Obituaries

May 13, 2023

Mrs. Verbel Audine Jordan, age 97, of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023, at her residence.

Mrs. Jordan was born June 30, 1925, in Beaverton, AL in the Webb Community, to the late John Walter and Lillie Lou Francis Morrow.  She was retired after having worked as a seamstress, nurses aide, and sitter with the...

May 11, 2023

Tonya Gail Johnson White, age 52, of Phoenix, AZ and formerly of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2023, at her home in Phoenix.

Tonya was born September 11, 1970, in Columbus, MS.  She was a 1988 graduate of Lamar County High School and a 1992 graduate of Mississippi University for Women.  She graduated from Jones...

May 6, 2023

Ms. Elizabeth "Liz" Marie Dollar, age 78, of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Forest Manor Health and Rehab in Northport.

Ms. Dollar was born November 5, 1944, in Stoughton, WI, to the late Edwin and Borghild Janet Swangstu.  She was a member of the Vernon First United Methodist Church and was a child...

May 2, 2023

Mr. Breman Thomas Reno, age 76, of Warrior, AL, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at Generations of Vernon.

Mr. Reno was born August 22, 1946, in Blount County, AL, to the late Carter and Susan Reno, and was a brick mason.  He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Richard Reno, Raymond Reno, Monroe Reno,...

Apr 24, 2023

Mr. Charles Tomlin Corbett, age 76, of Kennedy, AL, passed away Monday, April 24, 2023, in Kennedy.

Mr. Corbett was born March 20, 1947, in Lamar County, AL, to the late Rueben Powell and Eva Tomlin Corbett.  He served in the U.S. Air Force and worked as a machinist, and was married to the late Peggy Collins...

Apr 17, 2023

Mr. Elbert Arnold Vice, age 76, of Vernon, AL, passed away Monday, April 17, 2023, at his residence surrounded by family and friends.

Mr. Vice was born on March 16, 1947, to the late Albert Sidney and Mary Argiel Vice, in Lamar County, AL.  He worked with and retired from the Lamar County Road Commission, and was...

Apr 11, 2023

Mr. Jimmy Rolf McDaniel, of Vernon, AL, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at his residence.

Mr. McDaniel was born August 4, 1944, in Bankston, AL, to the late Rolf Gordon and Hazel Moore McDaniel.  Mr. McDaniel worked for Warren Brothers in Columbus, MS, later known as APAC Mississippi Inc., from which he retired in 1996 as...

Apr 8, 2023

Mrs. Anna Faye Wheeler, age 81, of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa.

Faye was born June 4, 1941, in Atmore, AL, to the late Abe and Minnie Lee Mixon.  She was a hairdresser and was an active member of Vibrant Church in Columbus, MS.  Faye was also...

Apr 6, 2023

Mr. James Hubert Brown, age 80, of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice in Tupelo.

Mr. Brown was born January 15, 1943, in Oneonta, AL, to the late Elton and Nancy Ellen Brown.  He served and retired from the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War.  He was...

Apr 3, 2023

Mr. Jacob Perkins, age 21, of Vernon, AL, passed away Monday, April 3, 2023.

Jacob was born March 5, 2002, in Amory, MS.  He was a 2021 graduate of Lamar County High School where he played football and was involved in various school clubs.  Jacob was a member of Liberty Free Will Baptist Church, and was a...

Mar 30, 2023

Mrs. Victoria Jean Barton, age 66, of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2023, at Aurora Nursing Home in Columbus.

Mrs. Barton was born February 18, 1957, in Vernon, AL, to M.F. Duke and the late Glory Helton.  She worked at Generations of Vernon as a CNA and with the activities and social services.  She was...

Mar 15, 2023

Mr. Mose Lee Sudduth, Jr., age 70, of Vernon, AL, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at his residence.

Mr. Sudduth was born August 15, 1952, in Dothan, AL, to the late Mose Lee Sudduth, Sr. and Dorothy Louise Sudduth.  He received his undergraduate degree from Mississippi State where he played football, then went on to law...

Mar 14, 2023

Mr. Eddie Ray Pennington, age 73, of Vernon, AL, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham.

Mr. Pennington was born February 1, 1950, in Sulligent, AL, to the late William Elbert and Virginia Eloise Pennington.  Mr. Pennington served two years in the U.S. Army and was a truck driver.  He was also preceded...

Mar 4, 2023

Mr. Bobby Joe Suggs, age 81, of Millport, AL, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023, at Hospice of West Alabama, in Tuscaloosa.

Mr. Suggs was born May 13, 1941, in Caledonia, MS, to the late William G. and Inor Suggs.  He served in the US Air Force, and was a contractor.  He was also preceded in death...

Mar 2, 2023

Mr. Robert Lynwood Beavers Covington, Jr. age 86, of Vernon, AL, passed away Thursday, March 2, at his residence.

Mr. Covington was born August 3, 1936, in Vernon, AL, to the late Robert Lynwood Beavers Covington, Sr. and Stella Covington.  He served in the National Guard, and founded Covington Contractors around 1965.  Mr. Covington served multiply terms...

Feb 26, 2023

Mrs. Mary Ethel Boyd, age 93, of Caledonia, MS, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023, at Generations of Vernon.

Mrs. Boyd was born November 9, 1929, Slate Spring, MS, to the late Ozro and Myrtle Burns.  She attended Mississippi State College for Women in Columbus, MS, where she graduated with her Bachelor's degree in 1951 and obtained...

Feb 12, 2023

Mr. Eddo Lee Lewis, Jr., age 70, of Guntown, MS, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023, at Methodist Olive Branch Hospital in Olive Branch, MS.

Mr. Lewis was born June 7, 1952, in Jackson, MS, to the late Eddo Lee Lewis, Sr. and Pauline McCoy Lewis.  He was an accountant and was married to the late Beverly...

Feb 6, 2023

With his cowboy hat held high and his boots polished, Bobby Gene "Bob" Chandler, 76 years old, of Harrisburg, AR, rode his horse off into the sunset one last time on February 6 at St. Bernard Hospital in Jonesboro.  After a brief illness, he passed peacefully into Heaven with his longtime love, Anita Anderson, by his side.

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Jan 21, 2023

John Richard (Rick) Hollingsworth, Sr., 76, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at his home in Enterprise, AL.

The son of John J. and Dixie Hollingsworth, Rick was born on September 21, 1946, in Fayette, Alabama.  He attended Fayette County High School, where he graduated in 1964.  He went on to attend Auburn University where...

Jan 17, 2023

Mrs. Lula Gayle Johnson, age 76, of Vernon, AL, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at her residence.

Mrs. Johnson was born November 14, 1946, in Columbus, MS, to the late Reese and Evelyn Parker Mitchell.  She was an assembly worker at Chromalox, and was also preceded in death by her infant brother.

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