Area Obituaries

 Carolyn Burns Hatfield COFFEEVILLE—Carolyn Burns Hatfield, 68, of Coffeeville passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at her residence.  Born December 28, 1950, in Grenada, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Ruby Lee Wilson Burns. Carolyn was a homemaker and a member of the Coffeeville Church of Christ. She will be remembered as…

Hazel Lee Charley CHICAGO—Hazel Lee Charley departed this  life on January 3, 2019, in Loyola Hospital at Maywood, Ill. Born December 28, 1939, Hazel was a daughter of the late Leroy Benson and Clara Chatman Benson of Water Valley. She was joined in holy matrimony to Curtis Charles on February 10,1962. She enjoyed spending tine…

Rachel Holland Allbritton TILLATOBA—Rachel Holland Allbritton, age 80, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at her residence.  The family received friends Thursday, January 3, from 10 a.m. until service time, which began at 11 a.m. in Corinth Baptist Church in Tillatoba. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Newsom Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.…

Bonnie Tyler French Crosby INDIANOLA—Bonnie Tyler French Crosby, 89, of Indianola passed away Monday, December 24, 2018, at her home. Born October 29, 1919, in Water Valley, she was a daughter of the late Rufus and Elizabeth McCormick Tyler. She worked as a deputy chancery clerk in Sunflower County for over 30 years, prior to…

Kenneth Ross Ray WATER VALLEY—Kenneth Ross Ray, 63, died Friday, December 14, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital—North Mississippi in Oxford. The funeral service was held Tuesday, December 18, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home with Rev. David Westmoreland officiating. Burial followed in Pine Flat Cemetery in Oxford. Visitation was held from…

John Thomas Hill COFFEEVILLE– John Thomas Hill, 69, passed away December 10, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born January 18, 1949 in Calhoun County to  Luster Alvin Hill and Ruby Pearl Hill. He was a farmer, diesel mechanic and worked in the maintenance department for Yalobusha County for over…

Betty Ruth Byford COFFEEVILLE—Betty Ruth Byford, age 82, of Coffeeville, died peacefully Thursday, December 6, 2018, in Baptist Memorial Hospital—North Mississippi at Oxford.  Born April 30, 1936, in Coffeeville, she was a daughter of the late Benford and Helon Waddell. She had worked as a quality control technician for Holley Carburetor and BorgWarner. Betty Ruth…

Beth Ann Kerestesi WATER VALLEY—Beth Ann Kerestesi, age 60, died peacefully Saturday, December 1, 2018, at her home in Water Valley. Born November 13, 1958, in Chicago, Beth Ann was a daughter of the late Douglas and Virginia Bussell. She worked in consumer retail for Walgreens, and more recently in Fred’s Dollar Store in Water…

James Robert Gaston WATER VALLEY—James Robert Gaston, died November 17, 2018, in Baptist Memorial  Hospital—North Mississippi at Oxford.   Visitation was held Friday, November 23 from 4-6 p.m. in Serenity Daniels Funeral Home at Water Valley. The funeral service was held Saturday, November 24, at 2 p.m. in Everdale M.B. Church at Water Valley, with Elder…

Thomas R. “Tom” Brock SARDIS—Thomas R. “Tom” Brock, 69 of Sardis, formerly of Batesville, passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. Born January 21, 1949, in Ware Shoals, South Carolina, Tom was a son of the late Martha Hazel O’Dell Brock and Marvin Henry Brock. A former accountant for Thermos in Batesville,…