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David Tunnell
Dec 10, 2019
Carrollton, AL- Mr. David Edward Tunnell, 68, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at Pickens County Medical Center in Carrollton, Alabama. David Tunnell was born in Houston, Mississippi on August 20, 1951 to Curtis Edward Tunnell and Mary Rachel Smith Tunnell. He worked for Ford Motor Company and was a retired truck driver, and also served in the...
Bettie Morris
Dec 9, 2019
Mrs. Bettie Ann Ward Morris, 81, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019 at her home in Hohenlinden, Mississippi. Bettie Morris was born in Chickasaw County, Mississippi on September 11,1938 to Julius Eugene Ward and Nora Susanna Huffman Ward. She was a member of Hohenlinden Baptist Church.
Funeral Services will be held at Houston Funeral Home in...
Coach Jimmy Guy Mcdonald
Dec 4, 2019
Houlka- Mr. Jimmy Guy "Coach" McDonald, 71, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at his home in Houlka, Mississippi. Jimmy Guy McDonald was born in Houston, Mississippi on March 22, 1948 to Guy Wilbur McDonald and Jane Marie Thomas McDonald. He was a member of Houlka First Baptist Church. He coached for many years for Houlka Attendance Center....
Paul Russell
Nov 25, 2019
Mr. Paul Ernest "Neg" Russell, 87, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Baptist Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi. He was born in Calhoun County, Mississippi on February 4, 1932 to Ivan Russell and Freda Alexander Russell. Paul was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church. He was an embalmer for at Houston Funeral Home. Paul was in the...
Barbara King
Nov 24, 2019
Barbara King
Houlka- Mrs. Barbara Joyce Hancock King, 71, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. Barbara King was born in Houston, Mississippi on November 14, 1948 to Albert Onie Hancock and Onita Smith. She served for 35 years as church Secretary for Houlka First Baptist Church.
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Trubert Warren
Nov 13, 2019
Mr. Trubert Dale Warren, 92, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Pontotoc Health and Rehab in Pontotoc, Mississippi. Trubert was born in Pontotoc on April 8, 1927 to Bluford Roy Warren and Maggie Lena Dillard. He served in the United States Army. He retired from the Pontotoc County Road Crew.
Funeral Services will be held...
James Edward Fant
Nov 7, 2019
Woodland- Mr. James Edward "Jimmy" Fant, 78, passed away on, November 7, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. Jimmy was born in Woodland on January 30, 1941 to Quitman Mims Fant and Margaret Salome Wall. James retired from Sunco Chemical Plant. He was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, a certified firefighter, and a retired...
Evelyn Daniel
Oct 9, 2019
Evelyn Washington Daniel was born December 1, 1933, in Pontotoc County. She was the daughter of O.C. Washington and Era Burt Washington.
She graduated from the University of Mississippi with a BAE degree and Mississippi State University with a MAE degree in Education and Administration. She taught five years at Randolph and moved to Houston where she...
Glenda Schallock
Sep 27, 2019
Glenda Faye Cross Schallock, 75, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019, at Sunshine Healthcare in Pontotoc, Mississippi. Glenda was born in East Prairie Missouri on April 26, 1944 to Rudy Franklin Cross and Mary Lois Lindsey. She was a homemaker, and a child of God.
Funeral Services will be held at Houston Funeral Home in Houston,...
Cathie Paden
Sep 26, 2019
Houston-Cathie Ann Cook Paden, 66, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2019, at her home in Houston, Mississippi. Cathie was born in Vardaman, Mississippi on May 30, 1953 to Thomas Gery Cook and Lillian Louise Dyer Cook. She was a homemaker
A Private Memorial Service will be held by the family at a later date.
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Adon Owen
Sep 21, 2019
Dora Adon Naron Owen, 91, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. Adon was born in Webster County, Mississippi on October 1, 1927 to Edward Lee Naron and Mattie Mae Weaver. She worked for Indianapolis Glove for 42 years as a seamstress where she retired and also Barnett Day Care in...
Joseph Fulgham
Sep 12, 2019
Formally of Eupora- Mr. Joseph Mancel Fulgham, 80, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at his home in Pocahontas, Tennessee. Joseph Fulgham was born in Webster County, Mississippi on October 22, 1938 to Elmer McDonald "Don" Fulgham. He was a Heavy Equipment Operater. He was a member of Rocky Springs Baptist Church in Tennessee.
Funeral Services...
Mickey Denham
Sep 7, 2019
Mr. James Michael "Mickey" Denham, 70, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2019, at his home in Houlka, Mississippi. James Denham was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on July 21, 1949 to James Marvin Denham and Maeola Lindsey Denham. He was a retired truck driver and a farmer. He also was a member of His Grace Ministries in Houlka, Mississippi....
Rex Harrington
Aug 29, 2019
Rex Harrington Jr.
Oxford- Formally of Houston, MS- Mr. Rex Walker Harrington, Jr., 73, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi. Rex Harrington Jr. was born in Houston, Mississippi on August 21, 1946 to Rex Walker Harrington Sr., and Robbie Dell Weaver Harrington. He was a retired car salesman and...
Ernestine Clark
Aug 28, 2019
Mrs. Ernestine Davidson Clark, 95, passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at her home in Houlka, Mississippi. Ernestine Clark was born in Calhoun City, Mississippi on April 5, 1924 to Albert Neal Davidson and Alma Lee Young. She was homemaker and a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church.
Funeral Services will be held at Poplar Springs...
Mary Bagley
Aug 22, 2019
Mary Ruth Doss Bagley,93, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2019, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Mississippi. Mary Bagley was born in Thorn, Mississippi on June 6, 1926 to Joseph Rodney Doss Sr. and Mattie Josephine Griffin Doss. She was a retired Loan Technician for the United States Department of Agriculture and a member of Houston First...
Wesley Griffin
Aug 16, 2019
Woodland- Formally of Brandon, MS-Thomas Wesley Griffin, 66, passed away on Friday, August 16, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Calhoun City, Mississippi. Wesley was born in Memphis, Tennessee on April 24, 1953 to Walker Wayne Griffin and Gladys Corene Hardin Griffin. He was a retired electrical engineer for Raytheon in Forest, Mississippi. He loved his family and friends...
Alice House
Aug 13, 2019
Alice Mavourleen House, 75, passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at her home in Jackson, Mississippi. Alice was born at in Houston, Mississippi on July 12, 1944 to Thomas Eldridge House and Jewel Claire Collins. She was a retired bookkeeper for Chrysler Credit.
Funeral Services will be held at Houston Funeral Home in Houston, Mississippi on...
Bill Smith
Aug 9, 2019
Mr. William David (Bill) Smith, III, 94, died on Friday, August 9, 2019 at his home surrounded by family, and eager to be in the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Bill was born on January 16, 1925, in Houston to William David Smith, Jr., and Grace Lee Seay Smith. His family, friends and community remember him...
Joe Jernigan
Aug 8, 2019
Kerry Joe Jernigan, 56, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019, at United Methodist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Joe was born in Houston, Mississippi on March 12, 1963. He was a humble, loving, soft-spoken and kindhearted gentleman. He was loved by anybody- family, friends and horsemen alike. He was soulmate and best friend to Kris Enman. He was...
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