Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Eupora, MS, Webster County, and Surrounding Areas

Alan Turner

Alan Turner

Oct 31, 2026

Roger Alan Turner, Jr., age 60, of Eupora, Mississippi, passed away on Saturday morning, October 31, 2026, at Diversicare in Eupora. Alan was born on July 11, 1966, in Marshall, Texas to the late Roger Alan Turner, Sr. and Barbara Gayle Lackey Turner. Alan was a 1985 graduate of Eupora High School in Eupora, Mississippi, served in the United States...

Priscilla Lynn Stricklin Edwards

Priscilla Lynn Stricklin Edwards

Oct 30, 2026

Priscilla Lynn Stricklin Edwards, age 64, of Eupora, Mississippi, passed away peacefully at her residence surrounded by her family on Friday, October 30, 2026. Priscilla was born on March 12, 1962, in Choctaw County, Mississippi to the late William Vester Stricklin and Lonnie Georgia Keeton Stricklin-Sanders. She was a member of West Shady Grove Baptist Church in Webster County, Mississippi...

Robert Allen Wills

Robert Allen Wills

Oct 29, 2026

Robert Allen Wills departed this world on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at the age of 74 in Pass Christian, Mississippi. He was a retired welder and construction worker and was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi on December 7, 1951, and spent many years living in the Choctaw and Webster County areas as well as Lee County.

Robert took pride in his work...

Nicholas "Nic" Lance Tartt

Nicholas "Nic" Lance Tartt

Oct 27, 2026

Nicholas "Nic" Lance Tartt, age 50, of Guntown, Mississippi passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at his residence. Nic was born on November 3, 1975, to Larry and Marilyn Parham Tartt in Amory, Mississippi. He was employed by Westrock in Saltillo, Mississippi. Nic is survived by his loving wife, Lisa Turner Tartt of Guntown, Mississippi; children, Cole Tartt, J.D....

Robert Connell

Robert Connell

Oct 26, 2026

William Robert Connell, age 67, of Eupora, Mississippi passed away on October 26, 2026, at his residence. Robert was born on August 26, 1959, to the late Bobby Octa Connell and Shirley Ann Rowe Connell in Webster County, Mississippi. He was a retired truck driver and enjoyed fishing, camping, being out on the river and just the simple pleasures of...

Effie "Cathy" Catherine Lollar

Effie "Cathy" Catherine Lollar

Oct 13, 2026

Effie “Cathy” Catherine Lollar, age 82, of Mantee, Mississippi, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday morning, October 13, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Cathy was born on June 2, 1944, in Grenada, Mississippi, to the late Woodrow Wilson Callis and Ora Bell Lott Callis. She was a retired insurance agent and a faithful...

Keith Purvis

Keith Purvis

Oct 5, 2026

Ralph Keith Purvis, age 80, of Maben, Mississippi passed away peacefully at his residence on Monday morning, October 5, 2026, surrounded by his family. Keith was born on September 15, 1946, in Brandon, Mississippi to the late Ralph Newt Purvis and Edna Lou Warren Purvis. He was a retired Maintenance Supervisor for Mississippi State University and member of Center Grove...

Bennie Lynn Perkins

Bennie Lynn Perkins

Oct 3, 2026

Bennie Lynn Perkins, age 83, of Pheba, Mississippi passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at his residence in Pheba. Bennie was born on June 23, 1943, in Webster County, Mississippi to the late Ortho Thomas Perkins and Lettye Langston Perkins. He was a retired truck driver. Bennie is survived by his wife, Gwendolynn Harpole Bell Perkins of Pheba, Mississippi...

Wyatt Reed Carmichael

Wyatt Reed Carmichael

Sep 29, 2026

Wyatt Reed Carmichael, age 18, of Bellefontaine, Mississippi, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, after a tragic accident in Webster County, Mississippi. Wyatt, just celebrating his eighteenth birthday, was born on September 4, 2008, in Starkville, Mississippi to Ken Carmichael and Erin Morris Pittman with beautiful blue eyes and soon enough a head full of blonde curls. 

Wyatt attended...

Jeffery Liddell Patterson

Jeffery Liddell Patterson

Sep 24, 2026

Jeffery Liddell Patterson, age 50, of Patterson, Louisiana St. Mary Parish and formerly of Eupora, Mississippi, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at Thibodaux Regional Health Systems in Thibodaux, Louisiana Lafourche Parish. Jeffery was born on November 25, 1975, in Eupora, Mississippi to Larry Patterson, Sr. and the late Phyllis Bingham Bell. He was a graduate of Eupora High...

Faye Carol Young Dewberry

Faye Carol Young Dewberry

Sep 20, 2026

Faye Carol Young Dewberry, age 79, of Maben, Mississippi, passed away surrounded by her family at her residence on Sunday morning, September 20, 2026. Faye was born on July 19, 1947, in Starkville, Mississippi to the late Hubert Young and Audean Archibald Young. She retired as Postmaster at the Maben Post Office for over thirty years. Faye loved the Lord...

Ronald Scott Wofford

Ronald Scott Wofford

Sep 15, 2026

Ronald Scott Wofford, age 65, of Mantee, Mississippi passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at his residence. Ronald was born on November 12, 1960, in Houston, Mississippi to David Roy Wofford and Barbara Ann Beaird Wofford. He was a retired Welder and was an avid reader and coin collector. Ronald was a member of Double Springs Baptist Church in...

Robert "Robbie" Craig Shaffer, Jr.

Robert "Robbie" Craig Shaffer, Jr.

Sep 11, 2026

Robert "Robbie" Craig Shaffer, Jr., age 55, passed away at his residence in Pass Christian, Mississippi on Friday, September 11, 2026. Robbie was born in Eupora, Mississippi on May 23, 1971, to Robert Craig Shaffer, Sr. and Kathleen Roush Shaffer. He was an Electrician, Welder and Mechanic and served in Maintenance at Babcock and Wilcox in West Point, Mississippi. Robbie...

Patrick Shane Floyd

Patrick Shane Floyd

Sep 10, 2026

Patrick Shane Floyd, age 36, passed away suddenly at his residence in Weir, Mississippi on Thursday morning, September 10, 2026. Patrick was born on August 2, 1990, in Metairie Jefferson Parish, Louisiana to William Melvin Floyd, Jr. and Ann Taranto Floyd. After moving to Mississippi Patrick was employed by K&M Portables in Ackerman, Mississippi. Patrick is survived by both of...

Robert Lee Box

Robert Lee Box

Sep 9, 2026

Robert Lee Box, age 69, of Houston, Mississippi, passed away at his residence on Wednesday morning, September 9, 2026. Robert was born on April 26, 1957, in Maben, Mississippi, to the late Melvin Robert Box and Naomi Thalia Louise Edwards Box. 

Robert was very gifted and talented musician. Music was woven into the very fabric of Robert’s life. From an early...

Martha Elizabeth Rosamond Pittman

Martha Elizabeth Rosamond Pittman

Sep 2, 2026

Martha Elizabeth Rosamond Pittman, age 91, passed away Wednesday morning, September 2, 2026, at the North Mississippi Medical Center’s Long-Term Care Facility in Eupora, Mississippi. She was born Saturday, November 10, 1934, in Montgomery County Mississippi. Of seven children, Martha was the only girl born to her parents Floyd and Louise Rosamond. Martha was married to Clifford Earl Pittman for...

Joyce Marie Cummings

Joyce Marie Cummings

Aug 26, 2026

Joyce Marie Cummings, age 85, of Eupora, Mississippi passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora, Mississippi. Joyce was born on December 1, 1940, in Lufkin, Texas to the late Robert Frank Ginn and Hazel Grimes Ginn. She was a homemaker and enjoyed crochet, needlepoint, mowing her lawn, reading and enjoyed watching her hummingbirds....

Trudy Elizabeth Fulgham Shoemaker

Trudy Elizabeth Fulgham Shoemaker

Aug 11, 2026

Trudy Elizabeth Fulgham Shoemaker, age 68, of Brandon, Mississippi, passed away on Tuesday evening August 11, 2026, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. Trudy was born on August 2, 1958, in Greenville, Mississippi to the late Gerald Eugene Fulgham and Elizabeth Lee Golden Fulgham. After High School, Trudy received her bachelor's degree in accounting and worked in her profession...

Christi Nichole Dozier Smith

Christi Nichole Dozier Smith

Aug 7, 2026

Christi Nichole Dozier Smith, age 48, passed away after an extended illness at her residence in Laurens, South Carolina on Friday, August 7, 2026. Christi was born on April 26, 1978, in Eupora, Mississippi to Mackey Turner Dozier and Vickie Helms Ming. She was a member of West Shady Grove Baptist Church in Eupora, Mississippi, graduate of East Webster High...

Don L. Maddox

Don L. Maddox

Aug 1, 2026

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we bid farwell to our father, grandfather, brother and friend. Don L. Maddox, age 76, of Mathiston, Mississippi went to rest in the arms of Jesus on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. Don was a resident of Choctaw and Webster Counties most of...