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Mr. Andy Turner Arant, Jr., 64, died Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at his home in Oxford, MS. The funeral will be Monday, August 8, 2022, at 11:00 A.M. in the Chapel of Waller Funeral Home with Rev. Stephen Sparks officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 9:00 A.M in West Hall at Waller Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at 2:00 P.M. at Lehrton Cemetery in Ruleville, MS. Mr. Arant was born March 9, 1958, in Greenwood, MS to the late Turner and Sybil Arant. A graduate of Mississippi State University, he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, before attending The University of Mississippi School of Law. Mr. Arant opened his own firm, Arant...

Dr. Susan Elizabeth Henry Taylor of Madison was born on April 2, 1951 and passed away suddenly on April 22, 2022 at her home. In 1969, Dr. Taylor graduated from Indianola High school in Indianola, Mississippi. She then attended Millsaps College in Jackson and graduated with a Bachelor of Science with Honors, Biology in 1973. In 1977, she earned her medical degree from the University Medical Center in Jackson. Following her medical training, she attended the University of Florida to certify in plastic & reconstructive surgery. In 1991, Dr. Taylor served for nearly 10 years at the VA Medical Center as Chief of Ambulatory Surgery. Susan discovered her ultimate passion in 2001 while...

DorothyRose "Primm" Wright, 86, passed away Monday, August 9, 2021, at home, surrounded by family. A loving and devoted Navy wife, mother, and friend to so many. Mrs. Wright was the thread that kept all of the extended family and friends connected throughout the years, never forgetting and always commemorating birthdays, anniversaries, and any special occasion with a card or phone call. Mrs. Wright was born in Sunflower County in the Mississippi Delta as the only child of Lillian (Sis) Cantrall and William "Roe" Primm. Mrs. Wright graduated from Indianola High School, Indianola, Mississippi and then graduated from MSCW (Mississippi University for Women) in Columbus, Mississippi with a...

Mrs. Virginia Bell Smith Thornton, 85, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020 in Tupelo, Mississippi. "Jenny", as she was known to her family and friends, was born in Lowndes County, MS, on July 16, 1934 to James McCord and Sally Bell Shearer Smith and that year the family moved to Houston. Jenny graduated from Houston High School and Mississippi State College for Women (now Mississippi University for Women) with a B.S. degree in Elementary Education. She began her teaching career in Greenville, MS which led to teaching in Victoria, Mississippi and Houston, Mississippi, followed by a return to Greenville. There she met John Travis Thornton and they were married December 22, 1963. Following...

89, February 29, 2020, Tutor Memorial Funeral Home