Ruth Young (Drake)

Dec 19, 2017

Ruth Drake Young, 88, stepped into eternity to meet her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 19, 2017. She was born to James Allen Drake, Sr. and Myrtle Haydock Drake on January 26, 1929 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As a young girl, Ruth moved with her family to Verona to be close to relatives. In 1948, she graduated from...

Ollie Mae Ruth

Dec 17, 2017

Ollie Mae Ruth, 93, died Sunday, December 17, 2017 at the Sanctuary Hospice House. She was born August 14, 1924, in Lee County to Mannie and Selma Shumpert Estes. She worked on the family farm and picked cotton along with her brothers and sisters. She attended Mooreville School and on April 12, 1940 she married George Ruth. She was a...

Isaac F. Kennedy

Dec 5, 2017

Isaac F. Kennedy, age 95, went to be with the Lord after a lengthy illness on December 5, 2017. He was born September 23, 1922 to James (Jim) White Kennedy and Louise (Lula) Josephine Fredericka Siegler Kennedy in Direct, Texas. He was laid to rest December 7, 2017 at Lee Memorial Park in Verona, Mississippi. Lee Memorial Funeral Home was...

Antonia Gonzalez Lopez

Dec 1, 2017

Antonia Gonzales Lopez, 62, died Friday, December 01, 2017, at her home. She was born in Villa Juarez, S.L.P., Mexico. She was a member of St. Christopher Catholic Church and worked at Ashley Furniture. Services will be 2 PM Monday, December 4, 2017, at St. Christopher Catholic Church with Father Tim Murphy officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Forest Cemetery....

Deanna Jeanine Hammons (Browning)

Dec 1, 2017

MoorevilleDeanna Browning Hammons, 53, passed away at her home on Friday, December 1, 2017. She was born November 14, 1964 in Clarksdale, MS to Lewis Henry Browning Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Springer Browning. Deanna was a graduate of Clarksdale High School. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandkids, taking care of them and cooking for them. Deanna...

Judy Carol Skelton

Nov 26, 2017

Judy Carol Skelton, 71, died Sunday, November 26, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born March 1, 1946, in Guin, Alabama to Marvin and Jewel Trimm. She graduated from Lubbock High School in Lubbock, Texas. She was a member of Brewer Baptist Church and the Lady's Sunday School Class. She volunteered her time to the Sanctuary...

Jack Lee Dempsey

Nov 21, 2017

Jack Lee Dempsey, 72, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at the Courtyards in Fulton. Jack was born March 7, 1945 in Breese, IL, the son of William and Wilma Farley Dempsey. He worked as a truck driver for Action Industries for many years. He was a member of the St. Mark United Methodist Church in Memphis and enjoyed anything...

Ann Crane

Nov 17, 2017

Mary Ann Kelley Crane, 86, died Friday, November 17, 2017, at the North MS Medical Center. She was born may 15, 1931 to Luther and Annie Kelley and a lifelong resident of the Chesterville community. She was a member of the Chesterville Calvary Baptist Church. She worked as an inspector for Blue Bell for over 30 years. She enjoyed camping,...

Doris Bowen Ballard

Nov 5, 2017

Doris Bowen Ballard, 78, surrounded by her children, went home to be with her Lord Sunday, November 5, 2017, at the Baldwyn Nursing Home. She was born August 10, 1939 in Shannon to Littleton and Ida Marie Stevens. She was an accomplished seamstress and had worked at PeopleLounger for over 20 years. She was a member of Limestone Baptist Church....

Gerald Lamar "Andy" Anderson

Nov 4, 2017

Gerald Lamar "Andy" Anderson, 89, went to heaven Saturday, November 4, 2017. He was doing what he loved, riding with family on the county roads of northeast Mississippi, when he transitioned to heaven. Andy was married to the love of his life, Martha Brady Anderson, for 63 years until her death in August of 2013. As a much loved and...