All Obituaries

Cookie was born the only child to Tom and Daisy Cook in Hollywood, Alabama. She graduated from Gadsden High School and Blue Mountain College where she met her husband, H.B. Leavell. H.B. was an agriculture teacher at Horn Lake High School before they moved to Tate County. They were first in Greenleaf and Looxahoma where H.B. was principal and Cookie taught 3rd-5th grades. He was later principal and basketball coach at Thyatira and then principal at Coldwater High School for 20 years before...

John Powell Champion, 77, of Senatobia, MS passed away December 9, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto. He graduated from East Tallahatchie High School. Mr. Champion was a former Ole Miss football player and a member of the 1962 undefeated National Championship Team. He went on to graduate from the LSU School of Banking. After graduating, he began his banking career in Clarksdale, MS and ended his career in Senatobia with Peoples Bank and Sycamore Bank. He was a former board member...

Mary Elam, 71, of Memphis, TN, passed away December 9, 2019 at Methodist University Hospital. She is survived by her son, Steve Bennett (Leslie) of Memphis, TN and grandchildren, Mallory Pelletier, Abby Bennett, Matthew Bennett and Ethan Bennett. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Joe Elam; daughter, Shelly Elam and brothers, Charles Delk and Robert Delk. In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. 

Ralph Eugene Schrock, 89, of Red Banks, MS passed away December 3, 2019 at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, TN. He was a Sergeant in the Army Airborne having served in the Korean War.  He worked as a draftsman designing houses and he worked for HUD inspecting houses. Later in life he ran a horse ranch. He is survived by his daughters, Rita Derks (Russell) of Austin, TX and Toni Clark (Everett) of Collierville, TN; grandchildren, Joseph Cannon, Shelley Garza and David...

D. F. Redd, Jr., 83, of Sarah, MS, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019. He was a member of Evansville Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Jean Redd of Sarah, MS; daughters, Cheryl Dalton (Tommy) of Sarah, MS, Lori Jean Spencer (Tommy) of Sarah, MS, and Janice Lynne Wallace (Daniel) of Coldwater, MS; sons, David Michael Redd of Sarah, MS, Timothy Dee Redd (Kandy) of Eudora, MS, and Thomas Lee Redd (Stephanie) of Sarah, MS; sisters, Maxine Patterson (Garland) of Byhalia,...

Joe C. Lusk, 83, of Senatobia, MS, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at Baptist Desoto Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Robbie Lusk of Senatobia, MS and daughter, Wanda Lusk of Senatobia, MS. He was a member of Evansville Baptist Church.

Sherrye Lynne Phillips Manuel, 65, passed away on November 26, 2019 at Senatobia Healthcare and Rehab in Senatobia, MS. She was the fiancee of the dearly departed Jay Byers from St. Catharines, Ontario. They shared 4 years of faithful companionship together touring the great Canadian mountains before he was called home to our Lord. She was born in Fort Worth, TX on November 30, 1953, to "Jack" Sanford Quest & Ruth Deloy Phillips. She attended...

Alex Smith, 20, of Independence, MS passed away November 24, 2019. He is survived by his parents, Ricky and Heather Smith of Independence, MS; grandparents, Loy and Joyce Smith of Independence, MS, Clay Whitehurst of Independence, MS and Patricia Whitehurst of Eads, TN; brother, Mac Smith of Independence, MS; cousins, Elizabeth Davis, Marianda Davis, Adam Smith, Emily Smith, Jenna Whitehurst and Madison Whitehurst and many friends. 

J' Manuel Olivas, 20, of Independence, MS, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019. He is survived by his father, Jesus Olivas Jr.; mother, Gloria A. Cortes Barajas; paternal grandparents, Jesus Amado Olivas and Victoria Martinez; maternal grandmother, Gloria Z. Barajas; maternal aunts, Ma. Eugenia Cortès Barajas, Angelica Maria Cortès Barajas, and Miriam Ramona Cortès Barajas and maternal uncle, Manuel Cortès Barajas.

Henry William Thomas, 91, of Coldwater, MS, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019. He was a lifetime member of Bethel Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He was also a caretaker for Bethel Cemetery for 50 years. He was a veteran having served in the Army National Guard. He is survived by his sisters, Mary Agnes Kirkland of Senatobia, MS and Imogene Thomas Scruggs of Coldwater, MS; brother, Taylor Thomas Jr. of Tupelo, MS and many nieces and nephews. He was...