Michael Scott Hill
Jul 28, 2023
Michael Scott Hill
July 28, 2023
Scott Hill, 62, of Sturgis, Mississippi, passed away on July 28, 2023.
Scott was born one of three children in Hinds County to George and Jennie Hill on May 27, 1961. He graduated from Sturgis High School in Sturgis, Mississippi. Scott attended Wood Junior College and owned Hill’s Cabinets. On March 31, 1984, he...
Edwina Morris Wise
Jul 23, 2023
Edwina Morris Wise of Ackerman, MS, passed away onSunday, July 23, 2023, at her home in Ackerman, MS. Mrs. Wise was born on October 24, 1928, in Columbia,Mississippi, to William Mack, Sr. and Ora (Coulter) Morris. She was 94 years old.
After graduation from high school, Mrs. Wise attended The W in Columbus and the University of Alabama. Graduating with a master’s degree, she began her career in food service as a Registered Dietician and worked in that...
Janet DeNeice "Neice" Jackson
Jul 9, 2023
Janet DeNeice “Neice” Jackson of Ackerman, MS, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at her residence in Ackerman, MS. “Neice”, as she was so fondly known, was born on August 16, 1945, in Thomastown, Mississippi, to John and Edna Jewell (Ethridge) Cummings. She was 77years old.
Private family graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m.on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at Concord Baptist Cemetery near Ackerman, MS, with Rev. Brian Wells officiating.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, from 5:00 till 7:00 p.m. at Coleman Funeral Home in...
David McKnight
Jul 9, 2023
David L. McKnight passed away Sunday, July 9, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS. David was born September 15, 1943, in Ackerman, MS, to Orville and Claudine (Garner) McKnight. He was 79 years old and a member of Enon Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Ackerman, MS. After graduating from Mississippi State in 1965, David began work at Ingalls Ship Building in Pascagoula, MS where he worked as a Piping Systems Designer. Through the...
John H. Tennant
Jun 13, 2023
John Tennant graduated from West Fairmont High School in 1956 and graduated from West Virginia University in December1967 with a B. S. Degree in Forestry and was a member of XI Sigma PI Honorary Fraternity. He also received his private pilot license and was in the AFROTC and Society of American Foresters.
He worked for DeGarmo & Riggs Tractor Sales...
William “Bill” Parks Smith
Jun 13, 2023
William “Bill” Parks Smith of Greenwood, Mississippi, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at University Medical Center in Jackson, MS.
Mr. Smith was born on February 13, 1940, in Starkville, MS, to Rev. J.B. and Bennie Wade Smith. He was a graduate of Ackerman High School and Mississippi State University. He was a resident of Greenwood, MS, and before retirement...
Elsie Nell Fondren Edwards
Jun 11, 2023
Elsie Nell Fondren Edwards was born December 14, 1945 to B.T. and Eva Mae Phelps Fondren and was welcomed home by her big brother John Robert Fondren and four years later they welcomed their little brother, Jesse Harold Fondren. Elsie attended Ackerman Elementary and High School graduating in 1964. She went on to attend Wood Junior College.
She married the love of her life, Edgar Edwards, on...
Charles E. Parish
Jun 6, 2023
Charles E. Parish of Weir, MS, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at his residence in Weir, MS. Charles was born on October 14, 1944, in the state Mississippi, to Dewey and Mary Jane (Nowell) Parish. He was 78 years old.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023, at Bear Creek Baptist Church in McCool, MS, with Rev. Bobby Parish officiating. Interment will follow in Bear Creek Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. till service time at the church. Pallbearers will be Charles Hollis, Randy Rives, Jeremy Ming, Patrick...
Patricia Wood Bowie
Jun 3, 2023
Patricia Lucille Wood Bowie, 84, passed away on June 3, 2023. She was born January 6, 1939 in Choctaw County MS to Sanford and Lucille Wood. She worked many years alongside her husband, Jack Bowie, operating TH Mug in Ackerman. Pat married Jack in 1970 and chose to help him raise his daughters Jackie and Lisa. She loved and cared for...
Mark Anthony Ivy
May 27, 2023
Mark Anthony Ivy of Sturgis, MS, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Regional One Health in Memphis, TN. Mark was born on May 15, 1962, in Choctaw County, Mississippi, to Charles Allen and Annette (Kent) Ivy. He was 61 years old.
Mark was employed by various companies throughout the years as a heavy equipment operator, the most recent...