Memorial Funeral Home - Corinth

Service to celebrate the life of Billy Wayne Stone, 82, is scheduled for Monday at 3:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 1:00 PM. Billy passed away on Thursday April 21, 2022 at his home surrounded by family and loved ones. He was born on September 5, 1939 to the late Herbert and Gladys Stone. He was a graduate of Biggersville High School and N.E.M.J.C. in Booneville. He attended and supported First United Methodist Church. Billy was a Dana Corporation retiree who was mentored by many which led to lifetime friendships all over the world. An avid golfer, Billy was a longtime member of Hillandale where he held the title of Caddy Champion, Club Champion, as well as...

Robbie Robuck West 84, passed away at Magnolia Hospital, Corinth Mississippi on April 19, 2022 She was born to Floyd Edwin Robuck and Mayme Caffey Robuck of Encinal Texas. She was married to husband Dave Moore West of Oakwood, Texas for 56 years at the time of his death on April, 24 2014. The Wests were longtime residents of the Laredo and the Encinal Texas area where Robbie worked for and retired from Mercy Hospital in administration after 42 distinguished years. She was a hard working and devoted wife, mother and grand/great grandmother. Her legacy is the special way she touched the lives of people in her life and loved making memories with her family. She is preceded in death by...

A service to celebrate the life of Richard Twitty, 59, will be held Saturday at 2:00 pm at Memorial Funeral Home with burial to follow in Henry Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11:00 am until service time. Bro. Dennis Smith will officiate the service. Richard was born October 10, 1962, in Tupelo, MS to the late Charles and Edna Ree Stark Twitty. He was a Mechanical Engineer for Georgia-Pacific Paper in Monticello, MS before moving to Ramer, TN. He worked for PCA Paper in Counce, TN for 18 years as a Maintenance Superintendent, SCA Paper in Cherokee, AL, and Kimberly Clark, in non-woven, professional in Corinth, MS for the last 9 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Corinth,...

A celebration of life service for Dorothy Ann Dodds Crum, 90, will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Lone Oak Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Lone Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM and Wednesday from 12 noon until service time all at Lone Oak Baptist. Mrs. Dorothy died on December 19, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Prentis County on May 19, 1931 to the late Robert Earl and Zelma Estelle Hare Dodds. She was a 1949 graduate of Booneville High School. She and late husband Willard owned and operated Crum and Mauney Orchards for 20 plus years of which she loved and enjoyed every bit. In earlier years, she and Willard owned and...

Services to celebrate the life of Leon Burns, 80, will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Wheeler Grove Baptist Church in Corinth with burial to follow in the Wheeler Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM and from 12 noon until service time on Wednesday at Wheeler Grove Baptist Church. Leon died on October 10, 2021 at his residence. He was born on August 20, 1941 to the late G.B. and Myrtle Perry Burns. He was a 1959 graduate of Alcorn Agricultural High School. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard for over 25 years and retired with the rank of First Sergeant. He worked for the Mississippi Department of Transportation and retired at the age of 78....

Stephanie Hamlin Wiygul , 44, passed away on August 29, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Memorial Funeral Home - Corinth .

Services with military honors for James Dewey "J.D." Smith, 81, will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday at Corinth National Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until service time at Memorial Funeral Home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lurlie (Grimes) Smith and Dewey Smith, and his brother Ravin Smith. He was survived by his wife, Patricia Nell (Rogers) Smith, and children, John Anthony Smith and Donna Nell LaRiviere (Darrell), grandchildren, Scarlett (LaRiviere) Stafford (Christopher) and Aria LaRiviere, great grandchildren, Eleanor Stafford and Addison Stafford, and a sister, Linda Waldrop. Bro. Warren Jones will officiate the service. Online condolences can be...

Funeral services for Thethel "Cricket" Ayers, 82, were held Friday at 3:00 pm at Memorial Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Shiloh Cemetery in Shiloh Cemetery . Mrs. Cricket died on June 29, 2021 at Providence Assisted Living in Senatobia. She was born on February 22, 1939 in Section, AL to the late Archie and Monteen Haynes. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Senatobia. She was a loving Christian, mother, wife, grandmother, homemaker and hostess to many in her home. The most important honor to her was being a servant of the Lord. She enjoyed many years of doing missionary work in the U.S. and South America with her late husband. Ms. Cricket loved having family, friends,...

A Mass of Christian Burial for Colette Meeks, 93, will be held 11:00 AM Friday at St. James Catholic Church with burial to follow in the Corinth National Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM. Mrs. Meeks passed away on June 21, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born on November 15, 1927 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She met her late husband Henry and married in Belfast in 1945 and soon after made her permanent residence in Corinth. She was a founding member of St. James Catholic Church where she was very active. She was an avid walker and walked 4 miles a day regardless of the weather. She stayed busy most of the time raising her five daughters. She was a loving...

Funeral services for David Clinton McMeans, 71, will be held Wednesday May 12 at 11:00 a.m. at Memorial Funeral Home in Corinth, MS. Visitation will be Tuesday May 11 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home. A committal service with military honors will take place at 2:00 p.m. at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Collierville. Online condolences can be left at www.MemorialCorinth.com. Arrangements are under the care of Memorial Funeral Home.

Corinth- Robbie Faye Bagwell Wolfe, 87 Passed away April 1, 2021 at home peacefully into the arms of her Savior Jesus Christ. She was surrounded by her family members who have faithfully cared for her needs during many extended illnesses. Celebration of Life service will be 1:00 pm Monday at Memorial Funeral Home with Bro. Dennis Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the Henry Cemetery Family will receive friends Monday from 11:30 to service time. She was born at her home place in Myrtle, MS on January 6, 1934 to Donald Robert Bagwell and Mary Frances Caldtharp Bagwell. She grew up in Union County and graduated from Myrtle High School in 1953. Upon graduation from high school she...

Celebration of Life service for Michael Holden Payne 27, is set for 11:00 am at Pinecrest Baptist Church with Rev. Jeff Haney officiating. Burial will follow in the Dogwood Cemetery. Family will receive friends Tuesday from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at Memorial Funeral Home and Wednesday 10:00 am to service time at the church. Funeral service will be livestreamed on the Memorial Funeral Home Facebook page Wednesday. Michael died February 17, 2021 at his residence in Southaven, MS. He was born March 10, 1993 in Tupelo, MS. to Jonathan and Dana Payne. A 2011 graduate of Alcorn Central High School, a 2014 graduate of Itawamba Community College with an Associates of Arts degree and a 2016 graduate of...

A private family service for Edward Glennan Grady Jr. is scheduled for Saturday January 16, 2021. Glennan passed away on January 10, 2021 after a lengthy struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Glennan was the son of Edward Glennan Grady and Corinne Coyle Grady, born on October 20, 1935 in New Orleans, LA. He grew up in Laurel, MS and graduated from George S. Gardner High School in 1953. He attended Mississippi State College where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, graduating with a degree in Petroleum Geology in 1957. Upon graduation, he went to work for Haliburton in Houma, LA. In October, 1957 he married Janice Wilcox from Laurel. He was an active reservist with the U.S. Army from...

A private family service for Edward Glennan Grady Jr. is scheduled for Saturday January 16, 2021. Glennan passed away on January 10, 2021 after a lengthy struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Glennan was the son of Edward Glennan Grady and Corine Coyle Grady, born on October 20, 1935 in New Orleans, LA. He grew up in Laurel, MS and graduated from George S. Gardner High School in 1952. He attended Mississippi State College where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, graduating with a degree in Petroleum Geology in 1957. Upon graduation, he went to work for Haliburton in Houma, LA. In October, 1957 he married Janice Wilcox from Laurel. He was an active reservist with the U.S. Army from...

Bailey died on January 7, 2021 at his home in Corinth, Mississippi. He was born in Corinth on July 29, 1936 to Dr. Fayette Williams and Margaret Schumpert Williams. After graduating from Corinth High School in 1955, he received his B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of Mississippi. In 1968, he founded Bailey Williams Insurance Agency followed by Bailey Williams Realty in 1970. He celebrated the 50 year anniversary of Bailey Williams Realty recently with family and friends and was honored by the City of Corinth Mayor and Aldermen with a key to the city for his hand in promoting Corinth for 50 years. Bailey's real estate endeavors included the development or co-development of Creekwood,...

Jimmy Blaine Fisher died at Magnolia Regional Health Center on January 2, 2021. He was born November l5, 1941, in Calhoun County MS, to James Early and Ruth McLaughlin Fisher. He grew up from the age of two in Okolona, MS where he graduated from high school in l959, and From Mississippi State University in l963. He completed the University of Mississippi School of Law in l967. He moved to Corinth in l969 to enter the practice of law, first with William Sharp and later to include Chad Borden. Jimmy was dedicated to his family, church, and community, serving in many volunteer capacities through the fifty years he lived in Corinth. He devoted many efforts to various aspects of First...

Graveside service for Marvin Dennis Grubbs 73, are set for 2:00 pm Tuesday at New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery in Blue Springs, MS. Dennis died November 23, 2020 at his residence. He was born February 18, 1947 in Union Co. MS. To the late Marvin and Ethylene Grubbs. He was of the Baptist faith and a retired carpenter. He enjoyed watching westerns. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Elbert Grubbs and Jasper Grubbs; step-sons, Allan Anderson and Justin Anderson. He is survived by his daughters, Susan Reeves, Kimberly Plitt; brothers, Thomas R. Grubbs (Kayron), Truitt Grubbs; sisters, Jean Mitchell, Sarah Tutor (Keith), Brenda Duncan, Linda Pennington (Dexter), Glenda...

Celebration of Life service for Lynnie "Lynn" Keith Carmichiel, 58, are set for 11:00 am Tuesday at Memorial Funeral Home with Bro. Terry Ray Voncannon officiating. Burial will follow in the Lowry Methodist Church Cemetery. Lynn died November 20, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born February 10, 1960 in Corinth, MS to Butch and Lavon Morrison Carmichiel. He was a member of Oakland Baptist Church and a 1980 graduate of Corinth High School. He attended Northeast MS Community College where he played on the Northeast State Championship Football Team and graduated there with a civil engineer degree. He was a construction supervisor for Century Construction out of Oxford, MS. Lynn lived in...

Celebration of Life Service for William "Bill" Craig Ricketts, 59, are set for 2:00 pm. Friday at Memorial Funeral Home with Bro. Warren Jones officiating. Family will receive friends Friday from 12:00 to service time at Memorial Funeral Home. Mask and social distancing guidelines will be in place. Bill died November 9, 2020 at Magnolia Regional Health Center. He was born August 7, 1961 in Lawton, OK, to William and Frankie Ricketts. He was a 1979 graduate of Alcorn Central High School. He attended Northeast MS Community College where he received his RN degree. For the past 26 years, he worked at NMMC in Tupelo, MS. Most recently, he worked at MS Care Center. Bill was a member of Holly...

A Graveside Service with Military Honors for Williard " Gene" Dowdy, 87, will be held at County Line Baptist Church Cemetery on Wednesday, November 4 at 2 pm with Bro. Kevin Lindley and Bro. David Shepherd officiating. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 from 5 to 8pm. Masks and social distancing will be advised. Gene, of Walnut, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, TN. Gene was born in Corinth, MS, on February 28, 1933 to Lee and Lucy Benjamin Dowdy. He attended Shannon High School and Northeast Mississippi Junior College. Gene was a proud veteran having served in the United States Navy during the Korean War...

Celebration of Life Service for Julia Faye Atkins, 90, are set for 2:00 pm Sunday at Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Stephen Ludlum officiating. Burial will follow in the Henry Cemetery. Family will receive friends Sunday from 1:00 to service time. Masks and social distance guide lines will be in place. Julia died September 24, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo, MS. She was born March 9, 1930 in Alcorn Co. MS to the late Guy and Blanche Tyson. She was a long time member of Christ United Methodist Church and a housewife. She enjoyed cooking, going to church actives and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, J.P. Atkin III; parents;...