Maida Owens
Jan 7, 2018
Maida Carolyn Owens, 72, passed away, Sunday January 7, 2018 at her home in Reagan, Tennessee after an extended illness. She was born October 2, 1945 in Calhoun County to the late Vernon L. Newman and Leslie Estelle Bullard Newman. She was a devoted homemaker, a garment, a auto factory worker and previous owner of Tasty Freeze Drive In....
Beverly Carroll Ruth
Jan 4, 2018
Beverly Carroll Ruth – 60 – passed this earthly life on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Oxford, MS. She was born December 6, 1957 in Bruce, Mississippi to the late parents of Carroll David Ruth and Brenda K. Reid Ruth.
Beverly was a graduate of Bruce High School Class of 1975 and Northwest Mississippi...
Margaret "Tina" Bennett
Jan 3, 2018
Margaret Christine “Tina” Bennett-59- passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at her home in Bruce. She was born March 5, 1958 in Lancaster, Ohio.
Tina was a homemaker and devoted mother to her family, an artist, and art Teacher. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and also previously attended Blue Mountain College.
She...
Richard Eugene Stanley, Jr.
Dec 26, 2017
Richard Eugene Stanley, Jr., 55, of Olive Branch, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 in Greer, South Carolina. Richard was born January 17, 1962 to Richard Eugene Stanley, Sr. and Linda Whittington in Memphis, Tennessee. Richard, a "Jack-of-all-Trades and Master of None," was a devoted Son, Husband, Father, Brother, and friend to all. Richard was a Pirate at heart,...
Robert Stone
Dec 26, 2017
Banner, MS – Robert Earl Stone, 77, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 17, 1940 in the Pleasant Grove Community in Bruce. Robert was a retired truck driver with Maverick Transport. He enjoyed seeing America and its beauty from the cab of his truck while driving across...
Bobbie Allen Crum
Dec 26, 2017
Grenada, MS-Bobbie Allen Crum, 87, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at her sons home in Grenada surrounded by her loved ones. She was formerly of Vardaman, before her health failed and moved to Grenada. She was born February 3, 1930 in Webster County to the late parents of Luther Delmar Justice and Lou Elsie Morgan Justice. She was...
Alverta Orr
Dec 18, 2017
Bruce, MS, - Alverta Jane Orr, 72, passed away Monday, December 18, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital N. MS, Oxford, MS. She was born June 12, 1945 in Needle, CA to the late parents of Ellis F. King and Ellis Alverta Sanders King. She worked for many years as a teacher assistant in Picayune, N.M.R.C., The Apple Orchard and...
Zelma Gregory
Dec 18, 2017
Pontotoc, MS – Zelma Gregory, 94, passed this earthly life on December 18, 2017 at Pontotoc Health and Rehab. She was born September 14, 1923 in Calhoun County to the late parents of John Willie Gregory and Liza McCormick Gregory. She was preceded in death by a sister, Velma Gregory, three brothers, J. D., W.J. and Frank Gregory.
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Myriam Memorie Alley
Dec 17, 2017
Pittsboro, MS – Myriam Alley, 97, passed away December 17, 2017 at the Veterans Home in Oxford, MS after a lengthy illness. She was born February 16, 1920 in Tacoms, Washington to the late parents of Joseph Guilford Wescott and Rebekah Torgersen Wescott; Memorie was also preceded in death by her husband Bro. Ira Alley. She was a member...
Joseph Edward Beasley
Dec 16, 2017
Joseph Edward Beasley, 89, of Olive Branch, MS, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017. Born in Heth, AR, February 29, 1928, Joe was a retiree of Bell South Telephone Co. where he worked in the central office and later the outside plant department from which he retired in December 1983 after over 35 years of service. He was a...
Jessie Mae Langford Blaylock
Dec 5, 2017
Southaven, MS – Jessie Mae Blaylock, 88, departed this life on December 5, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Desoto, Southaven surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 27, 1929 in Derma, Mississippi. She was a devoted Christian lady, and she was a dedicated homemaker who loved cooking, gardening, flowers and praying for love ones. She dearly loved her...
Helen Maxine Aston Braddock
Dec 4, 2017
Bruce, MS – Helen Maxine Aston Braddock, 84, passed away Monday, December 4, 2017 at Baptist Nursing Home in Calhoun City. She was born January 6, 1933 to the late parents of James Earl Aston and Ethel Octavia Singleton Aston. She was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. She was a devoted homemaker and a retired seamstress for...
John Edward Brasher
Dec 4, 2017
John Edward Brasher, 70 of Bruce, Mississippi passed this earthly life on Monday, December 4, 2017 in Yalobusha County, MS. He was born Thursday, July 12, 1947 in Bruce, Mississippi. He was the son of the late Eron L. Brasher and the late Mary Margaret Daniels Brasher. He was a deacon at Bruce First Baptist Church. John had a...
Laudrey Crawford Alexander
Dec 4, 2017
Vardaman, MS – Bonnie Laudrey Crawford Alexander, 97, passed this earthly life on December 4, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. She was born September 3, 1920 the daughter of late Tommy Crawford and Flora Ann Dye Crawford. She was a devoted member of Friendship Baptist Church and a member of the Ladies Club at the...
Thomas Gale Smith, Jr.
Nov 27, 2017
Banner, MS-Thomas Gale Smith, Jr., 66, passed away peacefully at his residence, Monday, November 27, 2017. He was born in Calhoun City, January 19, 1951. Thomas was a graduate of Bruce High School, Class of 1970, Northwest Community College and Delta State University where he received his B.S. degree in history and a master’s degree in educational administration. He...
Ruby Cooper Howell
Nov 25, 2017
Ruby Cooper Howell , 96 of Banner, Mississippi passed this earthly life on Saturday, November 25, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun in Calhoun City, Mississippi surrounded by her love ones. She was born Saturday, June 4, 1921 in Sarepta, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Sidney and Carrie Huckaby Cooper.
She...
Margaret Collins Degarmo
Nov 22, 2017
Orlando, FL--Margaret Collins DeGarmo, 89, passed away on November 22, 2017 in Orlando, FL. Margaret was born in Bruce, MS on February 14, 1928 to the late Calvin and Ollie Edith Edwards. She graduated from Bruce High School and was married for fourteen years to Jessie Wilson Collins, also from Bruce, who preceded her in death. Margaret married Cecil...
Ivy June Estes
Nov 21, 2017
Jonesboro, AR-Ivy June Cost Estes, 80, passed this life on November 21, 2017 at St. Bernard Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born June 6, 1937 in Bruce, Mississippi to the late parents of Antone Truett Cost and Margie Marie Morgan Cost. She was a secretary and bookkeeper for Helena Water Company in Helena, AR until her retirement. ...
Bobbye Jean Turner
Nov 19, 2017
Bruce, MS – Bobbye Jean Turner, 88, passed this earthly life on Sunday, November 19, 2017 surrounded by her love ones. She was born on July 25, 1929 in Bruce to the late parents of George Raymond Chrestman and Thelma Jane Hughes Chrestman.
Bobbye was a very active person in her community, she was a retired beautician,...
Billy Chandler
Nov 15, 2017
Billy Sherman Chandler, 65 of Calhoun City, Mississippi passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Calhoun City, Mississippi. Born Wednesday, June 4, 1952 in Vardaman, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Sam Henry Chandler and the late Earlene Chandler. He was the husband of Cynthia Kruith Chandler of Calhoun City....
