Sunday’s obituaries
- Geneva Payne Perrine — 99, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. Services will be held at noon Tuesday at Oxford-University United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Oxford Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service in the fellowship hall of the church. Waller Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
- James E. Pitts — 42, died Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. A Celebration of His Life will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Powerhouse in Oxford. A graveside service will follow in Oxford Memorial Cemetery. Waller Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
(August 22, 2010)
Friday’s obituaries
- Jerold “Jerry” Dennon Campbell, 71, died Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Clear Creek Baptist Church. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:30 until 2:45 in the fellowship hall of the church. A graveside service will be held at a later date. Waller Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
- Cecil C. “Nick” Nichols — 89, died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. Services will be held at this afternoon in the Henry Chapel of the Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley, with Bro. Billy Sasser officiating. Burial will follow at Ford’s Well Cemetery.
- Lanny Eugene Phillips — 58, died Wednesday, Aug. 18. 2010. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Coleman Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Old Union Cemetery on CR 444. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
- James Pitts — 42, died Thursday at his home in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Waller Funeral Home of Oxford.
Thursday’s obituaries
- Robert L. Barlow — 76, died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville.
- Carole Lindsey Baughman — 68, died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. Arrangements for a private family service are incomplete at this time. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of local arrangements.
- Lanny Eugene Phillips — 58, died Wednesday at his home in Lafayette County. Arrangements are incomplete with Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford.
Wednesday’s obituaries
- Ruby O’Dell — 77, died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at New Prospect Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Kingdom Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Waller Funeral Home.
Tuesday’s obituaries
- Irene Emily Wittmann Dollahite — 72, of Water Valley died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley. Burial will take place in Pinecrest Cemetery in Yalobusha County. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 this evening at the funeral home.
- Kenneth Knox Sockwell — 64, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at New El Bethel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in New El Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Waller Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
- Netta O. Taylor — 70, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. A private graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Corinth National Cemetery in Corinth. Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
Monday’s obituaries
- Fletcher Brassell Jr. — died Sunday at his residence in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home of Oxford.
- W.R. “Sonny” Hemphill — 82, died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home. Burial will follow in St. Peter’s Cemetery. Visitation will precede the service from 12:30 until 2:30 at the funeral home.
- Edra H. Mitchell — 84, died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, at her home in Lambert. Services were held this morning at Blue Lake Baptist Church in Crowder. Burial followed in Crowder Cemetery. Wells Funeral Home of Batesville was in charge of arrangements.
- Tommy M. Stewart — 62, died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home, with the Rev. David Perry officiating. Burial will follow in Springdale Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 this evening at the funeral home.
Tuesday’s obituaries
- Olin S. Holcomb Jr. — 87, died Monday, July 26, 2010. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Clear Creek Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Clear Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Waller Funeral Home, and again one hour prior to the service at the church.
- James Roy Shumpert — 56, died Monday, July 26, 2010. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the United House of Prayer at Blue Mountain. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Serenity Funeral Home Chapel in New Albany.
Monday’s obituaries
- Olin S. Holcomb Jr. — 87, died this morning at his home in Oxford. Arrangements are incomplete with Waller Funeral Home.
- Gaither Knight Pollard — 91, died Saturday, July 24, 2010. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Waller Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow with a military service at St. Peter’s Cemetery. The visitation will be held for two hours prior the service at the funeral home.
- Betty Claire Starkey Smith — 78, died Saturday, July 24, 2010. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Philadelphia Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 this evening at the United Funeral Service in New Albany, and one hour prior to the service at the church.
Tuesday’s obituaries
- Virgle Edward “Bill” Appleton — 85, died Sunday, July 18, 2010. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Waller Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in St. Peter’s Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 this evening at the funeral home.
- Jerry LaDon Bogue, 55, died Sunday, July 18, 2010, at his residence. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at United Funeral Service Chapel in New Albany. Burial will follow in Bethel Baptist Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 this evening at the funeral home.
- Robin Joyce Phillips-Brown, a native of Oxford, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete with Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Pontotoc.
- Mary Anna Smith, 76, died Saturday, July 17, 2010. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Oak Grove M.B. Church. Burial will follow at Union Hill Cemetery in Oxford. Visitation will be from 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Serenity Funeral Home in New Albany.
Monday’s obituaries
- Virgle Edward “Bill” Appleton — 85, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Arrangements are incomplete with Waller Funeral Home of Oxford.
- William Paul Byars — 65, of Water Valley died Friday, July 16, 2010. Services were held at noon today in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley. Burial followed in the Pisgah Cemetery in Yalobusha County.
- Charles Allen Gurley — 61, died Saturday, July 17, 2010. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Holly Springs Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Potts Camp Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 this evening at the funeral home.
- Pansy Viola Lynch Saxton — 72, of Water Valley died Saturday, July 17, 2010. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Henry Chapel of the Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service Tuesday at the funeral home.
