By: Jon Scott February 20, 2013
- James Floyd — 55, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, at his home near Water Valley. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Hopewell Baptist Church cemetery. Visitation will be held for an hour prior to the service at the church. Seven Oaks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
- Nellie Jarrett Herod — 60, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in the Serenity-Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. Burial will follow in West St. Peter Cemetery in Oxford. Visitation will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday and for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
- Pearl Hollowell Kimzey — 94, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Anchor Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Clear Creek Cemetery in Oxford. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. Waller Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
- Danny Wayne Pettit — 53, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in Pontotoc. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Tutor Memorial Funeral Home in Pontotoc. Burial will follow in the Poplar Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and for two hours prior to Saturday’s service at the funeral home.
(February 20, 2013, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott February 4, 2013
- Frances Landreth Colvin — 56, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, at her home in Water Valley. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First United Pentecostal Church in Water Valley. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 this evening at the church. Seven Oaks Funeral Home of Water Valley is in charge of arrangements.
- Richard L. Conner — 76, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, at his home in Oxford. Services will be held at 2 this afternoon in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home in Oxford. Burial will follow in Yellow Leaf Cemetery.
- Mary Gaynell Hudson — 65, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, near her home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Christian Rest Methodist Church in Lafayette Springs. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation is 5 to 8 this evening at Tutor Memorial Funeral Home in Oxford and for one hour prior to the service at the church.
- Hazel Pack — 85, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in Batesville. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley. Burial will follow in the Mt. Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 this evening at the funeral home.
- Berkley Redmond — 85, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home in Oxford.
- Nicholas “Nick” Sandefer — 82, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, at his home in Oxford. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home in Oxford. Burial will follow in Pine Flat Cemetery. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
- Sara Sarullo Sherman — 82, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, at her home in Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Greenville. Burial will follow in Greenville Cemetery under the direction of Waller Funeral Home of Oxford. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the church.
- Geraldine W. Smith — 64, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Serenity-Martin Funeral Home of Oxford.
(February 4, 2013, Page 2A)
By: Jon Scott July 2, 2012
- Judy Dianne Gouine — 46, died Thursday, June 28, 2012. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Tutor’s Funeral Home in Pontotoc. Burial will follow at Calvary Baptist in Bruce. Visitation is from 6 to 9 this evening and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
- Coty Lee Hensley — 11, died Friday, June 29, 2012, at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Coleman Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. Burial will follow in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 this evening at the funeral home.
- James Burlin Hollowell Sr. — 71, died Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Oxford. Services will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Coleman Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Pine Flat Cemetery. Visitation will be held for four hours prior the service at the funeral home.
- Lawrence Mitchell — 91, died Sunday at the Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Arrangements are incomplete with Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc.
(July 2, 2012, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott June 13, 2012
- Nora Lynn Nelson Coleman — 81, died Monday, June 11, 2012, at her home in Nesbit. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Broadway Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Memphis Memory Gardens. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. Coleman Funeral Home in Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
- Betty Jo Gates — 80, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Tutor Memorial Funeral Home in Pontotoc. Burial will follow in Shiloh Cemetery in Lafayette County. Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 this evening and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Thursday.
- Dorothy Louis Stephens Vines — 85, died Monday, June 11, 2012, at the Pass Oaks Personal Care Home in Pass Christian. Service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Waller Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. Burial will follow in St. Peter’s Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
(June 13, 2012, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott June 4, 2012
- Mary Coffey Bonds — 95, died Friday, June 1, 2012, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Services were held this morning at Philadelphia Baptist Church. Burial followed in Philadelphia Cemetery. Waller Funeral Home of Oxford was in charge of arrangements.
- Bessie Lou Dunn Goodwin — 61, died Thursday, May 30, 2012, at her home in Water Valley. Graveside services were held this morning in the Mt. Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery in Calhoun County. Seven Oaks Funeral Home of Water Valley was in charge of arrangements.
- Annie Rose White House — 74, died Saturday, June 2, 2012, at her residence. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tutor Memorial Funeral Home in Pontotoc. Burial will be held at Warren Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 this evening and noon until service time Tuesday, all at the funeral home.
- John Pilkington Jr. — 93, died today at his home in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Waller Funeral Home of Oxford.
- Sylvia Lanan Tutor Plunk — 51, died Sunday, June 3, 2012, at her home in Oxford. Services will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home in Oxford. Visitation will be held from 4:30 until 7 this evening at the funeral home.
- Guy Thomas Ricker — 67, died Saturday, June 2, 2012, at his home in Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Taylor Methodist Church. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. Waller Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
- Martha Faye Flippo Turman — 62, died Thursday, May 31, 2012, at her home in Oxford. Services were held Sunday at Pope Baptist Church. Burial followed in Antioch Cemetery in Bruce. Wells Funeral Home of Batesville was in charge of arrangements.
- Timothy B. White — 54, died Friday, June 1, 2012, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Waller Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. Burial will follow in Kingdom Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 this evening at Waller Funeral Home.
(June 4, 2012, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott March 27, 2012
- Ronald A. “Ron” Caldwell — 55, died Monday, March 26, 2012. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Old Monroe Cemetery in Algoma, with Darrell Clarke officiating. Tutor Memorial Funeral Home of Pontotoc is in charge of the arrangements.
- George Ralph “Ricky” Frierson — 62, died Monday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Memphis. Arrangements are incomplete with Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc.
- Paul Hawks — of Oxford died Monday at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford.
- Lillian Anne Marie Saxton and Danielle Anne Marie Saxton — infant twin daughters of Harley David and Amy Marie Saxton of Water Valley, were born Thursday, March 22, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany, and died the same day. Graveside services were held Sunday in Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley, with Bro. Keith Burney officiating. Seven Oaks Funeral Home of Water Valley was in charge of arrangements.
- John W. Taylor — 94, died this morning at his home in Byhalia. Arrangements are incomplete with Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford.
(March 27, 2012, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott January 23, 2012
- Mark Cohn Bradley — 51, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at Norfolk General Hospital, in Norfolk, Va. Services were held Tuesday at Bayside Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach. An Oxford memorial is planned for a later date. Waller Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
- Elton Lee “Sonny” Jenkins — 71, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, at Calhoun Nursing Home in Calhoun City. Services were held this morning at Tutor Memorial Funeral Home in Oxford. Burial followed in Pine Flat.
- Essie Mae Jones — 79, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at Graceland Care Center in Oxford. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Jordan Chapel C.M.E Church. Burial will follow at 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 the arrangements.
- Norma Stringfield Scallorn — 94, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, at Yalobusha General Nursing Home in Water Valley. Services were held this morning in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley.
- Georgia Mae Smith — 72, died Saturday at Graceland Care Center in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc.
(January 23, 2012, Page 2A)
By: Jon Scott November 29, 2011
- Steven Edward Kelly — 47, died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011, at his home in Paris. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Paris Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Paris Cemetery. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the church. Tutor Memorial Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of the arrangements.
- W.J. Littlejohn — 61, died Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, at his home in Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cooley’s Mortuary Chapel in Batesville. Burial will follow in the West Tennessee V.A. Cemetery in Memphis. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
(November 29, 2011, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott November 10, 2011
- Shirley A. Black — 77, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital–North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Oxford University United Methodist Church. The graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. in Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. Waller Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
- Alvis Clay “Cowboy Clay” Collums — 65, died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Carey Springs Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Guinn Cemetery. Visitation will be for three hours prior to the service at the church. Tutor Memorial Funeral Home of Pontotoc is in charge of the arrangements.
- Louise White Gooch — 88, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, at Yalobusha County Nursing Home in Water Valley. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel of Waller Funeral Home in Oxford. Burial will follow in Clear Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
- Corrine Metts Robbins — 91, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, in Pontotoc. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 this afternoon at Eastover Memorial Cemetery in Oxford. Waller Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
- William Roy “Coach” Young Jr. — 73, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, at his home in Oxford. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Coleman Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. Burial will follow in the Poplar Springs Cemetery in Calhoun County. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
(November 10, 2011, Page 2)
By: Jon Scott October 10, 2011
- Brenda Atkinson — 59, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Services were held Saturday at Tutor Memorial Funeral Home in Pontotoc. Burial followed in Pine Flat Cemetery.
- Ricky Wayne Henning — 42, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, in Panola County. Services will be held at 3 this afternoon at Wells Funeral Home Chapel in Batesville. Burial will follow in Blackjack Cemetery.
- Edgar Sandefer — 86, died Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Waller Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford, with the Rev. Kerby Ladner officiating. Burial will follow in Paris Cemetery in Paris. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
- James A. Woods Jr. — 79, died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-East in Memphis. Services were held Tuesday at New Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Memphis, with Elder Jeremy Gray officiating. Burial followed in the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Memphis. J.O. Patterson Mortuary in Memphis was in charge of arrangements.
(October 10, 2011, Page 2A)
