Obituaries 10/01/20

John Henderson Carlisle
BATESVILLE—John Henderson Carlisle, age 59, of Batesville died Wednesday, September 23, 2020, in Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi at Oxford.
Born June 4, 1961, in Columbus, he was a son of the late Richard and Mary Wigley Carlisle. John was a retired shipping/receiving manager for Caterpillar in Oxford. He was a down-to-earth man who  loved the simple pleasures in life. His joys included fishing and cooking, especially barbecue and steaks. John was so proud of his cooking that he often posted pictures of his creations. But more important than his cooking was his family, whom he loved very much.
Visitation was held from noon until 2 p.m., September 25, in the Gardiner Room of Seven Oaks Funeral Home. Services immediately followed visitation at two o’clock in the Henry Chapel of the funeral home with Bro. Charles Reed officiating. Burial was in Camp Ground Cemetery with Bodi White, Randy Mills, Timmy Taylor, Randy Simmons, Chad Carlisle, Devin Carlisle and Austin Carlisle as pallbearers.
John is survived by his wife, Susan Carlisle of Batesville; one daughter, Rachael Carlisle of Goodlettsville, Tenn.; two brothers, Leslie Carlisle of Goodlettsville, Tenn. and Richard Carlisle of Water Valley; and one grand-daughter, Tynleigh Murphy.
In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by one sister, Marcia Carlisle.

Arnett Cosby
TUCSON, ARIZ.—Arnett Cosby was born October 22, 1952, to the late Scott Denson, Jr. and the late Josephine Glover Cosby Robinson, in Oakland. He received his wings on March 25, 2020 in Tucson Medical Center.
Arnett, known to his family as “Moody” and to his military family as “Cos”, was the oldest of the grandchildren of the late John H. Curtis and Zipporah Cosby Curtis (who helped raise him). He attended elementary school and three years of high school in the Chicago Public School System and after returning to Mississippi with his mother, he finished his last year of high school at Coffeeville High in 1972. After  high school, he worked a short time at McQuay, Inc. in Grenada. During this time,  his first child, Sholenda Denise Chambers, was born. Arnett enlisted in the Air Force in 1975 as an Avionics Specialist and completed his basic training in Denver, Colo. While stationed there, he met and married the love of his life, Sharon A. Marsh, on December 31, 1975, and to this union one son, DuJuan R. Cosby, was born. During his military service he received many outstanding awards. After serving in Desert Storm, he retired from the Air Force in 1995, having served 20 years. He then made his home in Tucson.
Arnett loved sports of all kinds and played  high school basketball and coached several sports. He also enjoyed talking on the phone for hours with his family and friends.
In  addition to  his parents and grandparents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Scott Eric Denson.
He leaves his wife of 44 years, Sharon A. Cosby, and a son, DuJuan R. Cosby, both of Tucson; a daughter, Sholenda Hollins (Ken) of Grand Prairie, Texas; two sisters, Ardis Amos (Greg) of Grenada, and Shirley Denson Love (Shell) of Illinois;  four brothers, Victor Arrington (Adrian), Anthony Arrington (Theresa), Ronald Robertson, and Scott III Denson (Vernenda), all of Illinois.
A memorial service honoring Staff Sergeant Arnett Cosby will be held October 23 in Gideon Full Gospel Baptist Church at Tucson and burial will be in Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Marana, Ariz.

Carol Ann Ware
COFFEEVILLE—Carol Ann Ware of Coffeeville, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020, in the University of Mississippi Medical Center at Grenada. She was 66.
She was born November 20, 1953,  in Como to Fred Milton and Robbie Geeslin Hadorn. Carol Ann was a devoted homemaker and a member of Elam Baptist Church near Coffeeville for ten years. She will be remembered for her unwavering love for God and her family.
Family and friends gathered one hour prior to the service at the church. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Thursday, September 24, in Elam Baptist Church near Coffeeville with Rev. Michael Payton officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery with Aaron Bryant, Jordan Bryant, Nathan Darby, Chris Kling, Christian Kling and Noah Ware as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were her sons, Steve and Tony Ware. Arrangements were entrusted to McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service at Grenada.
Survivors include one daughter, Angela Ware Bryant of Water Valley; two sons, Steve Ware (Donna) of Tillatoba, and Tony Ware (Tabitha) of Coffeeville; four sisters, Betty H. McElhaney, Debbie Kling, Nancy Roper and Brenda Brewer, all of Batesville; one brother, Steve Hadorn of Batesville; and nine grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Glen Alton Ware.
Memorials may be directed to the Elam Cemetery Fund.

Lee Avery White
CHARLESTON—Lee Avery White, age 73, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020, in Baptist Memorial Hospital—North Mississippi at Oxford.
A graveside service was held Thursday, September 24, in Bethel Cemetery, located in the Teasdale Community, beginning at 2 p.m. Interment followed in the cemetery. Newsom Funeral Home of Charleston was in charge of arrangements.
Lee Avery was an avid hunter and fisherman, and also loved music and riding his Gator. He leaves one sister, Dean McCullar of Teasdale; four nieces, Sherry Black (Tom) of Moon Lake, Sandra Smith of Water Valley, Robbie Hodges of Teasdale and Cindy Williams of Charleston; three nephews, Terry McCullar of Courtland, Joe McCullar of Teasdale, and Randy Bonner (Daisy) of Teasdale. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe Cleveland and Mollie White, and one sister, Mary Etta “Bootsie” Bonner.
The family requests memorials be made to Bethel Church Cemetery Fund.