Emily Katherine (Kate) Musselwhite Martin passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at the age of 105. Visitation will be held at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Racetrack Road, on Friday, November 4, from 1:00-2:30 p.m. with a Celebration of Life service at 2:30 p.m. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Southern Funeral Home is…

Earl Harris Ables, 87, passed away at his home on Thursday October 27, 2022, Funeral services were held on Monday, October 31 at 1:00 p.m. graveside from the Harland Creek Cemetery near Lexington.

September 15, 1950 – October 4, 2022 Larry passed away suddenly in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 72. He is preceded in his death by his mother, Mary Sue, and his father, Ollie. He is survived by his wife, Deidre, and their three children; Molly (Jason), Stephen, Benjamin (Lilly), and granddaughter Hailey. Larry was…

Thomas Wayne Watkins, 95, a retired farmer, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson, MS. Wayne, as he was known by his family and friends, was a member of Cruger Baptist Church and had served in the U.S. Army. Wayne is survived by his son Thomas Wayne “Tommy” Watkins, Jr…

Sarah Sudbeck Nelson passed away peacefully at home on August 31, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She passed after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Sarah was born on November 13, 1939, in Lexington, Mississippi to the late Louisa and Clemens O’Reilly Sudbeck, known as C.O. or Sut. She grew up helping out in…

Mary Elizabeth King, age 95, died on October 10, 2022, at her home in Elkins, Arkansas. She was born on April 27, 1927 during the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. Her family had evacuated their home in Arcola, and she was born in one of the upper floors of the local hotel in Leland, Mississippi,…

Virna M. Kurns, 92, of Durant, MS, passed away of natural causes on Saturday, October 1, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 8 at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Calvary M.B. Church in Durant. The viewing will be held on Friday, October 7 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Winters Funeral Home…

Virginia Hudgins Burrell, 76, of Goodman, passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Virginia had farming interests around Goodman, and she loved animals. She took pride in taking care of the Franklin Presbyterian Church and Cemetery near Lexington. Virginia was a member of Shiloh Methodist Protestant Church in Sallis, MS. Virginia was…

Mrs. Cora Bell Clark, 92, of West, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2022 of natural causes. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 24 at Winters Funeral Home in Kosciusko at 11:00 a.m. with visitation being held on Friday, September 23. Interment will be in West Baptist Cemetery.

William L. Spell Jr. On September 17, 2022, William L. Spell Jr., better known as “Bubba Jr.”, was called to heaven. He was 53 years old born on March 31, 1969, to William L. Spell Sr. and Madelyn Harthcock Spell of Lexington, MS. He is survived by his wife Angela Parnell Spell. They had been…