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OBITUARIES FROM THE NEVADA NEWS
Nevada County Obits 1959
Date is issue of paper
Name; age; cemetery; cause of death if given
1-1-1959
Perry Young; 63; Rose Hill Cem. in Clark Co.
H. P. Halsell; 55; in Wyoming
1-8-1959
Mary Ann Harbin; 16; Mt. Moriah Cem.
1-15-1959
Willie Richmond Porter; 49; Helena
Mrs. Bess Gray; 87; Holly Grove Cem.
Sidney Parker Davis; 53; DeAnn Cem.
Benjamin Nolan Richey; 88; in Harrison; heart attack
George F. Cross; 89; DeAnn Cem.
Isaac H. Beauchamp; 87; Marlbrook Cem.
Mrs. Ed Graves; 59; Union Grove Cem.
1-22-1959
Mrs. Norvelle Bemis Johnson; 52; DeAnn Cem.
Mrs. Henry Disatell; 52; incomplete
Willie Talley; 61; Pleasant Ridge Cem.
1-29-1959
James Columbus McKelvy; 76; Ebenezer Cem. near Bluff City
George M. Harrison; 42; DeAnn Cem.
Mrs. Eliza Small; 83; DeAnn Cem.
2-5-1959
Thomas A. "Gus" Garrett; 88; Harmony Cem.
Felix Edward Wells; 76; Snell Cem.
John A. Tate; 77; Pleasant Ridge Cem.
2-12-1959
Mrs. Mollie Posey; 67; Pleasant Ridge Cem.
2-19-1959
Mrs. Jeanette Wyrick; 78; Antioch Cem. near Nashville
Mrs. Fannie Greer; 80; Bluff City Cem.
2-26-1959
Joe A. Eaves; 88; Snell Cem.
J. Brad McGuire; 74; Pleasant Ridge Cem.
3-5-1959
Terrell Moore; 53; Longview, TX
Adam Guthrie; 69; DeAnn Cem.
3-12-1959
Mrs. Cleo Pittman McRae; ??; DeAnn Cem.
Guy R. Wynn; 76; Bluff City Cem.
Mrs. Harmon Ramsey; ??; Athen, GA; heart attack
3-19-1959
Mrs. Marie Spradlin; 27; Caney Cem.
3-26-1959
Joseph C. Ledbetter; 75; Bluff City Cem.
Virgil Lowdermilk; ??; Moscow Cem.
William Dalton Hulsey; 46; Memorial Gardens in Hope; tractor accident
4-2-1959
William Elvin Campbell; 45; Sweet Home Cem.
John McClanahan; 75; Snell Cem.
Mrs. Claud Vann; 60; Saratoga Cem.
4-9-1959
Carl Brown; 73; Marlbrook Cem.
Capt. Thomas Woodrow Hillis; ??; Arlington Nat’l Cem.; plane crash
4-16-1959
Mrs. Mary Alice Blakely; 92; Lebanon Cem.
Mrs. Catherine Butcher; ??; Moscow Cem.
4-25-1959
Frank Granger; 78; DeAnn Cem.
4-30-1959
Mrs. Norvelle White Brittain; 52; DeAnn Cem.
Ollin A. Wells; ??; DeAnn Cem.
Mrs. Jake Tyree; 87; Midway Cem.
Mrs. Harry Wake; 67; DeAnn Cem.
James L. Wilmeth; ??; Columbia Gardens in Washington (D.C-?)
5-7-1959
Mrs. Margaret A. White; 86; DeAnn Cem.
John H. Hignight; ??; College Hill Cem.
Clifford A. Wynn; ?? DeAnn Cem.; electrocuted
5-14-1959
Mrs. Josie Cloud; 78; DeAnn Cem.
Hariston Dail Simmons; 6; ??; truck/bus accident
5-21-1959
Mrs. Maud Rhodes White; 76; Caney Cem.
Mrs. Flora Hamilton; 84; DeAnn Cem.
James Edward Chamlee; 78; Marlbrook Cem.
Mrs. Myrtle C. Milner; 70; Sweet Home Cem.
Charlie Duffman; 63; Rose Hill Cem.
5-28-1959
Mrs. May Hendrix; 67; DeAnn Cem.
Lonnie Joseph Mann; 71; Pleasant Ridge Cem.
Mrs. Nancy Pauline McWiliams; 73; Pleasant Ridge Cem.
Mrs. Beulah Dougan; 70; Snell Cem.
Martin Luther Lavender; 83; Liberty Cem.
Pat Bryson; 42; Liberty Cem.
6-4-1959
James T. Grimes; 83; Ebenezer Cem. in Hempstead Co.
John Henry Hardy; 71; Sweet Home Cem.
6-11-1959
Mrs. Lou Robinson; 85; Rose Hill Cem.
Mrs. Vinie Baker Boswell; 89; Union Cem.
Frank N. Porter, Jr.; 35; Rose Hill Cem.
Harvey McKinnon; 49; Pleasant Hill Cem.; auto accident
6-18-1959
Rev. J. H. Neighbors; 77; Friendship Cem.
Robert Warren Horne; 55; DeAnn Cem.
Mrs. Molly Culp; 69; Rose Hedge Cem. in Gurdon
6-25-1959
Wallace D. Graham; 82; Friendship Cem.
William Edward Jones; 43; DeAnn Cem.
Monroe Lavender; 89; Memorial Gardens in Aztec, NM
Henry B. Hendrix; 61; Antoine Cem.
7-2-1959
Chester E. Stephens; 45; Marlbrook Cem.
Floyd Miller; 67; DeAnn Cem.
Roy Pride; 79; ???; struck by car
7-9-1959
Mrs. Elbie Morris; 64; Liberty Cem.
Arthur J. Johnson; 57; Tuscon, AZ; heart attack
Albert P. Barksdale; 70; DeAnn Cem.
7-16-1959
Wiley Clay Rinkle; 91; Liberty Cem.
James G. Wilson; ??; Booneville
7-23-1959
Scott C. Emerson; 57; Piney Grove Cem.; heart attack
James Clayton McWilliams; 79; Moscow Cem.
Miss Lillie Butcher; 72; DeAnn Cem. (see 7-30-1959 issue also)
7-30-1959
D. G. Stuart; 79; Liberty Cem.
8-6-1959
Doyle Smith; ??; Pleasant Ridge Cem.; auto accident
Patrick Cleburne Jones; 90; Moscow Cem.
8-13-1959
Mrs. Montie Gammage; 84; DeAnn Cem.
Miss Mary Virginia Poole; 44; Arlington Cem.
Mrs. Georgiane Titsworth; 24; Memorial Park in Monroe, LA
8-20-1959
George Miller; 85; Midway Cem.
S Sgt. Eldon Guilloy; ??; Marksville Cem.; cycle/truck wreck
Ernest Alvin Reese; 71; Delight Cem.
Mrs. Mary May; 67; Falcon Cem.
8-27-1959
Maj. John H. Brunson; 43; Arlington Cem.; heart attack
9-3-1959
William T. Wade; 68; Marlbrook Cem.
9-10-1959
Andrew Dudley Gordon; 44; DeAnn Cem.
Jesse B. Silvey; 79; Union Cem.
Roy Hunt; ??; Lamesa, TX
Watson W. White; 65; DeAnn Cem.
9-17-1959
Denton O. Marlar; 62; Holly Springs Cem.
Homer S. Dillard; 66; Bluff Springs Cem.
9-24-1959
None listed
10-1-1959
None listed
10-8-1959
Roy R. Thompkins; 73; Stillwater, OK
Mrs. Eva Mae Almond; 67; Caney Cem.
Mrs. C. P. Caldwell; 73; Holly Springs Cem.
10-15-1959
A. P. Jones; 84; DeAnn Cem.
10-22-1959
Mrs. Finis Murrah; 70; DeAnn Cem.
Henry Hitt; 75; DeAnn Cem.
Rev. Abner Sage; 70; Tulsa, OK
10-29-1959
John Edwin Taylor; 74; Macedonia Cem.
Mary Ezebell Hill; one day; Union Grove Cem.
Jerry McLelland; ??; ??; plane crash in Kansas
Eldon McLelland; ??; ??; plane crash in Kansas
11-5-1959
John W. Wright; 84; Greenwood Cem.
Mrs. C. F. Goodlett; 48; St. Paul Cem.
Dr. O. G. Hirst; ??; DeAnn Cem.; wreck
11-12-1959
Paul Butcher; 70; DeAnn Cem.
Archie L. Yancey; 63; funeral at Ft. Worth, TX
Mrs. Ocia Buchanan; 77; Pleasant Hill Cem.
Mrs. Georgia Shipp; 34; funeral at Salem Church
11-19-1959
None listed
11-26-1959
William Frank Gullick; ??; Bluff City Cem.
Ossie T. Clark; ??; DeAnn Cem.
Tip Royston; ??; ??; shot by John Carrigan
12-3-1959
Mrs. Pat Murphy; 55; DeAnn Cem.
Bernice D. Seals; 56; Rosemont Cem.
Floyd F. Shipp; 63; Union Cem.
12-10-1959
Earl Prince; 60; Mt. Moriah Cem.
Mrs. Mary E. Baker; 84; funeral near Hollywood in Clark Co.
C. O. Billingsley; 83; Oak Hill Memorial Park
12-17-1959
J. E. Woodson; 77; Sweet Home Cem.
Pearson G. Sampson; 61; Laneburg Cem.
J. A. Meador; 77; Bluff City Cem.
Mrs. Nettie Smith; 80; Macedonia Cem.
Vella Young; 60; ??; wreck
Deborah Fay Wilson; 6; DeAnn Cem
Mrs. Rose Cummings Jennings; 63; Lone Tree Cem. at Stuttgart
Mrs. J. C. Upton; 40; Greenwood Cem.
12-24-1959
Miss Lillie Fortner; 84; Pleasant Ridge Cem.
Mrs. Eliza Chambess; 90; Beard’s Chapel Cem.
Mrs. Carl Steele; ??; Pleasant Hill Cem.
Buster Ross; 33; Albertville, AL; wreck
12-31-1959
Mrs. Alice B. Huskey; 77; Sweet Home Cem.
Roy M. Stainton; 68; DeAnn Cem.
Walter D. Emerson; 76; Liberty Cem.
Tracy Mullins; 55; Albrion, IL
Nelda Jo Sutton; 21; Snell Cem.
Miss Bess Cummings; 65; Friendship Cem.
Dr. Grady Gammage; 67; Tempe, AZ; heart attack
Milton Harrison; 46; Nubbin Hill Cem.; wreck