Archive - Obituary
May 20th, 2013
Known as "The Hummingbird Lady of Oktoc," Rebecca Cowsert White Nash passed away May 17, 2013. Born March 3, 1930, to William C. and Florence Stone Cowsert she was the youngest of four children.
May 15th
Otto Vance Wise, 93, passed away May 15 in Jackson, Mississippi after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his parents Eva Otto and James Giles Wise, his wife of 66 years, Mary Wilkinson Wise, and a brother, G.J. Wise. He was born in Hopevilla, Louisiana.
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May 14th
Mr. Thomas Glen Oswalt, 73, of Starkville, MS; passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013 at his residence.Â
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Thomas was an Entomology Technician with USDA for 38 years, served for 35 years in the Army National Guard and a member of Adaton Baptist Church.Â
May 13th
Whitman Hill Lenoir, 83, a true southern gentleman, passed away at the Care Center of Aberdeen on Saturday, May 11, 2013. He was born October 3, 1929, in Aberdeen to Sterling Payne Lenoir and Emma Mangum Lenoir. He lived most of his life in Aberdeen, but moved to Starkville, for eight years in 2000. He was a fourth generation owner and farmer of the family owned Lenoir Plantation in Prairie, MS.
May 10th
Mrs. Annie Louise Boyd 75, pass away May 6, 2013 at The University Medical Center in Jackson, MS.
The Funeral Service will be held Saturday May 11, 2013 at First John Baptist Church, Starkville, MS with Rev. Lee Peeples officiating.
Burial will be at Boyd Cemetery in Starkville, MS.
She was a Retired Nurse Asst.
Funeral services are planned for Charles Henry Thomas, Jr., 78, of Shuqualak on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at First United Methodist Church at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Payton Myers and Rev. Andy Pearson officiating. Interment will be in Shuqualak Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday from 9-11 a.m. at the fellowship hall. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.
Mr. Jeremiah Marshall 75, pass away May 5, 2013 at his home in Starkville, MS.
The Funeral service will be held Saturday May 11, 2013 at Griffin U.M. Church in Starkville, MS with the Elder Eddie Jones officiating.
Burial will be in North Union Cemetery, in Bellefontaine, MS.
Mr. Marshall retired from Slaughter Chevrolet and the City of Starkville, MS.
Joe Daniel Cooper, 88, died Thursday, May 2, 2013 in Louisville,
Mississippi.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Boyd Chapel
United Methodist Church,Sturgis, Mississippi with Reverend Roosevelt Gage, officiating.
Visitation will be Friday, May 10, 2013 from 1-6:00 p.m. at West Memorial
Chapel.
May 8th
George M. Self, 75, of Starkville, passed away on May 7, 2013 at University Medical Center in Jackson. He was a very hard working man and a friend to everyone he met. His love of hunting, fishing and the outdoors was only surpassed by his love for God and his family.
May 7th
Charles Richard Orr I, age 78, of Starkville, Mississippi, died on May 7, 2013 at his daughter’s home in Seagrove, NC after a long battle with cancer. Family visitation will be held Friday evening, May 10, 6:30-8:30 PM at London Funeral Home in Lewisburg, TN, with funeral services at 11 AM on Saturday, May 11. Burial will follow at Temple Cemetery in Farmington, TN.
