OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Linda F. Wallace

Linda F. Wallace

Jun 7, 2020

Linda F. Wallace, 73, passed away June 7, 2020, in Southaven, Mississippi.  There will be a graveside service Wednesday, June 10that Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home at 10:00 A.M.Linda believed in honest, hard work, and loved her job at Loomis Fargo Armored Service where she retired from.  Her passion was supporting foster care programs in Memphis.  She spent...

Jeffrey Wayne Newton

Jeffrey Wayne Newton

Jun 5, 2020

Jeffrey Wayne Newton, 49, passed away on his birthday, Friday, June 5, 2020.  Twin Oaks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Jeff was born in 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a member of Longview Heights Baptist Church in Olive Branch, MS, where he had been active with special friends program, Four Friends. He made many friends through this program.He...

Martha Dean Breedlove Oliver

Martha Dean Breedlove Oliver

Jun 2, 2020

Martha Dean Breedlove Oliver passed into the Lord’s arms Tuesday, June 2ND 2020. She was born on Jan.25TH, 1933. Married 69 years to Joe Oliver, Martha was a beloved wife and supportive companion.Martha was a member of Whitehaven Presbyterian Church for over 35 years and a member of Getwell Church in Southaven. She was a loving servant of her family,...

Vera Esther Brooks

Vera Esther Brooks

Jun 1, 2020

Vera Esther Brooks, 64, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020. Twin Oaks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Vera was born on December 23, 1955 in Brazil, Mississippi. She was a beautician for most of her life. Vera was proudly a cosmetology instructor/ manager at a Tennessee school of cosmetology. Most of all Vera loved her family, especially her...

Ruth Eyelyn Maness

Ruth Eyelyn Maness

May 23, 2020

RUTH EYELYN MANESS, age 88 of Southaven, Mississippi joined her family in Heaven on Saturday, May 23, at 5:23 in the Morning, 2020.Ruth, or Evelyn, as she preferred to be called, was born on August 8, 1931, in Dyersburg, Tennessee to the late Jerome and Sarah Kathleen Butler.Evelyn, was a precocious child and a great beauty, who lived to give...

Sue A. Specht

Sue A. Specht

May 23, 2020

Sue A. Specht, 70, passed away on Saturday,May 23, 2020 in her home. Twin Oaks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A full obituary will be posted at a later date.

Carol Ann Crouch Wilson

Carol Ann Crouch Wilson

May 22, 2020

Carol Ann Crouch Wilson, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend, went to be with the Lord on May 22, 2020.Carol spent most of her life in North Mississippi, having married her high school sweetheart, Jerry. She worked for the city of Southaven and the Bank of Mississippi. But her greatest passion was judging and coordination the annual Southaven...

Edward Alexander Alba, Iii

Edward Alexander Alba, Iii

May 19, 2020

Edward Alexander Alba, III, 24, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020.Twin Oaks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Alex was born on December 14, 1995 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a member of Christ the King. Alex enjoyed music, eating out, and watching car races. He loved spending time with his friends and family. Alex flipped houses for a...

Adam Wade Parrish

Adam Wade Parrish

May 17, 2020

Adam Wade Parrish, 59, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at his home in Walls, Mississippi. Twin Oaks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Adam was born on February 28, 1961 in Jackson, TN. In his younger days he was an avid fisherman. He also served in the US Army as a paratrooper with the 82ndAirborne Division. A huge...

Sue Jane Pope

Sue Jane Pope

May 15, 2020

Sue Jane Hardee Pope, 85, passed peacefully while at her home in Southaven, Mississippi, on May 15, 2020.  Sue was born in Madison County, Tennessee, on October 2, 1934.  Sue is preceded in death by her parents John and Mary Hardee, brother Gene Hardee and sister Jewel Collins. She is survived by her brother Allen Hardee of Henderson, TN.She graduated...

Wanda Easley Golden

Wanda Easley Golden

May 13, 2020

Wanda Easley Golden, 73, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2020.  She was born on June 9, 1946, in Birmingham, Alabama.  She was a long-time employee of FedEx in Memphis, and the Desoto County (MS) School System.She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Golden.  They were married in January 25, 1964.She is survived by her two sons and...

James Frank Baker

James Frank Baker

May 7, 2020

James Frank “Jim” Baker, 81, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Twin Oaks Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.Jim was born in Lexington Mississippi on March 9th, 1939.  He lived a very full life.  From humble beginnings in the delta farmlands as the seventh of fourteen children he learned the values of dedication, hard work, and family. ...

Arthur “Brud” H. Smith, Jr.

Arthur “Brud” H. Smith, Jr.

May 7, 2020

Arthur “Brud” H. Smith, Jr, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Twin Oaks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Brud is survived by his loving wife, Dale Smith; children, Carol Hooper of Henderson, TN, Arthur “Smitty”  H. Smith III of Walls, MS, Tracy Ferguson of Southaven, MS, Scott Hubbard of Horn Lake, MS, Shelia Bishop of Southaven, MS, and...

Teresa Inez Shaffer

Teresa Inez Shaffer

May 7, 2020

Teresa Inez Shaffer, 63,of Horn Lake, Mississippi passed away in her home on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 6:06 a.m. Services will be held privately at Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens in Southaven, Mississippi. Twin Oaks Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.Teresa was born on June 22, 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee. Teresa was a very kind-hearted and humble woman...

Gretchen Lenorra Burgess

Gretchen Lenorra Burgess

May 7, 2020

Gretchen Lenorra Burgess, 47, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Twin Oaks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Gretchen was born on April 4, 1973 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was an independent woman raised and surrounded by a tribe of independent women. Gretchen attended Lambuth University and was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity, where she served as...

Madison Gabrielle Murphy

Madison Gabrielle Murphy

May 4, 2020

Madison Gabrielle Murphy, 13, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020 at her home.  Burial will be in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.Madison attended Desoto Christian Academy, and was a member at SouthPoint Church.  She had a beautiful voice and loved to sing and enjoyed bathroom karaoke.  She was a gifted self-taught guitar and piano player.   She loved animals...

Robert “Bob” Garey

Robert “Bob” Garey

May 4, 2020

Robert “Bob” Garey, 87, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020, at his home in Olive Branch, Mississippi.  Burial will be in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens.Bob was a U.S. Army veteran and served time in Korea.   He retired from General Electric Memphis Lamp Plant. He was also a member of Heartland Church.Survivors include his wife of 63 years Mrs. Pat Garey,...

Margaret Wallace Williams

Margaret Wallace Williams

Apr 28, 2020

Margaret Wallace Williams went to her heavenly home April 28, 2020. She was born on July 25, 1931 to Jennie and Lillie Wallace in Dorsey, Mississippi. She was married to Roy Crayton Williams on December 3, 1949. Margaret was a resident at Hermitage Gardens in Southaven, and a longtime member of First Baptist Church Southaven.She was preceded in death by...

Lori Ann Darling-Robbins

Lori Ann Darling-Robbins

Apr 17, 2020

Lori Ann Darling-Robbins, 54, went home on Friday, April 17, 2020. Twin Oaks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Lori was born on September 7, 1965 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was a member of Colonial Hills Church. Lori’s favorite color was purple. She enjoyed reading, PBS, and  Cultural arts. Lori admired the arts and gazed at the beauty of nature...

Don Rochelle

Don Rochelle

Apr 8, 2020

Don Rochelle, 58, passed away on April 8, 2020 in Memphis, Tennessee. Twin Oaks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Donnie worked at Hershey’s for 22 years and Fedex for 2 years. His coworkers called him Roche. He always joked around with them all. He loved to ride his 4 wheeler and his golf cart with his dog Peppy. He...