Obituaries
Lilly Loyce (Bell) Horan
Jan 13, 2020
Lilly Loyce Horan, age 89, of Water Valley died peacefully with family by her side on Monday, January 13, 2020. Known to most friends and family as “Lou”, she was born September 24, 1930 in Water Valley to the late James and Aileen (McCulley) Bell. She married Benjamin F. Horan in 1952 and together they lived and raised their six...
Martha Elizabeth Howell Spears
Jan 10, 2020
Martha Elizabeth Howell Spears, age 90, of Southaven, MS passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, January 10, 2020 at Desoto Health Care in Southaven with family by her side. Martha was born on March 7, 1929 in Calhoun Co, MS to the late Winford and Virginia (Lee) Howell. Affectionately nick-named “Boss” by her father, she was the fifth...
Edward Neal Core Jr.
Jan 2, 2020
Edward Neal Core Jr, age 58, of Water Valley, MS died Thursday, January 2, 2020 at his home. He was born February 9, 1961 in Chicago, IL to the late Edward and Ethelrita (Clubba) Core and spent his working career as a steel worker. He enjoyed computers, reading Steven King and watching TV documentaries. The family will hold a private...
Carolyn Howard
Jan 2, 2020
Carolyn Howard, age 76, of Lafayette, TN died Thursday, January 2, 2020. She was born May 22, 1943 in Memphis, TN to the late Jeff and Correan Williams. A graveside service is planned for Monday, January 6, 2020 at 12:00 Noon at Jumpers Chapel Church. Carolyn is survived by her husband of 58 years, Gerald Howard; three sons, Matt, Mark,...
Judy Ann Ballard
Jan 2, 2020
Judy Ann Ballard, age 64, of Water Valley, MS died Thursday, January 2, 2020 at her home in Water Valley. She was born February 15, 1955 in Odessa, TX to the late Hiram and Blonnie (Parker) Peninger, and raised by her Uncle Chester and Aunt Iris Peninger in Attala County. She enjoyed drawing still lifes using a vast array of...
Reba Lynn Wilkins (Morrison)
Dec 30, 2019
Reba Lynn Wilkins (Morrison), age 50, of Water Valley, MS died Monday, December 30, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. She was born June 18, 1969 in Memphis, TN to Vicky (Ponders) Smith, and the late Wayne Byars. Reba had spent the first part of her working career as an office administrator for Dr. Philip Loria then later moving...
Jane Wright Johnson
Dec 26, 2019
Jane Wright Johnson, age 79, of Water Valley, MS died Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Yalobusha General Nursing Home. She was born August 21, 1940 in Water Valley to the late Buford and Dessie (Jackson) Wright and spent her 30 year career as an administrative assistant first at Holley Carburetor, and then Borg Warner. She enjoyed reading and taking trips...
Anna Jeanette Simpson
Dec 25, 2019
Anna Jeanette Simpson, age 88, of Water Valley, MS died Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at Yalobusha General Nursing Home in Water Valley. She was born January 25, 1931 in Tennessee to the late Lester and Annabel (Hardy) Key and worked as a background painter for Lowes Studios. She enjoyed and was a member of the Country Club, Rook Club, and...
Ridgie Lee Fondon
Dec 24, 2019
Ridgie Lee Hervey Fondon was born on July 20, 1936 to the union of Esley and Sinnie Booker Hervey. On Tuesday, December 24, 2019, God called her home. She grew up attending Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Water Valley, where she accepted Christ at an early age. She later married Richard "Dickey Boy" Fondon and to this union was...
Thomas David House
Dec 23, 2019
Thomas David House, age 78, of Oxford, MS died peacefully Monday, December 23, 2019 at his home surrounded by family. He was born August 15, 1941 in Oxford to the late Roy and Mary (Harding) House and worked as a phone technician for the University of Mississippi. He enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting, and all sorts of nature, but his greatest...
Mary Lynn Bonner
Dec 23, 2019
Mary Lynn Bonner, age 71, of Oxford, MS died peacefully Monday, December 23, 2019 at her home surrounded by family. She was born March 16, 1948 in Water Valley to the late Samuel and Valley (Jones) Wilbourn. She attended Delta State where she received a degree in education. Her joys were many, which included flowers, reading, and cooking. But her...
Ronald Joe Nicholas
Dec 20, 2019
Ronald Joe Nicholas, age 82, of Oxford, MS died peacefully Friday, December 20, 2019 at his home with family by his side. He was born April 30, 1937 on the same property where he passed. He is loved by his wife, his children, and grandchildren. A service will be held Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Union West Baptist Church at...
Josephine Strange
Dec 14, 2019
Josephine Strange, age 83, of Coffeeville, MS died Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. She was born January 15, 1936 in Carroll County, MS to the late Ernest and Opal Gerrish and spent her working career in the manufacturing sector. She was a down to earth, hard working woman who could put up hay as well...
Tracy Vaughn Carlisle
Dec 12, 2019
Tracy Vaughn Carlisle, age 71, of Oakland, MS died Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. He was born April 21, 1948 in Memphis, TN to the late Joe and Jo Ann (Vaughn) Carlisle. Tracy held a number of different jobs during his career, which included being a roughneck on an oil rig. Afterwards, he became a...
Patsy Bell Suratt
Dec 12, 2019
Patsy Bell Suratt, age 82, died at her home in Water Valley, MS on December 12, 2019. She was born to the late Edgar Butler Bell and Ila Durham Bell in Water Valley on May 26, 1937. Patsy was gifted with creativity and easily made friends, hosting social gatherings in her home where her yard was filled with beautiful flowers....
Willam Joseph Killebrew Jr.
Nov 30, 2019
William Joseph Killebrew Jr., age 62, of Grenada, MS died peacefully Saturday, November 30, 2019 at his home with family by his side. He was born September 1, 1957 in Greenwood, MS to the late William J. and Myrtice (Reeves) Killebrew. William spent his working career in the advertising field for a number of newspapers in the region. His joys...
Marjorie Jean Barton Green
Nov 30, 2019
Marjorie Jean Barton Green, age 93, of Water Valley, MS died peacefully Saturday, November 30, 2019 at her home. She was born February 22, 1926 in Vance, MS to the late Robert Eugene Barton and Ophelia Purdy Barton Fly. Marjorie began her working career in Memphis working for A.S. Martin & Sons. Later she and her husband Henry Herbert Green...
Clemmie Sue Ragon
Nov 29, 2019
Clemmie Sue Ragon, age 77, of Water Valley, MS died Friday, November 29, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. She was born October 14, 1942 in Banner, MS to the late Ernest and Molly (Logan) Kelly and spent her career working in factories, starting with Rice-Stix which later became Big Yank, and then eventually retired from Holley Carburetor. She,...
Patricia Ann Weldon
Nov 29, 2019
Patricia Ann Weldon, age 71, of Batesville, MS died Tuesday, November 29, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. She was born January 13, 1948 in Marks, MS to the late Harley and Delois (Pendergrass) Vanlandingham and dedicated her life to serving her family as a homemaker. She enjoyed watching John Wayne movies, but her favorite television were the...
Richard Eugene Hood
Nov 27, 2019
Richard Eugene Hood, age 51, of Water Valley, MS died Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at University Medical Center in Jackson, MS. He was born March 18, 1968 in Denham Springs, LA to James and Betty (Flannigan) Hood. Richard started his working career in the trades as a carpenter, and later started driving a truck for Phillip Hall Trucking. He enjoyed...
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