Obituaries

Dec 21, 2016

Burrell Newberry Brown, II, 87 of Vaiden, Mississippi passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at Greenwood Leflore County Hospital in Greenwood, Mississippi. Born Saturday, August 10, 1929, he was the son of the late Burrell Newberry Brown, I, and the late Mittie Scrivener  Brown. He was the husband of Mamie Opal Turner Brown. He was a retired chemistry and...

Dec 20, 2016

Martha Elizabeth Dye, 88 died on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 Born Wednesday, August 29, 1928 in Houston, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Joe Clark and the late Laura Vance Clark. She was the wife of the late Robert Green Dye. Former salesclerk at G & S Rexall Drug Store. She was a member of Vardaman United...

Dec 18, 2016

Mr. James Russell Griffin, 73 of Bruce, Mississippi passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital  in Oxford, Mississippi. Born Wednesday, July 14, 1943 in Algoma, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Joseph Griffin and the late Janet Peden Griffin. He was a retired sewing machine mechanic with Kellwood He was a member of...

Dec 10, 2016

James Blount, 91 of Ridgeland, Mississippi died on Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Chateau in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Born Monday, July 20, 1925 in Pine Valley Mississippi, he was the son of the late Joseph Blount and the late Eva Lillian Ferrell Blount. He was the husband of Mary (Bibbie) Gary Blount of Clinton, MS. and the late Annette Mosuk...

Dec 5, 2016

Bro. Ronald Allen Jenkins, 59 died on Monday, December 5, 2016, at Calhoun Health Services Nursing Home in Calhoun City, MS. Born Saturday, July 13, 1957 in Memphis, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Rupert Jenkins and Bernice Sutton Jenkins. He graduated from Raleigh Egypt High School in Memphis. He received his Masters from Southwestern Baptist Theological...

Dec 3, 2016

Harvey Gene Chandler, 78 of Bruce, Mississippi passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016, at Bruce Community Living Center in Bruce, Mississippi. Born Tuesday, July 19, 1938 in Bruce, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Harvey Chandler and the late Addie Thomas Chandler. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Batesville, MS.. Surviving are brothers,...

Dec 3, 2016

Anthony  Glen Allen, Sr., 59 of Avinger, Texas died on Saturday, December 3, 2016, at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Marshall, Texas. He was preceded in death by a son, Christopher Allen. Born Friday, June 28, 1957 in Minden, Louisiana, he was the son of Glen Allen and Helen Murphree Shipman. Survivors include sons, Brad (Mary Beth) Allen of...

Dec 2, 2016

Joe Abb King, 82 of Water Valley, Mississippi died on Friday, December 2, 2016, at Brookdale Senior Living in Oxford, Mississippi. Born Wednesday, January 24, 1934 in Paris, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Abb King and the late Effie Williams King. He was the husband of Sybil Warren  King. He was retired from Chambers in Oxford,...

Dec 2, 2016

James Emmett Helms, 86 of Horn Lake, Mississippi passed away on Friday, December 2, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Desoto Center in Southaven, Mississippi. Born Thursday, May 15, 1930 in Delhi, Louisiana, he was the son of the late Terry Helms and the late Mae Putman  Helms. He was the husband of the late Mary Massey  Helms. He was retired...

Nov 30, 2016

Mrs. Frances Montez Camp, 89 passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at Fern Brooke Personal Care Home in Houston, Mississippi. Born Sunday, April 10, 1927 in Banner, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Rex Bollinger and the late Inez Goodwin Bollinger. She was the wife of the late Frank "Tiny Boy" Camp. She was a retired...

Nov 29, 2016

Jeanette Wilson, 65 of Bruce, Mississippi passed on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at her home in Bruce, Mississippi. Born Monday, February 19, 1951 in Pelahatchie, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow Smith and the late Sara Smith. She was the wife of Jerry Lee Wilson of Bruce, MS. She was a member of Pittsboro First Pentecostal...

Nov 26, 2016

Joyce Elizabeth Nix, 83 of Pittsboro, Mississippi passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016, surrounded by her family at her Residence in Pittsboro, Mississippi. Born Tuesday, May 30, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert Wall and the late Maggie Shepherd  Moore. She was the wife of the late Bryan Nix. She was a retired sewer from ...

Nov 25, 2016

Margie Hughes Blue, 80 passed away on November 25, 2016 at South Central Regional Hospital, in Laurel, Mississippi, after an extended illness. A grave side service will be held at Mount Moriah Cemetery, Bruce, Mississippi, on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 2:00pm

Margie Hughes Blue was born January 24, 1936, to Elmer Franklin Hughes and Etta Murphree...

Nov 24, 2016

Pittsboro-Beulah Gregory Cleveland, 93, was born October 10, 1923 in Calhoun County. She passed away November 24, 2016 at Bruce Community Living Center. She was a homemaker and member of Skuna Valley Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Carlton Cleveland, her parents; Joseph Terry Gregory and Vina Burt Gregory, sisters; Ola Gables,...

Nov 21, 2016

Abbie "Jewel" Massey, 95 of Vardaman, Mississippi passed on Monday, November 21, 2016, at Floy Dyer Manor in Houston, Mississippi. Born Friday, February 25, 1921 in Calhoun County, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Russ Hamby and the late Dora Baker  Hamby. She was the wife of the late Arnie Burl Massey. She was a devoted homemaker...

Nov 20, 2016

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Bruce- Willie Marcelle Chrestman, 92 passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016, at N.M.M.C Long Term Care Facility, Eupora, MS .She was born May 24, 1924, in Calhoun County. She was a retired secretary with the civil service and a member of Buckhorn Church of Christ.

She is survived by her brothers, LeOdis Chrestman of...

Nov 20, 2016

Shelby Jean Jones, 76 of Minter City, Mississippi passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2016, at Greenwood Leflore County Hospital in Greenwood, Mississippi. Born Friday, August 9, 1940, she was the daughter of the late William Murphree and the late Hazel Logan  Murphree. She was a retired Dietary Manager for Ruleville Nursing and Rehab. She was a member of...

Nov 19, 2016

Janie Vick

Bruce- Janie Ruth Vick, 87 passed away Saturday November 19, 2016, at Bruce Community Living Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Hernando Church of Christ.

She is survived by her sons, Paul Vick of Kelso, WA; Charles David Vick and wife Cindy of Hernando, MS. seven Grandchildren and nine Great...

Nov 15, 2016

Michael Wayne Scott, 72 of Bruce, Mississippi died on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at Oxford Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Oxford, Mississippi. Born Monday, July 24, 1944, he was the son of the late Red Scott and the late Lattice Hill  Scott. He was a Veteran of  Vietnam. Surviving are daughter, Beverly Elaine Estambali, brother, Robert Allen Scott...

Nov 8, 2016

Rene Hastings Liles, 91 of Southaven, Mississippi passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at her Residence in Southaven, Mississippi. Born Friday, June 19, 1925 in Pittsboro, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late James Hastings and the late Tezzie Goodson  Hastings. She was the wife of the late Tommie Liles. Surviving are son, Jeffrey Flemons of Southaven,...