SOUTHAVEN — The funeral service for Daniel Louis Denning will be at 1 p.m. today at Graceview Presbyterian Church in Southaven with interment in Autumn Woods in Olive Branch. Visitation from noon until service time. Denning died Dec. 9 of complications from cancer. He was born Dec. 31, 1951 in Elmhurst, Ill. and graduated from Evangel College in Springfield, Mo. and earned his MA in theology from Wheaton College. He also pursued an MA in computer science at Ole Miss. He worked at FedEx as a technical advisor. He was a member of Graceview Presbyterian Church and was a deacon and elder. He taught adult Sunday school, was a choir member and headed several committees. He leaves his wife, Emily; children, Linda, Michael, Stephen (Elizabeth), Mark, and Rosemary; father, Clifford; siblings Diane Denning, Patricia Denning, Kathy Guerin (Mark), Karin Whitt (Tom), Mark Denning (Valerie), and Tammy La Ponte (Carl); sister-in-law Linda Neeley (Paul); as well as many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, Rosemary Denning. Memorials for Daniel may be sent to Graceview Presbyterian Church in Southaven or to the donor’s choice.
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William “Bill” Payne Jr.
SOUTHAVEN — The arrangements for William “Bill” Payne Jr., 85, retired business owner, are in care of Twin Oaks Funeral H me in Southaven. Payne died Dec. 9 at his home. He was born July 4, 1926, in Rome, Ga. and was an Army veteran of World War II. He leaves his wife of 56 years, Mary Payne of Southaven; four daughters, Ann Marie McKenna of Southaven, Sandy Lynn Branson of Germantown, Tenn., Karen Louise Bennett of Riverside, Calif., Mary Victoria Simmons of Murrieta, Calif.; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sister, Margaret Robinson.
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Betty Jean Porter Stone
SOUTHAVEN — The graveside service for Betty Jean Porter Stone, 75, was Wednesday at Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley with Seven Oaks Funeral Home in charge. Porter died Dec. 12 in Southaven. She was born February 17, 1936 in Water Valley to the late Woodrow and Grace Ashmore Porter. She was an outstanding basketball player for Water Valley High School. She was a retired accountant for Kroger, Inc. She enjoyed wildlife, feeding her birds, gardening, reading, traveling and collecting angels. She leaves a daughter, Judy C. Brewer (Jeff) of Water Valley; her son, Chuck Stone of Southaven; five grandchildren, J.P. Stone, Erica Gilbert, Jennifer Medeiros, Lee Woods, and Ashlee Alberson and six great-grandchildren, Kolby Woods, Layton Deloach, Addison Woods, Haylee Alberson, Max Gilbert and Aimerik Stone. Online condolences may be made at www.sevenoaksfuneralhome.com
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Jewel F. "Butch" Bain
HORN LAKE — The funeral service for Jewel F. "Butch" Bain, 71, were Wednesday at Boulevard Baptist Church with interment in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens in Water Valley with Forest Hill South Funeral Home in charge. Bain died Dec. 12. He was a retired U.S. Marine Veteran, serving three tours in Vietnam. Bain also retired after 19 years from Sharp Manufacturing. He is preceded in death by his father, Frank A. Bain. He leaves his wife of 29 years, Brenda K. Bain; three daughters, Julie Piersing, Beth Holderfield, and Christina Denton; two sons, Barry Bain and Sgt. Ronald H. Maxwell II; his mother Elizabeth A. Bain; two sisters, Ann Pierson and Linda Ashton; two brothers, James Bain and Pat Bain; 10 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Donald Lee McColm
SOUTHAVEN — The funeral service for Donald Lee McColm, 71, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven with visitation starting at noon. McColm died Dec. 15 at Baptist DeSoto. He was born Feb. 11, 1940 in Liberal, Mo. to the late Earl and Donna McColm and was a member of Lakeview Bass Club. He leaves his wife of more than 52 years, Betty McColm; son, Lonnie McColm (Sharon); one daughter, Connie Vaughn (Buford), all of Southaven; brother, Larry McColm of Kansas City, Mo.; sister, Linda Williams of Blue Springs, Mo.; four grandchildren, Amiee Carpenter, Ronny Decker, Dustin McColm, and Derrick McColm; and eight great grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.
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Vicki Lynn Payne
ARKABUTLA — The funeral service for Vicki Lynn Payne, 41, will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando with interment in Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Grenada. Payne died Dec. 16 at Baptist DeSoto. She leaves her mother, Robbie Johnson of Oakland, daughter, Danielle Payne of Sarah; brother, Keith Johnson of Artkabutla; grandson, Logen. She was preceded in death by her father Billy Johnson and brother, Robert Johnson.
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Thomas Bowling "Tommy" Nunnelley
WALLS — The funeral service for Thomas Bowling "Tommy Nunneley, 45, table games dealer for Horseshoe Casino, will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven with interment in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until service begins. Nunnelley died Dec. 15 at Baptist DeSoto. He was born Oct. 19, 1966 in Birmingham and was a member of Minor Memorial United Methodist Church. He leaves his wife, Ann Nunnelley of Walls; one daughter, Shelby Nunnelley of Batesville; his father, Jim Nunnelley of Horn Lake; two sisters, Dawn Russell of Apple Valley, Minn. and Glee Nunnelley of Minn.; his uncle, Dean Nunnelley of Mt. Juliet, Tenn. and his grandmother, Martha Nunnelley of Plant City, Fla. He was preceded in death by his mother, Linda Nunnelley and grandfather, James B. Nunnelley.
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James O. "Sonny" Medlin
SOUTHAVEN — The funeral service for James O. "Sonny" Medlin, 74, was Thursday at Forest Hill South with interment in Forest HIll South Cemetery. Medlin died Dec. 12. He spent his youth in Elaine, Ark. He served in the National Guard, worked as a wallpaper contractor and in the maintenance department for the DeSoto County School System. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Hernando and the Memphis Kennel Club and also served on the board of directors. He enjoyed fishing and making bass lures. His parents E. F. Medlin and Catherine Wommack Goodell preceded him in death. He leaves his wife, Patricia Hale Medlin; daughter, Leann J. Medlin of Southaven and son, James A. Medlin of Horn Lake; three sisters, Sandra Lewis of Mattawan, Mich., Juanita Medlin of Corinth and Cindy Goodell of Memphis; also two brothers, Charles E. Medlin of Wartburgs, Tenn. and David L. Medlin of Walnut. Memorials may be sent to: 1st Presbyterian Church 1455 McIngrate Rd., Hernando, MS 38632 or American Cancer Society.
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Dorothy Marie Stidmon
WEST MEMPHIS — The funeral service for Dorothy Marie Stidmon, 51, will be at 1 p.m. today at Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando with visitation from 11 a.m. until service time. Stidmon died Dec. 14 at her home. She leaves her husband, Ray Stidmon of West Memphis; son, Dylan Stidmon of West Memphis; daughter, Angie Olds of Lake Cormorant; sister, Tina Edmiston of Horn Lake; brother, Ronnie Ivy of Missouri; three grandchildren, Austin, Ashley and Allie. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Donnie Ivy and James Turner.
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Jerry H. Jones
SOUTHAVEN — The funeral service for Jerry H. Jones, 68, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday with visitation from noon until service time at Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando. Interment will be in Grays Creek Cemetery. Jones died Dec. 15 at Baptist DeSoto. He was retired from I.C. Railroad. He leaves his wife, Carolyn P. Jones; son, Derek Jones of Southaven; sister, JOann Bishop of Olive Branch; brother, Charles B. Jones of Olive Branch, Grandchildren, Codie, Keegan, Evan and Cole; one great grandchild, Avery-Lynn. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Lois Jones; one daughter, Denna-Lynn Vest and one brother, Mickey Jones.
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Shirley Trammel Tatum
SOUTHAVEN — The funeral service for Shirley Trammel Tatum, 82, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with visitation from 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Tatum died Dec. 18 at her home. She was retired from Bellsouth (AT&T), and was a member of First Baptist Church in Sardis. She was preceded by her husband, Lee Tatum Jr. She leaves her three children, Jane (Steve) Mullins of Coldwater, Lee Edward (Jean) Tatum of Coldwater, and Lisa Tatum of Southaven; three grandchildren; and six great grandchildren (plus one on the way). The family requests that memorials be sent to LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center (www.lebonheur.org/apps-lebonheur/donation/ ) or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org/
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Corbitt Collins
OLIVE BRANCH — The funeral service for Corbitt Collins, 91, will be at 2 p.m. Dec. 26 with visitation from 1 p.m. until service time at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch. Collins died Dec. 17 at the Mississippi State Veteran’s Home in Oxford. He served in World War II in the U.S. Army 550th Airborne Infantry and was one of the first men to parachute into the Battle of the Bulge. In 2009, Corbitt was honored for his service to our country by being taken to the National World War II Museum in Washington, DC, by the Honor Flight Network. He retired from Ford Motor Company after 34 years as an electrician. He was preceded in death by his wife, Laureda Collins, in 2001. He leaves two daughters, Doris Thompson (Bill) and Judith Pounders (Daniel Lee); son, Jerry Collins (Theresa); six grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and his sister, Ada Cornett. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Honor Flight Network at www.HonorFlight.org
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Lesa Farrow
COLDWATER — The funeral service for Lesa Farrow, 45, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with visitation starting at 9 a.m. Interment will follow in Lebanon Cemetery. Farrow died unexpectedly Dec. 17 at her home. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Nena Farrow. She leaves her mother, Ann Farrow; brother, Wayne Farrow; sister, Sandy Tremor; several nieces; and one nephew.
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James William Wages Jr.
SOUTHAVEN — The funeral service for James William Wages Jr. was Sunday at Brantley Funeral Home with interment in the Veterans Cemetery in Memphis at a later date. Wages died Dec. 13 in Houston, Texas. He was born in Memphis Sept. 17, 1947 and was a 1965 graduate of Oakhaven High School. He attended Northwest Junior College and was in the National Honor Society. He was employed at Roadway Express for 30 years and was awarded the “You’re Number One” Employee of the Year. He enjoyed competitive golf, bicycling and hunting. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and served during the Vietnam era as a Sonarman. He was married to Linda Futrell Wages of Memphis for 43 years. They resided in Desoto County over 30 years and were winter residents of Gulfport, where he was a seasonal employee of Pine Bayou Golf Course on the Seabee Base. He is the son of James W. Wages Sr. of Bartlett, and his mother, Hazel H. Wages preceded him in death in 2003. He also leaves his brother, Mark Wages of Southaven; sister, Lindsay Wages Conner of Bartlett; sister-in-law Joanna Wages of Southaven; brothers-in-law James Futrell of Atlanta, Ga. and Wayne Futrell of Nesbit; mother-in-law Clara Futrell of Southaven; many good friends from around the country that he made from being a “full-time RV’er” since his retirement. The family requests in lieu of flowers, please send memorials to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (www.lls.org) or the Berrien County Cancer Services, 7301 Red Arrow Highway, Stevensville, Michigan, 49127.
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Mary Helen Keefe Seale
MEMPHIS — The memorial service for Mary Helen Keefe Seale, 87, will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Grace St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 1790 Peabody with interment at the Columbarium. A reception will immediately follow in the Fellowship Hall. Seale died Dec. 2. She was born in Lake County, Tenn. She leaves a daughter, Kathy Scales; sons, James L. Seale Jr. (Zoe), William B. Seale (Renee), Dr. Jeffrey K. Seale; eight grandchildren, Robert and Steven Scales, Justin, Jeffrey, Ian, Jesse and Nicole Seale, Brianna Kear; four great grandchildren. Services are in care of Bartlett Funeral Home.
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James H. Dunlap
BYHALIA — The funeral service for James H. Dunlap, 64, was Monday at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with interment in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. He was a Vietnam Veteran of the U.S. Army and was a truck driver with Empire Express in Memphis. He was a Shriner and member of the Olive Branch Masonic Lodge and for 25 years he pulled the chains at the Olive Branch High School football games. He was preceded in death by his parents, Melvin A. and Catherine N. Dunlap; and his brother-in-law, Charles W. Medlin. He leaves his wife of 40 years, Sheila Dunlap; son, Art Dunlap (Marcia); daughter, Stephanie Stephensen (Kevin); four grandsons, Jay, Joey, BB, and Austin; sister, Georgia Medlin; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be directed to Baptist Trinity Hospice House in Collierville, Tenn.
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Wayne C. Jones
SOUTHAVEN — The graveside service for Wayne C. Jones, 70, retired dispatcher for MS Carriers, will be today at 10:30 a.m. at West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Memphis. Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven has charge. Jones died Dec. 19 at Golden Living Center in Southaven. He was born June 26, 1941 in Obion, Tenn. to the late Henry and Marie Jones. He was a member of the Church of Christ, was an Army veteran, and a member of VFW Post 10567 in Southaven and American Legion Post 134 in Horn Lake. He leaves two sons, Rodney A. Jones (Larena) of Horn Lake and Austin R. Jones of Southaven; four sisters, Norma Jean Stark (Ron) of Rio Rancho, N.M., Bettye Sue Teague (Bill), Dorothy Ann Burns (Nathan), and Alice Juanita Twilla (Phil), all of Dyersburg, Tenn.; one grandchild, Ethan R. Jones and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that any memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.
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Jack Broaddus
HERNANDO — The funeral service for Jack Broaddus, 69, will be today at 2 p.m. at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven with visitation from 11 a.m. until service time. Interment will be in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens. Braddus died Dec. 19 at Baptist DeSoto. He was born December 20, 1941 in Paris, Tenn. to the late Carter and Neppie Broaddus and was a Baptist. He worked 15 years with the Illinois Central Railroad and in 1975 became a federal agent for the Interstate Commerce Commission, retiring in 1995. He leaves his wife of 28 years, Sonja K. Broaddus of Hernando; two daughters, Laurie Townsley (James Joseph Townsley of Cabot, Ark.) and Rhonda Anthony of North Little Rock, Ark.; one grandson, James Dalton Townsley; and many other family and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Linda Ann Broaddus. The family requests that any memorials be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Claude “Sam” Houston
SOUTHAVEN — The funeral service for Claude “Sam” Houston, 83, was Wednesday at Twin Oaks Funeral Home with interment in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens. Houston died Dec. 19 after a long illness. He was born June 27, 1928 to Edward Brooks and Sarah Gladys Houston, the fifth of ten children. He retired from the Air Force after 20 years of service in 1968 and went on to work for Keathley’s Bakery, Film Transit and Walmart. Sam loved life and never met a stranger and never grew tired of telling a good joke. He leaves his wife of 62 years, Alberta; three daughters, Betty Thompson and Vickie Preston of Southaven and Teresa Novay (Toby) of Sarah; six grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; two brothers, Clifton Houston of Ashland and Richard Houston of Seymour, Wisc.; two sisters, Jestel Wilson of Ashland and Jewel VanZant of Hickory Flat; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and his beloved dog, Missy. He was a member of Goodman Oaks Church of Christ.
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Herman T. Thomas
MUNFORD, Tenn. — The graveside service for Herman T. Thomas, 85, will be at 3 p.m. today at Bruce Cemetery in Bruce. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Evelyn Thomas. He leaves two daughters, Reba Huey (Wally) and Sheila Carter; granddaughter, Paige Krafsur; two great grandsons, Jacob and Jesse; and his sister, Ann McPherson. Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge.
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