Joseph L. Mayfield (1926 - 2012)

Born 12 Jun 1926 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Jun 2012 at age 86 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Joseph L Mayfield was born on Jun 12, 1926 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA as the third child of James Wilson Mayfield and E. Lillian Bishop. He had five siblings, namely: Leah Lavone, Charlene, James Wilson Jr, Dorothy Dean, and Jerry.

He died on Jun 15, 2012 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (V.A. Nursing Home; Age at Death: 86).

Joseph L Mayfield lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930. He lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940. Race: (White, citizen)

He served in the military on Nov 08, 1945 (Age: 19).

He was buried in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Lakewood South Memorial Park).

Obituary

Ott & Lee Funeral Home

Joe L. Mayfield

(June 12, 1926 - June 16, 2012)

SERVICE: 1:00PM MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012

OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON

VISITATION: : 6:00PM UNTIL 8:00PM SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2012

OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON

INTERMENT: : LAKEWOOD SOUTH CEMETERY

JACKSON, MS

Joe L. Mayfield

Brandon

Joe L. Mayfield, 86. passed away Friday June 15, 2012 at the V.A. Nursing Home in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held Sun. June 17, 2012 from 6pm-8pm. at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 1pm. Mon. June 18, 2012 at the funeral home with burial to follow in the Lakewood South Cemetery.

Mr. Mayfield was born in Mize, MS and has lived in the Metro area most of his life. He was a member of Sky Hills Baptist Church in Pearl, MS and was also a Masonic and York Rite Mason. Mr. Mayfield was a WWII veteran in the 69th Infantry of the 3rd Army. He retired as a 1st Sergeant with the Mississippi Army National Guard.

Mr. Mayfield is survived by his two sons, Joe W. Mayfield (Nita) and Jolly Mayfield (Donna) both of Brandon, MS; two sisters, Dorothy Kennedy of Magee, MS and LaVonne O'Neal of Madison, MS; three grandchildren, Micah, Chad and Blake Mayfield all of Brandon, MS and one great-grandchild, Hunter Mayfield of Brandon, MS. He is preceded in death by his wife, Doris Mayfield and his parents James and Lilly Mayfield of Magee, MS.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Atten: Memorial Honor Program-1 St. Jude Place, P.O. Box 1000-Dept. 300-Memphis, TN 38148-0552. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Published online by OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB3Q-4CS : accessed 29 October 2017), J L Mayfield in household of Wilson Mayfield, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-10A, sheet 8B, line 61, family 153, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2065.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M8-6BW : accessed 29 October 2017), Joseph L Mayfield in household of J Wilson Mayfield, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 5A, line 16, family 88, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.