All Obituaries

Mrs. Juanita Elks went to be with her heavenly Father on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at the age of 75.  She is survived by her husband, Henry Elks of Tioga, LA; her daughters Holly Knight (Jamie) of Madison, MS and Joy Miller (Randall) of Memphis, TN; grandsons Joey Bellino and Walker Knight; her doggie grandchildren Lulu, Brewster, Minnie, and Lucy; her sister Dora (Mike) Stoker, brother Jimmy (Glenda) Neely, sister-in-law Patsy (Kenneth) Neely. She is survived by Henry’s...

Pattie Sue McCrory, 88 passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Hospice Ministries.  A private family graveside service will be held at the Flora Cemetery. Mrs. McCrory was preceded in death by her husband, Hughie Lee McCrory and grandson, Joseph Cox. Survivors include: daughters, Judy Whitehead (Wayne) of Flora and Janice Cox (Dwain) of Flora; grandchildren, Amanda Queen, Kenneth Cox, and Leanne Battalio; and great-grandchildren, Drew, Sarah, Madison, Kalyn, and Hilton.  

Billy Martin Halbert, Jr.,64, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September, 25, 2021.  Visitation will be at Breeland Funeral Home on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 from 10:00 am until the 11:30 am chapel service.  Burial will be in the Canton Cemetery. A native of Canton, Bill was a 1975 graduate of Canton Academy where he played football as well as other sports.  He was an avid Alabama fan and he loved horses.  He was a true cowboy, everyone recognized him with his...

Doris Mae Jurgens Yandell, age 99, died Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at St. Catherine’s Village.  A private, family service will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Canton. A public graveside service will be held Friday, September 24, 2021, at 11 AM in the Canton City Cemetery.  Everyone attending the graveside service will be asked to follow Covid-19 guidelines, including wearing a mask.  The fourth child of August and Frieda Jurgens, Doris was born in Chicago,...

David Charles Binkley, 53 passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021.  There will be a memorial service at a later date.  Survivors include: mother, Blanche Huff Binkley Hopson; step-father, Paul Hopson; brothers, Edward Bryan Hopson (Alison) and Donald Charles Hopson; sisters, Barbara Anne Ramsey (Richard) and Deann Townsend; uncles, Melvin Hopson (Libby) and Lamar Huff (Lee); Aunt, Ellie Britton (Rod); and numerous nieces and nephews.

Lynda Bush Anderson, passed away peacefully at her at home on September 17, 2021. She was born on February 8, 1946, in Canton, MS. Her parents were the late Pearl Holden and Judy Nolen, both originally from Canton, MS, also.  At the time of her death she was 75 years old. Lynda truly loved her family and friends, but had a special love for her grandchildren.  She enjoyed being involved with all their activities.  This is where her passion for football evolved.  She loved...

Margaret Anne Riley Montgomery passed away peacefully on the evening of September 15, 2021, at her home in Canton, Mississippi, surrounded by loved ones.  Margaret was 76 years old.  With her husband of 55 years, Margaret loved and nurtured her family that includes four daughters, four sons-in-law, twelve grandchildren, and two aging golden retrievers. Margaret graduated from Provine High School in 1962.  She attended Millsaps college for two years, and then transferred to...

Artis “Otis” Newton Rayburn, 75 passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021.  Visitation will be at Breeland Funeral Home on Friday, September 17, 2021 from 10:00 am until the 12:00 pm chapel service.  Burial will be in the Canton Cemetery. Mr. Rayburn was a U S Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a retired heavy equipment operator.  He was a member of Parkway Pentecostal Church. He was preceded in death by: sons, Walton Rayburn, Bradley Beck, and Johnathan Beck; and...

John Henry Markley, III, 81 passed away Monday, September 13, 2021.  Visitation will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Friday, September 17, 2021 from 10:00 am until the 11:00 Funeral Service. “ I feel, sometimes, as the renaissance man must have felt in finding new riches at every point and in the certainty that unexplored areas of knowledge await at every turn. “                    ...