William Allen Lovell
Jan 2, 2017
Mr. William Allen Lovell, 94, of Grenada, formerly of Deming, NM, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford. He was born April 27, 1922 in Clinton, IL to William Harrison and Pearl McClimons Lovell. He was a retired cabinet maker and served in the Marines during World War II. He was an avid...
Virginia Bowen
Jan 2, 2017
Virginia Fielder was born in Charleston, MS on August 5, 1918. Her parents were Samuel Swift Fielder and Ruth Laster. She graduated from Charleston High School in 1936 as its Valedictorian. Even though she had a partial scholarship to attend business school in Memphis, finances prevented her from taking the opportunity. After working in Charleston for about six months, two...
Margaret Boyd
Jan 1, 2017
Mrs. Margaret Herren Boyd, 98, of Gore Springs, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017. She was born June 2, 1918 in Hinds County to Reuben Dougal and Florence Walls Herren. She was a homemaker, an excellent cook and an avid letter writer. She was a member of Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Hinds County for over 60 years and enjoyed...
Carolyn Lawrence
Dec 29, 2016
Carolyn Ann Lawrence, 82, of Troy, MI, formerly of Grenada, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 in Troy, MI. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, December 30, 2016 at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service. Interment will follow in the Sparta Cemetery. Family and friends will gather one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. A...
Margaret Burns
Dec 27, 2016
Miss Margaret Burns, 79, of Memphis, formerly of Coffeeville, passed away December 27, 2016 at her residence. She was born October 4, 1937 in Coffeeville to Wilson and Katie Dorris Burns. She was a retired accountant having worked at the US Naval Station in Millington, TN for over 30 years. She was a loving, kind person and will be missed...
Betty Bonner
Dec 22, 2016
Mrs. Betty Jean Waldrup Bonner, 79, of Grenada, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 at AMG Specialty Hospital in Greenwood. She was born July 13, 1937 in Quitman to John Carlos and Mary Lavina Moore Waldrup. She was an active member of First Baptist Church in Grenada where she taught in the pre-school Sunday School department and worked alongside her...
Berney Hertlein
Dec 9, 2016
Mr. George Bernhard "Berney" Hertlein, IV, 51, of Grenada, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 at his residence. He was born December 28, 1964 in Columbus to George B., III and Nancy Inman Hertlein. He was a 1983 graduate of Grenada High School and attended Delta State University. A private, family graveside service will take place at Woodlawn Memorial Park....
Beatrice Ashmore
Dec 9, 2016
Mrs. Beatrice Cohea Ashmore, 95, of Grenada, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 at her daughter's residence in Walthall. She was born January 9, 1921 in Calhoun County to William Coleman and Eugenia Powell Cohea. She was a member of the Rosebloom Church of the Nazarene. Mrs. Ashmore had worked in food service for many years and had a passion...
David Gillett
Dec 3, 2016
Mr. William David Gillett, 90, of Oakland, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi in Oxford. He was born December 23, 1925 in Paris, FL to Lawrence and Ollie Mullen Gillett. He spent most of his working life traveling the southeast working in road and bridge construction. He was a member of Oakland Baptist...
Alma Clanton
Dec 2, 2016
Mrs. Alma Clanton, 90, of Grenada, passed away peacefully Friday, December 2, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born October 7, 1926 in Kilmichael to William Jefferson and Odie Catherine Waters McDaniel. She was a homemaker and a member of Enon Baptist Church in Grenada. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother affectionately known as...
Anthony Mosconi
Nov 28, 2016
Mr. Anthony James "Dagio" Mosconi, 72, of Grenada, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis. He was born August 27, 1944 in Ohio to Nazzareno and Assunta DeGenova Mosconi. He was a retired truck driver with Binswanger where he worked for many years. He was an Air Force Veteran, a former member of the Moose...
Sonny Taylor
Nov 26, 2016
Mr. James Bernard "Sonny" Taylor, Sr., 80, of Grenada, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016 at his residence. He was born November 27, 1936 in Grenada to James Benjamin and Ella Mae Johnson Taylor. Sonny was a Contractor, Cattle Farmer, and Landlord. He was an avid collector of coins, authored three books of poetry, and enjoyed fishing and hunting. His...
Charles Quitman Sharp
Nov 26, 2016
Mr. Charles Quitman Sharp, 87, of Duck Hill, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center – Grenada. He was born July 28, 1929 in Tallahatchie County. He was a retired farmer and had worked for many years at Pennaco Hosiery. Mr. Sharp was a member of First Baptist Church – Grenada. Funeral services will...
Richard Ayers
Nov 25, 2016
Mr. Richard Tyler Ayers, 78, of Gore Springs, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016. He was born October 12, 1938 in Coffeeville to James Oscar and Robbie Dees Ayers. He was a retired salesman at Kirk Ford and enjoyed being a Camp Host at Hugh White State Park after his retirement. He was a Baptist, National Guard veteran and an...
Andy Bloxsom
Nov 25, 2016
Mr. Henry Andrew "Andy" Bloxsom, Jr., 65, of Grenada, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016 at his residence. He was born November 6, 1951 in Grenada to Henry Andrew, Sr. and Bess Bush Bloxsom. He had worked as a fin press operator at Heatcraft in Grenada and served as the Grenada County Red Cross Liaison. He was a Mason, Vietnam...
Adrianne Dorroh
Nov 21, 2016
Adrianne Dorroh, 42, of Grenada, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016. She was born August 13, 1974 to Curtis and Gale Smith Dorroh. She was a graduate of Kirk Academy and Millsaps College. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, November 25, 2016 at Grace Presbyterian Church with Rev. Chris Accardy officiating. Interment will be in the Smith...
Jerry Roger Bright
Nov 20, 2016
Mr. Jerry Roger Bright, 73, of Gore Springs, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Grenada Living Center. He was born November 30, 1942 in Scotts Hill, TN to Weldon and Sue Rogers Bright. He was a retired Postmaster with the United States Postal Service and later worked as Director of Purchasing at Viking Range in Greenwood. He was a...
Bernice Jackson
Nov 14, 2016
Mrs. Bernice Pearl Lowery Jackson, 90, of Tillatoba, passed away Monday, November 14, 2016 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center – Grenada surrounded by her family. She was born March 19, 1926 to Bernie Allen and Ada Pearl Manning Lowery. Mrs. Jackson was a homemaker and a faithful member of the Grenada Church of God. Funeral services will be...
Trent Leverette
Nov 11, 2016
Mr. Robert Trent Leverette, 58, of Duck Hill passed away Friday, November 11, 2016 in Grenada. He was born January 16, 1958 in Grenada to Billy and Joanne Raper Leverette. He had previously worked as an auto parts salesman and was a member of Duck Hill Baptist Church. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, November 13,...
Jessie Brannon
Nov 4, 2016
Ms. Jessie Ellen Brannon, 93, of Grenada, passed away Friday, November 4, 2016 at her residence. She was born November 25, 1922 in Big Creek to Hubert and Martha Elizabeth Wood Brannon. She graduated from Big Creek High School in 1942 and went to work for Mississippi Associate and then Binswanger Mirror where she worked for over 40 years. She...
