Thursday’s obituaries
- 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.
Tuesday’s obituaries
- 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.
Monday’s obituaries
- Sarah L. Alexander — 62, died Sunday at Select Specialty Hospital in Memphis. Arrangements are incomplete with Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc.
- Warren Hershel Ash — 70, died Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Methodist LeBonheur Hospital in Germantown, Tenn. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Coleman Funeral Home in Oxford was in charge of arrangements.
- John Whitaker Hamilton — 87, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, in Longview. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel at Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
- Jimmie Livingston Kemp — 99, died Saturday, March 2, 2013, in Hixson, Tenn. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home in Oxford, with Dr. Robert Allen officiating. Burial will follow in St. Peter’s Cemetery in Oxford. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
- Juanita Hadden Lovelace — 70, died Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Service will be held at 1 this afternoon at Acree Hill Church in Batesville, with the Rev. Randle Harris officiating. Burial will follow in Acree Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be held for two and half hours prior to the service at the church.
- Linda Sue Minor Rodgers — 51, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Services were held Sunday at the United Funeral Service Chapel in New Albany, with the Rev. Larry Harrison and the Rev. Steavon Ball officiating. Burial followed in the Enterprise Cemetery.
- Robert “Bob” Hughie Stubbs III — 57, died Saturday, March 2, 2013, at his home in Harmontown. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Harmontown Baptist Church in Harmontown, with Bro. Jim Pinkerton officiating. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of local arrangements.
Friday’s obituaries
- Pete Gill Sr. — 86, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at Trinity Nursing Home in Holly Springs. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at FreeBranch M.B. Church. Burial will follow at Cottrell Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 this evening at J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home in Holly Springs.
- Marilyn Kagen — 82, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at Winter Park Hospital in Orlando, Fla. A private interment will be held Monday at Gulf Pines Memorial Park and Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Englewood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
- Norris A. Robertson Sr. — 93, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at the Mississippi State Veteran’s Home in Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Macedonia Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Macedonia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 this evening at United Funeral Service and for one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
- Andrew Stewart — 77, died Thursday at Coral Gable Hospital in Miami. Arrangements are incomplete with Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home in Oxford.
Monday’s obituaries
- Clinton Cade — of Water Valley died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at his home. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 this evening at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Henry Chapel of the funeral home.
- Ruby Clorene Westmoreland King — 95, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at the Yalobusha General Hospital in Water Valley. Services will be held at 3 this afternoon in the First Presbyterian Church in Water Valley. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Seven Oaks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
- Minnie Aline Robertson Locke — 76, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at her residence in New Albany. Services were held this morning at the United Funeral Service Chapel in New Albany. Burial followed in the Glenfield Memorial Park in New Albany.
- Annie Floyd Coleman Oliver — 59, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, at her residence in Oxford. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Tallahatchie-Oxford Missionary Baptist Association Building in Oxford. Burial will follow in Oxford Memorial 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.
- Irene Bishop Williams — 85, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at her home in Etta. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Pleasant Dale Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5 this evening at the church. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
Monday-Tuesday’s obituaries
- Mildred E. Bishop — 84, died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at her residence in Oxford. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Philadelphia Baptist Church, with the Rev. Bobby Irvin officiating. Burial will follow at Philadelphia Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Waller Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
- Elizabeth C. “Betty” Elliott — 80, died Friday, July 1, 2011, at St. Dominic’s Hospital. Services will be held at 2 this afternoon in the Parkway Chapel of Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Jackson. Inurnment will follow in the Trinity Mausoleum.
- Preston Booker Farr — 65, died Saturday, July 2, 2011, at his residence. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Macedonia Baptist Church, with the Rev. Malcolm Brock and the Rev. Louie Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the Cornersville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 till 9 this evening at the United Funeral Service in New Albany and for one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.
- Jimmie Dee Franklin — 87, died Saturday, July 2, 2011, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. A private memorial service will be held for the family at a later date. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon.
- George B. Jones — 49, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at the state hospital in Whitfield. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Jesus’ Crown of Life Apostolic Pentecostal Church, with burial to follow in the Rock Hill Church Cemetery. Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
- Stanley Mark Partridge — 55, of Long Beach died Friday, July 1, 2011, at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Eastover Cemetery in Oxford. Visitation will be from 4:30 – 6:30 Wednesday, with a memorial service at 6:30 p.m. at Michael Memorial Baptist Church in Gulfport, with Pastor Tony Karnes officiating. The Riemann Family Funeral Home of Gulfport is in charge of arrangements and Waller Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of local arrangements.
- Ollie O. Vaughn — 84, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Serenity-Martin Funeral Home of Oxford.
Wednesday’s obituaries
- Erna Sharon Davis — 62, died Saturday, April 30, 2011. Services will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at New Prospect Baptist Church in Olive Branch. Visitation will be held for three hours prior to the service at the church. Brantley Funeral Home of Olive Branch is in charge of arrangements.
- Mildred K. Hewlett — 86, died Saturday, April 30, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Everdale M.B. Baptist Church in Water Valley. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Seven Oaks Funeral Home of Water Valley.
- Valerie Rana Childers Meredith — 37, of Myrtle, died Saturday April 30, 2011, at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2011 at Macedonia Baptist Church in Myrtle. Visitation will be from 5 until 9 p.m. Thursday at United Funeral Services in New Albany.
- Albert Gerald “Jerry” Sims — 63, died Friday, April 29, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto in Southaven. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church in Pontotoc County. Burial will follow in the Glasgow Cemetery in Pontotoc County. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of local arrangements.
- Thelma Smith Williams — 81, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at Tallahatchie General Hospital in Charleston. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks Funeral Home of Water Valley. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
Monday’s obituaries
- Ray Blount — 38, died Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Abbeville. Services will be held at 2 this afternoon in the Waller Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. Burial will follow in Abbeville Cemetery.
- Martha Virginia Kilgore Busby — 89, died Friday, April 1, 2011, at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. Services were held this morning at Philadelphia Baptist Church. Burial followed in the Philadelphia Cemetery. United Funeral Service in New Albany was in charge of arrangements.
- Rita Colley Weaver — 87, died Friday, April 1, 2011, at Yalobusha General Nursing Home in Water Valley. Services were held Sunday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home in Oxford. A graveside service was held this morning at Forest Hill Cemetery South in Memphis.
Sunday’s obituaries
- Ray Blount — 38, died Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Abbeville. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Waller Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford, with the Rev. Larry Singleton officiating. Burial will follow in Abbeville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 this evening at the funeral home.
- Martha Virginia Kilgore Busby — 89, died Friday, April 1, 2011, at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Philadelphia Baptist Churchg. Burial will follow in the Philadelphia Cemetery. United Funeral Service in New Albany is in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 this afternoon at the funeral home.
- Rita Colley Weaver — 87, died Friday, April 1, 2011, at Yalobusha General Nursing Home in Water Valley. Services will be held at 3 this afternoon in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home of Oxford. A graveside service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Forest Hill Cemetery South in Memphis. Visitation will held for one hour prior to the service today at the funeral home.
(April 3, 2011)
Thursday’s obituaries
- Charles Loyd Calder — 68, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church in Coffeeville. Burial will follow in the Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley.
- Collie Patterson Crouch — 100, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, at Yalobusha Nursing Home in Water Valley. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Peter’s Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the service on at Waller Funeral Home of Oxford.
- H. Glen Willard Jr. — 68, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Union Church of the Nazarene in Pontotoc County. Burial will follow at the Old Union Cemetery near Oxford. The family will meet at United Funeral Service in New Albany at 11 a.m. Friday before leaving for the church.
