Obituaries
Francis Wall Cessna
UTICA — Francis Wall Cessna died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Windsor Place in Columbus. He was 90. Mr. Cessna was a U.S. Army veteran serving in World War II and the Army National Guard. He was a...
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Lois LaFran Adams
VALLEY PARK — Lois LaFran “Frannie Girl” Adams died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at River Regional Medical Center. She was 42. Mrs. Adams was a native of Raceland, La., a former Vicksburg resident an...
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Eugene Bell
ROLLING FORK — Eugene Bell of Rolling Fork died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at River Region Medical Center. He was 79. Mr. Bell was a retired farmer and a member of United Baptist Church of Fitler....
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Herbert Wallace Curry
BROOKHAVEN — Herbert Wallace Curry died Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. He was 54. Mr. Curry was born in Vicksburg. He was a graduate of Greenville High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree i...
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Ernest Evans
HERMANVILLE — Ernest Evans died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at River Region Medical Center. He was 76. Mr. Evans was preceded in death by a son, Ernest Evans Jr.; a daughter, Cleo Evans; his parent...
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S.E. Lowe
PORT GIBSON — S.E. Lowe died Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at River Region Medical Center. He was 90. Mr. Lowe was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Minnie Barnes Lowe; and two brothers, Sid...
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Verna Leggett McInnis
HOUSTON, Texas — Verna Leggett McInnis, 89, passed away on Jan. 30, 2012, in Houston, Texas. Verna was born on Aug. 22, 1922, in Vredenburgh, Ala., to John Vernon and Gertrude Mabel Leggett. Duri...
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Albert Lee Shorter
Services for Albert Lee Shorter will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home with the Rev. Barrett Lewis officiating. Burial will follow at Hermanville Cemetery. Mr. Shorter died ...
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Nancy B. Walker
Services for Nancy B. Walker will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Kings Empowerment Center with the Rev. Dexter Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 un...
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Robbie M. Williams
EDWARDS — Robbie M. Williams died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at River Region Medical Center. She was 95. Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Charles Joseph Baylot
HOSCHTON, Ga. — Charles Joseph Baylot, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Nora Brooks Baylot, Hoschton; daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy a...
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Mary Louise Harvey Guerriero
Mary Louise Harvey Guerriero, 81, of Madison entered into eternal life on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Mary was born in Vicksburg in 1930 and visited her mother in ...
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Katie Dowery
Katie Dowery died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at River Region Medical Center. She was 66. Ms. Dowery was a member of Travelers Rest M.B. Church. W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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May Roach
May Roach died Saturday, Jan . 28, 2012, at Vicksburg Convalescent Nursing Home. She was 77. Mrs. Roach was a native of Hankinson community and lived in Vicksburg most of her life. She was a retir...
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Albert Lee Shorter
Albert Lee Shorter died Sunday in Hermanville. He was 49. Mr. Shorter was the chief maintenance worker for the Cedar Grove Bed and Breakfast. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Herma...
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Herbert Curry
Herbert Curry of Brookhaven, a former resident of Vicksburg, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Brookhaven. He was 54. Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home has charge of...
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Magaret B. Hite
Margaret B. Hite died Friday, Jan.27, 2012, at her home. She was 85. Born in the Oak Ridge community, she was the daughter of the late Herman Bryant and Josie Bigby Bryant. Mrs. Hite was a Budge...
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Donnie Katherine Martin Collins
QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — Donnie Katherine Martin Collins died Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, at her home in Queen Creek, Ariz. She was 73. A Utica native, Mrs. Collins was the daughter of Ernest Noel and Al...
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Ronald Chambers
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GREENVILLE — Ronald Chambers, formerly of Lorman, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, in Greenville. He was 53. Harris Funeral Homes of Greenville has charge of arrangements.
Willie Tucker Anderson
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Services for Willie “Lil Bit” Tucker Anderson will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Wayside Apostolic Church with Bishop Frank Allen officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery with W.H. Jefferso...
Fred Douglas Shields
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Services for Fred Douglas Shields will be at 11 a.m. Friday at W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home with the Rev. Herman Sylvester officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will b...
Dorothy Lee Schaffer
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Services for Dorothy Lee Schaffer will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home . Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Schaffer died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at her home. S...
Dyanna Lee Miles
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Dyanna Lee Miles died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at her home. She was 57. Mrs. Miles was born in Los Angeles. She attended Warren Central High School. She was a former resident of Rolling Fork and Mo...
Edward L. McGuffee
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UTICA — Edward L. “BaBa” McGuffee died Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at the St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital. He was 74. A lifelong resident of Utica, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was the b...
Luetta Lowe
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A memorial service for Luetta Lowe will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater Mount Lebanon M.B. Church with the Rev. Curtis Ross officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery under the direct...
Shirley Edlin Jones
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COVINGTON, Tenn. — Shirley Edlin “Miss Shirley” Jones, 65, of Covington, Tenn., passed away on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Covington Fun...
James Jackson Jr.
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Services for James “Joker” Jackson Jr. will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Zion Travelers Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 1 until 7 p.m. at Lak...
Jimmie Lee Fisher
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JACKSON — Services for Jimmie Lee Fisher, formerly of Vicksburg, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Casey Fisher officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar...
Clazella Cunningham
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ROLLING FORK — Clazella Cunningham died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville. She was 83. Survivors include four sons, Lavern Brown of Germany, Nathenial Brown of ...
Artis Coleman Sr.
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ROLLING FORK — Artis Coleman Sr. died Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at Promise Hospital in Vicksburg. He was 78. Survivors include four sons, Artis Coleman Jr. of Greenville, Charles Ray Coleman of Rolli...
Fred Douglas Shields
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Fred Douglas Shields died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, at his home. He was 89. Mr. Shields was retired from Waterways Experiment Station and was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a me...
Lillie Virginia Tarbutton Sebren
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CLINTON — Lillie Virginia Tarbutton Sebren died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. She was 91. Born in Crystal Springs, she was a resident of Clinton. She had attended Parkway Baptist Church and First Bapti...
James Jackson Jr.
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James “Joker” Jackson Jr. died Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, at his home. He was 77. Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Jimmie Lee Fisher
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JACKSON — Jimmie Lee Fisher, a former Vicksburg resident, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, at Cottage Grove Nursing Home. She was 93. W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Edwin Robert Copeland
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Edwin Robert “Bob” Copeland died peacefully at Belmont Gardens in Vicksburg on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. He was 94. Bob was born in Los Angeles, Calif., in 1917. He graduated from Long Beach High Sch...
Bernice Nelson
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Services for Bernice Nelson will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Burial will follow under the direction of Dillon-Chisley Funeral Home. Mrs. Nelson died Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, at ...