Extracted from The Clarke County Tribune (Quitman, MS)
JOSEPH L. McCARTY
The death of Joseph Luther McCarty, 68, Enterprise, Rt. 1, farmer, occurred at 12:45 a.m., Wednesday, at his residence.
A member of the Old Fellowship Baptist Church in Jasper County where the funeral was held, Mr. McCarty is survived by his widow, Mrs. Willie Mae McCarty; one sister, Mrs. Viola Parker, Bay Springs; and several nieces and nephews.
The Rev. Lewis Allred conducted the rites at 3 p.m., Thursday, assisted by the Rev. J. K. Pierce. Interment was in the Old Fellowship cemetery with nephews serving as pallbearers.
Friday, April 22, 1960