The Hood Family of Webster County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
The Hood Family of Webster County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
NameMILES, Matison Laudis
Birth Date17 Apr 1922
Death Date18 Jul 1971 Age: 49
Death PlaceTupelo, Lee County, Mississippi
Misc. Notes
Matison Miles died July 18 in the NMMC at Tupelo.

He was owner of M. L. Miles Grocery and Market located east of Fulton.

Mr. Miles was an active member of the Fulton Church of Christ where he served as an Elder and Bible school teacher. He was a member of the board of directors of the Itawamba County Fair Association.

Survivors included his wife, Jesker Alene Miles; a daughter, Wanda; and a son, Garry Matt, all of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Miles of Fulton; three brothers, Grady, Hubert and William, all of Fulton; and a sister, Mrs. Shellie Rankin of Zion, Illinois.

Pallbearers were Argie Wilson, Hollis Graham, Audie Clayton, Charlie Coker, Kelly Johnson and Sam Farrar
Spouses
1HOOD, Jesker Alene , 4th Cousin
Birth Date21 Jul 1926
Birth PlaceItawamba County, Mississippi
Death Date4 Dec 2014 Age: 88
Death PlaceArkansas
FatherHOOD, Ellie Harrison (1903-1975)
MotherRANDOLPH, Dora Vera (1904-1999)
Misc. Notes
Mrs. Jesker A. Miles, 88, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014, in Little Rock, AR. She was born July 21, 1926 in Fulton to the late Ellie Harrison Hood and the late Dora Vera Randolph Hood.

After marriage in 1948 to Matison Laudis Miles, they moved to Zion, IL and lived there until 1960. Then the family moved back to Fulton where she worked at the Itawamba County A.S.C.S., the ICC Library, and the Fulton Church of Christ. In 2012, she moved back to Little Rock to be closer to her children.

Survivors include her Daughter, Wanda (Tom) Walker of Little Rock, AR, Son, Garry Miles of Dallas, TX, Granddaughters: Emily Miles, Bethany Walker, Kathryn Walker (Michael) Hester, Grandsons: Matt Miles and Connor Walker; Brothers: Olun (Pat) Hood and Harold (Mary) Hood; Sister, Clara Holloway, 20 Nieces and Nephews.

She was preceded in death by her Parents, Husband, Matison Laudis Miles, Brother, Ellie Hood Jr.

Pallbearers will be Connor Walker, Michael Hester, Joey Cox, Jordan Oliver, Eric Oliver, and Chris Sisk.
ChildrenWanda
Last Modified 13 Jun 2021Created 13 Apr 2023 by Robert Avent