All Obituaries

 On Monday, September 26, 2022, Mikial Allen "Mike" Pope, 73, resident of Blue Mountain, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at his home.   Funeral Services for Mr. Pope will be at 2 PM Thursday September, 29 in The Heritage Chapel of Ripley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Pisgah Cemetery near Hickory Flat.   Mr. Pope was born November 15, 1948 in Union County, the son of the late L.E. and Virginia Taylor Pope. He attended the Hickory Flat Public...

 Jackie G. "Jack" Vanzant, 82, resident of Hickory Flat, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County. Services honoring the life of Jack will be Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 2PM in the Memory Chapel of New Albany Funeral and Cremation Care.   Born February 17, 1940, in Hickory Flat, he was the son of the late Jess and Geraldine Jones Vanzant. He was a graduate of the Hickory Flat public school system and moved to Memphis,...

Juana Lee Hopper, beloved wife, mother, and Nina, went to be with the Lord on September 22, 2022. She was 92 years old.    Juana was born and raised in Tippah County, Mississippi. Few people embodied southern, Christian, hospitality quite like Juana, and her deep belief in Christ was only rivaled by her devotion to her family. This devotion was most evident in her love of Zack Mansel Hopper. After eloping at the age of seventeen, Juana would spend 73 years with Mansel as her...

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Dennis Wayne Patterson, age 66.   He was born March 22, 1956. He was a trucker a life he loved, because of health reasons he had to quit and that hit him hard. His best friend in this world was his dog Simba his constant companion.   He had a sense of humor and always made you laugh even as he got worse . He was a strong and tough as they come. He struggled everyday to do even simple things with tremendous...

Arthur Randall Mauney, 69, resident of Memphis, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. Funeral Services honoring the life of Mr. Mauney will be at 2 PM Saturday, September 24 at Lebanon Baptist Church near Ripley. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Arrangements will be provided by The Ripley Funeral Home. Mr. Mauney was born May 10, 1953, in Tippah County, the son of the late Jodie and Mary Frances Knowles...

  On Sunday morning, September 18, 2022, as she softly listened to her granddaughter read Jeremiah 29:11"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.", Alice Faye Goolsby, 82, departed this life surrounded by loved ones in the comfort of her home.   Services honoring the Christian life of Mrs. Goolsby will be at 3 PM Tuesday, September 20 in The Heritage Chapel of...

Lisa Renee Bradford Dyer, 61, resident of Ashland, passed away peacefully Sunday September 18, 2022 at North Mississippi Medical Center.   Funeral Services for Ms. Dyer will be private. Arrangements will be provided by The Ripley Funeral Home.   Ms. Dyer was born October 19, 1960 in Memphis, TN, to Betty Lou Walker Bradford of Ashland and the late Harold Wesley Bradford and received her education in the Ashland Public School System. She was a caring mother, homemaker and...

Arlin Wayne Brock, 76, resident of Tippah County, passed away peacefully Tuesday September 13, 2022, at Tippah County Hospital surrounded by his loved ones.   Funeral Services honoring the life of Mr. Brock will be 2 PM, Friday September 15, 2022, in the Heritage chapel of the Ripley Funeral Home with Bor. Greg Beaty, Bro. Terry Ray Vuncannon, and Bro. Doc Shelton officiating. Burial will follow in Shiloh Cemetery.   Mr. Brock was born August 23, 1946 in Tippah County to...

On September 13, 2022, Heaven welcomed Gerald Lee Brown in to the arms of our Lord Jesus Christ at the age of 83 years, 7 months.   Funeral Services honoring the life of Mr. Brown will be at 2 PM Thursday, September 15 in The Heritage Chapel of Ripley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Tippah Memorial Gardens.   Mr. Brown was born February 22, 1939 to the late Lonne and Loretta Pickens Brown. On November 3, 1962 he married the love of his life, Betty Whitman Brown and shared a...

Edwin Earl Williams, 64, resident of New Albany, passed away on Tuesday September 13, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo following an extended illness. Per Mr. Williams request a private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Williams was born April 30, 1958, in New Albany, MS to the late Howard and Mary Evelen Adair Williams. He was a graduate of W. P. Daniels Highschool and was married to his beloved wife on...