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BATESVILLE — Jean Arwood Howell, age 92, passed away Sunday, January 11, at her home in Batesville.
Funeral services will be held 12 p.m. Tuesday, January 13, at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with interment following at Forrest Memorial Park.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bro. Eugene Howell.
She is survived by her sons, David Howell and Larry Howell, both of Batesville, and Roger Howell of Enid; 10 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.
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CASCILLA — Tom Henry Kendall, age 86, of Cascilla, peacefully passed away Friday, January 9, surrounded by family who loved him deeply.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, January 12, at North Shady Grove Church of God with Rev. Jason Smith and Rev. Mark Moore officiating. Interment will follow in the North Shady Grove Cemetery. The family will received friends from 5–7 p.m. Sunday evening and one hour prior to the service Monday, all at the church.
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2 months 3 weeks ago
CHARLESTON — Marty DeWitt Martin, age 61, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, in Oxford.
Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, at Friendship Church of God Cemetery.
He was preceded in death by his son, Dustin Martin.
He is survived by his daughter, Brittiany Ann Martin of Denham Springs, Louisiana; his parents, Robert “Buddy” Charles and Judy Martin of Enid; two brothers, and a sister.
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GREENVILLE — Funeral services for John Wesley Brewer, Sr., 95, of Greenville, who passed Saturday, Jan. 3, at Bolivar Medical Center, Cleveland, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Greenville. The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until the start of the service.
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CHARLESTON — Earline M. Fillyaw, age 83, passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, at her home in Charleston.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, with visitation one hour prior, at Adams Arbor Church of God of Prophecy. Interment will follow in Adams Arbor Cemetery. Newsom Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Angela Todd.
She is survived by her son, Brian Wilkes of Courtland; 6 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
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CHARLESTON — Kathy Annette Rogers Dungan, age 70, registered nurse, passed away, Wednesday, Dec. 31.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at Newsom Funeral Home with interment following in Magnolia Gardens Cemetery at Paynes.
She is survived by her husband, Donnie Dungan; two sons, Joshua Dungan and Christopher Dungan; and a granddaughter.
The family requests memorials be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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TUTWILER — Dorothy Jean Madden, age 78, passed away Thursday, Dec. 18.
Visitation will be held 1-5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, at Clark-Williams Funeral Home in Grenada.
Funeral services will be held 12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church near Tutwiler.
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Sister Mary Bertoli, SNJM, 94, born on June 7, 1931, died on December 11, 2025, in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
A Mass of Resurrection will be held Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 11 a.m., at the Chapel of the Holy Names, in Marylhurst, Oregon. Burial follows at Holy Names Cemetery.
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CHARLESTON— Wilburn Wesson Coker, III (“Tray”), age 56, passed away, Sunday, Dec. 21.
A memorial service celebrating Tray’s life will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, at Stonefield Church of God. In accordance with Tray’s wishes, he will be cremated, and no burial service will follow.
He is survived by his children, Michael Wesson Coker, Kaitlin Blair Coker and Jenna Clair Coker; a brother, sister and three grandchildren.
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TUTWILER — Hiawatha Bell, age 62, of Tutwiler, passed away Friday, Dec. 19, in Memphis, Tenn.
Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, at Tutwiler Funeral Home.
A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Clarksdale, with interment following at Mt. Calvary Church Cemetery Thornton near Tutwiler.
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CHARLESTON — Veronica Denise Williams, age 40, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 17.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Clark-Williams Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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RIPLEY, Tenn. — Virginia Carolyn Rowland Caldwell, age 85, passed away Monday, Dec. 1.
She was born February 24, 1940 in Charleston. She graduated from East Tallahatchie High School in 1958, then attended Northwest Junior College.
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SUMNER — Smith Murphey IV, age 88, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 16, at his home in Sumner.
A celebration of life service, including military honors, will be held Monday, Dec. 22, at Sumner Presbyterian Church, followed by a private interment at Woodlawn Cemetery in Sumner. Meredith Nowell Funeral Home in Clarksdale, has charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Sumner Presbyterian Church or a charity of the donor’s choice.
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DUCK HILL — David Wayne Newton, age 51, of Duck Hill, passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, surrounded by his family.
A memorial service will be held Friday, Dec. 19, McKibben & Guinn Funeral Home in Grenada. Visitation will begin at 10 am, with the memorial service following at 11 am.
Born on November 18, 1974, in Greenwood,, David was the son of Jim Newton and the late Janice Dear. He grew up in Charleston and carried with him a deep appreciation for the simple joys of life—family, faith, and time spent outdoors.
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OAKLAND — Jimmie Lewis Cottone, age 90, passed away Monday, Dec. 15.
Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at Oak Grove Cemetery. Womble Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
She was a member of Charleston Methodist Church.
She is survived by three daughters, Tina Carmon of Corinth, Judy Muncher of Nesbit and Kathy Gardino of Carnesville, Ga.; a son, Brad Carroll of Southaven; 8 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.
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GREENWOOD — Glenn Allen Brooks, Sr. age 81, passed away, Saturday, Dec. 6.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Wilson and Knight Funeral Home in Greenwood with interment following in Evergreen Cemetery.
He was formerly from Tallahatchie County and a graduate of West Tallahatchie High School. He was a retired operations coordinator for Entergy.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Susan Brooks.
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CHARLESTON — Lydel Tinnon Sr., age 57, a retired United States Army veteran, passed away due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Friday, Dec. 5.
Visitation will be held 4-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston.
Funeral services will be held 12 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at Massey Grove Missionary Baptist Church near Oakland.
Interment will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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GREENWOOD — Funeral services for Yvonne W. Tanner, age 65, nurse practitioner, will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Greenwood.
Interment will follow in Wheeler Cemetery.
A public viewing will be held 1-5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at Century Funeral Home in Greenwood.
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CHARLESTON — Beverly Ann Jennings Milam, age 73, passed away peacefully at her home Wednesday, Dec. 10.
Visitation will be held Friday, Dec. 12, at Womble Funeral Home from 12 until 2 p.m. Graveside services will follow at Magnolia Gardens in Paynes with Bro. Shelly Scallions officiating.
Born on September 11, 1952, Beverly was the daughter of the late LP Jennings and Maxine Yarbrough Jennings.
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