All Obituaries

Norma Jean Thomas Newcomb, 76, resident of Ripley, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo following an extended illness. Funeral Services honoring the life of Mrs. Newcomb will be at 12 Noon, Thursday, February 9, 2023 in the Heritage Chapel of the Ripley Funeral Home with Bro. Doc Shelton officiating. Visitation will be from 11 AM until 12 PM on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at the Ripley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Blue Mountain...

Linda Joyce Smith, 75, resident of Ripley, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023, in the comfort of her own home following an extended illness. Funeral Services honoring the life of Mrs. Smith will be at 2 PM, Wednesday, February 8, 2023, in the Heritage Chapel of the Ripley Funeral Home with Bro. Doc Shelton officiating. Visitation will be from 11 AM until 2PM, Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at The Ripley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Falkner Cemetery. Mrs. Smith was born on November...

Our much-loved Dad, Pawpaw, brother, brother-in-law, and uncle, Freddie Fair, passed away on February 2, 2023, at the Veterans Hospital in Jackson, MS, following a lengthy illness. He was a native of the West Union area and had lived in Madison for the past 15 years. Funeral Services will be held at Macedonia Baptist Church at 2:00 PM on Monday, February 6, with visitation at 1:00PM prior to the service. Chaplain David Allen of the Veterans Hospital, who was a faithful friend and longtime...

Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Mrs. Ollie Carol Moore Mauney, 81, resident of Tippah County passed away peacefully January 31, 2023, at Diversicare Health and Rehabilitation Ceneter in Ripley. Funeral Services honoring the life of Mrs. Carol will be 1 PM Friday February 3, 2023, in the Heritage Chapel of The Ripley Funeral Home with Bro. Kenneth Harrison officiating. Burial will follow in Lowry Church Cemetery.  Mrs. Carol was born July 11, 1941, in...

On Thursday morning January 26, 2023, Janice Lewis Smith, 72, resident of Hickory Flat passed away unexpectedly at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Funeral Services honoring the life of Mrs. Smith will be at 12 Noon Tuesday, January 31 at Flat Rock Baptist Church with Bro. John Mark Jarrett and Bro. Gary Yates officiating. Visitation will be from 10 AM to 12 Noon at Flat Rock Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Smith was born March 4, 1950 in Memphis, TN, the...

Lifelong "Tire Salesman", Fagin Lamar Smith, 81, resident of Tippah County, passed away peacefully Thursday January 26, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Funeral Services honoring the life of Mr. Fagin will be 1 PM, Monday January 30, 2023, in the Heritage Chapel of The Ripley Funeral Home with Bro. Joe Street officiating. Graveside service will follow in The Pentecostal Church of Blue Mountain Cemetery. Mr. Fagin was born January 12, 1942, in Tippah County...

Barbara Joan Lanius Murray, 84, resident of New Albany, departed this life on Thursday, January 26, 2023, at Magnolia Place Assisted Living following a brief illness. Services honoring the life of Mrs. Murray will be private. Arrangements will be provided by the staff of New Albany Funeral & Cremation Care. Mrs. Murray was born on August 7, 1938, in Biloxi and was the daughter of the late Charles Lanius and Mary Maddox Denham. She was a 1956 graduate of Natchez High School where she met...

Stephen "Craig" Ingle, 45, resident of Ripley, passed away peacefully at Resthaven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ripley following an extended illness. Funeral Services honoring the life of Craig will be at 2 PM Friday, January 27 in The Heritage Chapel of Ripley Funeral Home with  Pastor Michael Hodgin officiating. Burial will follow in Ripley City Cemetery. Craig was born November 14, 1977 in New Albany, MS , the son of Judith Hall Edwards (Hugh) of Ripley and...

Jewel Christine Stephens Moore, 105, resident of Raymond and former resident of Blue Mountain and Tippah County, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Lakeland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jackson. Funeral Services honoring the well-lived life of Mrs. Moore will be at 11 AM Monday, January 23 at New Hope Methodist Church with Bro. Jason Franklin officiating. Leon Enzor will have special music. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Arrangements will be provided by The Ripley...

On Friday afternoon, January 20, 2023, Valerie Morgan Thomas, 58, resident of Hickory Flat, departed this life at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis following a brief illness. Funeral Services remembering the life of Ms. Thomas will be at 11 AM Wednesday, January 25 in The Memory Chapel of New Albany Funeral & Cremation Care. A private family burial will be at a later date. Ms. Thomas was born April 14, 1964 in Memphis, TN, the daughter of the late Chester Lee Morgan and Patricia Huff...