Mrs. McIlwain of Artesia Dies; 
Burial Saturday
[died April 20 1972]

Mrs. James Emmett McIlwain Sr., 82, of Artesia
died Thursday night in Jackson following a long
illness.

She is the former Mary Lois Hyatt of Birmingham,
Ala., and had lived in Artesia since 1920.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at
Artesia United Methodist Church, with Rev. Norman
Holliday officiating, assisted by Rev. Ronald Ballard.
Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of Arrangements.

She is survived by her husband; [James Emmett McIlwain,
Sr.]; two sons, James E. McIlwain, Jr., of Artesia and
James S. McIlwain of Jackson; a daughter, Mrs. Louis
Clements of Durant; eight grandchildren and five great
grandchildren.

She was a member of the Artesia Methodist Church and
a prominent woman of the county.

Active pallbearers will be Gilbert Fikes, Thad Fleming, 
D.I. Shook, O. B. Adams, Robert Pritchard and Woodrow
Cox.

Honorary pallbearers will be S. T. Pilkinton, Sr., W. L. Cook
Jr., Harvey Cook, W. L. Adams, Dr. R. T. Lott, F. N. Bolin,
Morris Seitz, E.B. Gladney, W. W. Guerry, Wilson Cox and
Jasper Lummus.

Serving on the flower committee will be the Philathea Sunday
School Class, Mrs. Sam Hill, Mrs. G. W. Butts, Miss Willie
Pilkington, Mrs. Thad Fleming, Mrs. Joe McNeel, Mrs. Ollie
Rickman, Mrs. J. W. Halbert, Mrs. J. M. Gillespie, Mrs. 
W. L. Adams, and Mrs. Eddie Phillips.


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