Area Obituaries

LCDR George Kincaid, age 85, passed away on December 6, 2018. He was born in Salisbury, North Carolina.  After graduating from Boyden High School, he enlisted into the Navy and served on the Yorktown in the Korean War.  After serving his initial 4 years, he went to University of Florida and earned his Doctor of…

Frank Abbott Jones, 83, died Saturday, December 8, 2018 in Jackson.  Visitation was held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, December 10, 2018 at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Lexington.  Services followed at 3:00 p.m. also at the church.  Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Lexington. Frank Abbott was born and raised in Holmes County.  He…

George Day Wynne, Jr. (82) passed away from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease on December 3, 2018.  He was born August 28, 1936 in Lexington, MS and remained a permanent resident of Holmes County for the rest of his life. He attended Holmes Agricultural High School and graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in…

Ms. Charlene Gulledge, 75, of Durant, MS passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018 of natural causes at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. Funeral were held Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Mt. Olive M.B. Church in Sallis, MS with burial in Parkway Cemetery in Kosciusko, MS. Winters Funeral Home in Kosciusko was in charge of…

Mr. J. D. Roby, 92, of Durant, MS passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 of natural causes. Funeral services were held on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Winters Funeral Home in Kosciusko, MS with burial in Couparle Cemetery in Camden, MS.

B.W. “Tack” Tackitt, Jr., died November 26, 2018 at his home in Pickens.  Graveside services will be held on Thursday, November 29, 2018 in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Lexington. Tack was a member of Pickens Baptist Church where he served as music director and a deacon.  He was also an agricultural mechanic and an Air…

William Herman (Sonny) Russell William Herman (Sonny) Russell, 86, died on November 25, 2018 at the State Veteran’s Home in Kosciusko, Mississippi. A Celebration of his life will be held Thursday, November 29, 2018 at First United Methodist Church, Lexington, MS at 1:00 P.M. Visitation will take place from 11:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. prior…

Dorothy Simmons, 80, homemaker, died Monday, November 19, 2018 at her home.  Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Southern Funeral Home.  Burial was in Coxburg Cemetery. Mrs. Simmons was survived by her daughters, Wanda Simmons of Yazoo City and Sandy Russell (Michael) of Benton; granddaughters, Ashley Melton Covin (Brad),…

Anna Ruth Golden Anna Ruth Coleman Golden, 94, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 18, 2018, at Madison County Nursing Home in Canton, MS.  Ruth was born July 16, 1924, in Choctaw County.  She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, one sister, her husband of nearly 63 years, Jesse Lacoy Golden, son…