Obituaries
Pat Kelly
Mar 6, 2022
Patricia D. Kelly passed away in her home on March 6, 2022. A graveside service will be held Monday March 7 at 3:00 at Greenwood Cemetery with Rev. Ronnie Hatfield officiating. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vester Daffron and Martha Ruth Duggan; husband, Walker Logan Kelly; a son, Anthony Kelly; and her brother Billy Wayne Daffron. She...
Edna Maclean
Feb 21, 2022
Edna Kemp Maclean passed away February 21, 2022 at Waverly Care Home three days before her 100th birthday. She was born February 24, 1922 in North Carolina to the late William Earle Kemp and Lillian Ferrell Kemp. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and she worked for Sears in sales for many years. She is survived by...
Tim Best
Feb 14, 2022
Timothy Franklin Best of Aberdeen, MS passed away February 14, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle at the age of 67. He was known as ‘Tim’ to his friends, and known as ‘Papa’ to his family. He was born November 12, 1954 in Winter Haven, FL to the late Laura Jean Courtney Best and Harry Franklin Best. He loved...
Linda Holley
Feb 11, 2022
Our beloved sister Linda Lou Murphree Holley (Lulu), 73, went to her final heavenly resting place on Friday, February 11, 2022, peacefully from her home in New Orleans, Louisiana. Lulu was born in Houston Mississippi on February 27, 1948, and was the first daughter of the late Charles Dee Murphree and the late Annie Jean Doss Murphree Alford.
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Jim Tumlinson
Feb 9, 2022
James (Jim) Homer Tumlinson III died peacefully on February 9, 2022, in Gainesville, FL, surrounded by his loving wife and two daughters. A giant in the field of Chemical Ecology, his scientific discoveries transformed our understanding of plant and insect communication. Jim was born on February 28, 1938, in the small farming community of West Point, Mississippi to Marie and...
Charles Foster
Jan 28, 2022
Charles Clifton Foster, 69, of West Point, passed away on Friday January 28, 2022 at NMMC-Tupelo after a brief illness. He was born September 9, 1952 in Birmingham, AL. He was the son of the late Audrey Mae Tate Foster and Clifton Olus Foster. His favorite passed time was camping, go kart racing and watching nascar. He retired from Bryan...
Virginia Orman
Jan 28, 2022
Annie Virginia Orman passed away January 28, 2022 at NMMC-West Point at the age of 88. She was born November 9, 1933 in McCondy, MS to the late James Preston Hathcock and Mary Huffman Hathcock. Funeral services will be 11 AM Monday at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Roger Orman and Rev. Joe Wiggins officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood...
Errol Smith
Jan 25, 2022
Errol Wayne Smith was born on May 21, 1941, in Fairview, Oklahoma to Waymon and Wilma Koehn Smith. He quietly passed away on January 25, 2022, at BeeHive Homes in Starkville, Mississippi at the age of eighty years. He spent his childhood years enjoying life on the farm. He received his formal education at various places starting at the Progressive...
Tim McLean
Jan 19, 2022
Timothy Logan McLean, known as ‘Tim’ to his family and friends, passed away January 19, 2022 at Dugan Memorial Home at the age of 66. He was born September 2, 1955 in Washington DC to the late Virginia Winfree McLean and Max C McLean. He was a gifted auto mechanic who could listen to your car and tell you what...
Clyde Welch
Jan 9, 2022
Clyde Murphis Welch, III passed away on January 9, 2022 at OCH Regional Medical Center at the age of 48. He was born August 13, 1973 in Louisiana to the late Kathy Jean Maltese and Clyde Murphis Welch. He was a mechanic for many years and he loved motorcycles. He looked a little intimidating with his tattoos, but he was...
Sherman McMahan
Jan 9, 2022
Sherman Leon McMahan passed away January 9, 2022 at Dugan Memorial Home at the age of 86. He was born December 18, 1935 in Truman, AR to the late Sylvia Dexter McMahan and Van McMahan. He was a farmer for many years, then moved to West Point in search of land to continue farming. He was a member of OAR...
Jesse Blankenship
Jan 5, 2022
Jesse Lee Blankenship, Jr. passed away January 5, 2022 at NMMC-West Point at the age of 87. He was born January 21, 1934 to the late Rivers Carradine Blankenship and Jesse Lee Blankenship. He worked at B&W as a welder/fitter for 28 years. After retirement he devoted himself to care for his wife, whom he was married to for 69...
Thomas Kyle
Jan 5, 2022
Thomas Earl Kyle passed away January 5, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle at the age of 75. He was born December 1, 1946 in Sabetha, KS to the late Jean Pasco Kyle and Wilbour Earl Kyle. He was a truck driver for many years. He is survived by his wife, Lynn Kyle of Columbus; son, T J Kyle (Sue)...
James Wiginton
Dec 31, 2021
James Roy Wiginton, age 92, departed peacefully from this life following a brief illness Friday, December 31, 2021, at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo, Mississippi. James, as he was affectionately known to family and friends, was born January 15, 1929, in Tremont, MS, as one of six children to the late William R. and Laura Maud Wiginton. James was a veteran...
Becky Speed
Dec 24, 2021
Rebecca Lynn Speed has gone to be with Jesus after a long battle with illness. Becky passed away December 24, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle at the age of 69. She was born September 14, 1952 to the late Trudie and William Harper. She is survived by her husband,Thomas Speed of Aberdeen; daughter, Kimberly Speed Clinton of Columbus; sons,...
Patricia Cash
Dec 22, 2021
Patricia McGraw Cash passed away Wednesday December 22, 2021 at The Windsor Place at the age of 78. She was born October 17, 1943 in Chickasaw County to the late James Edward McGraw and Fannie Lee Huffman McGraw. She was a member of Church Of Christ in West Point worked in the medical field as a medical assistant for many...
Fay Wiginton
Dec 12, 2021
Annie “Fay” Wiginton, age 89, departed peacefully from this life following an extended illness Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Trinity Place Retirement Community in Columbus, Mississippi. Fay, as she was affectionately known to family and friends, was born September 30, 1932, in Peppertown, MS, as one of nine children to the late Willie and Ruby Nanney. Fay was a dedicated...
Karen Allen
Dec 10, 2021
Karen Allen, also known as ‘Carol’ passed away December 10, 2021 at her residence at the age of 80. She was born July 17, 1941 in Virginia to the late Lloyd and Kathleen Shifflett. She went to school in McLean, VA. She was a convenient store manager for many years. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Thomas...
Dr. Edmund Miller
Dec 9, 2021
Dr. Edmund Anderson Miller, Jr. was born on Friday, November 13th, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Edmund Anderson Miller Sr. and Hannah McIlrath Miller. Dad never graduated from college because he couldn't wait to be a doctor and he excelled in the study of medicine which he always felt was his life’s calling. He graduated from University of Mississippi Medical...
Sara Roberts
Dec 2, 2021
Sara Roberts was born Sara Alice Moseley in West Point, Mississippi, on June 23, 1925, the daughter of Thaddeus M. Moseley, Jr., and Sallie Cromwell Stacy. After growing up in West Point alongside her older brother, Thaddeus M. Moseley III, Sara received her college education at Mississippi State College for Women and the University of Mississippi, where she was a...
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