Alton Boyd Sullivan Sr. (1928 - 2017)

Born 29 Sep 1928 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

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Died 7 May 2017 at age 88 in Florence, Rankin, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Alton Boyd Sullivan was born on Sep 29, 1928 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA as the first child of Vardaman Sullivan and Gladys Harrison.

He had one sibling, namely: Margie Alene.

He died on May 7, 2017 in Florence, Rankin, Mississippi, USA (Briarhill Nursing Home; Age at Death: 88).

Alton Boyd Sullivan lived in Beat 4, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 1 6/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). ^[1]

He lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). ^[2] Race: (White)

He was buried in Shivers, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Sullivan Family Cemetery) ^[3]

Alton Boyd "Big Arch" Sullivan Sr and Hazel Williamson had the following children:

1. Alton Boyd Sullivan Jr. was born on Sep 21, 1950 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. ^[4] He died on Jan 07, 1977 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (auto accident; Age at Death: 26). ^{[5] [6]} He married Patricia Gay Gaines on Apr 04, 1975 in Pearl, Rankin, Mississippi, USA (McLaurin Heights UMC). ^[7]
2. Loyd W. Sullivan was born on Sep 11, 1953 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Sep 11, 2009 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (St. Dominic Hospital; Age at Death: 56). ^[8] He married Virginia E "Beth" Ferguson on Oct 13, 1973 (from his obituary).
3. Martha Lynn Sullivan was born on xxx 1959 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Baptist Hospital). ^[9] She was living in 2017.

Alton Boyd Sullivan September 28, 1928 - May 7, 2017

Alton B Sullivan Sr. 88, of Shivers, MS passed away Sunday, May 07, 2017 at Briarhill Nursing Home in Florence.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 09, 2017 from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Mendenhall with funeral services immediately following visitation. Bro. Jerry Mixon will officiate. Graveside services will be held at Sullivan Family Cemetery on Vard Sullivan Road. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Mendenhall is in charge of arrangements. (601)847-4401

"Big Arch" was a native farmer of Simpson County and he loved to give away his vegetables. He loved watching football, especially the Saints and Ole Miss. You would find "Big Arch" on any given day on his front porch visiting with family and friends. He was loved and will be missed very much.

He is preceded in death by his Parents, Vard and Gladys Sullivan, wife, Hazel Sullivan, and two sons, Boyd Sullivan Jr., and Loyd Sullivan.

Survivors include his daughter, Martha McKeith of Pinola, MS, Daughter-in-law, Beth Sullivan of Raymond, MS. He had 5 grandchildren and 3 greatgrandchildren.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM1F-3FZ : accessed 19 March 2016), Alton Sullivan in entry for Vardamon Sullivan, 1930.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB3Q-QQ8 : accessed 19 March 2016), Alton Sulivan in household of Vadimar Sulivan, Beat 4, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-22, sheet 11B, family 200, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2064.
3. ↑ See Findagrave - Alton Boyd “Big Arch” Sullivan, Sr
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Alton Boyd Jr Sullivan. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=19431488&indiv=try. Name: Alton Boyd Sullivan Jr [Alton Sullivan Jr] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 21 Sep 1950 Birth Place: Mendenhall S, Mississippi Death Date: Jan 1977 SSN: xxx Notes: Dec 1966: Name listed as ALTON BOYD SULLIVAN JR; 30 Dec 1987: Name listed as ALTON SULLIVAN
5. ↑ Dies in Wreck Alton Boyd Sullivan Jr Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 08 Jan 1977, Sat, Page 1
6. ↑ Obituary for Alton Boyd Sullivan Jr Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 08 Jan 1977, Sat, Page 16
7. ↑ Marriage of Gaines Sullivan 1975 — Alton Boyd Sullivan Jr and Patricia Gay Gaines Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 09 Mar 1975, Sun, Page 76
8. ↑ Obituary for Loyd W. Sullivan Published in Clarion Ledger on September 13, 2009
9. ↑ Birth of Martha Lynn Sullivan Clipped from Simpson County News, 12 Feb 1959, Thu, Page 3
10. ↑ Obituary for Alton Boyd Sullivan

• Headstone
• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K5SY-G13 : accessed 19 March 2016), A Sullivan, Residence, Pinola, Mississippi, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.

• Children School Records
• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK69-TGX4 : accessed 19 March 2016), Alton Sullivan in entry for Boyd Sullivan, 1957; citing School enrollment, , Hinds, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.