Mrs. Bettie Joy, aged 69 years, widow of the late Buck Joy, died at her home in the vicinity of Oak Grove at 2 o’clock Saturday, of pneumonia, after an illness of only a few days, and was buried in Oak Grove cemetery Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Rev. T. Riley Davis conducting the funeral …
Mollie Jones, aged 29 years, wife of Rev. L. C. Jones, pastor of the colored Methodist church of this city, died of pneumonia Monday, after an illness of one week. Her remains were shipped to her former home at Booneville, Miss., Tuesday evening for burial. (The Covington Leader, Thursday, May 9, 1918)
Mr. W. M. Brown, a former well known citizen of this city, died at his home in Memphis Sunday afternoon at 4:45 o’clock of pneumonia. His remains were brought to Covington at 9:20 o’clock Monday were taken immediately to Munford cemetery and there interred. Mr. Brown is survived by his wife, Mrs. Julia Brown, and by three …
Ben Bernard, an aged and well known colored man who made his home in the vicinity of Locust Bluff, died Monday of pneumonia, after an illness of 10 days, and was buried at Plummer’s Grove the day following. (The Covington Leader, Thursday, February 8, 1917)
Mrs. Eliza Burgess, who lived on the J. S. Clark place in the vicinity of Leigh’s Chapel, died Sunday morning at 9 o’clock of measles and pneumonia, after an illness of only a few days, and was buried at Leigh’s Chapel graveyard Monday morning at 11 o’clock, Rev. A. H. Bezzo conducting the funeral services. She …
Mr. Jack Byars died at his home at Stanton Monday morning of pneumonia, following an attack of measles, and was buried at Charleston graveyard the same afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. The deceased was a son of Mr. W. D. Byars, and was born and reared in the 15th district of this county. He had, for some time, …
Mr. Henry Burgess, a former citizen of the 15th district, died, after a two-weeks’ illness at his home in the vicinity of Braden at 1 o’clock Sunday morning of pneumonia. The deceased was 42 years of age and is survived by his wife and three children. He was buried at Charleston on the day following his death, …
Mary Frances Baskin, little eight-year-old daughter of Mr. William Baskin, of the Burlison vicinity, died Saturday morning of measles and pneumonia, after an illness of three weeks, and was buried Sunday at 12 o’clock, in the Smyrna burial ground, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. L. P. Fleming. The child’s mother, Mrs. Josephine Baskin, was …
Mrs. Josephine Baskin, wife of Mr. William Baskin, aged about 45 years, died at her home in the Burlison neighborhood Tuesday morning, of pneumonia, and was buried the day following at Smyrna graveyard. She is survived by her husband and several children. (The Covington Leader, Thursday, January 31, 1918)
