Obituaries

Brenda Edwards

Brenda Edwards

May 7, 2022

 

Brenda Dodson Edwards of West Point passed away Saturday May 7, 2022 at NMMC-Tupelo at the age of 78. She was born October 31, 1943 in Meridian, MS to the late Leslie and Omera Warren Dodson. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and actively participated in all areas of the music...

Peggy White

Peggy White

May 1, 2022

 

Peggy Ann White passed away Sunday May 1, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle at the age of 82. She was born June 16, 1939 to the late John Albert Langford and Neoma Ola Edwards Langford. She was a beautician for many years, owning her own beauty shop in Pheba.  

                               

Funeral Services will be held at...

John Cohea

John Cohea

Apr 30, 2022

 

 John Michael Cohea, 59, passed  away on April 30, 2022 at the UMMC in Jackson, MS.  He was born on June 22, 1962 in Clay County to parents Adley Cohea and Louise (Ward) Cohea. He had lived in Nettleton for the past twenty years. He was a former engineer on a tow boat. He enjoyed spending time with his...

Deborah Sorrell

Deborah Sorrell

Apr 25, 2022

 

Deborah Dell Sorrell passed away Monday April 25, 2022 at her residence in Starkville at the age of 65. She was born September 11, 1956 in Alabama to the late Jimmie Camden and Daphene Cottrell.

She is survived by her son, David Whitely of KS; her daughter, Toni McWilliams of West Point; sister, Sherry Jernigan of West Point;...

Linda Deshazo Barnett

Linda Deshazo Barnett

Apr 8, 2022

 

Linda Robinson DeShazo Barnett of Columbus, passed away on April 8 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was 74 years old. Linda is predeceased by her husband Thomas Bruce Barnett, Jr., her father Kenneth David Robinson, her mother Mae Elizabeth Robinson, and her sister Vannie Lee Cameron.

Born in West Point, MS September 9, 1947, Linda was known as...

Jackie McFadden

Jackie McFadden

Apr 8, 2022

 

A Funeral Mass will take place at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Hattiesburg on Wednesday April 13, 2022, at 11:00 AM for Mrs. Jacqueline June McCartney McFadden, 74, of Petal, MS.She died peacefully at Forrest General Hospital on April 8, 2022, after a long battle with Ovarian Cancer.“Jackie” was born in St. Louis, MO on August 30, 1947, to...

Lucy Byrd

Lucy Byrd

Mar 30, 2022

 

Lucy Byrd

 

 

Lucy Rochelle  Byrd passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at her residence in Prairie, MS, at the age of 71. She was born May 28, 1950, in Memphis, TN to the late Charles Joseph Ciulla and Jaquline Johnny Folis.  She was  a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in West Point, MS.  

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Carol Adkins

Carol Adkins

Mar 27, 2022

 



Carol Westbrook Adkins passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022, at her residence in Wren at the age of 76. She was born August 20, 1945, in Memphis, TN to the late Revis Leigh Westbrook and Alice Janet Walker Westbrook.  

She leaves to cherish her memory, her daughter, Leigh Todd (husband, Chris) of Wren; sister, Joan Westbrook Abraham...

Ben Carpenter

Ben Carpenter

Mar 25, 2022

 

Ben Alan Carpenter passed away Friday March 25, 2022 at his residence at the age of 75. He was born March 2, 1947 to the late Truman ‘Forrest’ Carpenter and Lellage Kimberl Carpenter. He worked for US Customs service Department of Treasury for many years.

            He is survived by his wife, Irene Carpenter of West Point; sons,...

Betty Stevenson

Betty Stevenson

Mar 19, 2022

 

Sara Elizabeth Stevenson, known as Betty, passed March 19, 2022 at Grandview Hospital in Birmingham at the age of 91. She was born September 12, 1930, in West Point, MS, to the late John C. McLemore and Inez Loper McLemore. She was a telephone operator for Southern Bell for 14 years. She was a teacher for Head Start School...

Earl Foreman

Earl Foreman

Mar 17, 2022

 

Earl Pressley Foreman, Jr. passed March 17, 2022 at his residence at the age of 69. He was born June 12, 1952 to the late Hilda Peterson Foreman and Earl Pressley Foreman. He worked at B&W for many years before retirement. He loved hunting and crappie fishing.

            He is survived by 2 step daughters; a sister, Gail Butt...

Mikel Craven

Mikel Craven

Mar 11, 2022

Mikel Ray Craven passed away March 11, 2022 at the age of 41. He was born December 20, 1980 to the late James  Howard Craven and Clara Jean Stewart Craven.

He is survived by a brother, Randy Craven (Kay) of West Point; sisters, Peggy Darlene Wright (Wayne) of West Point and Linda Tullis of Ocean Springs; and several nieces and...

Wendell Reed

Wendell Reed

Mar 8, 2022

 

Wendell Reed passed March 8, 2022 at his residence at the age of 81. He was born in Phil Campbell, Al to the late Carl Reed and Gail James Reed. He was a retired veteran from the US Air Force. After retirement he worked with the US postal service for many years.

            He is survived by 2 sons,...

Robbie Busbin

Robbie Busbin

Mar 8, 2022

Robbie Rae Busbin passed March 8, 2022 at West Point Community Living Center at the age of 89. She was born February 21, 1933 in Houston, MS to the late Arnold Pettit and Maude Irene Bennett Pettit. She worked at Big Yank as a seamstress for many years. She loved gardening and her family.

            Funeral services will be 2...

Pat  Kelly

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

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

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

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.

Lulu...

Jim  Tumlinson

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

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...

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