William Aubrey GREGORY Elma Vaughn GREGORY Robert GREGORY Kathy GREGORY William Harrison GREGORY Betty Sue REIFERS Benjamin T GREGORY Bertha C JOLLY Mini tree diagram

William Harrison GREGORY1,1,2

1st Jul 19181,1,2 - 7th Dec 20051,2

Life History

1st Jul 1918

Born in Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi.1,1,2

about 1944

Birth of son Robert GREGORY in Mississippi

6th Oct 1946

Married Betty Sue REIFERS.1

about 1947

Birth of daughter Kathy GREGORY in Mississippi.3

5th May 1951

Birth of son William Harrison GREGORY in Mississippi.1,4

7th Dec 2005

Died in Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi.1,2

9th Dec 2005

Buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi.1

Notes

  • U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    William Harrison Gregory
    Birth 1 Jul 1918 Okolona, Mississippi
    Death Date 7 Dec 2005
    Father William A Gregory
    Mother Bertha C Jolly
    SSN 425125441
    Aug 1937 Name listed as WILLIAM HARRISON GREGORY; 17 Dec 2005 Name listed as WILLIAM H GREGORY

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    William Harrison "Willie" Gregory, Sr
    Birth Jul 1, 1918
    Death Dec 7, 2005 Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA

    Appeared originally in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/9/2005, section A, page 4

    OKOLONA - William Harrison "Willie" Gregory Sr., 87, died suddenly Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005, at his home at Poverty Hill Farms west of Okolona. A lifelong Chickasaw Countian, he was born July 1, 1918, to William Aubrey and Bertha Jolly Gregory. He graduated from Okolona High School in 1936 and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a farmer and cattleman all his life. He was active in several local and state agricultural organizations. He and his family owned and operated Poverty Hill Farms. A solid and active citizen of the Okolona area, he was a charter member of the Mississippi and Chickasaw County Farm Bureau. He was a director of the First Citizens National Bank in Okolona. He was a Mason and a Shriner. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Okolona since age 12 and had served on the Administrative Board and the Finance Committee. He loved the land and its produce, his family, especially his grandchildren, and his dog, Skip.

    Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church in Okolona with the Rev. Bill Harrison, the Rev. Allen Bailey and the Rev. Ray Daniel officiating. Steve Holland will deliver the eulogy. Burial will follow in Oddfellows Cemetery. Holland-Harris Funeral Directors is in charge.

    Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Betty Sue Reifers Gregory, whom he married Oct. 6, 1946; his children, Kathy Stuart and husband, Bill, Bill Gregory and wife, Jeanine, and Bob Gregory and wife, Patsy, all of Okolona; grandchildren, Jenni Etheridge of Cordova, Tenn., Jason Etheridge (Casey) of Corinth, Will Stuart and Todd Stuart of West Point, Ashley Jones (Don) of Huntsville, Ala., Allyson Gregory and Harrison Gregory III of Jackson, Trisha Gregory of New York, N.Y., Susannah Gregory of Washington D.C., and Caroline Gregory of Okolona; his brother, Dr. Ben Gregory (Mary) of Pensacola, Fla.; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

    He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Elma Barnes.

    Pallbearers will be Jack Gregory Jr., John Andrew Gregory, Kenny Burns, Preston Sullivan, Jamie Darnell and Earl Carter.

    Honorary pallbearers will be his grandchildren.

    Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to service time today at the church.

    Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 467, Okolona, MS 38860.

    Parents:
    William Aubrey Gregory (1892 - 1967)
    Bertha Jolly Gregory (1893 - 1966)

    Spouse Betty Sue Reifers Gregory (1921 - 2011)
    Sibling:
    Elma G Gregory Barnes (1917 - 2001)

    Burial Odd Fellows Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA

    Created by Barbara Wiley Hamby Jun 01, 2008
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #27237581, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27237581/william-gregory
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