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Elizabeth Ann Tucker – better known around Starkville for the past five decades as Betty, Miss Betty or Mama Betty – died peacefully on December 18 at Sanctuary Hospice House …

Brother John Lewis Gainer, 76, went to be with Jesus, December 13, 2024 in Brandon, Florida. Born in Louisville, MS and raised in Noxapater, MS he was the son of …

Eddie Heath Howell, 58 passed away from the earth on December 14th 2024 at his home in Starkville, MS. Eddie was born July 27th 1966, to Robert W. Howell and …

Mrs. Dorothy Ann “Dot” Robinson Tramel passed away as her family surrounded her, singing her into heaven with her favorite hymns on December 5, 2024, at the age of 94. …

JAMES CARSON PATTON, JR. It is with deep sorrow and much love that the family of James Carson Patton, Jr., announce that he went home to the Lord on December …

Rebecca “Becky” Jean Staten Neldon, 72, of Glen Allan, Mississippi, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2024. Born on October 12, 1952 in Greenville, Mississippi to parents Vera Staten Fisher …

Neil Watkins, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother, passed away on November 30, 2024, at the age of 82. Born on July 3, 1942, Neil lived a full and …

Richard D. Nash October 26, 1960—December 2, 2024 Richard D. Nash, known to his friends and family as Rick, passed peacefully from this life on Monday, December 2nd. Rick was …

A True Warrior, Forever in Our Hearts” Steven Todd Salmon, a retired police officer and a true warrior in every sense of the word, passed away on 11/25/24, at 62. …

Vanessa Lynn Shoobridge McWhirter, beloved wife and daughter, died at home November 20, 2024 at the age of 44. Vanessa was born on February 15, 1980 to Richard and Kathy …

Frances Thomson George   We said goodbye to our beautiful Fancy – wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend – on Tuesday, November 19th, 2024 as she went to …

Jennifer Leigh Biggers, 51, of Hamilton, Mississippi, passed on November 13, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Jennifer was born December 18, 1972 in Starkville, Mississippi to Mary Louise Jackson-Tallent and the …

Garvin Noel Hall, beloved husband, father and Paw Paw, died peacefully at his home on November 9, 2024 at the age of 90. Noel was born on July 15, 1934 …

Nora Emily McClain Penenger was born on January 2, 1941 to George and Myrtle McClain in Des Moines, Iowa and entered heaven on November 10, 2024 in Starkville, Mississippi. Nora …

Alva Wofford Williams, Jr., 92, was born on April 14, 1932 in Mississippi to the late Alva Wofford Williams, Sr. and Josie Wright Williams. He passed away on November 9, …

James Robert Haskins, 77, of Starkville, MS, passed away at home on November 8, 2024. He was born January 26, 1947, in Dekalb, MS, and was a longtime member of …

Robert Grant Jones, 84, was born on October 15, 1940 to the late Grant Jones and June Fischer Jones. He was retired from Entomology with USDA and a member of …

Dartha Downs McMurray passed away on October 31, 2024 at NMMC Tupelo, MS. She was born to Emmett Downs and Eloise McElroy Downs, on August 24, 1941 in West Point, …

Helen Lantz Oswald passed away peaceful at 93 on October 30 after a long battle with dementia. She is preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Edward, her …

Franklin (Frank) Monroe Cooper, aged 76, of Sturgis, MS, passed away on October 19, 2024. Born on June 3, 1948, Frank served honorably in the United States Air Force before …