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Harper Eric McCuiston

Harper Eric McCuiston

Male 1922 - 2002  (80 years)

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  • Name Harper Eric McCuiston 
    Born 16 May 1922  Montgomery County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Dec 2002  Oxford, Amite County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Carrollton, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I7499  Family
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2013 

    Father James Harper McCuiston,   b. 27 Mar 1884, Montgomery County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1970, Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Minnie Bell Elmore,   b. 5 Apr 1886, Montgomery County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1932, Montgomery County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 14 Jan 1908  Montgomery County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F1464  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Elizabeth Lemley,   b. 10 Mar 1925, Carroll County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 2018, Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 14 Sep 1946  Grenada, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Patricia Ann McCuiston
     2. Michael Eric McCuiston
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F2467  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 May 1922 - Montgomery County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Sep 1946 - Grenada, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3266] 1930 Census for Montgomery County, Mississippi, Beat 3; 6; p. 5A. line 22; dwelling 79, family 80; J. H. McCuiston; 16 August 2013.
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 3, Montgomery, Mississippi; Roll: 1160; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 190.0; FHL microfilm: 2340895

    2. [S3313] GenealogyBank - Greenwood Commonwealth, Harper Eric McCuiston; obituary; 2 January 2003; 16 August 2013.
      Harper Eric McCuiston: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
      Greenwood Commonwealth, The (MS) - Thursday, January 2, 2003
      Deceased Name: Harper Eric McCuiston
      GRENADA - Services for Harper Eric McCuiston, 80, of Grenada, who died of heart failure Monday, Dec. 30, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, were at 10 a.m. today at Central Baptist Church.

      Mr. McCuiston was retired from Heatcraft and was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of Central Baptist Church. He was a member of Grenada Masonic Lodge No. 31.

      He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth L. McCuiston of Grenada; a daughter, Pat Ellis of West; a son, Michael McCuiston of Starkville; two sisters, Freddie Barrett and Alicee Worsham, both of Grenada; one brother, Wallace McCuiston of Phoenix City, Ala.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

      The Rev. Bill Lee officiated at the services.

      Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery in Carrollton.

      Visitation was from 5 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at National Funeral Home.

      Memorials may be made to Central Baptist Church, 333 Second St., Grenada, MS 38901.

    3. [S809] McCuiston Marriages, vs #13iv-308.
      Information found in Montgomery County Marriage Index I, Book 10, pg 91

    4. [S3854] Grenada Star, Elizabeth Lemley McCuiston; obituary; 16 February 2018; 17 February 2018.
      Elizabeth Lemley McCuiston

      Elizabeth Lemley McCuiston, 92, a long time resident of Grenada, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at Grenada Living Center.
      She was born to the late James T. and Dolly Turner Lemley of Carroll County, March 10, 1925.
      Elizabeth married the late H. E. (Eric) McCuiston on Sept. 14, 1946, and they were together 57 years until his death in 2002. Mrs. McCuiston retired from the Grenada County Tax Assessor’s Office in 1987. She was a long-time, active member of Central Baptist Church.
      She is preceded in death by brothers, Buford and Douglas Lemley, a sister Rebecca Lemley Browning, and infant granddaughter Elizabeth Ann Ellis.
      She is survived by her children, Patricia Ellis (Stanley) of West; Mike McCuiston (Lisa) of Starkville; grandchildren, Rebecca Ellis Forrester (Stephen) of Somerville, Tenn., Meredith McCuiston Betts (Ronnie) of Mathiston; and Blake McCuiston (Ashley) of Starkville; great-grandchildren, Mary Agnes and Phoebe Ellis Forrester, Carson Garrett and Hayden Carter Betts, and Brantley Harrison and Emma Claire McCuiston; sister Betty Jean Booker of Waynesboro, formerly of Greenwood; sister-in-law Freddie Barrett of Jackson, formerly of Grenada; and eight nieces and a nephew.
      Visitation will be on Saturday, Feb. 17, from 10-11 a.m. with the funeral immediately following in the funeral home chapel. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Carrollton.
      Her pastor, Bro. Bill Lee, of Central Baptist Church, will officiate the services.
      Pallbearers will be Stephen Forrester, Blake McCuiston, Ronnie Betts Jr., Carson Betts, Hayden Betts and Richard Corder.
      In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Thailand Mission Fund, care of Central Baptist Church, P.O. Box 876, Grenada, MS, 38902, or a fund of your choice.
      Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com.
      Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada.