William McCormick

Monday, March 10, 2008

HAYTI -- William Dalton McCormick, 91, died March 8, 2008, at his home.

Born Feb. 7, 1917, at Decatur, Tenn., he was the son of the late Olean Roberts and Melton McCormick.

In 1941, at Caruthersville, he married Georgia Rogers who survives of the home.

Other survivors include: two sons, James William McCormick of Risco and Timothy John McCormick of Hayti; four daughters, Betty Sue McCormick of Whitewater, Shirley Hamm of Caruthersville and Carolyn Taylor and Dorothy McCormick of Hayti; two brothers, Robert McCormick and Jay A. McCormick of Blytheville, Ark.; one sister, Lucille Wagner of Blytheville; and 16 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two children in infancy, Jesse Lee and Kathy Sue McCormick; one son, Jimmy McCormick; one brother, Atles McCormick; one sister, Virgie Williams; and one grandchild, Teresa Moore.

Visitation is scheduled at 6 p.m. Tuesday at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Paul Grymes will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Portageville Cemetery.