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New Albany, MS Obituaries

Local Obituaries for New Albany, MS, Union County, & Surrounding Areas

Easel Littlejohn

Easel Littlejohn

Jul 15, 2019

 Easel Littlejohn, 95, died at her residence on Monday, July 15, 2019. She was born in Dora, Alabama, on June 16, 1924, the daughter of Charles Thomas Whisenant and Addie Lena Webb Whisenant. Mrs. Littlejohn was a homemaker and a member of Wallerville Baptist Church. She enjoyed crocheting, quilting, and working in her flower beds.    Survivors include two sons, Billy Reid...

Prebble Ruth Johnson

Prebble Ruth Johnson

Jun 14, 2019

Prebble Ruth Johnson, 77, died Friday, June 14, 2019, at her residence in Memphis.  She was born in Mississippi on April 14, 1942, the daughter of John and Ada Louise Graham.  Mrs. Johnson was a Baptist.   She is survived by a son, John Randle Stevens and a daughter, Shelia Renee Stevens Renner (Shean) and six grandchildren. A graveside service will...

Jerry Glyn Holland, II

Jerry Glyn Holland, II

Jun 2, 2019

 Jerry Glyn Holland, II, age 49, died Sunday, June 2, 2019, at his residence in the Pinedale Community. He was born December 11, 1969, in New Albany, Mississippi. Glyn was a graduate of W. P. Daniel High School , he drove a truck for many years and traveled all over the U. S. He was also a bail bondsman and...

Gerald Lee Snider

Gerald Lee Snider

May 29, 2019

Gerald Lee Snider, 64, died May 29, 2019, at his residence in Union County, Mississippi.  He was born in Union County on April 7, 1955, the son of Leroy and Etoy Speck Snider.  Mr. Snider attended Center Baptist Church and had been a sports recruiter helping young athletes.  His parents preceded him in death.  He is survived by a number...

Jewell Harston Ethridge

Jewell Harston Ethridge

Feb 15, 2019

Jewell Ethridge, 75, died Friday, February 15, 2019, at Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center. He was born January 26, 1944, in Lee County the son of Hoarace F, Sr. and Ruby Jewel Watson Ethridge. Jewell was a member of Buchanan Baptist Church and was a tool and dye setter. He enjoyed gardening and spending time with his family.   Survivors include...

Billy DeRay Foster

Billy DeRay Foster

Feb 10, 2019

 Billy DeRay Foster, 67, died at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany, on Sunday, February 10, 2019. Billy was born in Houston, Ms., on May 7, 1951, the son of Otha Cavin and Mattie Lancaster Foster. He attended North Side Baptist Church, was a retired truck driver, and National Guard veteran.     Survivors include his wife, Patsy Foster of New Albany; his...

Jewell Jean Guthrie

Jewell Jean Guthrie

Jan 10, 2019

Jewell Jean Guthrie, 35, died at home in the Lake Arrowhead community on Thursday, January 10, 2019.  She was born on May 15, 1983, in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Richard Guthrie and Patricia Ann Day Campbell.  Jewell was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her father, Richard Guthrie of California; one son, Bailey Matthew Thompson of Hickory Flat; grandparents,...

Larry Eason Denton

Larry Eason Denton

Dec 22, 2018

Larry Eason Denton, 84, died Saturday, December 22, 2018, in Bartlett, Tennessee. Mr. Denton was born in Myrtle, Mississippi, the son of Willie Wyatt Denton and Ina Smithey Denton. He was a Baptist, a Master Mason, 32nd Degree of the Scottish Rite. He was a retired truck driver and drove a school bus after retirement for the Horn Lake Schools....

Margaret L Bailey

Margaret L Bailey

Dec 20, 2018

 Margaret Bailey, 90, died Thursday, December 20, 2018, at New Albany Health and Rehab. She was born in Sikeston, Missouri, the daughter of James W. and Ludie Walker Henson. Mrs. Bailey was a retired sitter and a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church of Myrtle. She loved to sew and grow flowers.     Services are Saturday, December 22, 2018, at 1:00 P....

Barbara Ann Turner

Barbara Ann Turner

Nov 20, 2018

Barbara Ann Turner, 60, died November 20, 2018, at her residence.  She was born January 9, 1958, in Illinois, the daughter of Leroy Kestner and Emma Sue Vance Kestner Lemar.  Barbara was of a non-denominational faith.  She is survived by two sons, Scott Rodgers of Grenada and Timothy Rodgers of New Albany; three daughters, Jeannie Porter of New Albany; Jamie Lee...

Betty Grey Caples

Betty Grey Caples

Oct 1, 2018

Betty Grey Caples, 88, died on Monday, October 1, 2018, in Virginia.  She was born December 10, 1929, in Tennessee, the daughter of T. C. and Lucille Criswell Adams.  She was the widow of James K. Caples, she and Mr. Caples married on July 22, 1950, and had been married fifty eight years, two months, and eleven days when he...

Mavis "Sis" Grubbs

Mavis "Sis" Grubbs

Sep 28, 2018

Mavis "Sis" Grubbs , 90, passed away Friday, September 28, 2018, at Sunshine Health Care in Pontotoc. She was born in Pontotoc County on September 23, 1928, the daughter of the late Dudley and Arvella Benjamin. She married Bro. Jimmy Grubbs, they had been married 68 years when he died. She was a member of Pleasant Dale Baptist Church, where...

Ruby Joan Horton

Ruby Joan Horton

Sep 12, 2018

Ruby Horton, 79, died at her residence on Wednesday, September 12, 2018.  She was born January 6, 1939, in Memphis, the daughter of John Brown Saint, Jr. and Ruby Irene Doss Saint.  Mrs. Horton was a Catholic and was retired from General Electric.  She is survived by her husband, Marvin Horton of Pontotoc; one son Bill Browning of Olive Branch; one...

Kenneth Warren Pike

Kenneth Warren Pike

Sep 7, 2018

Ken Pike, 64, was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 12, 1954, the son of Clifton D. and Reba Demaris Benefiel Pike.  He passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018, at his residence in New Albany.  Ken was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church and had been a construction worker, building houses and buildings.  He served his country as...

Lynn Delores Conklin

Lynn Delores Conklin

Aug 27, 2018

 Lynn Delores Conklin, 67,was retired from Action Industries in Saltillo. Delores passed away at Sanctuary Hospice on Monday, August 27, 2018, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Delores leaves her husband and best friend, Niles William Conklin and three daughters, Connie Anne Smith (Kenneth), Janet Lynn Smith (Dennis), both of Troy, and Jessica Lee Gardner of New Albany. She also...

Mary Nell Gordon

Mary Nell Gordon

Aug 16, 2018

Mary Nell Gordon, 81, died Thursday at Diversicare in Ripley. She was born February 20, 1937, the daughter of E. C. and Inez Willis Ballard. Mrs. Gordon had been a resident of New Albany since 1991, having moved here from Aurora, Illinois. She was a member of Zion Baptist Church and a retired employee of Seal Master.Survivors include grand sons,...

Eula Faye Potts

Eula Faye Potts

Jul 18, 2018

Eula Faye Potts 88, was born February 14, 1930, the daughter of Roy and Hattie Willard Hogue Davis.  Mrs. Potts was the widow of Leonard Earl Potts, was a housewife, a gardener, and a loving mother.  Survivors include three sons, Jerry Potts of Decatur, Illinois; Gary Potts of Yorkville, Illinois; and Ronald Potts of Plano, Illinois.  Other family members are brothers,...

Martha Laverne Saunders

Martha Laverne Saunders

Jul 14, 2018

Martha Laverne Saunders passed away on July 14, 2018 at Novant Hospital in Huntersville, N.C.  She was born March 27, 1933, in Holly Springs, Mississippi, the daughter of Van and Florine Stewart.  Mrs. Saunders graduated from Southside High School in Memphis in 1952 and married Robert Saunders in 1953.  She graduated with a Bachelors of Arts Cum Laude degree from...

Donald Keith Childers

Donald Keith Childers

Jul 12, 2018

Donnie Childers, 53, died on Thursday, July 12, 2018, at his residence in New Albany.  Donnie was born February 13, 1965, in Union County, Mississippi.  He is survived by his sister, Tammy Fryar of New Albany; his brother, David Fryar of Myrtle; three nephews, Trent Fryar, Tanner Fryar, and Austin Fryar, all of New Albany; three nieces, Jaren Swords, Savannah Fryar,...

Roy Edgar Adair

Roy Edgar Adair

Jun 28, 2018

Roy Edgar Adair, 99, died Thursday, June 28, 2018, at Magnolia Place in New Albany. Mr. Adair was born in Union County on September 10, 1918. He was of the Assembly of God faith; former owner of Adair TV and Appliance in New Albany; and loved genealogy, wood working, vegetable gardening, and the internet. Mr. Adair also did photography work...

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