Jenwyl D. McLain, 87, died peacefully on February 9, 2014. Jennie will be laid to rest in Forest Hill East Cemetery at 2440 Whitten Road. Visitation will be held on Thursday evening between 5 and 7 p.m. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. on Friday. Jennie was born to sharecropper parents in Morrilton, Arkansas on October 12, 1926. She...
Major Geoffrey Norman Weaver, 36, died February 8, 2014 from a heart attack in Roswell, NM, where he was residing. Born in Memphis, TN, on June 21, 1977, Geoff was immensely devoted to and survived by his family: Mother, Gale Martz, Cordova, TN; Step-mother, Cathy Weaver, Memphis, TN; Sister, Stephanie McCord (Al) and their children Braxton and Skylar, Sun Valley,...
Melva Larel Cochran, 87, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2014. The widow of James A. Cochran, she is survived by her son, Richard Williams (Claudette), of Southaven; a granddaughter, Rhonda Williams; two sisters, Pam Moore; Arlene Santes; and two brothers, Frank Morton and Lonnie Morten. She was a member of Wells Station Baptist Church. Visitation will be 1-2 pm, Wednesday,...
REV. BILLY J. McCOLLUM, JR., 64, died February 7, 2014. Visitation, 5-7 p.m. Monday, February 10 and service 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 11, both at Forest Hill East Funeral Home. Burial in Forest Hill East Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Joy McCollum; daughter, Tammy Mosier; stepdaughters, Angel Stafford, Debbie Hann; son, Billy McCollum, Jr.; sisters, Paulette Elder, Karen...
DAVID H. DUKE, 64, passed away Friday, February 7, 2014 after a lengthy illness. David always had a knack for keeping people amused, whether he was hamboning (his specialty), playing jokes, or telling stories. He was especially proud of his early career as an ironworker where he gained his nickname, "Iron Duke". He later became a maintenance mechanic at Solae...
Birdye Lois Brown Fondren, 86, widow of Charles L. Fondren, passed away Friday, February 7, 2014. She is survived by her daughter, Rita Smith and son-in-law Alan of Sardis, TN; two grandsons, Billy Keith Williams (Annette) of Cortez, CO; Brian Keith Williams of Bartlett, TN; two sisters-in-law, Janie Tindale of Greenwood, MS and Dean Fondren of Arlington, TN. She worked...
Wayne Hayes Tanner, 79, of Germantown, TN passed from this earthly life on February 6, 2014. He was born on March 14, 1936 as the youngest child of Ashley and Lois Tanner of Brighton, TN. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Barbara Barton Tanner, and his daughter, Lee Anne Tanner both of Germantown; daughter, Allison West of...
Edward T. Davis, 73, of Olive Branch, MS, died February 6, 2014. He is survived by his daughter, Angel Davis and grandchildren, Jake, Jada and Jared. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Sunday, February 9 and service 10 a.m. Monday, February 10 at Forest Hill East Funeral Home. Forest Hill East Funeral Home 901-382-1000
Southaven - Curtis D. Boyd, 101, died peacefully at his home Wednesday morning, February 5, 2014. He was born September 28, 1912, in Gideon, Missouri and retired from the University of Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eva Boyd; and a son, Earl Hill. Mr. Boyd leaves two children, Ronnie Boyd of Southaven, MS and a daughter,...