Irby R. Cole
May 15, 2016
Irby R. Cole, 84, died early Sunday morning May 15, 2016 at his home. He retired after 32 years with the City of Memphis Purchasing Dept and was a member of Forest Hill Church of Christ. Mr. Cole is survived by his wife of 57 years, Doris Jean Cole; sister, Evelyn Cole Clark of Jonesboro, AR and numerous nieces and...
Brandon Mcnutt
May 14, 2016
Brandon McNutt, 40, of Olive Branch, MS, went to be with the Lord on May 14, 2016. He was the owner and operator of Southern Sod and Lawn Management. Brandon was preceded in death by his father, Ronald Adrian McNutt. He is survived by his loving mother, Bettye McNutt and a close family of aunts and uncles and numerous friends,...
Willie H. Carpenter
May 14, 2016
Willie H. Carpenter, 83, of Byhalia, MS passed away Saturday May 14, 2016. Willie was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Betty B. Carpenter. He is survived by his son, Willie H. Carpenter, Jr.(Deniece); son, Kenneth W. Carpenter; son, David L. Carpenter; daughter, Diana L. Blair (David); daughter, Patricia A. Farley (Dexter); son, Curtis C. Carpenter (Janis);...
Thelma Jane Smith
May 13, 2016
Thelma Jane Smith, 87, of Olive Branch, MS passed away May 13, 2016. Thelma was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Smith in 2007. They had been married 57 years. She attended Longview Heights Baptist Church until her illness. She is survived by her two daughters: Sandi Rhoda (Billy) and Jan Smith (Mike Houston); three granddaughters: Lisa White (Dean),...
Ruth M. Phillips
May 13, 2016
Ruth Marie Phillips, 83, of Memphis, TN passed away May 13, 2016 surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jewel Ray Phillips, Sr. and daughter, Donna Kay Phillips. She is survived by her sons Jewel Ray Phillips, Jr. (Reba) and John Franklin Phillips (Sandy) both of Olive Branch, MS; daughter Rena P. Chandler (Chris) of Memphis,...
Janie Dillman (Gomez) Dillman
May 12, 2016
Janie Gomez Dillman, 86, of Lake Cormorant, MS passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016. She is survived by three daughters, Frances Holloway; Beverly Rolson; Marie Harris(Cyril); five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Janie loved playing her guitar. Family and friends will gather to share memories 12-2 pm, Tuesday, followed by services at 2 pm. Both at Forest Hill Funeral Home,...
B.W. "Buddy" Malone
May 12, 2016
B.W. "Buddy" Malone, 77, of Memphis passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016 from complications from pneumonia. Buddy was born on June 29, 1938, the 6th of eight children born to Jessie & Dimple Malone in Tishomingo, Mississippi. He graduated from Tishomingo High School. He then enlisted in the US Army where he served 3 years in Pennsylvania before moving to...
Marilla Genevieve "Genny" Wheeler
May 11, 2016
Marilla Genevieve "Genny" Wheeler, 93, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Senatobia Convalescent Center. Mrs. Wheeler was preceded in death by her husband, Chester Paul Wheeler, one son, Richard Wheeler; also two sisters and two brothers. She leaves three children: Charles Wheeler, Louise Wheeler Floyd and James "Bucky" Wheeler; daughter in-law, Glenda Wheeler; three grandchildren: Jeff Wheeler, Paul...
Davis Tritt Eason
May 11, 2016
Davis Tritt Eason, Sr., 71 of Bolton, TN passed away on Wed. May 11, 2016. He was preceded in death by his father, Gabriel A. Eason, Jr. and his mother, Hattie Tritt Eason. He leaves behind a brother, Bill Eason, two sisters Sue Eason Brown and Judy Eason Butler, two sons Davis T. Eason, Jr. and Gabrial Eason and two...
Amy Denise Vinson
May 9, 2016
Amy Denise Vinson, 53, of Memphis, TN passed away Monday May 9, 2016. She is survived by her mother and step-father, Gloria and Tom Houpe of Avon Park, FL; father, James F. Vinson of Memphis, TN; daughters: Brooke Billions of Hernando, MS and Melissa Bryant of Olive Branch, MS; sisters: Renee Weiss(Jeff) of Kodak, TN and Kathy Cioffi(Ron) of Jones...