George Wesley Nix
Jul 28, 2017
George Wesley Nix, 76, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017 at the Regional One Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee from complications as a result of a vehicle accident. He was born July 23, 1941, to the late parents of Bailey and Louise Hamilton Nix. He was a member of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church and the Bruce Masonic Lodge.  George was...
Harold Walls
Jul 26, 2017
Harold R. Walls, 75 of Calhoun City, Mississippi a retired trucker died on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at University Medical Center in Grenada, Mississippi. Born Tuesday, June 23, 1942, he was the son of the late Frank Walls and the late Mader Stepp Walls. He was the husband of Brenda Walls. Surviving are sons, Steven Walls of Calhoun City,...
William Dewey Harris
Jul 23, 2017
Mr. William Dewey Harris, 86,born October 18, 1930 in Bruce, Mississippi, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017, at Baptist Nursing Home in Calhoun City, after a long good life. He was a welder and a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. W.D. was preceded in death by his wife, Georgia Ree Harris, seven brothers, Oscar, J.B., Wilson, Howard, Jessie, Henry...
Shirley Ann Chaney
Jul 23, 2017
Shirley Ann Chaney, 71, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital N. MS. She was born October 11, 1945 in Red Bay Alabama to the late parents of James Earl and Lolor Mae Howell Pendergraph. Shirley had been in the nursing home at Calhoun City for several years where the nursing home had become her home....
William Curtis Brewer
Jul 18, 2017
William Curtis Brewer, 89 of Bruce, Mississippi died on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at Baptist Memorial N.MS. - Oxford, MS. Born Thursday, July 21, 1927 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, he was the son of the late D.W. Brewer and the late Letha Millican Brewer. He was the husband of Inez Shelton Brewer whom he married on November 09, 1957....
Cecilia Favazza
Jul 17, 2017
Miss. Cecilia E. Favazza, 96, died Monday July 17, 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center, Eupora Hospital. She was born July 19, 1920 in Memphis, Tennessee to the late parents of Vito and Mary Satamoro Favazza who preceded her in death. She was a devoted member of the Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by three brothers; Leo...
Gerald Wayne Brown
Jul 15, 2017
Gerald Wayne Brown, 62, of Vicksburg, and formerly of Coffeeville, Jackson, and Vaiden, Mississippi, died peacefully in the company of friends and family at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans on July 15, 2017.
Jerry, J. B., or Jerry Brown, as he was fondly known, had undergone a lung transplant on March 19 at...
Lee Ottis Bray
Jul 10, 2017
Lee Ottis Bray, 84 of Bruce, Mississippi passed away on Monday, July 10, 2017, at Baptist Memorial N.MS. - Oxford, MS. with his wife and daughter at his bedside as he entered his heavenly home.
Lee Ottis was born Friday, February 3, 1933 in Houlka, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Aaron Chesley Bray and...
Lakyn Burt
Jun 28, 2017
Miss Lakyn Danielle Burt, 18 of Bruce, MS died on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at UAB Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. She was surrounded by her loving family as she gained her angel wings and entered into her heavenly home.
She was born Tuesday, August 11, 1998 in Oxford, Mississippi; she was the daughter of Jody D....
Bobby Murphree
Jun 27, 2017
Bobby Dean Murphree, 83 of Houlka, Mississippi passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday, June 27, 2017,  at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Born Wednesday, September 27, 1933, in the Reid Community. Bobby was a retired truck driver and dispatcher. He was a member and deacon of Schoona Valley Baptist Church. Bobby loved spending...
Mary Lou Whitten
Jun 25, 2017
Mary Lou Whitten, 87 of Calhoun City, Mississippi died on Sunday, June 25, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun in Calhoun City, Mississippi.
Born Friday, May 30, 1930 in Seattle, Washington. She was the wife of the late S. Ray Whitten.
She was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Jackson, MS. and attended Bruce...
John Wayne Kelley
Jun 21, 2017
John Wayne Kelley, 96 of Banner, Mississippi passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Mississippi.
A Funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday at Parker Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Robert Earl Alexander officiating. Interment will be in Spring Creek Cemetery, Banner, MS.
Pallbearers will...
Virginia Casey
Jun 9, 2017
Virginia Whitt Casey, 75 born January 4, 1942 passed away on June 9, 2017 at the home of Robert and Pat Melton who were her devoted caregivers. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, homemaker, excellent cook, and a beautician. She owned and operated Virginia’s Beauty Shop for over forty three years. She was also a faithful member of Midway...
Davie Quey Oliver
Jun 8, 2017
Davie Quey Oliver, 68 died on Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Union Long Term Care in New Albany, Mississippi. Born Thursday, May 5, 1949 in Houlka, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Otho Carrie Oliver and the late Fairy Lee Wilhite Oliver. He was a former employee of Memphis Hardwood Flooring and a member of Church Of...
Lottie Belle Potts
Jun 6, 2017
Lottie B. Potts, 66 of Paris, Mississippi passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at her home in Paris, Mississippi. Born Wednesday, August 16, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Clardis Galloway and the late Annie Hughes Galloway. She was the wife of the late James Potts. Surviving are son, Tony Potts of Banner, MS, daughter, Paula...
Dwight Hellums
Jun 4, 2017
Dwight Hellums was born June 8, 1921 in Pontotoc Co. to Henry Grady and Lillie Roane Clark Hellums. He moved with his parents to Texas, Arkansas and the Mississippi Delta before settling in Lafayette Co. It was here that he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on Jan. 12, 1942. After boot training at San Diego, CA he was...
Jerry Lee Farmer
Jun 4, 2017
Jerry Lee Farmer, 66 of Bruce, Mississippi died on Sunday, June 4, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital - North MS in Oxford, Mississippi. Born Wednesday, August 30, 1950 in Jackson, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Leo Farmer and the late Dorothy Brooks Farmer. He was the husband of Tammy McCammon Farmer. He served as a PVT...
Veottis Ferguson
Jun 3, 2017
Veottis Ferguson passed away on Saturday, June 3 at North Mississippi Medical Center. Born in Pittsboro on December 8, 1933 to Tommie and Josie Ferguson, He spent most of his life in Bruce, Mississippi where he had many friends and family. The Ferguson family were farmers and many of Veottis’ best memories were of his youth on the family...
Janell Keeton
May 20, 2017
Janell Keeton, 73 of Calhoun City, Mississippi passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017, at her home in Calhoun City, Mississippi. Born Wednesday, January 19, 1944 in , Mississippi.She was the wife of Robert Clemmons. She was a 1962 Graduate of Calhoun City High School. She was a member of New Gauley Baptist Church. Surviving are daughter, Lisa (Wayne)...
Elizabeth Ann Bagwell
May 16, 2017
Elizabeth Ann Bagwell, 65 of Bruce, Mississippi passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi. Born Wednesday, April 6, 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late A.W. Carson and the late Lois Tucker Carson. She was the wife of the late Wilburn Bagwell. She was a devoted homemaker. She...
