OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Lillie S. Bostick

Lillie S. Bostick

Oct 16, 2018

Lillie S. Bostick, 89, of Horn Lake, Mississippi passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Baptist Desoto in Southaven. She was born on March 13, 1929 in Mississippi to the late Minor F. Smith and Bennie Belle Jaco Smith.Mrs. Bostick was a very compassionate and loving lady. She was a homemaker and enjoyed every minute of it. She loved...

Mark Edward Wilson

Mark Edward Wilson

Oct 15, 2018

Mark Edward Wilson, 53, of Hernando, Mississippi passed away on Monday, October 15, 2018 in Tishomingo County. He was born on May 28, 1965 in Portsmouth, Virginia to George P. Wilson and Peggy Hawkins Bennett.Mark was adventurous and loved life. He was an avid hunter and loved to be outdoors any time he could be. He was a member of...

Joseph A. Cates, Sr.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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...