Area Obituaries

Andrew Griggs of Durant, MS, 70,of Durant, MS departed this life on Friday, August 20, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Memorial services will be held at Odessa’s Place 335 S.W. Depot St. Durant, MS 39063 on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.

John Long Ables, 80, of Pickens, MS, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021 in Columbus, MS. Mr. Ables, formerly of Schriever, LA, was retired from McDermott Fabrications, and a member of the National Guard in Kosciusko. Mr. Ables attended Seneasha Methodist Church. Mr. Ables is survived by his wife of 57 years Phyllis S.…

Janie Lee McClellan Buford, 76, passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Funeral services were held at 12 noon on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Sallis Baptist Church. Visitation was from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Sallis Baptist Church. Burial followed at Sallis Cemetery. She is survived by two daughters, Joy Trehern (Jeff) and…

Clara Harthcock Helm, 63, passed away from natural causes at Merit Health in Brandon, MS, on Sunday, August 22, 2021. Funeral services, officiated by Bro. Joe McGraw, were held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at Harlands Creek Baptist Church, and interment followed in Harlands Creek Cemetery in Lexington. Pallbearers were Otis Harthcock,…

Delores Williams, 54, of West passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 of natural causes. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 3 from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at Winters Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, September 4 at 11:00 a.m. at Longbranch Cemetery in West.

Addie “Jeanette” Gilbert, 79, died August 27, 2021, at the UMMC located in Lexington, MS. Mrs. Gilbert was born in Axson, GA, on June 22, 1942 and grew up in south Georgia and later moved to Lexington, Mississippi, in 1972 with her husband. She completed beauty school in Waycross, GA just prior to moving to…

Evelyn Jewell Blackwell of Parkersburg, West Virginia, originally from Greenville, Mississippi, passed from this life on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at the age of 92. She was born January 9, 1929, to the late Titus Bruce and Bessie Lucinda Lehman of Lexington, Mississippi. A visitation will be held on Saturday, August 28, 2021 from 10:00-11:00…

Albert Langford, Jr. (Al) passed away, from natural causes, at the age of 92, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, MS on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. He had served in the United States Air Force. Al was born on June 20, 1929 in Holmes County, MS to Albert Franklin and Rubena Langford. He…

Deborah Ann Anding “Debbie”, 69, passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 after suffering a medical emergency at her home in Starkville. She was preceded in death by her parents Helen and Riley Ainsworth. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Starkville, MS. She is survived by her husband, Grafton Anding; children, Randy Yates…

Charles Tyson, 73, of Tchula passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2021. Services will be held at a later date. Southern Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.