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Martha Raley Buffington

Martha Raley Buffington

Oct 31, 2024

Martha Frances Raley Buffington, 87, died October 31, 2024 at North Mississippi Medical Center following a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Buffington was born in St. George, South Carolina to the late Charles Rembert and Martha Louise Appleby Raley and had lived in Aberdeen since 1948.

She graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1955 and attended Mississippi University for Women. She married Jim Buffington...

Melvin Malone

Melvin Malone

Nov 14, 2024

Nettleton- Clifton Melvin Malone, 77, entered rest  on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at the NMMC-Tupelo Hospice. He was born  on April 2, 1947 at the Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi to Alpheus Clifton "AC" and Ruth Monaghan Malone. He was a member of the Nettleton Community Church. He presently resided in the Palmetto Community but had lived in Nettleton...

Linda Lee Anderson

Linda Lee Anderson

Nov 14, 2024

Linda Lee Anderson, 79 passed away Thursday, November 14, 2024, at Garden Suites Assisted Living in Aberdeen, MS. She was born in Columbus, MS on May 10, 1945, to the late Burnell “Andy” Anderson and Margaret Turner Anderson. Linda Lee was a graduate of Aberdeen High School and a graduate of MS University for Women and worked for Delta Airlines...

Robbie Cantrell

Robbie Cantrell

Nov 10, 2024

Robbie Faye Boyd Cantrell, 69, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2024 at Baptist Hospital in Columbus.  She was born in Aberdeen on July 5, 1955 to the late Joe and Faye Neal Boyd.  Robbie was a graduate of Hamilton High School and worked for 25 years at the Aberdeen Hospital.  She married David Cantrell in 1992.  Robbie was devoted...

Nancy McCollum

Nancy McCollum

Nov 4, 2024

Nancy Ann McCollum, 69, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2024, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born in Lee County on February 3, 1955, she was a daughter to John and Catherine Humphries McCollum, and she was a graduate of Nettleton High School. Her career was spent in environmental services for hotels in Tupelo, but her greatest joy...

Carroll Gray

Carroll Gray

Nov 3, 2024

Carroll Allen Gray, 76, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at North Mississippi Medical Center—Gilmore in Amory. He was born on December 20, 1947 in Itawamba County to Porter and Lorene Ross Gray. Carroll attended school in Dorsey and before retiring, he worked at several automobile repair shops in the area. He was a great mechanic and could fix...

Kaye Gibson

Kaye Gibson

Nov 1, 2024

Nettleton- Sandra Katherine (Herring) Gibson, 70, passed away Friday, November 1, 2024 at her residence in Nettleton. She was born on December 31, 1953 in Lee County to parents Earl Bose Herring and Mary Jo (Weaver) Herring. She lived most of her life in the Nettleton area. Kaye was a retired teacher's assistant, librarian and bus driver for the Nettleton...

Lela Ann Pate

Lela Ann Pate

Oct 29, 2024

Lela Ann Pate, 73, passed away on October 29, 2024, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on May 28, 1951, in Jackson, TN, she was a daughter to James Alvin Swindle, Sr. and Rachel Sue Jowers Smith. She grew up in Bells, TN and met and married Bennie Pate, and moved to the Aberdeen area. She retired from...

Rebecca Watson McClure

Rebecca Watson McClure

Oct 28, 2024

BELLEVUE, WA – Rebecca Watson McClure, 73, passed away Monday, October 28th at her residence in Bellevue, WA. She was born August. 9, 1951, to Lee Dale Watson and Laura Jackson Watson in Aberdeen, MS. Becky graduated from Aberdeen High School and Mississippi State University. She earned advanced degrees in mathematics and computer science at Millsaps College and the University...

Don Holloway

Don Holloway

Oct 28, 2024

Don G. Holloway, 76, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus. Born on August 20, 1948, in Aberdeen, he was a son to the late Delmer and Nancy Cummings Holloway. He resided in Hamilton and was a 1969 graduate of Hamilton High School, and a U.S. Army veteran serving in Germany. He was...

Tommy Lee Hicks

Tommy Lee Hicks

Oct 22, 2024

Richmond, VA- Tommy Lee Hicks, 66, passed away on Tuesday, October22, 2024 at his sister's residence in Mantee, MS. He was born in Aberdeen , MS on May 31, 1958 to parents Bobby Lee Hicks and Gloria Jean (Hickman) Hicks. He was a high school graduate and attended college. Tommy was a proud Veteran of the United States Army, he...

Barbara Neal

Barbara Neal

Oct 19, 2024

Nettleton- Barbara Ann (Wright) Neal, 85, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at her residence in Nettleton. She was born on September 5, 1939 in Itawamba County to parents Robert William Wright and Anna Kate (Dykes) Wright. She lived most of her life in the Nettleton area. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church. She retired as a...

Clinton McCormick

Clinton McCormick

Oct 19, 2024

Nettleton- Thomas Clinton "Mack" McCormick ,86, passed away at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS on Saturday, October 19, 2024. He was born on September 12, 1938 to Will Tom McCormick and Dona Bell Henson McCormick. He was a graduate of Nettleton High School Class of 1956, retired from Tombigbee Electric Power Association after 43 years of service, served 9...

Felix Jackson, Sr.

Felix Jackson, Sr.

Oct 18, 2024

Felix Ray Jackson, Sr., 73, passed away at North Mississippi Medical Center on Friday, October 18, 2024. He was born in Monroe County on March 1, 1951, to John William and Iva Lee Griggs Jackson. In 1970, he graduated from Aberdeen High School and later married the former Annette McGarrh on October 1, 1971. He was employed with Dowdle Gas...

Jamie Parker

Jamie Parker

Oct 15, 2024

Nettleton- Jamie Jo (Brown) Parker passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at her residence in Nettleton. She was born in Ohio to parents Jim Brown and Virginia Eileen (Casteel) Brown on February 12, 1959. She was a native of Ohio but had resided in North Mississippi for the last 20 years. She retired from the furniture business where she...

Betty Williams

Betty Williams

Oct 14, 2024

Betty Ann Williams, 85, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2024, at her home in the Wren Community. She was born on June 28, 1939 in Eupora to Melvin and Exa Land Salley. Graduating Eupora High School in 1957, she also attended Wood Junior College. Mrs. Williams worked as a dental assistant up until she married the love of her...

Linda  Coggin

Linda Coggin

Oct 13, 2024

Nettleton-Linda Sue (Westmoreland) Coggin, 74, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2024 at her residence in Nettleton. She was born in Arkansas on February 18, 1950 to parents Elvis Westmoreland and Vina Marlene (Bobo) Westmoreland. She lived most of her life in the Nettleton area. She was a member of Shiloh Community Church . Linda was a supervisor in the...

Linda Lee Anderson

Linda Lee Anderson

Oct 11, 2024

Aberdeen- Linda Lee Anderson, 79, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at Garden Suites Assisted Living in Aberdeen. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at Oddfellows Rest Cemetery. A complete obituary will be posted later.

Margie Griggs

Margie Griggs

Oct 7, 2024

Bartahatchie- Margie Griggs,91, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2024 at the NMMC in Tupelo. She was born in Bartahatchie on November 29, 1932 to parents Rufus Woods and Irene Mattison Woods. She was a member of the Full Gospel Church of Columbus. She retired from Seminole Garment Plant. She loved and adored her great-grandchildren as she often referred to...

Bobbie Jackson

Bobbie Jackson

Oct 7, 2024

Bobbie Mitchell Jackson, 89, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2024 at Monroe Regional Hospital in Aberdeen. He was born on August 14, 1935 in Monroe County to Luther and Attrice Maxey Jackson. A lifelong resident of Aberdeen, he worked many years for the United States Postal Service retiring as Postmaster at Aberdeen. He was a member of First Christian...

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