Area Obituaries
JOE W. SMART
Joe W. Smart, 86, of Durant, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2020. Graveside services will be held Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Gages Springs Cemetery in Durant. Visitation will be held Friday, June 12, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 300 W. Madison Street in Durant. Services are entrusted to…
Read MoreMRS. MILLIE LEE MABRY
Mrs. Millie Lee Mabry, an inspiration of Christian spirit and a model of human strength, was born December 19, 1920 to Mr. Will McBride and Ms. Annette Chappell, both deceased. She was an only child and often remarked that her lack of siblings is why she wanted to have such a large family of her…
Read MoreIRA WOOD (CHUCK) ESTES, JR.
Ira Wood (Chuck) Estes, Jr., age 78, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at home with his daughter, where he lived in Yazoo City, MS. He was born to Ira Wood (Woody) Estes and Janie Palmer Estes on September 2, 1941. He lived in Tchula, MS, most of his life where he married Barbara Pettus…
Read MoreBARBARA ELLEN LEONARD HAFFEY BOGY
Barbara Ellen Leonard Haffey Bogy, 67, of Ebenezer, Mississippi passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020. She was born on April 29, 1953 in Duncansville, Pennsylvania to Thomas and Mildred Leonard. At 36, she fulfilled her lifelong dream of becoming a registered nurse, graduating from Holmes Community College and Hinds Community College. She was devoted…
Read MoreMS. JIMMIE REE OLIVER
Ms. Jimmie Ree Oliver, 58, of Yazoo County, Mississippi passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020 in Indianapolis, IN. Ms. Jimmie Ree leaves behind a daughter Jessica Oliver-Jones from Indianapolis, IN. Visitation service will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at Century Hairston Funeral Home in Lexington, MS.…
Read MoreNOEL JONES COVINGTON, SR.
Noel Jones Covington, Sr., January 30, 1931, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020 A graveside service was held Wednesday, May 20 at 10:00 a.m. at Seneasha Cemetery, Goodman, MS. The service was conducted by Rev. David Cain, Seneasha United Methodist Church. Born into the Shrock Community in Attala County, Mississippi to Duncan Noel Covington and…
Read MoreALEXANDRIA “SANDY” JEAN GABRIEL
Alexandria “Sandy” Jean Gabriel (formerly Sandra Jean Frost), age 72, died in Jackson, MS at the University of Mississippi Medical Center on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 after a brief unexpected illness. Sandy was born on October 28, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan. Throughout her life she lived all over the country, including the states of California,…
Read MoreVIOLET L. GREER
Violet L. Greer of Lexington, MS passed away Monday, May 11, 2020.
Read MoreBLANCHE ABELS BURRELL
Blanche Abels Burrell, age 96, died Thursday, May 7, 2020 at the Baptist Health Center in Kosciusko, MS. She is survived by one daughter, Elizabeth Ann Harrell of Durant; three sons, Jerry W. Burrell and Jack Robert Burrell, both of Goodman, and Murray E. Burrell of Kosciusko; and one sister, Eva Dickerson of Goodman. She…
Read MoreJERRY LEE BANKHEAD
Mr. Jerry Lee Bankhead, 60, of Durant, MS passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in Jackson, MS of natural causes. A graveside service was held Thursday, April 30 at Durant City Cemetery. Winters Funeral Home in Kosciusko handled the arrangements.
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