Area Obituaries

Mrs. Mary Wallace, 85, of Durant, MS, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2023 in Chicago, IL of natural causes. The viewing took place on Thursday, June 6 at Winters Funeral Home Chapel. Interment was in Belmont Cemetery in Durant.

Ruth Carolyn Ware Rinicker, 91, passed away (met Jesus) Tuesday, July 4th while working in her beloved flower beds. She was born March 14, 1932 to Tommie and Mabel Ware in Lexington, Mississippi. Carolyn was active in her church, First Baptist Lexington. She was Assistant Manager at the Hensen Kickernick Factory. She bought the Flower…

Linda Powell Yarbrough, 60, of Kosciusko passed away at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS on Monday, June 26, 2023. Funeral services were held on Saturday, July 1, 2023 at Mortimer-Southern Funeral Home in Lexington, MS with burial in Brister Cemetery near Durant, MS.

Kathy Darlene Cotton Purvis was born on March 9, 1970, in Jacksonville, Florida, and left this world on June 24, 2023 in Coxburg, MS surrounded by her beloved family and friends. It was a Monday night and for supper her mother and father had roast beef out of a can that they turned into a…

Rachael Hughes Turri, 66, of Kenton, TN, died on 8th of June in Olive Branch, MS. Although she faced the challenges of ovarian cancer for several months, she never lost the essence of her true self. Rachael maintained her appreciation for the simple things in life and expressed gratitude for the life she had been…

Services for Arthur Wayne Rhea will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at 3:15 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church of Lexington, MS. Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 10, from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the Howard-Allen Educational Bldg (beside the Presbyterian Church). Committal service will be on Monday, June 12 at…

Betty Faye McBride Carroll, 68, of Lexington, Mississippi passed away Saturday, June 3rd, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Sallis, Miss. She was a homemaker, and the former owner of Fashion Cleaners in Lexington. She was preceded in death by her husband James Carroll, parents, Otha and Lurline Tyson McBride, her brother Larry McBride and…

James William Burwell III, 65, passed away at his home Friday, May 26 in Ebenezer,Ms. Billy as he was known by his family and friends was preceded in death by his parents James William and Mary Elizabeth Wright Burwell. He was a member of Ebenezer Methodist Church and retired superintendent for Century Construction Company. Billy…

Funeral services for Mr. John Robert Kimbrough, 38, of Meadville, MS, were held on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Faith Presbyterian Church in Brookhaven, MS at 11:00 AM Burial followed in the Midway Cemetery in Meadville, MS. Rev. Brady Nelson officiated the service with assistance from Rev. Calvin Cosnahan, Rev. Marvin Howard, Rev. Dr. David…

Ruben Curtis Green, 86, was reunited with the love of his life in Heaven on May 15, 2023. He was born in Montgomery County, Mississippi, and lived all of his life in West, Mississippi. Ruben Green was a beloved father to three children: Kathy (David) Moore of Tyler, Texas; the late Karen Green of Kosciusko,…