Southaven - MARJORIE R. RUDDLE, 89, homemaker, died August 19, 2014. Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. Monday, August 25 with funeral service at 2 p.m. at Forest Hill East Funeral Home. Burial in Forest Hill East Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace D. Ruddle. She leaves her daughters, Carolyn (Hal) Council, Marilyn McVay, Debbie (Steve) Riley;...
OLETA PAULINE EMMONS STEWART, 90, homemaker, of Memphis, died August 19, 2014. She was a graduate of Mississippi State College for Women (MSCW). Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday, August 24 and service will be Monday, August 25, at Forest Hill Funeral Home East. She is survived by her husband Joe Ray Stewart; daughters, Debbie Emmons Phillips, Diane Emmons Hoover,...
Gertrude Fair, 84, of Memphis passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2014. Mrs. Fair was a retired nurse''s aid for home health care. She leaves her husband, Willie James Fair; four daughters: Ethel Carter (Lance), Sallie Powell (Charles), Delois Burnett-Cedeno (Patrick) and Tina Woodruff; four sons: James Fair (Stephanie), George Fair (April), Billy Fair (Cheryl) and Antonio Fair; two sisters:...
Anita Choate Harbison, 94, went to be with the Lord, Monday, August 18, 2014. The widow of Hunter G. Harbison, she is survived by two daughters, Nancy Haney (Jeff); Jayne Harbison; two sons, Hunter L. Harbison (Pam); Richard Harbison (Grace); five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and special friend, Sam Gates. A Faithful Servant of the Lord, she used her talent as...
Hernando - Charles Thurman McCormick, 86, and retired electronic engineer for the F.A.A., went to be with the Lord on August 17, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Rodgers McCormick; daughters, Judy Armstrong of N. Augusta, SC, Anita Russell of Eupora, MS, Denise McGehee of Pontotoc, MS, and step-son Keith Rodgers of Collierville, TN; 10 grandchildren and 15...
Senatobia, MS - Robert H. "Bob" Yancey, 90, passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2014. Service will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 19 at Forest Hill South with visitation from 12 to 2 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will be in Forest Hill South Cemetery. Mr. Yancey was a WWII Air Force Veteran and a U.S. Navy Veteran, a...
Grace M. Wilson, of Memphis, went to be with her Lord, August 15, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, David "Buck" Wilson; her parents, Bill and Nora Carden; sister, Oma Brown; brother, James Carden; and granddaughter, Holly Spicer Agnew. Mrs. Wilson is survived by her daughter, Cheryle (Al) Spicer; two sisters, Sue Taylor (caregiver) of Cordova, TN,...
Marion - Lt. Col. James Travis Simpson, 90, born in Vance, MS on February 28, 1924, died August 15, 2014. His memory will be cherished by his wife of 68 years, Cathryn Louise (McNeil) Simpson; his children Linda Close (Ken) of Denton, TX, Mike Simpson of Ft. Walton Beach, FL, Becky Rushing, of Marion, AR, and Jackie Blanchard (Byron) of...
Dr. Jack Canada Shannon, 66, retired Memphis dentist, went to be with the Lord, August 15, 2014 after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by Judye, his loving wife of 43 years, and his cherished children, Kelly Sawyer (Bob) and Stephen Shannon (Leslee). He was "G-Daddy" to his five grandchildrenMary Margaret, Caroline, and Sarah Sawyer, and Anne and...