DIANE THIGPEN JOHNSON
Diane Thigpen Johnson Funeral Service was held Saturday Sept. 10, 2022 at 12 noon from The Ft. Deposit Complex. Burial Followed in the Ft. Deposit Cemetery. Bro. Willie Mack officiated and Hudson Funeral Service directed. She leaves to cherish her memory: her husband, Willie Johnson; her daughter, Diana (Demetrey) Thigpen; her sons, Jeremy (Krystal) Thigpen,…
Read MoreSARA RAY
Sarah Ray Memorial Service was held Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 at 1 p.m. from Clara G. Hudson Memorial Chapel, Greenville. Rev. Jonathan Townsend officiated and Hudson Funeral Service directed. She leaves to cherish her loving memory: her devoted and loving husband, Mr. Willie Crenshaw; three sons, Dewarren Ray (Lekeshia) of Greenville and Surtaurus (LaKeshia) Crenshaw…
Read MoreANNIE LAURIE FAIR DEAN
Annie Laurie Fair Dean Funeral Service was held Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 at 11 a.m. from Lomax Hannon Auditorium, Greenville. Burial followed in the Hopewell A.M.E. Zion Churchyard Cemetery. Rev. Catherine Grace officiated and Hudson Funeral Service directed.
Read MoreANITA ANNE WATTS ROBERTS
May 22, 1929 – Sept. 8, 2022 Anita Anne Watts Roberts, 93, died peacefully Sept. 8, 2022, at the Azalea Gardens Assisted Living facility in Tallahassee, Fla. Her son Millard David Roberts and his wife Kristin (Schreiber) were at her bedside when she passed. Anita’s daughter, Anne Chancellor Gibson, and oldest son, Timothy Mason Roberts…
Read MoreWILLIAM EUGENE HALFORD
Nov. 13, 1945 – Sept. 11, 2022 William Eugene Halford, age 76, of McKenzie, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. He was born Nov. 13, 1945 in Butler County, Alabama. Mr. Halford is survived by his wife of 58 years, Eva Nell Halford; son, Jerry LaDon Halford; daughters, Pamela Joy (Jesse) Kilpatrick and Inez…
Read MoreBRENDA CHEATHAM MORTON
Brenda Cheatham Morton, 78, died Sept. 13, 2022, at her home after a battling ovarian cancer. A family burial of ashes was held at Magnolia Cemetery, Samuel Houston Cheatham lot, Greenville on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 9:30 a.m. with Carter Rice & West Funeral Home directing, followed by a memorial service at St. Thomas Episcopal…
Read MoreDORIS LANE SANDERS DUNCAN
Feb. 6, 1927 – Sept. 14, 2022 Doris Lane Sanders Duncan, age 95, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 after an extended illness. Funeral Services were held on Sunday, Sept. 18, beginning at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home with Bro. David Norrell officiating. Visitation was held…
Read MoreCALLIE MAE GOINS HICKMAN
April 4, 1929 – Sept. 15, 2022 Mrs. Callie Mae Goins Hickman, 93, a resident of Greenville, died on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 at her home. The funeral service was held Monday, Sept. 19, at 1 p.m. from the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home with Brother Herbert Brown and Brother Randy Harvill officiating and Dunklin…
Read MoreManhunt still ongoing
BY BRUCE BRANUM The Greenville Standard According to Butler County Sheriff Danny Bond, a manhunt for a white male, age mid 30’s, was still ongoing as of Monday, Sept 19, at 4 p.m. He stated deputies tried to make contact with a gentleman on Kolb City Road, Sunday, Sept. 18, in relation to complaint…
Read MoreOLE STUFF AND SUCH Letters and cards, a by-gone era
By Frances Garner You could almost set your clock by the mailman when I was a juvenile living in the country in the early 40’s. Not that time was important because we had plenty of it outside of our daily chores. The rural mailman could have been and was the highlight of most any…
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