Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Eupora, MS, Webster County, and Surrounding Areas

Shirley Ann Floyd Swindle

Shirley Ann Floyd Swindle

Apr 12, 2025

Shirley Ann Floyd Swindle, age 83, of Magee, Mississippi, passed away at her home on April 12, 2025. Shirley was born on July 10, 1941, to James and Jettie Floyd. She attended High School at Kilmichael High School in Kilmichael, Mississippi. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Science from Blue Mountain College in Blue...

Martha Alice Rogers

Martha Alice Rogers

Apr 11, 2025

Martha Alice Rogers age 91, of Eupora, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 11, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center Long Term Care in Eupora, Mississippi. Martha was born on July 1, 1933, to John Thomas Thornburg and Clara Bell O'Bryant Thornburg in Theodore, Alabama. She was employed at Wells Lamont for thirty-eight and a half years. After retiring,...

Rickey Dale Sturdivant

Rickey Dale Sturdivant

Apr 10, 2025

Rickey Dale Sturdivant age 73, of Eupora, MS, passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North in Oxford, MS, on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Rickey was born in Maben, MS on September 14, 1951, to Hugh Allen Sturdivant and Bonnie Bernice Ellison Sturdivant. He was a retired truck driver and former EMT. Rickey is survived by his wife, Brenda Marie Price Sturdivant,...

Joan Maddox Doolittle

Joan Maddox Doolittle

Apr 9, 2025

Joan Maddox Doolittle, age 97 of Eupora, Mississippi, passed away on April 9, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center Long Term Care Center in Eupora, Mississippi. Joan was born on June 1, 1927, in Eupora, Mississippi to the late Dr. Silas Garner Maddox and Clara Mae Kilpatrick Maddox. She attended Eupora High school and Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi. Joan...

Richard "Ricky" Duke Palmer

Richard "Ricky" Duke Palmer

Apr 6, 2025

Richard "Ricky" Duke Palmer age 66 of Eupora, MS, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora, MS. Ricky was born on November 4, 1958, to Jesse F. Palmer and Jimmie Estes Palmer. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Mathiston, MS and despite his mental condition which prevented him from sharing...

Charles "Charlie" Robert Privett, Jr.

Charles "Charlie" Robert Privett, Jr.

Apr 6, 2025

Charles "Charlie" Robert Privett, Jr. age 40 of Eupora, MS, passed away unexpectedly in the early hours of Sunday, April 6, 2025, at his residence in Eupora, MS. Charlie was born on February 17, 1985, in Helena, Arkansas to Charles Robert Privett, Sr. and Kathryn Suzanne Stevens. He was an operator at Dewberry Sawmill in Maben, MS and an avid...

Russell "Russ" Salter Turner

Russell "Russ" Salter Turner

Apr 5, 2025

Russell "Russ" Slater Turner age 66, of Eupora, MS, passed away unexpectedly on April 5, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora, MS. Russ was born on September 30, 1958, in Philadelphia, MS, to James "Jack" Herman Turner and Eunice Salter Turner. He was known as a proud son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and "Russie" to all of his...

Gladys Dean Fletcher

Gladys Dean Fletcher

Apr 3, 2025

Gladys Dean Fletcher, age 97 of Eupora, MS, received her heavenly reward and met her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 3, 2025, surrounded by her family at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora, MS. Gladys was born in Choctaw County, MS on February 16, 1928 to William Josh Dean and Ruthie Mae Bright Dean. She was a homemaker and...

Delvis Eugene Swinford

Delvis Eugene Swinford

Apr 2, 2025

Delvis Eugene Swinford, age 66 of Ripley, MS, passed away peacefully surrounded by his children on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at Diversicare in Ripley, MS. Mr. Swinford was born in Arkansas on April 22, 1958, to Delbert and Genevea Rose Jennings Swinford. He worked in construction and as a truck driver until becoming disabled from health conditions. Mr. Swinford is...

Mark Wayne Harrison

Mark Wayne Harrison

Mar 31, 2025

Mark Wayne Harrison, 62 of Mathiston, MS, passed away Monday, March 31, 2025, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. Mark was born on January 16, 1963, in Jackson, MS to Joe Donald Harrison, Sr. and Deanna Calloway Harrison. He was a devoted father and husband. Mark met and married Becky Walker and the two were married for 40 years....

Ethel Marie Dean Fulford

Ethel Marie Dean Fulford

Mar 30, 2025

Ethel Marie Dean Fulford, 102 of Fairhope, AL, and formerly of Tomnolen, MS, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 30, 2025, at University of South Alabama Hospital in Mobile, AL surrounded by her family. Ethel was born on November 23, 1922, in Choctaw County, Mississippi. She was the youngest of 14 children born to Lara Lee...

Donald "Pig" Ray Mitchell

Donald "Pig" Ray Mitchell

Mar 26, 2025

Donald "Pig" Ray Mitchell, age 69 of Stewart, MS passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora, MS. Donald "Pig" was born in Biloxi, MS on November 21, 1955, to Joseph Ralph Mitchell and Dorothy Ann Talley Mitchell. Pig as his family and friends knew him, was a retired factory...

Allene Pinnix Helms

Allene Pinnix Helms

Mar 20, 2025

Allene Pinnix Helms, age 79 of Mathiston, MS, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday evening, March 20, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS. Allene was born in Choctaw County, MS on January 29, 1946, to Charles Hastings Pinnix and Beulah Mae McMinn Pinnix. She was a homemaker, loving wife of 61 years and mother....

Albert "Al" Noe Baca

Albert "Al" Noe Baca

Mar 16, 2025

Albert "Al" Noe Baca, age 92 of Mathiston, MS passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. He was born on July 24, 1932, in Los Angeles, CA to John W. Baca and Esther Isabel Chavez Baca. Mr. Baca was a retired accountant and a U.S. Navy veteran. In the Navy he...

Debra "Debbie" Kay Latham Pepper

Debra "Debbie" Kay Latham Pepper

Mar 16, 2025

Debra "Debbie" Kay Latham Pepper of Mantee, MS, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at Monroe Regional Hospital in Aberdeen, MS at the age of 69. Debbie was born in San Antonio, TX on November 15, 1955, to James Wilbert Latham and Dorothy Lee Helms Latham. She retired from Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS after working in the...

Betty Marie Elkins

Betty Marie Elkins

Mar 15, 2025

Betty Marie Elkins, age 86, of Haleyville, AL, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2025, surrounded by family at her residence. She was born to Allen and Gertie Booth on August 29, 1938. Betty was valedictorian of her senior class and later in life received her college degree in business. She married Howard Hugh Elkins and they were married for...

James Boyd Jenkins, Sr.

James Boyd Jenkins, Sr.

Mar 12, 2025

James Boyd Jenkins, Sr., age 90, of Greenwood, MS, and formerly Eupora, MS, passed away at Merit Health River Oaks Hospital in Flowood, MS, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. He had recently been a resident of Community Place in Brandon, MS. Boyd was born on August 4, 1934, in Choctaw County, MS, to Allen Franklin “Jack” and Arlene Bright Jenkins....

Dr. Margaret Imogene Brown

Dr. Margaret Imogene Brown

Mar 8, 2025

Dr. Margaret Imogene Brown age 92, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville, MS. Imogene was born in Meadville, MS to Ray James Oglesby and Bessie Viola Temple Oglesby on August 10, 1932. She was a retired English Teacher and a member of Mathiston First United Methodist Church in Mathiston, MS. After marrying...

Patricia Ann Wilson

Patricia Ann Wilson

Mar 4, 2025

Patricia Ann Wilson age 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at Diversicare in Eupora, MS. She was born in Houston, MS on November 4, 1947 to Augustus Conner "A.C." Pounds and Annie Louise Dunlap Pounds. Trish was a graduate of Eupora High School. She was homemaker and enjoyed canning, vegetable gardening and was an...

Priscilla Ann Reves

Priscilla Ann Reves

Mar 4, 2025

Priscilla Ann Reves age 81, a beloved and dedicated educator, passed away peacefully surrounded by her cherished memories and loved ones on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center Long-Term Care in Eupora, MS. Born as the only child to Roy Kelly "Buster" Reves and Jane Murphy Reves on April 15, 1943 in Eupora, MS, Priscilla's life was...