Russell C. Hurley
Jan 12, 2017
Russell Carl Hurley entered the gates of heaven on Thursday, January 12, 2017 after a four year battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 65. He was a devoted husband and recently celebrated his 41st wedding anniversary with his wife, Kathy. Russell graduated from Oakhaven High School in 1969. He began his career with Missouri Pacific Railroad, followed by...
James Mccullough
Jan 12, 2017
James Melvin McCullough was born on April 21, 1958 and was reunited with his parents Jim and Myrtle McCullough on January 12, 2017. He is survived by his sisters Pat Mays (Rick) and Susan Mayo (Don). He is also survived by his nieces and nephews, Chuck Mays (Melanie), Leigh Anne Mays Almeida (Rick), Donny Mayo (Kathryn) and Amy Mayo Cornelius...
Christine Scissell Hyatt
Jan 11, 2017
Christine Scissell Hyatt, Mama Hyatt, was born on June 14, 1932 and died on January 11, 2017 in Pope, MS. She was a member of Raleigh Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Memphis where she and her husband Stanley Hyatt lived most of their married life of 66 years. She was MAMA Hyatt to countless children who she cared for in her...
Winifred Mitchell
Jan 11, 2017
Winifred Stenhouse Mitchell age 93 went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 11, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, CSC Calvin Mitchell on August 6, 2010. She is survived by three children, Cheryl R. Evans (Brooks), Michael Mitchell and Steven Mitchell (Judy). She also leaves six grandchildren; Kimberly Ellis...
Houston F. Gross
Jan 10, 2017
Houston F. Gross, 78, of Horn Lake, MS went to be with the Lord January 10, 2017. Mr. Gross was born on December 15, 1938 in Memphis, TN to Houston A. and Virginia Gross. Mr. Gross is survived by his wife of forty-four years, Lurline G. Gross; sisters: Mary Sanders(Tommy) of Wilmington, NC and Shirley Holcroft (Sam) of Barstow, CA;...
Betty Snyder (Simmons) Snyder
Jan 10, 2017
Betty Jo Snyder, 85, of Memphis, TN, passed away on January 10, 2017. She was born on April 19, 1931 in Whiteville, Tennessee to Walter and Matilda Simmons. Mrs. Snyder was a retired Dental Assistant and a longtime member of Berclair Baptist Church. She loved playing bingo, fishing and traveling and her friends at Culpepper Place in Bartlett. Mrs. Synder...
Judith Ann Connelly
Jan 10, 2017
Judith Ann Connelly, 75, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at her home in Hernando, MS. Mrs. Connelly was born in Portsmouth, NH to the late: Roger Irvin Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Tapp. Judith especially loved her family, cooking for them and gardening. In her earlier years she worked for Holiday Press and also Bell South. Including her parents,...
Ophelia Parrish (Hughes) Parrish
Jan 9, 2017
It is with great sadness that the family of Ophelia Eveline Parrish, 89, of Memphis, announce her passing on January 9, 2017. She was born November 30, 1927 in Forrest City, Arkansas. She later moved to Memphis where she resided most of her life. She is survived by her children, Brenda Wynn (Chuck), Larry Parrish (Karen), Michael Parrish, Jean Pennington...
Dorothy "Dot" Tapp Strickland
Jan 9, 2017
Dorothy "Dot" Tapp Strickland, 79, of Olive Branch, MS passed away Monday, January 9, 2017. Mrs. Strickland was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie "Red" Strickland; son, Ronald Arthur Strickland, Sr.; and grandson, Ronald Arthur Strickland, Jr. She is survived by her daughters, Carol Strickland and Charlotte Ausburn(Mike); three grandchildren: Nicholas Bowman(Meme), Crystal Young(Logan), and Kristopher Ausburn; and three...