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L.D. Ables, 85, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2026 at Baldwyn Nursing Facility. He was born in Dennis, MS to Elmer Ables and Flonnie Maxwell Ables. L.D. worked at Ford …

Tony Keith Deaton, 61, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at his residence. He was born in Red Bay, AL to Jimmy Dale Deaton and Betty Inman Deaton. He owned …

 Gerald F. “Jerry” Owens, age 88, went to be with the Lord on January 5, 2026.  He was born October 28, 1937 in Golden, MS to William E. (Bill) Owens …

Eva Zane Turbyfill, 90, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Vista East Hospital. She was born in Rienzi, MS to James Joseph and Alma Ballard Hastings. Funeral services will be …

Athel Raymond Strickland, 90, passed to his heavenly home on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at NMMC in Tupelo, MS. He was born on September 11, 1935 in Red Bay, AL …

Nancy Lee Stepp Lynch, 83, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at Terrace Manor Nursing and Rehab, Russellville, AL. She was born in Tuscumbia, AL to Roy C. Stepp and …

Cathryn Kaye “Cathy” Cates, 70, passed away Friday, January 2, 2026 at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. She was born in Houston, TX to Jerry Edward and Ruth …

 Nancy Lee Stepp Lynch, 83, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at Terrace Manor Nursing and Rehab, Russellville, AL. She was born in Tuscumbia, AL to Roy C. Stepp and …

William Otis Strawbridge, 90, passed away Friday, December 19, 2025. He was born in Red Bay, AL to Frank and Pearl Barker Strawbridge. He was a veteran of the US …

Tyler Russell Duncan, 39, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at his home. He was born in Russellville, AL to Byron and Tammy Horton Duncan. Tyler worked as a metal …

Ronnie Garie Brown, age 74, passed from life on earth into life in his eternal home on December 25, 2025, in Golden, Mississippi. Ronnie was born on September 15, 1951, in his …

 Eva C. Davis, 98, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025 at North Ms. Medical Center, Iuka, MS. She was born in Dennis, MS to William Claude Carr and Essie Cleo Melton Carr. She …

Barbara Ann McGough Stidham, 71, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025 at her residence. She was born in Franklin County, AL to R.L and Ruth Elrod McGough. She worked in …

Donald Ray Jackson, 62, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Helen Keller Hospital. He was born in Huntsville, AL to Bobby Joe and Betty Lou Stevenson Jackson. He was …

Russell Wayne Waller, 48, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at the Red Bay Hospital. He was born in Mississippi to Thomas Waller and Nancy Stone Waller. He was an …

Rita Gayle Gann, 66, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Generations of Red Bay. She was born in Zion, IL to Wilbur Dean Young and Donna Dorothy Clemmons Young. …

Mary Alice Granier Knoblock, 73, passed away on December 11, 2025 surrounded by her family, her devoted friend, Bea Holt, and her husband of 53 years and the absolute love …

 Lois Kathlean Harrison, 86, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at her residence. She was born in Red Bay, AL to Arlis Lindley and Gladys Wingo Lindley. Lois worked as a restaurant cook and …

Becky Tortellett passed away Saturday, December 6, 2025 at her residence. Service arrangements are incomplete. Deaton Funeral Home, Belmont, MS will be in charge of arrangements.

December 6, 2025 was the day Herlon Maxine Johnson Moore, 100, got her fondest wish, which was to see Jesus face to face. Her life was a testimony of her …