Services held for Eupora Teacher
Mrs. J. E. Eudy, 66, died suddenly in the Webster General Hospital, last Wednesday about 11:30 p. m. of a heart attack.
Born in Montgomery County, near Kilmichael, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A Locke, deceased, Mrs. Eudy was a graduate of the Kilmichael High School, of Grenada College, and of Peabody College where she earned her master's degree. As a teacher she began her career of approximately 45 years in the Eupora High School in 1922-25, for three years. She also taught in Okolona, Rolling Fork, Friars Point, Perkins Jr. College, Drew and back to Eupora as head of English Dept. for the last 8 years; for one semester she was teacher of English and Latin in Wood Junior College, of Mathiston. She was a member of the Eupora Methodist Church, the Webster County Teachers' Assn., and Mississippi Educational Association.
Funeral services, conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. W. Youngblood, and assisted by Pres. Felix Sutphin of Wood Junior College, were held in the Eupora Methodist Church, May 28, at 3:00 p. m., with burial in the Eupora Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Mr. J. E. Eudy, of Eupora; two step-daughters, Mrs. John Woods, Jr., Greenwood, and Mrs. T. G. Hamby, Batesville; five sisters, Mrs. M. F. Herring, of Raymond, Mrs. M. L. Branch, of Winona, Mrs. E. A. Jordan, of Carthage, Mrs. Ruth Brewer, of Corpus Christi, Texas Miss Bobbie Jean Locke, York Town, Va., 3 brothers, Dr. John F. Locke, of State College, Miss., B. S. Locke, and K. F. Locke, both of Winona; and five grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were U. G. Sones, R. O. Ray, John Sanders, F. E. Lucius, Harpole Patterson, C. P. Fortner and H. H. Reed. Honorary pall bearers were all the friends of the family. Oliver Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements.
In appreciation of her love for and devotion to her profession, Mrs. Eudy was eulogized enthusiastically by both Students, contemporaries and employers. County Superintendent of Education F. E. Lucius said, "She was a most desirable teacher, both with students, other faculty members, and parents. She was that teacher whose abilities and efforts were never questioned. In my opinion, the teaching profession has suffered a great loss. One who had worked very closely with this great teacher, Mr. B. T. White, principal of Eupora High School, expressed profound appreciation in these words: "Though the soft earth buried forever this wonderful woman, it could not shut out the respect, admiration, and affection for this beloved teacher. Nor could it bury the influence she has had on lives of boys and girls in our state. She lived her life for others."
In those first years of teaching in 1922-25, one of her greatest admirers then and even today, Drew Lamb, said recently, "She left an indelible and indefinable impression on my mind. I shall never forget principles of the English Language Miss Mary Locke (Eudy) taught me. They stand out in my thinking today just as they did when I sat in her classes through those three years of my high school work in Eupora,
Another more recent student, Mrs. Patricia Hill Curry, said, "When Mrs. Eudy taught us, we learned; or we soon wished we had for our first days in college confirmed her logic." There are many others who probably have said much more, but all seem to agree: Mrs. Eudy was one teacher all of us loved and respected so much we shall never forget her great lessons, her positive approach, refined discourses, and her infinite variety.
The Winona Times
Winona, MS
June 10, 1965
Mrs. J. E. Eudy, 66, died suddenly in the Webster General Hospital, last Wednesday about 11:30 p. m. of a heart attack.
Born in Montgomery County, near Kilmichael, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A Locke, deceased, Mrs. Eudy was a graduate of the Kilmichael High School, of Grenada College, and of Peabody College where she earned her master's degree. As a teacher she began her career of approximately 45 years in the Eupora High School in 1922-25, for three years. She also taught in Okolona, Rolling Fork, Friars Point, Perkins Jr. College, Drew and back to Eupora as head of English Dept. for the last 8 years; for one semester she was teacher of English and Latin in Wood Junior College, of Mathiston. She was a member of the Eupora Methodist Church, the Webster County Teachers' Assn., and Mississippi Educational Association.
Funeral services, conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. W. Youngblood, and assisted by Pres. Felix Sutphin of Wood Junior College, were held in the Eupora Methodist Church, May 28, at 3:00 p. m., with burial in the Eupora Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Mr. J. E. Eudy, of Eupora; two step-daughters, Mrs. John Woods, Jr., Greenwood, and Mrs. T. G. Hamby, Batesville; five sisters, Mrs. M. F. Herring, of Raymond, Mrs. M. L. Branch, of Winona, Mrs. E. A. Jordan, of Carthage, Mrs. Ruth Brewer, of Corpus Christi, Texas Miss Bobbie Jean Locke, York Town, Va., 3 brothers, Dr. John F. Locke, of State College, Miss., B. S. Locke, and K. F. Locke, both of Winona; and five grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were U. G. Sones, R. O. Ray, John Sanders, F. E. Lucius, Harpole Patterson, C. P. Fortner and H. H. Reed. Honorary pall bearers were all the friends of the family. Oliver Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements.
In appreciation of her love for and devotion to her profession, Mrs. Eudy was eulogized enthusiastically by both Students, contemporaries and employers. County Superintendent of Education F. E. Lucius said, "She was a most desirable teacher, both with students, other faculty members, and parents. She was that teacher whose abilities and efforts were never questioned. In my opinion, the teaching profession has suffered a great loss. One who had worked very closely with this great teacher, Mr. B. T. White, principal of Eupora High School, expressed profound appreciation in these words: "Though the soft earth buried forever this wonderful woman, it could not shut out the respect, admiration, and affection for this beloved teacher. Nor could it bury the influence she has had on lives of boys and girls in our state. She lived her life for others."
In those first years of teaching in 1922-25, one of her greatest admirers then and even today, Drew Lamb, said recently, "She left an indelible and indefinable impression on my mind. I shall never forget principles of the English Language Miss Mary Locke (Eudy) taught me. They stand out in my thinking today just as they did when I sat in her classes through those three years of my high school work in Eupora,
Another more recent student, Mrs. Patricia Hill Curry, said, "When Mrs. Eudy taught us, we learned; or we soon wished we had for our first days in college confirmed her logic." There are many others who probably have said much more, but all seem to agree: Mrs. Eudy was one teacher all of us loved and respected so much we shall never forget her great lessons, her positive approach, refined discourses, and her infinite variety.
The Winona Times
Winona, MS
June 10, 1965
Services held for Eupora Teacher
Mrs. J. E. Eudy, 66, died suddenly in the Webster General Hospital, last Wednesday about 11:30 p. m. of a heart attack.
Born in Montgomery County, near Kilmichael, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A Locke, deceased, Mrs. Eudy was a graduate of the Kilmichael High School, of Grenada College, and of Peabody College where she earned her master's degree. As a teacher she began her career of approximately 45 years in the Eupora High School in 1922-25, for three years. She also taught in Okolona, Rolling Fork, Friars Point, Perkins Jr. College, Drew and back to Eupora as head of English Dept. for the last 8 years; for one semester she was teacher of English and Latin in Wood Junior College, of Mathiston. She was a member of the Eupora Methodist Church, the Webster County Teachers' Assn., and Mississippi Educational Association.
Funeral services, conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. W. Youngblood, and assisted by Pres. Felix Sutphin of Wood Junior College, were held in the Eupora Methodist Church, May 28, at 3:00 p. m., with burial in the Eupora Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Mr. J. E. Eudy, of Eupora; two step-daughters, Mrs. John Woods, Jr., Greenwood, and Mrs. T. G. Hamby, Batesville; five sisters, Mrs. M. F. Herring, of Raymond, Mrs. M. L. Branch, of Winona, Mrs. E. A. Jordan, of Carthage, Mrs. Ruth Brewer, of Corpus Christi, Texas Miss Bobbie Jean Locke, York Town, Va., 3 brothers, Dr. John F. Locke, of State College, Miss., B. S. Locke, and K. F. Locke, both of Winona; and five grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were U. G. Sones, R. O. Ray, John Sanders, F. E. Lucius, Harpole Patterson, C. P. Fortner and H. H. Reed. Honorary pall bearers were all the friends of the family. Oliver Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements.
In appreciation of her love for and devotion to her profession, Mrs. Eudy was eulogized enthusiastically by both Students, contemporaries and employers. County Superintendent of Education F. E. Lucius said, "She was a most desirable teacher, both with students, other faculty members, and parents. She was that teacher whose abilities and efforts were never questioned. In my opinion, the teaching profession has suffered a great loss. One who had worked very closely with this great teacher, Mr. B. T. White, principal of Eupora High School, expressed profound appreciation in these words: "Though the soft earth buried forever this wonderful woman, it could not shut out the respect, admiration, and affection for this beloved teacher. Nor could it bury the influence she has had on lives of boys and girls in our state. She lived her life for others."
In those first years of teaching in 1922-25, one of her greatest admirers then and even today, Drew Lamb, said recently, "She left an indelible and indefinable impression on my mind. I shall never forget principles of the English Language Miss Mary Locke (Eudy) taught me. They stand out in my thinking today just as they did when I sat in her classes through those three years of my high school work in Eupora,
Another more recent student, Mrs. Patricia Hill Curry, said, "When Mrs. Eudy taught us, we learned; or we soon wished we had for our first days in college confirmed her logic." There are many others who probably have said much more, but all seem to agree: Mrs. Eudy was one teacher all of us loved and respected so much we shall never forget her great lessons, her positive approach, refined discourses, and her infinite variety.
The Winona Times
Winona, MS
June 10, 1965
Mrs. J. E. Eudy, 66, died suddenly in the Webster General Hospital, last Wednesday about 11:30 p. m. of a heart attack.
Born in Montgomery County, near Kilmichael, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A Locke, deceased, Mrs. Eudy was a graduate of the Kilmichael High School, of Grenada College, and of Peabody College where she earned her master's degree. As a teacher she began her career of approximately 45 years in the Eupora High School in 1922-25, for three years. She also taught in Okolona, Rolling Fork, Friars Point, Perkins Jr. College, Drew and back to Eupora as head of English Dept. for the last 8 years; for one semester she was teacher of English and Latin in Wood Junior College, of Mathiston. She was a member of the Eupora Methodist Church, the Webster County Teachers' Assn., and Mississippi Educational Association.
Funeral services, conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. W. Youngblood, and assisted by Pres. Felix Sutphin of Wood Junior College, were held in the Eupora Methodist Church, May 28, at 3:00 p. m., with burial in the Eupora Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Mr. J. E. Eudy, of Eupora; two step-daughters, Mrs. John Woods, Jr., Greenwood, and Mrs. T. G. Hamby, Batesville; five sisters, Mrs. M. F. Herring, of Raymond, Mrs. M. L. Branch, of Winona, Mrs. E. A. Jordan, of Carthage, Mrs. Ruth Brewer, of Corpus Christi, Texas Miss Bobbie Jean Locke, York Town, Va., 3 brothers, Dr. John F. Locke, of State College, Miss., B. S. Locke, and K. F. Locke, both of Winona; and five grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were U. G. Sones, R. O. Ray, John Sanders, F. E. Lucius, Harpole Patterson, C. P. Fortner and H. H. Reed. Honorary pall bearers were all the friends of the family. Oliver Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements.
In appreciation of her love for and devotion to her profession, Mrs. Eudy was eulogized enthusiastically by both Students, contemporaries and employers. County Superintendent of Education F. E. Lucius said, "She was a most desirable teacher, both with students, other faculty members, and parents. She was that teacher whose abilities and efforts were never questioned. In my opinion, the teaching profession has suffered a great loss. One who had worked very closely with this great teacher, Mr. B. T. White, principal of Eupora High School, expressed profound appreciation in these words: "Though the soft earth buried forever this wonderful woman, it could not shut out the respect, admiration, and affection for this beloved teacher. Nor could it bury the influence she has had on lives of boys and girls in our state. She lived her life for others."
In those first years of teaching in 1922-25, one of her greatest admirers then and even today, Drew Lamb, said recently, "She left an indelible and indefinable impression on my mind. I shall never forget principles of the English Language Miss Mary Locke (Eudy) taught me. They stand out in my thinking today just as they did when I sat in her classes through those three years of my high school work in Eupora,
Another more recent student, Mrs. Patricia Hill Curry, said, "When Mrs. Eudy taught us, we learned; or we soon wished we had for our first days in college confirmed her logic." There are many others who probably have said much more, but all seem to agree: Mrs. Eudy was one teacher all of us loved and respected so much we shall never forget her great lessons, her positive approach, refined discourses, and her infinite variety.
The Winona Times
Winona, MS
June 10, 1965
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