Obituaries

Apr 7, 2022

Willie Ree Spencer, 88, of Vardaman passed from this life on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Baptist Calhoun Nursing Home in Calhoun City. She graced this world with her presence on March 24,1934, in Vardman, as one of four children born to the late Lonzo and Annie Mae Ramage Mitchell.

Willie Ree spent an expansive fifty-three years...

Apr 4, 2022

Johnny Paul Gann, 74, passed away on April 4, 2022, at his home in Calhoun City, MS.

Johnny was born on January 19, 1948, in Calhoun City, MS, to the late Floyd Lee Gann and Annie Mae Bowling Gann.

Johnny was married to Linda Kay Blount Gann and they had 5 children. Johnny was a...

Apr 3, 2022

William Dale Morris, 72, passed away on April 3, 2022, in Calhoun City, MS.

Dale was born on February 5, 1950, in Vardaman, MS, to the late Thomas and Mildred Morris.

He served in the National Guard from 1969-1970 and spent the rest of his career as a truck driver.

He was married...

Mar 30, 2022

Michael Lee Covington, 72, of Bruce passed away March 30, 2022, at Methodist Hospital in Memphis, TN, surrounded by his children. He was born on October 30, 1949, in Bruce, MS, to the late James Lee and Dora Pearl Hallum Covington. He was the grandson of the late C.H. and Verlie Covington and the late Raymond and Ethel Hallum....

Mar 26, 2022

Sharon Russell Bumgart, 65, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in Pittsboro, MS. Sharon was born on November 25, 1956, in Calhoun City, MS, to the late William "Bill" Russell and Hazel Capwell Russell.

Sharon served many years as a Licensed Practical Nurse with Calhoun Health Services before she retired. When she was not at work,...

Mar 24, 2022

Kenneth Cain, 96, of Banner passed from this life on March 24, 2022, at his home. Born on November 25, 1925, in Calhoun County, he was a son to the late Hollis Emmitt Cain and Ethel Susan Leachman Cain.

Kenneth married his loving and devoted wife Maxine Turner Cain on May 28, 1948. The couple’s marriage spanned...

Mar 21, 2022

Richard Earl Hardin, 59, of Mooreville departed from this life on Monday, March 21, 2022 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. He was born in Bruce, MS on October, 6 1962 to Thomas Earl Hardin and Peggy Russell Baker.

Richard, a 1980 graduate of Vardaman High School spent his career on the highways driving a...

Mar 21, 2022

Roger Ellis Little, 63, of Bruce departed from this life on Monday, March 21, 2022, in Holcomb, Mississippi. Born on May 5, 1958, in Cortez, Colorado; he was a son to the late Marion Ellis Little and Sallie Sue Little.

Roger married his loving wife Deborah Brown Little on February 26, 1990. The couple spent an expansive...

Mar 19, 2022

Edna Earl Ingram Collins, 92, of Bruce, passed away on March 19, 2022, at her daughter's home in Fayette, AL.

Edna was born on April 28, 1929, in Alva, MS, one of seven children to Jennings Bryan Ingram and Mattie Irene Pyron Ingram. She was married to Brooks Collins for 62 years until his death in 2016...

Mar 16, 2022

Rena Logan,91, of Pontotoc departed from this life on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at her home in Pontotoc, MS. She was born in Calhoun County, MS on March 24, 1930, to the late Sisson Logan and Myrtle McGregor Logan.

Rena was a homemaker that devoted her time to looking after the needs of her family. She was...

Mar 14, 2022

Joyce Schmitz Carter, 77, of Bruce passed from this life on March 14, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi. Born on January 20, 1945, in Big Creek, she was a daughter to the late Francis Neal Schmitz and Jimmie Lee Rounsaville Schmitz.

Joyce was a 1963 graduate of Calhoun City High School and furthered her...

Mar 6, 2022

Laura Ashley Winter, 20, of Bruce passed from this life on Sunday, March 06, 2022, at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital with her parents by her side. She graced this world with her presence, alongside her twin brother, on May 30, 2001, in Tupelo, Mississippi. Ashely was one of four children born to Richard Wayne Winter and Rebecca Flippin Winter...

Feb 28, 2022

Charlie Grace Hardin Byars of Hernando, MS formerly of Calhoun City departed from this life on Monday, February 28, 2022 at Wesley Meadows Retirement Community in Hernando. She was born on February 21, 1926 in Derma, MS to the late Hartwell Henry Hardin and Molly Susie Rhodes Hardin.

She was a graduate of Derma High School. Grace...

Feb 28, 2022

David Allen McGregor, 56, departed from this life on Monday, February 28, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi. Born on December 12, 1965, in Vardaman, he was a son to Robert Earl McGregor and the late Charlene Williams McGregor.

David, a 1984 graduate of Vardaman High School married his loving wife Kimberly Dawn Stewart on...

Feb 26, 2022

Yvonne Boland Brown, 96, of Calhoun City, died on February 26, 2022, at Baptist Calhoun Nursing Home. She was born on January 21, 1926, in Big Creek to the late Edd Boland and Ary Carter Boland.  She married Prentice Brown in 1946 and they spent the next 63 years together until his death in 2009.

Yvonne was...

Feb 23, 2022

William LaDon (Don) Grist, 83, of Oxford, Mississippi passed away on February 23, 2022. He passed peacefully with family and friends surrounding him at his son's home in Alexander, Arkansas. Don was born on April 8, 1938, in Sarepta, Mississippi. He was the son of the late William V. Grist and the late Clara Logan Grist. He was predeceased...

Feb 22, 2022

Nell Jones Fooshee,88, of Bruce departed from this life on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at Bruce Community Living Center. She was born on April 6, 1933, in Derma, Mississippi to the late Henry Allen Jones and Annie Therrell Jones.

Nell served as the secretary for the Calhoun County Hospital and Dr. O.B. Crocker for many years until...

Feb 19, 2022

Mary "Arlene" Mulkey Castleberry, 91, died on February 19, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. She was born on August 5, 1930, in Cape Girardeau, MO, to Estell and Ercell Mulkey. She was the oldest of 10 children. She was married to Charles (Bub) Castleberry until his passing in 2013.

Arlene began her career in the...

Feb 18, 2022

Louise Clark Watson, 86, of Bruce departed from this life on Friday, February 18, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Calhoun City. She was born on December 29, 1935, in Brazil, Mississippi to the late Tobe Eugene Clark and Bertha Carr Clark.

Louise spent almost seven decades married to her beloved husband, Thurman Watson, before her passing....

Feb 17, 2022

Joan Grist Jones, 85, of Bruce, MS, departed from this life on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. Joan graced the world with her presence in the Fall of November 06, 1936. She was one of three children born to the late Louis Grist and Ruby Bond Grist.

Joan spent many decades...