Extracted from The Hattiesburg American (Hattiesburg, MS)
Mrs. McCarty dies unexpectedly; services Friday
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Mamie Lou McCarty, 81, of 193 Hegwood Drive in Petal, who died unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon at her home.
The Rev. Jerry Henderson and the Rev. P.E. Downey will officiate. Interment will be in Green's Creek Cemetery.
A resident of the Hattiesburg area for most of her life, Mrs. McCarty was a member of Petal-Harvey Baptis Church and the WMU.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Zeke Powell of Hattiesburg; a son, Adam McCarty of Macon, Miss.; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sybil McCarty of Jackson; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Thursday, November 7, 1974