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Margaret Burnett
Mon,12/28/20-1:01PM , 7,249 Reads
CHARLESTON — Margaret Smith Burnett, age 95, passed away Friday, Dec. 25.
Graveside services were held 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27, at Charleston City Cemetery with Womble Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Lowell H. Burnett; and daughter, Rebecca Burnett Francisco.
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Terry Smith
Mon,12/28/20-12:47PM , 7,366 Reads
CASCILLA — Terry Floyd Smith, 56, of Cascilla, passed away Thursday, Dec. 24, at his home.
Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27, at New Hope Cemetery in Tallahatchie County with Revs. Jason Smith, Jerry Hill and Bubba Jones officiating.
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Nell Ahrens
Mon,12/28/20-12:41PM , 8,925 Reads
CHARLESTON — Nell Muse Ahrens, age 89, passed away Saturday, Dec. 19, at her home in Charleston.
Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, at Charleston City Cemetery. Newsom Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
She was born Feb. 15, 1931, to James and Eloise Muse of Jackson.
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Debra Palmer
Mon,12/21/20-9:25AM , 5,552 Reads
MARKS — Debra K. Palmer, age 65, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, Dec. 19.
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