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Whether it’s your first Thanksgiving without your loved one, or your fifteenth, holidays without a key family member can feel bittersweet. The passing of time may soften the sharp edges of grief, and others may step in to fill the gap left behind — someone will no doubt make Momma’s favorite cornbread casserole this year. Still, there’s often an ache, a longing to keep her memory alive at family gatherings. Not only for those who remember her well and were shaped by her love, but also for the highchair generation who only know her through stories.
By Debbie Simler-Goff - Columnist on
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Whether it’s your first Thanksgiving without your loved one, or your fifteenth, holidays without a key family member can feel bittersweet. The passing of time may soften the sharp edges of grief, and others may step in to fill the gap left behind — someone will no doubt make Momma’s favorite cornbread casserole this year. Still, there’s often an ache, a longing to keep her memory alive at family gatherings. Not only for those who remember her well and were shaped by her love, but also for the highchair generation who only know her through stories.
By Debbie Simler-Goff - Columnist on
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There are many emotional tasks that come with the loss of someone you love, but perhaps one of the hardest is knowing when — or if — to let go of their belongings. Every photograph, every shirt, every ordinary item can carry extraordinary weight.
By Debbie Simler-Goff - Columnist on
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There are many emotional tasks that come with the loss of someone you love, but perhaps one of the hardest is knowing when — or if — to let go of their belongings. Every photograph, every shirt, every ordinary item can carry extraordinary weight.
By Debbie Simler-Goff - Columnist on
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There are many emotional tasks that come with the loss of someone you love, but perhaps one of the hardest is knowing when — or if — to let go of their belongings. Every photograph, every shirt, every ordinary item can carry extraordinary weight.
By Debbie Simler-Goff - Columnist on
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The imprint our loved ones leave on our lives never truly goes away. Even those who were our not-so-loved ones — the complicated, hard-to-love figures of our past — often shaped us in ways we didn’t recognize until years later. Those who impacted our formative years not only gave us their genetic code but also modeled hundreds of subtle ways to live, respond, and navigate life.
By Debbie Simler-Goff - Columnist on
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In October 1982, Andy Adair caught the winning pass that sealed Homecoming victory for the University High School Pioneers. By June 1983, he stood before our graduating class, delivering his address with that same vibrant confidence —still walking with a crutch, still adjusting to life with a partially missing limb after his right leg was amputated below the knee. And by April 1984, many of those same teammates who cheered him on in triumph were sitting together in sorrow at his funeral.
By Debbie Simler-Goff - Columnist on
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A Celebration of Life Service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Persimmon Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Enid for Jimmie Suggs, 68, of Oakland, who died on Thursday, Dec. 4. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the church.
Mr. Suggs was born on Dec. 4, 1957.
Clark-Williams Funeral Home, Inc., in Grenada was in charge of arrangements.
By Staff Report on
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A Celebration of Life Service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Persimmon Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Enid for Jimmie Suggs, 68, of Oakland, who died on Thursday, Dec. 4. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the church.
Mr. Suggs was born on Dec. 4, 1957.
Clark-Williams Funeral Home, Inc., in Grenada was in charge of arrangements.
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A Celebration of Life Service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston for James Robert Ray, 77, of Tillatoba, who died on Thursday, Dec. 4. Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, at Clark-Williams Funeral Home, Inc., in Grenada.
Mr. Ray was born on Jan. 24, 1948.
Clark-Williams Funeral Home, Inc., in Grenada was in charge of arrangements.
By Staff Report on
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A Celebration of Life Service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston for James Robert Ray, 77, of Tillatoba, who died on Thursday, Dec. 4. Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, at Clark-Williams Funeral Home, Inc., in Grenada.
Mr. Ray was born on Jan. 24, 1948.
Clark-Williams Funeral Home, Inc., in Grenada was in charge of arrangements.
By Staff Report on
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A Celebration of Life Service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston for James Robert Ray, 77, of Tillatoba, who died on Thursday, Dec. 4. Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, at Clark-Williams Funeral Home, Inc., in Grenada.
Mr. Ray was born on Jan. 24, 1948.
Clark-Williams Funeral Home, Inc., in Grenada was in charge of arrangements.
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Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mr. Dudley Melvin Windham, 94, of Grenada, who died on Saturday, Dec. 13, at his residence. Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until service time on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at McKibben and Guinn.
Mr. Windham was born on May 13, 1931, in Leflore, the son of the late Otho Windham and the late Ida Blakely Windham. He was a faithful member of Leflore Baptist Church and honorably served his country in the United States Army Reserves.
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Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mr. Dudley Melvin Windham, 94, of Grenada, who died on Saturday, Dec. 13, at his residence. Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until service time on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at McKibben and Guinn.
Mr. Windham was born on May 13, 1931, in Leflore, the son of the late Otho Windham and the late Ida Blakely Windham. He was a faithful member of Leflore Baptist Church and honorably served his country in the United States Army Reserves.
By Staff Report on
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Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mr. Dudley Melvin Windham, 94, of Grenada, who died on Saturday, Dec. 13, at his residence. Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until service time on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at McKibben and Guinn.
Mr. Windham was born on May 13, 1931, in Leflore, the son of the late Otho Windham and the late Ida Blakely Windham. He was a faithful member of Leflore Baptist Church and honorably served his country in the United States Army Reserves.
By Staff Report on
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A Time of Remembrance will be held from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mrs. Joan Elizabeth Eldridge Nail, 83, of Duck Hill, who died on Thursday, Dec. 11, at her residence.
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A Time of Remembrance will be held from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mrs. Joan Elizabeth Eldridge Nail, 83, of Duck Hill, who died on Thursday, Dec. 11, at her residence.
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Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mr. William Kenneth “Ken” Jackson Jr., 57, of Oakland, who died on Monday, Dec. 8, at his residence. Burial followed in Elam Cemetery. The Rev. Jerry King officiated.
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A Celebration of Life Service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at First Methodist Church in Grenada for Mr. John Thomas “Tommy” McRee, 63, of Grenada, who died on Sunday, Dec. 7, at his residence. Tommy was laid to rest alongside his parents in the McRee family plot in Woodlawn Cemetery. The Rev. Daniel Herring officiated.
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