Obituaries

Jul 12, 2017

Rev. Walter Mack Simmons, 68, of Grenada, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at his residence.  He was born December 29, 1948 in Eupora to Mack and Ettie Lee Malone Simmons.  At the age of one, he moved with his parents to a farm near Duck Hill where he spent his childhood and youth.  Rev. Simmons had served as a...

Jul 11, 2017

Mr. Edward Earl Redwine, 82, of Carroll County, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center – Grenada. He was born September 19, 1934 in Calhoun County to Lewis and Vera Winters Redwine. He was a retired mechanic and a Deacon at Malmaison Baptist Church where he enjoyed being an...

Jul 10, 2017

Mr. Gerald Wallace Carpenter, 77, of Grenada, passed away Monday, July 10, 2017 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. He was born March 28, 1940 in Belzoni to Wallace Rush and Moselle Miller Carpenter. He had a long career in accounting with Farmland Industries, was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and a U.S. Army Reserves...

Jul 8, 2017

Mr. Paul Allen Baker, 71, of Grenada, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born February 17, 1946 in Calhoun County to J.T. and Clara Baker. He was a retired tool and die maker and a National Guard Veteran.

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Jul 5, 2017

Louie Franklin Hood Jr., 25, of Grenada, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at his residence. Franklin was born May 28, 1992, in Grenada to Dr. L. Franklin Hood Sr. and Beth Birdsong Hood. Franklin attended the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and was a member of the Beta Beta Beta Honor society.  He had also worked as a medical...

Jul 5, 2017

Mr. Carlton Royer, 78, of Grenada, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center - Grenada.  A private, family memorial service will be held for him at a later date.

Jun 30, 2017

Mrs. Nettie Rose Welch Minyard, 65, of Holcomb, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi in Oxford. She was born May 28, 1952 in Helena, AR to Oscar William and Flora Rebecca Evans Welch. She was a devoted homemaker, a member of Hillside Baptist Church and had worked many...

Jun 29, 2017

Deena Davis Barbee, 68, went to be with the Lord June 29, 2017, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.  She passed away at her residence in Brandon, surrounded by her family and close friends. Despite the sudden decline in her health just weeks before she passed, her spirit remained intact. Deena loved life and...

Jun 28, 2017

Gregory "Greg" Lee Sullivan, 53, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at his mother's home in Tillatoba. Funeral services will be Friday, June 30, 2017 , at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada. Visitation will be at 3:00 PM , followed by a service at 4:00 PM , with interment in Duck Hill Cemetery. Greg was born on October 6,...

Jun 27, 2017

Mr. Charles Herbert Dawkins, 83, of Grenada, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at his residence. He was born March 1, 1934 in Coffeeville to Michael Harmon and Pearl Mae Wilbourn Dawkins.  He retired as Distribution Manager at Heatcraft in Grenada after having worked there for over 30 years.  Charles was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church and a...

Jun 12, 2017

"Home is Where the Heart Is" may best describe the life of Arnold Douglas Dyre -- truly a giant of a man, not only in stature but in character and life experiences.  Arnold began his life 71 years ago, born in Kilmichael, MS, and left this life, after a heart attack and automobile accident, on Monday, June 12, 2017...

Jun 10, 2017

Mr. Samie Lee Shepherd, 88, of Duck Hill, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017 in Grenada. He was born November 23, 1928 in Lexington to Robert and Lillie Black Shepherd. Sam was a member of Elliott Baptist Church and a retired farmer. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service...

Jun 9, 2017

Mr. Wayne Braxton Mullen, 71, of Grenada, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017 while working on his family farm in Tallahatchie County. He was born Wednesday, August 22, 1945 in Tallahatchie County to Spencer Murkle and Constance Yvonne Taylor Mullen. He was a retired shipping and receiving supervisor at Bowater in Grenada, a National Guard...

Jun 8, 2017

Mrs. Lisa Dixon Hood, 52, of Grenada, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017 at her residence. She was born July 27, 1964 in Grenada to R.L. and Rebecca Vance Dixon. She was an inventory specialist at True Value in Grenada and a member of Hebron Baptist Church. She was a loving wife and mother and...

Jun 7, 2017

Mr. Paul G. Davis, Sr., 90, of Grenada, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at his residence. He was born August 4, 1926 in Sunflower County to H.A. and Rosie Tanksley Davis. He was a retired farmer and a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. He was a former resident of Minter City and was a...

May 26, 2017

Mrs. Dorothy Collins Harville, 90, of Grenada, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 at her residence. She was born May 21, 1927 in Grenada to David and Parilee Compton Collins. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, May 30,...

May 26, 2017

Mrs. Erin Mallory Worthy, 50, of Grenada, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 at HonorHealth Scottsdale Medical Center in Scottsdale, AZ. She was born May 30, 1966 in Houston to R.W. "Dike" and Betty Mitchell Mallory. She was a graduate of Mississippi State University and a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Grenada. While Erin...

May 24, 2017

"Bugsy" Mitchell Johnson, 57, of Grenada, Mississippi, passed away on Wednesday, May 24th, 2017. He is preceded in death by his mother, Thelma Covington Edwards. Bugsy is survived by his three daughters, Brandi Michelle Johnson of Grenada, Catherine Blake Rogers of Oxford, and Lauren Brooke Johnson of Oxford; One grand daughter Ainsley Brooke Johnson of Grenada; One sister, Rachel (Barry)...

May 23, 2017

Jonathan Michael Whalley born November 2nd, 1996 in Grenada, MS went to be with the Lord Tuesday May 23rd, 2017 at the age of 20. Jonathan was such a very kind, loving, compassionate, funny, humble and grateful son, nephew, cousin and friend. He was motivated, tenacious and driven to always succeed at everything he did whether it...

May 21, 2017

Flora Belle Fly Holman, 98, of Grenada, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center – Grenada. She was born November 5, 1918 in Coffeeville to Manchie, Sr. and Annie Yelvington Fly. She loved to sing old church hymns, cook and planting flowers and watching them grow. She also enjoyed...