Mack Bennett Minchew (1936 - 1996)

Born 2 Aug 1936 in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States

Died 27 Mar 1996 at age 59 in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, United States

Biography

Mack Bennett Minchew was born on Aug 02, 1936 in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA as a child of Clarence B. Minchew and Eunice Bennett ^[1] (Buried Hickory Grove Cemetery).

He died on Mar 27, 1996 in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA (South Central Regional Medical Center; Age at Death: 59).

When he was 22, he married Barbara Christine Craft, daughter of A. B. Craft and Carrie Fortenberry, on Feb 14, 1959 (date on headstone).

Mack Bennett Minchew was buried in Jones County, Mississippi, USA (Sharon Cemetery). ^[2]

He lived in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 3; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). Race: (White)

He served in the military between Jan 30, 1959–Jan 30, 1962 (US Marine Corps). ^[3]

Mack Bennett Minchew and Barbara Christine Craft had children (see obituary).

Obituary

Laurel Leader-Call, Thursday, March 28, 1996, p. 2-A

MACK B. MINCHEW

Mack B. Minchew, 59, of Laurel, died Wednesday, March 27, 1996, at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel.

Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel, with burial in Sharon Cemetery in Jones County. The Rev. Nelson Crozier will officiate.

He was Market Manager at Jitney Jungle in Laurel. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, and was a member of First Baptist Church of Sharon.

He is survived by his wife, Christine Minchew of Laurel; one son, Gary Minchew of Laurel; two daughters, Anita Minchew Clark of Eucutta, and Barbara Evelyn Caraway of Bangkok, Thailand; one sister, Etta Mae Steen of Laurel; four grandchildren, Ashley Caraway, Bradley Clark, Gregory Caraway and Kyle Bennett Caraway.

Pallbearers will be Chris Nixon, Tracy Pitts, Chris Holifield, Eric Sumrall, Ricky White, and Chuck Williams.

Visitation will be from 6:30-10 p.m. today at Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel, which is in charge of arrangements. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Max Bennett Minchew. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=32965590&indiv=try. Name: Max Bennett Minchew [Mack Bennett Minchew] [Mack Minchew] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 2 Aug 1936 Birth Place: Yazoo City Y, Mississippi [Yazoo Yazoo, Mississippi] Death Date: 27 Mar 1996 Father: Clarence B Minchew Mother: Eunice Bennett SSN: xxx Notes: Apr 1952: Name listed as MAX BENNETT MINCHEW; Feb 1968: Name listed as MACK BENNETT MINCHEW; 02 Apr 1996: Name listed as MACK B MINCHEW
2. ↑ Findagrave Mack Bennett Minchew
3. ↑ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Record for Mack Minchew
4. ↑ Published Laurel Leader-Call, Thursday, March 28, 1996, p. 2-A

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JL8Q-2Q3 : 20 May 2014), Mack B Minchew, 27 Mar 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K57S-HPR : 22 May 2014), Mack B Minchew, Residence, Laurel, Mississippi, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYLR-HQC : accessed 18 February 2018), Mack Minchew in household of Clarence Minchew, Kosciusko, Beat 1, Attala, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-3, sheet 9B, line 59, family 192, 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 2008.