Notes:

AMORY, Mississippi - Mellie Green Brasfield Stevens, 95, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004, at Beverly Healthcare in Amory after a long illness. She was born Sept. 12, 1909, in Smithville to the late Joseph Arther and Ora Beula Ausborn Brasfield. A lifelong resident of Monroe County, she lived in Smithville and Amory. She married Elmer Troy Stevens in 1927; he died in 1944. She was a homemaker and a master seamstress. She was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church of Amory and a member of the Women's Auxiliary. She enjoyed gardening.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today at E.E. Pickle Funeral Home in Amory with Bro. Buzz Wilkinson and Bro. Larry Haggard officiating. Burial will be in Pearce Chapel Cemetery in Smithville.

Survivors include a daughter, Bernice Nell Stevens Shaddix of Amory; a sister, Ruby Laverne Brasfield Hill of Amory; three grandchildren, Steven Shaddix, Suzanne Shaddix and Edward Burton Shaddix; two great-grandchildren, Cory and Aiden.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three brothers, Floyd Brasfield, Casper Brasfield and Melvin Brasfield; three sisters, Fleta Brasfield Shumpert, Flonnie Brasfield Gilmore and Jewel Brasfield Nash; a granddaughter, Kay Brown; and a grandson, Bobby Joe "Joey" Shaddix.

Pallbearers will be Steven Keith Shaddix, Edward Burton Shaddix, Dennis Brasfield, Joe Franke, John Dwight Stevens, Bobby Hill and Dickie Hill.

Visitation will continue until service time today.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Amory Christian Academy, 60035 County Barn Road, Amory MS 38821 or a charity of the donor's choice.


Buried:
Pearce Chapel Cemetery

Mellie married STEVENS, Elmer Troy on 15 Apr 1928. Elmer (son of STEVENS, Hyson Lann and HUTSON, Etta J.) was born on 1 Nov 1906 in Mississippi, USA; died in Feb 1944 in Mississippi, USA; was buried in Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. STEVENS, Bernice Nell was born on 12 May 1930 in Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi, USA; died on 31 Jul 2005 in Amory, Monroe, Mississippi, USA; was buried in Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi, USA.

Notes:

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Last Will and Testament of Joe A. Brasfield
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Updated 4/11/00

Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 13 day of June, 1944.

(SEAL)
My commission expires January 17, 1947
Guy C. Wood
Notary Public

Filed in my office 6 day of July, 1944.

O. H. Owens, Clerk

#10,128
ESTATE OF JOE A. BRASFIELD, DECEASED~

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, JOE A. BRASFIELD, of Smithville, Monroe County,
Mississippi, being more than twenty-one years of age and of sound and disposing mind and
memory, do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament; hereby revoking any
and all other will or wills heretofore by me made.

ITEM I. I will and direct that all of my Just debts and burial and funeral expenses
shall be paid by my Executors hereinafter named as soon as may be convenient after my death.

ITEM II. It is my will and wish and I devise and bequeath all of my property of every kind
and character and wheresoever located to my children, Fleta Schumpert, Floyd Brasfield,
Nellie Stevens Jewel Nash, Casper Brasfield and LaVerne Brasfield, share and share alike;
and should any of my said children not survive me, leaving a child or Children, then In such
event it is my wish and will that the child or children of the deceased child (the devisee
herein) shall take the share that the parent would take, if living.
And I further will and direct that immediately at my death my Executors, hereinafter named,
shall take possession and control of all of my property and effects; that they shall have
control of and manage it as in their Judgment they may deem best; but there shall be no sale
or division of the property until the death of my wife, Mrs. Ora Brasfield, pro-vision for
whom I am making in the next paragraph hereof. But my Executors may from time to time divide
any net income or earnings of the property among the devisees herein, but they shall not
divide any of the corpus or original estate so long as my wife shall live.

ITEM III. I hereby nominate and appoint my sons, Floyd Brasfield and Casper Brasfield
Executors of this my will; and I here expressly relieve them of bond and of the duty of
making reports to the Court. But I expressly enjoin it upon my Executors and all of my
other children, the devisees herein, that they shall provide a reasonable support and
maintenance for my wife, Mrs. Ora Brasfield, so long as she may live and remain my widow.
As to my daughter, Flonnie Gilmore, who is not provided for herein, I request that they
supply to her from time to time such reasonable support and maintenance as in their
judgement they may think necessary.

IN TESTIMONY OF ALL OF WHICH witness my signature, this the 31st day of August, 1937. Joe A. Brasfield
We hereby certify that the above and foregoing instrument on the day and date thereof
as in our presence signed by the testator, Joe A. Brasfield, and by him declared to be
his last will and testament; and we, at his request and in his presence and in the
presence of each other, hereto subscribe our names as attesting Witnesses.

This the 31st day of August, 1937.

C. L. Tubb
Frank S. Leftwich

I, Ora Brasfield, wife of the said Joe A. Brasfield, hereby declare that I have read
he foregoing will, and as to the provisions therein made for my maintenance and support,
I consent and agree to the same.

IN TESTIMONY OF WHICH witness my signature, this the 31st day of August, 1937.

Mrs. Orie Brasfield.

FILED in my office 10 day of July, 1944.

0. H. Owens, Clerk

#10,128

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF MONROE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN VACATION 1944

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT AND
ESTATE OF JOE A. BRASFIELD, DECEASED.

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Michael Brasfield wrote:

After reading the will, I see that it was for Joseph Arthur Brasfield who was born 9/18/1879. He married Ora Buelah Ausborn on 10/9/1900. Are you any relation? Thanks again.

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Michael...
Glad you received it ok.

Yes, I am related to him. My grandmother was Martha Z. Brasfield daughter of Lafayette Brasfield and Betty Massengale. She was one of Joe's sisters. She married William Rueben Bunn. If you're interested you could check out www.bunncrib.50megs.com
I have some pictures of her and William as well as the rest of the Bunns.

Barry Bunn
bbunn1@jcpenney.com
11/3/2000


Buried:
New Hope Cemetery

Joseph married AUSBORN, Ora Buelah on 8 Oct 1900 in Monroe, Mississippi, USA. Ora (daughter of AUSBORN, William Rolen and THOMAS, Mary Jane) was born on 29 Feb 1880 in Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi, USA; died on 6 Feb 1961 in Amory, Monroe, Mississippi, USA; was buried on 7 Feb 1961 in Hatley, Monroe, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Services for Mrs. Ora Bulah Brasfield were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 7 in the chapel of the Pickle Funeral Home with the Rev M.L. Hollis the Rev D.H. Matherly and the Rev. Sidney McLeod officiating. Burial was in the New Hope Cemetery with the Pickle Funeral Home in charge. She was 80.

Mrs. Brasfield died at 1:30 a.m. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. B.D. Shumpert, in North Amory after an illness of six months.

Mrs. Brasfield was born and reared near Smithville and was married in 1900 to Joe A. Brasfield, who died in 1944. They resided in the Mt. Zion community where she was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.

She leaves two sons, Casper Brasfield of Amory and Floyd Brasfield of Smithville; five daughters, Mrs. B.D Shumpert, Mrs. Leslie Gilmore and Mrs. Mellie Stevens of Amory, Mrs. Eron Nash of Hatley and Mrs. Robert H. Hill of Amory; three brothers, Erie, Woodie and Arch Ausborn, all of Hatley; 15 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.


Buried:
New Hope Cemetery

Calvin married MASSENGILL, Elizabeth T. on 16 Jul 1877 in Monroe, Mississippi, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of MASSENGILL, Alfred M and TYRE, Rhody M.) was born on 9 Sep 1850 in Mississippi, USA; died on 5 Jan 1922 in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States of America; was buried in Hatley, Monroe, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married THOMAS, Mary Jane about 1868. Mary was born in Sep 1845 in Mississippi, USA; died about 1925. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name State County Location Page Year Age Sex Age Ranges Census Type

Brasfield, Albert NC WAKE CO. CRAB TREE DISTRICT 170 1840
Brasfield, John NC WAKE CO. CRAB TREE DISTRICT 172 1840
Brasfield, Willie NC WAKE CO. CRAB TREE DISTRICT 172 1840

Jefferson, AL 1850 Federal Census (INDEX file 1 of 5)

This Census was transcribed by Delinda Miller
and proofread by Mary Schuelke
for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.usgenweb.org/census.

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Pg# Ln# Last Name First Name Age Birth Place Filename

180B 8 Brasfield John C. 35 NC pg0180B.txt
180B 9 Brasfield Nancy H. 31 SC pg0180B.txt
180B 10 Brasfield John W. 10 Ala pg0180B.txt
180B 14 Brasfield Leonidas 4 Ala pg0180B.txt
180B 15 Brasfield General J. 1 Ala pg0180B.txt
180B 13 Brasfield George W. 5 Ala pg0180B.txt
180B 11 Brasfield James H. 8 Ala pg0180B.txt
180B 12 Brasfield Ann H. 5 Ala pg0180B.txt


Buried:
Bethlehem Cemetery

John married HANCOCK, Nancy before 1 Jan 1841. Nancy was born in 1819 in South Carolina or Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfred married TYRE, Rhody M.. Rhody was born about 1820 in Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joel married MASSENGALE, Mary on 24 Jun 1830 in Troup, Georgia, USA. Mary was born in 1810 in South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]