my plantation and no more.With the death of my wife I
give to my sons JEFFERSON JORDAN and ROBERT JORDAN one hundred acres of land
lying west of my plantation and no more. To my son,JOHN JORDAN I give and
bequeat one bay mare and one cow and calf which he has in his possession and no
more forever.My__ __ stockings I want to be kept braiding and one of __ __ to be
given to my grandson,PASCAL ? SMITH.One to my grandson WILLIAM SOWARD and
another to my grandson THOMAS J.JORDAN--all the right title and claim that I
have to property coming from my Father Estate I wish to have equally divided
between the above named grandchildre.IT IS MY WILL and my___ that my
sons,WILLIAM JORDAN, JEFFERSON JORDAN, BENJAMIN F.JORDAN anf ROBERT JORDAN and
my sons-in-law HUGH SMITH & JAMES SOWARD should pay all the claims against my
estate agreeable to their satisfaction___ ___ of this my last will and testament
without (dyalcation ?).LASTLY I CONSTITUTE and appoint my son,WILLIAM JORDAN and
my son-in-lae,HUGH SMITH my executors of this my last will and testament and I
witness of these things herein contained.I have set my hand ans seal this 26 day
of March 1836. WITNESSES; PASCAL W.SAUNDERS. JAMES SOWARD. BENJ.JORDAN.
(SEAL)STATE OF TENNESSEE LAUDERDALE COUNTY COURT JULY TERM 1836. Then to the
Foregoing Will was produced in open Court and proven by the oaths of PASCAL
W.SAUNDERS and JAMES SOWARD the subscribing witnesses thereto and said WILLIAM
JORDAN,one of Executors named therein took upon __the____and execution of same.
Witness GRIFFITH L.RUTHERFORD Clerk of Lauderdale County Court at office this
the first Monday of July A.D.1836. G.L.RUTHERFORD,CLK.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JUNE 5,1997 JAMES NELSON WHITE;82-
-retired farm manager of Fort Pillow State Prison,died Saturday at his home at
1485 Toulon Road,after a heart attack.Services were at 11 a.m. Monday in Garner
Funeral Home,burial in Mary's Chapel Cemetery near Ripley.He was a deacon in
Maranatha Baptist Church.He leaves his wife,DORSEY MURLEY WHITE; a son,JAMES
E.WHITE,of Ripley;four grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JUNE 5,1997 MARY ELLEN PITTMAN
BEASLEY;80--of Covington,mother of CAREY LINDON McCALVIN,of Henning,died
Saturday of heart failure in Baptist Hospital Covington.Burial in Munford
Cemetery in Covington.Survivors are her husband,DAVID N.BEASLEY; two other
sons,BUFORD McCALVIN,of Covington and EUFORD McCALVIN,of San Franscio,Calif.;a
sister,MATTIE GOODE,of Covington; five grandchildren and six great-
grandchildren.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JUNE 5,1997 VIRGINIA P.SMITH;70--
of Newbern,mother of JOHN WESLEY SMITH,of Ripley,died Wednesday of last week of
heart failure,in the home of her sister,EDITH P.LOCKE in Seffner,Fla. A retired
bookkeeper and secretary,she was a member of Center United Methodist
Church.Services were at 3 p.m.Sunday in Johnson Funeral Home in Newburn,with
burial in Fairview Cemetery.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JUNE 5,1997 LINDA CAGLE;54--of
Ripley,died Wednesday of last week of heart failure in Methodist Haywood Park
Hospital in Brownsville.Services were at 1 p.m. Friday in Curry Funeral Home in
Dyersburg,with burial in Fairview Cemetery.She attended Poplar Grove Baptist
Church in Brownsville.She leaves her husband,LARRY and two sons,KEVIN CAGLE,of
Brownsville and JIMMY DUDLEY,of Newbern; a brother,COY TIPPS,of Newbern; four
sisters,PAULINE BARKER, MARGIE HARRIS, and VELMA DORSE,of Dyersburg,and DOROTHY
BURSE,of Bogota; and two grandchildren.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JUNE 5,1997 OSCAR DANIELS;96--of
Memphis,father of DORIS DORMAYER,of Chisholm Lake Road,Ripley,died Friday of
heart failure in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale in Ripley.Services were at 2
p.m.Monday in Woodhaven Funeral Millington,burial in Woodhaven Memory Gardens.He
was a carpenter.He was born in Hardeman County,son of the late MOLLIE and LONNIE
DANIELS.The family moved to Lauderdale County when he was a child,residing
between Ripley and Durhamville.Survivors include another daughter,PHANISEY
CRAIG,of Fla.; three sons,JAMES and HOWARD of Memphis and EDWARD of
Louisville,Ky.;a sister,GRACE McCLOUD,of Ripley; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-
grandchildren.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JUNE 5,1997 JOHN WESLEY BATES;84--
of Ripley,died of heart failure May 28th in Columbia Regional
Hospital,Jackson.Services were at 1 p.m.May 31,in Garner Funeral Home,burial in
Edith Cemetery.Thw widower of OPAL LOUISE BATES,he leaves two sons,BUDDY,of
Halls and JAMES,of Gates; four daughters,LOUISE HAMMOCK, ANN NEAL, and JENELL
BATES,all of Ripley and Betty BLAKELY,of Halls; four brothers,HERBERT,of Ripley,
EWELL,of Paris, NOAH,of Halls and BILL,of Chicago,IL; four sisters,FRANCES
HOYE,of Ripley, IDA STONE,of Kenton,and MARTHA BATES & CATHERINE SHEELER,both of
Jacksonville,AR; 18 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JUNE 5,1997 MARY PEET;86--of
Ripley,widow of FRANK PEET,died May 24th in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale in
Ripley after a heart attack.Services were Wednesday of last week in Springhill
Baptist Church on Highway 19 East of Ripley,of which she was a member,burial in
church cemetery.Thompson's Mortuary in charge.She leaves five sons,FRANK PEET
Jr.,and EUGENE MANNS,of Chicago,IL,JOHN D.PEET,of Ripley, ERIC PEET and WILLIAM
PEET,of Milwaukee,Wisc.;four daughters,LUBERTA BARBEE,of Memphis,IRMA JEAN
MALONE,of Rockford,IL, MATTIE BURNS,of Milwaukee,Wisc.,and CORNELIA BELL
SANDS,of Detroit; a sister,FRANCES CAMPBELL,of Ripley; 38 grandchildren and 43
great-grandchildren.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JUNE 5,1997 MARY VIOLA
BRASFIELD;77--of Halls,mother of FRED RYLANT,of Ripley,and step-mother of EVELYN
GAINES,of Ripley,died May 20th in Jackson-Madison County Hospital.Services were
at 2 p.m.May 22nd in Maury City Funeral Home,burial in Friendship Cemetery.She
had retired from factory work with Kellwood Inc.She was the widow of CLINTON
N.BRASFIELD.Survivors include two daughters,BETTY BUSHART,of Friendship,and
TERESA ACOR,of Maury City; a step-son,DARRELL BRASFIELD,of Romeoville,IL;
another step-daughter,CAROLYN LEELING,of Littleton,CA; 18 grandchildren and 25
great-grandchilden.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JUNE 5,1997 AMERICA PUGH;94--
sister of BEATRICE FARMER,of Halls,died May 22nd in the Crockett County Nursing
Home in Alamo.Services were May 24th in Maury City Funeral Home,burial in
Antioch Cemetery.She was a member of Maury City Church of Christ.She was the
widow of RAYMOND PUGH.Besides her sister,she leaves a grandchild and one great-
grandchild.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JUNE 5,1997 CHRISTINE HENRY;77--of
Memphis,mother of GENE HENRY,of Ripley,died May 11th in her home of cancer.Rites
were May 13th in Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel,burial in Memory
Hill Memorial Gardens.She had retired as seamstress for Memphis
FurnitureMfg.Co.She was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Memphis and
taught in its Sunday School.Survivors include her husband,E.A.HENRY; two other
sons,DALE,of Bartlett and VICTOR,of Memphis; 11 grandchildren and 7 great-
grandchildren.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 DEATH---H.L.HANNA,of Ripley,former Lauderdale County Register,and
retired government employee,died Tuesady in a Huntsville,Ala.,hospital,which he
entered a week earlier,after having suffered a heart attack; he was 84.Services
were in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Maplewood Cemetery.Born in Searcy,Ark.,he
had lived in Lauderdale County for 60 years.His wife,Mrs.Lena Bowers Hanna,died
October 11,1960.He leaves two sons,Gale Hanna,of Gallitin,and Clark Hanna,of
Dover,N.J.; three daughters,Mrs.B.D.Anthony,of Henning,Mrs.George H.Rodgers,of
Memphis,and Mrs.H.C.Jones Jr.,of Huntsville,Ala.; a sister,Mrs.J.E.Brewer,of
Abelene,Texas.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 DEATH---MISS ANNIE KELLY,of Gates,died Wednesday in Western State
Hospital in Bolivar,after long illness.She was 63. Services will be in Garner
Funeral Home,burial in Gates Cemetery.She leaves two brothers,Grady Kelly,of
Gates,and James Kelly,of Pine Bluff,Ark.,and five sisters,Misses Jennie Kelly &
Addie Kelley,both of Gates, Mrs.Lillian Jamerson,of Stanton, Mrs.Ben
A.Franklin,of Falls Church,VA and Mrs.David Chandler,of Little Rock,AR.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 DEATH---PAUL DAVIS,SR.,Gold Dust farmer,died Friday in Methodist
Hospital,Memphis,he was 73. Services were in Mount Pleasant Church,burial in
church cemetery. Born in DeSoto,Miss.,he moved to Lauderdale County in 1932.He
leaves his wife,Mrs.Viola McKinney Davis; six sons,Howard Davis, Phillip Davis,
Robert Davis, and Paul Jr. Davis, all of Ripley, Hardy Davis,of Elgin,Ill.,and
William Davis,of Norfolk,VA; three daughters, Mrs.Blanche Haislip, of Ripley,
Mrs.Ethel McCormick,of Memphis and Mrs.Mary Nell Lovelady, of Amarillo,Texas.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 KILLED IN COLLISION---Mrs.Shirley Maxine PARKER,31,who was born
at Edith,was killed Saturday in a two-car collision near Jonesboro,Ark.,while
returning from a family reunion in Memphis to her home in Knoxville,Iowa.Also
killed in the accident were John F.DAVIS,61, and Jake K.HUFSTEDLER,58, both of
Pocahontas,Ark. Injured in the accident were Mrs.Mary HUFSTEDLER and Miss Mary
DAVIS,who were taken to St.Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro. Mrs.PARKER's
husband,Forest PARKER and their 8-year-old son,James PARKER,who were taken to
Methodist Hospital,Memphis with head and chest injuries. Services for
Mrs.PARKER were in Memphis Funeral Home,burial in Woodhaven Memory Gardens in
Millington. She also leaves her parents,Mr.& Mrs.J.B.AKIN,Jr.,of Millington; and
a brother,Dudley AKIN,of Memphis.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 DEATH---IRA PAUL MACLIN,of Nrebern,retired Western Electric Co.
employee and farmer; brother of E.N.MACLIN,of Gates; died Tuesday near
Batesville,Ark.,while on a visit,he was 71. Services were in Johnson Funeral
Home,Newbern,burial in Cairo Cem.,Crockett County.He also leaves his
wife,Mrs.Elizabeth WILLIAMS MACLIN; two sons,Wm.F.MACLIN and James F.MACLIN,both
of Chattanooga.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 HURRICANE HILL LOCALS---Mrs.Fred NEAL is visiting her
daughter,Mrs.Sam HENRY and other relatives in BeeBee,Ark.,and Little Rock,Ark.
Mrs.Ora BOWIE has returned home after having visited her daughter,Mrs.Arnold
TUCKER and family,and her sister,Mrs.Cora FISHER,in Memphis. Mr.& Mrs.Gordon
KING have been visitors of her parents,Mr.& Mrs.T.B.STONE in Fowkles.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 IN MEMORIAM Of MRS.CALDONIA REED---We miss you,mother dear,every
moment of our life.On December 23rd,1964,you quietly passed away in my arms.When
I pass your room,I seem to hear you call,saying,I'm tired,I want to go home and
rest.And hast thou forever gone and left us here to weep,till we are called to
follow you and in our graves to sleep. Sadly missed by your daughter and son-in-
law.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 CURVE LOCALS---Mr.& Mrs.Robert LEUANDUSKI,of Lansing,Mich.,spent
last week with her grandmother,Mrs.C.A.BICKERS,and great-grandmother,Mrs.Mary
DRUMWRIGHT. Mrs.LEUANDUSKI is the former Miss Betty MARLOW,of Ripley.
Mrs.Parker Bowers,of Central,spent Wednesday of last week with her
mother,Mrs.C.A.BICKERS. Mr.& Mrs.Alex CHAMBERS and daughter,Lela,of
Knoxville.spent last week with Mrs.CHAMBERS' mother,Mrs.Carl Smith. Mrs.Eva
CAMPBELL and Akdred CAMPBELL have been called to Los Angeles,Calif.,by the
serious illness of Johnny Bruce CAMPBELL. Mrs.Bobby WADE and children,of
Humboldt,visited her mother,Mrs.Mai BICKERS and grandmother,Mrs.Mary Drumwright
last Friday.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 LUCKETT LOCALS---D.W.DANIELS was seriously hurt in an accident in
Bolivar Wednesday of last week.He is in Jackson-Madison County Hospital. Oscar
GLIMP has returned home from a hospital and is reported doing fine. Mr.&
Mrs.Chris Bruno and son,Rockie,and Marty MITCHELL,of Memphis,spent the New
Year's holidays with their father,Claud MITCHELL.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 NANKIPOO LOCALS---Mrs.Allie GEANS of Humnoke,Ark.,spent last week
with her sister,Mrs.Paul PRICHARD.Sunday visitors in the Prichard home were Mr.&
Mrs.Robert MIDYETT and children,and Mrs.Guy PRINCE and daughter,of Memphis;
Mrs.Charlotte CORNELL and son,Kelly,of Dyersburg.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 ASBURY LOCALS---Mrs.Myrna GAINES spent last Wednesday and
Thursday with her daughter,Mrs.Ed SUMROW and family in Halls. Mrs.Bob GAINES
and son,Eddie Francis GAINES of Ripley,and brother,Montell TEMPLE of
Covington,attended funeral services for their uncle,Bob TEMPLE,in Kenneth,MO
last Thursday. Mr.& Mrs.Harlan FENNELL and children,Tommy, Linda, Henry and
Donna,of Ripley,were New Year's dinner guests of Mr.& Mrs.Bennie BURNS.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 GOLDEN DATE REACHED {PICTURE}---Mr.& Mrs.Clyde
REYNOLDS,Rt.6,Ripley,were honorees at a reception in their home Sunday,January
2nd,in observance of their Golden Wedding Anniversary.The event was arranged by
their children; Mrs.Lillie B.WISEMAN,of Ripley, C.N.REYNOLDS,Jr.,of Cabot,Ark.,
Mrs.Rhea UNDERWOOD of Memphis, and Thomas W.REYNOLDS,of Nashville.Mr.&
Mrs.REYNOLDS are lifelong residents of Lauderdale County and were married
December 30th,1915 in the Nankipoo Community by William Abernathy.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 PAGE 6: BIRTHS---Mr.& Mrs.Fred MONTGOMERY III,Henning-a son,born
Dec.29th in Lauderdale Co.Hospital. Mr.& Mrs.Charles Ted SUTTON,Ripley-a son
born Dec.31st in Lauderdale Co.Hospital. Mr.& Mrs.Booker Joe NANCE,Rt.2,Gates-a
son born Jan.1st in Laud.Co.Hosp. Mr.& Mrs.James ROGERS,Jr.,Halls-a daughter
born Jan.2nd in Laud.Co.Hosp. Mr.& Mrs.Johnny REVELLE,Chicago-a daughter,born
Jan.2nd in St.James Hosp.;named Reba Louise REVELLE. Mr.& Mrs.Willie Charles
RICE,Rt.i,Halls-a daughter born Dec.30th in Parkview Hosp.,Dyersburg. Mrs.Norma
Sue Leggett,Rt.1,Ripley-a son born Jan.1st in Laud.Co.Clinic
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 LOCALS AND PERSONALS---Bill KLUTTS will sail at noon Friday from
Charleston,S.C. Naval Base as press correspondent on board the newest Polaris
missile submarine tender,"Canopus",which will arrive in the harbor of Charolotte
Amalie,the capital of the Virgin Islands,a week later.He will fly back to the
States January 19th. MRS.CLARENCE MITCHELL and daughter SHEILA JO,and MRS.TOM
BARNES accompanied MRS.BARNES' daughter,MISS BEVERLY BARNES,in the University of
Tennessee Martin Branch Sunday. Mr.& Mrs.J.L.LANCASTER and daughters,Louise &
Kay,left Thursday of last week for their home in Orlando,Fla.,after spending the
holidays with their parents,Mr.& Mrs.Dewey CRIHFIELD and Mrs.J.D.LANCASTER.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 SICK AND AILING---Odean CRAIG entered the Ear,Eye,Nose & Throat
Hospital,Memphis Monday of last week. He had eye surgery last Tuesday and
returned home this Tuesday. Allen THOMAS is recuperating at his home on Arp
Road from a broken leg which he received December 8th.He spent 15 days in
Campbell's Clinic,Memphis. Ross TREADWELL,of Edith,who had a heart attack
Wednesday night of last week,entered Laud.Co.Hosp.,and was transferred to
Kennedy Hospital,Memphis.Mrs.TREADWELL is staying with her daughter,Mrs.Hollis
DeDHAZO of Memphis.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 LIGHTFOOT LOCALS---Mr.& Mrs.Herbert LATHAM and son,Lee,spent the
weekend with her brothers,Edward LEE and Jerry LEE,and families in Memphis.
Mr.& Mrs.Max BARNES and sons,of Memphis,spent Sunday with Mr.& Mrs.Finis BARNES.
Manson YOUNGER,of Memphis spent the weekend with his mother,Mrs.Mary YOUNGER.
Mrs.Ora BUSH,of Dyersburg,is visiting her son,Marion CHANDLER and family. Mr.&
Mrs. Billy Wayne MIDGETT and son; Mr.& Mrs.Herman RHODES; Mr.& Mrs.Bobby VOWELL
and sons spent Sunday with Mr.& Mrs.Freeman MIDGETT at Fort Pillow.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 HENNING LOCALS---Mr.& Mrs.H.R.PASCHEL attended funeral services
for R.J.HOOPER in Curry Funeral Home in Dyersburg Sunday before last.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.19 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 7,1966 GENERAL SESSIONS COURT---Dec.29-Donald JACKSON,reckless
driving,$5 and costs. Dec.31-James Wilmer VOWELL,speeding,$5 and costs. Jan.2-
Glenda PRATER,no driver's license,$5 and costs; failure to yeild right of way,$5
and costs. Jan 3- Bobby Carter; reckless driving,$25 and costs,30 days in
jail;jail sentence suspended.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 GENERAL SESSIONS=STATE DOCKET---Jan.4;Coy
HASTINGS,Jr.,disorderly conduct,dismissed. Jan.5; Fredonia WELLS,bad
check,dismissed on costs. Jan.7; Ray C. LANGLEY,following to close,$5 and
costs. Jan.7; Willie DUNAVANT,gaming,dismissed on payments of costs. Jan.8; Nat
GRAMMER,possession of more than one gallon of tax paid whiskey,dismissed.The
Court found the offense occurred in Dyer County.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 CIVIL DOCKETT---December 20,Judgement for John MOORE vs Clarence
MITCHELL-$2.32. December 20--Judgement for John MOORE vs Walter COX--$11.55
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 LUCKETT LOCALS---Mr.& Mrs.Hatten McKEE,of Dyersburg,were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.& Mrs.Avery WEBB. Mrs.McKEE visited her father,Oscar
GLIMP,who has been ill several weeks.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 LIGHTFOOT LOCALS---Mrs.Finis BARNES surprised her husband with a
birthday dinner last Thursday night.Attending were Mr.& Mrs.Junior BARNES and
family of Frayser; Mr.& Mrs.Max BARNES and sons,of Memphis; and Mr.& Mrs.Jimmy
BARNES,of Ripley. Miss Elise AKIN of Memphis,spent the weekend with her
mother,Mrs.O.B.AKIN.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 OBSERVES 100TH BIRTHDAY---Sunday was a red letter day for
Mrs.C.B. SLOAN,who was 100 years "Young" on that date.The first major event of
the day occurred that morning at the First Methodist Church,where she is a
regular attendant,when the pastor,Marcus M.GURLEY,left his pulpit to extend
congratulations and present her with a corsage of white carnations. That
afternoon,many friends fromBrownsville,Halls,Ripley,Trenton and members of the
Bethesda Methodist Church,of which she was a member for many years,called at the
home of Mrs.J.L. SLOAN and Miss Frances SLOAN,on Jefferson Street,where she
makes her home,to wish her many happy returns.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 BIRTHS---Mr.& Mrs.Bart C.DURHAM III,Ripley-a son,born Jan.5th in
Laud.Co.Hosp. Mr.& Mrs.Ben LITTLES,Rt.4 Ripley-a daughter,born Jan.7th in
Laud.Co.Hosp. Mr.& Mrs.Wm.F.KIRKPATRICK,Star Rt.Ripley-a daughter,born Jan.8th
in Laud.Co.Hosp. Mr.& Mrs.Marvin JONES,Ripley-a son,born Jan.8th in
Laud.Co.Clinic. Mr.& Mrs.John L.TAYLOR,Ripley-a daughter,born Jan.10th in
Laud.Co.Clinic. Mr.& Mrs.Robert NEWBERN,Rt.5,Brownsville-a daughter,born
Jan.12th in Laud.Co.Clinic.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 SICK AND AILING---J.Guy HENDERSON was taken ill at the Blue &
White Cafe Wednesday,and was carried to Lauderdale County Hospital. Mrs.Minnie
HAILE,of Rt.3,Halls,who has been in the home of the T.S.ESPEYS in Halls since
falling several weeks ago and breaking her hip,entered Parkview
Hospital,Dyersburg,Monday for surgery. Fred MANESS is in Kennedy Hospital in
Memphis. Mrs.Jerry LEWIS,of Halls,was dismissed Monday from Parkview
Hospital,Dyersburg.She is recovering from injuries suffered in an auto accident
last November.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 LATE JANUARY VOWS SET---Mr.& Mrs.James KLUTTS,of Memphis,are
announcing the marriage of their daughter,Joyce KLUTTS,to Dennis Ray WYATTE,son
of Mr.& Mrs.Herbert FLETCHER,of Newport News,VA. Miss KLUTTS is the
granddaughter of Mrs.Tom KLUTTS,of Dyersburg,formerly of Ripley & Millington,and
the late Tom KLUTTS. The vows are planned for January 21st at 8 p.m. at West
Frayser Baptist Church,Memphis.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 DEATH---Mrs.Addie Bee MODLIN PIKE, wife of W.M.PIKE,retired
Nankipoo farmer,died Monday in Western State Hospital in Bolivar,she was
73.Services were in Enon Baptist Church,of which she was a member,burial in
Halls Cemetery. She also leaves four sons,Sam Tom PIKE,Wm.O.PIKE,Acie PIKE,all
of Halls,and James Gerald PIKE,of Ill.; two daughters,Mrs.Ray RUSHING,of Ripley
and Mrs.Johnny Ford HENDREN,of Jasper,Ala.; a half-brother,Bill MODLIN,of
Chicago.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 DEATH---Clyde L. TILLMAN, of Nankipoo,retired Laud.Co.Highway
Construction employee,died Monday in Lauderdale County Hospital,which he had
entered that day.He was 72.Services were Wednesday in Enon Cem. He leaves his
wife,Mrs.Cradie VOSS TILLMAN; a daughter,Mrs.Dudley Estelle TILLMAN,of Halls; a
brother,Ocie TILLMAN,of Halls; two sisters, Mrs.Johnny STANLEY and Mrs.Annie
HUTCHERSON,both of Halls.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 DEATH---David Roy BLACKWELL,retired Halls carpenter,died of a
heart attack Monday at Parkview Hospital,Dyersburg,which he had entered Sunday
after three years illness,he was 65.Born in Dyer County,he moved to Halls in
1924.Services were in Halls Funeral Home,burial in Halls Cemetery. He leaves his
wife,Mrs.Lelia BUTLER BLACKWELL; a daughter,Miss Rebecca M.BLACKWELL,of Halls; a
brother,Tommy BLACKWELL of Halls; two sisters,Mrs.Myrtle ELMORE of near Gates
and Mrs.Annie MANSFIELD of Memphis.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 DEATH---Louis Martin JETER,of Covington,retired banker-brother
of Mrs.W.C.WADSWORTH of Ripley-died Sunday in Tipton County Hospital,he was 65.
Services were in the First Methodist Church,Covington,burial in Munford
Cemetery.He also leaves his wife,Mrs.Grace COBB JETER; a son,L.M.Jr.,of Memphis;
a daughter,Mrs.W.C.McQUISTON of Memphis; another sister,Mrs.J.D.WILKINS of Ark.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 DEATH---George Houston CROOK,retired farmer of East
End,Ripley,died Wednesday in Lauderdale County Hospital,which he entered last
Friday,after a years' illness,he was 67.Services were Thursday in Garner Funeral
Home,burial in Mary's Chapel Cem.A lifelong Lauderdale Countian,he was a member
of Mary's Chapel Baptist Church.His wife,Mrs.Barbara Ethel CROOK died in 1961.He
leaves a daughter,Mrs.Wilma BROWN of Durhamville and three grandchildren.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 GLIMP LOCALS---Mr.& Mrs.H.V.BRANDON of Memphis,spent the weekend
with her parents,Mr.& Mrs.Ed JONES. Mrs.Maggie McWILLIAMS of Ripley,spent
Sunday with her mother,Mrs.Oma CROOK. Mr.& Mrs.Carl Skinner of Memphis,spent
Monday with her mother,Mrs.Bettie VOWELL. Mrs.Claudine STOBING and children
spent the weekend with her daughter,Mrs.Jerry ARWOOD,and Mr.ARWOOD. Mrs.Hattie
COLVIN of Flippen,spent several days last week with her daughter,Mrs.W.C.HOWELL.
Mrs.Francis BARNES of Ripley,spent Tuesday night of last week with her
mother,Mrs.Bettye VOWELL. Mrs.Martha KERR and son Mike,and Miss Mary Alice
THORNLEY of Memphis,spent the weekend with their mother,Mrs.Carl THORTON.
Mrs.Horace MAYNARD is ill in the home of her daughter,Mrs.Billy CHISM,in
Lightfoot.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 GATES LOCALS---Mrs.N.C. MACLIN and children and Ewell MACLIN
attended funeral services last Friday for Ira MACLIN at a funeral home in
Newbern.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 CENTRAL LOCALS---Mr.& Mrs.Elwood HERRON,of Eads,were called here
Friday due to the death of Miss Julia WEAVER,who passed away Friday morning in
Western State Hospital. Mr.& Mrs.Larry BEARD of Memphis,visited Mr.& Mrs.Floyd
HERRON Sunday and attended the funeral of Miss Julia WEAVER. Mr.& Mrs.E.L.WAYNE
and daughter,Betty,spent the week-end with her parents,Mr.& Mrs.J.L.COX.Mr.&
Mrs.Ralph CRAWFORD and sons,Stan and Mark,spent Sunday evening with
them.Mrs.CRAWFORD had learned Saturday that her son,Marine PFC Donnie GRAY was
in a hospital in Okinawa with a kidney infection.He is the grandson of Mr.&
Mrs.J.L.COX.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 HENNING LOCALS---George F.BARFIELD visited his
daughter,Mrs.J.B.BLACK and family in Jefferson City,MO last week. Mrs.Raney
WEBB of Dyersburg,spent Saturday with her parents,Mr.& Mrs.W.A.TATE. Mr.&
Mrs.Emmett MOORER accompanied their son,Tate to Cooksville,where he re-entered
Tennessee Tech.On their way home,they visited their daughter,Mrs.Tom WORTHINGTON
in Murfreesboro.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR--NO.20 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 14,1966 DURHAMVILLE-ORYSA LOCALS---Mr.& Mrs.P.M.PARKER and Mrs.A.M.ESTES
left Friday for Williamsburg,VA.Mrs.ESTES will continue her trip on to Chevy
Chase,MD to see her daughter,Mrs.Norman SMITH and family.On their return
trip,Mr.& Mrs.PARKER will visit their daughter,Mrs.Orville WINTERMUTE in
Durham,NC.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR-NO.21 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 21,1966 INTO POSTAL POSITION---H.E.(Eddie)EVANS Jr.,of Ripley,began
duties Saturday as assistant postmaster of Ripley.He was formerly a rural letter
carrier.He succeeds Will WILLIAMS,who retired December 30th after having served
over 47 years in the post office.EVANS,a WWII veteran,served as a pilot in the
Air Force.He is a member of the American Legion; past master of Ripley Masonic
Lodge and Sunday School Superintendent in First Methodist Church.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR-NO.21 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 21,1966 WEDDING---Miss Rosemary YOUNGER,daughter of Mrs.G.W.(Grover
Watson)YOUNGER of Rt.1,Ripley, and the late Mr.YOUNGER,was married to James Iven
PICKENS,son of Mr.& Mrs.Iven Andrew PICKENS of Rt.4,Ripley,on Thursday,the 13th
of January at Macedonia Baptist Church at Edith.The
Rev.J.E.COOPER,pastor,performed the sacred vows at 6:30 p.m. The bride,given in
marriage by her brother,Manson YOUNGER,was dressed in a white sheath fashioned
with three-quarter length sleeves.Edging the sleeves and the v-shaped neckline
were ruffles of white lace.She carried a white satin Bible surmounted with an
orchid arranged with lace and white satin streamers tied in lover's knots. Miss
Barbara Nelle CHISHOLM,daughter of Mr.& Mrs.Lewis L.CHISHOLM served as maid of
honor.She wore a royal blue frock trimmed in white.Her floers were white
carnations.Franklin T. DUVALL was best man.Following the ceremony,a reception
was held in the bride's home.Mrs.YOUNGER,the bride's mother,greeted the guests
wearing a navy and white suit.Mrs.PICKENS wore a becoming black suit. Assisting
in the reception were Miss Marion Jean CHANDLER, Miss Patricia LEE,and Mrs.Opal
EMERSON.After a short wedding trip,the couple are at home with the groom's
parents. The bride attended Ripley High School,where she was a member of the
Glee Club,Senior 4-H Club,and a member of Delta Sigma Delta.She was pianist for
the Rainbow For Girls. The groom graduated Halls High School,where he played
football four years.He was a member of Halls Beta Club,president of Future
Farmers of America and of the Senior Class.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR-NO.21 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 21,1966 GATES LOCALS---Mr.& Mrs.Floyd BEARD spent the weekend in Memphis
with their son,Hayes BEARD and family. Mr.& Mrs.David PARRISH and daughter,Miss
Mary Jo PARRISH,attend funeral services for Mrs.John PARRISH in Fulton,Ky.
Sunday.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR-NO.21 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 21,1966 WOODVILLE---Mrs.Ernest SANDERS,Mack DUNAVANT,Leonard
DUNAVANT,all of Millington,and Mr.& Mrs.Melvin WILEY,of Rosemark,visited in the
home of Mrs.Alma DUNAVANT and Mrs.Mat AUDLEMAN Sunday.They were here to attend
the funeral of a relative,Miss Ona DEVINNEY,who died at Western State Hospital
in Bolivar Friday.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR-NO.21 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 21,1966 SICK AND AILING---William VAUGHN,of Halls,was overcome by carbon
monoxide Tuesday at work as mechanic for Cook Implement Co.in Halls.He was
rushed to Parkview Hospital,Dyersburg,where oxygen was administered.He returned
home Wednesday.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR-NO.21 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 21,1966 BIRTHS---Mr.& Mrs.William LANE,Ripley-a daughter,born Jan.11th
in Laud.Co.Hosp. Mr.& Mrs.Henry Clay WRIGHT,Henning-a son,born Jan.12th in
Laud.Co.Hosp. Mr.& Mrs.Charles REED,Rt.2,Gates-a daughter,born Jan.16th in
Laud.Co.Hosp. Mr.& Mrs.Charles BURTON,Star Rt.,Ripley-a son,born Jan.17th in
Laud.Co.Clinic. Mr.& Mrs.Jeff PATRICK,Gates-a son,born Jan.21st in
Laud.Co.Clinic. Mr.& Mrs.Russell H. RICHARDSON,Rt.1,Halls-a son,born Jan.14th
in Parkview Hosp.,Dyersburg.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR-NO.21 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 21,1966 HENNING LOCALS---Mr.& Mrs.James DAILEY and daughters,Catherine
and Jane,of Memphis,visited her parents,Mr.& Mrs.Albert RAINS over the weekend.
John A.RAINS,of Union City,spent last Friday with parents,the Albert RAINS.
Mrs.Edward STEPHENSON,of Covington,visited her sister,Mrs.Albert RAINS Wednesday
of last week. Mr.& Mrs.R.E.DRUMWRIGHT visited his sister,Mrs.Frank TAYLOR in
Ridgely and also attended the funeral of his aunt,Mrs.John M.PARRISH in
Fulton,KY.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE 81ST YEAR-NO.21 RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY
JANUARY 21,1966 CURVE LOCALS---A son was born Monday to Mr.& Mrs.James STOKES in
St.Joseph Hospital in Memphis.He weighed 8 pounds,ten ounces. The Rev.&
Mrs.H.L.STOKES,Mr.& Mrs.Cas WORLDS,Mrs.Bill CANNON and Mrs.Evie SCALLIONS
visited Paul STOKES in St.Joseph Hospital,Memphis.Mr.STOKES is critically ill.