| This is from the Yazoo Herald dated
Nov. 23, 1972: Obit for John Henry McMaster in Shannon/McMaster/Crippen cemetery John Henry McMaster.Funeral services for John Henry McMaster of Holly Bluff were held Monday the 20th at the Holly Bluff Baptist Church. Interment was in the McMaster family cemetery with the Rev. Aubrey Jones officiating. Stricklin-King Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. McMaster died Sunday at the Mercy Hospital in Vicksburg following an extended illness . He was a farmer and a member of the Holly Bluff Baptist Church. Survivors include three neices, Mrs. L.L. Waller of Holly Bluff, Mrs. W.M. Roof of Rolling Fork and Mrs. J.D. Williams of Jackson; five nephews, Louis A. Shannon of California, J.C. Shannon of Yazoo City, Homer Shannon of Holly Bluff, Frank Shannon of California, Charles Shannon of Yazoo City and John McMaster of Yazoo City. Pallbearers were W.C. Dorris, Russell Hatchett, Pet Harbin, Fred Bowie, T.S. Moore, and Douglas Screws. Honarary pallbearers were N.H. Coghlan, H.B.Dorris, Henry Ross, R.J. Hatchett, Sam Hugg, Bilbo Yankee, Arthur Singleterry, Joe Stoner and Lem Phillips. contributed by Rae Shannon |
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June 23, 1960: Obit for William Clark McMaster from Shannon/McMaster/Crippen cemetery William Clark McMaster died Friday at his home in Holly Bluff. He was 88 and had been an invalid since childhood. Funeral services were held Sunday in Holly Bluff Baptist church with Rev. James Scarborough officiating. Interment was at the family cemetery under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral home. McMaster was a native of Yazoo County and a member of Holly Bluff Baptist Church. Survivors are two brothers, John H. McMaster and Thomas J. McMaster of Route Five, Yazoo City, several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were W.C. Doris, Doulgas Screws, Bilbo Yankie, Purvis Briggs, Cecil McGee, Pet Harbin, J.D. Screws, R.U. Screws and Hugh Davis. contributed by Rae Shannon |
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May 26, 1931: Obit for Charlie E. Crippen in Shannon/McMaster/Crippen cemetery Yazoo C.E. Crippen in Untimely Death. Lake George Resident Commits Suicide Monday Morning. Charles E. Crippen, 72 years of age, shot himself at his home on Lake George near Callihan's Ferry Monday morning about 6 O'clock, using a Winchester rifle. His funeral with arrangements in charge of the Gregory Funeral Home, was conducted at Holly Bluff. Mr. Crippen was one of the pioneer residents of this section of Yazoo County. He owned his own farm, and was well known to many in the county. He was especially well known to many who fished at Lake George, for he rented boats and also was a commercial fisherman himself. Mr. Crippen had been despondent for many months, due to financial worries, and those who knew him personally noted that his mental condition was not good. He had no immediate family, and yet many will be sorry to learn of his passing. contributed by Rae Shannon |
| This obit from the Yazoo City Herald: Obit for J.D. Williams in Shannon/McMaster/Crippen cemetery J. D. Williams, 75, of Jackson died of respiratory failure Feb. 18, 2002 at G.V. Montgomery Veterans Administration Medical Center in Jackson. A graveside service is 2 p.m. today, Feb.20, in Shannon Family Cemetery in Holly Bluff. Visitation will be from 12:30-2 p.m. today at Holly Bluff Baptist Church. Mr. Williams, a retired bookkeeper, was a member of McDowell Road Baptist Church and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors are his wife, Doris Williams of Jackson;three sons, Tommy Williams of Terry, Danny Williams of Harrisville and Allen Williams of Jackson; a sister, Martha Smith of Barnesville, Ga.; and four grandchildren. Active pallbearers were Rob Screws, Eli Williams,Todd Williams, Charles Williams, Jason Williams and Troy Williams. The family has requested that memorials be made to Holly Bluff Baptist Church. contributed by Rae Shannon |
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dated Feb. 27, 1958.(There are two outstanding errors: Emma's late husband
was L.N. Shannon; the fifth son was J.C. Shannon) Obit for Emma McMaster Shannon in Shannon/McMaster/Crippen cemetery Last Rites Held For Mrs. Shannon At Holly Bluff. Services were held for Mrs. Emma McMaster Shannon Feb. 25. from Holly Bluff Baptist Church. Interment was in the near-by family cemetery. Conducting the service was the Rev. Martin Smith. Stricklin-King Funeral Home had charge of arrangements. Mrs. Shannon passed away in Mercy Hospital in Vicksburg Feb. 22 at 9:45 at the age of 71. She was born in Yazoo County and lived all of her life here. She was the widow of Louis H. Shannon. Mrs. Shannon was a member of Holly Bluff Baptist Church. Surviving are three daughters Mrs. L.L. Waller, Mrs. William Roof Jr. and Mrs. J.D. Williams; five sons, Aubrey Shannon of Alameda, Homer Shannon, F. W. Shannon, Charlie E. Shannon; 11 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and three brothers, W. C. McMaster, John McMaster and Tom McMaster. Pallbearers were William Yandel, Cecil McGee, W. C. Dorris Jr., J. A Boyd, Buddy Hatchett, Russell Hatchett, Walter Sharbrough and E.L. Williams. contributed by Rae Shannon |
| This obit from the Yazoo Sentinel
in Yazoo City,MS. Dated Oct. 21,1909 Obit for Sadie May Shannon in Shannon/McMaster/Crippen Cemetery Death of a Little Girl. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Shannon was born Sept. 15, 1905, and died Sept. 7, 1909, aged 4 years and 22 days. She was the grand-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McMaster, of Campbellsville, Miss. She was buried near the home of her parents on Sept. 8, 1909. The services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. H. Foreman, of Silver City, Miss. Her uncle, Mr. W. C. McMaster , who by affliction is not able to walk as other men, being confined at home only as he was carried about by others, he made this little girl his only pet from the day of her birth until her death. He, next to her parents, suffered a great loss in the death of little Sadie May. A few brief days she spent on earth to gladden the hearts of loved ones and then went home to heaven like those who Christ said, "Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." No sad regrets of the past, nor dark foreboding of the future marked her pearceful passing from earth to glory. God called her into the sweet beyond and in calling her, perhaps, purposed to draw father and mother homeward to help them to trust in and own Christ as a personal Savior, who is able to give the much-needed help and grace for the most trying ordeals of life, and we trust her having lived in the home and her death, will continue to be a blessing to the entire family. She was as a flower plucked from earth to be transplanted in Heaven, where she awaits the coming of mamma, papa, and all the relatives. Yes, bereaved ones, it is hard to part with Sadie May, but, ah, what great consolation it is to know that she is safe and sweetly resting. May the bereaved ones have and ever realize the sustaining grace of God and live to meet the little one in Heaven. No chilling winds of poisonous breath can reach that healthful shore, Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, are felt and feared no more. J. H. Foreman, P.C. contributed by Rae Shannon |