All Obituaries

BOONEVILLE -   Mary Blanche Hester (80) passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice Unit in Tupelo. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Booneville. She was a long time member of the B&PW Club of Booneville, where she served for many years as an officer. She was proud of the club and all of its activities. Mary and her husband Billy were a pair in Booneville and elsewhere; where you saw one, the other was not far away. She loved to...

Ovell McKinney (92) passed away Friday August 9, 2019 at the Landmark Nursing and Rehab Center in Booneville. She was a member of the First Apostolic Church in Booneville. She enjoyed sewing, singing, gospel music, coloring, cooking, canning, shopping, clothes and spending time with her grandchildren. She loved attending church. Services will be 2 pm Sunday August 11, 2019 in the chapel of Kesler Funeral Home in Baldwyn with Bro. Eldon McVey & Bro. Michael McVey officiating....

BLUE SPRINGS -   R H (Bill) Allen (89) passed away Wednesday July 31, 2019 at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was a member of Blue Springs Baptist Church. Bill was born July 28, 1930 in Hampton, AR to Luther and Annie Bell Allen. He was most proud of his contributions and work done for establishing cable television for the New Albany area in 1968. He also spent a majority of his adult life living his dream as a musician, playing the steel guitar & traveling with his...

BLUE SPRINGS -   Allen Wayne Jolly (69) passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice Unit in Tupelo. He was a member of Blue Springs Baptist Church. He was a retired truck driver. He enjoyed sports, spending time with his grandchildren and aggravating his friends. Services will be 4 pm Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at Blue Springs Baptist Church with Bro. Jeff Watts officiating. Burial will be in Sherman Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 pm Monday, July 29,...

DENNIS -   Jessie Dean "Crazy Gorilla" Milam, Sr. (66) passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at his home in Dennis. He was a retired truck driver. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He enjoyed going to flea markets, selling produce, watching Alabama football and NASCAR, spending time with his family (especially his grandchildren) and he loved to carry on a conversation with anyone willing to talk. Services are 2 pm Friday, July 26, 2019 at Golden Central Baptist...

BOONEVILLE -   Donnie Lee Livingston (65) passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at his home in Booneville. He was a veteran of the Marines. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing dominoes and sitting by the fire and listening to the radio in his back yard. A memorial service will be held Friday, July 19, 2019 at 5 pm in the chapel of Kesler Funeral Home with Bro. Jerry Wallace officiating. Visitation will be on Friday from 4 pm until service time at 5 pm at the funeral home. He is...

BLUE SPRINGS -   Louie N. Wages (85) went to be with the Lord Tuesday, July 16, 2019. He passed away at NMMC Hospice in Tupelo. He was born February 20, 1934 to the late John W. Wages and Jewel McCary Wages. He was a retired farmer and won several farming awards. He graduated from Sherman High School, Itawamba Community College in Fulton and attended Mississippi State University until he had to stop attending to take care of his father and his farm. He was a member of Blue Springs...

Brian Kent Dimos (57) passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN. He was first and foremost a faithful servant of the Lord.  He was an avid Notre Dame fan, and he loved to be outside, working in his yard.  He never hesitated to serve others.  He never got enough of playing with his grandsons. He recently retired as the operations controller at Plumrose USA, where he worked for 30 years. Services will be 6 pm Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Hope Church...

Phillip Simpson (53) passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Iuka. Graveside services will be held 11 am Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Burnsville. 

Paul R. Ables (75) passed away Monday, July 8, 2019 at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth. He served in the Army National Guard for 7 years. He was the owner of Wooden Nickel in Baldwyn for 20 years. He was an avid Ole Miss fan. He enjoyed gardening and searching for Civil War relic. Private family services are 12 pm Friday, July 12, 2019 in the chapel of Kesler Funeral Home with Bro. Haskel Sparks and Bro. Billy West officiating. Burial will be in Dennis Memorial Gardens. He is...