Obituary for THOMAS KING PICKETT (Aged 33)
The Yazoo Herald, Yazoo City, Mississippi, February 22, 1921. [3]
1880 John K. Pickitt (age 32, born in Mississippi) and wife Louisa (age 28, born in Louisiana) lived in Deasonville, Yazoo County, Mississippi. John K. Pickitt's father was born in South Carolina and his mother was born in Miss/SC. They lived with [uncle] Micajah Pickett (age 67) and children John K (age 1y 6m) and Jane C (age 1/12) and other boarders. [1]
1900 Zula E Pickett (born in Alabama in Jan 1867, married for 5 years), wife, lived in Beat 2, Yazoo County, Mississippi, in a household with John K Pickett (age 52), John K Pickett Jr (age 27), Mary G Pickett (age 17), Minnie R Pickett (age 15), William R Puckett (age 14), Tom K Puckett (age 12), Jennie B Puckett (age 19), Elisa A Puckett (age 9), Malcom C Puckett (age 4), Mik Puckett (age 1), and William A Puckett (age 55). Zula E Pickett's parents were both born in Alabama. Zula E Pickett had had 2 children, 2 still living. [2]
1921 Son Thomas King Pickett died.
Thomas King Pickett died in New Orleans. The following notice has been sent to the Herald by Mrs. Jane Pickett Cummings and we reproduce it with sadness. Mr. Thomas King Pickett was born and reared in the old Macajah Pickett home in the eastern part of the County, being the son of Mr. John K. Pickett and Mrs. Lutie Kilpatrick Pickett who were descendants of one of the most highly esteemed families of the county.
The young man was well known and greatly esteemed by his relatives and friends in this county who extend sympathy to the brothers and sisters in their sorrow. The following is from the Hattiesburg American.
Thomas King Pickett, who died at midnight Saturday In his rooms in New Orleans, where he had been taken from a hospital, suffering from Bright's disease and complications, was laid to rest in this city yesterday afternoon, attended by his many friends and surviving relatives Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. C. M. Crossley, of the Court Street Methodist Church, and interment was made in the City cemetery. Mr. Pickett, who, at the time of his death, was within a week of his 33rd birthday, was born at Benton, Yazoo county, a son of the late J. K. Pickett, of this county.
He had been in the employ of the American Express Company for 12 years, serving in official and other capacities. He was a veteran of the World war, and was a sergeant in G Company. l52nd Infantry, Camp Shelby. When the armistice was signed, he was discharged for special work with the American Express Company.
Six members of the Hattiesburg Kiwanis Club acted as pall bearers-Ben S. Dever, J. J. Hibbett, Travis H. Boykin, Herbert Gillis, L. C. Bradley and Joe K. McGinnis.
The funeral services were conducted at the residence of Mr. Pickett's sister, Mrs. H. O. Guion, 132 New Orleans Street, at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon. There were many pretty floral offerings, and many express employes, who had called often upon Mr. Pickett, sent remembrances.
He is survived by his step-mother. Mrs. Z. C. Pickett, of Hattiesburg, four brothers, J. K. Pickett, W. R. Pickett, Micajah Pickett and M. Shelby Pickett, of Hattiesburg, and four sisters, Mrs. M. G. Jones and Mrs W. F Cummings, of Jackson, Mrs William St. Martin, of New Orleans, and Mrs. H. G. Guise, of Hattiesburg.
1936 Son William R Pickett died.
PICKETT FUNERAL HELD IN FORRESTVeteran Railway Express Messenger Buried in Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, June 2 - Funeral services for William Robert Pickett, 50, a veteran railway express messenger who died of a heart attack at Magee, were conducted in Hattiesburg. Mr. Pickett became ill on the north bound Gulf and Ship Island passenger train Sunday about noon. He died before reaching the Magee hospital.A native of Yazoo county, Mr. Pickett came to Hattiesburg in 1910.
Surviving him are: his mother, Mrs. John King Pickett of Hattiesburg; three sisters, Mrs. W. P. Cummings of Jackson, Mrs. H. O. Guyon of Vicksburg and Mrs. William St. Martin of New Orleans: two brothers, Micajah Pickett of Little Rock, Ark., and M. Shelby Pickett of Hattiesburg.
Active pallbearers were: H. S. Tullos, J. E. Trexler, J. P. Clenden-in, Dudley McLeod, M. T. Fillln-gane, Sam Wilkins, George W. Drennen and W. H. Casey.
Honorary pallbearers were: T. B. Pace, Pat Everett, R. S. Burnham, Joe Holliday, J. E. Atkins, Tom Downing, B. I. Boyles, W. A. Sensing, J. W. Helms, A. W. Lampkin, C. E. McLeod, E. S. King, Willie Stevens, G. P. Dickson, Noel Oakley, J. W. Ammonds and M. A. Terry.
[1] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] The Yazoo Herald, Yazoo City, Mississippi, February 22, 1921, page 1, [NewspapersClip].
[4] Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi, June 3, 1936, page 3, [NewspapersClip].