Donald Brady "Don" Jordan, 63, resident of the Lafayette Springs Community and lifelong resident of Union, Pontotoc and Lafayette Counties, departed this life Wednesday morning, May 20, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford following an extended illness.   Funeral Services honoring the life of Don will be at 2 PM Friday, May 22 in The Memory Chapel of New Albany Funeral & Cremation Care located at the corner of Hwy 30 and West Bankhead. His friend and...

William Pad "Pete" Gates, 73, well known resident of Ripley, departed this life surrounded by his family in the comfort of his home Tuesday, May 19, 2020 following an extended illness.   Graveside services honoring the life of Pete will be at 2 PM Thursday, May 21 in the Wiers Chapel Cemetery near Ripley with visitation from 1 PM to 2 PM. Bro. Terry Ray Vuncannon will officiate with Personal Reflections given by his brother in law, Jimmy Benefield. Arrangements will be...

 Ronnie Lynn Fortune, a resident of Olive Branch with family in Tippah County, died at The Tippah County Hospital in Ripley on Friday, May 8, 2020. He was 57 years of age and died unexpectedly of natural causes.   Funeral Services for Mr. Fortune will be private with interment at the family homeplace in McNairy County, TN. Arrangements will be provided by The Ripley Funeral Home.   Born December 31, 1962 in Selmer, TN, Ronnie is the son of Edna Baldwin Fortune of...

 Cecil Winston Alberson, 62, lifelong resident of Benton County and friend to many, passed away peacefully Monday morning, May 11, 2020 in the comfort of his home following a brief illness.   Graveside Services honoring the life of Cecil will be Tuesday, May 12 in Friendship Cemetery near Ashland. Bro. Doc Shelton will officiate and arrangements provided by The Ripley Funeral Home.   Cecil was born December 6, 1957 in Ashland, the son of the late C.W. and Mamie Orman...

 Kenneth Howard "Ken" Priest, 55, resident of the Blue Springs Community, died May 9, 2020 at his home.   Ken was born December 5, 1964 to Sid and Imogene Priest in Oakland, CA. He attended Delta State University and graduated in 1988. Ken was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church in Tupelo where he was a member of the choir and volunteered with Saints Brew.   Ken is survived by his parents and brother, Stan Priest (Kamace) and sister, Jenifer...

James Matthew "Matt" Carter, 50, resident of Memphis with family in Tippah County, died unexpectedly Friday, May 8, 2020 at his residence.   Graveside Services honoring the life of Matt will be at 3 PM Monday, May 18 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Falkner. Bro. Doc Shelton will officiate and arrangements will be provided by The Ripley Funeral Home.   Born March 4, 1970 in Memphis, Matt is the son of Ronnie Carter of Memphis and the late Linda Matthews Rogers. He...

Joe Wayne Brown, 79, resident of Walnut, departed this life Friday evening, May 8, 2020 at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth.   Graveside Services honoring the life of Mr. Brown will be at 2 PM Sunday, May 10 at Roger Springs Cemetery near Middleton, TN. Bro. Josh James will officiate and arrangements will be provided by The Ripley Funeral Home.   Joe was born October 27, 1940 in Tippah County, the oldest child of the late Leo and Iris Keith Brown. He was a 1959...

Cherry Hailey Thompson, 72, resident of Hickory Flat and life long resident of Marshall County, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Thursday, May 7, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union County.   A private Service of Remembrance will be at a later date. Arrangements will be provided by New Albany Funeral & Cremation Care.   Ms. Thompson was born November 18, 1948 in Crenshaw, MS, the son of the late Edward Lee and Clois Parker Hailey. She was a graduate...

Nancy Childers Glidewell, 64, resident of Ripley and much loved wife of Glenn Glidewell, passed away Tuesday morning, May 5, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo following a brief illness.   To comply with the Coronavirus regulations, there will be a graveside service at 2 PM Saturday, May 9 with Bro. Jerry Owen officiating. Burial will follow in the Marlow Cemetery near Walnut. Arrangements will be provided by The Ripley Funeral Home.   Born in Ashland, MS...

 Donald Lee "Donnie" Russell, Jr., 46, resident of Southaven, passed away Tuesday morning, May 5, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis following a brief illness.   A private Celebration of Life Service will be Saturday, May 9 at the residence of his niece near Ripley. Arrangements will be provided by The Ripley Funeral Home.   Donnie was born June 14, 1973 in Memphis, the son of Donald Lee Russell, Sr. of Florida and the late Shirley Atkinson...