All Obituaries

Floyd G. Cannon , 88, passed away on Sunday September 23, 2018, at Magnolia Regional Hospital in Corinth. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Ripley Funeral Home .

Ima Faye Ellis Woods , 86, passed away on Saturday September 22, 2018, at Diversicare Health & Rehabilitation in Ripley. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Ripley Funeral Home .

Bobby Welch Hill, 88, well known resident of the Falkner Community and retired highway construction superintendent, passed away peacefully Monday morning September 17, 2018 in the comfort of his home.   Funeral arrangements honoring the life of Mr. Hill will be at 1 PM Thursday September 20 in The Heritage Chapel of Ripley Funeral Home with his nephews, Rev. Jody Hill of Ripley Presbyterian Church and Rev. Richie Lockhart of Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church officiating....

 Our loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Lavonne Pecha Gaillard, 81, resident of Ripley, passed away peacefully Thursday morning September 13, 2018 at the Magnolia Regional Hospital in Corinth following an extended illness.   Funeral Services cherishing the life of Mrs. Gaillard will be at 3 PM Sunday September 16 in The Heritage Chapel of Ripley Funeral Home with Bro. Doc Shelton officiating. Burial will follow in the Weirs Chapel Cemetery near...

After a well lived and fulfilled life, Joseph Larry Cochran, 76, resident of New Albany, passed away Wednesday September 12, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany following an extended illness.   Funeral Services honoring the Christian life of Mr. Cochran will be at 2 PM Friday September 14 at Hillcrest Baptist Church with a visitation 2 hours before services. Bro. Whit Lewis will officiate. Private family interment will follow in Vista Memorial Park. Arrangements will be...

James Stevie Ellis, 54, resident of the Ripley Community, lifelong Tippah Countian and former employee of Ashley Corporation, passed away Tuesday September 11, 2018 at his daughter's residence in Corinth.   A Service of Remembrance for Stevie will be at 2 PM Friday September 14 in The Heritage Chapel of Ripley Funeral Home with private burial in Antioch Cemetery. Longtime friend, Bro. Perry Reed of Ripley, will officiate.   Born July 14, 1964 in Ripley, Stevie...

James Leroy Hobson, 73, resident of the Tiplersville Community and proud United States Naval Veteran, passed away in the comfort of his home Thursday morning September 6, 2018 following an illness of several months.   Funeral Services honoring the life of Mr. Hobson will be at 3 PM Tuesday September 11 in The Heritage Chapel of Ripley Funeral Home with Bro. Steve McKee officiating. Private burial will be at Harmony Cemetery in Walnut.   Born December 2, 1944 in Alcorn...

Charley Carlton Mercer, 84, resident of the Ripley Community and retired employee of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis , passed away Tuesday September 4, 2018 at The Adamsville Health Care Center in Adamsville, TN following an extended illness.   Funeral Services for Mr. Mercer will be at 3 PM Thursday September 6 at Unity Baptist Church near Ripley with a visitation at the church for family and friends beginning at 11 AM Thursday. Church pastor, Bro. Ronnie...

 Lawrence "Larry" Larson, 80, resident of Walnut and beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Saturday morning September 1, 2018 at The Tippah County Hospital in Ripley.   Funeral Services honoring the life of Mr. Larson will be at 12 noon Wednesday September 5 at The City of Refuge Church in Corinth with Pastor Harvern Davis officiating. A private burial is planned. Arrangements will be provided...

Ronald Lee "Ron" Alexander, 64, well known resident of Walnut and a person active for much of his life in the religious, community and civic affairs of Tippah County, peacefully went to be with Jesus Friday evening August 31,2018 at his residence.   Funeral Services honoring the Christian life of Ron will be at 2 PM Tuesday September 4 at Harmony Baptist Church in Walnut with his nephew, Dr. Chris Alexander of The Chestnut Grove Baptist Church in Grayson, GA officiating....