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New Albany, MS Obituaries

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

Jearrel Buddy Donahue

Jearrel Buddy Donahue

Dec 26, 2020

Jearrel (Buddy) Donahue, 79, was born March 10, 1941, the son of James Vardaman and Mary Josephine Hughes Donahue. He passed away, Saturday morning, December 26, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Buddy was a faithful member of Poolville Baptist Church and a member of Amos Dorman Masonic Lodge number 480. He was a factory worker...

James Chester White

James Chester White

Dec 20, 2020

James Chester White, 79, died Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany. Mr. White was born in Baldwyn, on March 22, 1941, the son of James Henry and Sarah Pauline Page White. He was a Manufacturing Supervisor at a Heavy Machinery Plant during his working career and a veteran of the National Guard. Mr. White was...

Sally Beatrice Bennett

Sally Beatrice Bennett

Dec 20, 2020

Sally Beatrice "Bea" Bennett, 77, died Sunday, December 20, 2020, at Magnolia Place in New Albany. She was born January 31, 1943, in Union County, Mississippi, the daughter of Cecil Lindsey and Josephine McMillen Lindsey. Mrs. Bennett, a homemaker, had lived most of her life in Collierville, Tennessee, but had moved back to New Albany approximately seven years ago. She...

Frances H Corder

Frances H Corder

Nov 30, 2020

Frances H. Corder, 90, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020, at Diversicare of Ripley following an extended illness. She was born December 22, 1929, to Jasper and U V Henderson in Pontotoc, Mississippi. She was married to Neal Corder for fifty one years prior to his death in 2009. Survivors include a son Larry (Sandra) and a daughter, Debbie; a...

Mary Jo Chism

Mary Jo Chism

Nov 20, 2020

Mary Jo Chism, 71, died Friday, November 20, 2020, at her residence in Ripley. Mary was born in Union County on May 14, 1949, the daughter of Odie Wray Curtis and Helen Leone Hill Curtis. She was a Baptist associated with Faith Fellowship Baptist Church in Ripley. During her working career, Mary was a Child Care giver, and a homemaker....

Sara Moffitt Perkins

Sara Moffitt Perkins

Nov 10, 2020

Sara Moffitt Perkins, 81, a resident of Hickory Flat, MS passed away on November 10, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center--Tupelo. Sara was born in 1939 to Brooks and Effie Johnson Moffitt. Survivors include her beloved husband of 65 years Ralph David Perkins and their children Teresa Janneck (Kirk), Robert Perkins (Rachel), Kevin Perkins (Michelle), and Jennifer Perkins. Sara also...

Billy Ray Fair

Billy Ray Fair

Oct 21, 2020

Billy Ray Fair, 79, died Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at his residence in Horn Lake. He was born August 14, 1941, in Union County, the son of Roy and Drucilla Aston Fair. Mr. Fair was a truck driver and a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Coldwater. He is survived by two daughters, Karen Franklin and Sharon Reynolds, both of...

Danny Randle Russell

Danny Randle Russell

Oct 6, 2020

Danny Randle Russell, 71, died Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at North Ms Medical Center in Tupelo. Danny was born August 26, 1949, in the Hurricane Community of Pontotoc County, the son of Orman and Audrey McCain Russell. He was a member of Cornersville Baptist Church and had been employed in the furniture manufacturing industry. Survivors include, one daughter, Tracy Clark...

Mattie Jean Foster

Mattie Jean Foster

Oct 5, 2020

Mattie Jean Foster, 84, died Monday, October 5, 2020, at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. Mrs. Foster was born May 23, 1936, in Houston, Mississippi, the daughter of Dewey and Clytee Lancaster. She had been a seamstress during her career and was a member of Academy Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Debbie Camp (Tommy) of Coker, Alabama; two...

Carolyn Mae Poag

Carolyn Mae Poag

Sep 28, 2020

Carolyn Mae Poag, 76, died Monday, September 28, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born on July 15, 1944, in Greenville, Mississippi, the daughter of Irvin John and Annette Catherine Mauceli Wolf. Mrs. Poag was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in New Albany, a retired LPN having worked at Kings Daughters Hospital...

J T Willard

J T Willard

Aug 26, 2020

J.T. Willard, 98 passed away at Pontotoc Health & Rehab Wednesday morning, August 26, 2020. He was surrounded by loved ones and his passing was peaceful. He was born May 15, 1922, in Union County to Ronel and Idella (Hudson) Willard. He was a member of Pleasant Dale Baptist Church. He was retired from Emerson Electric in Oxford, MS. a...

Donald Chester Hackathorn

Donald Chester Hackathorn

Aug 19, 2020

Donald Hackathorn 84 years, 4 months, and 30 days old, died Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, North Mississippi, in Oxford. He was born on Monday, March 30, 1936, in Aurora, Illinois, the son of the late Paul and Beryle Hackathorn. Mr. Hackathorn was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church and he was retired from Piper Impact....

Jimmy Floyd Garrett

Jimmy Floyd Garrett

Aug 12, 2020

Jimmy Floyd Garrett, 80, died Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at Baptist Memorial North Mississippi in Oxford. He was born in New Albany on November 23, 1939, the son of the late Fred and Sadie Bolton Garrett. Mr. Garret was a veteran of the U. S. Army, a member of Amaziah Baptist Church, and a retired electrician. He is survived by...

Nicholas Colt Hartfield

Nicholas Colt Hartfield

Jun 27, 2020

Nicholas Colt Hartfield, 29, was born January 12, 1991, in New Albany, the son of Kevin Hartfield and Beth Hill Allen. He passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020, at his residence in New Albany. Colt, a Baptist, was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was employed by UPS as a freight driver. His hobbies were playing video games,...

Wayne Roger Wright

Wayne Roger Wright

Jun 15, 2020

Wayne Wright, 78, died Monday, June 15, 2020, at his daughter's house in Leslie, Arkansas. He was born August 22, 1941, in Hickory Flat, Mississippi, the son of Louis and Willie Mae Holland Wright. Mr. Wright was a long time resident of Myrtle, Mississippi, and had been a furniture factory employee most of his working career. Survivors include five daughters,...

Carmon LaVern Kennedy

Carmon LaVern Kennedy

May 29, 2020

LaVern Kennedy, 63, was born June 28, 1956, in Alabama, the daughter of Tommy Lee and RubyEsther Randolph Hamm. She died Friday, May 29, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. LaVern was a member of Fredonia Baptist Church and had been a seamstress manufacturing furniture products. Survivors include one son, Anthony Kennedy of New Albany; two daughters, Tonya...

David Allen Perkins

David Allen Perkins

May 25, 2020

David Allen Perkins, 63, was born September 24. 1956, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Ralph David and Sara Moffitt Perkins. He passed away Monday evening, at his residence in Hickory Flat. David was employed in restaurant management and had attended First Baptist Church, Chalmette, Louisiana. Survivors include his parents, Ralph and Sara Perkins of Hickory Flat; two brothers,...

Ellenter Millie Stout

Ellenter Millie Stout

May 18, 2020

Ellenter Millie Stout, 64, was born in Baldwyn, Mississippi, on October 26, 1955, the daughter of Clabe Daniel and Rodie Ellenter Floyd Holmes. She departed this life on Monday, May 18, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Union County in New Albany. Ellenter was the widow of Robert Stout and attended Victory Life Center in New Albany. She is survived by...

Gerald Wayne Hale

Gerald Wayne Hale

Apr 27, 2020

Gerald Wayne Hale, 75, died Monday, April 27, 2020, at his residence in the Macedonia Community in Union County. Mr. Hale was born March 24, 1945, in Union County, the son of George Washington Hale and Lucille Bishop Hale. Gerald was of the Pentecostal faith and had been a logger as his occupation. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed...

Lurene Gates Robison

Lurene Gates Robison

Apr 26, 2020

Lurene Gates Robison, 94, of Etta went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 26, 2020. She was born September 3, 1925, in Union County to the late Dave Gates and Millie Ann Goggans Gates. She was a homemaker who loved visits from her family and friends. She enjoyed having a garden and putting up vegetables, cooking, and...

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