Obituaries

Jan 27, 2022

Jimmy Earl Mills, 77, passed away on January 27, 2022. Jimmy was born in Bruce, MS on February 19, 1944, to Powell A. and Margaret Vanlandingham Mills. He was the sixth of eight children born to them. He attended grade school in Banner and high school in Bruce. He participated in the 4-H club and showed livestock. He also played...

Jan 24, 2022

Wanda Joyce Logan Boyle, 78, of Vardaman passed from this life on Monday, January 24, 2022, at her son’s residence in Vardaman. Born on February 19, 1943, in the Rocky Mount Community, she was a daughter of the late William Joe Logan and Amy Burt Logan.

Wanda celebrated many anniversaries with her late husband Jimmy J. Boyle...

Jan 23, 2022

Cynthia Jane Williams, 65, of Okolona, passed from this life on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born on December 15, 1956, in Bruce, she was a daughter to the late William Douglas Wooten and Minnie Raye Ward Wooten.

Cynthia, better known by her friends and family as Cindy, spent many seasons...

Jan 21, 2022

Elmo Chrestman, 89, of Bruce passed from this life on Friday, January 21, 2022, at the State Veterans Home in Oxford, Mississippi. Born on July 14, 1932, in Calhoun County, he was a son to the late Dewel C. Chrestman and Willie Young Chrestman.

Elmo enlisted in the United States Air Force which led him on a...

Jan 19, 2022

Trillia Aston Blue, 92, of Kyle, Texas passed from this life on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Born on July 20, 1929 in Pontotoc she was a daughter to the late James Earl Aston and Ethel Octavia Singleton Aston.

Trillia spent many blessed years married to her husband William Blue, Jr. The couple gave life to three children,...

Jan 17, 2022

Billy Doyle Martin,45, of Idaho Falls, Idaho passed from this life on Monday, January 17, 2022, at Methodist Charlton Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He was welcomed into this world on May 31, 1976, in Amory, Mississippi by his parents Rufus D Martin and Margaret Ann Schwalenberg.

Billy spent many years married to his loving wife, Amy...

Jan 16, 2022

Patricia Ann Hatfield,76, of Bruce passed from this life on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Baptist Calhoun Nursing Home in Calhoun City. She was welcomed into this world on August 10, 1945, in Houston by her late parents Maxie Moreland and Corene Bailey Moreland.

Patricia was married to her loving husband, James Hatfield, for an expansive fifty-six...

Jan 10, 2022

Lille Mae Fleming, 86, of Vardaman passed from this life on Monday, January 10, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She graced the world with her presence on January 3, 1936, in Calhoun County to the late Robert Elmer Stark and Annie Irene Douglas Stark.

Lillie Mae spent many days of her life working at...

Jan 9, 2022

Gary Lee Aldridge, 76, of Olive Branch passed away from this life and met his Lord and Savior on January 9, 2022. He was born February 16, 1945 in Calhoun City, Mississippi to John Earl and Lois Alred Aldridge. He was a member of the Nazarene Church of Calhoun City.

He graduated from Calhoun City High School...

Jan 5, 2022

Linda Peden Aldridge, 76, of Olive Branch passed from this life and met her Lord and Savior on January 05, 2022. She was born on October 19, 1945 to Aaron Ellis Peden  and Ada Mae McCormick Peden.  She attended Bruce Schools and Northwest Mississippi Community College. She married the love of her life Gary Lee Aldridge on October 27,...

Jan 4, 2022

Patsy Hayles Freely,83, of Bruce passed  from this life at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Calhoun City. Born on February 08, 1938, she was a daughter to the late Tommy Malcolm Hayles and Bertice Edwards Hayles.

Patsy spent many years married to her late husband, Bobby Fred Freely. The couple’s marriage brought life to not only countless memories...

Dec 31, 2021

Mr. Marvis "Bob" Tutor, age 87, passed away on December 31, 2021, at his home in Bruce, MS.

Marvis "Bob" Tutor was born in Calhoun County, on March 1, 1934, to his late parents Artis Herman Tutor and Jimmie Etoil Burt Tutor. He was a Baptist. He was a self-employed heating and cooling specialist in Mobile, Alabama...

Dec 16, 2021

Betty Spencer, 50, of Grenada passed from this life on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. Born on April 21, 1971, in Vardaman, she was a daughter to Hazel Jean Lollar Hollis and the late Jimmy Frank Hollis.

Betty, a 1990 graduate of Calhoun City High School, spent her day working for the...

Dec 15, 2021

Tommy Wayne Reid, 71, of Coffeeville passed from this life on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at his home. Born on October 13, 1950, in Bruce, he was a son to the late Wayne Gaylon Reid and Tula Mae Doss Reid.

Tommy was educated at the University of Mississippi where he not only obtained a bachelor’s degree but...

Dec 15, 2021

Juanice Kelly Logan, 95, of Bruce departed from this life on December 15, 2021, to claim her treasures that have been stored in Heaven. She graced this world with her presence on the summer day of June 26, 1926, as one of nine children born to the late John Monroe Kelly and Verda Thompson Kelly.

Juanice, a...

Dec 13, 2021

Dwain Ward, 90, of Bruce passed from this life on Monday, December 13, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis, Tennessee. Born on August 19, 1931, in Algoma, he was a son to the late George Eddie Ward and Nona Pearl Stewart Ward.

Dwain spent many decades married to his loving wife Ruby Jean Harris Ward...

Dec 12, 2021

Winona Franklin, 64, passed away on December 12, 2021, in Pittsboro, MS. Winona Franklin better known as Nonie was born on March 29, 1957 in Fort Hood, TX, to John Wilson and Nancy Gruse.

Nonie dedicated many years of her life as a counselor, specifically looking the mental health needs of people seeking a change in life....

Dec 5, 2021

Pamela Nan Edwards, 59, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi in Oxford, MS. She was born on May 30, 1962, in Bruce, MS, to the late Robert Eugene Edwards and Betty Jean Hardin Edwards.

Nan graduated from Bruce High School in 1980 and sought higher education at University Of Mississippi...

Dec 3, 2021

Bernice Lucille Hanley Collums,85, of Courtland passed from this life on Friday, December 03, 2021 surrounded by family. Born on July 15, 1936 in Houlka, she was a daughter to the late Levi Hanley and Mandy Idene Mooneyham Hanley.

Lucille spent her days as a homemaker looking after the needs of family. She found joy in keeping...

Dec 3, 2021

Emily Dale Bollinger, 82, passed this earthly life on Friday, December 3, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 18, 1939, in Mashulaville, MS, to her late parents Vallie Dowling Sennett and Mavis Eaves Sennett.

Dale was a devoted homemaker that loved and enjoyed her family, especially her grandchildren. She also...