Area Obituaries

Dr. Charles Walton Campbell, a beloved physician and community member of Lexington, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2024, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. He was born on August 8, 1933, at Holmes County Community Hospital to Walter Lewis Campbell and Mai Charles Alexander Campbell of West, Mississippi. He attended and graduated from…

Barbara J. Estes, 82, of Yazoo City, Mississippi, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at home with her family by her side. A celebration of life will be held after the new year. Stricklin King Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Mrs. Estes was born on August 22,…

It is with deep sorrow and much love that the family of James Carson Patton, Jr., announce that he went home to the Lord on December 5, 2024. A funeral service will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Starkville on Monday December 9 at 2:00 p.m. The visitation will take place at…

Bobbie Mae Buchanan Brooks, 78 years old, was a native of Lexington, Mississippi and longtime resident of Kenner, LA. Bobbie Brooks gained her wings and went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 24, 2024. She was a graduate of Saints Junior College of Mississippi, and an amazing educator at heart. She loved flowers,…

Stanley Ellis 1949 – 2024 Stanley Ervin Ellis, age 75, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of Patricia Ellis, departed this life Friday evening, November 22, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Stanley was born June 30, 1949 in Clarksdale, the son of the late Grady Ervin Ellis and Syble Lucille Palmertree Ellis.…

With much sadness and love, the family of Bernice Falls Lacy announces her passing on Monday, November 18, 2024 at the age of 94 at the Holmes County Long-Term Center, Durant, Mississippi. Funeral arrangements will be entrusted to Delta Burial Corporation, Lexington, Mississippi. Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November…

Thomas Edwin “Eddie” Peacock, 76, of Brandon, MS, passed away peacefully at home on November 21, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born and raised in Acona, MS, Eddie later met his beloved wife of 56 years while attending junior college in Mattoon, Illinois. They married in 1968. Upon returning to Mississippi in 1977,…

Sara was born on September 2, 1934, in Greenwood Mississippi to Marion Hunter Johnson and Lorena Davis Eades Johnson. She was an only child and grew up in the small town of Cruger in the Mississippi Delta. “Sara Frances” was a believer in Jesus as a child and trusted in God’s love for her even…

Janet Swinney Martin, born on March 29, 1944, to Mattie and Willie Rathell Swinney, passed away peacefully on October 31, 2024. Janet dedicated her life to her family. She was a beloved wife to the late George Franklin Martin, and a devoted mother to her two children: the late Thomas “Tommy” Mitchell (Diane) of Lexington…

Funeral services for Mrs. Beulah Siddon Laird, of Vaiden, was held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 3, at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church with burial at Bethesda Cemetery both located near Lexington. Rev. Keith Garland and Mr. Bubba Carathan officiated the service. Pallbearers were Chase Irby, Rivers Irby, RC McGee, Michael McGee, Luke McGee, and…