Obituaries in Indianola, MS

Mildred Fay Grubb Garnett age 89 of Friars Point Mississippi went to her Heavenly Eternal home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 18 2026 at The Tupelo Sanctuary Tupelo Mississippi. She was born June 22 1936 in Slate Springs Mississippi to Pearl Morris Grubb and Ralph Edward Grubb. She was ra...

Sherry McMinn Hawkins age 90 of Indianola Mississippi passed away February 3 2026 at The Grove Nursing Home in Columbia Mississippi. She was born on October 23 1935 in Courtland Mississippi to Glynn B. McMinn and Miriam Paris McMinn. Sherry was raised in Indianola where she graduated from high schoo...

Mollie Ables Smith 97 of Inverness passed away Saturday January 31 2026 at Delta Health Medical Center in Greenville. Mollie was born January 6 1929 in Attala County to Levi Martin Ables and Beulah Watson Ables. She enjoyed growing and tending to her daylilies and working in her yard. Mollie was a l...

Dorothy Townsend Leach 87 of Indianola passed away Thursday January 22 2026 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Dorothy was born on December 3 1938 in Attala County to Horace and Hattie Bell Townsend. She was raised in Tallahatchie County and graduated from West Tallahatchie ...

Jimmy Loyd Vestal 88 of Shaw passed away on Friday January 16 2026 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Jimmy was born May 29 1937 in Ruleville to Oliver Clinton Vestal and Gertrude Vestal. He worked as a house painter for many years before retiring. He was a very hard worker ...

Richmond Lewis Scott Poindexter Jr. Scott passed away on Monday December 22 2025. After multiple neardeath encounters Scott finished his race surrounded by Sis his family and loved ones as his heart eventually gave out. Scott was born in Greenwood MS on August 8 1938 to Richmond Lewis Scott Poindext...

Lucy Darlene Burt 58 of Inverness passed away on Saturday December 6 2025 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson after a brief illness. Darlene was born on July 26 1967 in Tutwiler to James and Edna Logan. After her fathers passing she grew up in Arkansas raised by her aunt. Darl...

Margie was born on December 15 1930 in McKinney Texas to Joe and Margie Kathryn Smith Gilbert. She worked at Modern Line Products in Indianola for many years before retiring. Margie was a caring woman with a big heart. She always said what she thought and was always full of spunk. Margie enjoyed gar...

Frances Frankie Shaw Aycock 84 of Inverness passed away Monday January 19 2026 at South Sunflower County Hospital in Indianola. Frankie was born on March 23 1941 in Potts Camp to William Herman Shaw and Cornelia Josephine Gurley Shaw. She married Norman Aycock on June 25 1961 and together they made ...

Hiram Windell Winn Hill Jr. 66 of Forrest City Arkansas and formerly of Indianola passed away on Friday January 30 2026 at his home. Winn was born June 28 1959 in Indianola to Hiram and Barbara Brantley Hill. He was an outstanding high school athlete and excelled in basketball and track. Winn will b...

William Wyatt Gus Whisenant 79 of Coffeeville and formerly of Corinth passed away on Wednesday December 31 2025 at his home. Gus was born June 11 1946 in Booneville to Aaron Tuelon Whisenant and Bonnie Lou Johnson Whisenant. He was raised in Booneville where he graduated from Booneville High School....

Edward Dewayne Eddie Gullett 58 of Belzoni passed away Sunday January 4 2026 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Eddie was born on April 8 1967 in Indianola to John Edward Johnny Gullett and Janice McMillian Gullett. He was a 1985 graduate of Humphreys Academy and earned a degree in drafting from Mi...