Memory Chapel Funeral Home

Memory Chapel Funeral Home Honoring the life of your loved one means you value the relationship you shared. We look forward to helping you decide how to celebrate that bond.

George Kermit Townsend, Sr., was born June 26, 1937. He passed away Sunday April 12, 2026, at Lynnwood Senior Care at a...
04/14/2026

George Kermit Townsend, Sr., was born June 26, 1937. He passed away Sunday April 12, 2026, at Lynnwood Senior Care at age 88.

G.K. (Kermit) is survived by his wife, Frieda, daughter Julie (Brent), son George Kermit, Jr. (Carol), son William “Perry” (Fredda), daughter Melanie Upton,...

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Karen Joyce Stevens Howard of Laurel, was born March 8, 1951. She passed from this life at her home on April 11, 2026, a...
04/13/2026

Karen Joyce Stevens Howard of Laurel, was born March 8, 1951. She passed from this life at her home on April 11, 2026, at the age of 75.

Karen was preceded in death by her father Walter Hurley Stevens, mother Billie Joyce Holder Stevens Applewhite, daughter Laurie Dawn Howard Holifield, daughter...

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Glenda Frances Holifield Chatham, age 75, was born May 23, 1950, to Glenn S. Holifield and Virginia Young Holifield. Sh...
04/13/2026

Glenda Frances Holifield Chatham, age 75, was born May 23, 1950, to Glenn S. Holifield and Virginia Young Holifield. She passed away Saturday, April 11, 2026, at her home in Ellisville, MS, surrounded by a host of family and friends.

Glenda is survived by her son John Ashley Chatham; grandson...

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William Edward “Bill” West, 76, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2026. He was born July 16, 1949.West graduated from West J...
04/13/2026

William Edward “Bill” West, 76, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2026. He was born July 16, 1949.

West graduated from West Jones High School in 1968 and later attended Jones County Junior College. He proudly served in the Mississippi National Guard from 1969 to 1975.

On July 17, 1970, he married...

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Margaret A. Walters Lockhart, 83, passed away Friday, April 10, 2026, at South Central Regional Medical Center. She was...
04/13/2026

Margaret A. Walters Lockhart, 83, passed away Friday, April 10, 2026, at South Central Regional Medical Center. She was born October 11, 1942, in Laurel, MS, to Hillard and Mary “Alene” Walters.

She grew up in Laurel and graduated from Ellisville High School. She worked as secretary at Powers...

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Joann Shoemake of Laurel passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her mom and family. She retired from Ellisville St...
04/10/2026

Joann Shoemake of Laurel passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her mom and family. She retired from Ellisville State School after serving them for more than 20 years.

She is survived by her mother, Betty Shoemake, her nieces Patricia, Ashlynn, and Aubree Morado,
Kaylee and Huntleigh...

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Carolyn Blackledge, age 89, was born April 29, 1936. She passed away Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026, at her home in Laurel...
04/08/2026

Carolyn Blackledge, age 89, was born April 29, 1936. She passed away Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026, at her home in Laurel, MS, surrounded by her family.

Carolyn is survived by her daughters Lisa Johnston, Pam Blackledge Hunt, Janice Blackledge Clark; nieces Martha Jean O’Hanlon, Margaret...

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Martha (Kathy) Moss, of the Sharon Community, peacefully went to be with the Lord on April 6, 2026. She was born in Lau...
04/08/2026

Martha (Kathy) Moss, of the Sharon Community, peacefully went to be with the Lord on April 6, 2026. She was born in Laurel, Mississippi, on February 6, 1952, to J.W. and Edith Harvey. She was one of five children.

She was preceded in death by her husband V.J. Moss and her parents, J.W. and...

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Tommie Louise Davis Lowery was born July 16, 1946, to Bessie and Larkin Davis of Laurel. She was the only child of a sas...
04/07/2026

Tommie Louise Davis Lowery was born July 16, 1946, to Bessie and Larkin Davis of Laurel. She was the only child of a sassy straight-shooting Mom and kindhearted gentle spirited Dad. She grew up playing and exploring the neighborhood of Pendorff, attended school at Pendorff Elementary and church...

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Sherry Dell Adams, 68, peacefully passed away on April 4, 2026, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. She was born on ...
04/07/2026

Sherry Dell Adams, 68, peacefully passed away on April 4, 2026, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. She was born on August 16, 1957, in St. Joseph, LA, and grew up in Laurel, MS.

Sherry was a hard worker and dedicated 25 years of her career as a sales representative in the oilfield industry....

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Anna Jewel Leggett of Laurel was born February 18, 1935, and passed away at home on April 3, 2026.Jewel was a devoted wi...
04/06/2026

Anna Jewel Leggett of Laurel was born February 18, 1935, and passed away at home on April 3, 2026.
Jewel was a devoted wife and lived a faithful life marked by love, service, and devotion to her family and her Lord. She poured her heart into her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She is...

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Selma Rae Thornton, 74, died peacefully at the home of her daughter on April 1, 2026 in Laurel, MS, after she had fought...
04/05/2026

Selma Rae Thornton, 74, died peacefully at the home of her daughter on April 1, 2026 in Laurel, MS, after she had fought a long battle with liver cancer.

Selma was born in Laurel, MS, on May 11, 1951. She loved her family and was always there to help. She loved sharing stories of her family’s...

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