Obituaries

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PORT GIBSON REVEILLE
Port Gibson, Mississippi
 
MR. J. J. ANDERSON DIED IN JACKSON SUNDAY
AND WAS BURIED HERE.
Mr. Joseph Jackson Anderson, died 20 August 1947, aged 78 years, who made his home with the families of his sons at Ingleside since the death of his wife January 20, 1946, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. O. A. Bryant in Jackson Sunday afternoon, and his remains were buried from the home of his son Hugh Anderson in Port Gibson at four o’clock Monday afternoon with interment in Wintergreen Cemetery.
Deceased was a member of the Ingleside Baptist Church, and the pastor, Rev. A. E. Hamilton, officiated.
He is survived by five sons, Hugh, Oscar, Roy, Troy, and Grady, all of Port Gibson; five daughters, Mrs. J. C. Brown, Port Gibson and Mrs. T. S. Marino, Mrs. O. A. Bryant, Mrs. A. W. Roan, and Mrs. Fred Thomas of Jackson; twenty-five grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
The pallbearers were: Edward Roan, Clifton Brown, O. A. Bryant, Fred Thomas, T. S. Marino, and E. L. Davis.
Joseph Jackson “Joe” Anderson, son of Hugh Elisha Anderson, Sr., andOphelia Cornelia Green, born 15 December 1868, died 20 August 1947. Married 19 December 1888 Quillie E. Kirkley.

PORT GIBSON REVEILLE
Port Gibson, Mississippi
Thursday, January 24, 1946
 
AGED CLAIBORNE LADY DIED IN JACKSON SUNDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. J. J. Anderson, 75, were held Monday from the home of her son, R. H. Anderson in Port Gibson.
Mrs. Anderson died Sunday morning, January 20, 1946 at eleven o’clock in Jackson at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Martha Bryant. Mrs. Anderson had been in ill health for two months and was undergoing treatment in Jackson. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
In addition to her husband, J. J. Anderson, Port Gibson, she is survived by five sons, R. H., O. H., Roy, Troy, and Grady Anderson, all of Port Gibson; five daughters, Mrs. Lela Brown, Port Gibson, Mrs. Martha Bryant, Mrs. Emmaline Marino, Mrs. Irene Thomas, and Mrs. Olivette Roan, all of Jackson. Twenty-five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren also survive.
Rev. A. J. Hughes, Mendenhall, Rev. Sammy Crawford, Jackson, and Sgt. A. E. Hamilton officiated at the funeral. Interment was in Wintergreen Cemetery. Guion Funeral Home was in charge of arrangement.
Pallbearers were: Vernon Brown, Edgar Davis, William Pierson, A. C. Woods, Joe Willis and R. L. Gillon.
Quillie E. Kirkley, daughter of Richard R. Kirkley and Emaline Frances Sullivan, born 18 April 1872, died 20 January 1946.

PORT GIBSON REVEILLE
Port Gibson, Mississippi
Thursday, April 8, 1954
 
R. H. ANDERSON OF PORT GIBSON DIED SATURDAY
Richard Hugh Anderson, 61 year old resident of Port Gibson, died at a Vicksburg Hospital late Saturday afternoon, April 3, 1954 after a long illness.
A prominent resident of Claiborne County, he was a retired timber man and cattleman. He was an active member of the Port Gibson Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. R. H. Anderson of Port Gibson; three daughters, Mrs. Albert Tanner, Mrs. Clyde Woods, and Mrs. D. E. McCaa, Jr., all of Port Gibson; four brothers, Oscar Anderson of Port Gibson, Roy Anderson of Bolton, Troy Anderson of Port Gibson,, andGrady Anderson of Port Gibson, five sisters, Mrs. J. C. Brown of Port Gibson, Mrs. Tony Marino, Mrs. Edward Roan, Mrs. Otha Bryant and Mrs. Fred Thomas, all of Jackson; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 5 p.m., from the Anderson residence of Port Gibson with the Rev. A. A. Ward, pastor of the Port Gibson Baptist Church officiating assisted by the Rev. A. E. Hamilton.
Burial was in Wintergreen Cemetery under direction of Guion Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were the following grandsons of the deceased: Jack Woods, Walter Stampley, Jr., Mack Woods, Clyde Woods, Jr., Gerald Stampley, and H. J. Anderson.
Honorary pallbearers were: T. C. Norwood, J. M. Snider, M. M. McFatter, H. B. Hudson, J. S. Middleton, D. E. McCaa, Dr. D. M. Segrest, Dr. W. N. Jenkins, Dr. Gus Street, Dr. L. J. Clark, W. G. Craft, W. C. Stampley, Edward Willis, and R. D. Gage, Jr.
Richard Hugh Anderson, son of Joseph Jackson Anderson and Quillie E. Kirkley, born 23 October 1891, died 3 April 1954. Married 13 September 1914 Robbie Kathryn Norwood.

PORT GIBSON REVEILLE
Port Gibson, Mississippi
January 6, 1972
 
SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. ANDERSON WHO DIED DECEMBER 31, 1971
Mrs. Robbie K. Norwood Anderson, 79, died suddenly at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. C. Wood, last Friday night, December 31, 1971.
While in ill health for sometime, Mrs. Anderson died suddenly.
A lifelong resident of Claiborne County, Mrs. Anderson was the widow of Richard Hugh Anderson, who died April 3, 1954. He was a prominent landowner and timber man.
Mrs. Anderson was a member of the Port Gibson Baptist Church.
She leaves three daughters, Mrs. A. C. Wood and Mrs. Albert Tanner of Port Gibson, and Mrs. K. K. Raner of Fort Hood, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. C. E. Willis of Port Gibson and Mrs. H. C. Fuller of Hazlehurst; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services were held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Guion Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. L. B. Atchison officiating, assisted by the Rev. A. E. Hamilton.
Pallbearers were her grandchildren, Ricky McCaa, Walter Stampley, Gerald Stampley, Jack Wood, Mack Wood, Clyde Wood, Jr., Neal Wood, and Edward Hudson.
Guion Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Burial was in Wintergreen Cemetery.
Robbie Kathryn Norwood, daughter of Robert Jefferson Norwood and Permelia Rebecca Kirkley, born 3 September 1892, died 31 December 1971.

D.E. (BUDDY) MCCAA DIES MAY 29, 1992 AT HOME

Funeral services for David E. (Buddy) McCaa were held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 1, at Guion-Glenwood Funeral Chapel.
Burial was in Wintergreen Cemetery with Guion-Glenwood Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. McCaa, 68, died of heart failure early Friday afternoon, May 29, at his home. He had been a patient at the Vicksburg Medical Center for several days last week, and been released only last Thursday.
The deceased was born and reared in the Willows community of Claiborne County. He as a farmer and a cattleman and also a horseman. He like to go on Western-style trail rides.
Mr. McCaa was a veteran of the U. S. Navy in World War II. He served as a deputy sheriff under Sheriff Dan S. McCay for a number of years.
He was the owner of “Buddy’s Last Chance Restaurant” on the Grand Gulf Road and operated it himself for several years until his health began to fail.
He also attended the Shiloh Baptist Church.
Mr. McCaa leaves his wife, Mrs. Vernita Bailey McCaa of Port Gibson, two children, a daughter, Mrs. Kathy Dorathy, and a son, Ricky McCaa, both of Port Gibson; two step-children, a son, Ramsey Bailey of Hazlehurst, and a daughter, Robin Bailey, also of Port Gibson; two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Headley and Mrs. Jessie Mae Ellis, both of Port Gibson; seven grandchildren and other relatives.
David E. McCaa, son of David E. McCaa and Myrtle Moore, born 14 May 1924, died 29 May 1992.

MRS. W. C. DAVISDIED WEDNESDAY; FUNERAL FRIDAY
Mrs. Mary Maude Davis died Wednesday afternoon, December 3, 1958 at her residence at the age of 72 years.
She was born at Allen, Mississippi, but had spent most of her life in Port Gibson. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
She was the widow of the late W. C. Davis.
Funeral services will be held from Guion Chapel Friday at 10 a.m., with Rev. R. Stewart Smith, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiating, assisted by Rev. Nat Mayhall, pastor of the Baptist Church. Burial will be in Wintergreen Cemetery.
She leaves three sons, R. C. Davis, Port Gibson; Albert Tanner, Port Gibson, and Bernard Tanner of New Orleans; one sister, Mrs. Bannie Furr of California, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be: P. M. Watkins, Waddy Abraham, H. N. Gage, J. H. Jordan, Roy Starnes, and Norman Ellis.
Honorary pallbearers: J. Mack Jones, S. H. Bagnell, Henry Eaton, R. D. Gage, Jr., Michael Ellis, Dr. D. M. Segrest, O. E. Adams, and E. M. Jordan.
 
Mary Maude Thompson Tanner Davis, born 13 May 1886, died 3 December 1958

PORT GIBSON REVEILLE
Port Gibson, Mississippi
February, 1958
 
BROTHER OF MRS. DAVIS DIES IN HAZLEHURST
 
IKE THOMPSON
Hazlehurst - Services for Ike Thompson, 76, lifelong Hazlehurst resident and a retired merchant who died Sunday at his home following a heart attack, were conducted Monday at the Pleasant Valley Methodist Church near here with burial in the church cemetery.
Thompson was associated in business here for several years with Garland Pitts.
Survivors include two sisters; Mrs. W. C. Davis of Port Gibson and Mrs. C. H. Milligan of Oakland, California, and several nieces and nephews.
Ike Thompson, born 26 June 1881, died 6 February 1958.

PORT GIBSON REVEILLE
Port Gibson, Mississippi
Thursday, September 12, 1901
 
DIED
 
MR. J. J. NORWOOD
 
            Mr. J. J. Norwood died Thursday, September 5th, 1901, at home near Ingleside, after an illness of several weeks.
The deceased was admired by all who knew him. He had long lived in this county and had attained to a ripe old age.  He leaves a large family to mourn his loss.
The remains were buried the following day.
John Jefferson Norwood, born 17 September 1837, died 5 September 1901. Married 28 December 1857 Ann Beatrice Price, daughter ofStancel W. Price and Lydia Gibson.
Children: Allah Emily, Robert Jefferson, Martha Elizabeth, Alena Ann, John Stancel, Mary Alzader, Mark Lefitte, Luke Thomas, Ella Catherine, and Henry Clay.
 
JOHN NORWOOD, SR., HAS FATAL ATTACK
            John D. Norwood, Sr., 74, died suddenly Sunday afternoon of an apparent heart attack.
He was a native of Claiborne County and had lived in Vicksburg since childhood. He was a retired storekeeper of the U. S. Corps of Engineers. After retirement, he worked for the City of Vicksburg as captain and harbor master of the Sprague for 10 years.
He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and member of the William G. Paxton Masonic Lodge No. 559.
He leaves four daughters, Mrs. Ansell H. Jones of Memphis; Mrs. William Martin of Yazoo City; Mrs. R. L. Mullen of Vicksburg; Mrs. David Ouzts of Vicksburg; six sons, Luke T. Norwood of Bovina; John Norwood, Jr. of Gonzales, Louisiana; Frank Norwood of Vicksburg; Douglas Patrick of Brookhaven; Wayne Patrick of Vicksburg; Marshall Patrick of Pascagoula; 23 grandchildren, one great-granddaughter; a sister, Mrs. Katherine McCaa of Vicksburg; a brother, Tom Norwood, Sr. of Port Gibson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Trinity Baptist Church, with Rev. David Kendall officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. The body will be at Fisher Funeral Home until the hour of the service. Visitations will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Pallbearers will be grandsons. Honorary: Deacons of Trinity Baptist Church.
John Daniel Norwood, Sr., born May 10, 1901, died March, 1976.

THE PORT GIBSON REVEILLE
Port Gibson, Mississippi
Thursday, September 11, 1924
 
MRS. WALTON KILLED
Struck by an Automobile at Baton Rouge Last Night
 
Mrs. J. T. Walton of Ingleside was killed by an automobile driven by Mr. M. R. Hammond at Baton Rouge, La., last night. No particulars of the accident have been received, the simple announcement of her instant death after being struck reaching her husband.
The remains will reach Ingleside this afternoon and taken to the home of Mr. W. C. Stampley to await the arrival of relatives before interment in the Shiloh Cemetery.
Mrs. Walton was well advanced in years. Beside her husband, she leaves several children and grandchildren and many other relatives.
Mrs. Alena Ann Walton, daughter of John Jefferson Norwood and Ann Beatrice Price, born 7 September 1865, died 10 September 1924. Married 20 July 1882 James Thomas Walton. On Wednesday night at 10:00 p.m., while visiting her sister, Mrs. William Smith, in Baton Rouge, LA., Alena was struck and killed by a car as she walked along the 3600 block of Plank Road. James and Lena Walton are buried in the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery.
Children: Laura Ann, John Richard, James William, George Pennington, Mary Lena, Allah Eloise, Lula Elizabeth, Charles Mark, Jesse Redus, and Enoch Ardon.

PORT GIBSON REVEILLE
Port Gibson, Mississippi
Thursday, September 29, 1904
 
MRS. R. J. NORWOOD
Mrs. Rebecca Kirkley Norwood, wife of Mr. R. J. Norwood, died suddenly at her home near Big Black river on Friday night, September 23rd, 1904.
The deceased was high esteemed by those who knew her. She leaves her husband, six children, one only two weeks old, an aged father and two sisters and two brothers.
Rebecca Permelia Kirkley, daughter of Richard R. Kirkley and Emmaline Francis Sullivan, born 25 January1868, died 23 September 1904.

PORT GIBSON REVEILLE
Port Gibson, Mississippi
November 13, 1941
 
ROBERT JEFFERSON NORWOOD DIED AT 5:30 SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Mr. Robert J. Norwood died at 5:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon, November 8th, 1941 at his home near Ingleside, at the age of 80 years.
The remains were buried at three o’clock Sunday afternoon in the Norwood cemetery nearby, following service in the Shiloh Baptist Church of which he was a member. The Rev. L. Reed Polk officiated.
Mr. Norwood was a native of Claiborne County and spent his entire life here. He was a member of a large family, most of whom preceded him in death.
He was born May 18, 1861, and had long been a member of the Baptist Church.
Besides his wife, Manthis Mae, the deceased leaves three daughters, Mrs. Clara E. Willis, and Mrs. Robbie Anderson of Ingleside, and Mrs. Johnnie Lee Fuller of Hazlehurst. Also one son R. J. Norwood, Jr. of Ingleside.
The pallbearers were: R. H. Anderson, O. H. Anderson, Howard Fuller, W. C. Stampley, Earl Norwood, Jesse Walton, Thomas C. Norwood, Dan Norwood, and A. J. Whittington.
Robert Jefferson (Bob) Norwood, son of John Jefferson Norwood and Ann Beatrice Price, born 18 May 1861, died 8 November 1941 in Claiborne County, Mississippi. Married 1 February 1888 (1) Rebecca Permelia Kirkley. Robert Jefferson Norwood married 15 September 1915 (2) Manthis Mae (Buckaloo) Norwood. 

MRS. MAE NORWOOD DIES THURSDAY IN HAZLEHURST
Mrs. Manthis Mae Norwood, 68 years of age, passed away at her home, Route 3, Hazlehurst at about 2:00 o’clock Thursday afternoon, January 26, 1961.
Her husband, the late Mr. R. J. Norwood preceded her in death in 1941.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Howard Fuller, Hazlehurst, two step-daughters, Mrs. R. H. Anderson, and Mrs. Clara Willis both of Port Gibson; two sisters, Mrs. Odell Bridges and Mrs. A. J. Whittington, Sr., both of Hazlehurst; two brothers, Fred Norwood of Fitchburg, Mass. And Earl Norwood of Terry, Miss. And a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Norwood was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church of Port Gibson.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 27th at First Baptist Church of Hazlehurst and interment was made in Pine Bluff Cemetery, Dentville, Miss., with Rev. Rowe C. Holcomb, pastor of Hazlehurst Baptist Church officiating.
Pallbearers were Lamar Douglas, Sim Ramsey, Jr., Clyde Wood, Wallace Fuller, Teddy Whittington, T. B. Fuller.
Manthis Mae (Buckaloo) Norwood, daughter of Augustus Norwood and Holly Emmaline Bordurant Bufkin, born 22 August 1892, died 26 January 1961.

MRS. CLARA WILLIS, 96 DIES IN VAIDEN
            Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Ethel Norwood Willis were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 1, 1986 at the Shiloh Baptist Church, with Rev. Tim Patrick of Ona, Mississippi, officiating. Burial was in the Willis family cemetery in the Shiloh community, with Guion-Glenwood Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Grandsons served as pallbeares.
Mrs. Willis, 96, died Tuesday, September 30, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Marie Williams, in Vaiden, Mississippi, in Carroll County.
Mrs. Willis was born July 21, 1890, in Claiborne County, a daughter of the late Robert Jefferson and Rebecca Kirkley Norwood. She spent her entire life in Claiborne County, and worked for some time as dietician at Port Gibson High School. She was the widow of Evan Willis. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Willis leaves five other daughters, Mrs. Mary Kate Anderson, Mrs. Emma Lee Emerson, Mrs. Bessie Mae Anderson, and Mrs. Clara Floyd, all of Port Gibson; and Mrs. Rebecca Anderson of Vicksburg; three sons, Robert Willis of Mobile. Alabama, and Joe Willis and Edward Willis, both of Port Gibson; 48 grandchildren, 137 great-grandchildren, and 60 great-great grandchildren.
Clara Ethel Norwood Willis, daughter of Robert Jefferson Norwood and Rebecca Permelia Kirkley Norwood, born 21 July 1890, died 30 September 1986.

PORT GIBSON REVEILLE
Port Gibson, Mississippi
September 26, 2002
 
Looking Back
This Week, 1942
 
CHARLES SPURGEON HARRIS
Charles S. Harris, 46 died September 19, 1942 in a Vicksburg hospital from injuries received the day before when he was crushed by a falling tree. A resident of Ingleside where he was engaged in farming and logging, Mr. Harris leaves his wife, the former Miss Emma Stampley; a daughter, Vivian Donnielee; three brothers, Grady, Wesley, and Aubrey Harris, a sister, Mrs. T. A. Smith; and his father, C. A. Harris of Hazlehurst.

THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT
Natchez, Mississippi
August 11, 1995
 
EMMA S. ROGILLIO
Natchez - Emma Stampley Rogillio died Thursday, August 10, 1995 at Natchez Regional Medical Center. She was 96.
Mrs. Rogillio was born and reared in Claiborne County, where she lived until moving to Natchez in 1985. She was a member of Port Gibson Chapter No. 337, Order of Eastern Star and Port Gibson Baptist Church.
She is survived by one daughter, Donnie Harris Rhoades of Natchez; three grandchildren, Bill Rhoades of Natchez; Vance Rhoades of Vidalia, Georgia; and Marsha Overton of Dallas, Texas; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Glenwood Funeral in Port Gibson with the Rev. Clayton Bath officiating. Burial will follow at Wintergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Donnie Overton, Richard Parker, Richard Parker, Jr., Ural Bliss, Jr., Tommy Norwood and Wallace Rodriguez.
Honorary pallbearers will be Andy Hamilton, Waddy Abraham, Dr. D. M. Segrest and Rudy Case.
Emma Beatrice Stampley, daughter of William Moore Stampley and Lula Louise Ross, born October 31, 1898, died August 10, 1995. Married (1) Charles Spurgeon Harris. Emma Stampley Harris married February 2, 1950 (2) Eugene V. “Gene” Rogillio.

PORT GIBSON REVEILLE
Port Gibson, Mississippi
Thursday, November 29, 1900
 
Died Friday, November 23, 1900
William Stampley
Mr. William Stampley, a native of Claiborne County, died at his home near Ingleside last Friday. The deceased had been in failing health for several months, and his death was not unexpected. He was about 46 years of age.
William Moore Stampley, son of William Camp Stampley and Sarah Slater, born 1854, died 23 November 1900. Married 28 March 1881 Lula Louise Ross.

PORT GIBSON REVEILLE
Port Gibson, Mississippi
Thursday, December 14, 1939
 
MRS. LULA LOUISE STAMPLEY DIED LAST SUNDAY
Aged Lady Mother of Supervisor Stampley and Mrs. C. S. Harris
After an illness of about five weeks, Mrs. Lula Louise Stampley, aged 79 years, died at the home of her son, Supervisor W. C. Stampley at eight o’clock Sunday morning, December 10, 1939 and the remains were laid to rest Monday in the family cemetery near Ingleside. The funeral was conducted byRev. J. E. Gray of Port Gibson, assisted by Rev. Mr. Hughes of Ingleside.
Mrs. Stampley was born at Carpenter, Miss., Feb. 6, 1860, and resided there until her marriage to William Moore Stampley in 1880. She had long been a member of the Methodist Church.
The deceased is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Emma Stampley Harris, and two sons, W. C. Stampley and J. W. Stampley, besides ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The pallbearers were W. L. Harmon, O. H. Anderson, Allie Harris, B. B. Callender, H. D. Bufkin, E. W. McCarty and J. C. Brown.
Lula Louise Ross, daughter of George W. Ross and Martha A. Owen, born 6 February 1860, died 10 December 1939.

PORT GIBSON REVEILLE
Port Gibson, Mississippi
Thursday, June 14, 1945
 
FUNERAL SERVICE FRIDAY FOR STAMPLEY,
WHO WAS FATALLY INJURED BY LOG
Funeral services were held last Friday afternoon, June 8, 1945, at five o’clock for Walter J. Stampley, 29, who was fatally injured Thursday by a log falling from his truck as he was preparing to unload logs at the plant of the Port Gibson Veneer & Box Company.
He was the only son of President W. C. Stampley, of the Board of Supervisors, and Mrs. Stampley.
His last rites were held from his parent’s home near Ingleside, with Rev. J. B. Holyfield, pastor of the Port Gibson Methodist Church, officiating.
Interment was in Wintergreen Cemetery, with Masonic honors. A squad of the local State Guard Company, of which he was a member, fired a salute over the grave.
A young man of excellent character, Mr. Stampley had many friends throughout the county, who were shocked and grieved over his tragic death.
It is stated that as he loosened one chain on his truck, a log rolled off. He attempted to run, but the log pinned him to the ground, crushing his body.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Stampley leaves his wife, formerly Miss Q. B. Anderson; three children, Walter, Jr., Janice and Gerald Stampley; also three sisters, Mrs. Eloise Stampley Wailes, Loretta and Nell Stampley, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were: Guy Patterson, G. W. Wilson, J. H. Ammons, J. S. Cade, Everette Montgomery, and R. E. Boyd.
Walter James Stampley, son of Walter Camp Stampley and Allah Eloise Walton, born 21 April 1916, died 7 June 1945. Married 4 August 1935Quillie Rebecca (Q.B.) Anderson, daughter of Richard Hugh Anderson and Robbie Kathryn Norwood.

VICKSBURG EVENING POST
Vicksburg, Mississippi
November 21, 1952
 
MRS. W. STAMPLEY DIES; LAST RITES SCHEDULED TODAY
Port Gibson, Nov. 21 - Mrs. Allah Eloise Stampley, prominent Claiborne County resident, died today while en-route to a Vicksburg hospital. She was 58.
A member of the Methodist Church, Mrs. Stampley had lived in Claiborne County her entire life.
She is survived by her husband, W. C. Stampley, three daughters, Mrs. Sims Ramsey, Hazlehurst, Miss.; Mrs. Loretta DeFoe, Rich, Miss.; Nellie Stampley, Port Gibson; two sisters, Mrs. Lena Fortner, Natchez, Miss.; Mrs. Lula Povlitzki, Baton Rouge, La.; three brothers, Charley, and J. R. Walton, Baton Rouge; Arden Walton, Chicago, Ill.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock with Reverend J. S. Conner, officiating, assisted by Reverend J. B. Smith and Reverend A. E. Hamilton.
Interment will be in Wintergreen Cemetery with the Guion Funeral Home in charge.
Active pallbearers will be as follows: David Dodell, C. L. Nelson, E. K. White, Jack Parker, Hicks Parker, and Henry Porter.
Honorary pallbearers: D. E. Nelson, M. N. Crisler, H. H. Crisler, R. D. Gage, Jr., Abe Frishman, H. B. Hudson, Malcolm Montgomery, John Salter, Dr. W. N. Jenkins, Dr. D. M. Segrest, Dr. George Street, Dr. J. B. Trapp, A. M. Mahafferyand J. V. Gage.
Allah Eloise Walton Stampley, daughter of James Thomas Walton and Alena Ann Norwood, born 18 January 1894, died 21 November 1952.

PORT GIBSON REVEILLE
Port Gibson, Mississippi
Thursday, July 8, 1955
 
WALTER STAMPLEYDIES, PROMINENT IN CLAIBORNE
Walter Camp Stampley, prominent Claiborne County farmer, died at his home last night, July 7, 1955. He was 71.
Mr. Stampley was a member of the Methodist Church and a former president of the Claiborne County Board of Supervisors. He was also a member of Washington Masonic Lodge, No. 3.
He leaves three daughters, Mrs. Sims Ramsey of Hazlehurst, Mrs. Billy DeFoe of Port Gibson, and Mrs. Richard Parker of Port Gibson; a sister, Mrs. E. V. Rogillio of Port Gibson, and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 3:00 o clock at the Port Gibson Methodist Church, with the Rev. Stuart Smith, pastor, officiating, assisted by theRev. A. E. Hamilton. Burial will follow in the Wintergreen Cemetery with Masonic Rites. Guion Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Walter Camp Stampley, son of William Moore Stampley and Lula Louise Ross, born 5 August 1883, died 7 July 1955. Married July 18, 1915 Allah Eloise Walton.

PORT GIBSON REVEILLE
Port Gibson, Mississippi
August 9, 1945
 
JOHN STAMPLEY DIED AT HIS HOME NEAR INGLESIDE
Mr. John Stampley, age 49 years, died at his home near Ingleside Friday night, August 3, 1945 and the remains were buried in Wintergreen Cemetery from the Guion Funeral Home at four o’clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. J. B. Holyfield officiating, and the Masons conducting the service at the cemetery.
Mr. Stampley was a native of Claiborne County and had spent his entire life here. He was a member of the Methodist Church and of Washington Masonic Lodge.
The deceased had been engaged in the timber business with his brother, W. C. Stampley for several years.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Rosie Lee Barnes Stampley, he leaves one daughter, Mrs. Lillian S. Witt of Vicksburg, and one son Elmer Stampley of Mobile, Alabama. He also leaves one brother, Walter C. Stampley of Ingleside, President of the Board of Supervisors, and one sister, Mrs. Emma Harris of Port Gibson.
The funeral was largely attended by relatives, and friends of the deceased.
John Wesley Stampley, son of William Moore Stampley and Lula Louise Ross, born 1 September 1895, died 3 August 1945. John Wesley married (1) Hattie Louise Ragland and married 7 August 1941 (2) Rosie Lee Barnes.