Obituaries
Cole Knighten
Mar 6, 2021
Lyle Cole Knighten passed away Saturday March 6, 2021 at NMMC-Tupelo at the age of 71. He was born September 20, 1949 to the late Harvey Lyle and Jane Brewer Knighten. He served in the Army National Guard for 16 years. He worked for Cadence bank for many years as a loan officer. He is survived by his wife, Kathy...
Margaret Nightingale
Feb 19, 2021
Margaret Schmidt Nightingale was born August 10, 1941, at Cement, Oklahoma, the daughter of Ben and Elda Schmidt. She passed to her eternal reward on February 19, 2021, at Windsor Care Center in Columbus, Mississippi reaching the age of seventy-nine years. Margaret received her elementary education at Freeman Country School. She gave her heart to the Lord and was baptized...
Bob Childress
Feb 17, 2021
Robert “Bob” Gene Childress passed away Wednesday February 17, 2021 at NMMC-Tupelo at the age of 71. He was born May 24, 1949 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Carol Cliffton and Elizabeth Elain Hughes Childress. Bob served his country in the US Navy. He received an architectural degree from Perdue University. He worked for Indiana State University with his...
Martha Childress
Feb 6, 2021
Martha Lorane Childress passed away Saturday February 6, 2021 at NMMC-Tupelo at the age of 73. She was born February 25, 1947 in Brooksville, MS to the late Ewel and Dorothy Baxter Bell. She is survived by her husband Bob Childress of West Point; 2 sons, Timothy Wayne Kimbrel of West Point, Terry Lynn Kimbrel of Columbus; 3 grandchildren, Sarah...
Thurman Langford
Feb 4, 2021
Thurman L. Langford, 86, of West Point, MS passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021. Thurman was born February 15, 1934 in Dancy , MS to the late Alfie and Effie Wooten Langford. He was a graduate of Cumberland High School. Thurman was a supervisor at Bryan Foods in West Point for 32 years before retiring in 1986. Known for never...
Barbara Jernigan
Feb 1, 2021
Barbara Robbins Jernigan passed away Monday, February 1, 2021 at NMMC-Tupelo at the age of 84. She was born March 19, 1936 in Laurel, MS. Barbara was the office manager for the family roofing company, David and Son’s Roofing in addition to being a homemaker and very involved in community activities. Barbara is survived by her daughter, Paula Jernigan of...
Nathan Wisdom
Feb 1, 2021
Nathan Allen Wisdom passed away Monday February 1, 2021 at the age of 38. He was born April 10, 1982 in TX. He received an industrial electrical degree from EMCC and worked as an electrician for a few years. He is survived by his mother, Lorie Whitehead of West Point; father, Amos Wisdom of TX; son, Nathan Gray Wisdom of...
C. M. Miller
Jan 30, 2021
C. M. Miller passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021 at his residence at the age of 92. He was born July 20, 1928 to the late John Morris and Bonnie Rowe Nichols Miller. He was a member of First United Methodist Church where he joined as a kid. He served in the United States Air Force for a couple years...
Doug Wood
Jan 28, 2021
Buford Douglas Wood Jr., “Doug” Born 12/17/39 in Greenville, Mississippi. Died 1/28/2021. As a child, Doug moved to West Point, Mississippi in 1944, his longtime home. Doug graduated from West Point High School in 1957, where he played baseball and basketball. He attended the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), and graduated in 1962 from its Pharmacy School. He was a...
Pat Pate
Jan 22, 2021
Patricia “Pat” Dilmore Pate passed away Friday, January 22, 2021 at OCH Regional Medical Center at the age of 73. She was born May 19, 1947 in Laurel, MS to the late Mims and Vertilee Walters Dilmore. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Pat loved her church, loved West Point and her bunko group. Her spiritual gift was...
Nelson Koehn
Jan 19, 2021
Nelson Dale Koehn was born on February 20, 1956, in Moundridge, Kansas, to Clayton and Phyllis Becker Koehn. He quietly passed from this life in his home on January 19, 2021, from complications of diabetes. Nelson grew to manhood on the family dairy farm near Burns, Kansas, receiving his formal education at Burns Elementary School. At the age of nine,...
Mary Simpson
Jan 18, 2021
Mary Martha Simpson passed away Monday January 18, 2021 at her residence in Columbus at the age of 75. She was born May 21, 1945 in Portsmouth, VA. To say Mary was a kind and Loving person is an understatement. She would give her last dollar just to make someone’s day better. Her love and devotion to her great grandchildren,...
Billy Davis
Jan 3, 2021
Billy Jewell Davis passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at his residence at the age of 80. He was born December 30, 1940 to the late Lora Mae Raines and Jewell Hayward Davis. He was a member of West End Baptist Church. He was a Mason and a member of the West Point Lodge #40 and a Shriner and belonged...
Clark Coleman
Jan 1, 2021
Howard “Clark” Coleman passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at NMMC-West Point at the age of 72. He was born May 13, 1948 to the late Virginia Sorrels and Howard Clark Coleman, Sr. He graduated from Pascagoula High School in 1966. He attended Duke University and he received his Juris Doctor Degree from University of Mississippi Law School and he...
Jimmy Easter
Jan 1, 2021
James B. “Jimmy” Easter, Jr. passed away peacefully Friday, January 1, 2021 at his residence in Cedar Bluff at the age of 74. He was born September 9, 1946 in West Point to the late Beulah Lee Vest and J.B. Easter. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church and he was a 2 time retired truck driver with...
Ann Portera
Dec 30, 2020
Harriet Ann Portera passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Waverly Care Home at the age of 75. She was born February 7, 1945 to the late Rachel Ann Beasley and Dr. Henry Millard Lee. Ann graduated from West Point High School and attended Millsaps College. She earned her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Elementary Education from Mississippi State...
Berneta Pollard
Dec 26, 2020
Marjorie Berneta Pollard passed away Saturday December 26, 2020 at NMMC-West Point at the age of 93. She was born July 27, 1927 in Mathiston to the late Johnnie Arlin Smith and Joseph Silvester Jones. She has been a longtime member of Siloam Baptist Church since 1958. Graveside services will be 2 PM Sunday December 27, 2020 at Fellowship Baptist...
Jamie Edwards
Dec 22, 2020
James Earl “Jamie” Edwards passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at his residence at the age of 73. He was born November 30, 1947 to the late Flois Connor Pruitt and James Durell Edwards. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Peggy Edwards of West Point; daughter, Courtney Rushing (Cary) of Maben; sons, James C Edwards of Starkville,...
Sherry Allen
Dec 19, 2020
Sherry Lynn Allen passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 at NorthWest Medical Center in Winfield, AL at the age of 57. She was born February 22, 1963 to the late Dorothy Jean McCarty and Arvil Lee Hollis. She is survived by sisters-in-law, Sue Hollis of West Point, Freda Hollis of Winfield, AL; brother-in-law, Randy Stapp; nephew, Anthony Hollis (Jessica); nieces...
Frances McClellan
Dec 16, 2020
Frances Katherine White McClellan, of West Point, Mississippi, passed away on December 16, 2020, at Dugan Memorial Home in West Point. She was born in Woodland, Mississippi, on September 28, 1925. Later, her family moved to Cairo, Mississippi. She graduated from Clay County Vocational High School in Montpelier, Mississippi, and completed beautician training at Vaughn’s Beauty School in Jackson, Mississippi....
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