Obituaries M - N
McLAURIN, DR. L. B. (Dentist)
Obituary, Natchez Democrat Newspaper, Tuesday
morning February 24, 1953.
Dr. L. B. McLaurin, who had engaged in
the practice of Dentistry here since 1905, died at 8:15 p.m. yesterday
after an extended illness. Surviving relatives include: the widow, Mrs.
Leona Rauch McLaurin of Natchez; and a daughter, Miss Lillian McLaurin
of Washington, D.C. Time and place of the funeral to be announced later
by the Foster Funeral Home.
(note: was interred Wednesday Feb. 25,
1953, Natchez City Cemetery)
MURRAY, LOLA VIVIAN MATTHEWS
OBITUARY: newspaper, The Natchez Democrat, Natchez, Miss. page 7A, columns
4 & 5.
Lola Vivian Matthews Murray. May 20, 1905 - July 22, 2000.
Ferriday, La. - Services for Lola Vivian Matthews Murray, 95, of Vidalia,
La., who died Thursday, July 20, at Community Hospital in Natchez, will
be at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at Comer Funeral Home Chapel in Ferriday
with the Rev. Jon Edgell officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn Memorial
Park under the direction of Comer Funeral Home. Visitation is from 8 to
8 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. Murray was born May 20, 1905 in Ellisville.
She was a homemaker and member of the Evangelical Church of Natchez. She
is survived by one son and his wife, Matthews and Mary Bob Murray of Shreveport,
Two daughters and their husbands, Elanor M. and James Talley of Vidalia,
Ann and Ray Coley of Ferriday; one foster son and his wife, Robert and
Betty Gray of McCloud, Calif.; five step-children and their wives, Ken
and Janell Swearingen at Bayou La Batre, Ala., Mary Sue and Raymond Farish
of Morrilton, Ark., Bobby Sue and Virgil Zachary of Morrilton, Freda and
Robert Almond of Fort Smith, Ark., and Nina Butler of Austin, Texas; 13
grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Pall bearers will be Jim Bob Talley, Jason Herbert, Bruce Curley, George
Murray Jr., Jacob Harrelson and Bret Murray.
MACAMMON, DR. VERNON
OBITUARY: Natchez Democrat Newspaper, Wednesday
morning, January 8, 1947.
Last Rites for Dr. MaCammon. Brother-in-law
of Ferriday woman to be buried here. Funeral services for Dr. Vernon MaCammon,
70, who died at his home in Arkansas City, Ark., Monday at 6 p.m. will
be held from Foster's Funeral Home, with interment in the City Cemetery.
The deceased is survived by his widow and one sister-in-law, Mrs. Ella
S. Mossis of Ferriday, La. Dr. MaCammon was a veteran of the Spanish American
War, during which he received the "golden bits" award for outstanding service.
He spent the remainder of his life as a physician and planter in Arkansas
City, and was also company doctor for a Midwest railroad. Serving as pallbearers
today will be Isadore Morris, Hale Thompson, Herman Kahn, Prentiss Carter,
Sr., Prentess Carter, Jr., and Jack Serio.
McNAIR, DR. J. C.
OBITUARY: Natchez Democrat Newspaper, Friday
morning, October 19, 1951.
Funeral Services for Dr. John Clement McNair,
retired physician who practiced at Fayette, Miss., and was Superintendent
of the Natchez Charity Hospital, were held at two thirty o'clock yesterday
afternoon from the First Presbyterian Church. Dr. McNair died at his home
at Gulfport, Miss. following a long illness. Dr. J. Walton Stewart, pastor,
conducted the services here yesterday afternoon. A number of friends and
relatives were in attendance. Following the services at the church the
procession moved to the City Cemetery where the interment was made.
METCALFE, DR. ASA B.
OBITUARY: San Francisco News, Dec. 27,
1850.
Metcalfe, Dr. Asa B. Died in Sacramento
City on the 5th of Nov. last, of Cholera, Dr. Asa B. Metcalfe in the fifty
first year of his life. Dr. Metcalfe was attacked with this dreadful disease...
late in the night of the 4th inst., and so rapid was it's progress that
in 4 hours he was a corpse... Dr. Metcalfe arrived in California little
more than a year since wither he came for the purpose of establishing his
2 sons in business. He was a resident of Kingston, Adams Co., Miss. at
which place he had lived for the past 20 years. It was his intention to
return sometimes next spring to his home in Kingston where he left the
remainder of his family, consisting of his wife and 2 daughters. Dr. Metcalfe
was a physician of experence in the profession. His sudden and unexpected
death will cast a deep gloom not only over his immediate family but a large
circle of friends in the state from whence he came.
MUTZIGER, DR. DUDLEY HENSON
Obituary from Natchez Democrat Newspaper
for Thursday July 21, 1988. - - - - Services for Dr. Dudley Henson Mutziger,
71, of 314 Auburn Ave., Natchez who died Wednesday (July 20) at the Jefferson
Davis Memorial Hospital, will be at 11 A.M. today (July 21) at Laird Funeral
Home Chapel, with the Rev. Joseph A. McConnell III and the Rev. R. Jefferson
Coker officiating. Burial will be at Natchez Cemetery under the direction
of Laird Funeral Home. He was born July 1, 1917 in St. Joseph, MO, the
son of Dr. George J. & Margaret Gibson Mutziger. He attended L.S.U.
Med. School, practiced gen. med. & surgery in Natchez since 1946. Member
1st Prebys. Ch. & Homochitto Valley Med. Assoc. Chief of Staff Jeff.
Davis Hosp. 1955 - 1961. Army Med. Corps. in Pacific, WW II. Survivors:
Wife, Marie L. Eyrich Mutziger of Natchez; 2 sons Dudley H. Mutziger Jr.
of New Orleans, LA, & Dr. John C. Mutziger of Philadelphia; 3 grandsons;
a sister, Mrs. Paul R. Shilling of Natchez; a half sister, Mrs. Paul R.
English of LaMarque, Texas, and a number of nieces & nephews. Pallbearers
will be Larry Holder, Joseph C. Bonner, Rufus Clark, William Barker, Clide
Savoy and Dr. Thomas Borum. Honary pallbearers will be members of the Homochitto
Valley Medical Association.
Mr. Frances "Fanny" Martin Sr.
OBITUARY: newspaper, "Natchez (Miss.) Democrat" Thursday Morning, September
30, 1948,
page 3 column 2.
LAST RITES FOR FANNY MARTIN WILL BE TODAY. Funeral services for Francis
"Fanny"
Martin, of Vidalia, La., who died here very suddenly on Tuesday night
of a Heart Attack after
attending a meeting of the City Basketball League of which he was a
director, will be held this
morning.. Fanny Martin was one of the most popular sports figures in
Natchez and Vidalia for
many years. There are both young and old who knew and highly respected
"Fanny" as he was
known to everyone. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Della Meng Martin,
and two sons, Francis
Martin Jr., and John Milton Martin of Vidalia, LA. Funeral services
will be held at nine o'clock
mass at St. Mary's Cathedral this morning, followed by interment in
the family plot in the city
cemetery. Active pallbearers, Sidney Murray, Clifton Mosely, Fred Falkenherner,
James
Claughton, David W. Forrester, F. T. Beatty. Honorary Pallberares,
Clarence E. Eidt, Mike
Ohlson, Clyde Falkenheiner, J. E. Lewis, Dr. W. K. Stowers, Dr. E.
B. Benoist, John Temple, T.
T. Towles, and Richard C. Feltus.
Mr. John "Skippy" Martin
OBITUARY: newspaper; "The Natchez Democrat" Friday, November 21, 1997,
page
#10A, column #1.
John "Skippy" Martin. Sept. 11, 1930-Nov. 20, 1997. Vidalia, LA. -
Funeral services for John
"Skippy" Martin, 67, who died Thursday, Nov. 20, 1997, at Natchez Regional
Medical Center
will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
in Vidalia, with the
Rev. Paul Kunnupuram and the Rev. Anthony Dharmaraj officiating. Burial
will be in the
Natchez City Cemetery, under the direction of Laird Funeral Home. Visitation
will be from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. today at the church. A Rosary service will be at 7:15
p.m. Saturday visitation will be
from 9 a.m. until service time at the church. Mr. Martin was born Sept.
11, 1930, in Natchez, the
son of Delia Meng Martin and the late Francis Martin Sr. He was an
army veteran of the Korean
war and was an active member of the Mens Club, Knights of Columbus
and a former member of
the Parish Council. He retired from Johns Manville Company. Mr. Martin
was preceded in death
by his father Francis "Fanny" Martin, Sr. and one son, Edward Butler
Martin. Survivors include
his wife, Bernadette (Wunky) Butler Martin of Vidalia; four sons, Robert
"Skip" Martin of
Monroe, Johnny Martin Jr., Freddie Martin and Joey Martin, all of Vidalia;
two daughters,
Bridgid Martin and Lisa Martin Finley, both of Vidalia; his mother,
Delia Ming Martin
of Vidalia; one brother, Francis Martin of Natchez; two daughters-in-law,
Mary Darnell Martin
of Monroe and Kathy Ledbetter Martin of Vidalia; one son-in-law Don
Finley of Vidalia; five
grandchildren, Aimee Martin and Jenny Martin of Monroe, Jarred Martin,
Ashley Dyer and Jake
Martin all of Vidalia. Pallbearers are Charles Partridge, Sidney Murray
Jr., Johnny Myers,
Michael Martin, Jesse "Pancho" Ramierez and Joe Dallalio Sr. Honary
Pallbearers include the
members of the Our Lady of Lourdes Men's Club. Memorials may be made
to Our Lady of
Lourdes Catholic Church Improvement Fund, P.O. Box 460, Vidalia, 71373.
Miss Floy Elizabeth McClutchie
OBITUARY: Natchez Democrat Newspaper, Thursday Jan. 2, 1964, page 3.
Miss Floy E. (Miss Bessie) McClutchie, 91, of 77 St. Catherine Street
died late yesterday in a
Jackson Mississippi hospital after an illness of 1 week. She was a
native and lifelong resident of
Natchez and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Miss Bessie
retired four years ago after
many years as a saleslady in the millinery department of Famous and
Price. She was the
daughter of the late Henry Clay and Malissa McClutchie. Survivors include
2 sisters, Mrs.
Rachel Pearson, Natchez, and Mrs. Harry C. Gallager, Hazelhurst. 3
Nieces, Mrs. Ethel Warren,
Natchez, Mrs. Dan Lane, New Orleans, La. and Mrs. Bill Bozeman, Hazlehurst;
2 nephews, H.
C. Gallagher, Natchez, and E. H. Gallagher, Seattle, Washington, and
a number of great nieces
and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 today from
the chapel of Foster
Funeral Home, with Rev. Julian White, associate pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church
officiating. Interment will be at the Natchez City Cemetery. Pallbears
will be Sidney Warren,
Arlie Warren, Karl Borodosky, Melichol Beltzhoover, W. C. Bozeman and
Stanly Lane.
Mr. John A. Meath
OBITUARY: Natchez (Miss.) Democrat newspaper, Saturday Morning, August
9, 1958, page
10 col. 2.
Meath Funeral Services To Be This Morning. Funeral Services for John
A. Meath, well known
resident of Natchez, who died early Friday morning, will be held at
nine o'clock requiem Mass at
St. Mary's Cathedral this (Saturday) morning. The body will remain
at Fosters Funeral Home
until the time of the funeral. John Meath was born in Natchez, Miss.
September 13, 1890, being
the son of the late John and Bridget Shoulders Meath. He spent practically
all his life here. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Teresa Perrault Meath and a number of nieces
and nephews. He was a
veteran of World War one and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. He was an
Honorary Member of the Knights of Columbus. Following the services
at the Cathederal this
morning interment will be made in the city cemetery. The following
gentlemen will serve as
pallbearers: Charles Eidt, Adrian Beatty, Willie Maier, Sr., Kenneth
Graves, Will Cole, C. F.
Patterson and Hayden Kaiser, Jr.
Mr. Joseph Patrick Meath
OBITUARY: newspaper. Natchez (Miss.) Democrat, Tuesday, January 10,
1967,
page 8, column 3.
Joseph P. Meath Dies; Funeral Services Today. Joseph Patrick
Meath, 92, passed to his eternal
reward at one-thirty a.m. Monday at a local nursing home. Mr. Meath
was a devout member of
St. Mary's Cathedral here. He was an honorary member of the Knights
of Columbus and had
served for more than fifty years as a member of the Natchez Volunteer
Fire Department. He was
a retired sheet metal worker. He was born in Natchez on June
26, 1874, being the son of the late
Thomas and Sarah Meath. All his life had been spent in Natchez and
Mr. Meath counted his
friends here by the legion. Survivors include a son-in-law, Ben
Styron and a number of nieces
and nephews. A Rosary was said Monday night at 8:30 at Foster
Funeral Home. Funeral
Services will be held at ten a.m. today with a requiem Mass at St.
Mary's Cathedral. Interment
will be in the family plot of the Natchez City Cemetery. Named
as pallbearers are: Leroy
Garrity, Jr., Floyd McCalip, Jr., J. L. McDaniel, Earl McGaughey, Tommy
Dorsey and Charles
Weeks.
Mrs. Dr. James Shelton Meng (nee, Caroline "Carrie" H. Gibson)
OBITUARY: Natchez (Miss.) Democrat, newspaper. Thursday May 29, 1919,
page #4.
DIED - MENG - At Vidalia, La., May 29th 1919 at 12:30 a.m., Mrs. Carrie
H. Meng. Funeral to
be held from Fosters Parlors today (Thursday) at five p.m. New York
Papers Please Copy.
Natchez, Miss., May 29th, 1919.
Mr. George Anthony Murray
An undated newspaper obituary states that he was 70 years of age, served
as Mayor of Vidalia
for 16 years, also served on the Levee Board. He was a sucessful planter.
He was born in
Natchez, Miss., May 17, 1888, was the son of the late Peter Murray
and Matilda Ketteringham
Murray. (Death: 21 Nov 1958)
Mrs. Dr. James Shelton Meng (nee, Caroline "Carrie" H.
Gibson)
OBITUARY: Natchez (Miss.) Democrat, newspaper. Thursday May 29, 1919,
page #4.
DIED - MENG - At Vidalia, La., May 29th 1919 at 12:30 a.m., Mrs. Carrie
H. Meng. Funeral to
be held from Fosters Parlors today (Thursday) at five p.m. New York
Papers Please Copy.
Natchez, Miss., May 29th, 1919.
Mrs. Teresa Perrault Meath (nee, Teresa Adelaide Perrault)
OBITUARY: The Natchez Democrat newspaper, Saturday, June 17, 1972,
pg. 12A, col 1.
Mrs. Teresa Perrault Meath, of Trace Haven Nursing Home in Natchez
died early Friday
morning at the age of 81. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. at St.
Mary's Cathedral with Msgr.
Paul Hession officiating. Burial will be in Natchez City Cemetery.
Survivors include a brother,
Charles H. Perrault Jr. of Natchez; and nieces and nephews. The body
will remain at Foster
Funeral Home until 9:45 today when it will be taken to the Cathedral.
Pallbearers will be Charles
Eidt, Willie Maier Jr., Kenneth Graves, Henry Foggo Jr., Nathan Calhoun
and Roy Perrault.
Mrs. Sarah E. Meath (nee, Coyne)
OBITUARY: The Natchez Democrat (newspaper) Sunday January 8, 1911.
Died. Meath. In the Early morning of January 7th, 1911, at the family
residence, No. 156 St.
Catherine street, MRS. SARAH E. MEATH, age seventy years, relict of
the late Thomas Meath.
Her funeral will take place at St. Mary's Cathedral, this (SUNDAY),
January 7th, 1911, at Two
o'clock p.m. The friends and acquaintances of the family are respectfully
invited to attend.
Natchez, Sunday, January 8th, 1911.
Mrs. Patricia Wilds Myers (nee, Patricia Wilds)
OBITUARY: Newspaper, "The Tensas Gazette," January 5, 2000
Funeral Services were held for Patricia Wilds Myers, 75 years of age,
of St. Joseph, Louisiana on
Thursday, December 30, 1999, at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in
St. Joseph. Patricia died on
Tuesday, December 28 at St. Francis Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria
after a lengthy illness.
Father Anthony Aelavanthara, Father William Denis and Father Alfred
Camp celebrated the
funeral Mass. Visitation was held on Wednesday night at Laird Funeral
Home in Natchez,
Mississippi. Father Anthony Aelavanthara led family and friends in
the Glorious mysteries of the
Holy Rosary. Interment was in the Natchez City Cemetery under the direction
of Laird Funeral
Home of Natchez. Mrs. Myers was born on June 27, 1924, in Natchez,
Mississippi, to Alice
Robinson and Oliver Newton Wilds, Sr. Pat was a graduate of Joseph
Moore Davidson High
School in St. Joseph and attended Sophie Newcomb College in New Orleans
and Louisiana Tech
University in Ruston where she was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority.
She graduated from the
University of Alabama. On November 17, 1949, Patrica Wilds and Paul
Alexander Myers, Jr.
were wed. In 1953 they bought the Tensas Gazette. After his death in
1964, she continued as the
publisher/owner of the Tensas Gazette. In 1974 when she purchased the
Richland Beacon-News
in Rayville, she served as publisher/owner of both newspapers. She
retired in 1988. Pat was
actively involved in community affairs. She was a member of the Tensas
Development Board,
Tensas Garden Club, Pilgrimage Garden Club of Natchez, St. Joseph Cosmopolitan
Club, The
3rd Monday Bridge Club, The Lake Bruin Country Club, The Bruin-Vidal
Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution and a patron of the St. Joseph
Community Orchestra. She
was on the advisory council of the Tensas Plantation Museum, and Wildlife
Museum. She was
recently appointed to the Louisiana State Park Foundation Board and
was instrumental in the
reopening of Winter Quarters, a state commemorative plantation in Newellton.
She served as the
official hostess at The Briars (an antebellum home converted to a bed
and breakfast) in Natchez,
Mississippi during the pilgrimage for many years. In 1997 she was selected
as Citizen of the
Year by the St. Joseph Rotary Club. Mrs. Myers was a lifelong member
of the Roman Catholic
Faith and member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Mrs. Myers is
survived by her beloved
brother, Newton Wilds of Natchez, Mississippi and four children: Paul
Alexander "Andy"
Myers, III of Gulf Breeze Florida, and wife, Dee; LaRue Myers Cooper
of Dry Prong; Oliver
Myers of Temecula, California; Paul Myers IV of Hattisburg, Mississippi;
two
step-grandchildren Lisa Schroeder and Kevin Register both of Florida;
and one
great-granddaughter Sydney Catherine Lee of St. Joseph; and three step-great-grandchildren
Kaylee Minton, Bryce Schroeder and Alyssa Register all of Florida.
Serving the family as
pallbearers were Jimmy Crigler, Robert James Lancaster, Oliver Berry,
Freddie Baragona, Stan
Bagwell, Jack Grace, Jr., Prent Castle, Sr., Phil Watson and William
Wade Watson. Memorials
may be made to the St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
Mrs. Agnes Millican (nee, Agnes Theophele Perrault)
OBITUARY: Natchez (Miss.) Democrat newspaper, Saturday August 30, 1958,
Page
5, col. 4.
Mrs. Millican Funeral Mass At 11 A.M. Today. Mrs. Agnes Millican died
Friday evening at
Baton Rouge, La. She was born in Natchez, July 31, 1882. She is survived
by one sister, Mrs. E.
D. Hammett of Natchez. She was the daughter of the late James and Gregory
Perrault. She had
made her home in Baton Rouge for a number of years with her niece,
Mrs. Harry Ballinger, who
also survives her. The remains will be at Foster Funeral Home until
the time of services, which
will be at 11 AM Mass Saturday, from St. Mary's Cathedral.
(2nd) Mrs. Agnes Millican (nee, Agnes Theophele Perrault)
OBITUARY: Natchez (Miss.) Democrat newspaper, Sunday August 31, 1958,
Page
#3, col. 2 & 3.
Funeral Services Of Mrs. Millican Held Yesterday. Funeral services
for Mrs. Mary Millican who
died on Friday in Baton Rouge La. were held at eleven o'clock Mass
yesterday at St. Mary's
Cathedral. Many relatives and friends of Mrs. Millican gathered at
the church to attend the
services and pay final earthly tribute to this splendid Christian woman.
Following the services at
the Cathedral the procession moved to the city cemetery where interment
was made with Fosters
Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Lillian Mary Murray (nee, Crooks)
OBITUARY: An undated newspaper obituary states that she was 89 years
old, died at the
Tracehaven Nursing Home in Natchez, Msgr. Henry Beckers and Father
Murray Clayton
officiated at the services. She was a native of Louisiana. She is survived
by one son, George C.
Murray Sr. of Vidalia; two daughters, Mrs. Lucille M. Clayton and Mrs.
Sarah M. Shumway,
both of Vidalia; eight grand children, 10 great grandchildren and three
great great grandchildren.
(Note: Lillian Carrie (Mary) Crooks Died 30 Sep 1978)
Mr. John Leslie Murray
An undated newspaper clipping states that J. L. Murray was a former
president of the Concordia
Parish Police Jury, was 73 years old when he died, was a member of
the Police Jury for over 30
years, was a Deputy sheriff and a veteran of World War I. Lived in
Vidalia for more than 50
years and is buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park in Natchez. Survivors
included his widow Mrs.
Lola Murray, two daughters, Mrs Eleanor M. Talley and Mrs. Lola Ann
Crulee all of Vidalia;
one son, Charles M. Murray, Shreveport; one sister, Mrs. Katherine
Falkenheiner, Vidalia; one
brother, Sidney A. Murray Sr., Vidalia; nine grandchildren.
Miss Mildred Dutarte Murray
OBITUARY: newspaper, "The Natchez Democrat", Wednesday, January 21,
1998,
page #12A, column 2.
Mildred D. Murray Feb. 25, 1922 - Jan, 19, 1998
VIDALIA, La. - Funeral services for Mildred D. Murray, 75, who died
Monday, Jan. 19, 1998 at
Natchez Regional Medical Center, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday,
at the Our Lady of Lourdes
Catholic Church in Vidalia, with the Rev. Paul Kunnumpuram officiating.
Burial will be in the
Natchez City Cemetery, under the direction of Laird Funeral Home. Visitation
will be from 6 to
8 p.m. today at the church with a Rosary service at 8 p.m. Miss Murray
was born Feb. 25, 1922
in Vidalia, the daughter of the late Sidney Augustine Murray and Thelma
Weist Murray. She
graduated from Vidalia High School as Valedictorian of her class. She
attended Sophie
Newcomb College in New Orleans where she studied biology and chemistry.
She graduated with
a BS degree from Tulane University. Miss Murray began her career at
the Southern Regional
Research Center in New Orleans. During WWII she was engaged in research
and the
development of a process to produce synthetic rubber using weeds, thus
providing a product in
critical need for military vehicles. In 1959 she relinquished her career
to return to Vidalia to care
for her mother who had become ill, and later for her father. She was
employed by the local ASCS
office and worked there for many years until her retirement. She was
a devout member of her
church and devoted her life to her church and family. Survivors include
a sister, Corinne Nichols;
one brother Sidney A. Murray Jr., both of Vidalia; one niece, Patricia
Lane of Vidalia; five
nephews, C.V. Nichols Jr., of Vidalia, Mark Nichols of Houston, Sidney
Murray III, William
Murray of Vidalia and Stephen Murray of Point Clear Ala.; and a number
of grand-nephews and
one grand-niece. Pallbearers are Sidney A. Murray III, Sidney
A. Murray IV, William A.
Murray, Stephen D. Murray, Mark Nichols, C.V. Nichols Jr., and Mike
Lane. In lieu of flowers
the family requests donations be made to the charity of your choice.
Mrs. Mildred H. "Mickey" Murray (nee, Honea)
OBITUARY: Newspaper: The Natchez Democrat, Wednesday, February 2, 1994
Mildred H. Murray Vidalia, La. - Services for Mildred H. "Mickey" Murray,
72, of Vidalia, who
died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1994 at the Natchez Regional Medical Center,
will be 10 a.m. Thursday at
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Vidalia with the Rev. Jack Stewart
officiating. Burial
will be in the Natchez City Cemetery under the direction of Laird Funeral
Home. Visitation is 5
to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Rosary service will be at 7:15
p.m. today at the funeral
home. She was born Feb. 27, 1921, in Ferriday, La., the daughter of
James Powers and Almo
White Honea. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church,
where she
participated in the Altar Society and the Secular Order of Discalced
Carmelites. She also was a
member of the Friendship Demonstration Club. She was preceded
in death by her husband,
Ceorge C. Murray, and a brother George Honea. Survivors include
two daughters, Margaret M.
Williams and Eileen M. Brineger, both of Vidalia; two sons, George
C. Murray Jr. of Vidalia and
James A, Murray of Charlottesville, Va.; eight grandchildren, and one
great-grandchild; one
brother, James E. Honea of Kilgore, Texas. Pallbearers will be
David Brineger, Pat Powers, Bill
Stahlman, Michael Shumway, Duffy Guillory and Charles Clayton. Honorary
pallbearers will be
Raymond Guillory, Dr. W. T. Polk. Logan Sewell, Natham Calhoun, Bill
McDonough. Pat
Sledge, Gary Ivy and Charles F. "Dutch" Beard. The family requests
memorials be made to Our
Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church or Natchez Cathedral School.
Mrs. Sidney Augustine Murray Jr. (nee, Geraldine Margaret Wyler)
OBITUARY: The Natchez Democrat (Newspaper), Thursday, June 3, 1999,
Natchez,
Mississippi. Page 6A, column 2 & 3.
Jerry Wyler Murray. June 25, 1928 - June 1, 1999.
Services for Mrs. Jerry Wyler Murray, 70, of Vidalia, La., who died
Tuesday, June 1, 1999 at her
residence, will be at 10 a.m. today at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Church with the Rev. Paul
Kunnupuram officiating. Burial will be at the Natchez City Cemetery
under the direction of
Laird Funeral Home. Visitation is from 9 a.m. until service time today
at the church. Mrs.
Murray was born June 25, 1928 in New Orleans, La., the daughter of
Albert G. and Geraldine
Greve Wyler. She graduated from Sophie Wright High School in New Orleans
with honors and
as valdictorian of her class. She attended Sophie Newcomb College where
she received a BS
degree in mathematics. She was a housewife. Mrs. Murray was preceded
in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband, Sidney A. Murray Jr. of Vidalia; one
daughter, Patricia Lane;
three sons, Sidney A. Murray III. William A. Murray and Stephen D.
Murray; nine
grandchildren, Sidney A. Murray IV, Raymond Murray, Guy Murray, Kyle
Murray, Zelma
Murray, Bart Lane, Charlie Lane, Wyler Murray and Aaron Murray; one
great-granddaughter,
Sidney Rae Murray; and twin sister, Allie Verlander of Metairie, La.
Pallbearers will be Mark
Nichols, Mike Lane, Sidney A. Murray IV, Raymond A. Murray, Guy Murray
and Kyle Murray.
The family requests memorials be made to a charity of your choice.
Mrs. Mildred H. "Mickey" Murray (nee, Honea)
OBITUARY: Newspaper: The Natchez Democrat, Wednesday, February 2, 1994
Mildred H. Murray Vidalia, La. - Services for Mildred H. "Mickey" Murray,
72, of Vidalia, who
died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1994 at the Natchez Regional Medical Center,
will be 10 a.m. Thursday at
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Vidalia with the Rev. Jack Stewart
officiating. Burial
will be in the Natchez City Cemetery under the direction of Laird Funeral
Home. Visitation is 5
to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Rosary service will be at 7:15
p.m. today at the funeral
home. She was born Feb. 27, 1921, in Ferriday, La., the daughter of
James Powers and Almo
White Honea. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church,
where she
participated in the Altar Society and the Secular Order of Discalced
Carmelites. She also was a
member of the Friendship Demonstration Club. She was preceded
in death by her husband,
Ceorge C. Murray, and a brother George Honea. Survivors include
two daughters, Margaret M.
Williams and Eileen M. Brineger, both of Vidalia; two sons, George
C. Murray Jr. of Vidalia and
James A, Murray of Charlottesville, Va.; eight grandchildren, and one
great-grandchild; one
brother, James E. Honea of Kilgore, Texas. Pallbearers will be
David Brineger, Pat Powers, Bill
Stahlman, Michael Shumway, Duffy Guillory and Charles Clayton. Honorary
pallbearers will be
Raymond Guillory, Dr. W. T. Polk. Logan Sewell, Natham Calhoun, Bill
McDonough. Pat
Sledge, Gary Ivy and Charles F. "Dutch" Beard. The family requests
memorials be made to Our
Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church or Natchez Cathedral School.
Sidney Augustine Murray
BIRTH-DEATH: Newspaper, "The Concordia Sentinal" (Ferriday, LA) issue
date February 5,
1992, page 4A.
Obituaries: Sidney A. Murray. Funeral services for Sidney A. Murray,
94, of Vidalia will be held
at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 6, 1992 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Church in Vidalia. The
Rev. Harvey Fortier will officiate. Burial will be in the Natchez City
Cemetery. Visitation will be
from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Laird Funeral Home. Mr. Murray died Tuesday,
Feb. 4, at Jefferson
Davis Hospital. He was born April 13, 1897 in Natchez, the son of Peter
L. Murray and Matilda
Ketteringham Murray. A resident of Vidalia since 1916, he was retired
and was formerly
engaged in banking, insurance and accounting businesses. Mr. Murray
served as city clerk of
Vidalia from 1920 to 1950. He was a member of the Vidalia Board of
Aldermen from 1932 to
1952. He was amember of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. He was
precceded in death by
his wife, Thelma Levee Murray. Survivors include a son, Sidney A. Murray
Jr., and
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jerry W. Murray, and two daughters, Corinne M.
Nichols and Mildred D.
Murray, all of Vidalia; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren;
a sister, Katherine M.
Falkenheiner of Vidalia; and a number of other relatives. Serving as
pallbearers will be Sidney
A. Murray III, William A. Murray, Stephen D. Murray, Charles V. Nichols
Jr.,
Mark M. Nichols and Michael A. Lane. The family requests that memorials
be
made to the charity of ones choice.
Mr. Charles Vernon "Teddy" Nichols
OBITUARY: Newspaper; Natchez Democrat, Friday May 4, 1990, page 2A.
Obituary; Charles V. Nichols, NATCHEZ - Services for Charles V. "Teddy"
Nichols, 74, of
Vidalia, La., who died Wednesday May 2, 1990 at Jefferson Davis Memorial
Hospital, are 11
a.m. today at the Laird Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. R. Jefferson
Coker officiating. Burial
will be in the Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction
of the funeral home.
Visitation begins at 10 a.m. in the funeral home. He was born in Montecello
Ark., March 14,
1916, the son of Edward B. and Margaret Pierce Nichols. He was retired.
He served for 16 years
on the Concordia Parish Hospital Board and 24 years on the Board of
Directors at UniFed
Savings and Loan. He served on the Vidalia Planning Commission and
the Tacony Restoration
Committee. He was past owner of Dale, Nichols and Millican Insurance
Agency. He was a
veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Corps in the South
Pacific for 36 months. He is
preceeded in death by his parents, Edward B. Nichols and Margaret P.
Nichols; and his uncle and
aunt, Albert and Mary Belle Nichols who reared him. Survivors include
his wife Corinne Murray
Nichols of Vidalia; two sons, Charles Vernon "Butch" Nichols of Vidalia
and Mary Murray
Nichols of Kenner, La.; one brother, Fay M. Nichols of Vidalia; and
one grandson, Trevor Paul
Nichols of Kenner. Pallbears will be C.F. "Dutch" Beard, Jack Dale,
Bill Koerber, Jim Mullaney,
Percey Roundtree, Fred Schiele and Hershal Wilson. Honorary pallbearer
will be Dr. Thomas H.
Gandy. The family requests donations may be made to the Tacony Restoration
Committee or the
charity of choice.
Mr. James Noyes
OBITUARY: Natchez Daily Democrat, Jan 14, 1892
Death at his residence in "Bellevue", a suburb of Natchez, at one o'clock
yesterday
morning___brief illness__ Was, we think, an Englishman__ A Moulder,
not in Confederate army
but worked at foundry at Columbia, Alabama making arms, Member of Natchez
City Police___
old if not oldest Odd Fellow in Natchez. (Born about 1829)
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