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New Albany, MS Obituaries

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

Randle Scott Littlejohn

Randle Scott Littlejohn

Feb 18, 2021

Scott Littlejohn, 56, died Thursday, February 18, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born in Union County on May 2, 1964, the son of Richard Randle and Emily Annette Carter Littlejohn. Scott was a Baptist and had been a Convenience Store Manager. His hobbies were hunting and fishing, and he enjoyed watching sporting events. He is...

Charles Douglas Shelton

Charles Douglas Shelton

Feb 2, 2021

Charles "Doug" Shelton entered into heaven on February 2, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born in Ashville, North Carolina, on June 16, 1932, to Frances Robertson Shelton and Wade Shelton. He had a loving step father, Sergeant Major Franklin Burns. He graduated high school in Frankfurt, Germany, and attended the University of Virginia and Blue Mountain College....

Gregory Preston Cato

Gregory Preston Cato

Feb 1, 2021

Greg Cato, 51, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021, at The Med in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born on July 24, 1969, the son of the late Clifford Levi Cato, Jr. and Glenda Dewanda Fulbright Cato. Greg had been a truck driver and was a member of Mount Gilead Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Regina Lynn...

James Izike Lewis

James Izike Lewis

Jan 29, 2021

James Izike "Sam" Lewis, 83, was born in Union County on June 4, 1937, the son of Hubert Morris and Ora Bell Lepard Lewis. Mr. Lewis departed this life on Friday, January 29, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. Mr. Sam was of the Pentecostal faith and had been a factory employee. His hobbies were fishing, flea marketing, and...

Ola Mae Moody

Ola Mae Moody

Jan 20, 2021

Ola was the daughter of the late Doss and Laura Mae Hale of Enterprise, Mississippi. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Ola enjoyed fishing, hunting, and working in her flower garden. She was a devoted wife of fifty one years to the late Johnny Joe Moody, and a loving mother and sister to Dorothy Butler of Myrtle and...

James Lee Staten

James Lee Staten

Jan 16, 2021

James Lee Staten, 92, died tragically Saturday, January 16, 2021, in a house fire. He was born July 24, 1928, in Union County, Mississippi, to Jesse Lee and Sybil Elizabeth King Staten. He was married to Annie Jones Staten who preceded him in death April 21, 2018. Mr. Staten served his country in the U. S. Navy stationed in Washington...

Deborah Gail Vance

Deborah Gail Vance

Jan 5, 2021

Deborah Gail Vance, 61, passed from this life on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Union County in New Albany. Gail was born October 13, 1959, in Grand Junction, Tennessee, the daughter of Edward Lavelle and Madine Brooks Whitehead. She had worked as a teacher's assistant at Ashland Elementary School and later as a Sales Associate at Walmart...

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...

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