CARROLL COUNTY TN

OBITUARIES

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WILLIAM PARISH - 60, of Huntingdon died Tuesday, August 1, 2006 Graveside services were conducted Thursday, August 3, 2006 at Mt. Comfort Cemetery near Natchez Trace Park with Dr. Stephen Atwood and Bro. James Humphreys officiating. He was born July 17, 1946 in Carroll County to the late William Hebert and Inez Marie Hicks Parish. He was a self-employed millwright and a member of Eastview Baptist Church. Survivors include: wife Brooxie Bailey Parish; son Dennis Parish of Smyrna; and brothers Ray Parish and Donald Parish, both of Huntingdon. Dilday Funeral Home in Huntingdon was in charge of arrangements.

WILL W. PARKER - Services for Will W. Parker were Friday at Reed's Chapel with the Rev. Onnie Blankenship officiating. Burial was in Bethel Cemetery in Carroll County. Mr. Parker, 88, died Thursday (December 8, 1966) at Lexington Hospital. He was a retired farmer and a Baptist. He leaves three sons, Bud and Floyd, both of Lexington and Elbert of Jackson; a brother, George Parker of Rutherford and a sister Mrs. Molly Green of Henderson.
Lexington Progress 15 December 1966

JESSE PATE , 92, died Friday, November 4, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, November 6, in the chapel of Chase Funeral Home with Bro. Keith Nation officiating. Interment followed in the Liberty All Cemetery. Mr. Pate was born May 17, 1913 in Lonoke County, Arkansas, to the late Charles Thomas Pate and Ora (Melver) Pate. He was a retired carpenter and a farmer and attended the Liberty All Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ailene (Gaskins) Pate, one sister, Barbara Pate and one brother, James Pate. He is survived by five children: Charles Thomas (Jane) Pate of Powder Springs, Georgia; Marjorie Frances Hesselgrave of Marietta, Georgia; Joyce Ann (David) McCoy of Buchanan; Kenneth (Paula) R. Pate of Huntingdon; and Linda Smith of Jackson; one sister, Mary (Pate) Tippett of Huntingdon; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
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CARL WALDEN PENDERGRASS - Services for Carl Walden Pendergrass, 72, were held on Sunday, June 24 at 3:00 p.m. at the Brummitt Funeral Home in Trezevant with Brother Philip Halter officiating. Interment followed in New Liberty Cemetery in Cedar Grove. Mr. Pendergrass, a retired salesman, died Thursday, June 21 at Henry County Medical Center in Paris of cancer. He was born May 14, 1929 in Carroll County to the late Lella Gurley and John William Pendergrass. He was a Korean Conflict United States Air Force veteran. Survivors include two daughters, Doris Keen of Medina and Delores Boyd of Trezevant; three sons, Danny Pendergrass of Vancouver, Washington, Dennis Pendergrass of Dover, Deleware and Dean Pendergrass of Milan; a sister, Virginia Roberts of Atwood; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

NENA PERRITT - Services for Mrs. nena Walker Perritt were Oct. 16 at Bethlehem Church with the Revs. Hilery Robbins and Larry pinson officiating. Burial was in Bethlehelm Cemetery. Mrs. Perritt who was 86 died Oct. 13 at herhome at Huntingdon. She was the widow of C.L. Perritt and a mMethodist. She leaves three sons, Milburn Perritt, Bryce Perritt, both of Huntingdon and C.H. Perritt of Akron Ohio; four daughters, Mrs. Naomi McLeod of Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Bernice Springer of Coco Salo, Canal Zone, Mrs. Jean Atkinson ofWildersville and Mrs. Mary Noles of San Antonio Texas; 35 grandchildren and 55 great=grandchildren.
Lexington Progress

J.B. PETTY , who died Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E.K. Lewis, were conducted from the Westport Baptist Church , where he was a member, by the Rev. A.U. Nunnery. In addition to Mrs. Lewis he is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. A.B. Weatherington, Naperville IL and Mrs. Willie Harris, Union City TN; two sons, Carroll Petty, Union City and Monroe Petty, Naperville IL; two sisters Mrs. Isaac Pritchard, Clarksburg and Mrs. Vicie Dilday, Bartlesville OK. Eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchilden also survie. Burial was in Jamieson Cemetery in Carroll County with Pafford Funeral Home in charge.
(Lexington Progress 7/27/1951)

ESTHER PHILLIPS - Services for Mrs. Mary Ester Phillips were Monday at Reed's Chapel. Mrs. Phillips, 66, died Friday at Baptist Hospital of Huntingdon after a long illness. She was a Pentecostal. She leaves her husband, George Phillips, a daughter , Mrs. Beverly Jo Carlson of Anchorage Alaska; a son, George William of Birmingham; two brothers R.M. Thomas of Fontana CA and J.E. Thomas of Lancaster CA and three grandchildren.
(Lexington Progress)

I.H. PINSON , one of the best citizens of Carroll County, died at his home near Profit last Tuesday of typhoid fever. He leaves a wife, one child and a host of friends to mourn his loss. He was buried at Barren Springs.
Carroll County Democrat Huntingdon, Tennessee Friday, October 11, 1889

CHARLES RAY POLLARD - Funeral services for Charles Ray Pollard, 44, of Chicago were at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Fields Funeral Home in Milan. Burial was in New Liberty Cemetery (should be New Bethel Cemeery) in Carroll County. Mr. Pollard died Saturday of an apparent heart attack. He was a former resident of Paris and a plumber. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Gladys W. Pollard; his mother, Mrs. Allie Pollard of Cedar Grove; three sons, Donald Ray Pollard, Larry Lee Pollard and Alton Pollard, all of Paris; three step-sons, Robert Jones of Martin, Harold Jones and Lewis Jones, both of Rutherford; a step-daughter, Mrs. Helen Barger of Martin; two brothers, Elmer Gordon Pollard of Atwood and Glen Pollard of Gibson, and a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Barger of Cedar Grove.
(The Tennessee Republican, Thursday, September 2, 1971)
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WAYNE PRINCE - of Memphis was killed Wednesday night (19 December 1951) in an auto wreck near Brownsville. Services will be today (Friday) at the Clarksburg Church of Christ. He was a brother of Fred Prince and Lyle Prince of Lexington.
(Lexington Progress 21 Dec. 1951)

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