Obituaries

Lisa Ann Redwine

Lisa Ann Redwine

Jun 3, 2020

Lisa Redwine, age 63, of Water Valley, MS died Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at her home. She was born April 16, 1957, in Honolulu, HI to the late Leslie and Shirley (Blakeney) Welch. She worked as a CNA at the Yalobusha County Nursing Home for many years, later she took joy in helping take care of her grandchildren. Lisa enjoyed...

Jessie Wayne Burns

Jessie Wayne Burns

Jun 2, 2020

Jessie Wayne Burns, age 67, of Oakland, MS died Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at his home on CR 46. He was born May 31, 1953 in Oakland, MS to the late Rex and Dorothy Little. When Wayne was three years old, he was adopted, and raised, by Bedford and Eloise Burns. Wayne was a very down to earth man that...

Mary Foshee Henderson

Mary Foshee Henderson

May 28, 2020

Mary Foshee Henderson, age 87, of Water Valley, MS died peacefully Thursday, May 28, 2020 at her home. She was born April 3, 1933 in Greenwood, MS to the late John and Jimmie (Long) Foshee. After moving to Jackson, Mary started her own home daycare and later worked in the daycare at Broadmore Baptist Church in Jackson. Mary also enjoyed...

Lisa Marie Goodwin

Lisa Marie Goodwin

May 25, 2020

Lisa Marie Goodwin, age 40, of Water Valley, MS died Monday, May 25, 2020 in Calhoun County. She was born November 4, 1979 in Panola County to Gene Dunn and Nina Goodwin. Even though Lisa had struggled with chronic health problems the majority of her life, she dealt with those challenges head-on, and was determined to never let them get...

Susan K. Norman

Susan K. Norman

May 21, 2020

Susan K. Norman, age 71, of Water Valley, MS died peacefully Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Yalobusha County Nursing Home in Water Valley. She was born December 10, 1948 in West Virginia to the late Leroy and June Kilpatrick and worked as an office administrator, as well as record keeper for the Ole Miss Alumni. She was a multi-faceted lady...

Jennifer Marie Nault

Jennifer Marie Nault

May 17, 2020

Jennifer Marie Nault, age 36, of Water Valley, MS died Sunday, May 17, 2020 at her home. She was born February 16, 1984 in Marks, MS to Linda Haire, and the late James Nault. Jennifer Loved anything to do with the outdoors, especially camping, which she enjoyed with her parents from a very early age. She also enjoyed coloring, and...

Daniel Everette Methvin

Daniel Everette Methvin

May 15, 2020

Daniel Everette Methvin, age 85, of Somerville, TN died Friday, May 15, 2020, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN. He was born September 8, 1934, in Drew, MS to the late David and Sara (Miles) Methvin. Daniel had worked in facilities maintenance for the North Mississippi Regional Center in Oxford, MS. Daniel had many interests which included fishing, woodworking,...

Curtis Lane Hawkins

Curtis Lane Hawkins

May 15, 2020

Curtis Lane Hawkins, age 63, of Water Valley, MS died peacefully Friday, May 15, 2020 at his home. He was born July 1, 1956 in Water Valley to the late Leslie and Flora (Kerr) Hawkins, and worked in the maintenance department at Yalobusha General Hospital. Curtis was a down-to-earth man that never went anywhere without his unique smile. He enjoyed...

Lloyd R. Thompson

Lloyd R. Thompson

May 14, 2020

Lloyd R. Thompson, age 85, of Memphis, TN died Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Carriage Court Assisted Living Facility in Memphis. He was born November 28, 1934, in Bay, Arkansas to the late Victor and Pauline (Rogers) Thompson. Lloyd retired as a lieutenant from House 29 in the Memphis Fire Dept. His greatest passion in life was restoring and showing...

Rhonda Jean Ostrander

Rhonda Jean Ostrander

May 8, 2020

Rhonda Jean Ostrander, age 62, of Water Valley, MS died peacefully Friday, May 8, 2020 at her home. She was born April 1, 1958 in Chicago, IL to Billy Dale Childs, and the Late Helen (Adams) Leipstorff. Rhonda had worked for the Yalobusha Co. Sheriff’s Dept. as a dispatcher, and later, until she fell ill, worked at Valley Tool. She...

Evelyn Marie York

Evelyn Marie York

May 7, 2020

Evelyn Marie York, age 62, of Water Valley, MS died peacefully Thursday, May 7, 2020, at Yalobusha Co. Nursing Home. She was born December 28, 1957, in Colorado Springs, CO to the late David and Alberta (Sandoval) Moya. Soon after graduating from school, she and Don wed and started their forever journey. Marie was a seamstress for Big Yank for...

Joshua Charles Reed

Joshua Charles Reed

May 1, 2020

Joshua Charles Reed, age 37, of Water Valley, MS died Friday, May 1, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. He was born March 7, 1983 in Holland, MI to Charles and Mary (Finch) Reed. Josh was a very quiet, compassionate, down to earth young man that had many joys in his life. Those joys varied from professional wrestling,...

Gary Lynn Sansom

Gary Lynn Sansom

Apr 30, 2020

Gary Lynn Sansom, age 57, of Water Valley, MS died peacefully Thursday, April 30, 2020 at his home with family by his side. He was born March 24, 1963 in St. Louis Missouri to Patricia (McClafin) Sansom, and the Late James Sansom. Gary was a handyman and loved to tinker on things, but spent the most recent years of his...

Grace Maldene White

Grace Maldene White

Apr 27, 2020

Grace Maldene White, age 83, of Water Valley, MS died peacefully Monday, April 27, 2020 at her home with family by her side. She was born September 6, 1936 in Water Valley to the late Mr. & Mrs. Willie Williams. In high school, Grace loved sports, and won the Women’s High School Athletic Award. After graduating school, She and Bo...

Darrell Scott Riley

Darrell Scott Riley

Apr 21, 2020

Darrell Scott Riley, age 59, of Hixson, TN, died Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at his home. He was born July 13, 1960, in Water Valley, MS, to the late Billy and Patricia (Hart) Riley. After graduation, Scott received a Bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Mississippi. After retiring from Innocore, Scott lived a simple life making his...

Dustin Cole Little

Dustin Cole Little

Apr 18, 2020

Dustin Cole Little, age 36, of Oxford, MS died Saturday, April 18, 2020 from injuries sustained in a accident in Grenada county. He was born August 14, 1983 in Grenada to Gary Little, and Jean (Burnham) Rone. After graduating from school, Dustin attended Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School in Portland Oregon. He eventually became the Executive Chef at The Chancellor‘s...

Maxine Mckinnie

Maxine Mckinnie

Apr 15, 2020

Maxine McKinnie, age 94, of Oakland, MS died peacefully Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at her home with family by her side. She was born April 20, 1925 in Bolivar, TN and dedicated her life to her family as a homemaker. She loved the simple things in life such as gardening and her flowers. She was a member of Hosanna Family...

Eva Grace Savage

Eva Grace Savage

Apr 9, 2020

Eva Grace Savage, age 43, of Water Valley, MS died Thursday, April 9, 2020 at her home. She was born February 25, 1977 in Lafayette County to Ann Savage and the late Buddy Savage. She lead a simple life, but one she that dearly loved. Her joys were many, which included animals, especially dogs, country music, and dancing. But nothing...

Inez Maynor

Inez Maynor

Apr 2, 2020

Inez Maynor, 93, died Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Camelot Community Care, Ponchatoula, LA. Inez was born in Heavener, Oklahoma on July 25, 1926. The family returned to the Water Valley, Mississippi area when she was young. She attended school until graduation at Campground. She enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening, tending her fruit trees, fishing, and spending time with family....

Coy Cooper Carpenter Sr

Coy Cooper Carpenter Sr

Mar 27, 2020

Coy Cooper Carpenter, Sr, age 82, of Oakland, MS died Friday, March 27, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. Being the youngest of ten children, he was born August 28, 1937 in Water Valley to the late Vernie and Mary (Lee) Carpenter. Coy served our country in the United States Army, and later retried from Memphis Light Gas and...