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Wednesday’s obituaries
- Lottie Mae Harmon — 86, died Saturday, March 10, 2012, at her home in Oxford. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Paris Cemetery in Paris. Seven Oaks Funeral Home of Water Valley is in charge of arrangements.
- Lanny H. Kyle Jr. — 53, died Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at his home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Meredith-Nowell Funeral Home in Clarksdale. Burial will follow in the Oakridge Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 this evening at the funeral home.
- Jo Ann Charlene Miller — 82, died Monday, March 12, 2012, in Dallas. Services will be private. Waller Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
Tuesday’s obituaries
No obituaries were submitted for publication today. (March 13, 2012, Page 2)
Monday’s obituaries
- Steven Henry McCombs — 51, died Friday, March 9, 2012, at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Christ United Methodist Church in Booneville. A second service will be held in Hawaii at a later date.
- Bobby Gail Tubbs Sr. — 77, died Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-East in Memphis. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Anchor Cemetery in Lafayette County on Highway 7 South. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Coleman Funeral Home in Oxford.
Friday’s obituaries
No obituaries were submitted for publication today. (March 9, 2012, Page 2A)
Thursday’s obituaries
- Randle Kyle Bumgardner — 58, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at his home in Brandon. Services will be held at 6 this evening at Quest Community Church in Florence, with visitation for one hour prior to the service. Chancellor Funeral Home of Florence is in charge of arrangements.
- Dr. Thomas “Tom” Martin McGee — 72, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, in Memphis. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Sunday at Paris-Yates Chapel on the Ole Miss campus.
Wednesday’s obituaries
- Robert Wilber Gay — 77, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at Ashland Health and Rehab in Ashland. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Free Springs United Methodist Church in Como. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of the arrangements.
Tuesday’s obituaries
- Lila Overstreet Blount — 84, died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at her home in Ripley. Services were held this morning at McBride Funeral Home Chapel in Ripley. A graveside service will be held at 2 this afternoon at Oxford Memorial Cemetery.
- John E. Deal Sr. — 72, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at his home in Abbeville. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home in Oxford. Burial will follow in Abbeville Cemetery in Abbeville A visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
- Barry Jack Wade — 64, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Waller Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. Burial will follow in Eastover Memorial Cemetery in Oxford. A visitation will be held on from 5 until 7 this evening at the funeral home.
Monday’s obituaries
- Selina Faye Cook Atchison — 61, died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Services were held Saturday at Dunn’s Funeral Home in Eddyville, Ky. Local services were conducted this morning in Oxford. Burial followed in Yocona Cemetery in Taylor. Serenity-Martin Funeral Home in Oxford was in charge of local arrangements.
- John E. Deal — 72, died Sunday at his home in Abbeville. Arrangements are incomplete with Waller Funeral Home in Oxford.
- Millard L. French — 72, died Friday, March 2, 2012, at his home in Water Valley. Services were held this morning in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley. Burial followed at Wyatt Cemetery.
- Ceil J. Moore — 77, died Friday, March 2, 2012, at his home near Oxford. Services were held Sunday in the Coleman Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in the Center Hill Cemetery in Panola County.
- Barry J. Wade — 64, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital–North Mississippi in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Waller Funeral Home in Oxford.
Friday’s obituaries
- Donald George Baker — 73, died Thursday, March 1, 2012, at his home. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Andrews United Methodist Church in Oxford, followed by a celebration of his life in the fellowship hall.
- Jackie Walker Grier — 57, died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Parker Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 this evening at the funeral home.
- The Rev. Elton Lee Jones — 68, died Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, in Senatobia. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Tallahatchie-Oxford Missionary Baptist Association Building in Oxford. Burial will follow in Oxford Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 this evening at East Providence M.B. Church. Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc is in charge of the arrangements.
- L.C. “Mac” McCurdy — 78, died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Wells Funeral Home Chapel in Batesville. Burial will follow in Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
- Earnestine McThune — 68, died Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at East Providence M.B. Church. Burial will follow in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc is in charge of the arrangements.
- Larry Darnell Smith — 61, died Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, in Detroit. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Tallahatchie-Oxford Missionary Baptist Association Building in Oxford. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the TOMB building. Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc is in charge of the arrangements.
- Lloyd Rodney White — 95, died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery in Memphis. Burial will follow. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Thursday’s obituaries
- Earline Hawkins — 75, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Springhill North M.B. Church in Water Valley. Burial will follow in New Providence M.B. Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the New Providence M.B. Church. Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
- Rose Mary Ivy — 59, died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Coleman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
- Bettye Martin — 78, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Brandon. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Henry Chapel of the Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
