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Bedford Logan
Oct 27, 2025
Bedford Forrest Logan, 85, passed away on Monday, October 27, 2025, at the Oxford Veterans’ Home. Born in Hamilton on September 9, 1940, William Nathan Logan, Sr. and Vera Lee Willis Logan. He was a 1958 graduate of Hamilton High School and a graduate of Mississippi State University with a degree in business administration. A lifelong resident of Monroe and...
Edwin White, Sr.
Oct 27, 2025
Edwin Lawrence White, Sr., 93, passed away on Monday, October 27, 2025 at Baptist Memorial Hospital—Golden Triangle in Columbus. Born in the Una Community of Clay County on December 21, 1931, he was a son to Charlie Levi White, Sr. and Ruth Kyle White. Mr. White was a 1952 graduate of Aberdeen High School, and for more than 65 years,...
Clyde Moody
Oct 25, 2025
Clyde Leroy Moody, 79, passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at his home in Nettleton. He was born on February 13, 1946 in Union County to Leroy and Annie Tidwell Moody. Clyde lived in the Nettleton area for many years and was married to former Glenda Lee Hallmark. For 30 years, he drove for Action Transport, and he was...
Billie Moore
Oct 23, 2025
Billie Kathryn Moore, 89, passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at her home. Born on January 15, 1936, in Hamilton, she was a daughter of Frank and Jimmie Sanders Rogers. She grew up in Aberdeen and graduated from Aberdeen High School where she excelled in the band playing the clarinet. She later attended Itawamba Junior College. She worked at...
William Drake, Jr.
Oct 19, 2025
William Ernest Drake, Jr., 81, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2025, at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. Born on January 26, 1944, he was the son of William Ernest, Sr. and Annie Elizabeth Cartledge Drake. He was a graduate of Aberdeen High School, and Itawamba Junior College. Prior to his retirement, he worked many years for JBHM Architects in Columbus...
Frankie Skelton
Oct 17, 2025
Frankie Mae Lewis Skelton, 86, passed away on Friday, October 17, 2025, at her daughter’s home in Corinth. She was born June 5, 1939, in Detroit, AL to Lonnie and Lorene Mills Lewis. She was the widow on Calvin Doyle Skelton to whom she was married 66 years. Prior to her retirement at age 62, she worked as a sewing...
William Claybrook, Jr.
Oct 16, 2025
Mr. William Allen Claybrook jr, age 56, of LaGrange, passed away on October 26, 2026. Mr. Claybrook was born on September 8, 1969, in Sylacauga, Alabama to the late William Allen Claybrook, Sr. and Barbara Ann Gunn Claybrook. Graduating high school in Sylacauga, he attended Auburn University where he played in the band. He worked in retail sales and enjoyed...
George Douglas Murff
Oct 16, 2025
George Douglas “Doug” Murff, 82, passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at his home. He was born on March 30, 1943 in Gattman to Forthman and Gladys Danner Murff and he was a 1963 graduate of Hamilton High School. A life-long resident of Monroe County he was married to the former Mildred Sutton Linley and was co-owner of Mildred’s...
Grafton Gray Woods
Oct 10, 2025
Grafton Gray Woods, 88, passed away peacefully on October 10, 2025 at River Place Nursing Home in Amory, MS. He was born in Hamilton, MS on May 19, 1937 to parents Rufus Woods and Irene Mattison Woods. He retired from Dobbs Trucking. He carried mail from Hamilton, MS to Birmingham, AL. He was an avid outdoorsman. He loved to hunt,...
Brad Oakes
Oct 3, 2025
HAMILTON – Thomas Bradley “Brad” Oakes, 48, passed away Friday, Oct. 3, 2025 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus. He was born July 13, 1977 to Tommy and Lana Oakes. Brad attended Itawamba Community College and East Mississippi Community College and earned his associates degree before joining the U.S. Air Force.
Born in Monroe County, the Air Force took him...
Roland Wayne Brewer
Oct 1, 2025
Roland Wayne Brewer Jr.,62, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at the NMMC in Tupelo. He was born in Lowndes County, MS on June 22, 1963 to Roland W. Brewer Sr., and Rebecca Sudduth Brewer. He was a graduate of Millport High School in Alabama. He proudly served his country for six years in the United States Army. He...
Donnie Allen
Sep 29, 2025
Donnie Stephen Allen, 73, passed away on Monday, September 29, 2025 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory following a brief illness. Donnie was born in Aberdeen on December 27, 1951 to Boyd and Antionette Sloan Allen. He attended ICC and was widely known as a painting contractor. He enjoyed hunting, going to church and talking about Jesus. Above all,...
Eileen Stark
Sep 28, 2025
Eileen Johnson Stark (Ninny) departed this life for eternal peace on September 28, 2025in residence at Big Pink. Ninie, as she was affectionately called, was born in Sycamore, Illinois on December 6, 1932. She and husband Jim married on New Year’s Eve in 1951 and rapidly birthed four children in five years. The Starks also informally adopted two “outside” children...
Caroline Mitchell Rowzee
Sep 26, 2025
Caroline Mitchell Rowzee, 75, passed away on Friday, September 26, 2025 at her residence. She was born on April 19, 1950 in Meridian, MS.
Caroline was a retired service worker in the food industry where she worked for over 50 years. She loved her family and providing care and support to anyone in need. She was a dedicated advocate for anyone...
Theresa Nelson
Sep 23, 2025
Theresa D. Nelson, 100, passed away at Arcadia Senior Living Center in Pace, Fl on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. She was born on October 30, 1924, in Douglas County, MO to Claude Swearengin and Wilma Williams Swearingen. She was the widow of Oscar Nelson, and she was a member of St. Mark Methodist Church in Aberdeen where she sang in...
Danny Grissom
Sep 18, 2025
Danny J. Grissom, 68, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2025 at his home. He was born on October 13, 1956 in Hayti, MO to Joe Grissom and Betty Ash Grissom. In his younger years, he farmed, and later he was the owner/operator of Three Star Muffler Shop in Tuscaloosa. Drag racing was one of his favorite activities, and was...
James House
Sep 15, 2025
James Loyd House, 99, passed away on Monday evening, September 15, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice in Tupelo. He was born on January 8, 1926, in Aberdeen to Joseph Otto and Clearsie Stella Swinney House and was a lifelong resident of Aberdeen. He volunteered to serve in the Navy during World War II in 1944 and fought in...
Sylvia Simmons
Sep 8, 2025
Sylvia Jean Lee Simmons, 80, passed away on Monday, September 8, 2025 at North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point. Born in Macon on March 15, 1945, she was a daughter, to W.S. Lee and Ethel Vernon Lee. She grew up in West Point where she graduated high school and she was the widow of Ronald Simmons. She worked the family dairy...
William Teddy Putnam
Sep 5, 2025
William Teddy Putnam, 66, passed away on Friday, September 5, 2025 at his residence in Aberdeen. He was born on October 2, 1958 in Eupora, MS to parents William O. Putnam JR., and Gloria Faye (Wright) Cantrell. He was a lease operator in the oil and gas industry and he loved it. William enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding motorcycles and four...
Philip Cockerham
Sep 4, 2025
Philip Lance Cockerham, 77, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at his home in Hamilton surrounding by family and friends. Born on March 12, 1948 in Aberdeen, he was a son to John Allen, Sr. and Georgia Mae Garner Cockerham.
Philip grew up in Hamilton and was a 1966 graduate of Hamilton High School. Graduating from Itawamba Junior College, he...
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