Obituaries

Feb 26, 2022

Mr. John Wesley Taggart, age 92, of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022, at his residence.

Mr. Taggart was born April 15, 1929, in Vernon, AL, to the late Benjamin G. and Etma V. Taggart.  The story has it that his mother fell out of the barn loft the day he and his twin Merry...

Feb 26, 2022

Mr. Tommie Lee Rushing, age 91, of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus.

Mr. Rushing was born August 30, 1930, in Millport, AL, to the late George W. and Ellie Mae (Godfrey) Rushing.  He served in the U.S. Army, and was an electrician.  He was a faithful member of...

Feb 11, 2022

Ms. Janice Faye Reeves Mobley, age 74, of Aberdeen, MS and formerly of Vernon, passed away Friday, February 11, 2022, at her residence.

Ms. Mobley was born November 1, 1947, to the late Fred and Jaylee Stanley Reeves.  She was a seamstress and a welder, and was also preceded in death by her son, Jonathan Michael.

Feb 9, 2022

Mrs. Patsy Loretta Maddox, age 79, of Vernon, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at her residence.

Mrs. Maddox was born August 29, 1942, in Wayside, AL, to the late Ruben and Nell Fowler.  She worked as a secretary at Renfroe Construction Company and for Mayers and Company, and was a bank teller at First Federal Savings...

Feb 2, 2022

Mrs. Brenda Kay Newell Hunt, age 71, of Vernon, AL, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at her residence.

Mrs. Hunt was born June 18, 1950, in Caledonia, MS, to the late Willie B. and J. Nita Guin.  She was a quality control inspector at Chromalox, and was married to the late Barry Hunt.  She was also...

Feb 1, 2022

Helen Anita Hankins, 70, of Killeen, TX, passed away on February 1, 2022.

Anita, as she liked to be called, was born in Hackleburg, AL on June 23, 1951 and grew up in Detroit, MI.  She married Jimmy Davis Hankins on January 8, 1968, and lived in Taylor, MI for 30 years before moving to Vernon, AL...

Jan 30, 2022

Mrs. Anna Banks Boman, age 96, of Vernon, AL, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Generations of Vernon.

Mrs. Boman was born September 25, 1925, in Lamar County, AL, to the late William B. and Mary Woods.  She was a homemaker, and was married to the late James Edward Boman.  Mrs. Boman was also preceded in...

Jan 28, 2022

Mr. Danny Curry, age 60, of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, January 28, 2022, at his residence.

Danny was born in June 23, 1961, in Millport, AL, to the Jessie and Mary Lawrence Curry.  Danny loved life and enjoyed it to the fullest.  He lived for fishing and for his family.  Danny was a very hard worker...

Jan 28, 2022

John Robert McGee was born on August 19, 1931 to Frank and Tezzie McGee of Fernbank, Ala.  He was a 1951 graduate of LCHS.  He was married to Mary Joyce Brown on October 15, 1952, and the two of them were happily married for 64 years.

John Robert joined the US Army in 1954, and during his...

Jan 27, 2022

Mrs. Minnie Lee Godfrey, age 93, of Millport, AL, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022, at her residence.

Mrs. Godfrey was born August 22, 1928, in Altoona, AL, to the late William Harvey and Emma Jane Caldwell.  She was a caregiver, and was married to the late Perry Lee Godfrey.  Mrs. Godfrey was also preceded in death...

Jan 24, 2022

Mr. Leonard Durrell Perkins, age 85, of Carbon Hill, AL and formerly of Vernon, passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, at his residence.

Mr. Perkins was born March 26, 1936, in Lamar County, AL, to the late Henry and Minnie Rachel Perkins.  He served in the U.S. Army, and was a coalminer.  Mr. Perkins was also preceded...

Jan 18, 2022

Mr. Deven Loyd Taylor, age 20, of Vernon, AL, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham.

Deven was born June 7, 2001, in Northport, AL.  He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Bill Taylor and Ricky Langford.

There will be a memorial service Saturday, January 29, 5:00-7:00 PM, in the...

Jan 13, 2022

Mrs. Wilma Eulene Oakes Taylor, age 95, of Millport, AL, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022, at her residence.

Mrs. Taylor was born November 21, 1926, in Lamar County, AL, to the late Marion C. and Sebbie Jane Perkins.  She was a seamstress at the garment plant, and enjoyed quilting and working in her flower garden.  Mrs....

Jan 13, 2022

Mr. Kenneth Adair, age 79, of Columbus, MS and formerly of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Vineyard Court Nursing Care in Columbus.

Mr. Adair was born December 5, 1942, in Columbus, MS, to the late Willliam and Ella Adair.  He was also preceded in death by his wife, Rhonda Adair; one grandchild; and...

Jan 5, 2022

Mr. Charles Dwight Owens, age 35, of Northport, AL, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022, in Wilcox County, AL.

Charles was born March 3, 1986, in Tuscaloosa, AL, and he was a truck driver.  He was preceded in death by two sons, Carson and Braydon Owens; his grandparents, Ernest and Maxine Owens; his aunt and uncle, Kathy...

Jan 5, 2022

Mrs. Madeline Cobb Pennington, age 80, of Vernon, AL, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center Gilmore in Amory.

Mrs. Pennington was born April 19, 1941, in Lamar County, AL, to the late Silas E. and Addine Humphreys Cobb.  She was a housewife, and was married to the late Leathel Pennington.  She was...

Dec 29, 2021

Nellie Carol DuBose, age 79, of Langston, AL, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021, in Huntsville, AL.

Nellie was born January 19, 1942, in Lamar County, AL, to the late Ezekiel and Flora Mae Duke.  She grew up in Lamar County, and graduated from Kennedy High School in 1960.  Nellie and her husband, Hoyt, were married May...

Dec 24, 2021

Mrs. Sharon Diane Lollar, age 67, of Vernon, AL, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021, at her residence.

Mrs. Lollar was born April 7, 1954, in Columbus, MS, to the late J.O. and Avis Olene Edmondson.  She was a bank teller at Citizens State Bank in Vernon, and was also preceded in death by her brother, Bobby...

Dec 16, 2021

Mr. Charles Thomas McReynolds, age 66, of Millport, AL, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021, at his residence.

Thomas was born February 10, 1955, in Vernon, AL.  He was an avid outdoors man who enjoyed spending time fishing, hunting, and tending to his bees.  Thomas also possessed vast knowledge in engines and automobile racing.  His knowledge and...

Dec 11, 2021

Mr. Jeremy Chad Stapp, age 47, of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Northwest Medical Center in Winfield.

Jeremy was born May 18, 1974, in Amory, MS.  He was a truck driver, and was preceded in death by his grandparents, Emmitt and Clara Mae Gilmore, Ralph Arlton Stapp, and Lavelle Boman Carr.

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