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Tommy Proctor

Tommy Proctor

Feb 17, 2017

Mr. William Thomas "Tommy" Proctor, 55, of Grenada, passed away Friday, February 17, 2017 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center – Grenada. He was born June 18, 1961 in Greenville to William Dotson and Janette Ouida Barr Proctor. He was a plumber and electrician by trade and enjoyed over 30 years of work in Grenada and the surrounding area....

Jimmy Darrell King

Jimmy Darrell King

Feb 17, 2017

Mr. Jimmy Darrell King, 57, of Grenada, passed away Friday, February 17, 2017 at his residence. He was born January 13, 1960 in Union County to John David and Billie Sue Barkley King. He had worked most of his life as a carpenter. There are no services planned at this time. Survivors include his wife, Lisha Thomas King of Grenada;...

Rodney Shaw

Rodney Shaw

Feb 16, 2017

Mr. Rodney Wayne Shaw, 43, of Grenada, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 at his residence. He was born April 16, 1973 in Greenwood to Jerry Wayne and Pamela Funderburk Shaw. He was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Grenada and had worked for UPS for 25 years. He was an avid hunter and outdoorsman and will be remembered...

Christine Jolly

Christine Jolly

Feb 12, 2017

Mrs. Christine Cox Jolly, 81, of Grenada, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at her residence.  She was born January 21, 1936 to Charlie and Juanita Venable Cox.  She was a dedicated nurse and a talented pianist.  Mrs. Jolly was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and will be remembered as an excellent cook. A graveside service will be held...

Bessie Hill

Bessie Hill

Feb 11, 2017

Bessie Dee Williams Hill, age 101, went to be with the Lord on February 11, 2017. She was born July 28, 1915. She was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church and had worked as a private caregiver. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada. Interment will follow...

Charlene Walker Adams

Charlene Walker Adams

Jan 27, 2017

Charlene Walton Walker Adams Charlene Adams died peacefully, Friday, January 27, 2017, at Baptist Hospital in Oxford surrounded by her family after a long, hard battle with cancer. God bless her big, loving heart, "Char" as she was called by family and friends, fought it with all of her might, as we all knew she would, strong, enduring and without...

Jerry Lewis Jenkins

Jerry Lewis Jenkins

Jan 27, 2017

Mr. Jerry Lewis Jenkins, 72, of Gore Springs, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Grenada. He was born July 23, 1944 in Clarksdale to Henry J. and Lillie Belle Lewis Jenkins. Jerry was a retired truck driver and a U.S. Army Veteran having served during the Korean War. A service to celebrate...

Cecil Nation

Cecil Nation

Jan 26, 2017

Cecil Nation, 73, of Gore Springs, Mississippi, passed away due to heart failure on Thursday, January 26, 2017. He was a retired postal carrier and clerk and a long-time member and deacon of Hebron Baptist Church in Grenada, Mississippi, and was well-loved by friends and family. Born June 7, 1943, he was the son of Guy Nation, Jr., and Helen...

Ashley Stultz

Ashley Stultz

Jan 22, 2017

Mrs. Ashley Michelle Johnson Stultz, 36, of Holcomb, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 at her residence. She was born October 7, 1980 in Greenwood. She attended the Grenada Church of God and loved her children, family and God more than anything in the world. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 28,...

Charity Taylor

Charity Taylor

Jan 21, 2017

Charity Lynn Busby Greer Taylor, 42, of Duck Hill, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017. She was born January 27, 1974 in Grenada, MS. to Mary Scallions Busby and Morris Busby. Charity graduated from Grenada High School in 1992 and from Holmes Jr. College in 2004 with a degree in nursing. Charity worked as registered nurse for many years in...

Larry Hugh Ingram

Larry Hugh Ingram

Jan 16, 2017

Mr. Larry Hugh Ingram, 65, of Newton, KS passed away Monday, January 16, 2017 at his residence. He was born June 13, 1951 in Charleston and spent most of his childhood in Elliott. He was a member of Elliott Baptist Church and had worked as manager for Caldwell Seed Company in Granite, OK. A service to celebrate his life will...

Mary Nan Caldwell

Mary Nan Caldwell

Jan 12, 2017

Ms. Mary Nan Kerr Caldwell, 63, of Grenada, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 at her residence. She was born April 3, 1953 in Grenada to Andrew Graham and Nannie Mae Hill Kerr. She was a member of the Van Dorn Street Church of Christ and had worked for many years in the Grenada area as a nurse. Funeral services...

Syble Doyle

Syble Doyle

Jan 12, 2017

Mr. Syble Doyle, 90, of Grenada, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Grenada. He was born June 21, 1926 in Oakdale, LA to Milburn and Estelle Johnson Doyle. He was a retired minister, a World War II Veteran and a member of the Grenada Church of God. Funeral services will be held...

Vella Morris

Vella Morris

Jan 12, 2017

Mrs. Vella Whitehurst Morris, 97, of Grenada, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Providence Assisted Living. She was born October 7, 1919 in Iuka to Ellis and Minnie Phillips Whitehurst. She was a longtime member of Emmanuel Baptist Church where she was active in the Goodtimers senior adult group and the Silvertones Choir. Funeral services will be held at...

Bobbie Jean Brewer

Bobbie Jean Brewer

Jan 7, 2017

Bobbie Jean Logan Brewer, of Grenada, was born in Yazoo City on January 8, 1932, to Isabel Sadler Logan and Sumrall P. Logan. She married Thomas Carver Brewer on November 22, 1951. A member of the Grenada High School class of 1950, Mrs. Brewer attended Grenada Hospital School of Nursing. She graduated in 1953 and moved to California while her...

Lois Abel Saunders

Lois Abel Saunders

Jan 7, 2017

Mary Lois Abel Saunders, 89, passed from this life on earth, Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi following a brief illness. She was a faithful follower of Christ, a loving wife, mother of five sons; loved and treasured by many people. Lois was born near Elliot, Mississippi to the late WIlliam Elijah Abel and Ayleen Pittman...

Bobbie Heath

Bobbie Heath

Jan 6, 2017

Mrs. Bobbie Lou Davis Heath, a resident of the Jefferson Community in Carroll County, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at her home. She was born October 21, 1943 and lived most of her life in the Jefferson Community in Carroll County, Mississippi. She graduated from J.Z. George High School in May of 1962. She received an AA degree from...

Robert Hughes

Robert Hughes

Jan 5, 2017

Mr. Robert Calvin Hughes, 74, of Holcomb, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017 at his residence. He was born August 1, 1942 in Grenada County to Stanford Eugene and Velora Hudson Hughes. He was a retired truck foreman with J.J. Ferguson in Greenwood and was a member and deacon at Bethel Baptist Church at Oxberry. Funeral services will be held...

Ruth Spears Pitcock

Ruth Spears Pitcock

Jan 3, 2017

Mrs. Ruth Ray Spears Pitcock, 88, of Grenada, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center – Grenada. She was born June 22, 1928 in Grenada to Ruby and James Isaac Spears. Mrs. Pitcock was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Grenada. She worked for Grenada Bank for over 20 years and...

Milton Bland

Milton Bland

Jan 3, 2017

Mr. Lonnie Milton "Popsicle" Bland, 93, of Scobey, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Grenada. He was born November 14, 1923 in Toccopola to Frank and Gertie Harrison Bland. He was a retired truck driver. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, January 6, 2017 at McKibben and Guinn Funeral...

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