Archive - 2011 - Obituary
July 29th
Peggy Marlene Edwards Johnson
Peggy Marlene Edwards Johnson, age 78, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at The North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, after a brief illness.
July 28th
Darryl Eugene McCreary
Darryl Eugene McCreary Sr., age 60, of Cleveland, Miss., died in an airplane accident in Leflore County, Tuesday, July 26, 2011.
Funeral services are Thursday, July 28, 2011, at 3 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home, with visitation at 1:30 – 3 p.m. before the service. Burial will follow at Beulah Cemetery at Beulah, Miss. The Reverend Clarence Edwards of Boyle, Miss., will officiate.
Mr. McCreary was born in Rosedale, Miss., August 23, 1950, to Eugene Marion McCreary and Mildred Stubbs McCreary. He married Susan Adele Sims in Cleveland, Miss., June 8, 1969.
July 26th
Kathleen Stephenson Hartin
Kathleen Stephenson Hartin, age 87, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Dugan Memorial Home.
Kathleen Stephenson Hartin was born June 4, 1924, in Charleston, W.V., to the late Gladys Rice and Joseph Stephenson. She served in the U.S. Navy in the Waves corp. during WWII. She loved Bowling and golf.
Graveside services are today, Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 10 a.m. at Greenwood Cemetery, with Rev. Dale Funderburg officiating.
She is survived by her sister in-law and brother-in-law, Ann and Buck Harmon.
Shelby Jean Burges
Shelby Jean Burges, age 73, passed away, Saturday, July 23, 2011, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, in Tupelo.
Shelby Jean Burges was born March 15, 1938, in Pine Bluff, Miss., to the late Maudie Marie Vaughn and Raymond Forrester She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Shelby Jean Burges was married to Hubert Eugene Burges, who preceded her on January 31, 1986.
Prentice O. McKibben Sr.
Prentice O. McKibben Sr., age 91, passed away, Sunday, July 24, 2011, at his home, in West Point.
Prentice Owen McKibben Sr. was born Sept. 21, 1919, in Vardaman, Miss., to the late Edna Griffin and Ernest McKibben. He was a new automobile salesman from 1955 until 1990 for Bishop Chevrolet and Larry White Chevrolet and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Army having served during WWII. Prentice Owen McKibben, Sr. married Mabel E. Higgins McKibben March 1, 1947, in Hernando, Miss., she preceded him in death March 27, 2002.
James D. "Jay" Brantley
James D. "Jay" Brantley, age 65, passed away, Saturday, July 23, 2011, at the University of Alabama Medical Center, in Birmingham.
James David Brantley was born June 10, 1946, in Kosciusko, Miss., to the late Cora Faye Cupit and J. B. Brantley. He was a truck driver for Bryan Foods for 37 years. James D. "Jay" Brantley
was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. James D. "Jay" Brantley married Beth Elaine Millsaps Brantley July 23, 1967, at Calvary Baptist Church in West Point. He had attended Mississippi State University and Holmes Junior College.
July 25th
Mary Clay Bradshaw
Mary Clay Bradshaw, age 76, passed away July 20, 2011, at North Miss Medical Center-Tupelo.
Visitation will be Monday, July 25, 2011, from 3-6 p.m. at Carter's Mortuary Service Chapel. Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul M.B. Church with the Rev. Eddie Longstreet officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
Carter's Mortuary Services is in charge of arrangements.
July 20th
Abby Reese Ingram
Abby Reese Ingram, infant daughter of Breanna Nichole Smitherman and Alexander Bradly Ingram, passed away July 16, 2011, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle.
Survivors include her parents; maternal grandparents, Barry Smitherman of Prairie, Johnna Smitherman of West Point; Paternal grandparents, Mike and Georgia-Ann Ingram of West Point; great grandmother, Linda Cox of Prairie, great grandfather, Jonathan L. Johnson of Pontotoc, and Ervin Ingram of West Point.
Floreics Hogan
Floreics Hogan, age 85, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at her home.
Funeral services are Thursday, July 21, 2011, at 11 a.m. from Mt. Pisgah Waverly M.B. Church, with the Rev. Darrel Harris officiating. Burial will follow in Concord M.B. Church Cemetery.
Visitation is today, from 3 – 6 p.m. at Carter's Mortuary Services Chapel.
Carter's Mortuary Services is in charge of arrangements.
July 19th
Rev. James H. "Skeet" Davis
Rev. James H. "Skeet" Davis, age 59, passed away, Friday, July 15, 2011, at North Mississippi Medical Center, in Tupelo, Miss.
