The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-11
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Miss Sue Gordon

Miss Sue Gordon
Funeral Services for Miss Sue
Gordonro of jackson, Miss. were held
here Friday afternoon at st. Mary's
Episcopal Church. The Rev. G. Lilies
of Grenada conducted the services.
Interment in the family lot in Walden.
Miss Gordon was a native of Car
roll County and vas in her cath year
Of age.
Among those from out of town
who attended the funeral were: Mrs.
v. B. Spencer, Mrs. I. NJ. Henry,
Miss Anita Claggett, Mrs. d. c. Hes
ter, all Of Jackson; Miss Frances
Alexander. Santarium, Mrs. II. II.
Hubbard, Cleveland, Mrs. w +. We
Der, Mrs. William Weber and two
daughters, Geraldine and Peggy of
Pace, Mrs. Ray Sissell of Water Val
ley.
Survivors are: Mrs. V. Bee Spen-
Ger, Jackson, a sister, nieces: Mrs.
J. c. Alexander. West; Mrs. II. H..
Hubbard, Cleveland; Mrs. w. f. Web
err, Pace; Misses Norma and Hattie
Gordin, New Orleans, La; nephews,
). r. Cross, West; Laurence and Au-
gus Gordin Of New Orleans, La. and
many other relatives.
Among those from West attending
the funeral of Mrs. Res Downer of
Cruger we're: Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ
Tate, Mrs. Lynn Tate and Billy Tate,
Mrs. w. r. Hand, Mr.. j. w. Afford,
Mrs. A. j. Stevens, Mr.. j. r.. Mel
ton and Mr.. Lloyd Cade.
Mr.. Marvin Jones Of lndianola is
Che new member of the West High
School faculty. He is a graduate of
Mississippi Southern College and
formerly taught at Collins High
School. He will be an instructor of
mathematics and science and will
coach high school athletics.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Ellard of Durant
were supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
and Mrs. j. C. Bowen Wednesday
Mrs. Attey Davis and Mrs Ether
Bauthan Of Jackson are visiting in
the home Of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther White,
Among those from West calling
at the home of Mr.. Henry Cannon,
at Walden after the fatal auto accident
Of Mrs. Cannon were: Mr.. w. Ii.
Jackson, Mrs. r.. l.. Jackson, Mrs
w. T. Hand, Mrs. Morris Gordon and
Mrs. James Rawles.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bowie. Mrs.
j. X. Melton and Miss Claire Melton
spent Sunday in Benoit as guests
Of Mrs. Melton's daugter, Mrs. Err
nest Davis. fIB ~ ~ ~
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Ii. Cade returned
home Sunday after spending several
days in Shelbyville, Tenn. attending
the Worlds Walking Horse Show.
Mrs. W. n. Brock and sons, Wal
ter, Jr. and Billy apent Sunday in
Thomastown with Mrs. w. r. Ware.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Bowen visited
Mr.. Bowens mother in Duck Hill last
Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. A. J. Stevens, Jr. and I
Andrew, III went to Emory Sunday.
Mrs. Lee Morgan, who has been a
guest of her sister, Mrs. W.T.. Brock,
for several weeks returned TO her
home in Tupelo Tuesday.
Mrs. w. C. Green of Love, Miss.
was an overnight guest Of Mrs. John
L. Mason Wednesday,
Mrs. Denton Rosamond and son,
John Bell Of Lexington were week
end visitors Of Mrs. d. II. Rhyme
Mr.. and Mrs s. 7. tJohnson and
Miss Odele Ware of GreenviIle were
Sunday guests of Mrs. S. S. Murff
and Miss Alice Murff.
Miss Rosemary eagle visited Mrs.
Walter Taylor over the week end.
Mrs. w. NJ. Brock spent Friday
in Jackson with her sister, Mrs. Tay-
lor Dent.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Campbell
and Miss Doris Weeks went to Green
vile Sunday. Miss Weeks will enter
training in the G~reenville Kings
Daughters Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Arnold enter
tanned their brothers families at a
picnic supper Sunday. There were
present, Mr.. and Mrs. w. l., Camp
BELL and Charles Walton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Campbell and Bette,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Campbell, Ruth
Ray and Donald Of Durant, Barbara
Jane Thweatt, Ronnie Holmes and
his guest Sister" wilkins.
Mrs. Prince Cooke of Hot Springs,
Ark. visited in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. c. E. eagle for several days
this week.
Mr.. Will Downer of Emory was a
recent business visitor in West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Arnold and
Carl Campbell We're kosciusko visl-
tors Monday.
DR.. Joe Alexander ard Thomas
Brock were business visitors in Car
rollton Friday.
DR.. and Mrs. j. S. Rosamond were
Durant visitors Sunday,