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CHARLESTON — Stephanie Taylor, age 40, passed away Tuesday, March 24.
Visitation will be held 3-6 p.m. Friday, April 10, at J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston.
Funeral services will be held 12 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Abundant Harvest Church of God in Christ in Charleston.
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CLARKSDALE — Brenda Joyce Griffin Brown, age 63, formally of Clarksdale, passed away on Thursday, March 19, in Horn Lake.
Visitation will be held 4-6 p.m. Friday, April 3, at Stringer Redmond Chapel in Clarksdale.
A celebration of life service will be held at noon on Saturday, April 4, at McKinley Street Church of Christ in Clarksdale with interment following at Mt. Avery Church Cemetery at Friars Point.
Tutwiler Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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CHARLESTON — Mark D. Little, age 73, passed away on Monday, March 23, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in North Mississippi.
Funeral services were held 12 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at Womble Funeral Home in Charleston with interment following at Adams Arbor Cemetery near Paynes.
He is survived by his brothers, Carson Little Jr. and Roger Little.
The family requests memorials be made to Paducah Wells Church of God of Prophecy.
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Jolly was appointed to the federal bench in 1982 by former President Ronald Reagan. He went on to serve for 35 years.
Former U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge E. Grady Jolly has died at the age of 88.
Jolly was appointed to the federal bench in 1982 by former President Ronald Reagan. He succeeded the late Judge James Coleman.
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SUMNER — Barbara J. Saulsberry, age 80, of Sumner, passed away Thursday, March 19.
Visitation will be held 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, at Tutwiler Fueral Home.
A celebration of life service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, March 26, at Delta Interfaith Community Outreach Church at Tutwiler with interment following at Community Cemetery at Sumner.
Tutwiler Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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POPE — Lewis Leslie Doubleday, Jr., age 77, formerly of Charleston, passed away Sunday, March 15, at his home in Pope.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at Faith Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church with interment following at Chapel Hill Cemetery near Pope. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville.
He was the owner and operate of Charleston Printing until his retirement
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CHARLESTON — Sue Carol Raney, age 81, passed away Saturday, March 14.
She was a retired customer service representative for Fed X Freight.
She is survived by her husband, Michael W. Raney of Charleston; two sons, Jeff Lawson and Chris Lawson, both of Oakland, Tenn.; a daughter, Kim Stewart of Batesville, Ark.; a brother and sister, 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Newsom Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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SOUTHAVEN — Ronald House Williams, age 83, passed away Friday, March 13, at his home in Southaven.
Visitation will be held 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at Newsom Funeral Home in Charleston. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. there with interment following at Bethel Cemetery at Enid.
He served his country in the 82nd Airborne and the 7th Special Forces group as a Green Beret.
He is survived by his wife, Jettie Eastridge Williams; his children, Jill Duncan, Ron Williams and Sy Williams; a sister; 4 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
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TIPPO — Oliver Short, age 70, passed away Monday, February 23.
Visitation was held Friday, March 6, at J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston.
Funeral services were held 2 pm. Saturday, March 7, at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church near Tippo.
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LAMBERT — Trina M. Smith, age 67, passed away Monday, March 9.
A celebration of life service will be held3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 15, at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville.
She was a nurse, previously serving as director for Continue Care Home Health offices in Marks, Charleston and Clarksdale.
She was preceded in death by her son, Ryan Meek.
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CHARLESTON — Christine White Jones, age 71, passed away Saturday, March 7.
Visitation will be held 1-5 p.m. Friday, March 13, at Clark-Williams Funeral Home in Grenada.
A celebration of life will be held 12 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at Morning Star Church in Charleston with interment following at St. Luke Cemetery near Tippo.
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CHARLESTON — James Paul Williams, age 79, passed away Tuesday, March 10.
Visitation will be held 2-3 p.m. Friday, March 13, at Newsom Funeral Home chapel.
Funeral services will follow at 3 p.m. with interment being held at Magnolia Gardens at Paynes.
He was a long-time business operator in Charleston and served his country in the 173 Petroleum Unit in Vietnam.
He is survived by his wife, Kay Miller Williams of Charleston; a sister, Sherry Garnett; and brother Ronnie Williams.
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BATESVILLE — Richard Andrew Sosebee, age 68, formerly of Oakland, passed away Tuesday, March 3, at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla.
A funeral service will be held 4 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at First Methodist Church in Batesville. Wells Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
He worked in the commercial and residential construction industry, and was a member of Oakland Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia “Ginny” Toole Sosebee; his son, Andrew Cooper Sosebee; a brother and sister.
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CHARLESTON — Mary Jones Bramlett, age 73, of Charleston, passed away Saturday, March 7, in Oxford.
Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 13, at Old Antioch Baptist Church in Sumner.
A celebration of her life will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at Old Antioch Baptist Church with interment following at St. John Church Cemetery at Drew.
Tutwiler Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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CHARLESTON — Archie Mae Davis, age 87, passed away Friday, February 20.
Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Saturday, February 28, at Abundant Harvest Church in Charleston with interment following in Mt. Zion M.B. Cemetery. Delta Burial Corporation had charge of arrangements.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Will Davis; a daughter, Shirley Sanford; and two sons, Willie Earl Davis and Bryant Davis.
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TUTWILER — Bobbie Perry, age 77, formerly of Tutwiler, passed away Sunday, February 15, in Norfolk, Virginia.
A visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 13, at Tutwiler Funeral Home.
A celebration of life will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Clarksdale.
Tutwiler Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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CHARLESTON — Michael “Mike” Carl Griggs, age 76, passed away Sunday, March 1, at his home.
He served his country as a veteran of the United States Army, and retired after 20 years of service.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Karen Griggs.
He is survived by is wife, Phyliss Griggs; his daughter, Diana Griggs of California; his son, Michael Griggs of Memphis; a granddaughter and two great-grandchildren.
The family will hold a celebration of life at a later date. Womble Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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BRANDON — Naomi "Fay" Worsham Smith, age 80, retired employee of Financial Control Dept. of Mississippi, passed away Friday, February 27.
A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at New Hope Cemetery near Scobey. Newsom Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
She is survived her daughter, Andrea Smith of Richmond, Texas, and her sister, Olivia Worsham Merrell of Nashville.
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CHARLESTON — Genevia Smith, age, 79, passed away Thursday, February 19.
A celebration of life service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, February 28, at Rocky Branch Missionary Baptist Church near Charleston, with interment following in Rocky Branch Cemetery.
Clark-Williams Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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TIPPO — Murrah Bob Hardy Sr., age 92, passed away Saturday, February 21, at his home in Tippo.
He was a retired farmer and an Army veteran.
A resident of Tallahatchie County for most of his life, he attended Tippo School and graduated from Charleston High School.
Visitation was held 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, at Tippo Methodist Church, with the funeral service following at 2 p.m. Interment was at Tippo Cemetery. Newsom Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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