OBITUARIES PUBLISHED 5/26/2018
Mary Frances Brown
Mary Frances Aldridge Brown, age 90, of Caledonia, MS, passed away May 25, 2018, at her residence. Funeral services will be Sunday, May 27, 2018, at 2:00 PM at New Salem Baptist Church, 7086 Wolf... read more
Robert M. Starr
CALEDONIA — Robert Starr, 92, died May 25, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, in West Point. Burial will follow in Memorial Gardens Cemetery... read more
Louise Munson
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Louise Munson, 96, died May 25, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. Services are incomplete and will be announced by Lee Sykes Funeral Home of Columbus. read more
Bettye West
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — Bettye “Jane” Wilson West, 75, died May 17, 2018, in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hamilton United Methodist Church with Roger McGrew officiating. Burial will follow... read more
Jimmy Odom
BIRMINGHAM, AL — Jimmy Fred Odom, 67, died May 12, 2018 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham . A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. today at Otts Funeral Home Chapel, Sulligent, AL. Mr. Odom... read more
Kenneth Cook
STARKVILLE — Kenneth Cook, 84, died May 26, 2018. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Welch Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Mr. Cook was... read more
LOCAL OBITUARIES
Malinda Windham
Published: 5/25/2018
NOXUBEE — Malinda Windham, 89, died May 16, 2018, at her residence. Services will be at noon Saturday at Millers Chapel M.B. Church in Macon with Rev. Nathaniel Houston, Sr. officiating.... read more
Johnnie Sanders
Published: 5/25/2018
COLUMBUS — Johnnie Sanders, 86, died May 22, 2018, at his residence. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at The Word Church International in Crawford with Rev. Bobby Sanders officiating.... read more
Clifton Halfacre, Sr.
Published: 5/25/2018
STARKVILLE — Rev. Clifton James Halfacre, Sr., 55, died May 14, 2018, in York, Alabama. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Zion U.M. Church in Starkville. Interment will... read more
Jeffrey Sherrod
Published: 5/25/2018
FLORENCE, Ala. — Jeffrey Sherrod, 44, died May 23, 2018. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of Macon. read more
Lawrence Brown
Published: 5/25/2018
COLUMBUS — Lawrence Ellis Brown, 84, died May 21, 2018, in Columbus. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sixth Avenue M.B. Church with Rev. W.C. Tally officiating. Burial will... read more
Jack Long, Jr.
Published: 5/25/2018
TEXARKANA, Ark. — Jack Clark Long, Jr. 68, died May 23, 2018, in Texarkana, Arkansas. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Millwee Cemetery near Horatio, Arkansas with Larry... read more
Wanda Adams
Published: 5/25/2018
SHUQUALAK — Wanda Adams, 70, died May 23, 2018, at Noxubee County Nursing Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Butler Pentecostal Church with Ronnie Cartwright, Gerald Butler and... read more
Johnny McLean
Published: 5/25/2018
STARKVILLE — Johnny Lee McLean, 70, died May 23, 2018, at his residence. Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Welch Funeral Home. Burial will follow in New Hope Baptist... read more
Vivian Benefiel
Published: 5/25/2018
HAMILTON — Vivian Irene Berry Benefiel, 89, died May 23, 2018 in Hamilton. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Tisdale-Lann Memorial Chapel in Aberdeen with Ricky Kendricks officiating. Burial... read more
Mary Brown
Published: 5/25/2018
CALEDONIA — Mary Brown, 90, died May 25, 2018, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, College Street location. read more
Robert Butler
Published: 5/24/2018
Robert Linwood Butler, age 86, of Columbus, MS, passed away May 22, 2018, at his residence. Funeral services will be Friday, May 25, 2018, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel... read more
Jimmy Dickerson
Published: 5/24/2018
STARKVILLE — Minister Jimmy Dickerson, 86, died May 20, 2018, in Starkville. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church in Pheba. Interment will follow in... read more
NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARIES
Alan Bean, 4th Person to Walk on the Moon, Dies at 86
After leaving NASA, Mr. Bean, a former Navy test pilot, became a full-time artist, creating images of space exploration.
Herman D. Farrell Jr., of Harlem’s Political Old Guard, Dies at 86
A longtime Democratic assemblyman, Mr. Farrell was a trusted, gentlemanly party leader in New York and once ran for mayor.
Michael Goldstein, Publicist Who Started SoHo Weekly News, Dies at 79
After representing Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone and other music stars, he challenged The Village Voice, covering Lower Manhattan in a grittier era.
Angelo Falcón, Advocate for Latinos in New York, Dies at 66
The outspoken Mr. Falcón was the founder of a one-man research operation that wielded hard data to argue for greater public commitment to Hispanics’ needs.
Glenn Snoddy, 96, Accidental Inventor of the Fuzz Tone, Dies
A Nashville recording engineer, he earned a place in music history when a studio malfunction created an influential guitar sound.
Bill Mallory, Coach Who Lifted Indiana Football, Is Dead at 82
The blunt-spoken Mallory led Colorado to the Orange Bowl, found success at Miami of Ohio and Northern Illinois, and took Indiana to six bowl games.
Laszlo Tabori, Celebrated Hungarian Runner Who Bolted to U.S., Dies at 86
Tabori became the third man to run the mile in under four minutes before defecting from his native Hungary to the United States.
Dave Garcia, M.L.B. Manager and Minor League Mainstay, Dies at 97
Garcia played more than 14 seasons in the minors and hung on as a coach, manager and sage in the majors, doggedly loyal to baseball to the end.
Philip Roth, Towering Novelist Who Explored Lust, Jewish Life and America, Dies at 85
Mr. Roth won almost all the major literary awards and published an exceptional sequence of historical novels in his 60s, an age when many writers are winding down.
Faith Whittlesey, Conservative Voice and Reagan Aide, Dies at 79
The only woman on the president’s senior staff, she courted the religious right in helping to build a Reagan coalition and alienated feminists.
Jimi Hendrix, Lenny Kravitz and Their Mutual Friend
In 1988, Mr. Kravitz moved one floor below Michael Goldstein’s apartment in SoHo. Soon, the former music publicist, who had worked closely with Jimi Hendrix, would become a mentor and father figure to Mr. Kravitz.
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