Obituaries

Aug 19, 2017

Mr. John Thomas Hodges, Sr., 69, of Grenada, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017 at his residence. He was born April 19, 1948 in Grenada to John Silas and Minnie Hill Hodges. He had worked in sales most of his life and was an avid fisherman. A gathering to celebrate his life will take place from 10:00 AM until 12:00...

Aug 17, 2017

Mr. James William Gray, 83, of Coffeeville, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born September 16, 1933 in Coffeeville to James P. and Clara Harrison Gray. He was a retired machine operator at Heatcraft and also owned his own business for over 35 years. James...

Aug 15, 2017

Mrs. Mary Moore Sullivan Avant, 73, of the Teoc Community, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at her residence. She was born August 21, 1943 in Oklahoma to Rodney and Evelyn Herbert Moore. She was a retired factory worker and a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church.

A graveside...

Aug 13, 2017

Betty Jean Frazier Huffman, 72, of Grenada, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi in Oxford. She was born April 25, 1945 in Grenada, to Frank Benford and Kathleen Brown Mitchell. Betty was a member of the Rosebloom Church of the Nazarene and had retired from the accounting department...

Aug 13, 2017

Ms. Rose Ann Melton Stevens, 62, of Grenada, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Grenada Living Center. She was born January 1, 1955 in Grenada to Leroy and Nina Chrestman Melton.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at McKibben and Guinn Funeral...

Aug 9, 2017

Dr. Patrick Shayne Ballard, 48, of Grenada, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017. He was born February 13, 1969 in Meridian. Dr. Ballard was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Grenada. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Park College and his Doctor of Chiropractic from Life University in Marietta, GA. Patrick had worked...

Aug 9, 2017

Mrs. Josephine Mullen Bell, 88, of Grenada, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at Providence Assisted Living. She was born July 19, 1929 in Tallahatchie County. She was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church in Grenada and worked for many years in the Townes, Townes and Hunt Clinic in Grenada.

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Aug 6, 2017

Ms. Virginia Umstead, 98, of Grenada, retired educator and accomplished musician, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 at her residence. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Oddfellows Cemetery in Grenada.

Aug 6, 2017

Mr. Harold Helm Fly, 80, of Coffeeville, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 at Grenada Living Center. He was born September 13, 1936 in Coffeeville to Bilbo and Earlene Helm Fly. Harold was a member of First Baptist Church in Coffeeville and had retired from the Mississippi State Forestry Commission after having worked there for...

Aug 5, 2017

Linda Edwards Lewis, 68, of Holcomb, Mississippi, passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at the Baptist Reynolds Hospice Residence in Collierville, TN.

Linda graduated from Blue Mountain College, and received a Masters Degree from Delta State University. She first taught in the Charleston public school system for 13 years before becoming the...

Aug 5, 2017

Mrs. Lydia May Bailey Whitaker, 94, of Grenada, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017 in Grenada. She was born January 3, 1923 in Fisk, MO to John Edward and Flo Duckworth Bailey. She was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church in Grenada and retired after working 38 years as a railroad freight clerk with...

Aug 4, 2017

Bobby Lee Harbin, age 79, of Canton, formerly of Grenada, died August 4, 2017 at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be at 1:00 PM Sunday, August 6, 2017 at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada followed by a service at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of McKibben and Guinn. Burial...

Aug 3, 2017

Mr. James Edward Huddleston, 71, of Scobey, passed away Thursday, August 3, 2017 at his residence. He was born May 27, 1946 in Batesville to George Benjamin and Hazel Louise Blount Huddleston. He was a retired warehouse supervisor at ADP in Grenada and a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. He was a loving husband,...

Jul 31, 2017

Mr. Ronnie Lee Scallions, 57, of Holcomb, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017. He was born January 28, 1960 in Grenada County to Freelon and Fannie Kendall Scallions. For many years Ronnie owned a flooring business and installed flooring in Grenada and the surrounding areas. He was proud of the job he did and he...

Jul 30, 2017

Robbie Eliese Dunn Estes, age 88, of Holcomb, died Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Grace Health and Rehab in Grenada.

Visitation will be from 6:00 – 8:00 PM Monday, July 31, 2017 at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, August 1,...

Jul 23, 2017

Thomas S. Barrett (Tommy), loving husband and father, died peacefully at St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson, MS on July 23, 2017. Tommy served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Philippines and always wore his veteran's hat signifying his pride of service. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in...

Jul 21, 2017

Mrs. Carolyn Jane Wilson Bannon, 82, of Grenada, passed away Friday, July 21, 2017 at St. Dominic – Jackson Memorial Hospital in Jackson. She was born May 15, 1935 in Jonesboro, AR to Frank Curtis and Blanche Moselle Wilson. Carolyn was a member of First Baptist Church – Grenada and retired after teaching for 33...

Jul 17, 2017

Mrs. Margaret Julia Brown Burris, 94, of Grenada, passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 at her residence. She was born July 24, 1922 in Calhoun City to Franklin James and Alma Hamby Brown. She had worked for many years as a bank teller and was an avid artist. She was a member of First United...

Jul 15, 2017

Francine Reed Pinnix, 87, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017. Visitation will be Monday, July 17, 2017 from 12:00 noon until 2:00 PM at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service, 4817 Commerce Street, Grenada, MS 38901, with funeral services following at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada. Burial will...

Jul 14, 2017

Mrs. Bonnie Merchant Austin, 90, of Grenada, passed away Friday, July 14, 2017 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center – Grenada. She was born October 23, 1926 to James and Susie Bennett Merchant. She was a retired schoolteacher having worked in the Grenada School System for over 25 years. Bonnie was a member of...