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Eloise Lanier Dean Cumbaa was born in Greenville, Miss., in 1929 to Charles Otho Dean and Geraldine Rousseau Dean of Leland. She died peacefully at her home at 97 years of age.
Eloise graduated from Leland Public School with honors. She attended Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Lynchburg, Va., and received a degree in English and history education. After graduation, she returned to Mississippi and had her first job teaching in an elementary school in Vicksburg.
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Nancy Ponder Brand died peacefully on March 28, 2026. She joyfully entered the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who was the centerpiece of her life. Her deep faith and trust in Jesus defined her days and touched everyone she knew.
She was born on August 22, 1923, in Yazoo County to Bessie Winstead Ponder and John Lewis Ponder II at her maternal grandparents’ home, because Nancy's mother was playing the piano at the local revival service and simply did not have time to get to the hospital!
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George Edward Cain (Edd) was born January 6, 1947, in the old Baptist Hospital in Jackson and passed away March 23, 2026, in Chapel Hill, N.C. He was the son of the late George Judson Cain Jr., and Mary Jane Wallace Cain.
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Rose Lee Howard Robinson, 85, a longtime resident of Jackson, died on March 24, 2026 after a long battle with leukemia.
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Jolly was appointed to the federal bench in 1982 by former President Ronald Reagan. He went on to serve for 35 years.
Former U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge E. Grady Jolly has died at the age of 88.
Jolly was appointed to the federal bench in 1982 by former President Ronald Reagan. He succeeded the late Judge James Coleman.
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Milton Benjamin (“Ben”) Roach, age 58, passed from this life into the next while at home on March 15, 2026. He was born in Jackson on October 6, 1967, as the fourth child and youngest son of John M. Roach and Nancy S. Roach. He grew up in Jackson and attended school at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School from Pre-K through sixth grade and then attended Jackson Preparatory School from the seventh through the 12th grade, graduating in the spring of 1986.
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On March 16, 2026, E. Grady Jolly, Jr. passed as one of the most respected and enduring figures in modern federal appellate jurisprudence. He died with thanksgiving in his heart for the life that had been granted him. He was the son of loving, morally exemplary, faithful Presbyterian parents who were fun loving and devoted. According to Grady, of his more than several failures and faults as a person, none could possibly be attributed to his upbringing.
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After 102 years in this world, Dorothy Garrett Scruggs passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on March 17, 2026, at Willow Creek Nursing Home. She was born in Crystal Springs on September 17, 1923, to Annie V. Sharp Garrett and Purvis C. Garrett. She was a member of FBC in Madison and she loved the Lord.
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James Gwin Powell (Jim), 79, of Jackson, Mississippi passed away peacefully on March 11, 2026.
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Wayne Robert Taylor, 84, of Harrisonburg, Va., passed away March 11, 2026, at Sunnyside Retirement Community. Born February 14, 1942, in Sioux City, Iowa, he was the son of the late Robert Earl and Lucille Wieland Taylor.
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Ann Russell Pace, cherished wife of Dr. Brantley B. Pace for 70 years and beloved mother of their seven children, died peacefully at home March 7, 2026, in the company of her family.
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Jerry Jones, 76, died Tuesday, February 24 surrounded by family.
Jerry was born to Betsy Walton Jones and J.W. "Fid" Jones on July 23, 1949, in Jackson. He graduated from Murrah High School in 1968 then attended Ole Miss where he was a member of Ole Miss track and field, specifically excelling at the high jump. He spent many years of his youth and early adulthood working at his family's business Hale & Jones Sporting Goods.
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Nelson Eugene Gibson Jr., 71, of Jackson passed away on March 7, 2026 from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was surrounded by his family.
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Ann Morgan Collins, 68, of Jackson passed away on March 5, 2026 at home after a 30-year courageous battle with stiff person syndrome, a rare neuromuscular disease. She was born on November 27, 1957 in Greenwood to Barbara Ann Morgan and the late Robert Norris Morgan.
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After 94 years in this world, John Marlin Murphy Sr. passed on February 15, 2026, at his home in Flora, to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ. He was a devout Catholic, dedicated to God, and a hardworking man committed to his family. He was a member of St. Richard's Catholic Church in Jackson. In his final weeks he was surrounded by his loving family. John was born to Joseph Patrick Murphy Sr. and Louise Stubblefield Murphy in Yazoo City on January 11, 1932.
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Judith Baldwin Howard, 84, of Jackson, passed away on February 27, 2026, in Jackson. She was born December 28, 1941, to Leland and Bernice Howard in Vicksburg. Judith will be remembered as a devoted and accomplished woman whose life reflected steadfast purpose and quiet strength.
Judith was a pioneering professional, serving as a Chartered Financial Analyst at Howard and McInnis for about 10 years. She was the first female Chartered Analyst in Mississippi, a distinction that stands as a lasting testament to her determined and trailblazing spirit.
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Judith Baldwin Howard, 84, of Jackson, Mississippi, passed away on February 27, 2026, in Jackson, Mississippi. Born December 28, 1941, to Leland and Bernice Howard in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Judith will be remembered as a devoted and accomplished woman whose life reflected steadfast purpose and quiet strength.
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Kathy Wilkinson Stone of Forest passed away on February 27, 2026, at the age of 80.
Kathy was born in Utica on March 19, 1945. She joined the workforce in 1964 as a secretary for Ergon Inc., then Lampton Oil Company. Up until the week of her passing, Kathy remained a steady, encouraging presence and a beloved part of the Ergon family.
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