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...
Lila Dempsey Chandler
May 20, 2023
Lila Ann Chandler passed away Saturday May 20, 2023 in her home in Weir, Mississippi. Mrs. Chandler was born on April 12, 1942 to Young Pigeon and Bessie Mae Romedy Dempsey. She had a humble upbringing. As a child, her parents taught her to work hard. She spent her days picking cotton before catching the school bus then tending to...
Harley & Hartley Stokes
May 16, 2023
Harley Teagan and Hartley Rivers Stokes, infant sons of Timothy and Ashley Stokes of Ackerman, MS, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville, MS.
Private graveside services will be held on Thursday, May 18, 2023, 3:00 p.m. at Wake Forest Cemetery in Sturgis, MS, with Rev. Brian Wells, Willard Collier, and Hubert Collier officiating. Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman, MS will be in charge of all arrangements.
Harley and Hartley are survived by their parents,...
Colleen Jones
May 3, 2023
Colleen Jones, 89, of Starkville, MS, passed away onWednesday, May 3, 2023, at her residence in Starkville, MS. She was born November 12, 1933, in St. Martinville, LA. Mrs. Jones was a retired employee of Flex Steel Industries.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023,11:00 a.m. at Friendship Baptist Church with Rev. Jeremy McCrory officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 5, 2023, from 6:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS, and Saturday, May 6,...
James Alfred “Al” Owen
Apr 28, 2023
After 103 full and blessed years, James Alfred Owen entered his eternal rest with Christ on April 28, 2023. Mr. Owen, known as Al to his many friends, was born on February 7, 1920, in Draper, North Carolina, but lived most of his life in Mississippi.
Al was the fifth of seven children born to Henry Wallace Owen and Maude Demarest Owen. His...