Entries by NEMiss.News

Easel Littlejohn, 95

Easel Littlejohn June 16, 1924 – July 15, 2019   Blue Springs: Easel Littlejohn, 95, died at her residence on Monday, July 15, 2019. She was born in Dora, Alabama, on June 16, 1924, the daughter of Charles Thomas Whisenant and Addie Lena Webb Whisenant. Mrs. Littlejohn was a homemaker and a member of Wallerville Baptist […]

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JFK Jr. – Not with a bang but a whimper

This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper. “The Hollow Men”     T. S. Eliot John F. Kennedy, Jr. (JFK Jr.) died twenty years ago today, aged 38, when he flew his airplane into […]

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Alice Lucille Quillian Jordan, 90

Alice Lucille Quillian Jordan February 1, 2019 – July 13, 2019 Alice Lucille Quillian Jordan, 90, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born February 1, 1929 in the Macedonia Community of Union County to Buford Lawrence Quillian and Hattie Lucille Sherman Quillian. She retired from Mohasco Furniture. […]

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Tony M. Kirk, 64

Tony M. Kirk July 30, 1954 – July 13, 2019   Tony M. Kirk, 64, passed away Friday, July 12, 2019 at Jackson-Madison City General Hospital in Jackson, TN. He was born July 30, 1954 in Union County to Maybellene Montgomery Kirk and the late Kennell Kirk. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, […]

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“Cast of Blues” exhibit at museum will feed all the senses

Sharon McConnell-Dickerson’s “Cast of Blues” life cast exhibit has taken her all over the world: Cognac, France; Chicago, Illinois; Kansas City, Missouri; Albuquerque, New Mexico, and now the Mississippi artist is adding New Albany, Mississippi to her list. The engaging exhibit will feature 40 of her life casts of Mississippi blues men and women in […]

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Bobby Morris, 72

Bobby Morris January 12, 1947 – July 12, 2019   Etta-Bobby Bennett Morris, 72, died Friday, July 12, 2019, at his residence. He was born January 12, 1947, in Union County to Robert Lee and Mable Bennett Morris. He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church. He was a Master Home Builder. He is […]

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Joel ” Bozy ” Wayne Hall, 75

Joel ” Bozy ” Wayne Hall December 7, 1943 – July 11, 2019   Joel Wayne “Bozy” Hall, beloved son and brother, devoted husband, cherished and respected father, doting Papa and humble friend, went home to be with the Lord July 11, 2019. He leaves behind his wife of twenty-two years, Janice Cousar Hall, his […]

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Brenda Rossetti, 54

Brenda Rossetti January 3, 1965 – July 10, 2019   Brenda Rossetti New Albany—Brenda Radach Rossetti, 54, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at her residence in New Albany. She was born January 3, 1965, in Virginia Beach, VA., to the late Raymond and Hazel Radach. She grew up a ‘Navy brat’ and graduated from […]

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Biscuits & Jam Market draws crowd on hot July day

Although the temperatures were in the 90s, ample shade allowed reasonable comfort at the July 11 Biscuits & Jam Farmers’ Market in down New Albany. Several hundred people shopped there between 4 and 7 pm. The number of vendors offering locally grown fruits and vegetables seems to be larger than last year, with more vendors […]

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Lucy Mae Kimbrell Hall, 75

Lucy Mae Kimbrell Hall December 18, 1943 – July 9, 2019   Lucy Mae Kimbrell Hall, 75, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at New Albany Health and Rehab. She was born December 18, 1943 in New Albany to the late Charles and Lena Mae Percell Kimbrell. She was the widow of the late Marlin […]

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Train struck trailer truck at Highland St. crossing

A Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train struck a trailer truck at the Highland St. railroad crossing in New Albany shortly after 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 10th. The engineer of the westbound BNSF train said the truck was stalled — “stuck there when we came around the turn from the east.” Apparently the driver of […]

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