Search Archived Marriage Records
Mary Alice Goode
Mary Alice Goode, 76, of Potts Camp, died Dec. 29, 2004 at home. She was retired from the Wurlitzer Co.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 1 at Bethlehem Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, where she was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Bro. Steve Wilson officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves three sons, Kenneth Goode, Randy Goode, both of Potts Camp, Lynn Goode of Palm Bay, Fla.; five daughters, Carolyn Churchill of Memphis, Barbara Alsup of Germantown, Frankie Shaw of Potts Camp, Jo Tanner of Blue Mountain, Karie Hale of Potts Camp; a brother, Terrell Rhea of Potts Camp; two sisters, Gracie McCallum of Potts Camp, Dorothy Bostic of Bluefield, Va.; 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Margie Goode; two grandchildren, Stacy Side, Mark Goode; and one great-grandchild, Natalie Hale.
Pallbearers were Jamie Potts, Eric Goode, Paul Dickerson, Thomas Goode, Henry Goode, Jonathan Hale, Cody Goode.
Curtis W. Gurley Sr.
Curtis W. Gurley Sr., 93, of Byhalia, died Jan. 1, 2005, at Baptist DeSoto in Southaven. He was the widower of Dorothy Mae Shaw Gurley, a Baptist, and a self-employed welder, and mechanic.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on Jan. 3 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Byhalia Cemetery.
He leaves five sons, Curtis Eugene Gurley of Byhalia, Walter Douglas Gurley of Southaven, Joel Philmore Gurley of Potts Camp, Marion Lewis Gurley of San Diego, Calif., Curtis W. Gurley Jr. of Byhalia; five daughters, Jeannie Louise Salter of Hoschton, Ga., Cornelia Susie Gilliland of Olive Branch, Dorothy Lajune Watson of Southaven, Patricia Cole of Southaven, Betty Jo Tuttle of Como; a brother, William Gurley of Germantown, Tenn.; 20 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Patsy Ann Rainey
Patsy Ann Rainey, 55, of Holly Springs, died Dec. 29, 2004 at home. She was a member of Rossville Baptist Church, and a former clerk with Burdett’s Cleaners.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on Dec. 31 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Carey Chapel Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant.
She leaves her husband, Billy Gene Rainey Sr. of Mt. Pleasant; two brothers, Perry Foster, Robert Foster, both of Sulligent, Ala.; six sisters, Shelia Taylor, Sue Mayberry, Mary Blaylock, all of Sulligent, Ala., Neltha Foreman of Senatobia, Nell Holiday of Sulligent, Ala., Odell Lambert of Cherry Valley, Ark.
She was preceded in death by a son, Billy Gene Rainey Jr.
Alonzo Rhine
Alonzo Rhine, 45, of Holly Springs, died Dec. 31, 2004.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 8, 2005 at Gray’s Chapel CME Church in Hudsonville, where he was a member. Burial will be in Shiloh MB Church Cemetery in Ashland. Rev. Roderick Lester will officiate. Serenity Funeral Home Inc. of Holly Springs is in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his wife, Jackie Rhine; his parents, Tommie and Katie Rhine of Ashland; three children, Matricia, Sharmeen and Adrian Rhine, all of Minnesota; two brothers, Tommy Rhine of Lamar, Floyd Rhine of Memphis, Tenn.; two sisters, Patricia Hoyle, Angie Cole, both of Ashland; two special cousins James Riddle, Willie Earl Riddle and a friend Wesley, all of Memphis.
Pallbearers were Devin Riddle, Wilford Rhine, Issac Glover, Willie Riddle, John Seldon and James Riddle.
Dina Ann Taylor
Dina Ann Taylor, 60, of Potts Camp, died Dec. 27, 2004 at Hickory Flat. She was a Baptist and a bookkeeper.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Dec. 30 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Pine Grove Cemetery in Hickory Flat.
She leaves her husband, James Rufus Taylor; two sons, James Michael Taylor, Jonah Monroe Taylor, both of Potts Camp; two daughters, Tammy McNabb of Bartlett, Angela Harris of Potts Camp; a brother, Ary Lee Hood Jr. of Byhalia; a sister, Evelyn Cook of Hernando; and eight grandchildren.
Willie Pearl Adkins
Willie Pearl Adkins, 76, of Blue Mountain, died Nov. 6, 2008 at Tippah County Hospital in Ripley. She joined Beulah Land MB Church at an early age.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on Nov. 10 at Adkins Chapel in Blue Mountain. Dr. James W. Dye officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Serenity Funeral Home of New Albany was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves five children, Patricia Cook, Steve Adkins, Shirley Adkins, all of Blue Mountain, Sydney Adkins of Knoxville, Tenn., Lisa Adkins of Memphis, Tenn.; a sister, Bonnie Faye Lester of Chicago, Ill.; four brothers, Tommy Lester, Larry Lester, Wesley Lester, all of Chicago, Ill., Danny Lester of Bruce; and six grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Birdie Lou Collins and a son, Timothy (Butch) Adkins.
Mary Louise Mills Chambers
Mary Louise Mills Chambers, 90, of Fort Payne, Ala., died Nov. 4, 2008. She was the widow of Rupert Chambers. She grew up in Holly Springs and moved to Fort Payne in 1946 with her husband to raise her family. She worked many years in downtown Fort Payne in the retail clothing business. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Fort Payne, a lifetime member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary of which she was a longtime secretary and active member and she spent the last 10 years of her life as a volunteer worker at the DeKalb County Courthouse.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Nov. 7 at Burt Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Payne. Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery.
She leaves two sons, Jim and Rick; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and a sister, Dorothy Edwards of Starkville.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Nina Brown of Holly Springs and a brother, George Mills of Southaven.
Henry C. Clifton
Henry C. Clifton, 86, of Hickory Flat died Nov. 9, 2008 at Delta Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. He was a truck driver with Synergy Gas and an Army veteran of World War II.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Nov. 12 at Cornerstone Baptist Church, where he was a founding member. Burial was in Pine Grove Cemetery in Hickory Flat. Bro. Jimmy Wilbanks and Bro. Chuck Fowler officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his wife, Marjorie Clifton; four sons, Coleman Clifton of Red Banks, Ward Clifton of Potts Camp, Jerry Clifton of Ashland, Ricky Clifton of Hickory Flat; a daughter, Wilma McGregor of Potts Camp; a brother, R.V. Clifton of Southaven; 14 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Camille Clifton; and a great-granddaughter, Madison McGregor.
Pallbearers were Steve McGregor, Brad Clifton, C. Michael Clifton, J. Michael Clifton, Brian Clifton, Blake Clifton, Scott Clifton and Nathan Clifton. Honorary pallbearers were Chad Glasson, Billy Wooten, Andy Dillard, Steven Wicker, Michael Pruitt and John Blissard.
