Archive - Obituary
January 25th, 2011
James A. Clardy
James A. Clardy, 82, passed away, January 24, 2011, at his home near West Point.
James A. Clardy was born February 2, 1928, in Choctaw County, Mississippi, to the late Katie Lou Allen and Lonnie L. Clardy. Mr. Clardy was a Welder at Babcock & Wilcox Company in West Point for 31 years. He was a member of Riverside Baptist Mission and the West Point Masonic Lodge #40 F & AM.
Funeral services will be January 26, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Jim Sallee
January 24th
Cora White Strickland
Cora White Strickland died Friday, January 21, 2011 at her home following a lengthy illness. She
was born May 25, 1922 to Fannie Powell White and Abe White in Pheba, Mississippi. She was a lifetime member of
Pheba Baptist Church and an active member of her community as long as her health permitted.
Services will be Sunday, January 23 at 2:30 p.m. at Calvert Funeral Home in West Point, Mississippi with Rev. B.F. Lee and Rev. Terry Rhodes officiating. Burial will follow at the Pheba Cemetery. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements.
Gresta H. Stafford
Gresta H. Stafford, 81, passed away, January 21, 2011, at North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point. Mrs. Gresta was born August 4, 1929, in Marietta, Mississippi to the late Earline Hester and Vinny Hopper.
Mrs. Gresta was a Registered Nurse, retiring after 30 years with the Mississippi State Board of Health where she served as a District Supervisor. She was a member of Siloam Baptist Church. Mrs. Gresta married William Edwin Stafford May
8, 1952, and he predeceased her on December 27, 1997.
Anne G. Millsaps
Anne G. Millsaps, 77, passed away, Friday, January 21, 2011 Dugan Memorial Home, West
Point.. Anne G. Millsaps was born March 18, 1933 in Aberdeen, Mississippi to the late Ruth Wilson and Finis Young Owens. Mrs. Millsaps was a Bookkeeper Southern Inn Motel & Manager for Kentucky Fried Chicken in West Point for
number of years. Anne G. Millsaps was a member of attended Riverside Baptist Church.
Bill Koonce
A Memorial Service for Bill Koonce, age 76, of West Point, Miss., will be held at The Chapel of Memories on the campus on Mississippi State University, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, at 3 p.m. Bill Koonce chose the gift of anatomical donation to continue his gratitude for life.
Jonah “Jay” Wagers Chenault
Jonah “Jay” Wagers Chenault, age 95, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, in Atlanta, Ga.
Ruby Mae Lofton Taylor
Ruby Mae Lofton Taylor, age 90, passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, at her home.
Funeral services are Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, at 11 a.m. from St. Paul Beasley CME Church, with the Rev. Willie Mays officiating. Burial will follow in Johnson Creek Cemetery in Pheba. Miss.
Visitation is Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, from 3 – 6 p.m. at Carter's Mortuary Services Chapel.
Carter's Mortuary Services is in charge of arrangements.
J.C. Quinn
J.C. Quinn, age 75, passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, at Riverview Nursing Home in Greenwood, Miss.
Funeral services are Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, at 11 a.m. from New Green Grove Church of Faith in Greenwood, Miss. with the Rev. Milton Glass officiating. Burial will follow in Lake Family Cemetery in Drew, Miss.
Visitation is Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. at Sander and Sanders Funeral Home in Greenwood, Miss.
Hubert McKinney
Hubert McKinney, age 74, passed away Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011, at Darlington Oaks in Verona, Miss.
Funeral services are Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, at 1 p.m. from Trinity Outreach Center in Houston, Miss., with Superintendent Glen L. Huggins officiating. Burial will follow in Houston City Cemetery.
Visitation is today, from 2 – 6 p.m. at Carter's Mortuary Services Chapel.
Carter's Mortuary Services is in charge of arrangements.
January 17th
Katherine Ellis Thomas
Katherine Ellis Thomas, age 96, passed away, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at The Home Place, in Columbus, Miss.