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Birdie Mae Baumgardner

Birdie Mae Baumgardner

Jan 26, 2016

BIRDIE MAE BAUMGARDNER,71, was born May 9, 1944 in Ingomar, MS and passed away January 26, 2016 at North Delta Hospice House in Southaven, MS.  Mrs. Baumgardner was a retired executive secretary for the VA Medical Center and was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.  She is survived by her husband of 35 ½  years, Tony Baumgardner; two sons, Mike...

Judy Hogan

Judy Hogan

Jan 26, 2016

JUDY HOGAN,60, receiving coordinator for Nike, was born April 24, 1955 in Cincinnati, OH and passed away January 26, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – DeSoto.  She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Steve Hogan; one son, Terry Hogan; one daughter, Tana Walker and her husband, Kevin; one brother, James Hopper; one sister, Janet Bowser; one brother-in-law, Jeff...

Monte Huie

Monte Huie

Jan 26, 2016

Southaven, MS –MONTE HUIE,61, was born November 24, 1954 in Wasco, CA and passed away January 26, 2016 at his home.  Mr. Huie was an Army veteran.  He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Paula Huie; one son, Jason Huie and his wife, Brandy; two brothers, Michael Huie and Dennis Huie; one granddaughter, Jordan; one grandson, Jake; and...

Martha Jane Sanders

Martha Jane Sanders

Jan 20, 2016

Hernando, MS –MARTHA JANE SANDERS,83, homemaker, was born August 25, 1932 in Lee County, MS and passed away January 20, 2016 at her home.  She is survived by two sisters-in-law, Diane Priddy and Sylvia Priddy; one brother-in-law, Charles Norton of McMinnville, TN; and numerous nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Hayden Sanders.  Visitation will beSunday,...

Pamela Kadlec

Pamela Kadlec

Jan 20, 2016

Memphis,  TN –PAMELA KADLEC, 58, was born August 4, 1957 in Forrest City, AR and passed away January 20, 2016 at her home. She is survived by her daughter, Meghan Waldrop (Chris) of Prairieville, LA; mother, Jean Edwards of Memphis, TN; two brothers, Stephen Edwards (Kimberly) of Horn Lake, MS and Jordan Edwards (Nancy Richard) of Medinah, IL; one sister,...

Roy Karr

Roy Karr

Jan 20, 2016

Southaven, MS –ROY KARR,89, retired welder, was born September 3, 1926 in Atoka, OK and passed away January 20, 2016 at the State Veterans Home in Oxford, MS.  Mr. Karr was a Baptist and an Army veteran of World War II.  He is survived by one daughter, Donna Sanders and her husband, Edward Sanders, Sr.; one son, Leroy Karr; one...

Ronald P. Garetson

Ronald P. Garetson

Jan 19, 2016

Southaven,  MSRONALD P. GARETSON, 75, of Southaven, MS passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Baptist DeSoto Hospital. He leaves to mourn his passing Janet Garetson, who has been by his side for the past 28 years; son, Shaun of Arlington, TX; daughter, Mary Jo, Southaven; 2 step-sons, Bruce Cyphers of Shreveport, LA and John Cyphers of Southaven; grandchildren,...

Donald Lee Jolley, Jr

Donald Lee Jolley, Jr

Jan 17, 2016

Marion, AR –DONALD LEE JOLLEY,JR.,54, general contractor, was born July 29, 1961 in Great Lakes, IL and passed away January 17, 2016 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN.  He was a Navy veteran.  Survivors include his mother, Nancy Jolley; two nephews, Randy Wayne Wildes and Robert Mason Wildes III; one aunt, Lora Robertson; one uncle, Walter Lamb, Jr.; and...

Robert “Dobey” Parr

Robert “Dobey” Parr

Jan 16, 2016

Hernando, MS –ROBERT “DOBEY” PARR,61, machinist, was born September 16, 1954 in Wyatt, MO and passed away January 16, 2016 in Sikeston, MO. Mr. Parr was Methodist.  He is survived by two daughters, Patricia Daffron and her husband, Rocky and Peggy Moore; his father, Charles “Buddy” Parr; one sister, Grace Parr; four grandchildren, David Moore and his wife, Jeri, Makesha...

Mary Burks Smith

Mary Burks Smith

Jan 13, 2016

Memphis, TN –MARY BURKS SMITH,66, was born October 19, 1949 and passed away January 13, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – DeSoto in Southaven, MS.  She is survived by three sons, John Lemeul “Bo” Smith and his wife, Debbie, James Marvin “Chopper” Smith, Jr. and his fiance, Natalie Tartera, and Robert Willis “Berto” Smith and his wife, Cassandra; two grandsons,...

William “Yogi” Jerome

William “Yogi” Jerome

Jan 12, 2016

Horn Lake, MS –WILLIAM “YOGI” JEROME,76, was born March 8, 1939 in Memphis, TN and passed away January 12, 2016 at Grace Healthcare of Cordova.  Yogi was a member of Carriage Hills Baptist Church in Southaven, was a retired officer for the Memphis and Shelby County Airport Authority and was a former lieutenant for the Horn Lake Police Department. Mr....

Carolyn Poteet

Carolyn Poteet

Jan 11, 2016

Byhalia MS –CAROLYN POTEET, 72, was born July 8, 1943 in Michigan and passed away January 11, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN.  Mrs. Poteet was a member of the Olive Branch Seventh Day Adventist Church. She is survived by two sons, Don Michael Poteet (Robin) and David Scott Poteet (Katherine); two daughters, Christina Jane Mitchell (William Osborne)...

Wayne Bills

Wayne Bills

Jan 3, 2016

Memphis, TNWAYNE BILLS, 66, was born December 11, 1949 in Lucy, TN and passed away January 3, 2016 at Methodist North Hospital. Wayne was a member of Shelby Forest Baptist Church on Memphis, TN.  Survivors include  his wife of 41 years, Mary Ann Bills; four sons, Edward Wayne Bills II, Thomas Allen “Tommy” Bills, James Paul “Jimmy” Bills, and Matthew...

Jimmie Helen Fisher

Jimmie Helen Fisher

Jan 2, 2016

Southaven, MS-Jimmie Helen Fisher, 79, caregiver, was born March 2, 1936 in Little Rock, AR and passed away January 2, 2016 at Golden Living Center in Southaven, MS. She is survived by four sons, Allan Gilpin of Southaven, Steve Gilpin of Biloxi, MS, Jeff Reisch of Booneville, AR, and Bobby Joe Reisch of Fordyce, AR; one daughter, Anita Meehan of...

Suzanne Elaine Burgess

Suzanne Elaine Burgess

Dec 30, 2015

Walls, MS-SUZANNE ELAINE BURGESS, 65, was born November 1, 1950 and passed away December 30, 2015 at her home. She is survived by one son, Donald Bryan Burgess of Lake Cormorant, MS; her mother, Bette Williams; one brother, Jeffrey Stern; and her fiancé, Randy Wright, all of Walls, MS. She was preceded in death by her father, Dr. Harold B....

Shirley Ann Berretta

Shirley Ann Berretta

Dec 25, 2015

Fayetteville, NC –SHIRLEY ANN BERRETTA,77, was born August 13, 1938 in Memphis, TN to the late Frank and Edith Berretta and passed away December 25, 2015 at Cape Fear Hospital in Fayetteville.  Dr. Berretta was a professor at the University of North Carolina for over 30 years.  She is survived by two sisters, Edith Gail Smith and her husband, Fred...

Harry James Noel

Harry James Noel

Dec 20, 2015

Southaven, MS –HARRY JAMES NOEL,72, was born January 21, 1943 in Hermondale, MO to the late Leonard Noel and Velma Louise Crocker and passed away December 20, 2015 at North Delta Hospice House in Southaven.  Mr. Noel was employed by Mid-South Metals/Versatube and served in the Army during the Vietnam War era.  He is survived by his wife, Barbara Fay...

Joe Serigne

Joe Serigne

Dec 19, 2015

Walls, MS –JOE SERIGNE,49, was born September 21, 1966 in New Orleans, LA and passed away December 19, 2015 in Walls.  He is survived by his wife, Lisa Palmer Serigne; two sons, J.B. Serigne and Zack Palmer; two daughters, Joanie Serigne and Savannah Serigne; his mother, Dee Serigne; one brother, Mike Maglapit; and one grandchild, Joshua.  He was preceded in...

Ruby Hayes

Ruby Hayes

Dec 16, 2015

Hernando, MS –RUBY HAYES,82, was born October 24, 1933 in Batesville, MS and passed away December 16, 2015 at her home.  She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Charles Hayes; two daughters, Debby Allen and her husband, Cary of Memphis, TN and Linda Yeager and her husband, Ken of Collierville, TN; three grandchildren, Brandi Massey, Blake Gifford, and...

Tim Conner

Tim Conner

Dec 15, 2015

TIM CONNER, 54, was born June 8, 1961 in Memphis, TN and passed away December 15, 2015 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN.  Mr. Conner was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Walls, MS.  He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Trish Conner of Walls; two daughters, Sabrina Conner of Olive Branch, MS and Jesi Conner of...

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