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Scottie Allen

Scottie Allen

Sep 12, 2020

Scottie Allen

Houston- Mrs. Scottie Sue Blue Allen, 84, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was born in Houlka, Mississippi on February 14, 1936 to Hiram Ester Blue and Grace Lavonia Neal Blue. She was an accountant for Harold Craig, CPA, The Byrne CPA Firm, and Watkins,...

Lee Harrington

Lee Harrington

Sep 11, 2020

Aberdeen- Mr. Edward Levi "Lee" Harrington, 68, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2020 at his home in Aberdeen, Mississippi. He was born in Houston, Mississippi on March 9, 1952 to to Daniel Levi Harrington Jr., and Wanda Rose Hollowell Harrington. He was a retired truck driver for RDB Trucking and a veteran of the United States Army. Graveside Services...

Omega Blanton

Omega Blanton

Sep 5, 2020

Houston- Mrs. Minet Omega Castles Blanton, 93, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Floy Dyer Nursing Home in Houston, Mississippi. She was born in Houston, Mississippi on February 14, 1927 to Charles Lee Castles and Dorothy Lee Bryant Castles. Her father died when she was five, and her only sibling, Charles Columbus "Sonny Boy" Castles, died at...

Edith Wright

Edith Wright

Sep 3, 2020

Houston- Mrs. Edith Johnson Wright, 98, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Floy Dyer Nursing Home in Houston, Mississippi. She was born in Chickasaw County, Mississippi on October 11, 1921 to Cleland Johnson and Laudie Walker Johnson. She and her husband, J.C Wright owned Jim`s Auto Parts, where she was a bookkeeper for 43 years. She was...

James Criddle, Sr.

James Criddle, Sr.

Aug 22, 2020

New Albany- Formerly of Van Vleet, Mr. James Robert "Hardrock" Criddle, Sr., 80, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo, Mississippi. He was born in Chickasaw County, Mississippi on March 27, 1940 to Jesse James "Josh" Criddle and Dorothy O.C. Newby Criddle He graduated from Houston High School and Mississippi State University with a degree...

Johnny Goines

Johnny Goines

Aug 15, 2020

Pearl/ Whitfield- Mr. Johnny Goines, 72, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at the Mississippi State Hospital in Pearl, Mississippi. He was born in Keizer, Arkansas on February 24, 1948 to Henry James Goines and Christine Carl Goines.

Graveside Services were held on August 17, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at Mt. Moriah Cemetery with Rev. Benny...

James Turman

James Turman

Aug 11, 2020

Houston- Mr. James Russell "Snake Doctor" Turman, 62, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at his home in Houston, Mississippi. He was born in Calhoun County, Mississippi on May 21, 1958 to Joseph Winfield Turman and Vara Lucille Chaney. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, August 14, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at Houston Funeral Home in Houston, Mississippi...

Terri Lauren Blissard

Terri Lauren Blissard

Jul 25, 2020

Ms. Terri Lauren Blissard, 47, formerly of Houston, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi due to Covid- 19 Virus. She was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on April 1, 1973 to Harold Jahu Blissard and Jerrie Sue Wages Blissard. She was the grant administrator for the City of Tupelo. Terri was an...

Joe Lee Doss

Joe Lee Doss

Jul 21, 2020

Joe Lee Doss Houston- Joe Lee Doss was born on May 26, 1924 to William Joseph "Jodie" Doss and Fannie Lou Whitt Doss in Chickasaw County, MS. He died on July 21, 2020 at the MS Veterans Home in Oxford, Mississippi. As a young teen, he lost his mother and found himself largely responsible for the care of his...

Jettie Inez Martin

Jettie Inez Martin

Jul 10, 2020

Ms. Jettie Inez Miller Martin, 94, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020 at Shearer Richardson Nursing Home in Okolona, Mississippi. She was born in Una, Mississippi on January 18, 1926 to Author Hill Miller and Jettie Mae Henley. She was a retired furniture manufacturing employee for Shannon Chair Company and a member of Amity Baptist Church.

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David Henry

David Henry

Jul 6, 2020

Mr. David Carroll Henry, 73, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 at his home in Houston, Mississippi. He was born in Houston, Mississippi on November 23, 1946 to Leslie F. "Tack" Henry and Mae Chenault. He was a retired insurance agent of 37 years and a member of First Baptist Church in Houston.

Graveside Services will...

Jane Bowles

Jane Bowles

Jun 14, 2020

Houston- Ms. Jane Hodges Bowles, 90, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was born in Ackerman, Mississippi on February 25, 1930 to Sim Unger Hodges and Wilma Champion Hodges. She was a member of Houston First Baptist Church.

She resided the rest of her life in Houston, MS...

Archie Brown

Archie Brown

Jun 14, 2020

Houlka- Mr. Archie Ted Brown, 47, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at his home in Houlka, Mississippi. He was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi on July 12, 1972 to Ted Brown, Jr. and Bonnie Sue Burgess Brown. He was an autobody repairman and a member of His Grace Ministries in Houlka.

Graveside Services will be at...

Faye Moore

Faye Moore

Jun 10, 2020

Faye Moore

Amory- Ms. Jimmie Faye Finn Moore, 79, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at Oak Tree Manor in Amory, Mississippi. She was born in Houston, Mississippi on October 28, 1940 to James Creighton Finn and Mary Lou Griffin. She was a retired legal secretary.

Services will be at Houston Funeral Home on...

Gene Smith

Gene Smith

May 25, 2020

Saltillo- Mr. Gene Smith,72, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020 at his home in Saltillo, Mississippi. He was born in Aberdeen, Mississippi on June 30, 1947 to Roscoe Smith and Amorie Robertson Smith. He was a retired delivery driver for Coca-Cola Company. He was a member of East Hight's Baptist Church and a veteran of the United States...

Ina Sue Lovvorn

Ina Sue Lovvorn

May 25, 2020

Houston- Mrs. Ina Sue Wright Lovvorn,76, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Pontotoc, Mississippi . She was born in Chickasaw County, Mississippi on February 9, 1944 to Jessie Floyd Wright and Edith Evenlyn Thacker. She was a retired seamstress where she worked at Franklin Corporation. Mrs. Lovvorn was member of...

Damon Bevels

Damon Bevels

May 16, 2020

Damon Bevels

Woodland- Mr. Damon Allen Bevels, 56, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at his home in Woodland, Mississippi. Mr. Bevels was born in Vardaman, MS, on August 17, 1963 to Johnny Russell Bevels and Reta Fay Chapman Bevels.

There will be no memorial service for Mr. Bevels.

He is survived...

Nancy Reese Choate

Nancy Reese Choate

Apr 28, 2020

Nancy Reese Choate, 83, of Andover Township died Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at Morristown Medical Center's Mt. Kemble Division in Morristown, NJ. Born November 11, 1936 in Bruce, Mississippi, Nancy grew up in Rolling Fork with her parents, the late Seay and Juanella (Dove) Reese and her brother, Ned Seay Reese, III. Upon finishing high school, she attended...

Virginia "Jenny" Thornton

Virginia "Jenny" Thornton

Apr 25, 2020

Houston- Mrs. Virginia Bell Smith Thornton, 85, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020 in Tupelo, Mississippi. "Jenny", as she was known to her family and friends, was born in Lowndes County, MS, on July 16, 1934 to James McCord and Sally Bell Shearer Smith and that year the family moved to Houston. Jenny graduated from Houston High School...

Billy Carter, Jr.

Billy Carter, Jr.

Apr 20, 2020

Mr. Warren William "Billy" Carter Jr., 82, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020 at OCH Hospital in Starkville, Mississippi. He was born June 13, 1937 in Huntingdon, Tennessee to Warren William Carter and Cecil Emma McClure Carter. Billy was a retired farmer, a member of Mantee Baptist Church, a graduate of Mississippi State and was an avid MSU...

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