Newton High School Mississippi Alumni Obituaries

Sandra Jones a devoted Christian mother wife daughter and friend departed this life on January 13th 2026. Edith Sandra Smith was born on November 15th 1939 in Newton Mississippi to Emmett Vardaman Smith and Gertrude Ann Munn Smith. Sandra married Walter Allan Jones of Hickory Mississippi on December...

Bruce Allen Cater 70 of Decatur Mississippi passed away Sunday October 19 2025 at the MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson Mississippi. He was born Friday July 8 1955 in Union Mississippi. Visitation will be held on Tuesday October 21 2025 from 600 p.m. until 800 p.m. at Newton County Funeral HomeNo...

Mr. Luke was born April 12 1962. He was a graduate of Calloway High School and received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in criminal justice from the University of Southern Mississippi. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving in the Navy Seabees. He retired from the Office of Inspector G...

Services celebrating the life of Jonathan Mark Thorne will begin at 1030 am on Friday October 24 2025 at Newton County Funeral Home South Chapel with Rev. William Savell and Rev. Charles Moore officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery under the directio...

Services will be held on Monday October 27 at 1 pm at Newton United Methodist Church with burial at Masonic Cemetery in Newton MS. Visitation begins one hour prior. Rev. John Cash will officiate. Newton County Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A lifelong resident of Newton Billie was known ...

Penny Rae Rumsey Rainer was born Monday June 23 1952 in Elmhurst Illinois to her parents George and Nine Rumsey. The Rumsey family moved to Natchitoches Louisiana relocating to back to Illinois before going back to the New Orleans area where Penny graduated from Nichols High School. She attended col...

Visitation will be held on Saturday October 18 2025 from 100 pm until 300 pm at Antioch Baptist Church located at 1611 Hwy 18 Louin with funeral services immediately following. Burial will follow in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. Bro. Dale Townsend will officiate. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of B...

Services for Mr. Carleton will be held 12 p.m. Saturday December 06 2025 at First Presbyterian Church with burial in the Union City Cemetery. Rev. Chris Shelton will officiate. In 1929 Robert Carleton and Lois Monroe from Newton Mississippi married. On June 4 1932 during the midst of the Great Depre...

Billy Steven Harber also known as Coach Harber to many 72 won his final game and entered Heavens gate on December 17 2025. Coach Harber was a lifelong coach for 51 years where he touched and impacted athletes and students in not only in basketball but also in the game of life. As a proud Mississippi...

Carter J. Conklin a young man of exceptional intelligence and loving nature passed away on September 18 2025 at the tender age of 17. Born on October 18 2007 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville Carters life was a beacon of joy and creativity to all who knew him. Carter was the cherished son of M...

Carole Lynn Henry 87 of Quitman passed away Monday September 29 2025 at McClelland Compassionate Care in Meridian. She was born Thursday November 4 1937. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday October 1 2025 at 1030 am at Newton County Memorial Gardens with Bro. Bob Followell officiating. She ...