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)
By: Jon Scott April 1, 2013
- Dorothy Jean Britt — 77, died Friday, March 29, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 2 this afternoon in the Coleman Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. Burial will follow in the Antioch Cemetery.
- James Brown Jr. — 86, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-East in Memphis. Services were held Sunday at the Serenity Funeral Home Chapel in Holly Springs. Burial followed in Veterans Cemetery in Memphis.
- Lee Edward Brown — 56, died Sunday at his residence in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home in Oxford.
- Mark Allan Martin — 42, died March 25 in Memphis. Arrangements are incomplete with Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home in Oxford.
- Charles “Chuck” Matthias Jr. — 81, died Sunday, March 31, 2013, at his home in Oxford. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home in Oxford. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
- David Webster Mills — 64, died Friday, March 29, 2013, at his home in Batesville. Services will be held at 2 this afternoon in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home in Oxford.
- Ella Ruth Epps Young — 97, died Thursday, March 28, 2013, at Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven. Services were held Saturday at Clear Creek Baptist Church in Oxford. Burial followed in Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville. Wells funeral Home in Batesville was in charge of arrangements.
(April 1, 2013, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott March 7, 2013
- Sarah Lugean Alexander — 62, died Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Select Specialty Hospital in Memphis. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Tallachatchie-Oxford Missionary Baptist Association Building in Oxford. Burial will follow in New Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc is in charge of the arrangements.
- Irene Smith Willard Bryant — 83, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Hermitage Gardens in Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home in Oxford. Burial will follow in Cambridge Cemetery in Oxford. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home.
- Robert “Bob” William Foster — 83, died Monday, March 4, 2013. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Burgaw Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Potts Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery with full military honors. Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home of Burgaw is in charge of arrangements.
- Sadie Littlejohn — 93, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital–North Mississippi in Oxford. The arrangements are incomplete with Waller Funeral Home in Oxford.
- Thelbert “Big Doc” Rooks — 61, died Friday, March 1, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be held at noon Saturday at New Dimensions Salt and Light Ministries in Holly Springs. Burial will follow in Powell Chapel Cemetery in Holly Springs. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home in Oxford.
- Bertha Jane Fiew Watts — 89, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at the Yalobusha County Nursing Home in Water Valley. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Anchor Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Shipp Cemetery in Oxford. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Waller Funeral Home in Oxford, and for 30 minutes prior to Saturday’s service at the church.
- Martha Ann Winters — 74, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at her home in Oxford. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home in Oxford. Burial will follow in Springdale Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
(March 7, 2013, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott March 6, 2013
- Irene Smith Willard Bryant — 83, died Tuesday at Hermitage Gardens in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Waller Funeral Home in Oxford.
- William “Billy” Mack Dickey — 89, died Monday, March 4, 2013, at his home in Water Valley. Services were held earlier today in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley. Burial followed in the Oak Hill Cemetery.
- Services for McKenzie Darrell “Rell” Frierson, 27, of Oxford will be held at a later date. Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
- Bobbie Louise DeArmond Thomas Knight — 77, died Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held Saturday at Smith Mortuary in Maryville, Tenn.
- Bertha Fiew Watts — 89, died this morning at the Yalobusha Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete with Waller Funeral Home in Oxford.
(March 6, 2013, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott March 1, 2013
- Richard Lionel Bethea — 74, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at his home in Water Valley. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Wells Funeral Home Chapel in Batesville. Burial will follow in Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
- W.J. Milstead — 82, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at Graceland Nursing Center in Memphis. There are no plans for a funeral service at this time. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford was in charge of local arrangements.
- Thelbert “Doc” Rooks — 61, died this morning at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Arrangements are incomplete with Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home in Oxford.
(March 1, 2013, Page 2A)
By: Jon Scott February 28, 2013
- Charlie Bernard Boston — 30, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Oxford. Funeral services were held Monday at Nations Ford Community Church in Charlotte, N.C., and burial followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Charlotte.
- Cedric “Tracy” Marzette — 50, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Flint Hill M.B. Church, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford.
- Zola Mae Turner — 71, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Jeffries Chapel M.B. Church in Abbeville. Burial will follow in Jeffries Chapel 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.
(February 28, 2013, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott February 27, 2013
- Calvin Alford Jr. — 37, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the City Auditorium in Water Valley. Burial will follow in the Rocky Mt. Church Cemetery in Yalobusha County. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley.
- Joy Underwood Crow — 83, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley. Burial will follow in the Pine Crest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Yalobusha County. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
- Cedric Tracy Marzette — 50, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford.
- Zola Mae Turner — 71, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Jeffries Chapel M.B. Church in Abbeville. Burial will follow in Jeffries Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the church. Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc is in charge of the arrangements.
(February 27, 2013, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott February 21, 2013
- Shirley Broadhead Hamilton — 72, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Independent Presbyterian Church in Memphis. Canale Funeral Directors of Memphis is in charge of arrangements.
- Pearlie Thompson Logan — 96, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at her residence in Abbeville. Services will be held at noon Saturday at the Tallahatchie Oxford Missionary Baptist Association Building in Oxford. Burial will follow in the Providence United Methodist Church cemetery in Abbeville. Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home in Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
- Linnie Bell Pettis — 100, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at noon Friday at Providence United Methodist Church in Abbeville. Burial will follow in Providence Cemetery. Visitation will be held for one hour prior service at the church. Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc is in charge of the arrangements.
- Zola Turner — 70, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc.
(February 21, 2013, Page 2)
