Carrie B. Grammer

Oct 15, 2022

Carrie B. Grammer, 83, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at the Choctaw County Nursing Center in Ackerman, MS. She was born March 4, 1939, in Mississippi, to Edgar and Velma(Counts) Beach. Mrs. Grammer was a retired nursing assistant. She was a member of the Ackerman Church of God in Ackerman, MS. Funeral services will be held on Monday,...

Boyce W. Bruce

Aug 19, 2022

Boyce W. Bruce passed away Friday, August 19, 2022, at his residence near Ackerman, MS. Mr. Bruce was born July 10, 1937, in Choctaw County, MS, to William Arnold and Jenny Lee(Henderson) Bruce. He was 85 years old and a member of Chester Baptist Church near Ackerman, MS. Mr. Bruce was a retired Captain for the Jackson, Mississippi Fire Department....

Thelma O. Edmonds

Aug 19, 2022

Thelma K. Edmonds, 90, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022, at her residence in Starkville, MS. She was born November 29, 1931, in Mississippi, to Felix and Ethel(Stewart) Kimbrough. Mrs. Edmonds was a retired factory employee. She was a member of Meadowview Baptist Church in Starkville, MS.Graveside services and burial will be held on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 10:00...

Granvel Louis Jones

Aug 12, 2022

Granvel Louis Jones, 74, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022, in Ackerman, MS. He was born February 5, 1948, in Oktibbeha County, MS, to Geneva Jones Lovvorn. Louis retired as Police Chief for the town of Sturgis, MS, but he remained active as a painting contractor. He was a member of the Sturgis Baptist Church. Louis was a veteran...

Joyce N. Kemp

Aug 5, 2022

Joyce N. Kemp, 86, passed away Friday, August 5, 2022, at her residence near Ackerman, MS. She was born May 21, 1936, in Choctaw County, MS to Thomas Clifton and Verna Estelle(Hopkins) Nowell.Mrs. Kemp was a member of the Ackerman Church of Christ. She was a wife, mother, homemaker, and kept children in her home for many years. Funeral Services...

Georgia M. Busby

Aug 4, 2022

Georgia M. Busby passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022, at her residence near Ackerman, MS. Mrs. Busby was born November 22, 1922, in Choctaw County, MS, to John and Juanita(Miller) Tennyson. She was 99 years old and a member of Bethany Baptist Church near Ackerman, MS. Mrs. Busby along with her late husband and son, were business owners in the...

Henry Leon Shurden

Aug 2, 2022

Henry Leon Shurden passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at the MS State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, MS. He was born March 31, 1931, in Choctaw County, MS, to Forrest and Thelma(Allen) Shurden. He was 91 years old. Mr. Shurden was a member of Blythe Creek Baptist Church near Mathiston, MS. He was a retired welder for Taylor Machine...

Avenell "Nell" Turnipseed

Jul 23, 2022

Avenell Townsend Turnipseed, 100, passed away quietly in her home outside of Weir, MS Saturday morning, July 23, 2022. Mrs. Turnipseed was born April 8, 1922 in Attala County, MS to Boyd H. and Gracie Lee (Holland) Townsend. She was proceeded in death by her husband Kenneth H. Turnipseed of Weir, parents Boyd and Gracie Townsend of Kosciusko, brothers James...

Nancy Dell Henderson

Jul 22, 2022

Nancy Dell Edwards was born January 28, 1942 near Chester, MS to Sherman Edwards and Irene McAdams. Her younger brother was Harry Edwards.Nancy attended elementary school at Chester, then high school first at Weir then later at Ackerman. She graduated from Ackerman High School, attended Wood Junior College, and finished her formal education at Mississippi State University after earning her...

Pamela Reid Miller

Jul 21, 2022

With a yard full of kids and a house full of family and friends Pamela Reid Miller "Nana" left this world on the evening of July 21st. Services for Pam, 74, of Sturgis Mississippi will be held at Sturgis Baptist Church with visitation from 3:00-5:00 in the fellowship hall with the service to follow in the sanctuary. Pam was born...