Union High School Mississippi Alumni Obituaries

Bill was born February 1946 in Bloomington Illinois to Mr. Walter J. Wilkes of Biloxi Mississippi and Mrs. Audrey Genders Wilkes of Bloomington Illinois. He is survived by his wife Dolores De Jesus Wilkes of 26 years his children Wade and wife Jennifer Jonathan and wife Elisabeth Kristin and husband...

Memorial services for Mr. Luther Ray Williams age 82 of Holly Springs Mississippi will be held Saturday November 29 2025 at 1100 a.m. at the Anadarko Church of Christ 13096 FM 1662 West Laneville. Burial will follow with Military Honors in the Anadarko Cemetery 13096 FM 1662 West Laneville under the...

Jimmy Dale Tyes was born in Baldwyn Mississippi to the late Pete Tyes and Alberta Mister Tyes. He departed this earthly life on Friday January 16 2026 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo MS. He was united in Holy Matrimony to Judy Penrose Tyes and to this union they shared five 5 children....

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...

Funeral Services for Michael Lang will be held 1000am Wednesday January 28 2026 at Pine Grove Pentecostal Church in Sebastopol. Visitation will be held Tuesday January 27 2026 from 500800 at Pine Grove Pentecostal Church. Burial will be at Greenland Cemetery in Union. Children Stephanie Hodges Randa...

Tom Jackson Jr. was born into this life on December 14th 1953 to Tom Jackson and Aggie Lee Simmons in Ripley MS. He had three brothers Charles Ray and Marvin Jackson. He had one sister Delonida Jackson. He was raised by his beloved grandmother Mary Simmons. He attended Ripley High School and worked ...

Bobby Joe Rutherford was born June 20 1953 and departed this life October 13 2025 at North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo MS. He was a 1971 graduate of Blue Mountain High School where he was a member of the Blue Mountain Cougars basketball team. He joined Beulah Hill Baptist Church at a young age...

Mr. Troy Simelton Jr. was born on April 8 1950 in Ripley Mississippi to the union of the late Troy Simelton Sr. and Virgie Smith Simelton. He grew up in a closeknit family where he learned the values of faith hard work and commitment to others that guided him throughout his life. Troy received his e...

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...

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...

Claudette a loving caring and strong mother devoted her life to taking care of her family. The oldest of two daughters she was born in Mississippi on July 27 1976 to James Earl Dampeer and Sallie Mae Dampeer. Claudette graduated from Mendenhall High School Class of 1995. She began her career in a va...

Kenneth C. Winters Sr. K.C. was born on July 18 1938 in McCool Mississippi to Rev. Henry R. Winters Sr. and Mrs. Lula Potts Winters. He was the tenth child of eleven and the youngest son. He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior as a youth. Kenneth graduated from Attala County Training School...

On August 4th 1956 a beautiful baby girl Willie Jean Griffin was born to the late Henry and Ann Griffin. She was the youngest of eleven siblings. Willie Jean was a beloved wife mother grandmother great grandmother sister aunt and a devoted woman of God. She went home to be with the Lord on Thursday ...

Clara Jeanette Dodd was born on February 25 1957 to the late Mr. Ivory Dotson and Mrs. Lela Harmon Dotson in Kosciusko Mississippi. She was educated in the Tipton Street Elementary and High School and the Kosciusko High School systems. She was baptized at an early age by reverend R.V. Harris at Chri...

Mary Alice Dudley was born on Friday January 10 1944 and took her final breath on December 15 2025just 50 feet from where she was born. The years in between she lived. Mary Alice graduated from Spearsville High School in 1961 and later attended BMI Bish Mathis Institute in Monroe until her marriage ...

Michael Schoonover, 75, of Sumner, died Monday evening, December 22, 2025, at his home, surrounded by loved ones.A Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Saturday, January 10, 2026, at the Waucoma Event Center. In lieu of flowers and statuary, memorials may be made to the family fo...

Rosetta Romious was born to the union of Richard Allen and Frances Romious on May 30 1943 in Shelby Mississippi. She was the second oldest of 10 children and was known as the term "Big Sister" to all. She loved her family and all the children in her life. She graduated from Lincoln Senior High Schoo...

David Frederick Owens of Steelville Missouri passed away Thursday January 8 2026 at the age of 75 years 8 months and 7 days. He was born May 1 1950 in St. Louis to Morris Owens and Helen Ziegler Owens. David and his brothers visited Crawford County in their earlier years with their father on a fishi...

A beloved husband father and brother Alex B. McDowell 71 passed away January 27 2026 at his home in Freeport Florida. Alex was born on October 19 1954 to Eva Merle Pridgen and James Edward McDowell in Brewton Alabama. He was the fifth of six children and the family lived in Brewton while spending su...

William "Bay" Mack was born December 18 1939 in Canton Mississippi to the union of his Parents Henry and Ethel Mack. The Mack family moved to Gary Indiana in the 1940s where William attended Froebel School.At the age of 10 he witnessed his Father being struck by a hit and run driver who has never be...

Tammy Diane Carlisle Bynum age 64 of Soso Mississippi went to be with her Lord on December 25 2025 at Asbury Hospice House in Hattiesburg Mississippi after a courageous five year battle with cancer. She was born on June 23 1961 in Laurel Mississippi to Milton and Maurine Carlise who preceded her in ...

Era Fran Fran Christie ne Ball age 73 passed away on December 26 2025 in Jackson Mississippi. She was born on May 17 1952 in Natchez Mississippi and lived a life marked by devotion to her family her community and her many passions. Fran attended NatchezAdams High School and went on to build a divers...

Ruby Lee Rushing Daniel was born on March 26 1941 in Kokomo Walthall County Mississippi. She was the fourth of sixteen children born to the union of Elijah Leroy and Georgia Dixie Luter Rushing. Ruby graduated in 1961 from JJ Gulledge Memorial High School in Tylertown Mississippi. She moved to Gulfp...

Mrs. Occletta "Ms. Cookie" White Norwood born May 10 1935 in Gulfport Mississippi peacefully entered eternal rest on Sunday June 1 2025 at the age of 90.She was the cherished daughter of the late Tom White and Lucille Walker Evans. She was a devoted member of Mercy Seat Missionary Baptist Church und...

I have fought the good fight I have finished the race I have kept the faith. Finally there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness which is the Lord the righteous Judge will give to me on that Day and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. Del A. Thompson Frederick 68 was ...

Gladys Omelia Lewis Sloan was born on Tuesday September 28 1954 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Melia Blalock Lewis in the now historic Turkey Creek Community. Gladys was the baby of the five children born to the union. Gladys was adorned by her older siblings and they always made sure that she felt like...

Mary Thornton transitioned on January 3 2026 at the age of 83. Mary affectionately known as Mary Nell was born February 18 1942 in Jayess Mississippi to the union of Erzeal Davis and Jessie Hines Davis. Mary Thornton was a homemaker and graduated from Hope High School located in Jayess Mississippi. ...

Michael Calvin Argue was born to the union of the late Mary Harris Argue of Laurel Hill Louisiana and the late Morris Argue Sr. of Woodville Mississippi on April 9 1960. On the morning of December 31 2025 Michael fell asleep in the arms of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. He attended grade school m...

Obituary for A beloved husband father and brother Alex B. McDowell 71 passed away January 27 2026 at his home in Freeport Florida. Alex was born on October 19 1954 to Eva Merle Pridgen and James Edward McDowell in Brewton Alabama. He was the fifth of six children and the family lived in Brewton whil...

In Loving Memory of Mrs. Earnestine GrayNovember 14, 1947 – July 23,2025With deep love and heavy hearts, the family of Mrs. Earnestine Gray announces her peaceful transition from this life. Born on November 14, 1947, in Stringtown, Mississippi to the late Joseph Wright Sr. and Lillie Mae (Wigfield) ...