Obituaries

Mary Murphy

Mary Murphy

Jun 26, 2014

Mary Blankenship Murphy, 90, of West Point passed away on Thursday June 26, 2014 at NMMC in West Point. Mrs. Murphy was born on November 12, 1923 in West Point to the late George and Ellen Bennett Blankenship. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, the Wesley Wesson Sunday School Class, and Marcella Joiner Circle. She also loved...

Matthew Lautar

Matthew Lautar

Jun 2, 2014

Matthew J. Lautar passed away at home June 2, 2014 in Cordova, TN. He was born March 1, 1941 in Barberton, OH. He graduated from West Point MS High School in 1959. He attended Millsap's College and was a member of the football team and Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He transferred to the University of Mississippi in 1961. After graduating from...

Tonya McBeth

Tonya McBeth

Jun 1, 2014

Tonya Cade McBeth passed away on Sunday June 1, 2014 in Memphis at the age of 40. She was born on November 14, 1973 to Sherwin Hollis and William Cade. She was a member of Whitten Baptist Church in Memphis. She was a retired Certified Financial Planner. Services will be 1 PM Saturday June 7, 2014 at Robinson Funeral Home...

William Edwards

William Edwards

Jun 1, 2014

Dr. William Harold Edwards, Jr. DVM passed away on Sunday June 1, 2014 at NMMC-West Point at the age of 69. He was born on July 13, 1944 to the late Mary Jean Hardin and William Harold Edwards, Sr. He was the owner of West Point Animal Clinic for many years. He was a member of First Baptist Church of...

Dorothy Pettet

Dorothy Pettet

May 23, 2014

Dorothy Smith Pettet, 98, of Faunsdale, Al passed away on Friday May 23, 2014 at her residence. She was born on January 1, 1916 to the late Robert Leon and Lena Marie Smith in Chickasaw County, MS. She was a member of McCondy United Methodist Church and the Young at Heart Club at the Church. Graveside service will be 10...

Allene Estridge

Allene Estridge

May 11, 2014

Allene Mae Estridge passed away on Sunday May 11, 2014 at NMMC-West Point at the age of 97. She was born on February 15, 1917 to the late Chester and Lillie Mae Estridge. She was a member of Siloam Baptist Church. Services will be 11 AM Wednesday May 14, 2014 at Robinson Funeral Home with Rev. Payton Myers officiating. Burial...

Clayton Koehn

Clayton Koehn

May 6, 2014

Clayton Dale Koehn passed away on Tuesday May 6, 2014 at his residence at the age of 82. He was born on July 20, 1931 in Kansas to the late Jonas and Laura Koehn. He was baptized into the church of God In Christ, Mennonite on November 19, 1944. He married Phyllis Becker on October 26, 1952. He was a...

Kenneth Owens

Kenneth Owens

May 2, 2014

Kenneth Tompkins Owens passed away on Friday May 2, 2014 at NMMC-West Point at the age of 22. He was born on May 30, 1991 in West Point. He worked for the city of West Point and was a Baptist. Services for will be at 2 PM Tuesday May 6, 2014 at Robinson Chapel with Rev. Terry Butler and Rev....

Harper Orman

Harper Orman

May 1, 2014

Harper Bowen Orman passed away on Thursday May 1, 2014 at NMMC-West Point at the age of 8. He was born on March 23, 2006 in West Point. Services for will be at 2 PM Saturday May 3, 2014 at First Baptist Church in West Point with Rev. Dale Funderburg, Rev. Jeff Shannon and Rev. Wayne Mathis officiating. Burial will...

Beatrice White

Beatrice White

Apr 28, 2014

Beatrice Brown White Beatrice Brown White, 78, of West Point, MS passed away on Monday April 28, 2014 at Darlington Oaks in Verona. She was born on June 4, 1935 in Pheba, MS. She worked in Childcare and was member of Trinity Baptist Church and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. A graveside service will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday...

Ann Bruce

Ann Bruce

Apr 25, 2014

Ann McGee Bruce, 87, of Starkville, MS passed away on Friday April 25, 2014 at Vickers Personal Care Home in Starkville, MS. She was born on November 24, 1926 to the late Frank and Mary Evelyn Melton McGee. She was a member of Pheba United Methodist Church and a school teacher. Services for Mrs. Bruce will be at 2 PM...

Dorothy Tate

Dorothy Tate

Apr 6, 2014

Dorothy Lounez Tate of West Point, MS passed away on Sunday April 6, 2014 at NMMC- West Point at the age of 82. She was born on September 18, 1931 in Chickasaw County to the late Sally Lou Griffin and Elbert Smith. She was a self employed painter and a member of Free Praise & Worship Center. Services will be...

Ben Carter

Ben Carter

Mar 17, 2014

Benjamin L. Carter passed away peacefully on March 17, 2014 at Colonial Nursing Home in Buffalo, Missouri at the age of 98. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 65 years, Hettye W. Carter. Born in 1916 in Van Vleet, Mississippi, Ben graduated in Civil Engineering from Mississippi State University in 1938. Waiving a deferment received for...

Jesse Harmon

Jesse Harmon

Mar 10, 2014

Jesse William Harmon of West Point passed away on Monday March 10, 2014 at Dugan Memorial Home at the age of 93. Mrs. He was born August 9, 1920 to the late Elizabeth Beckham and Jesse Milton Harmon. He was a veteran of the US Navy who served in WWII on the USS Terror. He was a selectman on West...

Peggy Guest

Peggy Guest

Mar 2, 2014

Peggy Louise Hamm Guest of West Point passed away on Sunday March 2, 2014 at NMMC-West Point at the age of 75. She was born May 14, 1938 to the late Leron Gladys Moore and Loy Joseph Hamm. She was retired log clerk for Royal Trucking and she was of the Freewill Baptist Faith. Services will be at 2 PM...

Ted Tumlinson

Ted Tumlinson

Feb 26, 2014

West Point native Evan Edwards (Ted) Tumlinson died February 26, 2014, at age 91. He was a man who loved vanilla ice cream and his wife Anna Hamilton Terrell (deceased). Everyone and everything else he tolerated. Services will be held Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at 10 a.m. and visitation at 9 a.m. at the Episcopal Church of Incarnation in his...

Ralph Coggins

Ralph Coggins

Feb 24, 2014

Ralph Martin Coggins, Sr. of West Point passed away on Monday February 24, 2014 at NMMC-Tupelo at the age of 69. He was born April 24, 1944 to the late Mattie Pearl Freshour and Charles Albert Coggins. He was active in outdoor activities, especially hunting and fishing. He was a truck driver for PLI and a member of the coffee...

Arlon Hopkins

Arlon Hopkins

Feb 19, 2014

Arlon Ray Hopkins, 67, died February 19, 2014 at North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point. Visitation will be from 5-7 on Friday, February 21 at Robinson Funeral Home in West Point. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 PM February 22 at Robinson Funeral Home. Arlon was born March 4, 1946 in Paris, TN. He moved to Tupelo, MS where...

John Scalzo

John Scalzo

Feb 17, 2014

John Mario Scalzo of West Point passed away on Monday February 17, 2014 at his residence in West Point at the age of 88. He was born in Calabri, Italy on March 31, 1925 to the late Theresa Falvo and John Scalzo. He was a member of The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in West Point, a veteran of the US...

Carolyn Cooper

Carolyn Cooper

Feb 13, 2014

Carolyn Justice Cooper of West Point passed away on Thursday February 13, 2014 at NMMC in West Point at the age of 95. Mrs. Cooper was born on July 3, 1918 to the late Grace Evans and Charles Richard Justice in Houston, MS. She was a MUW Graduate, a member of First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Horseshoe Robertson...

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