All Obituaries

    A graveside service for Bradford Harvey Young will be held Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 at 11:00 am, for family at Oddfellow Cemetery in Quitman, MS, with Ron Cooper officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.      Brad, 47, of Meridian, passed peacefully at his home, Monday, January 18, 2021. Brad was born on June 12, 1973, to Jim Young and Gloria Sue (Singleton) Young of Meridian, MS. He graduated from Northeast Lauderdale High...

Myrtle Smith of Meridian, Mississippi passed away on Jan 18, 2021. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Lenelle Rogers Simmons, age 96, died on January 16, 2021, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with her care. Lenelle was born in Bay Springs, Mississippi, on September 21, 1924. After graduating from Bay Springs High School, she attended Jones Junior College. Lenelle dedicated more than 20 years of her life to early childhood education as a teacher and as the Director of First Baptist Kindergarten in Meridian, Mississippi. ...

Funeral services for Mrs. Joyce Goss Hurtt will be held at 11am Saturday, January 16th at Union Baptist Church. Rev. Mike Vick will be officiating the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Mrs. Hurtt, 72, passed peacefully at home surrounded by loving family. She was retired as a medical records clerk. Mrs. Hurtt loved to read and spend time with family and friends. She is survived by daughters Pamela Bradshaw...

Louis Laverne Morgan passed away on January 12, 2021 of natural causes.  He is survived by a sister, Beverly Rawson (Barry), a daughter, Patti Lois (Tim), step-daughters, Melinda Leager and Frances Stephenson, (David).  Several grandchildren and great-grandchildren   He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Morgan, a son, Monty Morgan, and brothers, Rolland Morgan and Larry Morgan.

 Graveside services for Grace Evelyn Branning Robinson of Dekalb, MS, will be Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at 1:00 at Tucker Community Church Cemetery. Bro. Chris Gully will be officiating. Mrs. Robinson, 72, died Friday, January 8, 2021 at her home. She was a huge Elvis Presley fan and she loved anybody that would come to her house to visit, especially the grandchildren. People would always say they loved being at Momma Grace’s house. She is survived by her husband Buddy, of 52...

Marion Estelle Campbell, age 85, formerly of Dekalb, MS, passed away on January 8th, 2021, at Providence Assisted Living Center in Batesville, MS. She was a resident of Dekalb, MS, but had lived at Providence since January 2017. There will be a graveside service held for Marion at 1 o’clock on Tuesday, January 12th at McRae Cemetery in Dekalb, MS. Rev. Chris Gully will officiate. Marion was born on December 31, 1935, to the late Guy Campbell and Myrtle Baker Campbell in Dekalb. She...

Private graveside services for Mr. Thomas "Deano" Puckett will be held Saturday in Porterville, MS.  Mr. Puckett, 62, of Porterville, passed away Friday at Rush Foundation Hospital.  He is survived by son John Dean Puckett; sister Dana Puckett; brother Johnny Puckett and a host of other loved ones.  Mr. Puckett is preceded in death by his parents Johnny and Sandra Puckett; his twin brother Dennis Puckett; daughter Sandy Puckett. Friends may sign the online register...

Graveside services for Mrs. Charline Robbins Limerick will be held Saturday at 3pm in Blackwater Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Walt Tessier and Rev. Jonathan Greer will be officiating. Mrs. Limerick, 92, of the Wahalak community, passed away Thursday at Rush Hospital. She was retired as the Food Service Supervisor for Kemper County School System. Mrs. Limerick also worked as a counselor for Weems Mental Health. She came to Kemper County as the Kemper County Home Economist. Mrs. Limerick...