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Viola Berniece "Bea" (Ketring) Worch, died on November 9, 2023, at the age of 95 years in Fairhope, AL. She was born to Ethel (Thorpe) and Everett Ketring on August 21, 1928, in Arba, IN. She was the 8th of 10 children. After graduating from Spartanburg High School in 1946, she worked at Crosley Shelvador. She married Robert Eugene on December 25, 1947, in Arba, IN. She loved Bob dearly until his death earlier this year on September 20, 2023. They celebrated 75 years of marriage in 2022 with their family in attendance. Together, they had 3 children: Robert E., Jr. (1948), Randal L. (1952), and Eric A. "Rick" (1958). Bea worked in branch management in the banking industry. She and Bob...

Lewis Terry Peeples, Jr. On January 26, 2022, Lewis Terry Peeples, Jr, 74, of Gulf Shores, AL, passed away with his wife by his side at a hospital in Pensacola, FL. Terry is survived by his wife, Sharon Peeples of Gulf Shores, AL; his son Trip (Allison) Peeples of Madison, MS; his step-daughter Ginger Clark of Destin, FL; his step-son Daniel Scott of Vicksburg, MS; his grandsons Blake and Drew Peeples of Madison, MS; his grandson Tyler Clark of Vicksburg, MS; his brother Vernon (Beverly) Peeples of Gilbert, AZ; his brother Dr. Sam (Debbie) Peeples of Ridgeland, MS; a sister Nancy (Ken) Swarts of Jackson, MS; a brother-in-law Aaron Biggers of Baton Rouge, LA; several nieces and nephews; and...

Robert Marshall Mattox "Bob" passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021, at the age of 79. He was born in Tupelo, MS, in 1942 and grew up in Verona Ms, and was the son of William C. and Margaret (Dyer) Mattox. After Tupelo High School, he attended Mississippi State University where he obtained a bachelor of science degree and then a master's degree in geotechnical engineering. Post college, he worked for the Mississippi Highway Department and later the Department of Transportation in Washington D.C. where he was part of the team that designed the Pan American highway. He joined the private sector afterwards and later formed Synergy Earth Systems, Inc. design & construct firm located in...

Benjamin Manly McKibbens peacefully entered his heavenly home on March 2, 2020, in Mobile, Alabama, surrounded by his beloved family and friends. Born in Louisville, Kentucky to parents, the Reverend Dr. Thomas McKibbens and Betty Manly McKibbens, Ben and his brother, Tom, grew up in Laurel, Mississippi, where Ben developed his lifelong interest in camping and all sports, especially football. Ben enjoyed telling the story of "the most beautiful girl I've ever seen." He saw Loren across a High School football field with his college roommate while visiting Forest, Mississippi. He told his companions "I'm going to marry that girl! Ben and Loren Ormond were married on June 17, 1966. They...