Obituaries
Betty Katheryn Hilliard Sims
Betty Katheryn Hilliard Sims, was born Jan. 9,1931, in Oxford to the late Theo Hilliard and Katherine Slack-Hilliard. She accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior ...
Staff Report, Author at The Oxford Eagle
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Melvin Ford
Melvin Ford, age 87, of Water Valley, finished his earthly journey Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. He was born Oct. ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, January 12, 2021 1:24 pm
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Dewitt “Sparky” Marshall Lovelace
Dewitt “Sparky” Marshall Lovelace passed away on Jan. 2, 2021 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his wife and sons. Sparky ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, January 7, 2021 1:31 pm
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Melissa Ann Marquis Jones
Mrs. Melissa Ann Marquis Jones, 41, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, at her home in Abbeville. A private funeral service will be held in the ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, January 7, 2021 1:26 pm
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Charles Herbert Ellis
Charles Herbert Ellis was born on July 14,1949, and went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, at ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, January 7, 2021 1:24 pm
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Clara Smith Hunt
Clara Smith Hunt, 95, of Oxford, passed away on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. One of the six siblings, Mrs. Hunt was born on Nov. 8, ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, January 7, 2021 1:21 pm
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Robert Vernon McElroy “Bob” Harrison
Robert Vernon McElroy “Bob” Harrison — architect, educator, philanthropist, mentor, friend, father and jokester — died in Jackson on Dec. 29, 2020, after celebrating 85 ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, January 7, 2021 1:19 pm
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Wilson “Pee-Wee” Roberts, Jr.
Wilson “Pee-Wee” Roberts, Jr., 76, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Oxford. The funeral service will be Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at 11 a.m. in ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, December 30, 2020 12:20 pm
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Danny Porter Hall, Sr.
Mr. Danny Porter Hall, Sr. of Oxford, passed away at the age of 80 on Dec. 26, 2020, at The Blake in Oxford. He is ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, December 30, 2020 12:17 pm
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Sandra Reynolds Bubrig
Dr. Sandra Reynolds Bubrig, 77, of Hattiesburg, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, after battling Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Dr. Bubrig, a longtime resident of both ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, December 30, 2020 12:14 pm
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CSM Charles E. Noble, Jr. (Ret)
It is with profound sadness, the Noble Family must announce the patriarch of our family, Charles E. Noble, Jr. drew his last breath on this ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, December 30, 2020 12:11 pm
News
William Winter, Mississippi’s ‘education governor,’ dies at 97
JACKSON, Miss. – Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter, who championed education initiatives, job creation and racial harmony throughout his life, died Friday Dec. 18, 2020, ...
by Staff Report, Saturday, December 19, 2020 9:41 am
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Hugh “Skody” Tomlinson Ross, Jr.
Hugh “Skody” Tomlinson Ross, Jr., 80, passed away at his home in Oxford on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Hugh was born in Osceola, Ark. to Hugh T. Ross, ...
by Staff Report, Friday, December 18, 2020 9:54 am
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Annie Laurie Ray Miller
Mrs. Annie Laurie Ray Miller, 83, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. The family will hold a memorial ...
by Staff Report, Friday, December 18, 2020 9:50 am
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Gale Smith Loner
Gale Smith Loner, 67 of Bay St. Louis, passed away Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 in Gulfport. Gale was formerly of Slidell, La. and moved to ...
by Staff Report, Friday, December 18, 2020 9:47 am
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Carl Elmer Murphree, Jr.
Carl Elmer Murphree, Jr., 84, an AG Engineer with USDA, passed away Dec. 9, 2020 at Columbus Baptist Hospital in Columbus, Miss. Graveside services are ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 10:58 am
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Rosemary Crockett Austin
Mrs. Rosemary Crockett Austin, 76, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, at New Albany Health and Rehab. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 10:56 am
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Frances Eva Kitchens Pearson
Frances Eva Kitchens Pearson, of Oxford, Miss., formerly of Louisville, Miss., died Dec. 7, 2020 at The Blake assisted living facility in Oxford. She was ...
by Staff Report, Saturday, December 12, 2020 10:53 am
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Dennis Murphree Ford
Dennis Murphree Ford passed peacefully from this earth on Dec. 8 in Oxford, Mississippi, with his daughters by his side. Visitation was held Friday, Dec. ...
by Staff Report, Saturday, December 12, 2020 10:50 am
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Sara Nell Trusty Champion
Sara Nell Trusty Champion, 80 of Water Valley, died Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital North-Mississippi in Oxford. The funeral service was held ...
by Staff Report, Saturday, December 12, 2020 10:48 am
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Coach Wally Bumpas
Coach Wally Bumpas, 84, of Madison, Mississippi, passed away on Dec.6, 2020, surrounded by family. Born to the late Gilbert Dell Bumpas and Zelma Boren ...
by Staff Report, Saturday, December 12, 2020 10:43 am
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Holiday Bustle at The Blake at Oxford
Sponsored by The Blake at Oxford by Jenna Mason In a year when Americans are experiencing social isolation at unprecedented levels, residents at The Blake ...