DAVID GIBSON
David Gibson, 69, of Pickens, passed on Sunday, July 26, 2020. Graveside services will be held at Anderson Greer Cemetery in Yazoo County on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be held Friday, July 31, 2020 between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. at 300 West Madison Street in Durant. Services are entrusted…
Read MoreMARGARET TIDWELL WIGLEY
Margaret Tidwell Wigley, age 93, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. A graveside service was held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2020, at Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville, MS. Dr. Gary Berry officiated. Margaret was born on November 21, 1926, to the late Arthur Buck Tidwell…
Read MoreJOSEPH TED EVANS
The funeral service for Mr. Joseph Ted Evans was held noon, Saturday, July 18, 2020, at Riverwood Family, with interment at Riverwood Memorial Park. Visitation was held from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service. Mr. Joseph Ted Evans, 69, of Brookhaven, MS, passed from this life Monday, July 13, 2020, at his residence. He…
Read MoreBOBBY MCCLELLAN
Bobby McClellan, 80, of West, passed on July 11, 2020. Graveside services will be held at West Baptist Church Cemetery in West on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be held Friday, July 17, 2020 between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. at 300 West Madison St. in Durant. Services are entrusted to…
Read MoreVIOLET TILLMAN
Violet Tillman, 68, of Lexington, was laid to rest on July 7, 2020. Graveside services were held at Greenlawn Cemetery in Lexington. Services were entrusted to Affordable Funeral Home of Durant.
Read MoreHolmes Central administrator graduates from war college
Press Release Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) G. Torrie Jackson, Jr. graduated from the United States Army War College, June 5, 2020. LTC Jackson is an administrator in the Holmes County Consolidated School District. LTC Jackson said, “I was honored to be selected to attend the Army War College as a resident student. …Very few Reservist are…
Read MoreLINDA SIMMONS TACKITT
Linda Simmons Tackitt, 82, passed away at the Highland Home Nursing Center in Ridgeland, MS. Linda was a former residence of Pickens, MS, and had worked in childcare as a teacher for a number of years. She was a member of Pickens Baptist Church. Linda is survived by her daughters, Tammie Watkins (John) of Pelahatchie,…
Read MoreBILLY (BILL) EUGENE WARRINGTON
Billy (Bill) Eugene Warrington, 80, of Lexington, Mississippi, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020. A graveside service was held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 1, at Oddfellows Cemetery in Lexington. The Reverend Keith Garland officiated. Funeral arrangements were handled by Southern Funeral Home in Lexington. Bill was born in Lambert, Mississippi, on August 8,…
Read MoreEDDIE DARRELL UPSHAW
Eddie D. Upshaw, 72, Pickens, MS, was born in Lexington, Mississippi on August 21, 1947 to the late Luther Upshaw and Ruth Shanks Upshaw Carey. He passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020 following a yearlong battle with cancer. At his son’s home, surrounded by loving family, he peacefully went to be with our Lord…
Read MoreLYNDA PATTON BRUMBY HOLDER
Lynda Patton “Pat” Brumby Holder, 78, died Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama. A graveside service was held on Saturday, June 27, 2020, in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Lexington, Mississippi. Southern Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Ms. Holder was a native of Lexington, Mississippi and a longtime resident of Mobile, Alabama.…
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