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Area Obituaries

EDDIE BELLE PHILLIPS BLACKBURN

April 21, 1936 – March 2, 2024 Mrs. Eddie Belle Phillips Blackburn, 87, a resident of Georgiana, passed away at her resident on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, March 6, beginning at 2 p.m. from Johnson Funeral Home with Brother Mike Phillips officiating and Johnson Funeral Home directing. Burial…

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CATHERINE SMITH BALL

Catherine Smith Ball, a resident of Greenville, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 at the age of 62. Visitation was held from 2-5 p.m., Friday, Feb.23, Carter Rice & West Funeral Home, 10 Chalet Drive, Greenville. Funeral service will be held at noon on Saturday, Feb. 24, at Zion Rest AME Zion Church, 275…

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LULA MAE FREEMAN

Lula Mae Freeman passed away Feb. 15, 2024. Funeral service was held Saturday, Feb. 24, at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church Greenville. Burial was in Bethlehem Cemetery; Rev. Kenny Ransaw, Pastor; Bro. James Daniels, Officiated; Hudson Funeral Service directed.  

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MICHAEL PAUL GUNTER

Nov. 15, 1951 – Feb. 16, 2024 Michael Paul Gunter, 72, of Honoraville, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. He was born in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1951 to Paul and Betty Gunter. Mike was affectionately known as Coach Gunter to many. From 1977-1989, Mike coached and taught science at Monroe Academy, Hooper Academy, and Fort Dale…

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ROBERT EUGENE CRUIKSHANK

Jan. 7, 1931 – Feb. 16, 2024 The Reverend Robert Eugene Cruikshank was born Jan. 7, 1931, in Newton, W.V., the first child of Gerald and Thelma Hopkins Cruikshank. He departed this life on Feb. 16, 2024, at his home in Greenville. Robert served honorably for 14 years in the United States Air Force from…

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WILLA DELL SEXTON

Sept. 10, 1945 – Feb. 17, 2024 Willia Dell Sexton, a resident of Honoraville, passed away on Feb. 17, 2024, at the age of 78. Graveside Services will be held on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Old Lodge Cemetery in Honoraville with Brother Danny Dean officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home…

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MARY LOU HEARTSILL DAVIS

Jan. 5, 1938 – Feb. 17, 2024 Mary Lou Heartsill Davis, 86, was born on Jan. 5, 1938, and passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 17. Mary was born in Fort Deposit, the daughter of Clyde Henry Heartsill Sr. and Dorothy Heartsill. A graveside service was held at the Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery on Friday, Feb.…

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ROBERTA THOMAS SMITH

Feb. 6, 1937 – Feb. 17, 2024 Roberta Thomas Smith, a resident of Greenville, passed away peacefully at home after a serious illness. Roberta is survived by her daughter, Sarah Hemingway Smith of Greenville; her son, Michael Prentice Thomas Smith of Greenville; and nieces, Patricia Meyer of Lake Wales, Fla., Bonny Belle Lee of Roanoke,…

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EDNA OWENS NEWTON

Aug. 2, 1942 – Feb. 18, 2024 Edna Owens Newton, a resident of Greenville, passed away on Feb. 18, 2024, at the age of 81. Graveside Services were held on Friday, Feb. 23, beginning at 2 p.m. at Mount Carmel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Brother Lane Simmons officiating and Dunklin Funeral Home directing. Edna…

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TOMMY GOLDSMITH

Tommy Goldsmith, a resident of Greenville, passed away on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024 at the age of 70. Visitation was held from 2-5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 23, at Carter Rice & West Funeral Home, 10 Chalet Drive, Greenville. Funeral service was held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24, at Fort Deposit Municipal Complex, Fort…

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