Lee, Mary Jane (b. 25 OCT 1902, d. 1979)

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Buried in the Rushing Cemetery, Walthall County, Ms.

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From the Web Page of the Pensacola News Journal (Fl.)
PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2002

Lemuel Horace Holmes

Lemuel Horace Holmes, age 71, of Cantonment died Monday, February 11, 2002.

Mr. Holmes was preceded in death by one son, Lemuel H. Holmes, III. He was retired from the U.S. Navy as Chief Yeoman, member of Masonic West Pensacola Lodge #296 F& AM., Scottish Rite-Hadji Temple and from the Navy Exchange.

Survivors include his wife, Mary. R. Holmes, Cantonment Fl.; daughter &son-in-law, Ruth and Robert Hughes, Cantonment Fl.; son and daughter-in-law, Roger &Janet Holmes, Atlanta Ga. &David &Jennifer Holmes, Pace Fl.; grandchildren, Vicki, Roger Jr., Eric, Kimberly, Jessica, Sarah, and David Jr.; great grandchildren, Jon Michael, Porsha, Hannah, &Elias Jr.

Funeral services at 10:15 A.M. Thursday, February 14, 2002 at Waters &Hibbert Funeral Home with Navy Chaplain officiating. Burial will be in Barrancas National Cemetery with full military honors.

Active pallbearers will be grandsons, Roger Holmes Jr., David Holmes Jr., Jon Michael Guice, Eric Holmes, Jordan Duggar Sr., Gary Holloway Jr., Sean Guice, and Heath Thach.Waters &Hibbert Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Friends may call Waters &Hibbert Funeral Home from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday.

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Both Maggie Crawford and her son Ollie D. Lee, Jr. died at his birth. They are both buried in the same coffin at the Rushing Cemetery, Walthall County, Ms.

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Obituary for Seth Eugene Graves, source and date of publication unknown:
Graves final rites said
Funeral services for Seth Eugene Graves, 53, were held Saturday at Hartman-Hughes Funeral Home chapel.
He died Thursday at his residence in Magnolia.
Born Jan. 17, 1924, Graves was a native of Tylertown, son of Howard and Lizzie Lee Graves. He married the former Mary Jane Cooper, who survives him.
OTHER SURVIVORS include five sons, Albert Graves of Orlando, Fla., Seth Graves Jr. of Fort Leonardwood, Mo., Robert, Jessie and Bobby Graves of Magnolia; one daughter, Helen Graves of Magnolia; three brothers, Jessie G. Graves of Denham Springs, La., Ford Graves of Springfield, La.; Hezzie Graves of Ponchatoula, La.; five grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Jason Graves, William Graves, Randolph Graves, Robert Lewis, Ray Graves and Larry Lessard.
Burial was in Rushing Cemetery with Hartman-Hughes in charge.

Genealogy Note: Per Lillie Marie Hill E-mail dated September 2, 2000, the son listed in the obituary as Albert Graves of Orlando, Fl., is actually Albert Winston Todora, son of Mary Jane Cooper and Nathan Todora. Subsequently a stepson of Seth Eugene Graves.

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Headstone has name as Otera D. Lee. Peggy Jean Lee in E-mail of 6-24-1999 reports Otera as a sister to Gussie Duncan, wife of Earnie W. Lee.

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At this point in time, March 7, 2000, this writer believes that the full name for this individual was either "Needham Randolph Lee" or "Randolph Needham Lee".

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Buried in the Rushing Cemetery as Emily Simmons.

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The 1920 Walthall County, Ms., Census shows Eugene's father, Peter Morris, 76 yrs old, widowed, living in Eugene's household.

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Headstone has name as Gussie Duncan Lee. Peggy Jean Lee in E-mail of 6-24-1999 reports Gussie as sister to Otera Duncan, wife of Earnest W. Lee.

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First name was likely Theophilus with this being shortened to "Offie". He was the son of Maggie Irene Morris married 1 Hillary Simmons. Maggie married 2 Marion Hall Lee.

Obituary published in The Tylertown Times, Tylertown, Ms., August 1953:

Offie B. Simmons

Offie B. Simmons, well known local saw filer, passed away Sunday morning, August 9, at his residence here. He was 62 years of age.
Funeral services were held from Hartman's Funeral Home Chapel., with interment in the Rushing Cemetery Monday afternoon. The last rites were conducted by the Rev. Harry Jones, pastor of Silver Springs Baptist Church, assisted by the Rev. Arthur D. Rockett, pastor of Mesa Baptist Church, of which Mr. Simmons was a member.
Pallbearers were Recie Forbes, Claude Graves, O. B. Davis, Levi Simmons, Harlon Fleming and Millard Fleming.
Mr. Simmons was born May 26, 1891, in what is now Walthall County, the son of Hillary and Irene Morris Simmons. He lived his entire life in this county. He was married to the former Leo Lee, who survives him with three daughters; Mrs. Altus Boyd, of Homer, La.; Mrs. Elie Whiddon of Kokomo, Mrs. Wess Dillon of Tylertown; and five sons, Elmer Simmons, of Baton Rouge; T. J. Simmons of Baton Rouge; Jessie Simmons of Tylertown; and Wallace Simmons, of Bogalusa.
Also surviving are; one brother, Shell Simmons, of Tylertown; one sister, Mrs. Neal Moran, of Bogalusa; a half-brother, Claiborne Lee, of Hammond; a half-sister, Mrs. Frank Dillon, of Tylertown; and 17 grandchildren.