Obituaries

Sep 9, 2021

Herbert Leon Murphree, 74, of Bruce passed from this life on Thursday, September 09, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Nursing Home in Calhoun City. Born on November 27, 1946, in Calhoun County, he was a son to the late Hubert Burke Murphree and Winnie Tapley Murphree.

Leon was a member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church.

Sep 9, 2021

Margie Howell Grist, 87, of Bruce departed from this life on Thursday, September 09, 2021, at Bruce Community Living Center. Born on November 25, 1933, in Bruce, she was a daughter to the late Winfred Alvin Howell and Pamela Virginia Lee Howell.

Margie, a Bruce High School graduate, was best known for her skills on the basketball...

Sep 7, 2021

Deborah Kay Aston, 59, of Calhoun City departed from this life on Tuesday, September 07, 202 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. Born on the winter’s day of December 11, 1961 in Water Valley, she was a daughter to the late William Pendergrass and Patsy O'Dean Cofer Pendergrass.

Deborah, a 1980 graduate of Coffeeville High School, spent...

Sep 5, 2021

Steve Aubrey Nelson, 69, passed away on September 5, 2021, at his home in Bruce, MS.

Steve was born on August 16, 1952, in Blytheville, AR, to Cecil Nelson and Alice Faye Temple Nelson. Steve spent 25 plus years working as a millwright at Weyerhaeuser Corporation in Bruce. He also served the city of Bruce as an...

Aug 31, 2021

Martha Daniel LeCornu, 84, died Tuesday, August 31, 2021 in Byhalia, MS.  She was born May 3, 1937 in Robbs, MS in Pontotoc County to Rex Lamar Daniel and Mamie Pearl Daniel.  She was a teacher for 28 years in North Carolina: 18 years with the State of North Carolina Cumberland County School System and 10 years with the...

Aug 28, 2021

Janice Audrey Stribling Jarrett is in the arms of her Savior Jesus Christ today. Though her body was frail and tired, her spirit was grateful for every day she spent with her family until she passed into eternity on August 28, 2021, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Janice was born April 6, 1937, in Bruce, Mississippi to H....

Aug 26, 2021

Wanda Jeanette Quarles, 88, of Live Oak , Florida departed for eternity on Thursday, August 26, 2021, at Lake City Medical Center in Lake City, Florida after battling a brief illness. Born on the Spring Day of April 16, 1933, she was a daughter to the late Dow Gill and Opal Ivy Gill.

Wanda spent many years...

Aug 26, 2021

Bettye F. Smith, 80, of Troy, IL, born Saturday, November 2, 1940 in Calhoun City, MS and passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Aspen Creek of Troy.

Bettye loved her family and was always happiest when spending time with them. She was a member of the Granite City Moose Lodge. She enjoyed needle work,...

Aug 21, 2021

Danny Lee Lemmon, 66, passed away on August 21, 2021, at his home in Banner, MS.

Danny was born on December 5, 1954, in Flint, MI, to Clifford Lemmon and Ruth Sheffield Lemmon. He graduated from Southaven High School class of 1973 and was a self employed Taxidermist.

Danny married Gayle Neal Lemmon. The couple...

Aug 21, 2021

Susie Calder, 80, passed away on August 21, 2021, at Baptist Nursing Home in Calhoun City, MS.

Susie Calder was born on March 19, 1941, in Bruce, MS, to her late parents James Coston and Mary Grace Pryor Coston.

Susie was a homemaker. She loved going to auctions, watching Wheel of Fortune, loved dogs and...

Aug 20, 2021

Tommy "Peacock" Bailey, 68, departed from this life on August 20, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North MS in Oxford, MS. He was born in Vardaman, MS, on July 18, 1953, to Clifton Bailey and Lora Lee "Sunshine" Bailey. Tom graduated from Vardaman High School in 1973. Tom was a sweet potato farmer and in the Fall everyone looked forward...

Aug 16, 2021

Minnie Louvina Doss Franklin, 92, of Pittsboro passed from this life on August 16, 2021, at her home in Pittsboro. Born on June 5, 1929, in Chickasaw County, she was a daughter to the late James Jackson Doss and Essie Lula McDowell Doss.

Minnie was a dedicated member of Pittsboro First Baptist Church. She was not just...

Aug 16, 2021

William Lewis Jackson, 81, born in Yalobusha County, Mississippi passed away on August 16, 2021.  He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family after suffering multiple age related strokes.

William graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in mathematics and went on to become an engineer in the aerospace industry.  He eventually retired in 2017 from...

Aug 15, 2021

Betty Jean Hardin Edwards, 90, of Bruce passed from this life on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Calhoun City. Born on the spring day of March 21, 1931, in the Reid Community, she was a daughter to the late James Elmer Hardin and Myrtle Odell Murphree Hardin.

She graduated from Vardaman High School...

Aug 15, 2021

Beverly Lee Davis Turner, 67, passed away at her home in Bruce on August 15, 2021.

Beverly was born on January 27, 1954, in Hattiesburg, MS, to Shed Hill Davis, Jr., and Rebecca Floyd Davis.

Beverly was best known for her love of flower gardening, fishing and playing games on her computer. The greatest joy...

Aug 15, 2021

Carol Campbell, 72, departed from this life on August 15, 2021, in Tupelo, MS. She was born on December 28, 1948, to the late William Harold and Mary Edwards.

Carol spent 33 years of her life teaching at Bruce High School. She was an avid crafts person. She loved her flowers and her family. She also enjoyed...

Aug 11, 2021

Michael Melton,59, passed away on August 11, 2021, in Southaven, MS.

Michael was born on December 8, 1961, in Memphis, TN, to Jimmy Melton and Mary Melton. Michael started his career as a Tool & Die Maker and went on to work for Magnolia State Die in Senatobia for several years.

Michael was best known...

Aug 7, 2021

Shirley Bowling Young,79, passed from this life on Saturday, August 7, 2021, at her residence in Bruce, MS.

Shirley was born on November 2, 1941, in Calhoun County MS, to her late parents William and Henretta Thompson Bowling.

Shirley married Dwayne Young and to this marriage came to 2 sons, Mark and Ron.

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Aug 5, 2021

Linda Diane Worrells Easley, 73, departed from this life on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. She was born in a cotton patch on September 9, 1947, in Mantee to the late Leroy Worrells and Opal Mae Kolb Worrells Wells.

Diane spent many blissful years in marriage with her husband, Jessie Price Easley,...

Aug 2, 2021

William Anthony Sockwell, 59, of Paris departed from this life on Monday, August 2, 2021 in Banner, Mississippi after an accident. Born on April 5, 1962 in Winter Park, Florida, he was a son to the late Donald Sockwell and Elenor Sanders Sockwell.

William, known by his friends and family as Tony, was best defined by his...