Area Obituaries

Diane Bryant BATESVILLE—Diane Bryant, age 72, passed away Thursday evening, January 18, 2018, in Baptist Memorial  Hospital of North Mississippi at Oxford.    Funeral services for Diane were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, January 21, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home at Batesville.The family received friends beginning at 1 p.m., prior…

Earl Rudolph Gilpin GRENADA—Earl Rudolph Gilpin, Jr., 71, of Grenada, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at his residence.    Born July 11, 1946 in Memphis, Mr. Gilpin was a son of the  late Earl Rudolph Gilpin, Sr. and Christine Cox Gilpin. He was a retired respiratory therapist.   A private family memorial service will…

Jeffrey Wayne Burney BLUE SPRINGS—Jeffrey Wayne Burney, age 57, of  Blue Springs died Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at his home. Born December 27, 1960, Jeff was a son of Mrs. Joyce Munson Burney and the late Bobby Gene Burney. He was engaged in farming and trucking and was also a gifted mechanic, having learned his…

Ira L. “Sonny” Foster SARDIS – Ira L. “Sonny” Foster, age 72, passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and children Saturday evening, December 23, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 26, at Calvary Baptist Church with interment at Hebron Cemetery…

Harvis Leon French OXFORD—Harvis Leon French, age 92, died Monday, December 18, 2017, in the Veterans Home at Oxford.    Born September 2, 1925, in Paris, Mr. French was a son of the late Harvis Emmet French and Ida Mae Burk French. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. Harvis was…

Tracy Brower COFFEEVILLE—Tracy Brower of Coffeeville, age 54, died Thursday, December 14, 2017, in Baptist Memorial Hospital—North Mississippi at Oxford.   Born November 11, 1963, to the late Elsie Brownie Hughes Brower and Bobby Lynn Brower, Tracy became a truck driver and enjoyed trucking and talking on his CB radio where he developed a lot of…

Elsie Wrenn Allen STRAWBERRY, ARK.—Elsie Wrenn Allen passed away Sunday, December 10, 2017, in the White River Medical Center (WRMC) in Batesville, Arkansas.   She was born May 30, 1935 in Paris (Lafayette County)  to Albert Joseph and Dalia Davis Wrenn. During her career she worked for Sears Roebuck, Shelby County, Tenn., and retired from the…

Billie Jean Babb MEMPHIS—Mrs. Billie Jean Babb, 76, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017, in Baptist East Hospital at Memphis. Visitation was held Wednesday, November 29, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Paris Baptist Church. The funeral service followed at one o’clock. Interment was in Paris Cemetery with Bro. Larry Wicker officiating. Coleman Funeral Home of…

Billie Jean Babb MEMPHIS – Mrs. Billie Jean Babb, 76, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. Born in Coffeeville, Mrs. Babb was a homemaker, and enjoyed sewing and collecting dolls. She loved being outdoors and in nature. She also had a great love for rodeos, fishing, and working in…

James William “Bill” Adams BATON ROUGE, LA.—James William “Bill” Adams, 89, a resident of Baton Rouge, La., passed away Monday, October 23, 2017. Born in Water Valley on October 12, 1928, he was a son of the late Wilkes Felon Adams and Beulah Ellis Jones Adams, the youngest of nine children. He had remained connected…