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Joseph A. Cates, Sr.
Oct 15, 2018
Joseph A. Cates, Sr., 85, of Southaven, MS passed away on October 15, 2018 at North Delta Hospice in Southaven. He was born in Nankipoo, TN on January 2, 1933 to the late Joseph Leroy Cates and Nettie Gamble Cates.Mr. Cates was very active in his community. He served as Mayor of Southaven from 1985-1997. He also served as Justice...
Mary Ann Davis Alexander
Oct 14, 2018
Mrs. Mary Ann Davis Alexander, 81, of Southaven, MS died Sunday, October 14, 2018 at North Delta Hospice in Southaven, after being a resident of Life Point Village for seven years. She was born February 23, 1937 in Atwood, TN to the late Roy L. Davis and A. Blanch Ingle Davis. Mrs. Alexander was a member of LaBelle Haven Church...
Rachel Marie Ewing Terrell
Sep 27, 2018
Ms. Rachel Marie Ewing Terrell, 40, of Olive Branch, MS passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018 at her residence in Olive Branch. She was born June 4, 1978 in Memphis, TN to Ronnie Ewing and Jackie Marie Boston. Rachel had a beautiful smile that could light up a room. She was very charismatic, bubbly, happy, outgoing, and over all full...
Patsy Moon Wigington
Sep 18, 2018
Mrs. Patsy Moon Wigington, 86, of Hernando, MS passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto, located in Southaven, MS. She was born December 29, 1931 in Leslie, AR to the late John Charlton Moon and Pearl Beavers Moon. Mrs. Wigington served as an insurance agent for the majority of her adult life prior to her retirement. The...
Nancy Moore Tudor
Sep 13, 2018
Nancy Moore Tudor, 81, of Southaven, Mississippi passed away on September 13, 2018 at her residence in Southaven. She was born in Norlina, North Carolina on August 23, 1937 to the late Charles Macon Moore and Beatrice Overby Moore.Mrs. Tudor was a phenomenal woman. She was compassionate and understanding. She taught school for over thirty years and loved every moment...
Arthur “Art” M. Christian
Sep 10, 2018
Mr. Arthur “Art” M. Christian, 50, of Horn Lake, MS passed away Monday, September 10, 2018 at his residence in Horn Lake. He was born in Salina, KS to Michael Christian and Rosa Avenell Barnet Christian. Mr. Christian was a pit boss at numerous casinos including Grand Casino Tunica, Gold Strike, and Harrah’s, for approximately twenty-seven years. He was an...
Linda Sue Pike
Aug 25, 2018
Linda Sue Pike, 71, of Horn Lake, MS, passed away on August 25, 2018 at Baptist Desoto in Southaven. She was born on September 09, 1946 in Steele, Missouri to the late James Stephens and Annie Lorrene Stripling Stephens.Mrs. Pike enjoyed life. She spent hours upon hours in her garden with her beautiful flowers that she adored. Her puppies, Scooter...
Lisa Marie Zane Roberson
Aug 19, 2018
Lisa Marie Zane Roberson, 37, of Southaven, MS, passed away on August 19, 2018 at Baptist Desoto-Southaven. She was born on July 01, 1981 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania to Robert J. Zane and Sylvia Isaac Zane.Mrs. Roberson was an amazing wife, mother, daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, and friend. She was kind and selfless and always put her kids first. She was...
Wanda Jean South
Aug 18, 2018
Mrs. Wanda ‘Jean’ South, 88 of Cordova, TN passed away Saturday, August 18th, 2018 in her home surrounded by her loved ones. A native of Memphis, TN she had lived in New Albany, MS for 20+ years. Under the care of her eldest daughter, she had lived in Cordova for the past 3 years. She was born December 28th, 1929...
David Thomas Fowler
Aug 18, 2018
David Thomas Fowler, 53, died in Memphis, TN on August 18, 2018. Tommy was born in Jackson, MS on Mother’s Day, May 9, 1965.He was a 1983 graduate of Southaven High School, and attended Harding University. He worked for Sedgwick insurance, Shelter insurance and had a landscape business.At Southaven High, he was a gifted athlete in both football and baseball,...
Harold L. Meyer
Aug 14, 2018
Harold L. Meyer, 78, of Horn Lake, MS, passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 in Southaven, Mississippi. He was born on October 30, 1939 in Teutopolis, Illinois to the late Andrew Meyer and Kathryn Laux Meyer.Mr. Meyer was one who enjoyed life. He loved to dance and have a good time. While serving with the National Guard, he was...
Meriam Wilson
Aug 13, 2018
Mrs. Meriam Wilson, 76, of Horn Lake, MS passed away Monday, August 13, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto, located in Southaven, MS. She was born June 25, 1942 in Kenosha, WI to the late Joseph Perez and Emma Compiegne Perez. Mrs. Wilson served as a customer service representative for nearly forty-four years. She possessed a personality and had a charisma...
Jason Daniel Luttrell
Aug 10, 2018
Jason Daniel Luttrell, 40, of Southaven, MS, passed away on August 10, 2018 at Baptist-Desoto in Southaven. He was born on February 08, 1978 in Florence, Alabama to the late Dan Luttrell and Jan Jones Luttrell.Jason was the lead singer of the nu metal band, Primer 55 from 1997-2002. He was an original vocalist and songwriter. He loved music with...
Alita Whisnant Deberry
Aug 9, 2018
Mrs. Alita Whisnant DeBerry, 86, of Nesbit, MS passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto, located in Southaven, MS. Mrs. DeBerry worked as a newspaper columnist for twenty-seven years at various local papers including the Commercial Appeal, Winona Times, Atlanta Constitution, and the Carthaginian. She was also a Jehovah’s Witness and loved sharing her faith and teachings...
James “Jim” Edwin Cook
Aug 6, 2018
Jim Cook passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Desoto on August 6, 2018. He retired from General Electric.He leaves his wife of fifty-eight years, Jimmie Cook; daughters, Becky Hughes and Paula Lowery; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations and memorials in honor of Mr. Jim Cook, be made to the Greenbrook Baptist...
Kitty Butler
Aug 4, 2018
Kitty Butler, 71, of Hernando, MS passed away at her residence on August 04, 2018. She was born to the late Louis Cahill and Ruth Evelyn Henson Cahill on January 09, 1947 in Forest City, Arkansas.Mrs. Kitty loved her family. She always tried to see the best in everyone, no matter the circumstances. She was a wonderful woman, wife, mother,...
Carol L. Crane
Aug 1, 2018
Mrs.Carol L. Crane, 74,ofSouthaven,MS passed awayWednesday, August 1, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto, located inSouthaven. Mrs. Crane was born April 22, 1944 in Memphis, TN to the late Doyle Wilson Spears and Vera Agnes Greer Spears. She was a hairdresser throughout her adult life and her career was her passion, not just simply a job. She adored her clients and...
Wiley Bibb Mullins, Jr.
Aug 1, 2018
Wiley Bibb Mullins, Jr., 74, of Horn Lake, Mississippi passed away on August 01, 2018, at his residence in Horn Lake. He was born on March 17, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee to the late Wiley Bibb Mullins, Sr. and Alves Linnell Barlow Mullins.Mr. Mullins was a Mason. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He loved spending time with...
James Monroe Jenkins, Jr.
Jul 27, 2018
Mr.James Monroe Jenkins, Jr., 80,ofSouthaven,MS passed awayFriday, July27, 2018 at his residence inSouthaven. Mr. Jenkins worked for Caterpillar, Inc. for twenty years prior to his retirement. He also held his certification as an EMT. He could be called a “History Buff” due to his love of historical eras, especially during the Civil War and War World II. Mr. Jenkins was...
Larry Richard Kilbury
Jul 26, 2018
Larry Richard Kilbury, 74, of Horn Lake, Mississippi passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto on July 26, 2018. He was born on September 18, 1943 in Arkansas to the late Ralph and Louise Kilbury.Mr. Kilbury graduated from the Ouachita Baptist University with a degree in Accounting. He worked as a Public Accountant for numerous years.Mr. Kilbury is survived by his...
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