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Joe Will Conner, 88, of Clarksdale, passed away on March 28, 2026 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. Public viewing will be on April 3, 2026 at the funeral home. Funeral services will be April 11, 2026 at Hornburger-Byas Funeral Home at 11 a.m. with Pastor James Jackson presiding. Burial follows at Heavenly Rest Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Hornburger-Byas Funeral Home.
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Brenda Joyce Griffin Brown, 63, formally of Clarksdale, passed away on March 19, 2026 in Horn Lake, MS. A visitation will be held on Friday, April 3, 2026, from 4:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M. at Stringer Redmond Chapel 119 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Clarksdale, MS. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 12:00 noon at McKinley Street Church of Christ 721 McKinley Street Clarksdale, MS with burial following in Mt. Avery Church Cemetery 840 Dickerson Road Friars Point, MS. Tutwiler Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Barbara Chrestman
Barbara Leverette Chrestman of Clarksdale dedicated many years to a distinguished career as a loan officer and Vice President at Regions Bank. She enhanced her expertise by attending the Mississippi School of Banking at the University of Mississippi and the School of Banking at LSU. Additionally, she was a graduate of the Dale Carnegie program.
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Nickie N. Crawford, 42, of Lula, passed away on March 12, 2026 at Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in Clarksdale. Public viewing will be on March 27, 2026 at the funeral home from 2 to 4 p.m. Funeral service on March 28, 2026 at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church in Dundee at 11 a.m.with Pastor McKinley Daley presiding. Burial follows at Bethlehem Church Cemetery in Lula. Arrangements are entrusted to Hornburger-Bays Funeral Home.
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Barbara J. Saulsberry, 80, of Sumner, Mississippi, passed away on March 19, 2026. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Tutwiler Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life service is scheduled for Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Delta Interfaith Community Outreach Church, located at 409 Second Street, Tutwiler, Mississippi. Burial will follow in Community Cemetery on Petty Chapel Road in Sumner, Mississippi. Tutwiler Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Diane Gresham Griffin
Dianne Gresham Griffin (“G.G.”), age 78, of Hendersonville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully at home on March 9, 2026.
Dianne was born on February 8, 1948, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, to the late Jonnie Gresham and William Harvey Gresham Jr. She attended Coahoma County High School. After marrying the love of her life they eventually settled and spent the last 30 years of their life in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
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Jolly was appointed to the federal bench in 1982 by former President Ronald Reagan. He went on to serve for 35 years.
Former U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge E. Grady Jolly has died at the age of 88.
Jolly was appointed to the federal bench in 1982 by former President Ronald Reagan. He succeeded the late Judge James Coleman.
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STOKES
Gevena Stokes funeral service will be Saturday March 21, 2026 at noon. New Hope Baptist Church, 495 South Church Street, Jonestown, MS 38639. Wake will be Friday, March 20, 2026 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Delta Burial Funeral Home, 6155 State St., Clarksdale, MS, 38614.
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Mattie Pearl Williams, 75, of Jonestown, passed away on March 10, 2026 at AMG Specialty Hospital in Batesville. Public viewing will be on March 20, 2026 at Hornburger-Byas Funeral Home from 2 to 4pm. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. on March 21, 2026 at Swan Lake Central Building with Pastor Owen Robinson presiding. Burial follows at Heavenly Rest Cemetery in Lyon. Arrangements are entrusted to Hornburger-Byas Funeral Home.
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Lynn Alsup Taylor Laurenzi
On August 22, 1946, Lynn Alsup Taylor Laurenzi was born in Memphis, TN.
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Bobbie Perry, 77, formerly of Tutwiler, MS, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2026, in Norfolk, Virginia. A visitation will be held on Friday, March 13, 2026, from 5:00 P. M. to 7:00 P. M. at Tutwiler Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 11:00 A. M. at Union Grove M. B. Church 2237 State Street Clarksdale, MS. Tutwiler Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Mary Jones Bramlett, 73, of Charleston, MS passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Oxford, MS. Her visitation will be Friday, March 13, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and her Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Old Antioch Baptist Church Friendship West Rd Sumner, MS with burial following in St. John Church Cemetery 1100 Hwy 32 Drew, MS. Tutwiler Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Charles A. Hearn Jr.
Charles A. Hearn Jr., 81, died Feb. 24, 2026.
He was born May 16, 1944.
Public viewing is 3 to 5 p.m. Friday. March 6, 2026 at Century Funeral Home. Funera; services are 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2026 at New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church.
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Norma J. Lewis, 63, of Lyon passed away on Feb. 23, 2026 at Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in Clarksdale. Public viewing will be on March 06, 2026 at the funeral home from 2 to 4 p.m. Funeral services will be on March 07, 2026 at Swan Lake Central Building at 2:30 p.m. Burial follows at New Hope Church Cemetery in Tunica. Arrangements are entrusted to Hornburger-Byas Funeral Home.
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Jones
Charles Henry Jones, Jr., 81, of Decatur, IL, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2026 following a long illness. Born on February 26, 1944, in Clarksdale, MS, Charles was the beloved first born son of the late Charles and Lucretia Jones. He graduated from Higgins High School in Clarksdale in 1962 and attended Jackson State University in Jackson, MS, earning his Bachelor’s degree. He received his Masters’ degree from Millikin University in Decatur, IL. He later joined the United States Army, stationed at Fort Leonard Wood in MO.
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Irene Heags, 91, of Clarksdale, passed away Feb. 22, 2026 at her residence.
Public viewing will be on Feb. 27, 2026 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral services will be Feb. 28, 2026 at Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in Bobo at 11 a.m. with Pastor Emmanuel Boone presiding.
Arrangements are entrusted to Hornburger-Byas Funeral Home.
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Windham
Bertha Louise Windham, 85, passed away February 15, 2026. She was born December 31, 1940 in Walnut, MS to Curtis and Erma Davis Loftin. A devoted homemaker, Bertha was diligent in doing everything she could to make her house a home. She was a faithful follower of Jesus Christ and was a member of Providence Baptist Church.
Visitation was February 18, 2026 from 1:00 - 2:00 PM followed by services at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada, MS with Dr. Joey Faulk officiating. Interment will follow in the Red Hill Cemetery near Duck Hill.
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Darrell Anderson, Jr, 58, of Clarksdale, MS passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, in Memphis, TN.
A visitation will be held on Friday, February 20, 2026, from 10:00 A. M. to 11:45 A. M. with his funeral service beginning at 12:00 noon at Chapel Hill M. B. Church 1057 Page Ave. Clarksdale, MS. Tutwiler Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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J.W. Robinson Jr., 38, of Cleveland, passed away Feb. 11, 2026 at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland.
Public Viewing will be Feb. 20, 2026 at the funeral home from 2 to 4 p.m. Funeral services will be Feb. 21, 2026 at West Bolivar High School in Rosedale at 2:30 p.m. with Pastor Charlie Jackson presiding.
Arrangements are to Hornburger-Byas Funeral Home.
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Shelby
Dorothy Lee Morris Shelby, 84, of Dundee, died at Methodist University on Feb. 15, 2026.
Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, in the Coahoma Community College Pinnacle.
The Rev. Marvin K. Myles will officiate.
Burial is at Shelby Family Cemetery in Dundee.
Visitation is 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at Woolf Funeral Home of Clarksdale.
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