All Obituaries

Nolan Ellzey passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the age of 22 years.   Nolan was born December 1, 1995.  A native of Madison, Nolan graduated from Canton Academy.  He also attended Holmes Community College and Mississippi College.  Nolan enjoyed snow skiing and hunting.  A known sports fanatic, Nolan was an “authority” on football, baseball, basketball, and most sports in general.  If there was any question, all you had to do...

Carolyn W. Winters, 80, died Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center.  Visitation will be at Breeland Funeral Home from 5:00 – 7:00 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2018.  Graveside services will be 11:00 am Wednesday, May 16 at New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery in Brookhaven, MS. She was a very talented and hardworking interior decorator.  Most of all, she was an extremely dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother.  Nothing ever came between...

Doris Ann Fullilove, 59, died Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland.  Visitation will be at Breeland Funeral Home from 6:00 – 8:00 pm on Monday, May 7, 2018.  Graveside services will be at 1:00 pm on Tuesday May 7, 2018 at Hollandale City Cemetery.   Survivors include: mother, Vera Roush of Mountain View, AR; niece Nicole Palmer (Josh); nephews, Joshua Fullilove (Crystal) and Brad Fullilove; and her feline companions, Presto and TJ.

William C. Scrivner, 82, died Thursday, May 3, 2018.  Visitation will be Sunday, May 6, 2018 from 12:00 P M until the 2:00 P M chapel services at Breeland Funeral Home.  Burial will be in the Canton Cemetery.   Mr. Scrivner was a member of Oakdale Baptist Church.   He was preceded in death by his parents, Priscilla and Wiley Martin Scrivner; son, Mike Scrivner; sisters, Mary Frances Rawson and Peggy Watkins; and brother, Paul...

Brenda Joyce Blakeney, 59, died Sunday, April 22, 2018.  Graveside services will be at 11:00 am on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at North Bend Pentecostal Church Cemetery in Philadelphia, MS. Brenda was preceded in death by her parents, Eva Barrier and Allen McLain and by her brother, Roy McLain. Survivors include: husband Tommy Blakeney of Canton; son, Jeremy Evans of Meridian; daughter, Stacey Sekwao (Samwel) of Portland, Oregon; step-son, Justin Blakeney of Laurel;...

Morris Edward Branigin went to the Son of God in Heaven on April 18, 2018, at the age of 99.  Visitation will be Wednesday, April 25 from 5 to 7 pm at the Breeland Funeral Home and Thursday, April 26 from 10 to 11 am at the Canton First Baptist Church.  The service will follow at 11 am in the church and burial will be in the Canton Cemetery.  Ed was born in Canton MS July 6, 1918, to Morris Webb Branigin and Lena Boyd Branigin.  He grew up on the family farm...

James (Jim) David March, 56, of Madison, Mississippi, passed away to heaven at St. Dominic Hospital on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 12:50 AM. Jim was born in Anaheim, California. Growing up, Jim was interested in playing sports and photography. In high school, he played football, baseball, and basketball. After high school, he loved spending time at the desert, the lakes, and the rivers on his numerous motorcycles, ATVs, three-wheelers, and boats with all of his friends. It was also...

Dennis Reginald Korn, 54, died Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Hospice Ministries.  Visitation will be at Breeland Funeral Home on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, from 9:00 am until the 11:00 am chapel service.  Burial will be in the Canton Cemetery. Dennis was an avid fisherman and loved to watch Ole Miss and Dallas Cowboy’s football.  He was a proud father and Pawpaw. Survivors include: wife, Glenda S. Korn; son, Thomas Korn; granddaughter, Mackenzie Korn;...

Mavis Latham passed away peacefully at the Madison County Nursing Home in Canton after a yearlong battle with Alzheimer’s. She was well looked after by both the staff there and the following ladies throughout this difficult time: Patricia Ross, Hattie Brown, Matasha Ford, Gwen Elam, Shirley Cross, Sharon Sanders, Beverly Smith, Pearl James, Connie Butler, Dawn Lyons, and Annie Wilkes. We could not have asked for better, more attentive care. Mavis O. Latham was born at home...

Mary Campbell Addison of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of Watkinsville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, April 1 at her home at the age of 70. Born in Canton, Mississippi, on September 30, 1947, she was the daughter of the late David Campbell and Elizabeth Mosal Campbell. Mary, a 1973 graduate of Southern Mississippi University, spent her professional life as a schoolteacher in Oconee County, Georgia, teaching for over 20 years, a job she loved. Her husband, James Harold Addison, to whom she...