William Wendel Covan
Dec 6, 2022
William Wendel Covan, 81, of Banner, MS departed from this life at his home in Banner, MS on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. He was born on February 18, 1941, in Century, FL to the late William Robert Covan and Lula Presley Covan.
Wendel attended Livingston College in Livingston, AL. Wendel spent many seasons of life as an...
Jimmy Lee Melton
Dec 3, 2022
Jimmy Lee Melton, 62, of Big Creek passed away on Saturday December 3, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. He was born on December 02, 1960 in Memphis, TN to the late Jimmy Lee Melton and Mary Catherine Baker Melton.
Jimmy was a graduate of Messick High School of Memphis. He spent many seasons of...
Johnny Dean
Dec 1, 2022
Johnny Hall Dean of Calhoun City, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at the age of 83. He was a native of Choctaw County and lived most of his life in Calhoun City. Since 2021 he resided in Hattiesburg, MS.
He was born on April 9, 1939, to John Milton and Avonell Hall Dean. He...
Robert Earl Mcgregor
Nov 30, 2022
Robert Earl McGregor, 87, of Vardaman, MS departed from this life on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at Baptist Calhoun in Calhoun City, MS. He was born on February 1, 1935 in Clarksdale, MS to the late Lewis McGregor and Argie Dye McGregor.
Robert Earl was a graduate of Vardaman High School Class of '55. After...
Hopper James Poynor
Nov 29, 2022
Infant Hopper James Poynor, of Bruce gained his wings on November 29, 2022, at North Mississippi Women's Center in Tupelo, MS.
Hopper is survived by his father, Randy "Bubba" Poynor of Big Creek, MS; mother, Kimberly Hawkins of Banner, MS; grandparents: Donna Goodwin of Banner, MS; Carolyn Russell Murphree of Cleveland, MS; Duane "Speck" Poynor of Big...
Toney "T-Bird" Lynn Spratlin
Nov 22, 2022
Toney “T-bird” Spratlin, 61 years old, passed away at Sumner Regional Medical Center, Gallatin, TN, on November 22, 2022, from complications following a stroke. He was born on July 2, 1961, in Bruce, MS to William Alfred Spratlin and Betty Jane Gooch Spratlin.
He was raised in the New Liberty Community near Vardaman, MS. He also attended...
Donna Sheree Willis
Nov 22, 2022
Donna Sheree Knight Willis, 59, of Calhoun City departed from this life on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi in Oxford, MS. She was born on September 26, 1963, in Prentiss, MS to Shirel Elaine Guy Taylor and Billy Jean Knight.
Donna spent her days as a homemaker seeking after the needs of...
Betty June Box
Nov 21, 2022
Betty June Box, 92, of Bruce, departed from this life on Monday, November 21, 2022, at her home in Bruce. She was born on November 26, 1929, in Herculaneum, MO to the late Jewel Milton Russell and Ruby Long Russell.
Betty spent her days as a homemaker looking after the needs of her family. Betty also worked...
Jimmy Lee Hollings
Nov 18, 2022
Jimmy Lee Hollings, 69, of Randolph departed from this life on Friday, November 18, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi in Oxford, MS. He was born on December 03, 1952 in Booneville, MS to the late Jack Hollings and Irene McClain Hollings Anders.
Jimmy spent many seasons of life traveling the highways and byways as a...
Carl Samuel Baker
Nov 17, 2022
Carl Baker, 66, of Vardaman passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at his home in Vardaman, MS. Carl Baker was born on October 14, 1956, in Vardaman, MS, to the late Walter "Pete" Baker and Jennie Lynn Chandler.
Carl spent many seasons of life as a farmer tending to the land until his retirement. He loved...
Hazel Capwell Russell
Nov 16, 2022
Hazel Capwell Russell, 91, of Pittsboro departed from this life on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at Bruce Community Living Center. Exactly 8 years prior on the same date of her passing, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, William Bryant Russell. She was welcomed into this world by her late parents, Glen Dorsey Capwell and Alice Vena...
Hux Lew Adcock
Nov 15, 2022
Infant Hux Lew Adcock departed from this life on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville, MS.
He is survived by his parents, Carleigh Denton and Butch Adcock of Philadelphia, MS; Grandparents: Donny and Carla Orr of Vardaman, MS; Ronald and Toni Adcock of Philadelphia, MS. Great grandparents: Keith and Carolyn Adcock of Philadelphia,...
Billie Jones Beasley
Nov 9, 2022
Billie Jones Beasley 93, of Bruce formally of Olive Branch passed away at Bruce Community Living Center on Wednesday, November 09, 2022. She was born on September 01, 1929, in Derma, MS to the late Henry Allen Jones and Annie Therrell Jones.
Billie spent her days as a homemaker that devoted her time to looking after the...
Bessie Faye Jenkins
Nov 8, 2022
Bessie Steele "Bess" Jenkins, 92, moved to her eternal home on Tuesday evening November 8, 2022. She was a resident of Providence Personal Care Home in Grenada, MS.
Born in the Ellard community near Bruce on February 16, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Loraine and Flora Helen McKibben Steele. She was preceded in...
Thomas Earl Gregory
Nov 5, 2022
Thomas Earl Gregory, 74, of Bruce departed from this life on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Nursing Home in Calhoun City, MS. He was born on June 30, 1948 in Bruce, MS to the late J.D. Gregory and JoAnne Funderburg Gregory.
Thomas Earl spent many seasons of life working for the City of Bruce Maintenance...
Mattie Louise White
Oct 26, 2022
Mattie White, 97, of Memphis, TN departed from this life on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at Baptist Memorial East Hospital in Memphis, TN. She was born on October 1, 1925 in Calhoun County to the late Thomas Jefferson Landreth and Eunice Jenkins Landreth.
Mattie spent many seasons of life as Assistant Chief Telephone Operator at Bell-South Mobile...
Danny Bennett
Oct 23, 2022
Danny "Doc" Bennett, 64, of Bruce, MS, went to his heavenly home on Sunday October 23, 2022, at Regional One Hospital in Memphis TN. He was born on May 12, 1958, in Bruce to R. L. Bennett and Bonnie Murphree Cowsert.
Danny spent many seasons of life as a carpenter and working on his rental propertys. In...
Noel Collins
Oct 17, 2022
Noel Collins, 90, departed this life on October 17, 2022, at Mississippi Veterans Home in Oxford, MS, surrounded by his family. He was born in Calhoun County, MS on June 19, 1932, the son of Elmer and Nannie Smith Collins.
He went to work for Bruce Flooring Company immediately after graduating from Ellard High School in 1950...
Betty Jean Redwine
Oct 16, 2022
Betty Jean Redwine, 63, passed away at her home in Bruce surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, October 16, 2022. She was born on October 28, 1958 in West Helena, AR to the late James Talmadge Minor and Kathleen Minor.
Betty spent her days as a homemaker looking after the needs of her family. While she...
Lonnie Leroy Fullen
Oct 15, 2022
Lonnie Leroy Fullen, 69, passed away on October 15, 2022, at his home in Calhoun City, MS.
He was born on October 4, 1953 in Turlock, CA, to Lonnie Andrew Fullen and Betty Jo Davis Rogers.
Leroy spent his career hauling logs out of the woods to the sawmill. He enjoyed working but during his...
