Obituaries

May 7, 2024

Yvonne Byrd, 84 of West Point, MS passed on to her forever home on Tuesday May 7th in Brandon, MS surrounded by family.

                Yvonne was born Wanda Yvonne Marshall to Eber and Christine Marshall on April 3rd, 1940. She grew up alongside 7 sisters and 1 brother in the Delta and Monroe County...

Apr 24, 2024

Pamela Turnage Kelly passed away Wednesday April 24, 2024, at her home in Clarkson, MS at the age of 64. She was born February 26, 1960 to the late Harold and Juanita Bennett Turnage. She loved her husband, kids and grandkids fiercely, as well as her beloved dogs, goats, and horses.  

She is survived by her husband, Carl Kelly of...

Apr 21, 2024

James Calvin Byrd, Jr. passed away Sunday April 21, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle at the age of 79. He was born July 31, 1944 in Arkansas to the late James Calvin Byrd and Florence Elizabeth Murphy. He went to work for West Point Casket Company in 1975 as manufacturing manager. After a few years he became a Sales...

Apr 18, 2024

Robert Edward Stevenson passed away at his residence in Mhoon Valley April 18, 2024 at the age of 75.He was born December 20, 1948. He was a veteran of the US Marines. He worked at B&W as a fitter/welder until his retirement.There will be no services at this time.

Apr 17, 2024

Edna Sue (Dickson) Robinson peacefully passed away at home on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at the age of 87. She was born on December 6, 1936, in Horn Lake, MS but moved to Montpelier, MS at a young age and is where she always called home.  She was a member of the Palestine Methodist Church where she faithfully attended until...

Apr 2, 2024

Apr 1, 2024

Mary Elizabeth Downs Vickers, age 87, of West Point, Mississippi, died peacefully on April 1, 2024, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Mississippi, surrounded by family.

Mary was born on July 14, 1936, in Corinth, Mississippi, to the late Lessie Dee Killough Downs and James Marshall Downs, Sr.  She spent her childhood in Corinth and graduated high school in Kossuth, Mississippi....

Mar 25, 2024

Galen Ray Wedel was born on November 18, 1944 to Menno and Salena Wedel in McPherson, Kansas. His journey here ended on March 25, 2024 at Dugan Memorial home in West Point, Mississippi, reaching the age of 79 years.

       Galen spent his childhood years and received his formal education in Goltry, Oklahoma. As a child, he had a...

Mar 25, 2024

Mrs. Bruce died Monday, March 25 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was 88.

A lifelong resident of West Point, she was born May 30, 1935, to Mr. And Mrs. R.C. Steadman. She first worked with West Point Manufacturing Co. but spent the majority of her career in insurance working for Kyle Chandler Insurance Agency, later Galloway Chandler McKinney...

Mar 20, 2024

Ardell Mary Piercy Danovsky, 98, passed away Wednesday March 20, 2024 at her home in West Point with her family by her side. She was born December 13, 1925 in Utica, IL to the late John Henry and Nina Nelson Piercy. 

 

A light from our lives is gone, a voice we loved is still, and a place within our hearts is...

Mar 18, 2024

Terry Lynn Kimbrel, (Tk), passed away March 18, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle at the age 60. He was born February 6, 1964 in Tupelo, MS to the late Martha Bell and Harold Russel Kimbrel.

 

He grew up and attended school in Mooresville, IN. He left the 11th grade and went to the Army. He left the military and was...

Mar 6, 2024

Rebecca Marshall Riley passed away Wednesday March 6, 2024 at NMMC-West Point at the age of 96. She was born August 1, 1927 to the late Clifford Kilgore Marshall and Inez Dexter Marshall. 

                                

A Memorial Service will be held 2 PM Friday March 8, 2024 at...

Feb 18, 2024

Arthur Franklin White, Jr., known to many as ‘Franky’ passed away February 18, 2024 at Dugan at the age of 74. He was born January 7, 1950 in Savanah, GA to the late Arthur Franklin and Cassie Pauline Tanner White.

He is survived by his wife, Sharon White of West Point; son, Tim White (Samantha) of West Point; sister, Brenda White...

Feb 18, 2024

Matthew Garcia passed away February 18, 2024 at NMMC-Tupelo at the age of 86. He was born September 21, 1937 in Texas to the late Willie and Maggie Cantu Garcia.

He served in the Army National Guard and worked as an operator at Southern Natural Gas Company.  

He is survived by his son, Ronald Garcia of West Point; daughter, Lisa Andresen...

Feb 18, 2024

James Ronald Staten, MD. FACS passed away February 18, 2024 at NMMC-Tupelo at the age of 77. He was born September 3, 1946 Grenada, MS to the late James Henry Staten and Rae Hall Staten. He was a retired Lt. Col. in the United states Air Force and the U.S. Army where he served as a surgeon at Offutt AFB;...

Feb 15, 2024

Robert Lamar Calvert, PE, PLS passed away February 15, 2024 at NMMC-West Point at the age of 84. He was born July 24, 1939 to the late Robert Lamar and Suzanne Duke Calvert. He graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1962. He became a professional engineer: Mississippi, 4499 and Professional land surveyor: Mississippi, 1883. He served as a design...

Feb 12, 2024

Wayman 'Martin' Harpole of West Point, MS, peacefully passed away on Monday, February 12, 2024, at the age of 83. He was born in Maben, MS, on September 20, 1940, to Sara Louise Martin Harpole and Wayman Belton Harpole. His delivery was assisted by his physician grandfather, Dr. Belton Harpole, “Daddy Doc” as Martin and his brothers called him. Martin...

Feb 10, 2024

Delores Estelle Walls, 75, of West Point, passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at NMMC in West Point. 

She was born on February 20, 1948, to the late Clifton and Audrey Mae Tate Foster. She was a member of the Gospel Lighthouse Pentecostal Church of God in West Point. 



In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a...

Jan 31, 2024

Michael Hall, beloved son, brother, father, and grandfather, passed away at the age of 67 on January 31, 2024, at UAB – UAB-Birmingham due to complications of pancreatic cancer. He was a kind-hearted individual whose presence brightened the lives of all those who were fortunate enough to know him.

Born to Vernell Hamilton and the late James Ralph Hall, Mike was...

Jan 28, 2024

Caroline Ann Harmon passed away Sunday January 28, 2024 at her residence at the age of 85. She was born April 27, 1938 in West Point to the late John Abner and Winnie Caroline Hartin. She was a member of First Baptist Church of West Point.

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