Jimmy Austin
Sep 7, 2026
Mr. Jimmy Clifton Austin, 82, of Grenada, passed away Monday, September 7, 2026 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi in Oxford. He was born February 19, 1944 in Baltimore, MD to James Clifton Austin and Frances Louise Woodall Austin. Jimmy was a 1965 graduate of John Rundle High School. He spent his entire working life as a mechanic, first...
Frank Kendall
Sep 17, 2026
Mr. Franklin Ray "Frank" Kendall, 77, of Carrollton, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2026 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi in Oxford.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, September 21, 2026 at Grace Baptist Church in Grenada with Dr. Kevin Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery in North Carrollton. The family will receive friends...
Chris Simmons
Sep 15, 2026
Mr. Christopher Allen Simmons, 51, of Grenada, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at his residence. Chris was born on December 20, 1974, in Grenada, to Thomas Miller Simmons and Shirley Ann Malone Simmons. He was a proud 1993 honor graduate of Grenada High School, where he found his passion for music, playing the trombone in both the...
Darrell Tartt
Sep 14, 2026
Mr. Jimmy Darrell Tartt, 56, of Holcomb, passed away Monday, September 14, 2026 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis. He was born February 3, 1970 in Charleston. Darrell spent most of his working life as a carpenter and electrician, a vocation that he mastered and was very well-respected in. An avid outdoorsman, Darrell enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed...
Alverta Daigneault
Sep 13, 2026
Mrs. Alverta Rita Breaux Daigneault, 102, of Grenada, and a longtime resident of Ama, LA, passed peacefully on Sunday, September 13, 2026, at Providence Assisted Living in Grenada.
Alverta was born on January 22, 1924, in Matthews, Louisiana, to the late Adam Etienne Breaux and Aggie Picou Breaux. For over a century, she filled every room she entered with warmth, wisdom,...
Kathy Gibson
Sep 11, 2026
Lillie Kathleen "Kathy" Gibson of Gore Springs was born November 2, 1961, in Clarksdale, MS. Kathy was raised in a loving, Christian, country home by parents who chose her and gave her the most rich and loving childhood imaginable. Based on their choice to adopt her and love her, she continued paying it forward the rest of her life to...
Dr. Steve Richardson
Sep 10, 2026
Dr. Esaias Steven "Steve" Richardson, DDS, PhD, 86, of Grenada, Mississippi, passed away on September 10, 2026. A devoted husband, father, healer, public servant, and lifelong learner, Dr. Richardson lived a life defined by faith, service, and an unwavering commitment to the people of his community.
Steve was born on July 5, 1940, in Merigold, Mississippi, to Elgin and Ouida Walker...
Jane Worthy
Sep 10, 2026
Ms. Elizabeth Jane Worthy, 67, of Cadaretta, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2026 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born May 11, 1959 in Memphis, TN to Horace Kermit Worthy and Mary Elizabeth Middleton Worthy. Jane was a graduate of Grenada Lake Academy and earned degrees from Northwest Mississippi Junior College and the University of South...
JoAnn Blanton
Sep 8, 2026
Mrs. Peggy JoAnn Travis Blanton, 88, of Grenada, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi in Oxford, surrounded by the love of her family.
JoAnn was born July 1, 1938, in Ottawa, Arkansas, to Truman and Laura Childers Travis. From an early age, she carried a warmth...
Jimmy Shoemaker
Sep 3, 2026
Mr. James Richard “Jimmy” Shoemaker, 81, of Grenada, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2026 at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford. He was born April 11, 1945 in Grenada to James Noah Shoemaker and Annie Lee Holmes Shoemaker. Jimmy honorably served our country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was a multi-faceted man and enjoyed several...
E.B. Vance
Sep 2, 2026
Mr. Edgar Bryant “E.B.” Vance, 89, of Grenada, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. He was born April 6, 1937 in Carroll County to Ernest Adrin Vance and Alida May Vance. E.B. honorably served our country as a member of the Mississippi Army National Guard and enjoyed a career that spanned over 38 years at Randall...
Rick Harris
Sep 1, 2026
Mr. Richard Allan Harris, 53, of Grenada, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at his residence. He was born January 26, 1973 in Bartow, FL to Billy Joe and Betty Ann Barnes Harris. Rick was a hard worker and worked in the landscaping and lawn care business for many years. He will be remembered as a funny, simple man who...
Tina Evans
Aug 27, 2026
Tina Michele Evans, 62, of Coffeeville, Passed away Thursday, August 27, 2026, at St Dominic Hospital in Jackson. She was born October 6, 1963 in Water Valley, MS. to Lewis Rufus Gray, Jr. and Delores Gray. Tina loved her grandchildren and to work in her yard.
Graveside Services will be held Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 4:00 pm at Coffeeville Cemetery.
Survivors include...
W.J. Ward
Aug 27, 2026
W. J. Ward, born September 5, 1930 and passed away on August 27, 2026.
He was born in House, Mississippi, in a house in the Bethesda Community on the outskirts of Philadelphia, Mississippi, the youngest boy of eight children of Julius Ozell Ward and Mary Jane Hardy.
W. J. was a Korean War veteran who served honorably in the United States Navy...
Wanda Livingston
Aug 26, 2026
Mrs. Wanda Gale Lindley Livingston, 65, of Holcomb, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, from her residence.
Wanda was born August 31, 1960, in Grenada to Gerald Dean "Buddy" Lindley and Betty Louise Byars Lindley. She began her working life at Pennaco Hosiery in Grenada, but it was as a Teacher's Assistant with the Grenada...
David Shiver, Jr.
Aug 19, 2026
Mr. David R. Shiver, Jr., a beloved, husband, father, brother and friend, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at his Batesville residence on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. David was 67 years old. He was born July 15, 1959 in Frankfurt, Germany to David Renzo Shiver, Sr. and Olga Holzheimer Shiver. David followed in his father’s footsteps by serving in the United...
Jimmy Haynes
Aug 19, 2026
Mr. Jimmy Hicks Haynes, 84, of Duck Hill, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at his residence with his family at his side. He was born September 23, 1941 in Duck Hill to Grady and Bobbie Mitchell Haynes. Jimmy drove countless miles as a truck driver through the years having developed friendships far and wide over his 60-year career. An...
Gene Standridge
Aug 18, 2026
On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, Gene Trotter Standridge left the arms of his loving family and was received into the arms of his Lord and Savior. Gene was 86 years old. His life began on May 13, 1940, in Cherry Valley, Arkansas. He was born to parents Gilbert Dewitt Standridge and Marguerite Elizabeth Jenkins Standridge. Awaiting Gene in his heavenly...
David Melton
Aug 16, 2026
Long-time Grenada County Tax Assessor/Collector Charles David Melton, 81, of Grenada, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2026 at his residence. He was born May 2, 1945 in Bruce to Howard and Freda Lancaster Melton. David honorably served in the Mississippi Army National Guard for nearly 30 years. He also held the office of Tax Assessor/Collector in Grenada County for over...
Roy Winters
Aug 15, 2026
Mr. Roy Edward “Kilroy” Winters, 83, of Cascilla, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, August 15, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family, just one day after celebrating his 83rd birthday.
Born on August 14, 1943, in Tallahatchie County, Roy was the son of Luther Edward Winters and Sarah Mildred Allbritton Winters. A hardworking and dedicated man, Roy...
