Extracted from The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS)
Sunday, December 23, 1973

Lavelle Searcy

Lavelle Searcy, 66, of Collins, died Saturday morning at the Baptist Hospital after a short illness. He was a soil conservation officer for Covington County.

Funeral at 11 a.m. Monday from Wright and Ferguson Chapel. Burial in White Oak Cemetery in Smith County.

Survivors include his wife, the former Rachel Dukes of Collins; one son, Thomas Searcy of Jacksonville, Fla.; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Ena Moore of Jackson; and a brother, R. M. Searcy of Jackson.