Robert Lee Herd
Jan. 7, 2021
Graveside services for Robert Lee Herd, 86, of Maben were Jan. 7, 2021, at Spring Valley Cemetery in Mathiston.
He was born Oct. 30, 1934. Mr. Herd died Jan. 7, 2021, in Eupora.
Survivors include his wife, Ella Herd of Maben; two sons, Robert Herd of Maben and Darren Herd of Batesville; a daughter, Sonja Chambers of Memphis, Tenn.; four sisters, Catherine Cooper of Saginaw, Mich., Helen Cooper of Starkville, Ola Mae Bowdry of Grenada and Josephine Kincaide of Maben; five brothers, Willie James Herd and Jimmie Heard of Saginaw, Eddie Rufus Heard of Rockford, Ill., John Heard of Maben and Tommie Heard of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; four grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
West Memorial Funeral Home of Starkville was in charge of arrangements.
Michael ‘Shay’ Curry Marshall
Jan. 3, 2021
Graveside services for Michael “Shay” Curry Marshall, 52, of Kearney, Mo., formerly of Eupora, were Jan. 16, 2021, at Spring Valley Cemetery in Mathiston with the Rev. Andrew Windrick officiating.
He was born Jan. 29, 1968, to the late Andrew Curry Marshall Jr. and Louise Marshall Ford. Mr. Marshall attended Eupora High School and was a member of Mt. Union Missionary Baptist Church. He died Jan. 3, 2021.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Coe Marshall of Kearney; two daughters, Myesha Shunte Marshall of Kansas City, Mo., and Mikayla Stillwell of St. Louis; a son, William Joseph of Kansas City; two brothers, Reginald McKinney of Eupora and William Ford of Winona; five sisters, Sandra Kay Head, Leslie Marshall Willis, Margie Louise Brown and Clara Tippett, all of Eupora, and Zelma Marshall of Starkville; five grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Skeeter Robinson Funeral Home of Grenada was in charge of arrangements.
Lorene Johnson Thaggard
Jan. 5, 2021
Private services for Lorene Johnson Thaggard, 88, of Pontotoc were held at West Heights Baptist Church in Pontotoc.
She was born Feb. 23, 1932, in Webster County. Mrs. Thaggard died Jan. 5, 2021, at Pontotoc Extended Care.
Survivors include her children, Worth Thaggard and Hope Thaggard Fair of Readyville, Tenn., and Cynthia Thaggard Easley of Pontotoc; six grandchildren; and many great- and great-great-grandchildren.
Baldwin Memorial Funeral Home of Pontotoc was in charge of arrangements.
