LAUDERDALE COUNTY TN - MISC - Misc. Newspaper Articles and Obituaries Part 3 *************************************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sarah Hutcherson *************************************************************************************** LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MARCH 25,1966 DAVIDSON BLUFF LOCALS--MR.& MRS.C.E.HALFACRE and children of Memphis,were called here Saturday morning to be with MRS. HALFACRE'S brother,BRADY WILLIS,who is very ill in Laud.Co. Hosp. MACK and GREGORY HALFACRE spent Saturday night with their grandmother,MRS.C.L.HALFACRE. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MARCH 25,1966 WOODVILLE LOCALS--MR.& MRS.EMMITT WHITE have a new grandbaby.The parents are MR.& MRS.GENE BRADEN,of Brownsville. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MARCH 25,1966 BARR LOCALS--MR.& MRS.J.D.SMITH were called to Memphis over the weekend due to the death of his brother,ELDON SMITH,who had been ill for some time.He was a resident of Barr as a child.Mr.& MRS. WILBUR JONES of Frayser accompanied her parents home after the funeral. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MARCH 25,1966 MARY'S CHAPEL LOCALS--MRS.GEAN JENKINS received word last week that her nephew's son,LEROY CRINER,of Calif.,was seriously hurt in a car wreck. MR.& MRS.SAMMY JORDON and son,SONNY,of Memphis,spent last weekend with her parents,MR.& MRS.GEAN JENKINS. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MARCH 25,1966 HENNING LOCALS--MR.& MRS.HERBERT ROBBINS were called to Whiteville Saturday by the sudden death of his aunt,MISS BETTY ROBBINS.They attended services for MISS ROBBINS in Shackleford Funeral Home in Bolivar,Monday afternoon. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MARCH 25,1966 LUCKETT LOCALS--MRS.VERA JONES, OSCAR GLIMP, WILLIAM GLIMP and his daughter,PENNY GLIMP,are patients in Laud.Co.Hosp. MRS.TOMMIE BEASLEY entered Methodist Hospital,Memphis Tuesday for surgery. MRS.CHARLES LONES,who had surgery in Methodist Hospital,Memphis,last week,came home Tuesday. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MARCH 25,1966 LIGHTFOOT LOCALS--MRS.BLUCHER CANNON spent several days last week with FRANCE JONES,in Baptist Hospital. MRS.BLANCHE MAYNARD,of Glimp,spent the week-end with her daughter,MRS.BILLY CHISM and MR.GLIMP. MR.& MRS.J.L.LEE and daughter,PATRICIA,and MISS MARY FRANCES LEE,of Memphis,spent the week-end with the LEES' daughter,MRS.LARRY BURKS,and family in Biloxi,Miss. MR.& MRS.LYNN AMMONS and son,of Ripley,spent Sunday with her parents,MR.& MRS.ELMER GRAMMER. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MARCH 25,1966 WHERE'S THE FIRE--Tuesday,March 22nd-EVERETT DAVIS home at Gold Dust-Total Loss. At 2:15p.m.Bridge on the old Burks Road between Henning and Fort Pillow.Bridge a total loss. The home of MR.& MRS.OWEN NICKS,and six children,who moved from Ripley to Dresden two years ago,was completely destroyed by fire at 7 a.m.Wednesday of last week.The family escaped injury,but all the home furnishings were lost in the blaze. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MARCH 25,1966 SICK AND AILING--MRS.J.GUY HENDERSON is in Lauderdale County Hospital with a broken collar bone and bruises received in a collision with a car driven by READ JORDAN,of Henning on Highway 51 South last Sunday. AULSEY VOWELL,JR.,of Jonesboro,Ark.,former Riplian,has been transferred from the intensive care unit of Methodist Hospital,Memphis to St.Bernard Hospital,Jonesboro.MR.VOWELL has been in the hospital since Jan.31st with injuries received when a train hit his car in Jonesboro.He has never regained consciousness. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MARCH 25,1966 BIRTHS- -MR.& MRS.ARNOLD DALE HUTCHERSON,Rt.2,Ripley-a daughter born March 7th in Parkview Hospital Dyersburg. MR.& MRS.WILLIE C.BALDON,Detroit,Mich-a son born March 10th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.THOMAS E.McGARRITY,Ripley-a son,born March 14th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.THOMAS ALLEN SWOPE,Ripley-a daughter born March 15th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS. HOWARD LEWIS CONNELL,Rt.2.Ripley-a son born March 15th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.WILLIE T.MANN,Rt.5,Brownsville-a son born March 17th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.C.L.DEWALT,Rt.5,Ripley-a daughter born March 14th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS. JOE DAVIS,Rt.3,Ripley-a son born March 16th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.HAROLD GENE BRADEN,Rt.4,Ripley-a son born March 21st in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.RONALD H.MEYER,Fort Pillow-a son born March 21st in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.DANNY BARNES,Ripley-a son born March 19th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.ERNEST WILLIAMS,Pleasant Hill-a son born March 20th in Laud Co Clinic. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MARCH 25,1966 GENERAL SESSIONS--March 4; LARRY BAGGETT and JERRY BAGGETT,larceny bound over to Circuit Court. March 7; WALTER COX,driving on revolked license $10 and costs 3 days in jail. March 7; BILL STEPHENS,bad check (Three Points Grocery) dismissed on payment of costs. March 16; JUDY CROWDER,bad check (Golddust Grocery) dismissed on payment of costs. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 1,1966 LOCAL AND PERSONAL--MR.& MRS.W.W.HUTCHESON,Star Route,Henning,and MR.& MRS.H.S.DAVIS,of Whitehaven,returned home this week after a trip to the West.They visited MR.HUTCHESON's and MRS.DAVIS' sister,MRS.RUTH GUTHRIE in Tucson,Ariz. MRS.W.A.CARTER,of Orlando,Fla.,the former ELOUISE SPRADLEY,and her four-year-old son,BART,were guests in the home of her aunt,MRS.W.E.HARLAN and family last week. MRS.CARTER is a cousin of RUSS DEVORE.She lived here with the HARLANS three years and attended Ripley High School.She arrived here Sunday and went to Blytheville,Ark.,Monday to visit relatives.She was joined by the HARLANS Tuesday for a trip to Pocahontas,Ark.,to see her sister,MRS.JOHN SPIKES.They returned to Ripley Wednesday afternoon and she and her son left for their home in Florida Sunday morning. FRANKLIN A,(SONNY) JACKSON,B.M.S.N.,arrived in Long Beach,Calif.,March 2nd aboard the U.S.S.CARTER HALL,after a years sea duty in Viet Nam and other ports in the Far East.He spent last week here with his mother,MRS.VIRGINIA CONRAD,and has now returned to the ship in Long Beach for further order. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 1,1966 LHS STUDENT HAS SPINAL MENINGITIS--LARRIE WAYNE CURRIE,14,son of MR.& MRS.JAMES CURRIE,of Henning,entered John Gaston Hospital in Memphis early Friday morning with a serious case of spinal meningitis.CURRIE,a freshman in Lauderdale County High School,is reported to be improving.his close contacts received protective period,and the incubation period has lapsed without any further cases developing. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 1,1966 SICK AND AILING--L.M.KIRKPATRICK,SR.,is in Lauderdale County Hospital with a broken shoulder received in a fall down the steps at Out-of-Bounds. R.J.GOODWIN,of Flippen,is in Lauderdale County Hospital with a broken leg and foot following a truck accident Saturday. MRS.R.W.TANNER was moved from Lauderdale County Hospital to Lauderdale County Nursing Home Wednesday. S.J.WEBB,JR.,is in Lauderdale County Hospital with injuries following an accident in Mississippi. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 1,1966 FORKED DEER LOCALS--DAVID TURNER,son of MR.& MRS.GENE TURNER,fell and broke his collar bone at school last Friday.He was taken to Brownsville and has now returned home. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 1,1966 BIRTHS-- MR.& MRS.TROY D.BROOKS,Ripley-a son,born March 22nd in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.RICHARD MONTGOMERY,Rt.5,Ripley-a son born March 27th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.JAMES HENRY AKINS,Ripley-a daughter born March 29th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.JAMES PRATER,Ripley-a daughter born March 25th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.RAY HAMMOCK,Ripley-a son born March 26th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.RAYMOND BARNES,Ripley-a son born March 30th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.RONNIE JOE CLENDENIN,Rt.1,Halls-a son born March 19th in Parkview Hospital,Dyersburg. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 1,1966 DAVIDSON BLUFF LOCALS--DELBERT WEBB, ROGER WEBB, and DANNY WEBB spent the weekend with their mother,MRS.JUMIOR CRUMS,MR.CRUMS and their sisters,KATHY WEBB, LINDA WEBB, and NORMA WEBB,and attended the wedding of MISS NORMA WEBB Sunday. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 1,1966 LUCKETT LOCALS--MRS.KENNETH WEBB and MR.& MRS.BILLY WAYNE MIDGETT visited FREEMAN MIDGETT in a Memphis hospital one day last week. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 8,1966 HELD AS BURGLARS OF RIPLEY SCHOOL--The sheriff's office and Ripley police worked jointly to obtain search warrants which led to the arrests Saturday of two men in thefts Monday night of last week at the Ripley Grammer School.Bound over to Circuit Court on $500 bonds were WADE YOCHUM,of Highway 51 South,Ripley,and CLAXTON CHIPMAN,in whose home,just south of CRosstown on Highway 51 in Tipton County,were found a television set,adding machine,and frozen meat which officers said was taken from the school.Most of the stolen goods,valued at $525,has been recovered,officers report. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 8,1966 SICK AND AILING--CLARENCE MITCHELL,Rt.1,Ripley,has been in Laud.Co.Hospital 13 days with injuries received in a tractor accident March 26th. MRS.H.W.TUCKER was moved from the home of her son,AUBREY LEE TUCKER,in Millington,to Lauderdale County Nursing Home Monday. MRS.KATHERINE MAJURE,of West Point, Miss.,who formerly was an anesthestist at Laud. Co.Hosp.,is in the Lauderdale County Nursing Home. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 8,1966 HALLS MAN FREE IN ARKANSAS LAWSUIT--DONALD F.WARD,of Halls,driver of a truck which collided with a car and killed TRUMAN WARREN,SR.,at Morrislton,Ark.,in June,1964,has been cleared by a federal jury in Little Rock,Ark.,in a $210,000 lawsuit.WARD and Mauck Construction Co.,Henderson,Texas were named in the suit.WARD worked for the firm. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 8,1966 LIGHTFOOT LOCALS--MR.& MRS.AKIN BARNES of Ripley,spent Sunday with his mother,MRS.BEN WALPOLE. MR.& MRS.LESLIE LIGHTFOOT and daughter spent Sunday with MRS.LIGHTFOOT'S sister, MRS. L.H. McKENZIE,and family in Ashland,Miss. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 8,1966 BIRTHS-- MR.& MRS.CHARLES MEDFORD,Ripley-a son born March 30th in Laud.Co.Hosp. MR.& MRS.ROBERT ANDREWS,Ripley-a daughter born March 31st in Laud Co Hosp. Mr.& MRS.CHARLES E.EVANS,Rt.4,Ripley-a son born April 3rd in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.WM.ALEXANDER PUCKETT,Rt.1,Halls-a daughter born April 4th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.WM.C.HOOTEN,SR. Rt.1,Gates-a son born March 29th in Parkview Hosp.Dyersburg. MR.& MRS.EUNICE CARTER,Henning-a son born April 6th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.LEONARD BESHIRES,Gates-a son born April 5th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.JOHNNIE DOKES,Halls-a son,born April 6th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.VERTRES NORFOLK,Ripley-a daughter born April 3rd in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.ROY WEST,Dyer Co-a son born April 3rd in Laud Co Clinic. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 8,1966 CHISHOLM BLUFF LOCALS--BM/2C CHARLES EVANS,off the U.S.S.Kearsarge,of Long Beach,Calif.,is spending a 21-day leave with his wife,MRS.CHARLES EVANS,and son,GARY EVANS.They are proud parents of another son,born Sunday in Lauderdale County Hospital.He has been named STEVENS CHARLES EVANS.He weighed nine pounds,14 ounces. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 8,1966 ENGAGEMENT- -MR.& MRS.JOHN BAGWELL,of New Albany,Miss.,announce the engagement of their daughter,NANCY CATHERINE to BOBBY THURSTON DUVALL,son of MR.& MRS.BOB DUVALL,of Ripley.Grandparents of the groom-elect are MRS.HOUSTON REYNOLDS and the late GUY DUVALL,and JAMES R.TOMPKINS and the late MRS.TOMPKINS,of Ripley.The wedding is planned for May 28th at 7 p.m.in the Elliston Avenue Baptist Church in Memphis. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 8,1966 ENGAGEMENT- -An announcement is made of the engagement and approaching marriage of MISS SHARON ETHEL ROBBINS,daughter of MR.& MRS.HERBERT JUNIOR ROBBINS,of Henning to BOBBY GENE WEBB,son of MR.& MRS.HARVEY NEAL WEBB,of Edith.Vows will be solemnized Sunday,June 19th at Henning Methodist Church.MR.WEBB is the grandson of GROVER C.WEBB,of Edith. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 8,1966 DRY HILL LOCALS--PAUL MIDGETT and TEDDY BUCKNER,of Ripley,visited MRS.NEELY BUCKNER Sunday. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 8,1966 GENERAL SESSIONS--March 21st-WILLIS F.POWELL,JR.,and ARTHUR H.PITTS,reckless driving,$10.00 and costs each. April 4th-CLAXTON CHIPMAN, WADE YOCHUM,breaking and entering,bound over to Circuit Court. Civil Dockett-February 26th-Judgement for ROBERT METER vs ROBERT JOHNSON,$42.46. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 15,1966 WHITEFIELD LOCALS--LUTON GLENN,of Memphis,has been a visitor of his mother,MRS.BERTHA GLENN. MRS.FAY CRAIG PORTER,of Memphis,visited her sister,MRS.EDDIE GAY last week. MR.& MRS.LARRY BROOKS,of Memphis,spent Sunday with his sister,MRS.JOE NEAL BIZZELL. MR.& MRS.JAMES GREEN,and daughters,DEBBIE and KAY,of Kansas City,Mo.,returned home Sunday after a week with her mother, MRS.CARRIE DELL HARRISON. MRS.SIM PARCHMENT has received word that DEE CRINER,her nephew,is very ill with cancer in a Memphis hodpital. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 15,1966 CURVE LOCALS--JOHNNY HUSK and two sons,EDDIE and STEVE,of Cleveland,Ohio visited his parents,MR.& MRS.EARL HUSK last week. MRS.EVIE SCALLIONS spent two weeks with her son,J.A.SCALLIONS and family in Villa Park,Ill,has returned home. MRS.MARY PINK DRUMWRIGHT,who has been visiting her great-granddaughter,MRS.BOBBY WADE and familt,in Humboldt is at home. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 15,1966 NANKIPOO- -LITTLE SCOTTIE BUCKNER,of Memphis,who,with his parents,was spending the Easter weekend with his grandparents, MR.& MRS.DON BUCKNER,had his thumb on his right hand severed when it was caught in a lawn mower Saturday.He was taken to Laud.Co.Hospital. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 15,1966 ASBURY-- MR.& MRS.JIMMY WOOD and son,DAVID,were in an auto crash near Munford Sunday afternoon when an elderly man pulled out in front of MRS.WOOD at a crossing.No one was seriously infured but their car was badly damaged. MR.& MRS. CURTIS DOWNS,of Memphis,spent Sunday with her parents, MR.& MRS.GUILFORD GREAVES. MR.& MRS.BENNIE BURNS were called to Garland Sunday by the death of a friend,MRS.EVA FRANCES SHANKLE.She suffered a heart attack while getting ready for church. MR.& MRS.CALVIN CANNON'S home was destroyed by fire Saturday. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 18,1941 Twin sons were born to MR.& MRS.KNOX WILLIAMS in Knoxville.They have been named GORDON MOORE WILLIAMS and WILLIAM TUCKER WILLIAMS. MRS.WILLIAMS is the former MISS ELIZABETH MOORE. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 15,1966 LIGHTFOOT LOCALS--MR.& MRS.HERMAN RHODES spent Sunday with their daughter,MRS.BOBBY VOWELL and family in Memphis. MRS.TOM BARNES and children of Luckett,spent Saturday with MRS.R.E.BARNES. MR.& MRS.T.L. NELSON,of Ripley,visited MRS.BARNES Sunday evening. MR.& MRS.CLARENCE HODGE and family spent Sunday evening with her sister,MRS.ALEX BUCKNER and family at Dry Hill. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 15,1966 SICK AND AILING--MRS.HARRIS BROWN,of Jackson,the former MISS BESSIE KLUTTS,of Ripley,is in Jackson Nursing Center recuperating from eye surgery in Memphis. WILLIAM MASON McDANIELS,of Memphis,was carried to Parkview Hospital,Dyersburg Friday night for treatment of injuries suffered in a smash-up while racing in the Halls Speed Bowl.He was not believed seriously injured. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 15,1966 CHISHOLM BLUFF--MR.& MRS.BYRON CHAMBERS and daughters,PAM and NAN, MRS.JOHNNY RHODES and son BILL,of Lightfoot and MRS.CORA ANDREWS,of Central,and MRS.H.B.CHAMBERS,of Edith,visited MR.& MRS.BROOKS HERRON Sunday. MRS.EULA HERRON,and son,ROBERT,spent last Thursday with MR.& MRS. EARLIE MIDYETT at Edith. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 15,1966 BIRTHS-- DR.& MRS.C.LYLE DURHAM,JR.,of Maury City-a daughter,born April 10th in Laud Co Hosp.,named JENNIFER ANN DURHAM. MR.& MRS.DAVID HOLCOMB,Rt.2,Ripley-a son born April 10th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.HARRY MOORE,Gates-a daughter born April 10th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.CHARLES VERNON NEWMAN,Ripley-a daughter born April 11th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.GORDON WALLACE LUCKETT,Halls-a son born April 5th in Parkview Hosp,Dyersburg. MR.& MRS.HENRY FRAZIER,William Switch-a son born April 11th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS. ROBERT PATRICK,Halls-a daughter born April 9th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.ALBERT DENNIS,Henning-a son born April 9th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.WILLIAM STEPHENS,Ripley-a son born April 8th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.ARCHELL MACK,Rt.5,Brownsville-a son born April 8th in Laud Co Clinic. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 22,1966 SAMUEL VINCENT CARMACK III;19 YEARS--of 1439 Snowden,Memphis,a former Riplian,was dead on arrival at Tipton County Memorial Hospital,Covington at 12:20 a.m.Tuesday after an accident in which the 1955 Ford sedan he was driving,owned by MILTON CASEY,went out of control while passing a truck and slammed into a utility pole on Highway 51 about three miles north of Covington.CASEY,19,son of MR.& MRS.VERNON CASEY,of Ripley,was treated at Tipton Hospital for head cuts,state trooper RON GAGON said.Another passenger,JOE SANDERS,16,son of MR.& MRS. G.E.SANDERS,of Ripley,received minor injuries. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 22,1966 FLIPPEN LOCALS--JAMES TILLMAN,of California,who is here because of the serious illness of his brother,CARL TILLMAN,in Veterans Hospital Memphis,spent the night with MR.& MRS.JAMIE LEE McMAHAN. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 22,1966 SICK AND AILING--MRS.VERNON McBRIDE SR.,and MRS.H.G.CALDWELL received word last Wednesday that their brother,JAMES STEWART,of Phoenix,Ariz.,had an accident and entered St.Mary's Hospital in Tucson,in a serious condition after having to have the left limb amputated. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 22,1966 WOODVILLE LOCALS--MRS.ALMA DUNAVANT and MRS.MATT AUDLEMAN were called to Cleveland,Miss.,Saturday by the death of their brother,WILL ESCUE. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 22,1966 BIRTHS-- MR.& MRS.LAZELLE BEARD,Rt.1,Gates-a son born April 14th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.WM.HENRY AWALT JR.,Ripley-a son born April 17th in Laud Co Hosp. AIRMAN 1ST CLASS & MRS.JERRY SMITH,Battle Creek Mich.,a son born April 17th in a Battle Creek Hosp.Grandparents are MR.& MRS.BUFORD SMITH of Halls and MR.& MRS.ROBERT ROBISON of Gates. MR.& MRS.GAYLON ALSTON,Charleston,SC-a son ROBERT GAYLON born April 9th in the U.S.Naval Hospital,Charleston.Paternal grandparents are the B.G.ALSTONS,of Halls.MRS.ALSTON is the former MISS RITA RAMBO. MR.& MRS.JAMES GENSEY,Ripley-a son born April 17th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.ROBERT ROUSER,Ripley-a daughter born April 18th in Laud Co Clinic. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 29,1966 LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 29,1966 MOORE IN NAVY STUDY--BILLY JOE MOORE,son of MRS.R.G.MOORE,of Ripley,has been accepted for the Enlisted Nursing Education Program and will attend the University of Texas for four years.A native Riplian,he attended the University of Tennessee for two years and has been stationed in Davisville,R.I. since January 1964,where he is a second class petty officer.He and his wife,DOTTIE,have a 15-month-old son.His father was a medic in WWI. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 29,1966 FBI HELPS SIFT CAFE BOMBING--FBI Agents are probing the midnight bombing of a negro cafe in Halls which rattled windows and awakened sleepers blocks away.Two occupants of the CHARLIE FISHER Cafe on N.Front Street escaped injury last Friday when the bomb,thrown from a car struck the north side of the concrete cafe,shattering a window and damaging the roof. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 29,1966 ASBURY LOCALS--MR.& MRS.BOB MURLEY of Ripley and MRS.EDWARD MURLEY,were in Memphis Tuesday of last week for MRS.MURLEY to see her doctor. MR.& MRS.EARL TIBBS and EUGENE MURLEY,of Ripley,visited MR.& MRS.EDWARD MURLEY during the weekend. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 29,1966 GOLDEN WEDDING NOTED--MR.& MRS.JOHN HILL celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday afternoon in the home of her brother,CLAUDE GRIGGS and MRS.GRIGGS at Golddust. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 29,1966 BIRTHS- -MR.& MRS.GEORGE FRANKLIN ROSE,Rt.5 Ripley-a daughter,born April 19th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.CHARLES E.WEBB,Rt.2 Halls-a son born April 21st in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.JAMES CLARK,Star Rt.Ripley-a son born April 21st in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.ERNEST CARTWRIGHT JR.Brownsville-a daughter born April 25th in Laud Co Hosp. Marine Sgt.and MRS.JERRY KINETH NELSON,Newbern,NC-a son born Sunday,April 24th in Cherry Point Navy Hospital,NC.He weighed 8 lbs.10 ozs.and has been named JEFFERY LEE NELSON.Parternal grandmother is MRS.DUPREE NELSON,of Lightfoot,and maternal grandparents are MR.& MRS.J.W.RHODES of Bridgeton,NC.The NELSONS have another son,KINETH,two and one half years old. MR.& MRS.JAMES L.TAYLOR,Fort Pillow-a son born April 23rd in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.DAVE STANLEY,Williams Switch-a daughter born April 24th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.JOHN NELSON,Rt.1 Halls-a daughter born April 28th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.PAUL AVERY,JR.,Halls-a daughter born April 23rd in Parkview Hospital,Dyersburg.Maternal grandparents are MR.& MRS.L.C.CANNON of Halls. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 29,1966 LOCAL AND PERSONAL--MISS BESSIE HOLLIMAN attended the funeral of her brother-in- law,ROBERT BRAMMER in Covington Friday. MRS.MARY LAWRENCE and sons,DALE and JEFF,have returned to their home in Fayetteville,NC after a weeks' stay with her mother,MRS.NORA LUCAS,who is seriously ill in Lauderdale County Hospital.They also visited MRS.LAWRENCE's brother,PETE LUCAS and MRS.LUCAS. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 29,1966 LIGHTFOOT LOCALS--MR.& MRS.CALVIN BARNES of Fayetteville,NC,are spending this week with MR.& MRS.FINIS BARNES. MRS.O.B.AKIN attended the music recital of her granddaughter,KELLI WALKER,in Ripley Sunday. MR.& MRS.ELI AITKEN and son of Ripley,spent Sunday with their daughter,MRS.WALTER BROGDON and family. MR.& mrs.PETE MIDKIFF and children spent Sunday with her parents,MR.& MRS.SAM VAUGHN at Three Points. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY APRIL 29,1966 WOODVILLE LOCALS--MRS.RUFUS THURMOND,SR.,went to Memphis last week to visit her grandson,DAVID STEWART,of Halls,in Campbell's Clinic.DAVID has a broken leg,which he received in a wreck with a car while riding his motorcycle the first of the week. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 6,1966 BIRTHS-- MR.& MRS.T.A.DUKE,Jr,Jacksonville,Fla-twin sons,born May 2nd.MRS.DUKE is the former NELL RICE,daughter of Mr.& MRS.TAYLOR RICE,of Ripley. MR.& MRS.LARRY McBRIDE,Ripley-a son born April 25th in Parkview Hospital,Dyersburg,named BRIAN THOMAS McBRIDE. MR.& MRS.TONY FISHER,Dyersburg-a son born April 26th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.STEVE WATSON,Rt 2 Ripley-a son born April 28th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.JERRY W.WALLACE,Ripley-a son born April 30th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.OWEN BEECH,Rt 2 Gates-a daughter born May 2nd in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.L.C.MARTIN,Ripley-a daughter born April 29th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.JOE NATHANIEL JACKSON,Star Route Ripley-a daughter born May 4th in Laud Co Clinic. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 6,1966 LOCAL AND PERSONAL--MRS.ALLEN BUSH and sons,STEPHEN and DOUGLAS BARTON,of Blytheville were here Wednesday guests of her parents,MR.& MRS.J.A.HOLMES and her grandmother,MRS.A.O.DURHAM. MRS.HUNTER HICKS,en route to her home in Athens,after attending funeral services for her great-uncle,OWEN TAYLOR in Ridgely Thursday of last week,spent Saturday night with MRS.M.F.GIVEN. MRS.M.F.GIVEN attended the funeral of her uncle,OWEN TAYLOR,in Ridgely Thursday of last week. MR.& MRS.J.ACTON HOLMES were in Blytheville Sunday for the christening of their grandson,DOUGLAS BARTON BUSH,son of MRS.ALLEN BUSH. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 6,1966 SICK AND AILING--DAVID STEWART,of Halls,who received a broken leg in a motorcycle accident April 18th,returned home Thursday from Campbell's Clinic,Memphis. MRS.JOEL CANADA,of Cross Roads,was dismissed from Parkview Hospital Dyersburg.She is convalesing from a broken pelvis and fractured right arm suffered in a fall a few days ago. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 6,1966 ASBURY LOCALS--MRS.CASPER SONDERMAN returned to the home of her daughter,MRS.BUDDY MITCHELL Saturday after several weeks in Lauderdale County Hospital. RAY GAINES spent last weekend with his brother,ROBERT LEWIS GAINES and family in Memphis. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 6,1966 WOODVILLE LOCALS--MRS.LAURA CARROLL,of Mary's Chapel,spent Tuesday night of last week with her daughter,MRS.CLYDE SUMMAR,Sr. MR.& MRS.W.H.CLEM and baby of Memphis,spent Sunday with his sister,MRS.CLYDE SUMMAR,Jr.,and family. MR.& MRS.EDGAR GAINES and children,EDDIE and STEPHIE,spent Sunday with his mother,MRS.MINNIE GAINES. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 6,1966 MARY'S CHAPEL LOCALS--MR.& MRS.SELMA DRUMWRIGHT,of Blytheville,spent last Friday until Sunday with their daughter,MRS.W.E.SANDLIN,Jr.,and family. JUDGE & MRS.JIM McKEE of Paris,visited his aunt,MRS.LOTTIE KIRBY Sunday.His mother,MRS.PEARL NORTHCOTT accompanied them home after a visit with her sister. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 6,1966 CHISHOLM BLUFF LOCALS--Celebrating the homecoming of Spec.4th JAMES A.SMITH,after 14 months' duty in Frankfurt,Germany,were MR.& MRS.FORREST SMITH,and son,ROBERT FORREST SMITH,Jr.,and his bride-elect,and MR.& MRS.JERRY L.SMITH, of Memphis, who with well filled baskets Sunday,surprised his grandmother,MRS.ANN BROWN and his uncle,ROBERT SMITH,in MRS.BROWN'S home here. MR.& MRS. H.B.CHAMBERS,of Edith, MR.& MRS.ALLEN CHAMBERS,of Ripley,MRS.EULA HERRON and son,ROBERT,were supper guests Monday of last week of MR.& MRS.BROOKS HERRON.It was MR.HERRON'S birthday. MR.& MRS.EARLIE MIDYETT and MRS.EULA HERRON,and son,ROBERT,were supper guests of MR.& MRS.BROOKS HERRON Wednesday. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 6,1966 GATES LOCALS--MRS.GRADY HARGROVE,of Baltimore,Md.,was called here Monday due to the death of her father-in-law,MR.HARGROVE of Newbern.MAJOR HARGROVE was already here.They are visiting her parents MR.& MRS.BRASSFIELD WOODS. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 13,1966 BIRTHS-- MR.& MRS.LARRY KELLY,Ripley-a daughter born May 7th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.WALTER HARRIS,Ripley-a daughter born May 9th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.WM.WALLACE JONES,Jr.,Memphis-a son born May 10th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.SAMUEL D. BEAIRD,Phoenix,Arz.-a daughter born April 21st named ELIZABETH MILLER BEAIRD. MR.& MRS.WM.WINN,Orysa-a daughter born May 9th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.RONALD DOW WAITS,Memphis-a son born May 8th named JOHN DAVID.Maternal grandparents are Mr.& Mrs.WILLIAM WHITE of Ripley. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 13,1966 LOCAL AND PERSONAL--MR.& MRS.WILL WILLIAMS will leave by plane Saturday,May 14th for Frankfort,Germany to join their son,Lt.W.T.WILLIAMS III,stationed in Spangdahlem Air Force Base in Germany.Next week they will all tour Holland with stops in Belguim.In June they will be joined by MRS.WILLIAMS' brother,WALTER WRIGHT and MRS.WRIGHT of Madisonville,KY.,for tours of Europe.The WILLIAMS will be away two months and their headquarters will be a hotel in Wittlich,Germany. MR.& MRS.ERNEST UNDERWOOD were called to Covington Tuesday afternoon to the home of her brother,to visit her neice,MRS.DAVID McADOO and MR.McADOO,of Calif.,whom she hasn't seen in 35 years. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 13,1966 GLIMP LOCALS--MR.& MRS.WOODROW METER,of Memphis,visited MRS.METER's mother,MRS.ETHEL CROOK Saturday. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 13,1966 CURVE LOCALS--MR.& MRS.BILLY YARBROUGH and children,of Bensenville,Ill.,and MR.& MRS.DON LEATHERWOOD and family,of Des Plaines,Ill.,visited MR.YARBROUGH's and MRS.LEATHERWOOD's parents,MR.& MRS.OSCAR YARBROUGH over the weekend.J.A.YARBROUGH,of Ripley also visited the YARBROUGH home.MRS.LEATHERWOOD is spending this week with her parents. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 13,1966 CHISHOLM BLUFF LOCALS--LEWIS LUCKETT,who has just returned from a year in Viet Nam,is visiting his wife and children here. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 13,1966 FLIPPEN LOCALS--Vistors with MRS.O.D.HENDREN at Flippen Cumberland Presbyterian Church Sunday were her daughter,MRS.VANCE SHULTZ,former missionary in South America for 16 years,and MRS.SHULTZ's son,BILLY,both of Hodgenville,Ky.,and MRS.SHULTZ's daughter,MRS.JIMMY McDOWELL,MR.McDOWELL,and their daughter,Jennifer,of near Louisville,Ky.,making four generations. MRS.EMMA TILLMAN also had four generations in church,herself,MRS.HERMAN MILAM,MRS.BOB HALLIBURTON and ROBBIE HALLIBURTON. HUBERT TILLMAN and ALLEN TILLMAN and his two children were other guests. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 13,1966 NANKIPOO LOCALS--Four generations of the WEBB family,ranging in age 16 days to 86 years attended church services here Mother's Day.GREGORY LYNN,the infant,is the son of MR.& MRS.CHARLES WEBB. His grandparents are MR.& MRS.TEDDY WEBB,and his great- grandmother is MRS.MIRTIE WEBB. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 13,1966 CENTRAL LOCALS--MR.& MRS.RUSSELL DUVALL and children, MRS.FRANKIE DUVALL, and MRS.LEWIS FORTNER visited MRS.ELLEN MOORE in Laud.Co.Hospital Sunday.MRS.MOORE fell in her home and broke her arm.They also visited BOB DUVALL,who has pneumonia. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 20,1966 SUFFERS A WRIST FRACTURE--Henning's JIM HICKMAN,playing right field for the New York Mets,fractured and dislocated his left wrist last Friday,the 13th,in the second inning of a 5-4 loss to the Giants. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 20,1966 BIRTHS-- MR.& MRS.JAMES EDWARD BURNHAM,Rt 2 Ripley-a daughter born May 13th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.HERSHEL McALLISTER,Rt 2 Ripley-a daughter born May 17th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.JAMES BALDON,Ripley-a daughter born May 16th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.WILLIE B.HARRIS,Fulton-a son born May 16th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.JIMMY THOMPSON,Rt 1 Gates-a daughter born May 9th in Dyersburg Hospital,Dyersburg. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 20,1966 HIT BY LIGHTENING--Durhamville's Baptist Church's recently completed nursery was struck by lightening in a storm Sunday night,shattering the glasses in the windows and damaging the walls. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 20,1966 WHERE'S THE FIRE?--MAY 17th,9 a.m. House owned by T.L.NELSON,on Keller Lane.Badley damaged. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 20,1966 BARR LOCALS--A hailstorm hit this community Sunday night,doing extensive damage to wheat crops,alfalfa,cotton,gardens and flowers.Farms hardest hit were those of JOHNNY ROBERTS, RAY FREEMAN,and LEAMOND ARTHUR. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 20,1966 CHISHOLM BLUFF LOCALS--MR.& MRS.BROOKS HERRON hosted a birthday dinner last Thursday night honoring his mother,MRS.EULA HERRON.Present were MR.& MRS.EARLIE MIDYETT, MR.& MRS.J.B.HAYNES, MR.& MRS.H.B.CHAMBERS,of Edith,MR.& MRS.JIMMY HAYNES and daughter,VERNA,of Central,and ROBERT HERRON. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 20,1966 LIGHTFOOT LOCALS--MR.& MRS.HERMAN RHODES and MR.& MRS.FREEMAN MIDGETT were in Memphis Monday. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 20,1966 MARY'S CHAPEL LOCALS--May 17th,a very destructive storm hit this community Sunday night,damaging barns,housetops and blowing down trees and power lines. MRS.WALLACE VAUGHN is with her mother,who is seriously ill in Louder Hospital in Paducah,Ky. MR.& MRS.JIM SUMMAR, MRS.RUBY SMITH,and MRS.EVA FLOYD,spent Sunday in MISSISSIPPI as guests of MR.SUMMAR's brother,DONIE SUMMAR and family. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 20,1966 ASBURY LOCALS--MRS.LAURA PARRISH suffered a stroke Sunday and is critically ill at her home.Her daughters,MRS.JOE HALE,of Arp,and MRS.CLIFFIE GREAVES,of Ripley are with her. MR.& MRS.JIM McMAHAN received word Monday morning of the arrival of their great-grandson,son of MR.& MRS.HAROLD HAMBRICE,of Mountain Home,Ark. His name is KAROL KEVIN.MRS.HAMBRICE is the former SARAH LOU GRIFFIN. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 27,1966 GENERAL SESSIONS-STATE DOCKET--Apr.18; LARRY BAGGETT,disorderly conduct $10 and costs. Apr.18; JAMES BALLARD,improper control of vehicle $5 and costs. Apr.21; KATHERINE C.DURHAM,bad check (Crain's Pharmacy) dismissed on payment of costs. Apr.23; MRS.REID DUNAVANT,leaving scene of accident,dismissed; reckless driving,dismissed. Apr.23; MARVIN POTTER,Jr.,bad check (Aubrey Webb) dismissed on payment of costs. Apr.28; PAGE NEWMAN,disorderly conduct,30 days in jail,suspended. May 3; THOMAS HILL,failure to pay hotel bill,dismissed on payments of costs; forgery,dismissed on payment of costs. May 10; HELEN ROGERS,accessory to larceny,bound over to circuit court. May 10; BETTY ROGERS,larceny,bound over to circuit court. May 12; YVONNE SCOTT,larceny,bound over to circuit court. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 27,1966 LIGHTFOOT LOCALS--MRS.R.E.BARNES spent last Tuesday night with her son,TOM BARNES and family at Luckett. MRS.BLANNIE MAYNARD,of Glimp,spent the weekend with her daughter, MRS.BILLY CHISM. MISS MARY FRANCES LEE,of Memphis,spent the weekend with her parents,MR.& MRS.J.L.LEE. MR.& MRS.FREEMAN MIDGETT,of Fort Pillow,visited their son,BILLY WAYNE MIDGETT and family. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 27,1966 WOODVILLE LOCALS--MRS.ALMA DUNAVANT and MRS.MAT AUDLEMAN attended a stork shower in Memphis last Friday in honor of MRS.DUNAVANT's granddaughter,MRS.WM.REECE. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 27,1966 SICK AND AILING--JACK WAKEFIELD is in Lauderdale County Hospital with facial fractures,broken ribs,and other injuries he received in an auto accident when he hit a bridge abutment on Highway 19 east Monday morning en routr to his farm.He is reported improved. EARL HAMBY is on the critical list at West Tennessee Tuberculosis Hospital,Memphis,following lung surgery. MRS.W.E.RALPH,of HALLS,is a patient in Parkview Hospital Dyersburg,recovering from injuries to a foot and ankle received when she fell on the staircase Saturday in the home of MR.& MRS.HAROLD DODSON in Unionville. ACCIDENTS struck the LYNN VADEN family in Halls twice during the last week.Last Thursday,LYNN SCOTT VADEN fell while mowing the yard and fractured a vertebrae.He will be confined to his bed for six weeks before going to Campbell's Clinic,Memphis to have a brace made. Tuesday morning of this week,MRS.VADEN fell in their home on West Tigrett and fractured a bone in her ankle.MRS.VADEN had been dismissed from Parkview Hospital last Thursday following recent surgery. BILL JONES,of Fowkles,manager of Jones' Big J.Supermarket in Halls,suffered a fractured right elbow and other injuries Sunday morning when a horse fell with him at the home of his father-in-law,ELI YOUNG,near Chestnut Bluff.MR.JONES had surgery Tuesday at Campbell's Clinic to repair the elbow. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY MAY 27,1966 BIRTHS-- MR.& MRS.JERRY EUGENE CUNNINGHAM,Rt3 Ripley-a daughter born May 19th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.LEROY TALIAFERRO,Ripley-a daughter born May 20th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.RUFUS LYNN PATTON,of Halls-a daughter born May 21st in Laud Co Hosp,named JENNIFER LYNN. MR.& MRS.EDGAR EUGENE MASHBURN,Rt.6,Ripley-a daughter,born May 21st in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.FRANK THOMPSON Jr.,Memphis-a son,ROBERT FRANK THOMPSON III born May 24th in a Memphis Hospital.Maternal great-grandmother is MRS.MAY CHERRY,of Halls. MR.& MRS.ROOSEVELT PEETE,of Henning-a daughter born May 22nd in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS. JAMES T.DEWALT,Rt 5 Ripley-a son born May 23rd Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.JOE HALE,Ripley-a daughter born May 24th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.LARRY JONES,Covington,a son born May 24th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.IVIE JUSTICE,Ripley-a son born May 25th in Laud Co Clinic. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY JUNE 3,1966 ONE LEAVING,TWO JOINING OUR STAFF--DON CONNELL,assistant to the editor of the Enterprise since 1961,leaves the staff effective Friday to pursue his candidancy for Circuit Court Clerk. New staff members are TERRY FORD,son of MR.& MRS.W.R.FORD,of Curve,who has completed two years in the University of Tennessee,Martin Branch; and MISS LINDA GATLIN,who has just graduated from Byars-Hall High School in Covington.She is residing with MRS.JAMES W.KEEN. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY JUNE 3,1966 GETS AWARD IN NURSING--MRS.PATRICIA ERVIN HARGETT,daughter of MRS.MARGARET ERVIN,of Rt.2,Ripley,has completed a 33-month program in Methodist Hospital School of Nursing,Memphis. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY JUNE 3,1966 WILL TAKE M.D. DEGREE--LANDRUM S.TUCKER,Jr.,will receive his doctor of medicine degree from Stanford University in Palo Alto,Calif.,Sunday,June 12th. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY JUNE 3,1966 DAVID BARNES--son of MR.& MRS.THOMAS E.BARNES,has been named a winner in the Eighth Congressional District of one of the first $400 Estes Kefauver Memorial Scholarships at the University of Tennessee,in which he plans to study engineering.He is a graduate of Ripley High School,where he was in the Beta Club and Quill and Scroll,was sports editor of the school paper,and was president of the Science Club. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY JUNE 3,1966 WILLIAM H.SAVAGE--son of MRS.TROY L.SAVAGE,of Ripley,was promoted to Staff Sgt.,May 19th in Battery B.,5th Battalion,1st Artillery,in Germany. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY JUNE 3,1966 ASBURY LOCALS--JIMMY WOOD received third degree burns on his left leg,and was burned on his right arm and hand when he was filling one of his trucks at Woodstock last Thursday.The truck began rolling,caught fire and burned up,throwing gas on him.A friend smothered the flames on WOOD with lime.He is in Lauderdale County Hospital. MRS.JIMMY WOOD and children,DAVID and SUSAN,visited her grandmother,MRS.WILLIE MORGAN,who is seriously ill in the home of MRS.C.C.DENNIE at Walnut Grove Tuesday of last week. CHISHOLM BLUFF LOCALS--FORREST SMITH,Jr.,and MISS LINDA SHADDIX,both of Memphis,were married Saturday.MR.SMITH is the grandson of MRS.ANN BROWN,of this community. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY JUNE 3,1966 LIGHTFOOT LOCALS--MR.& MRS.CHESTER CROWDER,of Halls,spent Sunday with MR.& MRS.O.D.HUTCHERSON. MR.& MRS.JAMES MORGAN and son,of Covington,spent the weekend with her parents,MR.& MRS.O.D.HUTCHERSON. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY JUNE 3,1966 CEDAR GROVE LOCALS--MR.& MRS.CARL SAVAGE,of High Point,N.C.,en route from New Orleans,La.,where MR.SAVAGE received his doctor of religious education degree,spent the weekend with his parents,MR.& MRS.MARVIN SAVAGE.MRS.SAVAGE remained for a longer visit. MR.& MRS.THOMAS KLUTTS,of Millington, Tech Sgt.and MRS.ROBERT HENDRICK, HERBERT SCALLIONS,of San Antonio,Texas and MR.& MRS.BOBBY McBROOM and children,of Ripley,spent the weekend with MR.& MRS.MARVIN SAVAGE. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY JUNE 3,1966 CENTRAL LOCALS--MRS.FRANKIE DUVALL attended the graduation of her granddaughter,CAROLYN DUVALL,in Brownsville Monday night.She was accompanied home by MR.& MRS.JUNIOR CARTWRIGHT and little daughter,KIM. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FRIDAY JUNE 3,1966 BIRTHS-- MR.& MRS.LARRY G.CARDEN,Ripley-a daughter born May 25th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.MARVIN FLOYD GILLILAND,Gates-twin daughters born May 27th in Laud Co Hospital. MR.& MRS.JOHNNY HUBBARD,Ripley-a son born May 28th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.JOHN MELVIN BROWN,Rt 1 Ripley-a son born May 29th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.CECIL THOMAS HENSON,Rt 4,Ripley-a son born May 30th in Laud Co Hosp. MR.& MRS.SANDY TATE,Ripley-a daughter born May 27th in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.THOMAS BARBEE,Ripley-a daughter born June 1st in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.SAMMY TAYLOR,Henning-a daughter born June 1st in Laud Co Clinic. MR.& MRS.JAMES THOMAS RILEY,Rt 3 Halls-a son born May 21st in Parkview Hosp Dyersburg. MR.& MRS.JERRY LEE ENGLAND,Rt 1 Halls-a son born May 28th Parkview Hosp Dyersburg. 1997 ENTERPRISE OBITS (These records also contain obits from The Commercial Appeal; Jackson Sun; and other area newspapers.) TRANSCRIBED BY SARAH HUTCHERSON 2376 LIGHTFOOT LUCKETT ROAD RIPLEY,TENNESSEE 38063 Phone: 731 635-2124 THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE January 16,1997 Dorothy May DENNIE,72,of 4911 Hwy 19 West,Ripley,retired from employment with south Central Bell,died Tuesday of cancer,in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale. Services were set for 2 p.m. Thursday in Garner’s Funeral Home,Ripley with burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery at Arp. A member of Ashport Baptist Church,she was a Past Worthy Matron of Ripley’s Chapter 354 of the Order of the Eastern Star.She leaves her sister,Amelia DENNIE,of the same address. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE January 16,1997 Walter BULLOCK,60, of Detroit,Mich.,brother of William Bullock,of 237 Dandridge,Ripley,died Friday in a Detroit hospital.Services are set at 11 a.m. Saturday in Spring Hill Baptist Church east of Ripley,with burial in the cemetery there.Thomas Funeral Home in charge.He had been employed by Ford Motor Company. Survivors include two sons; Tyrone BULLOCK,of Detroit and Walter Wayne BULLOCK,of Omaha,Nebraska; his daughters; Annette and Diana BULLOCK,Sheila MARTIN and Virginia ANDERSON,of Detroit and Sheena BULLOCK of Inster,Mich.,his mother,Florence Macklin BULLOCK,a patient in Ripley Healthcare; another brother; Elvoyd BULLOCK,of Decatur,Illinois; his sister,Shirley JOHNSON,of Detroit. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE January 16,1997 Pearle Spurgeon HAYES,91,of Brownsville,died of heart failure January 7th in Methodist Haywood County Hospital.Services were at 2 p.m. January 10th in Brownsville Funeral Home,burial in Eureka Cemetery in Gates. She leaves her sons;Warren and Ronald Dale,of Forked Deer,Rodner Oneal HAYES of Covington,Charles Edwin HAYES of Macon,Miss., her daughter,Lois Ruth Hayes GRIFFEN of Salinas,Calif.,; her brother,Joe Charles SPURGEON,of Lawrenceburg,; her sisters,Ruth DOSTAL,of Canton,Ohio,Annie Lea CLAYTON of Lawrenceburg,and Evadell NORTON of Marietta,GA. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE January 16,1997 Wm. R. “Junior” VANDERGRIFF,69,of 323 Burke Drive,Ripley,who had retired from Corps.of Engineers employment,died Saturday,of congestive heart failure,in Baptist Hospital in Memphis.Services were 1 p.m. Tuesday in Yarbrough Funeral Home in Ripley,with burial in Ripley,Memorial Gardens. He served in the Army in WWII,was a member of First Baptist Church and a 32nd degree Mason in Lodge 746. He leaves his wife,Martha Cheek VANDERGRIFF; his sons,Rick,of 618 Hanna Drive,Ripley, Willie of 7781 Hwy 87,Henning and A.L.ROBERSON III and William M. ROBERSON of Helena,AR; his daughters,Suzanne ARWOOD and Cheryl FOLLIS,of Ripley, Charlotte SAMPLE of Rutherford and Susie GILLESPIE,of Memphis; his sisters, Katie WOODS of Memphis and Olivia SULLIVAN of Rochelle,IL. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE January 16,1997 Melvin ROBERTSON,Sr., 42, of Racine,Wisc., formerly of Alamo, died Jan. 8th of a gunshot wound in a hospital in Racine.Services were at noon Jan.15th in First Baptist Church in Alamo,with burial in Harris Grove Cemetery,Currie’s Funeral Home of Alamo in charge. He leaves his father,Melvin BARR,Sr.,of Dyersburg; his mother,Etta Dean ROBERTSON,of Alamo; his sons,Jermey,of Alamo, Melvin II,of Milwaukee,Wisc.,and Quzle of Racine,Wisc.; his daughters, Sonya ROBERTSON of Ripley,LaToya LOVE of Alamo,Angela JOHNSON,of St.Paul,Minn.,and Etta Dean Robertson of Milwaukee,Wisc.; his brothers,Isaiah ROBERTSON and Charles BARR,both of Dyersburg; his sisters.Donesa DOTSON of Alamo, Mae Dean COLE and Darlene MOORE,both of Milwaukee,Wisc. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE January 16,1997 Callie Mae COGSHELL,83,of 277 Gay,Ripley,died about 6 p.m.Friday, of heart failure,in the home of her son,Willie James COGSHELL,in St.Louis,MO.Services are set at 1 p.m. Saturday in Mt.Zion CME Church in Henning,burial in Morrow Cemetery near Henning.Thomas Funeral Home in charge. Born in Ripley Jan.10,1914,she was the daughter of the late Nettie FOUST.Survivors include a daughter,Rosie L. SHANKS of Milwaukee,Wisc. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE January 16,1997 Dove MALONE,89,retired bank teller for Farmers Union Bankin Ripley,died Friday of heart disease,in Regency Nursing Center in Clarksville,Texas.Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in Maplewood Cemetery in Ripley; Clarksville Funeral Home in charge,assisted by Yarbrough Funeral Home. She leaves her son,Charles of Clarksville,two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE January 16,1997 Cradie Mae TILLMAN,87,of Collierville,widow of Clyde TILLMAN,died Saturday in her home,of lung disease.Services were at 11 a.m. Monday in Garners Ripley Funeral Home,burial in Enon Cemetery near Halls. She leaves her brother, Murray VOSS of Ripley and her sister, Dorothy BUMPUS,of Collierville. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 23,1997 Mrs.Gussie Meter BLACK, 92, of Lightfoot,widow of Lyle G. BLACK,died Saturday of heart failure in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale in Ripley.Services were at 11 a.m. Monday at Lightfoot Cemetery,Garners Funeral Home in charge. She was the oldest citizen member of Lightfoot United Methodist Church and the oldest citizen of the community. She leaves a son,John W. BLACK of Alexandria,LA; her daughters, Evelyn JONES of Memphis and Lynda KAISER of Hernando,MS; 11 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; and her neice,Jane CONRAD,of Ripley. ( Mrs. Black was a resident in the Hillhaven Nursing Home in Ripley for many years.) THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 23,1997 Buddy GREEN,41,of Halls,truck driver,died Thursday of last week of heart failure in his home. Services were at 4 p.m. Saturday in Dry Hill Church of God, of which he was a member,with burial in it’s cemetery.Halls Funeral Home in charge. He leaves his wife,Beverly Starr GREEN; his son,Bobby Fitzhugh GREEN;his mother; Pansy Nelson GREEN; and his sisters, Janice GREEN, Annette McCASLIN, Denise RICHARDSON and Kay JOHNSON,all of Halls; and his brothers, Junior GREEN of Forked Deer and Timmy GREEN of Curve. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 23,1997 Harold Lee EDWARDS,Jr., 26, of Halls,died Thursday of heart failure, in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale, Ripley. Services were at 2 p.m. Monday in Cleaves Temple CME Church in Halls,with burial in Anderson Cemetery.Thomas Funeral Home in charge. He leaves his parents,Era Deloise CHANCY of Halls and Harold Lee EDWARDS; his sister,Mary Ann BURRUS of Halls; and his brother,Bobby James EDWARDS,of Silverdale,Wash. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 23,1997 Chester SCOTT, 75, auto painter,died Monday of last week,of heart failure,in Ripley Healthcare. Services were at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Spring Hill Baptist Church east of Ripley, with burial in it’s cemetery.Thomas Funeral Home in charge.He leaves his wife,Leatha Taylor SCOTT; his sons, Gregory,of Houston,Texas; Reginald,of Chicago, Illinois; and Roderick,of Nashville; his daughters; Charlene SCOTT and Doris “Jackie” HALLIBURTON,of Missouri City,Texas; and his brother,James Robert SCOTT,of Ripley. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 23,1997 Mamye McKinney OWNBY, 87, of Fowkles,died January 14th in Methodist Hospital North,Memphis.Services were at 1 p.m. January 16th in Fowkles Methodist Church,of which she was a member,with burial in Friendship Cemetery.Halls Funeral Home has charge. The widow of Guy OWNBY,she leaves her sons;Guy,of Fowkles and Michael,of Memphis; her daughters,Norma ADAMS,of Memphis,Betty RODGERS,of Rosemark and Helen DUNAVANT of Dyersburg; her sister,Maurine LAMBERT,of Fowkles. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 23,1997 Cledus Andrew BUTLER,76, brother of Audrey HASTINGS of Halls,died Thursady of last week,of respiratory failure,in Royal Care Nursing Home in Ridgeley.Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in Fairview Cemetery,Dyersburg Funeral Home in charge. He aerved in the Army in WWII and in the Korean War and was awarded a Purple Heart Metal.Survivors include his wife; Barbara, his sons,Cledus,Jr.,and Paul,both of Newbern,James ROSE,of Lafayette,LA, and Danny Richard BUTLER; his daughters; Jamilu SAWYER of Dyersburg, Debbie MacCAMPBELL of Kansis City,MO, and Claudia & Margie BUTLER; his mother;Clarice BUTLER of Dyersburg;and his other sisters; Becky BUTLER and Lavita TERRY,of Trenton. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 23,1997 Harry Lee RICHARDSON,61,of Friendship,died December 30th of heart failure in his home.Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. January 25th in Greenhill Memorial Gardens in Halls, Halls Funeral Home has charge. A member of Lebanon Methodist Church,he was a veteran of the Naval Reserve,served in the US ARMY, Marine Corps,and played professional baseball for the US ARMY (The Iron Duke.) He leaves his brothers,Dr.Arron RICHARDSON,of Johnson City, Charles E. RICHARDSON of Friendship, Jack Roland RICHARDSON of Memphis and Bobby Joe RICHARDSON,of Ringgolo,GA. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 23,1997 Hubert Ethridge WALTON,83,of Ripley,retired construction worker,died Wednesday of last week of heart failure,in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale,Ripley.Services were at 2 p.m. Friday in Garners Funeral Home, with burial in Mary’s Chapel Cemetery.He was a member of Ashport Baptist Church. He leaves his wife; Nannie Mae WALTON, his sons; Charles Wesley WALTON,of Halls,Hubert Clevy WALTON,of Topeka,Kansas and James Carroll MINNER,of Bossier City,LA; his brothers; A.D. and Robert WALTON,of Ripley,Edmon WALTON,of Clinton,KY; his sisters,Mary SPENCER,of Ripley,Ethel RAY of Brownsville and Jessie Mae SMITH,of Batesville,MS. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 23,1997 Ruby Sherrod GRIMES,52,of Ripley,died Wednesday of last week of heart failure in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale,Ripley.Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in Halls Funeral Home,burial in Memorial Gardens. She was a member of the First United Pentecostal Assembly. she leaves her sons; John Henry GRIMES and Sammy Lee GRIMES,of Gates, her brothers; Malcolm SHERROD of Memphis, Gerry SHERROD,of Troy and Royce SHERROD,of Russellville,KY, her sisters; Carolyn BUCKNER and Pamela HUDSON,of Halls, Judy MIDKIFF,of Gates, Peggy THOMPSON,of Ripley and Mary COMBES,of Jacksonville,Fla. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 23,1997 Mary Katherine DUNCAN,85,of Ripley,died of heart failure January 20th in Baptist Hospital East in Memphis.Services were set for 2 p.m. January 23rd,with burial in Ripley Memorial Gardens,Garners Funeral Home in charge. She was a member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church near Ripley.She leaves her son,Robert E.DUNCAN,of Dyersburg,her daughter; Lucille SPENCE,of Blytheville,AR,and four grandchildren. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 23,1997 Thomas Andrew ADAMS,65,of Ripley, retired truck driver,died Saturday of heart failure,in Baptist Hospital East,Memphis.Services were at 2 p.m. Monday in Eastland Baptist Church in Ripley,of which he was a member,with burial in Maplewood Cemetery.Ripley Funeral Home in charge. He leaves his wife;Louise,his sons; Tommy,of Ripley, Don,of Bartlett,and Randy of Trenton,his daughters;Glenda HAFFORD,of Cordova,Pam DUDAS and Sherry BINKLEY, both of Munford,his step-son; Michael FAIN,of Ripley, his step-daughters;Joann CHAMPION,of Ripley,Betty FERRIS,Betty ROPER,and Mary DUNHAM,all of Memphis,his sisters;Jean ODEGAARD,of Ripley,Carolyn WILDMAN,of Booneville,Miss.,and Joann WILLIAMS,of Tampa,Fla.;37 grandchildren;and 20 great grandchildren. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 30,1997 Arthur FOLEY,66,of Jacobs Subdivision,Halls,employed by Anderson--Hickey Mfg.,in Halls,died Sunday of heart failure,in Columbia Hospital in Jackson.Services were at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Hampton Funeral Home in Barbourville,Ky,with burial in Rickett Cemetery there.Curry Funeral Home of Dyersburg had charge locally.He was a veteran of the Korean & Vietnam Wars. He leaves his wife,Janice; his daughter,Susie McBRIDE,of Dyersburg; his brothers,James,odf Barbourville and Hubert,of Las Cruces,N.M.; his sisters, Barbara HENDERSON and Bertha SOWDER of Barbourville, Billie Jo BAYS of Artemus,KY,and Alma CARR,of Arcadia,FL; and two grandchildren. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 30,1997 Lucy THOMAS,89, of Covington, mother of Landon THOMAS,of Ripley, died Thursday of last week,of heart failure,in Baptist Hospital Tipton in Covington. Services were 1 p.m. Sunday in Plummer Grove CME Church in Tipton County,of which she was a life long member.Burial was in the Garden of Everlasting Life near Covington,with Thomas Funeral Home,of which she was founder,in charge. She was the widow of Lee Andrew "Teddy" THOMAS.A retired teacher,she had founded Sharecropper Funds and had been a director of Community Action programs. Survivors include three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE DECEMBER 12,2002 Flossie Monette SANDLIN, 84,widow of Buddy Clois SANDLIN,died Thursday of last week in her home at 154 Coffee Shop Road,Ripley. Rites were Saturday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Mary's Chapel Cemetery. Retired from Tupperware in Halls,she was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ.She leaves daughters,Barbara SPAIN of 308 Lynn,Ripley,and Scarlett TIPTON,of Chattanooga; a son,Ron SANDLIN,of Bartlett; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 30,1997 Eunice Mae DANIEL, 93, of Ripley,died of heart failure January 28th in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale. She was the widow of J.R.DANIEL.Services were at 11 a.m. January 29th in First Baptist Church in Ripley,with burial in Grace Cemetery,Garner Funeral Home had charge. She leaves her sister, Margaret Alice RUSSELL,of Ripley; foue neices and one nephew. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 30,1997 Reba Fern LUCY, 63, of Blytheville,AR, mother of Deanne STEELE,of Halls,died Sunday,of heart disease in Baptist Hospital,Blytheville. Services were at 1:30 p.m.Tuesday in Mary's Chapel Baptist Church ,with burial in Elmwood Cemetery, Cobb Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include her husband,Theo LUCY; her son,Murvin LUCY; her brothers, Charles, Chester and Owen HUFFMAN; and her sister, Sandra COLLINS,all of Blytheville,four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 30,1997 Buddy Clois SANDLIN, 79, of Ripley,died of heart failure Jan.27th in Baptist Hospital East,Memphis.Services were at 3 p.m. Jan.29th in Garner Funeral Home with burial in Mary's Chapel Cemetery.He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. He leaves his wife,Flossie Dillingham SANDLIN,of Ripley; his son, Ron SANDLIN,of Bartlett,TN; his daughters, Scarlet TIPTON,of Chattanooga,TN and Barbara SPAIN,of Ripley; his sisters,Lois WADSWORTH of Ripley and Catherine YORK,of Brownsville; seven grandchildren,and five great-grandchildren. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 30,1997 James Felix FERGASON, 90, of Garrett Ball Road,Gates,died Saturday of heart failure in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale, Ripley.Services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Concord Cemetery.He was a member of Concord United Methodist Church. He was the widower of Vance Pennington FERGASON. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 30,1997 John W. KEATHLEY, 84, of Brownsville,father of Dorothy Jean WARREN,of Gates, died Saturday of heart failure,in Haywood Park Hospital,Brownsville.Services were at 2 p.m.Monday in Oakwood Cemetery in Brownsville.A retired mail clerk who formerly operated Aetna Insurance in McMinnville,he was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Brownsville.He was a former member of the American Legion and of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was the widower of Viola Moody KEATHLEY. Survivors include his son,James Benjamin KEATHLEY,of Brownsville; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 30,1997 John Burt COWELL, 78, of Fowkles,died Jan.24th in Methodist Hospital,Dyersburg.Services were at 2 p.m. Jan.27th in the Chapel of Halls Funeral Home with burial in Dyer County Memorial Gardens.He was a self-employed trucker.He was a member of Fowkles Baptist Church. He leaves his wife,Rosialee Williams COWELL; his sons,Joe of Fowkles and Lynn,of Corbin,KY and a grandchild. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 30,1997 Pauline Harrell AUSTIN, 98, of Maury City,mother of Harrell AUSTIN,of 713 W. Tigrett,Halls,died Wednesday of last week,of heart failure,in Jackson-Madison County Hospital.Services were at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church in Maury City,with Ronk Funeral Home in charge.Burial in Maury City Cemetery. A native of Crockett County,she was the widow of Walter Early AUSTIN. Survivors include a daughter,Marjorie BOLDING of Memphis;eight grandchildren;eighteen great- grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 30,1997 THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 30,1997 Jesse James ELROD, 57, of Brownsville,father of Jimmy Joe ELROD of 315 Robinson,Ripley, died Thursday of last week of cancer in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale,Ripley.Services were at 2 p.m.Saturday in Brownsville Funeral Home with burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Haywood County.Employed by the Haywood County Highway Department,he was a member of Harmony Baptist Church. Survivors include his daughter, Laverne KELLEY,of Port St.Lucie,FL; his half-brother,Fred KIZER,Jr.,of Nashville;his sister Nois WILKERSON,of Somerville; eight grandchildren and one great- grandchild. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 30,1997 Carlyn Roberson CALDWELL, 85, of Ripley,died of pneumonia Jan.27th in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale.Services were at 1 p.m. Jan.29th in First United Church,of which she was a member,burial in Ripley Memorial Gardens. She was a retired school teacher,a member of the Order of Eastern Star,and a past chairman of the Board of Trustees of Sugar Hill Library. She leaves her husband,James Tollie CALDWELL; her son,Jimmy CALDWELL,both of Ripley;and her sister, Jenny FARRIOR,of Beaufoort,NC. THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE JANUARY 30,1997 DeWitt WOODS, 88, of Covington,father of Cletus WOODS,of 257 Lynn School Road,Ripley,died Thursday of last week of heart failure,in Baptist Hospital Tipton,Covington.Services were at 11 a.m. Friday in Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home in Covington,with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. A retired farmer,he was a member of Liberty Baptist Church.He was the widower of Gracie WOODS. Survivors include another son,Chester WOODS;his daughters,Esther DOWD and Norma BOSWELL; his sister,Eura ROSSON,all of Covington; five grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 6,1997 Verlen Gaston WHEELER, 81, of 203 College,Ripley,retired teacher and City of Ripley building inspector,died Wednesday of last week of heart failure in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale,Ripley.Alpha Phi Alpha and Beta Upsilon Lambda,of which Mr.WHEELER was a member,honored him with special services at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Miles Chapel CME Church. Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday in Miles Chapel CME Church in Ripley,of which he was Trustee and chairman of stewards,burial was in Canfield Cemetery in Ripley.Curries Funeral Home of Henning had charge. He was a member of the Retired Teachers Association.He leaves his wife,Annie Lee Nelson WHEELER; his daughter,Doris ROBERTSON,of Hammond,Ind.;his sister, Mary Frances JONES,of Henning; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 6,1997 Lyda L. WEBB, 85, formerly of Halls,died January 29th in Indian Hills Retirement Village in Chillicothe,MO. Services were at 2 p.m. February 2nd in Halls Funeral Home,with burial in Green Hill Memorial Gardens in Halls.Lindley Funeral Home of Chillicothe,Mo.,and Halls Funeral Home in charge. She was born February 23,1911 in Halls,to George and Alice GORDON JACKSON.She Married Blanty WEBB in 1928,who preceded her in death.She operated Scott Jewery Store in Halls for more than 30 years. She leaves her son, Curtis WEBB,of Mercer ,CA; her daughter,Letha C. DOWELL,of Halls; fifteen grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 6,1997 Viola HARRIS, 89, of Halls,died Thursday of last week,of heart failure,in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale.Services were at noon Sunday in St.Luke Baptist Church in Gates,with burial in its cemetery.Thomas Funeral Home in charge. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 6,1997 Dorothy GILLILAND, 86, of Halls,widow of Carl GILLILAND,died Saturday of pneumona,in Jackson- Madison County Hospital.Services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Archers Chapel United Methodist Church at Frog Jump,of which she was a member,with burial in the church cemetery. She leaves her sons, Billy C.,& Jerry L. GILLILAND; and her brother, Grover SMITH,all of Halls; four grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 6,1997 Charles PARKER, 60, of Ripley,retired guard at Cold Creek Correctional Facility near Henning,died Thursday of last week of heart failure in his home.Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in Ronk Funeral Home in Alamo,burial in Nance Cemetery near Alamo.He leaves his wife, Margaret L. PARKER; his stepsons, Randall & Tim ARNOLD; his sisters,Joyce CHOAT & Sue WALKER,all of Ripley; his brothers Bill,Hildrey and Leston PARKER,all of Alamo; and three grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 6,1997 Herbert Loo ROONEY, 78, psychiatric social worker,died January 29th in Baptist Hospital Central,Memphis Services were at 1 p.m.February 2nd in Lightfoot United Methodist Church with burial in Gate of Heaven Cemetery,Silver Spring,MD.he served as an officer in the Army Air Corps during WWII. he retired from the National Institute of Mental health as Chief of the Citizen Participation Branch,which he formed. He was a contributing author on several publications in the mental health field. He leaves his wife,Janice BUFFALOE ROONEY; his sons,Robert L.,of Ashton, Brian T.,of Lovettsville,VA, and Terence L.,of Salt Lake City,Utah; and three grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 6,1997 Services at 10 a.m.Saturday in Mary's Chapel Baptist Church near Ripley mourned Howard Eugene BIZZELL, 70, of Memphis,retired from employment with the Memphis Light,Gas,& Water Division.Burial was in the church cemetery.Memphis Funeral Home,Stage Road Chapel in charge. he died Thursday of last week of heart failure in Baptist Hospital East,Memphis.He served in the Army in WWII. He leaves his wife, Wilma RUSHING BIZZELL; his daughter,Sandra Jean WINFIELD,of Bartlett; his brothers,Pat,of Severan,MD and Don,of Los Altos,CA; his sisters, Fannie SAMMARCO and Sue HARRELSON,both of Memphis,and Geraldine WILLIAMS,of Albuquerque,NM. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 6,1997 Services at 10 a.m.Saturday in Mary's Chapel Baptist Church near Ripley mourned Howard Eugene BIZZELL, 70, of Memphis,retired from employment with the Memphis Light,Gas,& Water Division.Burial was in the church cemetery.Memphis Funeral Home,Stage Road Chapel in charge. he died Thursday of last week of heart failure in Baptist Hospital East,Memphis.He served in the Army in WWII. He leaves his wife, Wilma RUSHING BIZZELL; his daughter,Sandra Jean WINFIELD,of Bartlett; his brothers,Pat,of Severan,MD and Don,of Los Altos,CA; his sisters, Fannie SAMMARCO and Sue HARRELSON,both of Memphis,and Geraldine WILLIAMS,of Albuquerque,NM. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 6,1997 Annie Ravenall AMMONS, 72, of Ripley,widow of Robert Melvin AMMONS,died Tuesday of last week,of heart failure in Baptist Hospital East,Memphis.Services were at 2 p.m.Thursaday in Garner Ripley Funeral Home,burial in Mary's Chapel Cemetery.She was a member of Henning Assembly of God. She leaves her sons,Robert,Jr.,David, Denton, Larry and Walter AMMONS,all of Ripley; her daughters, Nadine MOORE of Ripley and Glenda TURNER,of Henning; her brothers,Montell MANERS,of Ripley,Garland MANERS,of Henning,and Edgar MANERS,of Vermillion,Ohio; and her sister,Mary Ann MORAN,of Union City;fifteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 6,1997 Ruthie Mae "Sis" DANSBERRY, 72, of 1386 Kentucky,Memphis,sister of Annie Lee JONES, Rosie Lee MALONE and Catherine MORGAN,of Ripley,died Wednesday of last week of cardic arrest in Methodist Hospital South,Memphis.Services were at noon Saturday in New Hope Missionary Baptist in Southaven, with burial in church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Eddie Lee DANSBURY; her son,Michael MORGAN; her daughters; Annie Mae MORGAN, Earlene MORGAN, and Shirley ABRAM; her brothers; Walter MORGAN,Jr.,David and Leroy MORGAN,all of Memphis; two other sisters;Bertha B. CRUTCHER of Memphis and Edith Mac ABRAM,of Chicago,IL. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 6,1997 Myrtle Irene MEACHAM, 96, widow of Earnest William MEACHAM,died Monday of heart failure in Ripley Healthcare Center.Services were at 2 p.m.Tuesday in Curve Baptist Church,of which she was a member,with burial in Cross Roads Cemetery.Garner Ripley Funeral Home in charge.She leaves her grandson,Wm.H.MEACHAM,of Collierville and her grandaughter, Juanita MASHBURN,of Collierville, both of whom she reared; her brother,Aubrey WATSON,of Covington. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 13,1997 John Edward HILTON, 89, of Double Springs,AL died February 7th in his home. Services were at 2 p.m. February 9th in Haleyville,AL,with burial in Littleville Cemetery.Frmerly of Ripley,he had lived in Double Springs for the past three years.He was a member of the Sunny Home Baptist church in Haleyville. Heleaves his daughters; Geraldine MARKS and Carolyn COLE,of Double Springs; his step-daughters,Sue WHITTAKER of Ripley,and Betty PROSKEY,of Illinois; his brother,Martin HILTON,of Millington; his sister; Lucille ROBERTS,of Anniston,AL. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 13,1997 Sam L. REED,74, of Ripley,died of heart failure February 6th in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale.Services are set for 1 p.m. February 15th in Nelson Chapel Baptist Church in Ripley,with burial in Everlasting Life in Covington. Thomas Funeral Home in charge.He was a farmer. He leaves his wife; Myrtle REED; his sons;Joe of Ripley, Reginald of Decatur,Il, and Samuel Jr.,of Chicago,IL;his daughters,Eula NORFORK and Lizzie B.REED,of Ripley, Katherine LEWIS,of Decatur,IL and Geraldine KING,of Chicago,IL; his sisters, Lizzie GRANDBERRY of Decatur,IL,and Gerta B.FLORENCE,of Buffalo,N.Y. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 13,1997 Waverly Violet MEEKS, 77, of 595 Meeks Road,Halls,died Tuesday of last week,of cardic arrest in her home.Services were at 11 a.m. Thursday in Halls Funeral Home,burial in Antioch Cemetery,she was a member of Antioch Church of Christ.She leaves her son,Leonard MEEKS,of 829 Meeks Road,Halls; and her daughters, Jackie LAYMAN and Linda BEARD of Dyersburg. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 13,1997 Martha Jane HARGETT,former Riplian,died Tuesday of last week of cancer,in Methodist Hospital North,Memphis.Services were at 11 a.m.Thursday of last week in Grace Baptist Church at Central,with burial in church cemetery.Garner Ripley Funeral Home in charge. She had retired as a dormitory mother for Lambuth University in Jacksn.She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Jackson.She leaves her sons,Rickie,of Ripley, and Gus Jr.,of Murfreesboro; her daughter,Jan MILLER,of Bartlett; her brother, Billy POWELL of Ripley and her sisters,Peggy LYELL,of Ripley, Liz KERR,of Des Arc,AR,and Mildred GRIFFIN,of Cyrstal Lake,FL. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 13,1997 Ann Connar VADEN, 76, of 731 West Tigrett,Halls, widow of Lynn VADEN,died Tuesday of last Week,of heart failure in Methodist Hospital,Memphis.Services were at 3 p.m. Friday in Halls Funeral Home with burial in GreenHill Memorial Gardens. a farm owner,she formerly owned Vaden Cleaners. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Halls. She leaves her son,Lynn Scott VADEN,Jr.,of Jackson;her daughter, Betty FREE,of Dyersburg; her sister,Elizabeth MILLER,of Dallas,TX. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 13,1997 Opal Lucille BIGGS, 76, wife of James A. BIGGS,died Wednesday of last week in Ripley Healthcare Center,after a stroke.Services were at 1 p.m. Friday in Garner Ripley Funeral Home,with burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery at Arp. Survivors include her sons,Jackie, James, Franklin and Jerry BIGGS,of Ripley,Jimmy BIGGS,of Covington and Johnny BIGGS,of Maury City; her daughters, Marie TIPPS and Louise CROWDER of Ripley,Linda AUTRY and Kay BRYANT,both of Newbern; her brother,James FRANKLIN of KY and her sister,May FARMER of AR. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 13,1997 James Edward ROBINSON,of Brownsville,died of heart failure February 8th in Methodist Hywood Park Hospital,Brownsville.Services are set for 2 p.m. February 15th,in Chapel Hill Baptist Church,Brownsville,with burial in Chapel Hill Cemetery.Thompson Mortuary in charge. He leaves two children; his mother,Mrs.Elizabeth MILLER; his brothers,Bobby Joe ROBINSON,of Ripley,and Sam ROBINSON,of Gates;his sisters, Mrs.Janice LUCAS and Katie ROBINSON,of Gates. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 13,1997 Carl L. McCLINTON, 54, farmer,construction worker and newspaper salesman,died Wednesday of last week,of respiratory failure in Winfrew Center in Trenton.Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in Yarbrough Funeral Home,with burial in Ripley Memorial Gardens. He was a member of Glimp United Methodist Church.He leaves his step- mother; Grace McCLINTON,of Jackson; his brothers,William Eugene McCLINTON,of Henning and Leander McCLINTON,of Covington; his sisters,Clara C.WINCHESTER of Henning and Betty KIESTLER of Arlington. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 13,1997 Charles Michael SHOEMAKE, 69, of Halls, security guard for Murry Guard,died Sunday,of cancer in the Veterans Medical Center,Memphis.Services were at 2 p.m.Tuesday in Ripley's First Assembly of God,with burial in Ripley Memorial Gardens,Garner Funeral Home in charge. He leaves his wife, Willa Dean SHOEMAKE; his step-daughter,Penny ROBISON,of Halls; his step-son, Jeff BURROUGHS,of Romeoville,IL; his brothers,David SHOEMAKE & Lynnwood SHOEMAKE,both of Ripley and Billy SHOEMAKE of Nesbit,MS; his sisters,Ellen COWAN,Judy HARGETT, Hazel LIVELY and Jean PIPKIN,all of Ripley. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 13,1997 William HARDEN,Jr.,47, of Drummonds,brother of Vera COOP,of Ripley,died Sunday in his home,after an apparent heart attack.Services were at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Munford Funeral Home,burial in Crigger Cemetery,a former laborer,he served in the Korean War. He leaves his father,William HARDEN,of Munford; his brother,David HARDEN,of Atoka; his two other sisters, Gladys ELAM,of Atoka ad Joyce BRYANT of Millington. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 13,1997 Johnnie A. BURNS,Sr., 74, of Ripley,died of heart failure February 9th in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale. Services are set for 11 a.m. February in Mt.Pleasant Baptist Church in Ripley,with burial in church Cemetery.Thomas Funeral Home in charge. He was a farmer.He leaves his wife,Lucile BURNS; his sons,Arthur Lee BURNS,of Ripley and Johnnie BURNS,Jr.,of Hammond,IN; his daughter,Gloria Jean BURNS,of Chicago,IL; his brothers,Jerry BURNS, Roosevelt BURNS and Robert BURNS,all of Vincennes,IN; his sisters,Willie Mae MILLER and Myrtle BONDS,both of Vincennes,IL; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 13,1997 Margaret Turner RAINS, 85, of Henning,died of heart failure February 10th in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale.Services are set for February 13th in Garner Funeral Home,with burial in Poplar Grove Cemetery,Henning.She was a member of Henning Methodist Church and a member of the choir. The widow of Albert J. Raines;she leaves her sons,Dwight Stephen RAINS,of Ripley and John Albert RAINS,of Kinston,NC; her daughter.Ann R. DAILEY,of Memphis; and her sister,Kate NEWMAN,of Covington;seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 13,1997 Edward FIELDS, 106, of Mason,died February 9th in Shelby County Health Care Center,Memphis. Services are set for noon,February 13th in Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Mason,with burial in Magnolia Cemetery.Currie Funeral Home,Henning has charge. He leaves his sons,Isaac FIELDS,of Covington,William FIELDS,of Memphis, Robert FIELDS,of Mason and Freddie Lee,Joseph and Otis FIELDS,all of Henning;his daughter,Esther WOODEN,of Memphis and 56 grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 20,1997 Doris SHARP,91, of Ripley,died of heart failure February 17th in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale. Services were at noon Wednesday in Garner Funeral Home,with burial in Forest Hill Mid-Town Cemetery,Memphis.She was a member of Church of Christ.She was a retired hairdresser.The widow of Geo.Walten SHARP;she leaves her sisters,Inza COFFEE,of Bentonville,AR and Goldie JOHNSON,of Seattle,WA LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 20,1997 Lorene Harris BLACKLEY, 77, of Tiptonville,mother of Donna J. BEARD,of Henning,died Tuesday of last week in Methodist Hospital of Dyersburg.She had been a resident of Royal Care in Ridgeley. Services were at 1 p.m. Thursday of last week in Tiptonville Church of Christ,of which she was a member..Burial was in Lake Memorial Gardens near Tiptonville. She was born in Dyer County,December 7,1919,the daughter of the late Bud and Minnie Stewart HARRIS. Survivors include her husband R.E.BLACKLEY,of Royal Care in Ridgeley;three other daughters,Brenda WIGGENS, of Tiptonville, Mamie CRUTCHFIELD,of Camden and Connie SANDUSKY,of Harti,MO; her sister,Clarice HILLIARD,of Newbern; her brother, Brown HARRIS of Florida; nineteen grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 6,1997 F.BATES SULLIVAN,83-- of Lauderdale County,died February 27th in Baptist Hospital in Memphis,of complications following a heart attack.Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in Faith United Methodist Church,with burial in Ripley Memorial Gardens.The son of the late Cyburn Hilliard and Jennye Celeste BATES SULLIVAN,he was born on the family farm at Fort Pillow.MR.SULLIVAN and the former Margaret FAULK were married in 1934 and celebrated 53 years of marriage before her death in 1989. He leaves his wife,Mary Ella GRAVES SULLIVAN; his children,Jennye CRIHFIELD of Bells, Bettye HAYNES of Garland,Texas, Mary MEBANE of Hollow Rock,and Frank SULLIVAN of Calhoun,Ga.; his sisters,Louise JENNINGS of Henning, and Mary Charlotte GIBSON,of Memphis, 11 grandchildren,11 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great- grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 6,1997 JIMMIE EARL HUDSON,28--of Memphis,son of Eric LAWRENCE of Ripley,died Saturday in the Regional Medical Center in Memphis.Memphis police are investigating his death as murder. He owned the Binghampton Lounge and J.L.Affordable Communications.A 1988 graduate of East High School,he was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife,Felicia Rena West HUDSON; his sons,Jimmie,Jr.,and Jacquez HUDSON and Rodriguez WEST,and his daughter,Reneka WEST,all of Memphis; his sister,Paula LAWRENCE,and his grandmother, Rosa L.HUDSON,both of Memphis. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 6,1997 LUNA FAY BISHOP,88-- of 288 JoAnn Street,Ripley,died Tuesday of last week in her home of heart failure.Services were at 10 A.M. Friday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Ripley Memorial Gardens.She was a Member of Parkview Church of Christ. The Widow of Orval BISHOP; she leaves her sons,John F.,of Ripley,and Kenneth of Fredericks,Va.; her daughters, Barbara HENDREN,Mary BARNETT,and Patsy BLAKELY,of Ripley,Jeannette AMMONS,of Henning,Rena BOYD,of Brownsville and Imogene CATES,of Maryville,IL; her brothers,Roy KINNINGHAM,of Jonesboro,AR.,Troy KINNINGHAM,of Leach,AR.,and S.C.KINNINGHAM,of Tupelo,MS.; her sister,Mary LUXTON,of Vero Beach,FL.; 23 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great- grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 6,1997 MARIO NETTLES,52--of Henning,security officer for Bowld Hospital,Memphis,died Monday of last week of diabetes,in Baptist Hospital-Lauderdale.Services were at 11 a.m.Saturday in Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church at Arp,with burial in it's cemetery.Currie's Funeral Home of Henning in charge. He leaves his daughter,Jacklyn GOLDEN,of Ripley; his son,Mario NETTLES,Jr.,of Memphis; his sister,Maggie GARRISON,of Ripley; his brother,Rev.Douglas NETTLES of Memphis. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 6,1997 BETTY ANN SORRELL THOMPSON,54--mother of Belinda FINE,of Ripley,died Thursday of last week of cancer in Portland,Oregan,where another daughter,Trina THOMPSON resides.Services were at 3 p.m.Sunday in Garner's Funeral Home,burial in Asbury Cemetery. Survivors include her brother,Jim SORRELL,of Olive Branch,MS; her sisters,Marie WREN,of Chattanooga, Sylvia HARPER,of Clarksville, Joyce SORRELL,of Troy,AL,and Linda WATTS,of Dallas,TX; and six grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 6,1997 RUTH BOGART SINCLAIR,83--of Memphis,died February 24th in Baptist Hospital East in Memphis.Services were February 26th with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.She was a retired beautician and an Episcopalian. The widow of the late William Daniel (Buddy) SINCLAIR,she leaves her nephew,John Sinclair ADAMS of Stanton,who cared for her. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 6,1997 ETHEL D.PRIVETT,92-- of Halls,widow of Fred PRIVETT,died Monday of cardic arrest,in Allenbrook Nursing Home in Memphis.Services were at 1 p.m.Wednesday in Halls Funeral Home with burial in Halls Cemetery.She was a member of South Fork Baptist Church near Halls. She leaves her son,Fred PRIVETT,Jr.,of Batesville,MS; her daughters,Ester Lee LUMLEY,of Millington, Maurine JOHNSON,of Memphis,and Hazel JONES,of Water Valley,MS; 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 6,1997 FLOSSIE McLAUGHLIN GARRETT,68--of Pinson,mother of JANICE CURTIS,of Halls,died Saturday,of congestive heart failure,in Jackson-Madison County Hospital.Services were at 2 p.m.Tuesday in halls Funeral home,with burial in Friendship Cemetery. Survivors include her husband,Robert GARRETT; her sons,Rick GARRETT and Tom GARRETT,of Jackson and Ron GARRETT,of Newbern; four other daughters,Dorothy JACKSON and Teresa ZARICOR,of Dyersbury,Anita RHODES of Jackson,and Vicky TOWNSEND,of Marston,MO; her sisters, Helen THOMPSON and Martha JONES,of Dyersburg,and Callie COBLE,of Jonesbora,AR; 11 grandchildren,and 9 great-grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 6,1997 DALTON HOWARD HENSON,68--of 470 Perkins,Ripley,retired from the Corps of Engineers and from Anderson-Hickey Co.in Halls,died Thursday of last week,of pulmonary arrest in Baptist Hospital-Memphis.Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday in Halls Funeral Home,with burial in Ripley Memorial Gardens.He was a member of Grace Baptist Church at Central. He leaves his wife,HOLLY THOMPSON HENSON; his sons,Randy HENSON,of Ripley, Andy HENSON,of Forked Deer,and Timothy HENSON,of Halls; his daughters,Tammy DILL,of Ripley,and Audry WILCOX,of Halls; his brothers,Tollie HENSON,of Ripley,and Willard HENSON,of Maury City; his sister,Joyce HILL,of Halls; and 10 grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 6,1997 KATHERINE FRANCES McBROOM CHISM,80--of Memphis,former Riplian,died February 18th,of pneumonia,in Methodist Hospital-Germantown.Services were February 22nd in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Poplar Grove Cemetery. She leaves her son,BOBBY R.McBROOM,of Bartlett; her daughters,Carolyn WARREN,of Memphis,and Sylvia I.REDIKER,of Nashville; her sisters, Ruth SANDERS,and Lelia F.SANDERS,of Ripley; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 6,1997 ERSKIN THOMAS BINKLEY,76--services at 11 a.m.Friday in Halls Funeral Home mourned Mr.BINKLEY,of Dyersburg,with burial in Ripley Memorial Gardens.He died Tuesday of last week of heart disease in Jackson-Madison County Hospital.Retired from employment with Colonial Rubber in Dyersburg,he had also been a painting contractor.He won a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart in the Army service in WWII.He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.He was the Widower of Virginia Pulley (MURLEY?) Binkley.He leaves his sons; David Ray BINKLEY,Jackie Wayne BINKLEY and Walter Thomas BINKLEY; his daughter,Patricia Lee BINKLEY BLAYLOCK (Mrs.Elvis),all of Dyersburg; his brothers,James Doyle BINKLEY of Dyersburg and C.L.BINKLEY,of Bruceville; and his sister,Lois Helen BINKLEY,of Mount Prospect,IL; eight grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 6,1997 EARL EDWARD CUNNINGHAM,--A native of Ripley,TN,born Nov.19,1913.Beloved husband of the late ELLA CUNNINGHAM; and father to the late CHARLES "Pete" CUNNINGHAM; Loving grandfather, "Pa" to KAY STRENGTH, CHERYL WHEELER, and CHARLES CUNNINGHAM,Jr.; Great-grandfather to KATE, JAKE, IVORY, DEVIN and HOLLY. A retired machinest from McDonnel Douglas Aircraft Corp.,he was a fisherman,a friend,and was loved by all those who crossed his path.He entered into rest on February 28,1997.He will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by all. Services were at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery at Arp. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 6,1997 WILLIAM ELMER LONGMIRE,80--of Lexington,son of VELMA WILKINS LONGMIRE,of Ripley,and brother of RACHEL LINEBAUGH,of Ripley,died Sunday of lung disease,in Jackson-Madison County Hospital.Services were at 2 p.m.Wednesday in McLemoresville United Methodist Church,burial in McLemoresville Cemetery,Reed's Chapel in charge. Survivors include his wife,ESSIE HERNDON LONGMIRE; his daughter,MARY LEE FINLEY,of Murfreesboro; his step-sons,JAMES GREEN of Trezevant and ROBERT GREEN of Huntingdon; his brothers, GRADY LONGMIRE of Jackson,and JOHN E.LONGMIRE,of Kilgore,TX; and another sister,ELENE WILKINS,of Humboldt. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 6,1997 BOBBY JOE LANGLEY,57- -of Brighton,died of cancer in his home March 3rd.Services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Maley-Yarbrough Chapel,Covington,burial in Covington Memorial Gardens.The son of ALFRED LANGLEY and MATTIE LOUISE WELLS,he was born in Lauderdale County June 12,1939. He leaves his wife,KATHRYN LANGLEY; his sons, JOE MICHAEL LANGLEY,of Brownsville, TIM LANGLEY,of Memphis, JEFF BIGGS,of Munford, and BUBBA TAYLOR,of Covington; his daughters, LINDA TAYLOR,of Knoxville, LEE ANN ARCHER,of Brownsville, KATHY McBROOM,of Covington, and REBECCA BIGGS,of Munford; and his brothers, DON LANGLEY, DOYLE LANGLEY and LARRY LANGLEY,all of Brownsville; his sister,BETTY SUE COX,of Flint,Mich.; and seven grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 6,1997 MARTHA ROBINSON CURRIE,55--of Ripley,died March 1st in St.Joseph Hospital,Memphis.Services are set for noon Saturday in Elam Baptist Church,with burial in the church cemetery,Currie's Funeral Home in charge.She was a certified nurse's aid. She leaves her mother,LELIA SANGSTER QUALLS,of Ripley; her sons, ODIS CURRIE,JR., ERIC CURRIE, DERRICK CURRIE, and COREY CURRIE,all of Ripley; three daughters,TERNICE BONDS and FELICIA CURRIE of Ripley and JACKIE MORGAN of Henning; her brothers, SAMMIE J.ELLIS,of Las Vegas,Nev.,ALEX ELLIS and JAMES ROBINSON,of Gary,Ind.,THOMAS E.HART,JR.,and CLIFFORD ROBINSON,all of Ripley; her twin sister, MARY WALTON,of Gary,Ind.; her sisters, LILLIE MAE BROOKS,of South Fulton,Ky.,BRENDA J.CURRIE,of Dallas,TX.,CAROLYN JASON,of Edwardsville,Ind.,and JEANETTE WILLIAMS of Ripley. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 13,1997 AMY CHRISTINE LEE WILLIAMS,28--of Byhalia,Miss.,granddaughter of MR.& MRS.ROBERT ESCUE,of Gates,died after an auto accident in Hernando,Miss.,March 2nd.Services were at 10 a.m.Wednesday of last week in Hernando Funerel Home,burial in Concord Cemetery near Gates. She was a payroll clerk at Dobbs International Airline Catering.A member of Northview Baptist Church,she was a volunteer worker at the Memphis Zoo. Survivors include her husband,ROBERT LEE WILLIAMS JR.; her daughter,TORI ELAINE WILLIAMS,both of Byhalia; her parents, ROBBIE and WINFRED LEE,both of Memphis; her sister,PATRICIA ANNETTE BROWN,of Nesbit,Miss.; and another grandparent,ELLISE LEE,of Troy. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 13,1997 BURIAL IN MAPLEWOOD CEMETERY--in Ripley,followed services Saturday at 1 p.m. for SADIE YANCEY,86,Dyer County land-owner,who died Wednesday of last week of heart failure in Wesley of Gyersburg.Services were in St.Mary's Episcopal Church in Dyersburg,whose Alter Guild she had headed,Dyersburg Funeral Home had charge.She had been a hospital Pink Lady and a Girl Scout Leader. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 13,1997 FRANCIS LUCILLE SOLLIS,76--of Dyersburg-sister of ANNIE BELLE HOLCOMB and KATIE RAY,of Ripley- died Tuesday of last week of cancer,in Wesley of Dyersburg.Services were at 3:30 p.m.Saturday in Friendship Funeral Home,with burial in McCullough's Chapel Cemetery.She was the widow of EVERETT SOLLIS.She was a member of Dyersburg's First Assembly of God Church. Survivors include her sons,JIMMY SOLLIS and RICKY SOLLIS,of Alamo, KENNETH SOLLIS,of Dyersburg and EDDIE SOLLIS,of Memphis; her daughters,BETTY MARTIN,of Richmond,Calif.,and TOMMIE BRIGHT,of Moses Lake,Wash.,15 grandchildren,and 14 great-grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 13,1997 IDA FORBUS,64--of Union City-sister of LUCY COOK,of Henning-died Wednesday of last week of heart failure in Baptist Hospital,Union City.Services were at 2 p.m.Saturday in white- Ransom Funeral Home in Union City,with burial in East View Cemetery.She was a member of Reelfoot Baptist Church and the Wingfoot Retirees Club.Survivors include her husband,JOHN FORBUS; her sons,PHILLIP McCONNELL,of Munford, JOSEPH McCONNELL,of Onalaska,Wash.,and RONALD McCONNELL,of Evan Mills,N.Y.; her daughters,CAROL CASH and CONNIE PRESLEY of Union City,ELIZABETH TEETER,of Gleason,TAMMY BELL,of Henry, BARBARA McCONNELL,of Little Rock,Ark.,and HATTIE HOLLIS,of Wiggins,Mo.; her brother,J.B.JONES,of Dallas,TX.; her sisters, JANE CHOATE of Tiptonville,ALBERTA TAYLOR,of Orange Park,Fla.,and JOANNE ARIZABEL,of Kilgore,TX.;18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 13,1997 THOMAS LYNN TYUS,46- -of Ripley,a farmer,was pronounced dead Monday of last week in Baptist Hospital Lauderdale after a heart attack.Services were at 4 p.m.Saturday in Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Haywood County,with burial in church cemetery,Currie's Funeral Home of Henning in charge. He leaves his daughter,TONYA LYNN LEE,of Ripley; his sister,GLENDA MOORE,of Henning; and his brothers,BOBBY JOE TYUS and WILLIAM ROY TYUS,of Brownsville. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 13,1997 DANIEL CARL WELLS,73--of Ripley,who after his retirement from the Navy,as a lieutenant commander,won prominence for his art works depicting ducks and other wild life,died Wednesday of last week,of heart failure in Oakwood Manor in Dyersburg.Services were at 2 p.m. Friday in Immanuel Episcopal Church in Ripley,of which he was a commuicant,with burial in Maplewood Cemetery,Garner Funeral Home in charge. He served in WWII and in the Korean War. He leaves his wife,BETTY; his sons,DALE PATRICK WELLS,of Memphis,and DAN WELLS,JR.of Germantown; and his daughter,BETH PICKRON,of Germantown; his brother,RICHARD WELLS,of Toledo,Ohio; and his sister, JOAN MILLER,of Toledo,Ohio. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 13,1997 BESSIE LEE NELSON,91--of Ripley,widow of DUPREE NELSON,died Friday of cancer in Ripley Healthcare Center.Services were Monday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Asbury Cemetery.She was a member of Lightfoot Methodist Church.She leaves two sons,OLIVAR RALPH NELSON,of Ripley, and JERRY NELSON,of Newbern,N.C.; her brothers,BUFORD ESCUE of Forked Deer, PHARIS ESCUE of Gates,and BERNICE ESCUE,of Covington; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 13,1997 ROBERT DAVID WILLIAMS,68--of Covington,brother of JIMMY WILLIAMS,of Henning,died Wednesday of last week,of heart failure in Baptist Hospital Tipton.Services were at 2 p.m. Friday in Maley Funeral Home,burial in Covington Memorial Cemetery.He had retired as transportation supervisor for the Tipton County Board of Education.He was a member of Charleston Baptist Church in Tipton County. Survivors include his wife,SHIRLEY THOMPSON WILLIAMS; his brother,HYATT WILLIAMS,of Covington; his sisters,JEAN BADDOUR,of Covington,and MARY NELL GRAY,of San Diego,Calif. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 13,1997 JOHN WILLIAM TAYLOR,68--of Covington,a retired farmer-brother of MARY LEE BERNARD of Gates- died March 1st,apparently of heart failure in Baptist Hospital,Tipton.Services were at 2 p.m.Friday in Canaan Grove Missionary Baptist Church at Mason,with burial in Townsend Cemetery at Covington,Mason Funeral Home in charge.He was born June 19,1928,son of the late JOHN and VIOLA HUMPHREY TAYLOR. Survivors include his brothers,NATHANIEL TAYLOR and WILLIAM TAYLOR of Mason,and ROZELL TAYLOR of Indianapolis,Ind.; his other sisters,DOROTHY TAYLOR,of Covington, SARAH TAYLOR and VIRGINIA TAYLOR,of Memphis,LILLIE BELLE TAYLOR of Indianapolis,and ANNIE M.TAYLOR,of N.Y. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 13,1997 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "PETE" COOPER,76--of Kenton-father of JACKIE COOPER,of Ripley-died Tuesday of last week of heart failure in Baptist Hospital,Union City.Services were at 3 p.m.Thursday of last week in Bowlin Funeral Home in Dresden,burial in Sunset Cemetery.Formerly of Dresden,he had retired as a machinest for H.M.Harper Co.,in Morton Grove,Ill.,an Army veteran of WWII,he was a Baptist.Survivors include his wife,AILEEN ELLIS COOPER; another son,RONALD COOPER,of Charlotte,N.C.; his daughter,PAULA SOMERVILLE,of Kenton; his brother,SAM COOPER,of Kenton; his sister,LUCILE MELTON,of Dresden; eight grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 13,1997 WILLIAM H."BILL" RILEY,70--of Memphis,formerly of Halls,died of cancer March 9th in St.Frances Hospital,Memphis.Services were at noon Wednesday in Memorial Park Funeral Home,Poplar Ave.,with burial in Memorial Park.He was retired from Burlington Northern Railroad after 30 years service.He was a member of Knight Arnold Church of Christ.He was a veteran of WWII,serving in the U.S.Navy. He leaves his wife,NARLENE PRESCOTT RILEY; his sons,JOHN RILEY,of Memphis,and TOM RILEY,of Richmond Heights,Mo.; his mother,OPHELIA RILEY,of Halls; his brother,BILLY MAC RILEY,of Jackson; his sister,MARJORIE DAVENPORT,of Dyersburg,and five grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 13,1997 WILLIAM LEE MILLER,77--of 943 Joe Barfield Road,Henning,retired steel worker who long served as Third District Constable,died Friday in Baptist Hospital,Memphis after a heart attack.Services were at 3 p.m. Monday in Garners Funeral Home with burial in Poplar Grove Cemetery.He was a member of the Durhamville Baptist Church and of the Tenn.Law Enforcement Association. He leaves his wife,KATHERINE LOUISE GLEN MILLER; his son,WM.L.MILLER,JR.,of Henning; his daughter,BARBARA ALICE MILLER SANDERS,of Dyersburg; his sister,CLARA HARDY,of Ripley; 7 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 13,1997 HATTIE BELL BARNES,35--of Gates,died March 5th in Jackson-Madison County Hospital.Services were at 2 p.m.March 9th in Mt.Zion Baptist Church,Halls,burial in church cemetery,Thompson's Mortuary in charge. She leaves her daughter,LATREECE MILLER,of Gates; her parents,MR.& MRS.TOM BARNES,of Halls; her brothers,TOMMY LEE BARNES and WILLIE T.BARNES,both of Ripley and JOHN BARNES of Halls; and her sisters,LUCY MAE BARNES of Gates and IDA B.PATRICK,of Halls. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 13,1997 MRS.MARY SUE NIXON,68--of Ripley,died March 3rd in Jackson-Madison County Hospital.Services were at 1 p.m. March 8th in Mt.Pleasant Baptist Church,burial in Canfield Cemetery.Thompson's Mortuary in charge.She leaves eight sons,TOMMY TAYLOR, RAYMOND PARKER, JOHN DIXON,JR.,ROBERT ROBERTSON,and JIM ROBERTSON,all of Ripley,DAVID NIXON,of Seatle,Wash.,LARRY ROBERTSON and JERRY ROBERTSON,both of Nashville; four daughters,WILLIE NIXON, LELA NIXON, ROBBIN NIXON,and JACKIE PARKER,all of Ripley; her brothers,JAMES PARKER, WALTER PARKER, and ROBERT PARKER,all of Ripley,and CHARLIE LEE PARKER,of Milwaukee,Wisc.; her sister, LEETHA NIXON,of Ripley,and her step-sister,WILLIE MAE GAUSE,of Ripley. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 13,1997 HUBERT EARL PARR,52- -of Halls,died March 10th in Methodist Hospital Memphis.Services are set for 1 p.m.March 16th in Nelson Chapel Baptist Church,Thompson's Mortuary in charge. He leaves a daughter,BELVERLY FIELDS; step-daughter,EUNICE ALLISON; eight brothers,CHARLES, ALVIN, ROBERT of Louisville, THOMAS, and ANTHONY,of Ripley, CURRIE,JR.,and MARVIN,of Halls,and AARON,of Hayti,Mo.;seven sisters,SHIRLEY BARNES, BEATRICE SAWYER, DELIA PARR and NORMA BENNETT,all of Halls, ROSE MARY SPAIN,of Dyersburg, ODESSA SAMUEL,of Kennett,Mo.,and TOMMIE MAE REED,of Flint,Mich. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 20,1997 CHESTER HAMBY,70-- photographer,who long operated Ches Hamby Studio in Ripley,died Sunday of cancer in Methodist Hospital,Memphis.Services were at 3 p.m.Tuesday in First United Methodist Church in ripley,of which he had been a member for more than half a century.Burial was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery at Arp,Garner Funeral Home in charge.CHESTER SANFORD HAMBY graduated Ripley High School Class of '45. A hunter and fisherman,he was an avid golfer.He leaves his wife,JEANNETTE; his son,CHES,Jr.,who continues to operate the studio; his daughters,VIVIAN MILLER,of Jackson and NANCY VANCE,of Loudon; his brothers, MORRIS HAMBY,of Buchanan and JOE HAMBY,of Castro Valley,Calif.; his sisters, LILLIAN McPHEARSON,of Ripley,and MARY MERKT,of Reno,Nev.; and seven grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 20,1997 DAN YOUNG,48--of Ripley,died of pneumonia March 14th in Baptist Lauderdale.Services were at 11 a.m.March 19th in Spiller Hill Church of God In Christ,with burial in Young Cemetery,Thompson's Mortuary had charge.He was employed by S & R of Tennessee. He leaves his father,MARCUS YOUNG,of Ripley; his son,DANIEL RASHID KING,of Memphis; his daughters,KOWENDA YOUNG and LINGCOYA YOUNG,both of Ripley; his brother,CLYDE YOUNG,of Eagan,Minn.; and his sister,GLENORA TAYLOR,of Kewanee,IL. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 20,1997 OLIVER WILLIAM SCHNEIDER,JR.,67--of 458 Cedar Grove Road Extended,Ripley,died Wednesday of last week,of lung cancer,in Baptist Hospital,East Memphis.Services were at 1 p.m.Saturday in Yarbrough Funeral Home,burial in Memorial Gardens.He had retired as executive vice president of Siegel-Robert Inc.,of St.Louis,Mo.,which has a plant in Ripley.He was a member of First Methodist Church in Ripley,and of Masonic Lodge 265 in Tampa,Fla. The widower of JOYCE EDNA MILLS SCHNEIDER, he leaves his sons,O.W.SCHNEIDER III,of 115 Hargett Drive,Ripley, DOUGLAS SCHNEIDER,of Louisville,Colo.,and MARK WILLIAM SCHNEIDER,of Norfolk,Va.; his daughters, MELODY DAWN SCHNEIDER and TRACEY MORRIS,both of Ripley; his mother, RUTH A.AUER,of St.Louis; eight grandchildren,and two great-grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 20,1997 WILLIAM HARRISON WILCOX,JR.,35--of Halls,died Friday at home from complications from diabetes.Services were at 2 p.m.Sunday in Halls Funeral Home,with burial in Archer's Chapel Cemetery.He leaves his wife,AUDRAY ELAINE WILCOX; his parents,WILLIAM and JEAN WILCOX; and his sisters, SHERRY KEMP,of Savannah,and TAMMY LADON ISERT,of Pulaski. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 20,1997 GWENDOLYN GIBSON SWIMS,64--widow of WILLARD P.SWIMS,died Thursday of Last week,of Cancer,in Ripley Healthcare Center.Services were at 1 p.m. Sunday in Garner Funeral home,burial in National Cemetery,Memphis. She leaves her sons,PAUL A.SWIMS,of Ripley, R.KEITH SWIMS,of Little Rock,Ark.; her daughter,SUSAN HOLLADAY,of Ripley; her mother, ESTELLE S.GIBSON; her brothers, CHARLES GIBSON,of Cathage,and WOODY GIBSON,of Memphis; and five grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 20,1997 NANNIE MAE TYUS,64-- of Halls,died Thursday of last week,from complications of a respiratory condition in Jackson-Madison County Hospital.Services were at 2 p.m.Saturday in Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Brownsville,of which she was a member,with burial in its cemetery,Thompson's Mortuary in Ripley in charge. She leaves her husband,JOHNNIE TYUS; nine sons,ALFONZO, JAMES, and VINCENT,all of Halls, ELDRIDGE,of Gates, ANDERSON and MICHAEL,both of Dyersburg, EDDIE and DONALD,both of Maury City,and JOHN,of Nashville; her daughters, DOROTHY PARR and KATHERINE WASHINGTON,of Halls, and SYLVIA TERRELL,of Memphis; and her step- mother,HENRIETTA TURNER,of Ripley. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 20,1997 RAYMOND ODELL HAMMOCK,78--of Ripley,a farmer,died Thursday of last week,of kidney failure in Baptist Lauderdale.Services were at 10 p.m.Saturday in Garner Funeral Home,burial in Mt.Pleasant Cemetery in Arp.He leaves his wife,BETTY; HIS DAUGHTER,kelly ray hammock; two step-sons,MICHAEL and WAYNE LOVELADY; two step- daughters,BARBARA WHITE and REBECCA MORRIS; his sister,ALMAR KIMBLE; all of Ripley,and eight step-grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 20,1997 CATHERINE MARIE WRIGHT KIRKPATRICK,67--of Ripley,died Tuesday of last week of respiratory failure in Baptist Lauderdale.Services were at 3 p.m.Saturday in the First United Methodist Church,of which she was a member,with burial in Maplewood Cemetery,Garner Funeral Home in charge.She was a member of Business and Professional Women and of the Daughters of the American Revolution.She leaves a son,RICK,of Ripley; a daughter,CATHY DEAN,of Laurel,Miss.; and one grandchild. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 20,1997 SAMUEL LEE (SIMS) REED,66--of Ripley,died of cancer March 13th in Methodist Dyersburg.Services are set for 11 a.m. March 22nd in Spiller Hill Church of God in Christ,with burial in Walker Cemetery,Thomas Funeral Home in charge.He levaes his wife,IOLA REED; three sons,JAMES MATTHEW REED,of Ripley, JOHN LEE READ,of Jacksonville,Fla.,and DERYLE REED,of Camp Pendleton,Calif.; his daughter,STEPHANIE REED,of Los Angeles,Calif.; his brothers, JERRY REED and GARLAND REED,both of Dayton,Ohio; seven sisters, BLONDALE DEMOSS and HURTISTINE WARD,of Ripley, LAVERN REED, EVA FLOWERS, MONTINE BERRYHILL and JEANETTE REED,of Dayton,Ohio, and EVELENNA HILL,of N.Y.;and four grandchildren. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 20,1997 JONATHAN STEVEN HALEY--8 month old grandson of FRANKLIN WAYNE HALEY,of Ripley,and great-grandson of MABLE RUTH RICHARDSON,of Ripley,died Saturday of congenital heart disease,in Le Bonheur Children's Hospital,Memphis.Services were at 11 a.m.Monday in Munford Funeral Home,burial in Poplar Grove Cemetery at Munford.Survivors include his mother,TERESA M.HALEY; his twin brother,JEREMIAH EAYNE HALEY; and his grandparents,JIMMIE and THETA McCLERKIN,of Covington. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 20,1997 DANIEL ADAM DELANY,14--of Covington,grandson of JUNIOR and CAROLYN MURRAY,of Henning,died Sunday in Baptist Hospital of injuries received in a 4-wheeler accident.Services were at 2 p.m.Tuesday in Maley Funeral Home in Covington,burial in Covington Memorial Gardens.He was a freshman in Covington,and played baseball on the school team.He was a member of West Side Assembly of God Church. Survivors include his parents,DAVID and PAULA DELANEY; a brother,DAVID ALAN DELANEY; and his grandmother, SHIRLEY DELANEY,all of Covington. LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE MARCH 20,1997 BETTY FROTHINGHAM,59--of Greenville,Miss.,sister of DONNY NOBLIN,of Halls,died Tuesday of last week of cancer,in the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson,Miss. Services were at 11 a.m.Thursday of last week in First United Methodist Church in Greenville,of which she was a member,with burial in Greenville Memorial Gardens,the Boone-Wells Funeral Home in charge.A registered nurse,ahe was graduated from Cleveland,Miss.,High School and Miss.,Delta Community College.She had been a surgical nurse in the Delta Regional Medical Center. Survivors include her husband,DR.RODNEY EFROTHINGHAM; two daughters,JUDY FRAZIER KINNEY,of Brandon,Miss.,and DR.SANDRA FRAZIER MORRISON,of Birmingham,Ala; one step-son,R.E.FROTHINGHAM,III,of Greenville; one step- daughter,GIVEN FROTHINGHAM,of New Orleans,La.;and another brother,JIMMY NOBLIN,of Cleveland,and three grandchildren.