By: Jon Scott May 9, 2013
- Otis Sheldon Braboy — 55, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Chicago. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Salem United Methodist Church in Oxford. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
- Tyler Emerick — 19, died Monday, May 6, 2013, in Lafayette County. Services will be held at noon Saturday at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
- Adelia Fay Purnell Morris — 92, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at her residence. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the United Funeral Service Chapel in New Albany. Burial will follow in the New Albany City Cemetery. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
(May 9, 2013, Page 2A)
By: Jon Scott May 2, 2013
- Margie L. Archie — 71, died Sunday, April 28, 2013, at her residence in Etta. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Union Hill M.B. Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday at the Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford.
- Bessie R. Buford — 78, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Tallahatchie-Oxford Missionary Baptist Association Building. Burial will follow in Springfield M.B. Church Cemetery in Abbeville. Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home in Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
- James R. Davis — 53, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Arrangements are incomplete with Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford.
- Mary Catherine Elliott — 65, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home in Oxford. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. A graveside service will follow at 4 p.m. Saturday at Oaklawn Cemetery in Brinkley, Ark.
- Larry Dean Ware — 63, died Monday, April 29, 2013, at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville. Services will be held at 6 this evening at the Coleman Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford, with Bro. Randy Hope officiating.
(May 2, 2013, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott April 29, 2013
- Margie L. Archie — 71, died Sunday at her residence in Etta. Arrangements are incomplete with the Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home in Oxford.
- Marjorie Ann Norwood Barner — 85, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, at Hermitage Gardens in Southaven. Service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home in Oxford. Burial will follow in Oxford Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
- Bessie R. Buford — 78, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford.
- Arylss Ann Henderson Callicutt — 75, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, at her home. Services will be held at 1 this afternoon at First Baptist Church in Holly Springs. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
- Wallace Bernard Cason Jr.— 91, died Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Darlington Oaks Hospice in Verona. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home in Oxford. The graveside service will be held in Stoneville Cemetery at 4:30 p.m. in Leland. Visitation will be held for one hour and a half prior to the service at the funeral home.
- Hugh M. Goforth — 79, died this morning at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. Arrangements are incomplete with Waller Funeral Home in Oxford.
- Forest Robin Peacock — 50, died Thursday, April 25, 2013, near his home. The family plans to hold a memorial service at a later date. Seven Oaks Funeral Home of Water Valley is in charge of arrangements.
- Lynda Bagguley Pipkin — 61, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, at her home in Coffeeville. Services will be held at 2 this afternoon at Coffeeville United Methodist Church in Coffeeville. Burial will follow in the Coffeeville City Cemetery. Seven Oaks Funeral Home of Water Valley is in charge of arrangements.
- Clarence Edward Rowsey — 60, died Friday at his residence in Water Valley. Arrangements are incomplete with Serenity-Martin Funeral Home of Oxford.
- Amy Harper Valentine — 44, died Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in Homewood. Services were held Sunday at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Homewood. Burial followed at the Harmony Baptist Church cemetery in Anniston, Ala. Ridout’s Valley Chapel in Homewood was in charge of the arrangements.
(April 29, 2013, Page 2A)
By: Jon Scott April 24, 2013
- Glenn K. “Big Money” Henderson — 51, died Monday, April 22, 2013, at his mother’s residence in Oxford. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Second M.B. Church, with burial to follow in Oxford Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
- Violet “Stevie” Stephanie Farris Little — 82, died Monday, April 22, 2013, at her home in Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church in Oxford. Burial will follow in Oxford Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Waller Funeral Home in Oxford and again for one hour prior to Friday’s service at the church.
(April 24, 2013, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott April 22, 2013
- Edith Ray Woods Boyd — 64, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Harrisonville M.B. Church. Burial will follow in the Harrisonville Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 this evening at the church. Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc is in charge of the arrangements.
- Glenn K. “Big Money” Henderson — 51, died this morning at his mother residence in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford.
- Ronnie “Pete” Oliver Herring — 62, died Friday, April 19, 2013, at his home near Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Coleman Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. A private burial will be held in Memphis. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
- L. P. Joy — 62, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Arrangements are incomplete with Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc.
- Johnny Quay McCoy — 78, died Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home in Oxford. Burial will follow in Eastover Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 until 7 this evening at the funeral home.
- Betty Lee McGehee — 45, died Sunday, April 14, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services were held Saturday at Church Road Baptist Church in Horn Lake. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford was in charge of local arrangements.
- Clarence B. Overall Jr. — 75, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at the Tallahatchie County Nursing Home in Charleston. Services were held Sunday at Peach Creek Baptist Church in Sardis. Burial followed in Peach Creek Cemetery.
- Genevieve Carrie Ashlock Peterson — 98, died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Batesville. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South in Memphis. Burial will follow in the funeral home cemetery. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
- Dardanella Taylor — 87, died Friday, April 19, 2013, at her residence near Oxford. Services were held Sunday in the Coleman Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. Graveside services followed at Bethesda Cemetery in Senatobia, with Bro. Mike Jones officiating.
(April 22, 2013, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott April 18, 2013
- Keith Lipsey — 35, died Monday, April 15, 2013, at Dove Health and Rehab in Collierville, Tenn. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Union Hill M.B. Church in Oxford. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
- Tamer Lou Marion Mosley — 84, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Suwanee, Ga. Services will be held at noon Saturday at Christ Temple C.M.E. Church in Oxford. Burial will follow in Oxford Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday at the Serenity-Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford.
- George Washington Phillips — 86, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Waller Funeral Home with Rev. Gene Bramlett and Rev. Milton Boyd officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Flat Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
- Leo Fred Wells — 70, died Sunday, April 14, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Coleman Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
(April 18, 2013, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott April 17, 2013
- Eric Lamont Mathis — 41, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at Intergris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Harvest Church in Sacramento. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at East Lawn Mortuary and Crematory in Sacramento. Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of local arrangements and East Lawn Mortuary and Crematory is in charge of arrangements in California.
- Tamer Lou Mosley — 84, formerly of Oxford, died April 9 in Suwanee, Ga. Arrangements are incomplete with Serenity-Martin Funeral Home of Oxford.
- George W. Phillips — 86, died this morning at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Arrangements are incomplete with Waller Funeral Home of Oxford.
- Leo Fred Wells Sr. — 70 died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford.
(April 17, 2013, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott April 11, 2013
- Jerry Lee Campbell — 58, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at his daughter’s residence in Oxford. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Philadelphia M.B. Church, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday at Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford.
- Bennie Ray Cohran — 59, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at his residence in Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Clear Creek MB Church. Burial will follow in West Springhill Cemetery. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the church. Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc is in charge of the arrangements.
- Dr. Nancy Karleen Pass Metts — 71, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at Hermitage Gardens in Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Yellow Leaf Baptist Church in Oxford. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Waller Funeral Home in Oxford.
- John Henry Murphy — 74, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Smith Chapel CME Church in Abbeville. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 this evening at the church. Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral home of Pontotoc is in charge of the arrangements.
- Linda Golden Partridge — 72, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at her home in Oxford. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church in Oxford. A private graveside service will be held on Saturday. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to Sunday’s service in the church fellowship hall. Waller Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
- Arthur Carl Pettis — 62, died Thursday, April 4, 2013, at his home in Memphis. Services will be held at noon Saturday at the T.O.M.B. building on Highway 334 in Oxford. Burial will follow in the Tobby Tubby M.B. Church Cemetery in Oxford. Visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at the Serenity-Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford.
- Tryeone “Tren” Ruiz — 44, died Sunday, April 7, 2013, at her home near Oxford. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford was in charge of local arrangements.
(April 11, 2013, Page 2A)
By: Jon Scott April 9, 2013
- Randall Bleu Bass — 27, died Sunday, April 7, 2013, at his residence. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at United Funeral Service of New Albany. Burial will follow in Vista Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
- Jerry Campbell — 58, died Monday at his daughter’s residence in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home in Oxford.
- Stanley Crow — died Monday at his home in Water Valley. Arrangements are incomplete with Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley.
- Mary Lee Powell Newell — 86, died Sunday, April 7, 2013, at her daughter’s home in Oxford. Services and burial will be held in Benson, La. Coleman Funeral Home in Oxford and Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Mansfield, La., are in charge of the arrangements.
(April 9, 2013, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott April 4, 2013
- Gary Darnell Blackmon — 49, died in Abbeville. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the T.O.M.B. building on Highway 334 in Oxford, with the Rev. Michael P. James Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Smith Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery in Abbeville. Visitation will be held from noon to 7 this evening at the Serenity-Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford.
- Lee Edward “Red” Brown — 56, died Sunday, March 31, 2013, at his residence in Oxford. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at South Hopewell M.B. Church in Taylor. Burial will follow in Browning cemetery in Taylor. Visitation will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford.
- Lee Arthur Goliday — 89, died Wednesday at Regency Hospital in Jackson. Arrangements are incomplete with Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc.
- Mark Allan Martin — 42, died Monday, March 25, 2013, in Memphis. Services will be held at noon Saturday at North Hopewell M.B. Church with burial to follow in Yocona Cemetery in Taylor. Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
(April 4, 2013, Page 2)
