All Obituaries

Mrs. Mable Carlton Stewart, the widow of Mr. Eugene Stewart, passed away on December 11, 2019. Mrs. Stewart was a retired clerk for MLGW and a member of the Sharon First Baptist Church.  Mrs. Stewart is survived by her sister, Mrs. Guinevere Felix of Sharon; and her nieces, Janice Lockhart and Charlotte Martin, both of Sharon. Mrs. Stewart was preceded in death by her parents, W. Frank and Lillie Lackey Carlton; and by her siblings, Jim Carlton and Elnora Reese.  A graveside...

Mr. Ronald "Ron" Lee Johnsey, 73 of Covington, passed away on the morning of December 11, 2019 in Collierville, TN. Mr. Ron was a retired teacher from Crestview Middle School and a member of the First Baptist Church in Covington.  Mr. Johnsey is survived by his wife, Linda Robbins Johnsey of Covington; his sons, Ronald Lee Johnsey, Jr. (Kelly) of Minneapolis, MN and Richard Thomas Johnsey of Memphis; a brother, Richard Chonak of Boston, MA; a sister, Judy Chonak of Epping,...

Mr. William Oliver Beasley, son of Aaron and Annie Pinkston Beasley, passed away December 9, 2019. William leaves his wife, Faye Mills Beasley; three sons, Michael (Donna) Beasley of Brighton, Sammy (June) Beasley of Covington, and Keith (Ginger) Beasley of Brighton; seven grandchildren, Erik Beasley, Whitney Sullivan, Tommy Beasley, Anna Beasley, Lesley Hopkins, Carl Faulkner, and Clay Beasley; he also leaves eight great-grandchildren; three brothers, Aaron Beasley of Covington, Wayne...

Mr. John David Byrd, 92, member of Ebenezer Cumberland Presbyterian Church, died Thursday, December 5, 2019, in Ripley.  Mr. Byrd was a WWII US Army Veteran and a self-employed auto body repairman.  The husband of Donna Parker Byrd, he also leaves his daughters Amber Byrd Barker of Millington, Joan (Rick) Lewis-McCammon of Southaven, MS, Pat (Ricky) Dillard of Hernando, MS, and Judy (Frank) Hall of Virginia; step-sons Wally (Sheri) Burdette and Kenny (Linda) Burdette, both of...

Mr. Robert Allen Wright, II, 61, died December 5, 2019, in Memphis.  Mr. Wright was a U. S. Marine Corps Veteran.  He leaves his daughter Lisha (Chris) Williams of Olive Branch, MS; his parents Robert Allen and Wilda Wright of Stanton; sister MischaLee (Jack) Jargowsky, of Colorado; brother Ashley (Lisa) Wright of Stanton; grandchild Alex Caden Baker; nieces Addison Grace Wright, Morgan Deal, Rosalyn Hollenbeck, and Maranda Becker; and nephews Porter Mason Wright, Jonathan Mauro,...

Mrs. Louise Blake Potts, 86, passed away on the morning of November 30, 2019 in Coldwater, MS. Mrs. Potts, the widow of Mr. Floyd Potts, is survived by her son, Christopher Newcome (Julie) of Coldwater, MS; her step-children, Tarita Lassiter of North Carolina and Floyd Potts, Jr. of California; three grandchildren, Shonna Ford, Kristy Cockrum, and Tina Avila; and five great-grandchildren, Brad Ford, Jay Ford, Amber Newcome, Whitney Carraras, and Vincete Delgado, Jr.  Visitation for...

Mr. Frank Wayne Parr, 86 of Covington, passed away on the evening of November 29, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett. Mr. Parr was a United States Army Veteran, member of the Western Valley Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, and a farmer.  Mr. Parr is survived by his wife, Shirley Shahan Parr; his children, Teri Parr Branum (Chuck) of Pace, Fl, Janet Parr Jerry (Howard) of Burlison, Tim Parr of Covington, Paul Alan Parr of Covington, Laurie Parr Coulston (Kenneth) of...

Mr. Welton Waits, 93, died Thursday, November 28, 2019, in Covington.  Mr. Waits was a devoted member of Elm Grove United Methodist Church where he had served as a Sunday School Teacher, and was also a WWII US Army Veteran.  He retired from Ashland Oil Company as a supervisor, but was always a farmer at heart.  The husband of Bobbie Lynn Fletcher Waits, he also leaves his daughter, Lydia (Bo) Anderson of Covington; son Danny (Barbara) Waits of Burlison; sister Laverne Smith of...

Mr. Mike Kantilal Patel, 82 of Covington, passed away on the evening of November 22, 2019 at Baptist East Hospital.  There will be a funeral service for Mr. Patel on Monday, November 25th, at 10:00 AM at the Maley-Yarbrough Chapel. 

Mr. James Paul Elzey, 79 of Mason, passed away on the evening of November 9, 2019. Mr. Elzey, the widower of Mrs. Shirley Elzey, was a mechanic for Industrial Crane.  Mr. Elzey is survived by his daughters, Carolyn Young (Russell) of Memphis and Kay Rainwater (Jeff) of Atlanta, GA; his son, Jay Rodriguez of Munford; five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Mr. Elzey was preceded in death by his parents, Wilburn Everett and Mary Poole Elzey; by his sons, Tony "Rooster"...