Obituaries

May 21, 2019

Mr. W.C. "Houston" Melton, 75, of Grenada, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at the Mobile Infirmary Medical Center in Mobile, AL. He was born February 14, 1944 in Houston to William and Ida Winters Melton. Houston had worked for many years at Randall Textron and later in life, owned and operated Airport Grocery in Grenada. He was a...

May 20, 2019

John Marascalco passed away at St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington, Louisiana on Monday, May 20, 2019 at the age of 68. He was the beloved husband for 34 years to Mary Marascalco; loving father to Nicole Beck (Roger); brother of Louis Marascalco (Sara), Anna Bonomo (Joseph), and Mary Kirn (Theodore). He was preceded in death by his father...

May 12, 2019

Mr. James Fredrick "Rick" Byrd, 68, of Tallahatchie County, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2019 at his residence. He was born November 13, 1950 in Mobile, AL to Claude and Jo Ann McKenzie Byrd. Rick grew up in Bay Minette, AL attended Faulkner State Community College later attended and played football on the football team at Furman University in...

May 5, 2019

Mary Elizabeth Lane, 81, of Atlanta, GA, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019. Born October 18, 1937, in Scobey, MS, she was the daughter of the late William Marshall Lane and Cora Taylor Lane. Mary spent most of her life in Memphis, TN, and the last 8 years in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mary is survived by her sisters,...

May 2, 2019

Mr. Bobby Wayne Hood, 68, of Holcomb, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019 at his residence. He was born April 24, 1951 in Carroll County to Frank James and Cuba Opal Brown Hood. He had worked for a number of years for the Mississippi Forestry Commission and had attended the Grenada Church of God.

A graveside service...

May 1, 2019

Mr. Philip Alldread, 70, of Duck Hill, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019 in Daphne, AL. He was born January 5, 1949 in Montgomery County to Benjamin Franklin and Lucille Bennett Alldread. He had worked for many years as a machine operator at Heatcraft in Grenada. He also had retired after a long career with the Mississippi National Guard...

Apr 30, 2019

Mrs. Billie Faye Nail, 77, of Grenada, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at her daughter's residence in Cleveland. She was born October 16, 1941 in Montgomery County, Mississippi to Herbert Jefferson and Lola Fay Jordan Marter. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church where she was the church secretary and taught in the nursery, she was also...

Apr 27, 2019

Mr. Edward Doyle Jones, 64, of Grenada, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at his son's residence in Southaven. He was born August 14, 1954 to John D. and Bertha Louise Mathis Jones. Doyle spent most of his working life as an employee of the US Army Corps of Engineers at Grenada Lake and could always be found trying...

Apr 23, 2019

Mr. Roy Lee "R.L." Dixon, of Grenada, MS went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 while surrounded by his loving family. R.L. was born on April 15, 1934 to William Arthur and Zettie Hubbard Dixon. He was a member of Hebron Baptist Church. He was Co-Owner of Shaw's Meat Company in Grenada for many years and...

Apr 22, 2019

Master James Paxton Lowrimore, 4-day old infant son of Daniel Keith Lowrimore and Leanna Renee Bennett, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. He was born Good Friday, April 19, 2019 and though his time on Earth was short, will be sorely missed by his family and the many who loved...

Apr 21, 2019

Mrs. Ruby Frances Voyles Martin, 77, of Grenada, passed away Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019 at her residence. She was born April 7, 1942 in Dentontown to Robert Eldridge and Mayford Frances Reynolds Voyles. She was a retired beautician and attended Emmanuel Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at...

Apr 19, 2019

John Bernard Daly, 82, passed away peacefully on Good Friday, April 19, after a short bout with cancer, at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Davis and Kathy Baker in Columbus, MS.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Patrick R. and Elizabeth Daly and a sister, Helen Hailey. Survivors include four sisters, Patricia Kelley...

Apr 17, 2019

Mr. Jimmy Lee Brown, 60, of Grenada, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at his residence. He was born September 29, 1958 in Detroit to James William and Annie Pauline Vance Brown. He was a retired truck driver.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, April 20, 2019 at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service. Interment...

Apr 17, 2019

Mr. James Atkinson "Jim" Baker, 74, of Grenada, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center – Grenada. He was born November 6, 1944 in Austin, TX to James Edward and Dorothy Atkinson Baker. "Baker", as he was known by his friends, was a graduate of the University of Mississippi and had enjoyed a...

Apr 6, 2019

Mr. Jeffrey Shann Counts, 46, of Grenada, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019 in Grenada. He was born January 30, 1973 in Grenada. Jeff was the Pre-Owned Sales Manager at Kirk Auto Company in Grenada and was a member of the Grenada Church of God. He will be remembered as a hard working, dedicated man who took advantage of...

Apr 4, 2019

Gwendolyn Odell McCharon "Dale" Crawford, 84, of Grenada passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019 in Oxford. She was born October 24, 1934 to Silas McCharon and Gladys Pearl McGregor McCharon Taylor. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. She was an inspector for Pennaco Hosiery. Funeral services will be held Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 2:00 PM...

Mar 31, 2019

Mrs. Anna Jenelle Hill Martin Geiger, 91, of Grenada, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Providence Assisted Living in Grenada. She was born October 9, 1927 in Scobey, MS to Earl and Belle Pollan Hill. She was a retired cafeteria manager from Jones Road Public School where she loved working around children for over 30 years. She was...

Mar 29, 2019

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Allen DeLoach, 82, of Oxford, a long-time resident of Grenada, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at The Blake in Oxford. She was born September 24, 1936 in Grenada to William Leroy "Ned" Allen and Deziree Woodard Allen. She had worked for many years as a District Clerk at the Grenada County Soil and Water Conservation...

Mar 25, 2019

Mr. Elton Brooks "Bo" Breland, 87, of Grenada, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019 at his residence.  He was born February 10, 1932 in Webb to Elton Nicolean and Mary Barrentine Breland.  Bo graduated from the Webb-Swan Lake High School in 1950, which was the school's last graduating class.  An excellent athlete, Bo played high school baseball, went on...

Mar 19, 2019

.Mrs. Joan Robinson, 83, of Grenada, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 in Grenada. She was born September 29, 1935 to Guy Wooten and Georgia Mae Johnson Rikard. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church and a former supervisor for Pennaco Hosiery Mill. She loved to work in the yard and in her flower bed; she loved her...