Obituaries 5/23/2014
Published 12:00 am Friday, May 23, 2014
Survivors include: her husband of 46 years, Darrell Adams of Batesville; three sons, Jason Adams, Stevie Adams and Eric Adams, all of Batesville; one sister, Linda Cook Slaughter of Pope; two brothers, Mitchell Harmon of Achworth, Ga. and Glen Harmon of Memphis and five grandchildren, Alyssa Adams, Anna Adams, Presley Adams, Caitlin Moore and Magie Lauren Adams.
Sally J. McClinton Carter
Survivors include: her husband, Herman Carter; four daughters, Sandy Martin of Coldwater, Renee’ McClinton of Horn Lake, Roshanda McClinton of Senatobia and Tracey Leverson of Sardis; three sons, Rodney McClinton of Senatobia, Jason McClinton of Como and Randy McClinton of Senatobia; one sister, Vivian Ayers of Senatobia; one brother, Vernell Robinson of Memphis and nine grandchildren.
L.P. Grover
Letrice Virginia Aston McIngvale, 78, died early Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Tri-Lakes Medical Center after a lengthy illness.
Daughter of the late James Hubert Aston and Grace Vaughan Aston, Letrice was born August 23, 1935. She was a lifelong resident of Batesville.
By the time she graduated from Batesville High School in 1952 she was also working at Panola Federal Savings and Loan, a career from which she would retire 30 years later as loan officer and secretary-treasurer.
Following that retirement, Letrice started another career, this time with the City of Batesville where she remained until her second retirement in 2000. Even afterwards she continued to work part-time for the city until 2010
At her jobs she earned the respect of both patrons and co-workers for her soft-spoken competence and compassion.
“I feel blessed by having gotten the opportunity to work with her,” Batesville City Clerk Susan Berryhill said.
She married Wesley Albert McIngvale in 1953. In their waning years together, he cared for her in their home as long as he was able while Alzheimer’s Disease progressively claimed more of her identity and function.
Letrice was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Batesville, where she enjoyed working with her Sunday School class from the age of 15 until her mid-60s. She also loved to read.
Survivors, in addition to her husband, include a son, James Wesley “Jim” McIngvale (Nancy) of Pascagoula, granddaughter, Brooke McIngvale of Washington, DC; and sister, Mary Daley of Jackson
The funeral service will be Saturday, May 24, at the First United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Visitation will precede the service at 1 p.m. Burial will follow at the Batesville Magnolia Cemetery.
The family requests that memorials be directed to the First United Methodist Church Building Fund, P. O. Box 797, Batesville, MS 38606.
Born in Thaxton, Mississippi to the late John Thomas and Zelma Lee Dillard Montgomery, Mr. Montgomery spent 40 years in sales at various auto dealerships in Memphis, retiring from Schilling Motors. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his three sisters, Hallie Mae Warren, Ruth Sommers and Alma Ladine Davis and two brothers, Louis Clay Montgomery and William Bert Montgomery.
Memorials in Mr. Montgomery’s memory may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011.
James Ross Jr.
Services will be held Saturday at noon at Ruffin Grove M.B. Church in Como. Visitation will be held Friday 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. at Felix Cauthen Funeral Home. Burial will be in Longtown Memorial in Sarah. Felix Cauthen Funeral Home has charge.
YAZOO CITY–William “Bill” Wayne Wyatt Jr., 61, formerly of Sardis, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014.
Local memorial services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Fredonia Methodist Church in Como. Visitation will be held at the Wyatt’s home, 7100 Union Road in Sardis.
Services will also be held Friday at Stricklin-King Funeral Home in Yazoo City at noon with visitation starting at 10 a.m. Stricklin-King Funeral Home has charge.
Wyatt, born Jan. 25, 1953, in Yazoo City, to Dorothy Smith Wyatt and the late William Wyatt Sr., owned Wyatt Land and Reality and The Dam Store, a convenience and bait shop near Sardis Dam.
He graduated from Sharkey-Issaquena Academy in Rolling Fork and attended Holmes Community College.
He was previously employed by FMC Chemical Company.
Survivors include: his wife of 19 years, Elizabeth Munn Wyatt; sisters, Ann Maranto, Sandy Tidmore and children, Billy Wyatt, Callie Wyatt McGowen, Katie Wyatt Jacks, Trey Hurt, Ann Hurt Zachry, Ray Hurt and Chris Hurt; 21 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Holly Bluff Methodist Church (Attention: Betty Ann Stoner, P.O. Box 147, Holly Bluff, Miss. 39088), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Fredonia Methodist Church, 528 Country Club Rd., Senatobia, MS 38668.
