...In November, 1924, at a meeting of the members of the
          choir, held in the home of Mrs. C.F.Gilbert, officers were
          elected as follows:  Mrs. Charles Santana, President; Mrs.
          W.L.Ellis, secretary;  Mr. Sam Jones, treasurer and business
          manager;  Mrs. Roscoe Turner, organist....
                Mrs. Roscoe Turner, nee Carline Stovall, succeeded Miss
          Mabel Ray as organist.  Mrs. Turner was a talented musician.  Not
          only was she a fine organist, but she also possessed a lovely
          voice.  Mrs. Turner's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stovall were at
          one time members of the Corinth Church; they were loyal
          Methodists.
                After about a year Mrs. Turner moved away from Corinth, and
          Mrs. W.L. Stroup, was appointed to take over the work of the
          organist....[p.173]

    Source:   Mary Warriner Weaver.  AND ARE WE YET ALIVE?  THE STORY OF THE
              BEGINNING AND PROGRESS OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN CORINTH,
              MISSISSIPPI 1799-1953.  Nashville, TN:  Parthenon Press, 1955.
              

    Sisters buried Henry Cemetary, Corinth, MS

    Francis Lockman Stovall Lyons, sister  (Toby)
            Wife of Eugene E. Lyons *
            b. Nov. 23, 1907- d. Jan. 11, 1933

    Gertrude Stovall Mikesell, sister
            b. Dec. 24, 1898- d. Mar. 25, 1981


            Per Wednesday's Daily of the Weekly Corinthian on 1/12/1933, Mrs.
    Lyons died at 11:45 this morning from a heart attack.  Her husband
    took her to Corinth hospital the previous afternoon.  She had never
    suffered heart trouble before.  She was 25 years old visiting Corinth
    from Decatur, GA, where she moved after marrying about 3 years ago.  She
    attended Corinth High School, transferring as a sophomore after coming to
    Corinth from Kennon [Kenton], TN.  She attended and graduated from
    Grenada College.  Survived by her husband, Gene Lyon, district
    representative of Kraft-Phoenix Cheese company; her father, W.C.Stovall;
    her sisters, Miss Gertrude Stovall, Mrs. Roscoe Turner, her brother, W.C.
    Stovall, Jr., a student at Mississippi State College.

    *  Gene Lyons' sister was Gladys Lyons who worked for Roscoe as his
       personal secretary for many years.
       

SEE ALSO:

• News articles, 1910
• News articles, 1991