Feb 21, 2019

Sheila Collins, 65, passed away February 21, 2019, at her home surrounded by loved ones.  She was retired from Sedgwick. Mrs. Collins was preceded in death by her daughter Kelli Denise Collins and her father Lloyd Denley Koonce.  Left to cherish her memory is her loving husband, John Collins; daughter, Kimberly Collins Culver (Amit) of Lakeland, TN, son, John...

Feb 21, 2019

Norris "Lurwin" Coomer, 72, passed away on February 21, 2019, after a short illness.  He is survived by his loving wife, Janet Manley Coomer; son, Jon Coomer; and daughter, Cyndi Wilson; grandchildren: Nicholas (Jamie) Coomer, Erika Coomer, Joshua Wilson and Sarah Wilson; and brothers, Nelson (Dorothy) Coomer and Keith (Wanda) Coomer.  He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Feb 20, 2019

Patsy Ezell Mills, 100, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019.  She is survived by her daughter, Clara Willey (special friend-William Barnes); one sister, Vereen Clark; one brother, Bobby Joe Miller; three grandchildren; seven great grandchildren and ten great great grandchildren.  She worked for Goldsmith's Department Store for fifteen years.   Family and friends will gather to share memories from 12:00-2:00...

Feb 19, 2019

ch. On February 19, 2019, Eleanor Selby Moss, 96, of Rossville, TN entered the gates of Heaven and into the presence of our Lord.  She has been reunited with her husband, parents, sisters, and brother.  She was born on August 28, 1922, to Leander and Annie Selby in Panola County, MS.  Eleanor was the devoted wife of...

Feb 18, 2019

Nancy Thomas died on Monday, February 18, 2019 in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 86. She was born in Whiteville, Tennessee the daughter of the late Walter and Francis Young Thomas.

Mrs. Thomas is survived by one son, Alan Thomas of Memphis and one sister, Joyce Allen of Memphis.

Besides her parents, she was...

Feb 18, 2019

Eleanor Sue Nichols, 88, of Hernando, MS, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019 at Senatobia Health and Rehab.  During her working career, she was a preschool teacher from 1983 to 1989 at Cherokee Baptist Church in Memphis.  Mrs. Nichols loved taking care of horses, gardening, and fishing on her Hernando property.   Eleanor was preceded in death by her...

Feb 16, 2019

Betty Ruth Berry Dorris, 85, of Water Valley, MS, passed away on February 17, 2019, in Hammond, LA.  Betty was a purchasing agent for Cleo Wrap in Memphis until she retired.  She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Howard G. Berry and Lallar Garner Berry of Water Valley; a son, James David Dorris of Memphis; and...

Feb 16, 2019

Martha Sturdivant, age 87, of Somerville, TN, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Saint Francis Hospital in Bartlett, TN.  Martha was born in Red Bay, Alabama, to Don and Visey Creekmore Wright on February 3, 1932. She married Joe Sturdivant on November 12, 1948, and they were blessed with two children.  She was a...

Feb 16, 2019

Katherine Joann Griffiths Wells died on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Baptist Hospital in Memphis at the age of 84. She was born on January 27, 1935 in Des Moines, IA, the daughter of the late Joseph Richard and Vivian Vay Chappell Griffiths.

Mrs. Wells is survived by her husband, Martin Wells of Bartlett, TN; one daughter,...

Feb 15, 2019

Mary Joyce Cox King, 87, passed away on February 15, 2019 in Southaven, MS. surrounded by family and friends.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Lavon King and daughter Barbara King Brown; also parents, Howard and Mattie Cox; siblings, John Cox and twin sister, Loyce Cox.  She is survived by her son, Jerry Lavon King of LA;...