Howard Roland Barnett
Dec. 19, 2020
Graveside services for Howard Roland Barnett, 81, of Ocean Springs were Dec. 23, 2020, at Crestlawn Memorial Park in Ocean Springs conducted by the Rev. Rick Brooks.
He was born Feb. 17, 1939, in Webster County to the late Drew and Leade Barnett, and grew up in the area around Eupora. Mr. Barnett was a veteran, a Mason and member of St. Paul United Methodist Church Downtown in Ocean Springs. He died Dec. 19, 2020, in Ocean Springs.
Survivors include his wife, Hermanell Hearn Barnett; a daughter, Candice Jones; and many nieces and nephews.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home of Ocean Springs was in charge of arrangements.
Garvis Lamar Blaine
Dec. 31, 2020
Memorial services will be held at a later date for Garvis Lamar Blaine, 85 of Ackerman.
He was born April 11, 1935, in Choctaw County to the late Benny Garvis and Opal Turner Blaine. Mr. Blaine was retired from the U.S. Air Force. He died Dec. 31, 2020, at Diversicare of Eupora.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Blaine of Ackerman; a daughter, Terry Barron of Pontotoc; three sons, Mark Blaine of Australia, Kirk Blaine of Philadelphia and Scott Blaine of Caledonia; a sister, Pat Garlock of Kentucky; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Christian Way United.
Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman was in charge of arrangements.
Lewis Glenn Brotherton
Dec. 11, 2020
Lewis Glenn Brotherton, 93, of Eupora died Dec. 11, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo.
He was born in Kentucky to the late J.H. and Mamie Wilson Brotherton. Mr. Brotherton was a Purple Heart recipient, and served in World War II, Vietnam, Korea and occupied China as a gunnery sergeant.
Survivors include a daughter, Deloris Zellmer; a son, Bruce Brotherton; and a sister, Harriett.
Associated Family Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Tupelo was in charge of arrangements.
Scarlett Jo Mitchell Devine
Dec. 9, 2020
Graveside services for Scarlett Jo Mitchell Devine were Dec. 12, 2020, at Midway Cemetery outside Vaiden led by the Revs. Dean Stewart and David Westmoreland.
She was born July 6, 1958, in Greenwood to the late Joe Mitchell and the late Beverly Norfleet Williams Beam. Mrs. Devine graduated from Eupora High School in 1976 and pursued a career in nursing after graduating from the Mississippi University for Women in 1987. She was a member of Vaiden Baptist Church. Mrs. Devine died Dec. 9, 2020.
Survivors include her husband, Stanley Devine of Vaiden; two children Alex Devine of Miami and Adrianne Devine of Brandon; and her stepfather J. D. Beam of Stewart.
Pallbearers were Bill Carson, Dennis Dean, Brad Fouche, Larry Graves, John Hightower and Jimmy Webb.
Memorials may be made to Vaiden Baptist Church, 501 Mulberry St, Vaiden, MS 39176 or to the Midway Cemetery Fund, 49702 Highway 430, Vaiden, MS 39176.
Oliver Funeral Home of Winona was in charge of arrangements.
Geraldine C. McKee
Jan. 2, 2021
Graveside services for Geraldine C. McKee, 91, of Sturgis were Jan. 4, 2020, at Wake Forest Cemetery in Sturgis.
She was born Sept. 8, 1929, in Hymera, Ind., to the late Earl Scott and Bernice Johnson Clark. Mrs. McKee was a wife and homemaker. She died Jan. 2, 2021, at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville.
Survivors include three daughters, Jackie Makamson of Sturgis, Elizabeth Ann Parker of Berlin, Md., and Mary Kathryn McVeigh of Wiggins; two sons, Gerald E. McKee of Panama City, Fla., and David Lee McKee of Emory, Texas; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman was in charge of arrangements.
Nancy Carolyn Middlebrooks
Dec. 30, 2020
Graveside services for Nancy Carolyn Middlebrooks, 95,were Jan. 4, 2021, at Wake Forest Cemetery in Sturgis.
A homemaker, she was born Oct. 24, 1925, in Sturgis to the late Robert L. Sr. and Zorada Ivey Adams. Mrs. Middlebrooks died Dec. 30, 2020, at her residence in Meridian.
Survivors include a son, Tony Middlebrooks of Meridian; and one grandson.
Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman was in charge of arrangements.
Robert Earl Ray
Nov. 11, 2020
Graveside services for Robert Earl.. Ray, 75, of Kennedy, Ala., and formerly of Eupora were Nov. 14, 2020, at Antioch Cemetery in Belk, Ala., with Stan Adams and Delbert Preuninger officiating.
He was born May 29, 1945, Mr. Ray died Nov. 11, 2020 at Fayette (Ala.) Medical Center.
Survivors include a son, David Ray of Wayside, Ala.; a daughter: Kim Vail of Vernon, Ala.; two sisters: Mary Ann Gregg of Paragould, Ark., and Martha Graham of Caledonia; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Michael Adams, Jonathon Fowler, Tyler Fowler, Jason Porter, Nathan Porter and John David Ray.
Nelson Funeral Home of Fayette was in charge of arrangements.
Patrick Leon Reves
Oct. 12, 2020
Graveside services for Patrick Leon Reves, 50, of Eupora were Oct. 17, 2020, at St. Peter Church of God in Christ Cemetery in McCarley.
He was born Feb. 8, 1970. Mr. Reves died Oct. 12, 2020, in Eupora.
Survivors include his wife, Tonya Nichelle Reves of Eupora; their children, Jeremy Vantrel Reves and Kiesha Ifeacho Reves; his mother, Stella Mae Swims Reves of McCarley; two sisters, Patricia Reves of McCarley and Michelle Reves of Saltillo; one granddaughter; and a host of nieces and nephews.
West Memorial Funeral Home of Starkville was in charge of arrangements.
Joyce Brannon Williams
Nov. 20, 2020
Graveside services for Joyce Brannon Williams, 88, of Bessemer City, N.C., were Nov. 24, 2020, at Westview Gardens in Bessemer City with the Rev. Tripp Hord officiating.
She was born March 2, 1932, in Eupora to the late Joseph Wiley Brannon and Era Viola Brannon. Mrs. Williams was a member of First United Methodist Church in Bessemer City. She died Nov. 20, 2020, at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, N.C.
Survivors include two daughters Linda Sandbo and Robin Williams; three siblings Dot McCorkle, Lucy Thompson, Michael Brannon and James Brannon; and one grandson.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church in Bessemer City.
Greene Funeral Service of Gastonia was in charge of arrangements.
