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Tammy Cummings Baker
May 21, 2025
Tammy Lynn Gurley Cummings Baker age 64, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Tammy was born on January 25, 1961, in Ackerman, Mississippi to the late James E. Gurley and Bonnie Jo Brooks Gurley. She was a retired Elementary School Teacher for thirty-three years and a member of Sapa Baptist Church in...
Johnnie Douglas "J.D." Robertson
May 19, 2025
Johnnie Douglas "J.D." Robertson, age 83 of Eupora, Mississippi, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday evening, May 19, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora, Mississippi. J.D. was born in Gordo, Alabama on May 4, 1942, to James Barrett Robertson and Hassie Ethel Harris Robertson. After receiving his Bachelor's Degree in College, J.D began work as the...
Anita Louise McKnight Cummins
May 16, 2025
Anita Louise McKnight Cummins age 88, of Bentonia, Mississippi and formerly of Choctaw County, Mississippi, passed away peacefully at her home in Bentonia, Mississippi on Friday, May 16, 2025. Anita was born on September 24, 1936, in Cleveland, Mississippi to Earl McKnight and Clara Sorey McKnight. She was a homemaker and member of Ogden Baptist Church in Bentonia, Mississippi and...
John Edward Uribarri
May 9, 2025
John was a devoted family man who has left a legacy of love through his children. Whether as a reservist in the Army, providing for his family, or solving problems for others, he selflessly did his duty while taking delight in small things and finding joy in all circumstances. He was a playful father and grandfather who created laughter from...
Thomas Craig Shaw
May 6, 2025
Thomas Craig Shaw age 51, of Eupora, MS, passed away at his daughter's residence in Starkville, MS on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Craig was born on May 30, 1973, to the late Thomas Eugene Shaw and Helen Jean Bright Shaw. Before he became ill, he was employed by Direct TV. He was a member and Deacon of Bluff Springs Baptist...
Lisa Diane Cummins Anderson
May 4, 2025
Lisa Anderson, age 64 of Alvin, Texas, departed this life and went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at UTMB Health Clear Lake Campus Hospital in Webster, Texas. Lisa was born in Texas City, Texas to Willis Oscar Cummins and Lorene Schaefer Cummins on October 27, 1960. After graduating from LaMarque High School in...
Nellie Ann Whitt Long
May 1, 2025
Nellie Ann Whitt Long age 88, of Eupora, Mississippi, passed away peacefully at North Mississippi Long Term Care Unit in Eupora, Mississippi on Thursday night, May 1, 2025. Nellie was born on June 20, 1936, in Reform, Mississippi to John Q. Whitt and Plummie Lee Reed Whitt. She was a member of Antioch Church in Choctaw County, Mississippi and a...
Joseph "Joe" Kellum Martin
Apr 20, 2025
Joseph "Joe" Kellum Martin, age 84 of Eupora, Mississippi, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora, Mississippi. He was born on January 19, 1941, in Choctaw County, Mississippi to Hugh Doris Martin, Sr. and Jewel Kellum Martin. Joe was a member of First Baptist Church in Eupora, Mississippi and co-owner of Joe and...
Shirley Ann Floyd Swindle
Apr 12, 2025
Shirley Ann Floyd Swindle, age 83, of Magee, Mississippi, passed away at her home on April 12, 2025. Shirley was born on July 10, 1941, to James and Jettie Floyd. She attended High School at Kilmichael High School in Kilmichael, Mississippi. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Science from Blue Mountain College in Blue...
Martha Alice Rogers
Apr 11, 2025
Martha Alice Rogers age 91, of Eupora, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 11, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center Long Term Care in Eupora, Mississippi. Martha was born on July 1, 1933, to John Thomas Thornburg and Clara Bell O'Bryant Thornburg in Theodore, Alabama. She was employed at Wells Lamont for thirty-eight and a half years. After retiring,...
Rickey Dale Sturdivant
Apr 10, 2025
Rickey Dale Sturdivant age 73, of Eupora, MS, passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North in Oxford, MS, on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Rickey was born in Maben, MS on September 14, 1951, to Hugh Allen Sturdivant and Bonnie Bernice Ellison Sturdivant. He was a retired truck driver and former EMT. Rickey is survived by his wife, Brenda Marie Price Sturdivant,...
Joan Maddox Doolittle
Apr 9, 2025
Joan Maddox Doolittle, age 97 of Eupora, Mississippi, passed away on April 9, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center Long Term Care Center in Eupora, Mississippi. Joan was born on June 1, 1927, in Eupora, Mississippi to the late Dr. Silas Garner Maddox and Clara Mae Kilpatrick Maddox. She attended Eupora High school and Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi. Joan...
Richard "Ricky" Duke Palmer
Apr 6, 2025
Richard "Ricky" Duke Palmer age 66 of Eupora, MS, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora, MS. Ricky was born on November 4, 1958, to Jesse F. Palmer and Jimmie Estes Palmer. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Mathiston, MS and despite his mental condition which prevented him from sharing...
Charles "Charlie" Robert Privett, Jr.
Apr 6, 2025
Charles "Charlie" Robert Privett, Jr. age 40 of Eupora, MS, passed away unexpectedly in the early hours of Sunday, April 6, 2025, at his residence in Eupora, MS. Charlie was born on February 17, 1985, in Helena, Arkansas to Charles Robert Privett, Sr. and Kathryn Suzanne Stevens. He was an operator at Dewberry Sawmill in Maben, MS and an avid...
Russell "Russ" Salter Turner
Apr 5, 2025
Russell "Russ" Slater Turner age 66, of Eupora, MS, passed away unexpectedly on April 5, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora, MS. Russ was born on September 30, 1958, in Philadelphia, MS, to James "Jack" Herman Turner and Eunice Salter Turner. He was known as a proud son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and "Russie" to all of his...
Gladys Dean Fletcher
Apr 3, 2025
Gladys Dean Fletcher, age 97 of Eupora, MS, received her heavenly reward and met her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 3, 2025, surrounded by her family at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora, MS. Gladys was born in Choctaw County, MS on February 16, 1928 to William Josh Dean and Ruthie Mae Bright Dean. She was a homemaker and...
Delvis Eugene Swinford
Apr 2, 2025
Delvis Eugene Swinford, age 66 of Ripley, MS, passed away peacefully surrounded by his children on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at Diversicare in Ripley, MS. Mr. Swinford was born in Arkansas on April 22, 1958, to Delbert and Genevea Rose Jennings Swinford. He worked in construction and as a truck driver until becoming disabled from health conditions. Mr. Swinford is...
Mark Wayne Harrison
Mar 31, 2025
Mark Wayne Harrison, 62 of Mathiston, MS, passed away Monday, March 31, 2025, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. Mark was born on January 16, 1963, in Jackson, MS to Joe Donald Harrison, Sr. and Deanna Calloway Harrison. He was a devoted father and husband. Mark met and married Becky Walker and the two were married for 40 years....
Ethel Marie Dean Fulford
Mar 30, 2025
Ethel Marie Dean Fulford, 102 of Fairhope, AL, and formerly of Tomnolen, MS, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 30, 2025, at University of South Alabama Hospital in Mobile, AL surrounded by her family. Ethel was born on November 23, 1922, in Choctaw County, Mississippi. She was the youngest of 14 children born to Lara Lee...
Donald "Pig" Ray Mitchell
Mar 26, 2025
Donald "Pig" Ray Mitchell, age 69 of Stewart, MS passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora, MS. Donald "Pig" was born in Biloxi, MS on November 21, 1955, to Joseph Ralph Mitchell and Dorothy Ann Talley Mitchell. Pig as his family and friends knew him, was a retired factory...
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