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X’Zavion Howard
Tue,10/21/25-7:24PM , 2414 Reads
Services for X’Zavion Howard of Greenwood will be at noon Saturday at Century Funeral Home.
Mr. Howard, 20, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in Jackson.
Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
The Rev. Willie Smith will officiate at the services.
Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.

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Willie Bell Kinds
Tue,10/21/25-7:21PM , 1540 Reads
A private memorial service for Willie Bell Kinds of Greenwood, for family only, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Great Southern Funeral Home.
Ms. Kinds, 66, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, at Greenwood Leflore Hospital.

She was disabled.
The Rev. Aaron Brown will officiate at the services.

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Bobbie Jean McGovern
Tue,10/21/25-7:20PM , 1603 Reads
Bobbie Jean McGovern, born March 24, 1945, in Shelby, Bolivar County, Mississippi, passed away Oct. 10, 2025, after a long illness with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 80 years old.
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Alfred James Spikes
Tue,10/21/25-7:10PM , 1323 Reads
Services for Alfred James Spikes of Columbus will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Great Southern Funeral Home.
Mr. Spikes, 74, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle.
He was retired from Mississippi Valley State University and was a U.S. Navy veteran.
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