Obituaries

May 11, 2018

Joy Stallings Lott, 71, of Grenada, MS, passed away Friday, May 11, 2018 at the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham, with complications from Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis.

She was born on January 22, 1947, in Memphis, TN, to James and Lurlene Stallings. The family...

May 4, 2018

Mercedes Lane Sellers, 26, of Grenada, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. She was born March 26, 1992 in Grenada. She was a graduate of Grenada High School and was employed at Spencer's Dairy Kream. She was a loving daughter and mother and will be missed...

May 4, 2018

Mr. William Roberson, 73, of Duck Hill, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi in Oxford. He was born February 7, 1945 in Marks. Mr. Roberson was a retired painter and a member of the Grenada Church of God.

Funeral services will be...

May 2, 2018

Mrs. Edith Hurdle Jones, 97, a long-time resident of Coffeeville and widow of William Woodrow Jones, Sr., passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at her residence. She was born on March 17, 1921, in Slayden, Mississippi, to Donnie Oscar Hurdle and Cornelia Bull Hurdle. After graduating from Blue Mountain College in 1942, she began a teaching career in south Mississippi....

Apr 29, 2018

Mary Leigh Stoker, 77, of Grenada, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018. She was born May 20, 1940 in Jackson to Sam Hall and Martha Lucile Leigh Garner. She was the owner of Stoker Jewelry, an active member of the Grenada Lions Club, MARS and a member of Elliott Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 4, 2018...

Apr 29, 2018

Mr. Jerry Lee Walton, Sr., 66, of Tillatoba, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018 at his residence. He was born October 2, 1951 in Tillatoba to Ezra Harris and Ruby Regina Castleberry Walton. He had worked for many years at Otasco and at the Griffis All-American Truck Stop.

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Apr 28, 2018

Mr. Jim Waldo, 80, of Coffeeville passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Grenada Living Center. A graveside service will be Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 10:00 AM at New Hope Cemetery in Coffeeville. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service, 662-307-2694.

Apr 26, 2018

Mrs. Doris Hamilton Moss, 95, of Grenada, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Brookdale Nursing Home in Brandon. She was born August 18, 1922 in Iuka to Oscar and Oza Bayless Hamilton. She had worked for many years as the Bookkeeper for Moss Brothers Construction and was an active member of the Grenada Exchange...

Apr 25, 2018

Mary Ruth Jones Colbert, beloved and devoted mother, grandmother, and friend passed away on April 25, 2018 surrounded by her family. Visitation will be at First Baptist Church in Grenada from 2:00 – 4:00 PM Friday, April 27, 2018 followed by a service to celebrate her life. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Grenada....

Apr 18, 2018

Mr. Larry D. Avery, 71, of Gore Springs, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at his residence.  He was born June 10, 1946 in Grenada to Everett and Margie O'Brien Avery.  He attended the Red Hill Church of Christ.  He was retired from BellSouth and was self-employed for several years.  He served proudly for 23 years in the MS...

Apr 17, 2018

Mr. Edgar Eugene "Eddie" Roberts, Sr., 72, of Cascilla, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at his residence. He was born March 6, 1946 in Mississippi County, AR to Alfred Earl and Phoebe Holt Roberts. Eddie was a retired farmer and had also worked for many years at Heatcraft. Eddie had a love for the...

Apr 16, 2018

Mrs. Julie Ann Parrett Tipton, 33, of Grenada, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 at her residence. She was born August 14, 1984 to Timothy and Marysue Cooper Parrett. In addition to being a wife, mother and nursing instructor at Holmes Community College, Julie was pursuing her Ph.D. in Nursing Administration from William Carey University....

Apr 13, 2018

Nancy Louise Abel Sultan, 63, of Grenada, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018. She was born February 21, 1955 in Grenada to Elijah, Jr. and Learline Sultan Abel. She had retired after working over 45 years at Heatcraft and was a member of Providence Baptist Church.

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Apr 13, 2018

Jane Ellen Lundberg Tribble, 72, of Grenada, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi in Oxford. She was born September 21, 1945 in Minneapolis, MN to Kenneth Robert and Fern Jacobson Lundberg. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Education from the University of Mississippi and a Master's Degree in...

Mar 29, 2018

Mrs. Wilma Frances Spellings Harris, 93, of Grenada, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Providence Assisted Living. She was born September 30, 1924 in Carroll County, TN to Onnie Percy and Grace Tucker Smith. She had worked for many years as a clerk with the United States Postal Service and was a member of...

Mar 27, 2018

Mrs. Patsy Haynes Wilson, 72, of Duck Hill, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.  She was born August 29, 1945 in Montgomery County to Grady and Bobbie Mitchell Haynes.  Patsy had worked for many years at Pennaco Hosiery and Grenada Flower Shop.  She was a devoted homemaker and a wonderful...

Mar 24, 2018

Milton Henry "Jim Tom" Rose, Jr., 93, of Duck Hill, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018 at his residence. He was born April 29, 1924 in Grenada to Milton Henry, Sr. and Rachel Jackson Rose. He was a Baptist and a US Navy Veteran with six years of service in the Pacific during World War...

Mar 23, 2018

Mr. William Durwood Whitten, 86, of Grenada, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center – Grenada. He was born June 28, 1931 in Tallahatchie County to William Ralston and Ruby Glenn Rounsaville Whitten. He had spent most of his working life as a civil engineer and later at the...

Mar 21, 2018

Gaye Monique Garrett Montgomery, died on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in Hernando, MS at the age of 58. She was born in New Orleans, LA to Dallygene Bailey Reeves and Jim Eli Garrett, Jr. She attended Pillow Academy in Greenwood, Northwest Community College and MS Delta Community College where she received an associate's degree in...

Mar 9, 2018

Mrs. Ester Jane Westbrook Poe, 81, of Duck Hill, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018 at her residence. She was born December 31, 1936 in Raleigh to Connie and Lottie Hall Westbrook. She had worked for many years at Heatcraft and was a Primitive Baptist.

Funeral services will be...