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The Lauderdale County Enterprise Ripley,Tennessee 74th Year–Volume 9 Friday
November 7,1958

Page 1; HIT AND RUN DRIVER Brownsville,November 5–A Circuit Court Jury here
Wednesday,found John CRIBBS,of Dyersburg,46-year-old TBI agent,guilty of
leaving a scene of an accident.His penalty was fixed at 11 months,29 days in
jail,and a $2,500 fine.Mr.CRIBBS was charged with fleeing the scene where
Arthur J.WALTON,70 year old Forked Farmer,was struck by a car near the Forked
Deer School about sundown Sept.4,1957.The elderly man’s leg was so badly
crushed,it had to be amputed.CRIBBS denied being in the vicinity at the time
of the mishap.

CRASH FATAL FOR MRS.WANDLER Mrs.Zelma Mae WANDLER,of Curve,died Sunday in
Campbell’s Clinic,Memphis,Memphis,a week after being injured in a three way
crash on Highway 51.Services were held Monday at Curve Baptist Church,burial
in Oldfield Cemetery in Crockett County.A native of Crockett County,she had
resided in Lauderdale County 25 years.She leaves her husband;one son,David
H.FUSSELL,of Bells; two brothers,Dan VIA,of Bells,and Reddick VIA,of Gleason.

DEATH Services for S.A.(Cap) THOMPSON,farmer of Hurricane Hill,were held
Sunday at Hurricane Hill Methodist Church,burial in Mt.Pleasant
Cemetery.Mr.THOMPSON,70,died Saturday at Lauderdale County Hospital.He leaves
his wife,Mrs.Lelia CHANDLER THOMPSON; two sons,Jesse THOMPSON of Memphis and
Richard A.THOMPSON,of Calera,AL;one daughter,Mrs.Homer STEELMAN,Jr.,of Halls;
six brothers,Wilson THOMPSON,Cliff THOMPSON, Paul THOMPSON and Neal
THOMPSON,all of Ripley;Hugh THOMPSON and Albert THOMPSON,both of Memphis; two
sisters,Mrs.E.C.JOHNSTON and Mrs.Laura REECE,both of Ripley.

NEW YORK WRECK Funeral services mourning Airman Third Class Larry Wayne
COLLINS,Air Force Institute of Technology student at Syracuse,N.Y.,who met
death in an auto accident there Friday night,were held Wednesday at
Mt.Pleasant Methodist Church,burial in church Cemetery.Airman COLLINS,18,was
born in Brownsville and graduated from Ripley High School last spring.In the
class portrait,his photograph was side by side with that of Donald CROOK,son
of Mr.& Mrs.Alvis CROOK,of Lightfoot,who was killed a week before Airman
COLLINS,when his truck overturned near Gates.Airman COLLINS leaves his
mother,Mrs.Willie Mae WIMBERLY,of Ripley.

PAGE 10; MRS.CASSIE WILSON HARGETT After many patient years of suffering,our
loved one,Mrs.Cassie Wilson HARGETT,quietly passed away on Nov.1,1958,just
four days before her 79th birthday.The fact that her family,her home,her
relatives,her friends,and her church where she served as Sunday school teacher
for many years made up her whole world,is a glowing tribute to the life she
lived.She leaves her companion,E.D.HARGETT; two daughters,and a son-in-
law,Velora HARGETT, Cleo and Paul McBRIDE; two granddaughters,Mrs.Evelyn
McBRIDE STEWART,of Jackson and Mrs.Martha McBRIDE CORLEW of Nashville; three
great-grandsons; one brother,A.A.WILSON. George,Arthur,Leon,and Lynn
HARGETT,Woodrow WILSON and Leslie HAMBY served as active pallbearers.Honorary
pallbearers were N.N. CALDWELL, E.R. UNDERWOOD, J.E.COOK, Capt.Alex RANNY,
L.A.McBRIDE and Paul WILLIAMS.Her pastor,the Rev.Pittman MARBURY,held memorial
services at New Hope Methodist Church.Interment was in Grace Cemetery. End
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LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE 74th YEAR–No.10 FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 14,1958

Page 1; KILLED BY TRACTOR. The first fatality on a Memphis Expressway project
occurred Tuesday,when an 18-year-old stickpicker,whose parents are Lauderdale
Countians,was run over by a tractor on Highway 51 South at Carleton Road.
Billy Noble GRIGGS was dead when the ambulance arrived with his body at
Methodist Hospital.The driver of the tractor,James R.MASON,43,said he saw the
youth climb on the tractor when he stopped for water. When he started the
machine again,the youth had moved,the driver’s vision was blocked by a raised
shovel.A witness,Don MONTAGUE,51,said the worker was thrown to the ground and
run over.No charges were placed.He leaves his parents,Mr.& Mrs.John GRIGGS of
Fort Pillow; 2 brothers,Jimmy GRIGGS of Memphis and Michael GRIGGS of Fort
Pillow.one sister,Miss Shirley GRIGGS of Fort Pillow.

Page 12; DEATH Funeral services for Mrs.Fannie GUILTNER,of Luckett,were held
Friday of last week at Luckett Methodist Church,of which she was a
member,burial in Asbury Cemetery.She was 77 years,died Wednesday in Lauderdale
County Hospital.Her husband,George GUILTNER,died many years ago.She leaves a
son,Franklin GUILTNER of Jonesboro,AR ;two daughters,Mrs.Alice RIGGS of
Yakima,WA and Mrs.Carl Conrad of Luckett; one half-brother,Thomas DUKE of
Ripley;and one half-sister,Mrs.Talmadge CHISHOLM of Arp.

Page 12; DEATH Services for C.C.CHERRY,Sr.,formerly of Ripley,were held
Sunday at Arlington,KY with burial there.Mr.CHERRY,72 years,died Saturday
after suffering extended illness.He leaves one son,C.C.Jr.,of Ripley.

Page 12; DEATH A telegram was received Wednesday morning by Mrs.Aleta BORDERS
and Miss Magnolia COUGHLAN,informing them of the death of their
sistr,Mrs.Barton JONES,54,the former Ruby Nell COUGHLAN,in San Juan,Puerto
Rico,Tuesday night. The JONES had resided there 12 years.Besides her husband
and sisters,she leaves four sons(not named);and two brothers,A.J. COUGHLAN and
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LAUDERDALE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE 74th YEAR–No.11 FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 21,1958

Page 1; DEATH Services mourning H.Parks TIGRETT,Sr.,83,Dyer County
Leader,who entered business in Halls,were held at Jackson Funeral Home,burial
in Fairview Cemetery,Dyersburg.He leaves his wife,Sadie NUNN TIGRETT; two
daughters,Mrs.Jack WELLS,of Newbern,and Mrs.E.C.SEASE,of Jackson; two
sons,H.Parks TIGRETT,Jr.,and Ike Tigrett,of Memphis.

Page 1; Death Last rites for Mrs.Alice TURNER CUNNINGHAM,of Memphis,who was
born in Ripley,were held Tuesday aty National Funeral Home,burial in Mary’s
Chapel Cemetery.Mrs.CUNNINGHAM,77, died Sunday while visting her son,Edward
F.CUNNINGHAM in Memphis.She had nine children,seven of whom survive:three
other sons,Harold B.CUNNINGHAM and Turner W. CUNNINGHAM,both of
Memphis,William M.CUNNINGHAM,of Slayden,MS and Thomas H.CUNNINGHAM,of
Nashville; two daughters,Mrs.Arthur H.CURTIS of Lamar,MS and Mrs Pride
R.RAGGERTY,of Memphis; two brothers,Hubert TURNER,of Kirkland,WA,and
R.H.TURNER,of Blytheville,AR;and 1 sister,Mrs.Montine CORCORAN,of Memphis.

Page 1; DEATH Little Rock,Ark.,November 19.–Mrs.Empson E.WALKER,of
Brownsville,sister-in-law of Lewis WALKER and Wm.WALKER,Riplians,and mother-
in-law of Mrs.Martha Fields Campbell WALKER,formerly of Ripley,Died Friday of
last week in Little Rock’s Baptist Hospital,six hours after a head-on
collision at Carlisle,AR.Mr.WALKER was seriously injured.They were bound to
Little Rock to visit their son,Empson WALKER,Jr.,.Another son ,Davis Chambers
WALKER,who married the daughtr of Mr.and Mrs.John Fields CAMPBELL,of
Rpley,resides in Stillwater,OK.The WALKER’s daughter,Mrs.George C.
JACKSON,lives in Jackson. Services were held Sunday in the First Methodist
Church,Brownsville,burial in Oakwood Cemetery.

Page 1; DEATH Services for Roy T.ESCUE,farmer and grocer,of Ripley,were held
Thursday in Ripley’s First Methodist Church,burial in Edith
Cemeery.Mr.ESCUE,63,died Monday in Lauderdale County Hospital.Born at Forked
Deer,son of the late Joseph Albert ESCUE and Mrs.Mamie Lee STANLEY ESCUE,he
moved to Lauderdale County in 1917.He leaves his wife,Mrs.Maggie HUNT ESCUE;
two sons,Joe Turner ESCUE,of Golddust and Paul Hunt ESCUE,of Memphis; two
daughters,Mrs.Llyod WHITE,of Memphis and Mrs.Milo H.FIELDS,of Rapid City,SD;
four brothers,Bill ESCUE and Joe Clyde ESCUE,both of Halls,Lanie ESCUE,of
Ripley and Jack ESCUE of Jackson;one half brother,Leslie Henry ESCUE,of
Halls;three sisters,Mrs.Jane HINDS and Mrs.Vergie YOUNG,both of Halls,and
Mrs.Eugene BIVENS,of Jackson; one half-sister,Mrs.Jesse SMITH of Halls; one
brother,Maynard ESCUE,died during WWI,and his step-mother,Mrs.Jettie ESCUE,of
Halls.

Page 5; DEATH Oscar Lee BAYNES,75,brother of Mrs.Aubrey Durham,of near Nut
Bush,died early Wednesday.Services were held Thursday at Antioch Baptist
Church at Tibbs.

Page 5; DEATH Graveside rites were held for Connie Lynn DAWS,4 months-old
daughter of Lt.& Mrs.Jerald DAWS,of Salina,KS,Wednesday of last week in Halls
Cemetery.She also leaves paternal grandparents of Halls,Mr.& Mrs.Winston DAWS
and her maternal grandparents,Mr.& Mrs.C.R.STEPHENS,of Dyersburg.

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COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE 74th YEAR–No.12 FRIDAY–NOVEMBER 28,1958

Page 1; DEATH Services for Empson E.WALKER ,of Brownsville,were held Thursday
at the First Methodist Church there,burial in Oakwood
Cemetery.Mr.WALKER,62,died Sunday at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock,AR,as a
result of injuries received in a head-on collision at Carlisle,AR,in which his
wife was fatally injured.He leaves two sons,Empson WALKER,Jr.,of Little
Rock,and David Chambers WALKER of Stillwater,OK; a daughter,Mrs.George
C.JACKSON,of Jackson; three brothers,Wm.F.WALKER and Lewis WALKER,both of
Ripley and Aaron WALKER,of Brownsville; four sisters,Mrs.Roy MOORE,of
Greenwood,SC,and Mrs.James WAETZEL,Mrs.Herbert WILLIS and Mrs.Moreau RICE,of
Brownsville;and his mother,Mrs.Eula WALKER,of Brownsville.

Page 1; DEATH Services for John H.ESKRIDGE, 56,a carpenter of Halls,were held
Sunday at Halls Methodist Church,burial in Halls Cemetery.Mr.ESKRIDGE suffered
a fatal heart attack,as he worked at the home of Mr.& Mrs.Merl E.LARSON.Born
in Arkansas,he lived in Halls 29 years.He leaves his wife,Mrs.Annie Lynn
ESKRIDGE;four sons,Robert ESKRIDGE of St.Louis,MO,John M.ESKRIDGE,of
Lawrenceburg, Charles ESKRIDGE and Lynn ESKRIDGE,both at home;one
daughter,Mrs.Margaret WHITE,of Halls; his mother,Mrs.Gertrude ESKRIDGE,of
Halls; three sisters,Mrs.J.H.HAYS, Mrs.Katherine COOK and Mrs.J.B.McBRIDE,all
of Dyersburg.

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LAUDERDALE
COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE 74th YEAR—No. 13 FRIDAY DECEMBER
8,1958

Page 1; DEATH Funeral services for Mrs.Beadie GOOCH,of Halls,were held
Saturday at Antioch Church of Christ,burial in Elon Cemetery.Mrs.GOOCH,92,died
Friday at her home in the Antioch community.Born in Middle Tennessee,she moved
here 70 years ago. Her husband,Sid GOOCH,died about 40 years ago.She leaves
four sons,Arch GOOCH,Charlie GOOCH, Arthur GOOCH,and Sidney GOOCH,all of
Halls; one daughter,Mrs.Paul HURT,of Memphis.

Page 1; DEATH Mrs.Elnora Victoria KELTNER,a native of Ripley,the widow of
Cecil U.KELTNER,died Friday at Baptist Hospital,Memphis.She was 82. Her
husband, a widely known builder,died in 1953.She leaves three sons,Cecil
G.KELTNER,Russell K.PRICE and Harold O’Neal PRICE; her
brother,Dr.T.B.KELTNER,all of Memphis;three sisters,Mrs.Bob WEAVER,of Memphis,
Mrs.R.C.MORRIS and Mrs.E.L.GRAMMER,both of Ripley.Services were held Sunday at
National Funeral Home,burial in Memorial Park.

Page 1; DEATH Funeral services for Mrs.Carrie Dell BUSSEY DUNAVANT,who died
en route to a hospital in Gainsville,Florida,were held Monday in
Gainsville.Mrs.DUNAVANT,formerly of Ripley,leaves one daughter,Mrs.Tom Blair
PIERSON and one sister,Mrs.John M. BOULDIN,of Newbern.

Page 1; DEATH Services for Joe SMITH,a farmer of the Hurricane Hill
community,were held Sunday at Garner’s Funeral Home,burial in Woodville
Cemetery.Mr.SMITH,59, died at 10:20 p.m. Friday in Lauderdale County
Hospital,which he entered the preceeding day.He was born in Bee Branch,AR and
had lived in this county 25 years.He was a member of Woodville Baptist
Church.He leaves his wife,Mrs.Alice Leona LOVELL SMITH; two sons, Jesse
L.SMITH,of Hayti,MO,and William Farris SMITH of Ripley; two daughters,Miss
Rebecca Ann Smith,of the home,and Mrs.Dessie CROCKETT,of Steele,MO; three
brothers,Charlie SMITH,of Ripley, James SMITH,of Plainwell,Michigan,and Mannie
SMITH,of Brownsville; one sister, Mrs.Lizzie BUTNER,of Ripley; and five
grandchildren.

Page 1; Mrs.Ella SINCLAIR BANKS,85,former Ripley teacher,died Sunday at the
residence of her daughter,Mrs.Lee MITCHELL,of Pascagoula,MS.a native of
Georgetown.KY,she had lived in Pascagoula for 13 years.Funeral services were
there,interment in Jackson County Memorial Park.She leaves her daughter; two
sons,Roderick BANKS,of Florence,and Houston BANKS,of Nashville; one
brother,Victor SINCLAIR,of Cincinnati,OH; two sisters,Mrs.C.S.PIERCE,of
Tullalah,LA and Mrs.Nancy SUTHERLAND,of Phoenix,AZ.

Page 1; DEATH Funeral services for Mrs.Katherine HARPER,who moved to Memphis
from Ripley,20 years ago,were held Saturday at Concord Church,with burial
there. Mrs.HARPER,80,died at her home at 875 Manasses.Born in East
Tennessee,she was the widow of William HARPER, Ripley farmer.She leaves three
daughters,Mrs.Alma DAVIS,of Memphis, Mrs.Harold RICHARDSON and Mrs.Sanford
QUEEN,both of San Antonia,Texas; one son,Frank HARPER,of Huntsville,AL.

Page 1; DEATH Services for Argyle HARPER,retired Gibson County farmer,
brother of Cooper HARPER,of Gates,were held Wednesday at New Enterprise Church
of Christ,burial in Eldad Cemetery.Mr.HARPER,65,died Monday at his home near
Milan.Born in Lewis County,moved to Gibson County in 1914.Leaves his
wife;three sons; seven daughters;five sisters; 19 grandchildren and one great-
grandchild.

Page 1; DEATH Funeral services for Mrs.Effie BIGGS,siter of
Mrs.S.H.JOHNSON,of Ripley,were held Thursday morning in Jacksonville,FL,where
she died Saturday night.She was 66.

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COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE 74TH YEAR NO.14 FRIDAY DECEMBER 12,1958

Page 1; NEGRO IS JAILED IN DEATH OF ANOTHER L.T.JOHNSON,negro employee of
Ripley Box and Basket Co.,has been charged with murder in the shooting death
of Jeff WARDLAW,39,negro widower,of College Street,Ripley,Friday of last
week,in the Rodgers Hotel.WARDLAW,employed by Mrs.W.G.CROCKETT for many
years,was shot with a shotgun as he entered a room upstairs.He fell dead on
the stairs.

Page 1; DEATH Services for Beeata TOMLINSON,retired planter,were held
Saturday at Halls Methodist Church,burial in Halls
Cemetery.Mr.TOMLINSON,91,died Thursday at the home of his daughter,Mrs.A.B.
ROOKS,of Halls.Besides his daughter,he leaves his wife,Mrs.Sudie ROBERTSON
TOMLINSON,whom he married 69 years ago;five sons,Charlie TOMLINSON and John
TOMLINSON,both of Halls,Hillary TOMLINSON,of Dearing,MO, Robert TOMLINSON,of
Osceola,AR, and Quinton TOMLINSON,of Mobile,AL;27 grandchildren;26 great-
grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Page 1; DEATH Services for Benjamin Clarence HENDREN,72,Dyersburg
blacksmith,born in Ripley,were held Wednesday at Curry Funeral Home in
Dyersburg,burial in Fairview Cemetery.He died Monday night at Baptist
Hospital,Memphis,after a long illness.He moved to Dyersburg 31 years ago.he
leaves his wife,Mrs.Effie Ola HENDREN; four sons,George M.HENDREN,of Detroit,
James D. HENDREN,of Memphis, B.C.HENDREN,Jr.,and Buford HENDREN,both of
Dyersburg;a brother, J.C.HENDREN,of Memphis; two sisters,Mrs.Enolia MULLIN,of
Brownsville and Mrs.Daisy SMITH,of Dyersburg; three half-brothers, E.F.HENDREN
and Elmer HENDREN,both of Brownsville and Lewis HENDREN,of Savannah,TN; two
half-sisters,Mrs.Nannie SMITH,of Brownsville and Mrs.Thelma SIMON,of Memphis.

Page 8; GATES LOCALS Graveside rites were held here Friday for Mrs.Sam
ELLISTON,of Fulton,KY. She is survived by her husband; two sons,John
E.McKINNON and Robert N.McKINNON,and five grandchildren,of Memphis.

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COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE 74TH YEAR NO.15 FRIDAY DECEMBER 19,1958

Page 1; DEATH Services for Charles M.JENKINS,banker,merchant and teacher,of
Tyler,Texas; were held Tuesday morning at First Baptist Church,Halls,burial in
Halls Cemetery. Mr.JENKINS,81,died Saturday at his home in Tyler.Born near
Shiloh,he spent most of his life in Texas and Oklahoma.He leaves his
wife,Mrs.Rona MURCHISON JENKINS,an aunt of Henry MURCHISON,editor of the Halls
Graphic.

Page 1; DEATH Funeral services gor Luther G.”Gene” SMITH,a retired farmer of
Three Points, were held Monday at Garner’s Funeral Home,burial in Holmes
Cemetery.Mr. SMITH,62,died Sunday at his home.Born in McNairy County,he moved
to Lauderdale County in childhood.He leaves his wife,Mrs.Floy SMITH;two
brothers, John SMITH and Jesse SMITH,both of Ripley; one sister,Mrs.Clara
SMITH,of Ripley.

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COUNTY ENTERPRISE RIPLEY,TENNESSEE 74TH YEAR NO.16 FRIDAY DECEMBER 26,1958

Page 1; MEMPHIS OFFICIALS SAY CAPES INSANE Memphis—Authorities here are
preparing to request the commitment of James M.CAPES,42-year-old former
Riplian,to Nashville’s Hospital for the Criminal Insane.CAPES,former guard at
Fort Pillow,who with his wife,a beautician,and their four children,aged 7 to
14 years,moved to Memphis from Ripley last summer–has been in Gailor
Psychiatric Hospital since he introduced himself into the investigation of the
October 14th murder of bachelor veterinarian,Dr.Gaynor HENRY.Dr.James A.
TAYLOR,the psychiatric hospital’s superintendent,has reported to Atty.Gen.Phil
Canale that CAPES is insane with a schizophrenic reaction of paranoid type.

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