June 20, 1940 – The Monitor Herald, Pittsboro, Calhoun Co MS
Mrs. R.C. Countiss Succumbs June 12-Funeral Held Thursday At the
Pittsboro M.E. Church – Burial At Reasons Cemetery
Mrs. R.C. Countiss, age 72, died at her home at Pittsboro
Wednesday, June 12, after an illness of several months
duration. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon
at 2 o’clock at the Methodist Church at Pittsboro,
conducted by Rev. K.E. Clark, assisted by Rev. C.H.
Ellard, with Pryor Funeral Home directing the rites.
Interment followed in Reasons Cemetery, near Ellard.
Active pallbearers were nephews of Mrs. Countiss, as
follows: Dr. Roy D. Byars, M.P. Byars, L.R. Byars,
Wirt Byars, Shed H. Byars and R.A. Byars.
Mrs. Countiss was the widow of the lamented Reuben C.
Countiss, who passed away in 1914, and who was one of
the county’s leading citizens – a Confederate veteran
and a man of honesty and ability. She had lived at
Pittsboro for many years, where she was regarded as
one of the most worthy and beloved persons of the
community. She had been a member of the Methodist
Church for many years and was a devout Christian
and a woman of kindly heart and deep regard for
her family and friends. Mrs. Countiss was widely
known as a woman of fine character and high ideals.
Her long life was spent in doing good for others
and in lending a cheerful word and a helping hand
to those in need and in distress. She is survived
by a sister, Mrs. Martha Ann Byars, of Pittsboro,
and two step-daughters, Mrs. Addie Pittman of Webb
and Mrs. Etta Webb, of Coffeeville. A number
of nieces and nephews and other relatives also survive.
