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Linda Carol Skelton

Linda Carol Skelton

Feb 26, 2022

Linda Carol Skelton

Houston- Ms. Linda Carol Skelton, 69, passed away on February 26, 2022, at her home. Ms. Skelton was born in Mississippi on  April 15, 1952 to Dennis Jacob Simmons and Winnie Mae Reasons Simmons. She was retired from the furniture industry where she worked as a seamstress.

A Memorial Service will be...

Harriet Pearson

Harriet Pearson

Feb 12, 2022

Harriet Pearson

Houston- Ms. Harriet Elizabeth Johnson Pearson, 95, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Sunshine Health Care in Pontotoc, Mississippi. Ms. Pearson was born on June 23, 1926, to Herman Alfred Johnson and Eleanora Olympia Paulsen Johnson. She was raised on her family's dairy farm in Cashton, Wisconsin. She grew up with her 3...

Lee Thompson

Lee Thompson

Feb 11, 2022

Lee Thompson

Houston- Mr. Lee Elvie Thompson, 61, passed away on February 11, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. Mr. Thompson was born on November 12, 1960, in Ashland, Mississippi to Sammie Lee Thompson and Agnes Lucille Thornton Thompson. He was a retired 911 dispatcher for Houston Police Department and Chickasaw County 911 Office....

Marlon Lancaster

Marlon Lancaster

Feb 8, 2022

Marlon Lancaster

Houlka- Mr. Marlon Allie Lancaster, 76, passed away on February 8, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center- Gilmore Amory in Amory, Mississippi. Mr. Lancaster was born on March 1, 1945, in Chickasaw County, Mississippi to Allie Henard Lancaster and Burlie Pearl Harden Lancaster. He was a bender for Babcock & Wilcock for 36 years. Mr....

Randy Griffin

Randy Griffin

Feb 7, 2022

Barry Griffin Houston- Mr. Barry Randolph "Randy" Griffin, 73, passed away on February 7, 2022, at Floy Dyer Manor of Houston, Mississippi. Mr. Griffin was born on April 3, 1948, in Chickasaw County, Mississippi to James Sydney Griffin and Mildred Helen Easley Griffin. His hobbies included playing dominoes, cards and working on odd and end projects. Funeral Services will be...

Wade Edwards

Wade Edwards

Feb 3, 2022

Wade Edwards

Houston- Mr. James Wade Edwards, 55, passed away on February 3, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. Mr. Edwards was born on October 15, 1966, in Charleston, Mississippi to Quinton Thomas Edwards and Gladys Carolyn Ransom Edwards. Wade was a lifelong employee of Peoples Livestock in Houston. He will be greatly missed....

Ray Free

Ray Free

Jan 31, 2022

Ray Free

Sparta- Mr. Elon Ray Free, 86, passed away on January 31, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point, Mississippi. Mr. Ray was born on August 18,1935 in Calhoun County, Mississippi to William Jackson Free and Loudine V. Vanlandingham Free. He was a retired maintenance worker for Leggit & Platt. He loved his wife,...

Billy Fred Wiggs, Sr.

Billy Fred Wiggs, Sr.

Jan 30, 2022

Billy Fred Wiggs, Sr.

Houlka- Billy Fred Wiggs, Sr., age 75, passed from this world on Sunday, January 30, 2022, and went to be with his Heavenly Father. He was surrounded by family at home in the days before his death. He was born to John Henry Wiggs and Lillie Frances Newell Wiggs on February 13, 1946,...

Mike Doss

Mike Doss

Jan 26, 2022

Mike Doss Pontotoc- Mr. John Michael "Mike" Doss, 62, passed away on January 26, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Doss was born on August 9,1959, in Houston, Mississippi to Arthur Lee "Tad Pole" Doss, Jr. and Eva Ann Criddle Doss. He was a retired Sargent at the Pontotoc Police Department where he worked for 42 years....

Sandra Thompson

Sandra Thompson

Jan 24, 2022

Sandra Thompson

Houston- Mrs. Sandra "Sandi" Faye Heair Thompson, 62, passed away on January 24, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. Mrs. Sandra was born on September 16, 1959, in Houston to Ellis Ray Heair and Madie Mae Williams Heair. She was a retired registered nurse for North Mississippi Medical Center for over thirty...

Joan Turner

Joan Turner

Jan 10, 2022

Joan Turner

Eupora- Formerly of Pearl River, LA- Mrs. Joan Rita Bolotte Turner, 80, passed away on January 10, 2022, at her home in Eupora, Mississippi. Mrs. Turner was born on January 23, 1941, in New Orleans, LA to Clarence Joseph Bolotte and Viola Marie Cadiere Bolotte. She was a homemaker. She was a...

Deborah Ingram

Deborah Ingram

Jan 10, 2022

Deborah Ingram

Mantee- Mrs. Deborah May Watters Ingram, 64, passed away on January 10, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora, Mississippi. Mrs. Ingram was born on October 25, 1957, in Nova Scotia, CA to John Garfield Watters and Margaret Ann Watters. She was a retired store clerk and a member of the Immaculate Heart of...

Jimmy Forrester

Jimmy Forrester

Jan 8, 2022

Jimmy Forrester

Fulton- Formerly of Houston & Eupora- Mr. Jimmy Earl Forrester, 78, passed away on January 8, 2022, at The Meadows in Fulton, Mississippi. Mr. Forrester was born on January 10, 1943, in Webster County, MS to Luther Howard Forrester and Hazel Laverne Dalton. He was a retired radio and television host, a...

Mary Butler

Mary Butler

Jan 8, 2022

Mary Butler

Van Vleet- Mrs. Mary Martha Naron Butler, 62, passed away on January 8, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Amory, Mississippi. Mrs. Butler was born on October 14, 1959, in Okolona, MS to Raymond Floyd Naron and Martha Leona Sanderson Naron. She was a supervisor at BancorpSouth Bank in Tupelo and...

Frankie Stafford

Frankie Stafford

Jan 2, 2022

Frankie Stafford

Woodland- Mr. Lemuel Frankie Stafford, 72, passed away on January 2, 2022, at his home in Woodland, Mississippi. Mr. Stafford was born on December 19, 1949, to Lemuel Hackey Stafford and Ruth Pannell Stafford. He worked as a general laborer for many years before retiring.

Memorial Services will be on Wednesday, January 5,...

Donald Blankenship

Donald Blankenship

Dec 13, 2021

Don Blankenship Houston- Mr. Donald Edward Blankenship, 76, passed away on December 13, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. Mr. Blankenship was born on August 22, 1945, in Columbus, Mississippi to Claude Eckford Blankenship and Lucy Lee Ruffin Blankenship. He was the retired owner of Don`s Pak- A- Pok, a salesman for Dad & Lad, and worked...

Minnie Jean Darby Denson

Minnie Jean Darby Denson

Dec 10, 2021

Minnie Jean Darby

Houston- Mrs. Minnie Jean Thomas Darby Denson, 94, passed away on December 10, 2021, at her daughter's home in Houston, Mississippi. Ms. Darby was born on December 28, 1926, in Houston, Mississippi to Charlie Crayton Thomas and Maggie Jadie Neal Thomas. She was a factory worker at Shannon Chair, and she sold Avon for...

Rev. Elkin Heair

Rev. Elkin Heair

Dec 9, 2021

Rev. Elkin Heair

Houston- Rev. Elkin Carrel Heair, 93, passed away on December 9, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. Mr. Heair was born on August 25, 1928, in Chickasaw County, Mississippi to James Carel Heair and Maggie Irene Smith Heair. He was a farmer and a minister at Church of...

Glenda Livingston

Glenda Livingston

Nov 25, 2021

Glenda Livingston

Houston- Glenda Lou Doss Livingston, 83, passed away on November 25, 2021, at her home in Houston, Mississippi. Mrs. Livingston was born on May 31, 1938, in Chickasaw County, Mississippi to James Lemuel Doss and Mary Vinnie Criddle Doss. She was a homemaker and a member of Houston First Baptist Church.

Visitation will...

David Wayne Coleman

David Wayne Coleman

Nov 20, 2021

David Wayne Coleman, 82, passed away on November 20, 2021, at his home in Houston, Mississippi. Mr. Coleman was born on October 14, 1939, in Calhoun City, Mississippi to Toy Dudley Coleman, Sr. and Lula Mae Coleman. He was a retired foreman, where he worked for R&R.

Visitation will be on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at Houston...

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