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Brooke Chandler
Feb 8, 2023
Kimberly Brooke Chandler (Brooke), was born to Kay Crockett and Joe Chandler in Flowood, MS on December 26, 1976. She passed away on February 8 th , 2023 in Pelahatchie, MS.
Brooke loved animals and the outdoors. Her three dogs, especially Loki kept her on her toes. She was a loving mother and was loved by her...
Doris Thornton Marble
Feb 7, 2023
Doris Thornton Marble, 74, passed away on February 7, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 10, 2023 at Salem Baptist Church in Learned, MS with visitation beginning at 10 a.m.
Doris was born November 16, 1948 in Raleigh, MS. She worked over 30 years and retired from Cal-Maine Foods. She...
Chris Perry
Feb 1, 2023
Chris Perry, 43, of Terry, MS, passed away on Wednesday February 1, 2023. A visitation will be held on Monday February 6, 2023, from 10:30 am until 11:30 am at Wright and Ferguson in Flowood. A graveside service will follow in Lakewood Memorial Park at 12 Noon.
Chris was born in Jackson during the Easter flood of...
Pauline Guerin Hardy
Feb 1, 2023
After a brief illness, Mrs. Pauline Guerin Hardy died on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson, MS. She was 88 years old.
Pauline was born on January 30, 1935 in Waltham, MA a daughter of the late Lawrence H. and Johanna Guerin.
She was married to her late husband, Edward C....
Betty Jane Hillman (Lewis) Adcock
Jan 31, 2023
Betty Jane Hillman (Lewis) Adcock, 89, of Clinton and Bolton, Mississippi, passed away on Tuesday, January 31. Betty was born on October 7, 1933 to Robert and Odell Hillman, in Neshoba County, Mississippi. The youngest of ten siblings, she grew up in the Bebetter Community and graduated from Union High School. In 1951, Betty met and married Joseph W....
Lucinda Rawson
Jan 30, 2023
Ordna Lucinda Rawson was born March 27, 1958, to Hoyt and Telatha Rawson and passed away on January 30, 2023 at her home in Flowood. She was a graduate of Pearl High School and worked many years in the insurance business. Lucinda was a devoted Christian and lifelong member of Flowood Baptist Church, where she enjoyed being a part...
Vicky Dawson Grubbs
Jan 30, 2023
Vicky Dawson Grubbs 62, passed away peacefully at home January 30, 2023 with family at her side. She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Mark Grubbs, Brothers David A. Dawson III (Liz) and Leslie H. Dawson ( Audrey) , and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. She is preceded in death by her parents, David A....
Katherine Ferris Gilliam
Jan 26, 2023
In the city of New Orleans, Louisiana on January 26, 2023, Katherine Ferris Gilliam, 40, sadly passed away. She is survived by her children Sophia Charlotte Nicholson (father, Chad Nicholson) of Meridian, Mississippi, Rémy Joseph Lewis and Irene Ruth Lewis (father, Bennett Lewis) of Ridgeland, Mississippi; her parents, Ken and Vicki Gilliam of Clinton, Mississippi, brother Grant Gilliam (Jada)...
Elizabeth Jane Holcombe
Jan 26, 2023
Elizabeth Jane Ward Holcombe, daughter of James Wellington Ward and Mildred Brumfield Ward, was born in Columbus, MS, on April 27, 1944. She attended Murrah High School in Jackson, MS, where she was a drum majorette. She attended the University of Mississippi, where she was a member of the Phi Mu sorority. She then went to Mississippi College, where...
Patsy Oakes Cocke
Jan 22, 2023
Patsy Oakes Cocke, beloved mother and grandmother, went to be with the Lord peacefully at her home on Sunday morning, January 22, 2023.
Patsy was born October 17, 1929 to Frank and Lillie Oakes in Jackson, Mississippi. She graduated from Central High School in 1947 and attended Millsaps College. Patsy married Sam Lewis Cocke on June 19,...
Betty Hamilton Lake
Jan 20, 2023
Betty Hamilton Lake, beloved wife, mother, and one of the state's strongest voices for history and the medical community, died at the age of 94.
A native Mississippian, Mrs. Lake was born in Jackson on February 5, 1928 to the late Lurline Clark Hamilton and Robert Buck Hamilton. She was the granddaughter of Colonel Jones Stewart Hamilton...
Bobbe Parks Smith
Jan 18, 2023
Bobbe Parks Smith, 93, of Clinton, MS, passed away on January 18, 2023 at Brookdale Retirement Home in Clinton, MS.
Mrs. Smith was born on December 29, 1929 at St. Dominics Hospital in Jackson, MS, to Edna and Woody Parks. She was preceded in death by her husband of 39 years, James Robert Smith (Smitty) and also...
Terry Rutherford
Jan 15, 2023
Terry Hal Rutherford, age 54, a resident of Jackson, MS, passed away on January 15, 2023 at his residence. Funeral Services will be conducted Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton, MS with Bro. Marty McComas officiating. Visitation will be from 11am to 12pm on January 18, 2023 prior to the funeral service at...
Norma Owen Robinson
Jan 15, 2023
Norma Owen Robinson passed into the loving arms of Jesus on January 15, 2023 while residing at the Arbor in Ridgeland, MS. A memorial service will be held on January 20, 2023 at the Raymond Baptist Church, Raymond, MS. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary followed by a Celebration of Life Service at 11:00 a.m.
...William "Bill" M. Davis
Jan 13, 2023
William Mack "Bill" Davis, 96, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, January 13, 2023. Bill was a loving husband, devoted father, dedicated teacher, and life-long farmer.
Bill was born April 17, 1926, on his parents' farm in Terry, Mississippi. A 1943 graduate of Terry High School, he continued his education at Hinds Community College...
Sara R. Wilmesherr
Jan 10, 2023
How do you distill a multi-dimensional, rich, and vibrant life into two-dimensional space on paper? Sara Rula Wilmesherr peacefully died in the Lord as she slept Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Sara Catherine, the one daughter with three other sons, Richard, Paul, and Greg, born to Adam Anthony Rula and Anna Catherine Runyon Rula, was a delight and carefully mined...
Leslie Parrish Adcock
Jan 8, 2023
Leslie Parrish Adcock, 61, of Clinton, passed away on January 8 th , 2023 surrounded by her family. Leslie was a loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother ("Narnie"), and sister. She is preceded in death by her parents William O Parrish, Sr. and Christine Glenn Parrish. Leslie is survived by her husband of 41 years, Kenny; three sons and two...
Irine Kathryn Matranga
Jan 8, 2023
Kathryn Matranga, 90, of Ridgeland, Mississippi passed away on January 8, 2023 at home, Chateau of Ridgeland. Visitation will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 13, 2022 at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton with a service to follow at 12:00 p.m.
Her burial will be at Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Ettalynn Pullen Tracy
Jan 7, 2023
Ettalynn Pullen Tracy, 73, of Brandon, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 7, 2023.
Ettalynn was born September 12, 1949, in Natchez, Mississippi. She was adopted into the loving home of Geraldine "Jerry" and William "Bill" Pullen of Jackson. She lived most of her life in Jackson working in the banking, preschool...
Coach Jim "Big Nasty" Carmody
Jan 5, 2023
MADISON - Coach Jim "Big Nasty" Carmody, 89, of Madison, Mississippi passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. A private service and interment will be held on January 12, 2023. A public memorial visitation and tribute will follow at 3:00 pm at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in Jackson. Jim Carmody...
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