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Farmers Branch, Texas Edward Otis Otis Bufkin, Jr. 1943 — 2024 Edward Otis Bufkin, Jr. of Farmers Branch, Texas, passed away on August 31, 2024 at his beloved ranch in Clayton, Oklahoma. Ed was born on February 28, 1943 in Edwards, Mississippi to Edward Otis Bufkin, Sr. and Anne Marie Bufkin (Phillips). He grew up in Clinton, Mississippi, where he made friends easily and was a natural leader and star athlete. One of his favorite memories was his basketball team winning state his senior year. After graduating high school, Ed attended Tulane University on a full football scholarship. He would gladly tell you that one of the worst days of his life was the day he played defense against Joe Namath. Turning down offers from Vince Lombardi and George Halas...

Knoxville, Tennessee Patricia Carol Crosswhite 1943 — 2024 Patricia Carol Hayes Crosswhite "Pat" went home to be with Jesus on August 17, 2024. Pat was born on May 19, 1943 in Imboden, Virginia to Albert Woodrow and Sadie Young Hayes. Pat was a longtime employee of Sanderson Farms Food Division. After a 31 year career working her way up through various positions, Pat retired in 2011 as the Customer Service Manager. Pat is survived by her son Allen Russell Crosswhite (Jane) of Philadelphia, Mississippi, daughters Caren Crosswhite Carroll (Greg) of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Cheryl Crosswhite Ware (Cobb) of Madison, Mississippi. Pat was the proud grandmother to 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren whom she loved dearly. Friends and family are...

Brandon, Mississippi Charley Pace 1960 — 2024 Funeral services for Mr. Charley "Chuck" Pace Jr will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, July 29, 2024, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM to 12:45 PM at the funeral home prior to funeral services. Mr. Charley "Chuck" Pace Jr, age 64, of Brandon, MS passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at Baptist Medical Center, Jackson, MS, with his loving family by his side. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Donate Life. Online condolences may be expressed at robertbarhamffh.com

Oxford, Mississippi Jerry Earle Windham 1940 — 2024 Jerry Earle Windham, 84, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2024, at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo, MS. Born May 10, 1940, in Jackson, Jerry received his early education in the Jackson Public Schools at Duling Elementary, Bailey Junior High and Murrah High School. During his youth, he attended St. Luke's Methodist Church. Jerry was proud to be a member of the first Murrah class (1958) to start 10th grade and graduate there. He was an early participant in sports with brothers Billy and Tommy, and excelled at football and baseball while at Murrah. He also greatly enjoyed playing for championship teams with the American Legion Mississippi Valley Gassers. Jerry was a 1962 graduate of Mississippi...

Flowood, Mississippi Sydney Allen Smith III 1941 — 2024 Dr. Sydney Smith passed away on Friday, April 26th. He was born August 4th, 1941, in Jackson, Mississippi, to Frances Eager Witty Smith and Sydney Allen Smith, Jr., an estate/tax attorney in Jackson. He grew up in Jackson and excelled as state tennis champion while at Murrah High School and college. He was a Carrier Scholar at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and was in ROTC. He graduated first in his class from college; and for two years was the President of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. After college, he served in the Army before completing medical school at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. His residency was in Lexington, Kentucky. He specialized in neurology, and...

Madison, Mississippi James Michael Ingram 1956 — 2024 James Michael Ingram, 67, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2024. He was born on November 24, 1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to James Oliver and Marie Howard Ingram. James, known to most of his colleagues as "Jim" and also known to close friends and family as "Jamie" was a devoted husband to his beloved wife, Janice, a loving father to two children: Michelle and James Wesley and was a cherished grandfather to his granddaughter, Wesley Marie. Growing up the son of an FBI agent, Jim moved around the country with his parents and two brothers from Oklahoma to Illinois, New Jersey, Mississippi where he attended McWillie Elementary School, and Virginia where he attended James Madison High...

RIdgeland, Mississippi Robbie Bratcher Cross 1930 — 2024 Robbie Bratcher Cross was born on March 3, 1930, in Pelahatchie, Mississippi, to Gaines and Lozine Stegall. Graduating from Morton High School in 1948, Robbie was honored to have been named Miss Morton High her senior year. Robbie had a passion for math and graduated from Mississippi College with a Mathematics degree. She used that gift to assist in the development of the mathematics program at Jackson Preparatory School, teaching there for several years. Following college, Robbie married her first love, Tom Bratcher Jr., and together they had two children, Cheryl Bratcher Jeanes and Ladd Bratcher. Robbie and Tom began a successful construction business and continued to live in the...

Brandon, Mississippi Carol Ann Statham Grigsby 1945 — 2024 Carol Ann Statham Grigsby passed away on April 8, 2024 at the age of 78 at Community Place Nursing Home to join her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in her heavenly home. She was born November 30, 1945, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to her parents Harry Anderson Statham, Jr. and Sadie Marie Purvis Statham, both now deceased. In addition, Carol is predeceased by her only sibling, her brother, Terry Lee Statham and her grandparents Talmadge and Mattie Purvis, of Flora, MS and Harry and Josephine Statham of Jackson, MS. Carol moved with her parents to Jackson, MS following her father's discharge from the Marine Corps after WWII. Surviving to cherish her memory is her husband Robert D. (Bob) Grigsby....

Madison, Mississippi Anne Hollis Cooner Bowlus 1935 — 2024 Anne Hollis Cooner Bowlus passed away peacefully Saturday, April 6, 2024, at The Madison Health and Rehab in Madison, Mississippi. She was surrounded all month by family and a large group of caregivers whom she loved dearly. Born February 22, 1935, in Jasper, Alabama, her parents were the late Judge Rufus Andrew Cooner and the late Lucille Hollis Cooner. Reared in Mobile, Alabama, Anne attended Old Shell Road Elementary School and Murphy High School. In the summer of 1951, she was selected to attend the Westminster Choir College summer program in Princeton, New Jersey. During her senior year of high school, Anne wrote a five-day-a-week newspaper column entitled "Tween Us Teens" for The...

Charleston, South Carolina Angela Pollok Smith 1930 — 2024 Angela Pollok Keyser Smith, age 93, died on April 2, 2024 in Charleston, South Carolina. She is survived by her husband, Colton; three adult children: Kathleen Smith, Andrew (Audrey) Smith and Charles Smith; and four grandchildren: Jae Halverson, Graham Halverson, Eliza Smith and Tanis Halverson. Angela was born on June 24, 1930 in London, England to parents, John and Jessie Keyser. She has two younger siblings, Judith Gallimore and William (Carla) Keyser. Angela embraced the many extraordinary events in her life (WW2 in England, American School of Ballet in New York and studying under Joseph Pilates, Nurse-Midwife in England and MS, living through the 60's Civil Rights movement in MS and...

Ridgeland, Mississippi Mary Katherine "Katie" Grower Walley 1946 — 2024 Mary Katherine "Katie" Grower Walley, age 77, the proud daughter of John and Mary Catherine Grower, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2024. Katie was a 1964 graduate of St. Joseph Catholic School in Jackson. Katie's surviving siblings are John Grower, Jr. of Gulfport, Mississippi, Judy Grower Reeves of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Michael Grower of Ridgeland, Mississippi, and children Marty McCullough McCoy (Bennie) of Lawton, Oklahoma, James McCullough (Tammie) of Gluckstadt, Mississippi, and Katie McCullough McMahon (Scott) of Woodstock, Georgia. Visitation will be Saturday, April 6, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at St. Richard Catholic Church, 1242 Lynwood Dr, Jackson, Mississippi, followed...

Madison, MS, Mississippi Bettye Smith Pierce 1933 — 2024 Bettye Smith Pierce passed away peacefully on March 16, 2024 at St. Catherine's Village where she and her husband Jim of 70 years had been residents since November 2014. She was born on October 24, 1933, and was the only child of Bessie and J. Herman Smith of Kosciusko, MS. Bettye was a member of Highland Colony Baptist Church of Ridgeland, MS. She was a graduate of Millsaps College and a member of Kappa Delta Sorority. For many years she and Jim made their home in Yazoo City where for 25 years she owned and operated Bettye Pierce Realty. Afterward, she operated as a Broker representing the buying and selling of property throughout MS and Florida. Bettye was one of the first women to enter...

Jackson, Mississippi Donald Richard Partridge 1939 — 2024 Mr. Donald Richard Partridge "Richard", 85, passed away peacefully of natural causes on March 8, 2024, at his home in Jackson, Mississippi. Richard was born in Omaha, Texas on February 14, 1939, and lived in Pittsburg, Texas for most of his early childhood. Richard has been a resident of Jackson, Mississippi for most of his adult life. Mr. Partridge was a man of great vision and insight. He was always artistic and had a strong entrepreneurial spirit. He enjoyed designing, building, and turning his ideas into reality. To his artistic nature and architectural credit, Richard held several process and utility patents. Mr. Partridge leaves behind a distinguished business reputation and...

Ridgeland, Mississippi Harold Day "Hal" McDonald, Jr. 1965 — 2024 Harold Day "Hal" McDonald, Jr., adored husband, brother, uncle and friend, passed away behind the wheel of a car he had lovingly rebuilt on Sunday, March 3rd. He leaves behind his devoted wife of nearly 28 years, Laurie Ella, as well as his beloved siblings, nieces, nephew, and countless friends. Born and raised in Jackson, Hal was a graduate of Jackson Academy and later the University of Southern Mississippi where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Following college, Hal followed his father's footsteps into the insurance business and later worked with his brother at McDonald Claims. From a young age, Hal began honing his lifelong passion of "tinkering." He had a real...

Jackson, Mississippi Virginia Wilson Mounger 1954 — 2024 Virginia Wilson Mounger, known as Ginny, was born on June 24, 1954, and died on March 1, 2024. She was the middle of three daughters born to parents Martha and Earl Wilson. Her husband, John Harbour Mounger, died in 2014. She is survived by her sisters Ann Holifield (Henry) and Amy Lyles Wilson (Henry Granberry); nephews Wilson Holifield (Jennifer) and Lyles Holifield (Katelyn); nieces Martha Grace Gray (Matt) and Mary-Milam Granberry (Ross Hilliard); great-nephews Robert Wilson Gray and Halston Lyles Holifield; great-nieces Cameron Grace Holifield, Ann Lyles Gray, Parker Marie Holifield, and Mary Lyles Holifield. Ginny graduated from Jackson Prep, Mississippi State, and the University of...

Ridgeland, Mississippi William "Bill" B. Porter 1940 — 2024 William B. Porter "Bill". October 24, 1940 -- February 24, 2024. Services will be held Thursday, February 29, 2024 at Parkway Funeral Home in Ridgeland with visitation starting at 1pm, followed by a celebration of Bill's life at 2pm in the chapel. For Bill's full obituary, please visit Parkway Funeral Home's website at https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/11683248.

Madison, Mississippi Linda French Ezelle 1949 — 2024 Linda French Ezelle, 74, of Madison went to be with her Lord at home on Febraury 9, 2024. She was surrounded by her husband, Will; her daughter and son-in-law, Erica and Brandon Roberts; and her sister, Carolyn Mitchell. Linda was born September 18, 1949 to Eunice and Shelvie Rutland in Jayess, MS. In addition to those surrounding her, she is survived by the children of Brandon and Erica Roberts, daughters, Charley, Emerson, Bennett, Sutton Brooks and Laithe; and son, Kinler. Additionally, she is survived by her step-daughter Joanne Wellborn, portly beagle, Oliver, and numerous nephews and nieces. A Memorial Celebration of Linda's Life will be held at Canton Christian Center, 2735 Highway...

Franklin, Tennessee Barbara Morrow Stringer 1932 — 2024 Barbara was born in Selma, Louisiana September 9, 1932 to Emmett H. Morrow and Martha (Mattie) Francis Morrow of Pollack, Louisiana. She graduated from Pollack High School and attended Spence College of Business in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After college she went to work at Fort Polk Army Base. There she met Johnny B. Stringer, the love of her life. After leaving the Army, they moved to Jackson, Mississippi. She and Johnny were blessed with three precious daughters, Belinda Gordon (Douglas), Sheri Gordon (Chuck), and Tanya Mills (Tommy). They were given five wonderful grandsons, Wesley Gordon (Meaghan), Nicholas Gordon (Mary Todd), Winston Gordon, Cooper Gordon (Lexi), and Tyler Towers....

Pearl, Mississippi Jerry Ervin Ishee 1927 — 2024 Jerry Ervin Ishee was born March 25, 1927 and passed away on February 4, 2024 at home surrounded by family. Jerry is survived by his wife of 75 years, Betty Lancaster Ishee and by two sons, Jerry II (Sue) of Nashville, TN and Jim (Jan) of Jackson. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Austin and Owen Ishee of Jackson. He was the son of Ozziel and Emma Jane Johnson Ishee and brother of Billie Ruth Powe, all of whom predeceased him. At the age of 17, Jerry enlisted in the US Navy and served in the Pacific during World War II. He attended Shady Grove High School and graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy in 1953. Following graduation, he worked as a...

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