BERNICE FALLS LACY
With much sadness and love, the family of Bernice Falls Lacy announces her passing on Monday, November 18, 2024 at the age of 94 at the Holmes County Long-Term Center, Durant, Mississippi. Funeral arrangements will be entrusted to Delta Burial Corporation, Lexington, Mississippi. Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November…
Read MoreTHOMAS EDWIN “EDDIE” PEACOCK
Thomas Edwin “Eddie” Peacock, 76, of Brandon, MS, passed away peacefully at home on November 21, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born and raised in Acona, MS, Eddie later met his beloved wife of 56 years while attending junior college in Mattoon, Illinois. They married in 1968. Upon returning to Mississippi in 1977,…
Read MoreSARA JOHNSON BAINE
Sara was born on September 2, 1934, in Greenwood Mississippi to Marion Hunter Johnson and Lorena Davis Eades Johnson. She was an only child and grew up in the small town of Cruger in the Mississippi Delta. “Sara Frances” was a believer in Jesus as a child and trusted in God’s love for her even…
Read MoreJANET SWINNEY MARTIN
Janet Swinney Martin, born on March 29, 1944, to Mattie and Willie Rathell Swinney, passed away peacefully on October 31, 2024. Janet dedicated her life to her family. She was a beloved wife to the late George Franklin Martin, and a devoted mother to her two children: the late Thomas “Tommy” Mitchell (Diane) of Lexington…
Read MoreBEULAH SIDDON LAIRD
Funeral services for Mrs. Beulah Siddon Laird, of Vaiden, was held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 3, at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church with burial at Bethesda Cemetery both located near Lexington. Rev. Keith Garland and Mr. Bubba Carathan officiated the service. Pallbearers were Chase Irby, Rivers Irby, RC McGee, Michael McGee, Luke McGee, and…
Read MoreHENRY “BUDDY” BOSTIC, JR.
Henry “Buddy” Bostic, Jr., 98, of Lexington, MS, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2024 in Greenwood, MS. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 2 at 1:00 a.m. at St. Peter’s M.B. Church, 1408 Grand Avenue, Yazoo City, MS. Interment is in New Foundation Cemetery, Yazoo City. Visitation will be held at…
Read MoreRECIL HAMMETT ELLEDGE
Recil Hammett Elledge, age 89, of Lexington, MS, passed away late on Thursday, October 24, 2024. Mr. Elledge was a resident of Yazoo City, MS, for over 60 years. Recil was born on Saturday, June 22, 1935, in Holmes County, MS, to Ruth Hammett Elledge and R.E. Elledge. Recil was preceded in death by his…
Read MoreMOLLIE ELLEN HAFFEY CALDWELL
Mollie Ellen Haffey Caldwell passed away at her residence in Lexington, Miss. on October 25, 2024. She was born November 21, 1973 to the late Jimmy and Barbara Haffey of Ebenezer, Miss. Memorial services are 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 2, 2024, at Culpepper Funeral Home in Kosciusko, Miss. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 11:00…
Read MoreHOLMES’ GIBSON PARISH RECEIVES MAMA SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR
Holmes Community College sophomore Gibson Parish of Lexington has been named a 2024-25 Mississippi Automotive Manufacturers Association (MAMA) scholarship recipient. Parish, the son of Candice and Jason Parish, and the grandson of Maria Edwards and the late Dan Edwards of Lexington and Alan and Carol Parish of Nashville, Tennessee, and Sandy Gabriel of Cody, Wyoming,…
Read More“COACH” KENNETH AARON HODGES
Family and friends, with great gratitude and saddened hearts, we the family of the late Mr. Kenneth Aaron Hodges “COACH” will gather together in remembrance of his life, a “Durant Legend”. Coach Hodges was born on April 1, 1964 and passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. The public viewing will be held at Affordable…
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