Area Obituaries

Pearl Nelson Barnes CALICO ROCK, ARK.—Pearl Nelson Barnes, age 94, passed away in Calico Rock, Ark. on May 24, 2017. Born in Taylor, Mrs. Barnes was a daughter of the late Harold and Thelma Cooper and worked as a bookkeeper most of her life. Pearl was of the Lutheran  faith. Graveside services were  held at…

Thomas P. Davis BARTLETT, Tenn.—Thomas (Tom) P. Davis of Bartlett, Tenn., age 67, passed peaceful at Methodist Hospice Resident Home in Memphis May 23, 2017,after a long battle with cancer. Tom was born April 22, 1950 to Martha J. and Willie M. Davis, MSGT, U.S. Army, deceased. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church…

Nona Fay Bradley OXFORD—Nona Fay Bradley Alred, age 60, passed away on May 21, 2017, in Baptist Memorial Hospital—North Mississippi at Oxford. Funeral services for Nona will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, in the Martin  Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at…

Thomas (Tom) P. Davis BARTLETT, TENN.—Thomas (Tom) P. Davis of Bartlett, Tenn., age 67, passed peacefully at Methodist Hospice Resident Home in Memphis May 23, 2017. Tom was born April 22, 1950, to Martha J. and Willie M. Davis, MSGT, U.S.Army, deceased. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Water Valley. He retired…

Bobby Dewitt Edwards PINELLAS PARK, Fla. —Bobby Dewitt Edwards, 76, passed away Friday, April 21, 2017, in Woodside Hospice at Pinellas Park, Fla. Born in Water Valley, Bobby was a son of the late Thelma and Lee Edwards. He attended Water Valley Schools and graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in engineering.…

Ethan Waldo Eubank, Jr. OAKLAND—Ethan Waldo Eubank, Jr., age 77, passed away at his home near Oakland on May 1, 2017. Born in Marks, Waldo was a son of the late Ethan Waldo Eubank, Sr. and Dorothy Jane Covington Eubank. He was retired from John Middleton, Inc., where he worked as a regional accounts manager…

Sherry Groner Hollowell WATER VALLEY – Sherry Groner Hollowell, 59, passed away at her home in Water Valley on Tuesday, May 1, 2017.  Mrs. Hollowell was born in Taylor. She absolutely loved playing with her cats.  Some of her favorite hobbies included taking care of her flowers, gardening, being outside and spending time with her…

Montroy Carothers WATER VALLEY—Montroy Carothers, age 66, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017, at his home in Water Valley with his family by his side. Born in Yalobusha County May 7, 1951, he was a son of the late J. C. Carothers and Bessie Mae Smalley and grew up in Yalobusha County, where he was…

Barbara Elizabeth Fly Moore PORTLAND, OREGON—Barbara Elizabeth Fly Moore, 89, died January 9, 2017, in Portland, Oregon.  A native Water Vallian, Barbara was the daughter of the late Audley Claire Kennedy and Earl K. Fly. She was a graduate of Water Valley High School and the University of Mississippi. For many years, Barbara lived in…

Edward J. Kachelein WATER VALLEY—Edward J. Kachelein, 85, of Water Valley passed away on March 29, 2017, at his residence with his wife, Patricia Carolyn Kachelein, of eight years, by his side. A time of gathering to honor  his life was held Saturday, April 1, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Waller Funeral Home.…