Obituaries

Jul 19, 2019

Chason Rivers Snyder, 17, of Grenada, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019 at his residence. He was born April 10, 2002. Rivers had been a student in the Grenada Schools and enjoyed playing games and shooting guns. He was a shark enthusiast. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at McKibben and Guinn Funeral...

Jul 17, 2019

Sonja Maxine Samples, 59, of Gore Springs, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center – Jackson. She was born August 15, 1959 in Lodi, CA to Malcolm Earl McGregor, Jr. and Edna Maxine Aldridge McGregor. She had worked in customer service for many years.

While no services are planned at this...

Jul 12, 2019

Mrs. Jennifer Deanna Louise Manteufel Sprouse, 31, of Brandon, formerly of Grenada, passed away Friday, July 12, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis. She was born May 18, 1988 in Mt. Vernon, IL. She had worked for a number of years at Freeman's Little People's Place in Grenada and also worked in the nursery at the Grenada Church...

Jul 12, 2019

Mrs. Deborah Lynn Krupchak Wilfong, 63, of Gore Springs, passed away Friday, July 12, 2019 at her residence. She was born July 21, 1955 in Hutchinson, KS to Charles and Bettye Blaine Moelder Krupchak. She had worked for a number of years as a District Manager for Shoe Show.

A service to celebrate her life will be...

Jul 9, 2019

Mrs. Flora Rebecca Evans Welch, 90, a long-time resident of Holcomb, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at her residence. She was born July 27, 1928 in Sledge to Rowe and Annie Eliza Evans. Mrs. Welch was a devoted homemaker, member of Hillside Baptist Church and was a very talented quilter. Her sweet, caring spirit will be missed by...

Jul 7, 2019

Mrs. Frances Delores Simpson Johnson, 86, passed away July 7, 2019 at home in Montgomery, Alabama, after a brief illness. She was born March 11, 1933 to Ben T. Simpson and Mabel Richards Simpson. She was a homemaker and a member of the Coffeeville United Methodist Church.

Visitation will be held from 9:30 AM until 10:30 AM...

Jul 5, 2019

Mrs. Roselyn "Rose" VanMiddlesworth Power, 82, a long-time resident of Tunica, passed away Friday, July 5, 2019 at Providence Assisted Living in Grenada. She was born May 4, 1937 in Memphis to Leonard and Golda Schleoman VanMiddlesworth. She had worked for many years alongside her husband as bookkeeper for J.M. Power Farms in Tunica. Rose was a faithful member...

Jul 5, 2019

Mr. Jerry Bowen Caldwell, 66, of Coffeeville, passed away Friday, July 5, 2019 in Coffeeville. He was born April 14, 1953 in Memphis, TN to Everett Neal and Doris Jewell Caldwell. Jerry enjoyed drawing, cutting grass, singing, listening to Elvis and the Beatles music, wood burning and loved his old red truck. He was a member of Sherman Baptist...

Jul 4, 2019

Ms. Dortha May Myers, 56, of Coffeeville, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019 in Cleveland. She was born October 5, 1962 in Phoenix, AZ to Clyde Robert and Nancy Polina Dawkins Myers.

A graveside service will be conducted at 10:00 AM Saturday, July 13, 2019 at the Harbour Cemetery near Coffeeville.

Survivors include her son,...

Jun 25, 2019

Miss Norma Kathryn French, 80, of Coffeeville, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at Grenada Health and Rehab. She was born April 26, 1939 in Coffeeville to Roy Leander and Freeda Coker French. Kathryn was a member of First Baptist Church in Coffeeville and had retired from the billing department at AT&T/South Central Bell.

Funeral services will...

Jun 24, 2019

Mrs. Virginia Lynn Rogers Reese, 69, of Grenada, passed away Monday, June 24, 2019 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center – Grenada. She was born March 10, 1950 and was a member of Wayside Baptist Church. She had worked for many years at Pennaco Hosiery, the Grenada School District in the cafeteria and as a bus driver and...

Jun 19, 2019

Mr. Kenneth Wayne McMahan, 75, of Grenada, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Grenada Living Center. He was born August 3, 1943 in Calhoun County to George Edward and Lucy Dale Parker McMahan. He retired as a supervisor at Shannon Chair in Woodland and was an active member of Friendship Baptist Church in Grenada. Kenneth loved gospel music...

Jun 15, 2019

Mrs. Frances Manley Hill, known universally and affectionately as Mama Hill, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2019 surrounded by her family at her home in Holcomb. Mama Hill was born August 13, 1928 in Sheffield, AL to Thomas Larkin and Myrtle Dotson Manley. She was the cornerstone of her family and will be remembered for her kind, sweet spirit...

Jun 14, 2019

Mrs. Merle Marie Anderson Williams, 72, of Coffeeville, passed away Friday, June 14, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi in Oxford. She was born April 5, 1947 in Calhoun City to Neal and Johnnie Lollar Anderson. She was a retired inspector at Borg-Warner in Water Valley and a member of First Baptist Church – Coffeeville.

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Jun 13, 2019

Mr. Kenneth Wayne "Kenny" Calder, 51, of Coffeeville, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2019 at his residence. He was born December 8, 1967 in Grenada. Kenny, an avid outdoorsman, will be remembered as a hard working man who devoted 23 years of his life to Yalobusha County in both District 1 and District 5. Kenny was a member of...

Jun 12, 2019

Mr. Curtis Lynn Adkins, 64, of Grenada, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Carroll County. He was born October 5, 1954, in Bastrop, LA. While Curtis worked for many years at Resolute Forest Products he will be most remembered as a loving husband, father, friend and an avid outdoorsman.

A service to celebrate his life will...

Jun 7, 2019

Mrs. Carolyn B. Kilgore, 76, of Holcomb, passed away Friday, June 7, 2019 at her daughter's residence in Memphis, TN. She was born December 12, 1942. Carolyn attended Holcomb Baptist Church and worked alongside her husband for many years in the family business, Kilgore Trucking. She also had retired as a Grenada County Election Commissioner and drove the Kirk...

Jun 2, 2019

Janie Louise Kendall Wood, 75, of Grenada, passed away Sunday June 2, 2019 at Grenada Rehab and Healthcare Center. She was born December 8, 1943 in Cascilla to Sammy D. and Nettie B. Melton Kendall. She was retired after working many years at Pennaco and a member of Stonefield Church of God.

Funeral services will be held...

May 25, 2019

Mrs. Deborah Kaye Hill Hardin, 64, of Holcomb, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi in Oxford. She was born September 30, 1954 in Grenada to W.T. and Frances Manley Hill. She was a devoted homemaker and a member of Holcomb Baptist Church. Deborah will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother...

May 22, 2019

Taylee Nicole Sanders, infant daughter of Andrew Jacob Sanders and Ashley Nicole Climer, was born and passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center – Grenada.

A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, May 24, 2019 at the Holcomb Cemetery under the direction of McKibben and Guinn Funeral...