Extracted from The Conservative (Carrollton, MS)
Services for Uriah Ray Emmons
Mr. Uriah Ray Emmons, age 85, a farmer living at Rt. 1, Carrollton died October 3, 1975 at the Grenada County Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Avant Emmons of Carrollton, one daughter, Mrs. Thomas S. Latham of Grenada; two sons, Billy Frank Emmons and Larry Emmons of Greenwood, 5 grandchildren and 3 great gran[d]children.
Services were held at the Lee Funeral Home Chapel, Saturday, October 4 at 2:30 with Lee Funeral Home in charge.
Pallbearers were Roy Glenn Avant, Jimmie Avant, Lloyd Avant, Warren Browning, Ray Montgomery and Milton James.
Burial was in Emmons Cemetery.
Thursday, October 9, 1975