On Wednesday afternoon, February 19, 2020, William Glenn Leatherwood, 64, resident of the Glen Community, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at North Mississippi Medical Center following a brief illness.   A Celebration of Life Service will be at 1 PM Saturday, February 22 at Antioch Church of Christ, 7158 Hwy 57 W, Ramer, TN. Bro. Darrin Stapleton will officiate and burial will follow in Lake Hill Memory Garden Cemetery near Bethel Springs, TN. Arrangements will be...

James Scott Bell, 47, of Oxford, Miss. died at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo on Feb. 18, 2020. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Feb. 28 at New Albany Funeral and Cremations, with private interment at Memorial Gardens in Pontotoc. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Friends of NMRC, North Mississippi Regional Center, 967 Regional Center Drive, Oxford, MS 38655. Bell was a picture framer who enjoyed mixed martial arts and medieval history and regularly...

Robert or Bob (affectionally called Bob-0) of Birmingham, AL, went home to be with the Lord at 3:45 pm on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.   A Celebration of Life Service honoring the Christian life of Mr. Greene will be at 10 AM Saturday, February 22 in The Heritage Chapel of Ripley Funeral Home with Reverend John White officiating. Burial will follow in Ashland Cemetery.    He is preceded in death by his parents, William B. & Ola Mae Greene of Laurel, MS, and brother,...

Lisa Ann Jones Hopkins, 58, resident of Ripley, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo.   Services will be private and burial will follow in Ripley City Cemetery. Arrangements will be provided by The Ripley Funeral Home.   Lisa was born September 30, 1961 in Tennessee, the daughter of the late Cecil E. and Freda Janet Smith Jones. She received her education in the Ashland Public School System and was a homemaker throughout...

  On Thursday afternoon, February 13,2020, William Robert "Meat Man" Weeks, 72, resident of Ripley, departed this life at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo following a brief illness.   Funeral Services honoring the life of Mr. Weeks will be at 2 PM Sunday, February 16 in The Heritage Chapel of Ripley Funeral Home with Bro. Jeremy Hughey and Bro. Wayne McKee officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Falkner.   Mr. Weeks was born...

 On Saturday morning, February 8, 2020 William Eugene Walden, 81, resident of Walnut, departed this life at his residence following a brief illness.   Funeral Services honoring the Christian life of Mr. Walden will be at 11 AM Monday, February 10 at Providence Baptist Church. Bro. Truman Scarbrough and Bro. Caleb Davis will officiate and burial will follow in the church cemetery. Arrangements will be provided by The Ripley Funeral Home.   Mr. Walden was born...

 Joyce Lee Beaty Burks, 65, lifelong resident of Union County, passed away Friday evening, February 7, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany following an extended illness.   A Service of Remembrance will be at 3 PM Tuesday, February 11 in The Memory Chapel of New Albany Funeral & Cremation Care located at the intersection of Hwy 30 & W. Bankhead. Visitation will be two hours before services .   Mrs. Burks was born October 21, 1954 in New Albany, the...

Tina Rose Pope Alexander, 54, resident of Pontotoc, passed away Thursday morning, February 6, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo following an extended illness. Funeral Services will be at 3 PM Monday, February 10 in The Memory Chapel of New Albany Funeral & Cremation Care with visitation two hours before services. Burial will follow in Oak Forest Cemetery near Randolph.     A native of Florida, Tina is the daughter of Cynthia Pope of Pontotoc and the late Milton...

On Wednesday morning February 5, 2020, Raymond Doyle Bass, 59, resident of Ripley and lifelong Tippah Countian, passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis following a brief illness.   Funeral Services remembering the life of Ray will be at 2 PM Saturday, February 8 in The Heritage Chapel of Ripley Funeral Home with his brother, Tim Bass officiating. Burial will follow in Jacobs Chapel Cemetery.   Ray was born September 23, 1960 in Ripley, the son of the late...

Ottis Lee Todd, 85, resident of Walnut and retired business owner, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Magnolia Regional Medical Center in Corinth following a brief illness.   Funeral Services for Mr. Todd will be at 2 PM Tuesday, February, 4 at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church in Walnut. Bro. Randy Smith will officiate and burial will follow in the church cemetery. Arrangements will be provided by The Ripley Funeral Home.   Mr. Todd was born October 11, 1934 in Tupelo, MS...