OBITUARIES
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Kerry Micah Bloom, Sr
Jul 14, 2015
Southaven, MS –KERRY MICAH BLOOM, SR.,38, was born May 17, 1977 in Memphis, TN and passed awayJuly 14, 2015at Baptist Memorial Hospital – DeSoto. Mr. Bloom was a member of New Awakenings Church. He is survived by four sons, Kerry Micah Bloom, Jr., Johnny Garrett Bloom, David Tanner Bloom, and Keagen Johnson Bloom; his parents, Charles and Hazel Bloom; one...
Joann Ezell Ferguson
Jul 7, 2015
Paris, TN –JoAnn Ezell Ferguson,81, was born December 31, 1933 in Winnsboro, LA and passed awayJuly 7, 2015at North Delta Hospice House in Southaven, MS. Mrs. Ferguson was a member of the Church of Christ and retired administrator for Delta Home Care in Tallulah, LA. She is survived by two daughters, Janet Ferguson Honeycutt and her husband, Keith of Olive...
Marion Rebecca Weaver Sewel
Jul 6, 2015
Southaven, MS –MARION REBECCA WEAVER SEWELL,84, housewife, was born December 23, 1930 in Chastain, AR and passed away July 6, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Sewell was a member of Colonial Hills Church in Southaven. She is survived by three daughters, Robbie Carter (Eddie) of Southaven, Bonnie Crabtree (Paul) of Nesbit, MS, and Lynette McCormick (David) of Hernando, MS; two...
Willie Ray Stark
Jul 6, 2015
Southaven, MS –WILLIE RAY STARK,89, was born May 2, 1926 in Ripley, MS and passed away July 6, 2015 at North Delta Hospice House in Southaven. Visitation will beSaturday, July 11, 2015from10 a.m.until the service begins at11 a.m.at Audubon Park Baptist Church, 4060 Park Avenue, Memphis, TN. Graveside services will begin at3 p.m.at Nance Cemetery in Ripley, MS. The family...
Paul Junior Hurst
Jun 30, 2015
Southaven, MS –PAUL JUNIOR HURST,71, was born April 17, 1944 in Ashport, TN and passed away June 30, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – DeSoto. Mr. Hurst was an Army National Guard veteran and a member of First Baptist Church in Horn Lake, MS. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Brenda Coats Hurst of Southaven; two daughters,...
William M. “Bill” Robb
Jun 26, 2015
Ponchatoula, LA –William M. “Bill” Robb,81, of Ponchatoula, LA passed away June 26, 2015 in Southaven, MS. Bill was a retiree of American Airlines with over 30 years of service and was an Army veteran. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mary Louise “Mimi” Robb; three children, Bill Robb and his wife, Sherri, Vikki Robb Aquadro and...
Gerald Ray Tarrance, Sr.
Jun 24, 2015
Southaven, MS –GERALD RAY TARRANCE, SR.,74, was born May 26, 1941 in Memphis, TN and passed awayJune 24, 2015at Baptist Memorial Hospital – DeSoto. He was a former truck driver for Powell Truckline for several years and was a public works employee for the City of Southaven for over 30 years. Mr. Tarrance was a shriner, a mason, was a...
Paul Crowder
Jun 19, 2015
Southaven, MS –PAUL CROWDER,74, was born August 21, 1940 in Willow, AR and passed away June 19, 2015 at his home. Mr. Crowder was a Christian. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Jo Ann Crowder of Southaven; one daughter, Lisa Walker of Olive Branch, MS; three sons, Paul Wayne Crowder of Germantown, TN, Charlie Crowder of Southaven,...
James Milton “Jimmy” Dees, Jr
Jun 17, 2015
Southaven, MS –JAMES MILTON “JIMMY” DEES, JR.,66, avionics technician, was born November 7, 1948 in Henderson, TN to the late James Milton Dees, Sr. and Mary Jo Smith Dees and passed away June 17, 2015 at his home. He retired from FedEx after more than 25 years of service, was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam war, and a...
Alvin “Big Al” Looney
Jun 14, 2015
Nesbit, MS –ALVIN “BIG AL” LOONEY,61, was born April 20, 1954 in Memphis, TN to the late Clyde and Melba Looney and passed away June 14, 2015 at his home. He served in law enforcement for the City of Southaven, the City of Horn Lake, the City of Hernando, and the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department. Big Al retired from MLG&W...
Dorothy Rose Dunn Watkins
Jun 9, 2015
Southaven, MS –DOROTHY ROSE DUNN WATKINS,94, housewife, was born February 6, 1921 in Star, NC and passed away June 9, 2015 at Senatobia Convalescent Center and Rehab in Senatobia, MS. Mrs. Watkins was a member of DeSoto Hills Baptist Church in Southaven and was a member of the Eastern Star. She is survived by two sons, Lindsay Watkins and his...
James Thomas “Tom” Tyler
Jun 5, 2015
Southaven, MS –JAMES THOMAS “TOM” TYLER,78, retired Dover Elevator employeeand Army veteran, died Friday, June 5, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – DeSoto. Visitation will be5-8 p.m.Monday, June 8at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven. Private graveside services will be heldTuesday, June 9at Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens in Southaven. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Marianne; two...
Olen Blanton
Jun 4, 2015
Lake Cormorant, MS –OLEN BLANTON,56, was born March 24, 1959 in Ackerman, MS and passed away June 4, 2015 at his home. Mr. Blanton was a Christian. He is survived by his wife, Karen Blanton of Lake Cormorant; two sons, Jared Blanton and Jeremy Dennis, both of Lake Cormorant; three daughters, Courtney Reynolds (Jeremy) of West Plains, MO, Candace Barnett...
Larry W. Cooper
Jun 3, 2015
Southaven, MS –LARRY W. COOPER,born on January 3, 1936 in Memphis, TN to Thelma Wray Gonzales Cooper and John R. Cooper, Jr. died on June 13, 2015 in Germantown, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents and by a brother, John R. Cooper, III. He leaves behind his brother and sister-in-law who cared for him, Glen and Cheryl...
Deitra Annette Winburn Armstrong
May 29, 2015
Walls, MS –DEITRA ANNETTE WINBURN ARMSTRONG,67, homemaker, was born September 5, 1947 in Memphis, TN and passed away May 29, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – DeSoto in Southaven, MS. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Bob Armstrong of Walls, MS; one daughter, Scarlet Winchester Middleton of Jackson, TN; two sons, Lee Winchester of Jackson, TN and...
Albert Pedro “Pete” Peebles
May 29, 2015
Hickory Ridge, AR –ALBERT PEDRO “PETE” PEEBLES,95, was born October 23, 1919 in Fitzhugh, AR to the late Albert “Doc” and Ethel Bates Peebles and passed awayFriday, May 29, 2015at Woodruff County Health Center in McCrory, AR. Pete was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy and served during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, retiring after...
Francis “Smitty” Smith
May 25, 2015
Olive Branch, MS –FRANCIS “SMITTY” SMITH,68, was born June 12, 1946 in Wichita, KS and passed away May 25, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – DeSoto in Southaven, MS. Mr. Smith was a former mechanic for The Caddy Shack, was a mason, and attended Getwell Road United Methodist Church in Southaven. If you were a lost soul in this world...
Gene Mcpherson
May 24, 2015
Whitehaven, TN –GENE MCPHERSON,88, was born May 27, 1926 in Lightfoot, TN and passed away May 24, 2015 at the VA Medical Center in Memphis, TN. Mr. McPherson was a Navy veteran. He is survived by two sons, Steven E. McPherson and his wife, Shondel of Southaven, MS and John W. McPherson of Victoria, MS; five grandchildren; and numerous great...
Katherine Jane “Kathi” Walden Gilliam
May 16, 2015
WALLS, MSKatherine Jane “Kathi” Walden Gilliam, 75, was born April 25, 1940 in Cleveland, MS and passed away May 16, 2015 in Daphne, AL. She is survived by one son, Randy Douglas; one daughter, Lisa Skeen; two brothers, Bill Robbins and Arthur Robbins; two sisters, Lee Love and Frankie Lee; six grandchildren, Kristen McElhannon, Lauren Sturgis, Trey Douglas, Kaitlyn Skeen,...
Donna Anne Mcgehee
May 14, 2015
SOUTHAVEN– Donna Anne McGehee, 56, was born October 10, 1958 in Memphis and passed away Thursday, May 14th, at her home. Mrs. McGehee was a member of Graceland Christian Church in Southaven.She is survived by two daughters, LeAnne McGehee of Southaven and Melissa Harper of Kosciusko, Mississippi; her father, Don Meador of Southaven; one brother, Greg Meador and wife, Vickie;...