Myrtle Ruth Vowell Reed
Funeral services for Myrtle Ruth Vowell Reed, 91, of Glen Allan, MS will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 22, 2024, at Lake Washington First Baptist Church in Glen Allan, MS. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until the scheduled service time. The Lord called her home on December 10, 2024, at her […]
Catheryn Joyce Robertson
Graveside services for Catheryn Joyce Robertson, 82, of Greenville will be at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, December 20, 2024, at Beulah Cemetery in Beulah, MS. She died on Monday, December 16, 2024, at Delta Health-The Medical Center. She was born and raised in Benoit, MS then moved to Greenville in 1966. She worked at Blue […]
James Barron “Barry” Burt
James Barron “Barry” Burt, 72, of Greenville passed away on December 16, 2024, at his home. The family will receive friends from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. at Boone Funeral Home, Greenville. Barry was born in Greenville on March 11, 1952. He graduated from St. Joseph High School and attended Mississippi Delta Junior College and Mississippi […]
Doris Hood Roberson Purifoy
Graveside services for Doris Hood Roberson Purifoy, 70, of Greenville will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 20, 2024, at Leland-Stoneville Cemetery. She died on Friday, December 13, 2024, at Baptist Hospital in Jackson. Doris was born in Cleveland, MS where she received her education. She moved to Greenville at an early age. In 1974 […]
Margarete Bogner Columbus
Memorial services for Margarete Bogner Columbus, 89, of Leland will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 21, 2024, at St. James Catholic Church in Leland. There will be a visitation from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the church. She died on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at home. Arrangements are under the direction of […]
Lowell Price “Tommy” Mills
Lowell Price “Tommy” Mills passed away peacefully at his home in Greenville, Mississippi on December 12, 2024 at the age of 92. Tommy was born at home to Elsie Raney Mills and Frank Kenneth Mills in Richmond, Indiana on October 12, 1932. He was the youngest and last surviving of their eight children. Working through much of his youth in greenhouse construction and driving trucks, he ultimately graduated from Richmond High School on […]
Don Otho McGee “Mac” Baker, Jr.
Don Otho McGee (“Mac”) Baker, Jr. went to be with the Lord on December 12, 2024, at his home in Leland, Mississippi. A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church in Leland, Mississippi at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 14, 2024, with visitation at the church following the service. Arrangements are under the […]
Clarke Thomas Reed
Clarke T. Reed—businessman, Mississippi civic leader, and a key architect of post-World War II Southern politics—died on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at his home in Greenville, Mississippi. He was 96. Longtime chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party and informal power broker whose reach extended to the highest levels, Reed was an important political force in […]
James Ottis Rushing
Graveside services for James Ottis Rushing, 71, of Darlove, MS will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 9 at Belzoni City Cemetery. He passed away unexpectedly December 6, 2024. Services are under the direction of Boone Funeral Home, Leland. Jim was born on August 4, 1953, in Biloxi, MS at Keesler Airforce Base. He started a […]
Jessie Phillip Estes
Graveside services for Jessie Phillip Estes, 79, of Greenville will be at Leland-Stoneville Cemetery at 11:15 a.m. on Monday, December 9, 2024. There will be a visitation from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Boone Funeral Home in Leland. He passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at his home. Jessie Phillip Estes was born February 18, 1945, […]