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Frank Benford Mitchell

Frank Benford Mitchell

Apr 23, 2015

Mr. Frank Benford "Ben" Mitchell, 90, of Grenada, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015 at his residence. He was born February 28, 1925 to Frank Edward and Berkie Ross Mitchell. He was a retired lineman with Entergy having worked there over 41 years. Mr. Ben was a member of the Rosebloom Church of the Nazarene. Funeral services will be held...

Melba Davis Spooner

Melba Davis Spooner

Apr 22, 2015

Melba Davis Rhodes Spooner went home to be with her Lord on April 22, 2015 at her home. Services will be held Saturday, April 25, 2015, with visitation from 12:00 to 2:00 PM. The funeral will be at 2:00 PM at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service Chapel. She was born October 14, 1922 in Calhoun County to the late George...

Connie Jo Holman

Connie Jo Holman

Apr 22, 2015

Connie Jo Holman, 63, of Cascilla, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at her residence. She was born December 13, 1951 in Memphis, TN. She formerly worked in automobile sales and attended Way of Life Ministries in Grenada. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, April 26, 2015 from the Chapel of McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service with...

J.W. Beck

J.W. Beck

Apr 15, 2015

Mr. J.W. Beck, 68, of Grenada, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi in Oxford. He was born January 6, 1947 in Carroll County to Coleman and Tessie Carpenter Beck. He was a farmer and cattleman and retired as Dye House Manager at Pennaco Hosiery. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and...

Ella Mae Snell

Ella Mae Snell

Apr 14, 2015

Mrs. Ella Mae Blaylock Snell, 97, of Grenada, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center – Grenada. She was born March 26, 1918 in Carroll County, MS to Rude Earl and Laura Meadows Blaylock. She was a homemaker, retired nurse's aide and a member of Elliott Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at...

Mark Mccord

Mark Mccord

Apr 12, 2015

Mark Lewis McCord, 49, of Grenada, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015 at his residence. He was born April 12, 1966 in Grenada to Mack and Levonne McCalop McCord. He was a former technician for Terminix, an avid hunter and fisherman and a member of the Zero Hunting Club. The family will receive friends from 12:00 – 2:00 PM Saturday,...

James Lewis Morrow, Sr.

James Lewis Morrow, Sr.

Apr 8, 2015

Mr. James Lewis Morrow, Sr., 86, of Duck Hill, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi in Oxford. He was born December 9, 1928 in Grenada to Fred and Pearl Curington Morrow. He was a retired farmer, member of Elliott Church of Christ and a WWII and Korean Conflict Army Veteran. Funeral services will...

Norris H. Rutledge

Norris H. Rutledge

Apr 7, 2015

Mr. Norris Horton Rutledge, 74, of Grenada, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Grace Health and Rehabilitation Center in Grenada. He was born April 22, 1940 in Tallahatchie County to the late Asa Howard and Blanche Taylor Rutledge. He earned an Accounting degree from Delta State University and worked as an accountant in Grenada for over 35 years. He...

William Everette Martin

William Everette Martin

Apr 7, 2015

Rev. William Everette Martin, 85, of Grenada, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center – Grenada. He was born May 12, 1929 in Grenada County to Felix Buford and Summie Lee Worsham Martin. He was a graduate of Mississippi College and continued his studies at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He was a...

Jim E. Garrett, Iii

Jim E. Garrett, Iii

Apr 4, 2015

Jim Eli Garrett,III, teacher and journalist, died on Saturday, April 4, 2015, in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 52. He was born in Jackson, MS to Dallygene Bailey Reeves and Jim Eli Garrett, Jr. He graduated from Pillow Academy in Greenwood, MS, attended Mississippi Delta Community College on a band scholarship and graduated from Delta State University in Cleveland,...

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