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Valerie  Huddleston Valerie B. Huddleston, 91, entered into eternal rest on April 20, 2013, surrounded by her family. Born September 15, 1921, she was the oldest of ten children to Dora J. and A.M. Boyette, Sr. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 68 years, H. Lamar Huddleston in 2009. Valerie leaves [...]

Mary Montgomery Mary Ethel Montgomery, 82, of Walnut, died Sunday, March 17, 2013, at the Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth.  She was a member of Community Pentecostal Church, and was retired from Reed Manufacturing. She was very faithful to her church, and was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Services were Wednesday, March 20, [...]

Cloyce Guyton JACKSON – Cloyce Belcher Guyton, 86, formerly of Jackson, a 1947 graduate of Blue Mountain College and member of First Baptist Church of Jackson, died peacefully after a brief illness on Saturday morning, March 2, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter L. Guyton, and two daughters, Madlyn Anne Guyton [...]

Johnny Witt BLUE MOUNTAIN – Johnny Lee Witt, 65, died Sunday, March 3, 2013, at his residence. He was born Aug. 16, 1947, to Lee Elmo and Glena Faye White Witt in Tippah County. He was a former truck driver and construction worker. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. Services were Tuesday, March [...]

Debra Grubbs SHANNON – Debra Jo House Grubbs, 62, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, after an extended illness. She was born in Lee County on Dec. 9, 1950, to Henry House and Lucille Day Knowles. She graduated from Nettleton High School in 1968. Before retiring, she spent over 25 years in the Quality Control/Inspection Division of Tecumseh Products. A civic [...]

Alberta Goolsby NEW ALBANY – Alberta Goolsby, 95, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, in New Albany. She was born April 25, 1917, in Blue Mountain. She was a faithful member of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. She was a homemaker and a former employee of Blue Mountain College, where she worked for 15 [...]

Nedra Nabors RIPLEY – Nedra Darlene Nance Nabors, 54, died Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. She was born June 1, 1958, to Kay Chapman Nance and the late Darrell Nance. She was a member of First Methodist Church in Ripley and a member of the choir. She was principal at [...]

Marie Mullins WALNUT – Ellie Marie Mullins, 70, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. She was born June 2, 1942 to John Dave and Velma Jewel Parker Felks. She was a Baptist and a homemaker. She enjoyed fishing, gardening, going to yard sales, and singing gospel music. She loved her grandchildren, [...]

James L. Harrell WALNUT – James Lydell Harrell, 76, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, at his residence in Walnut. He was born Jan. 2, 1937, to Bennie Jewell and Hazel Lee Moore Harrell. He was a member and Elder of Faith Fellowship Church and retired from Thyssen Krupp. He loved his family, church, farming and [...]