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Don Blasingame
Thu,08/07/25-10:27AM , 475 Reads
STARKVILLE—Don Blasingame of Starkville passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025.
He was dearly loved and will be dearly missed. He loved his wife, Patricia Allison; grandson Don Walker; great-grandson Donald Walker; and great-granddaughter Dixie Walker. He was preceded in death by their only daughter, Miriam Carol Walker.
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Ellen Steed ‘Gran’ Mitchell
Thu,08/07/25-10:24AM , 851 Reads
Ellen Steed “Gran” Mitchell, 84, passed away Tuesday evening, Aug. 5, 2025, at her home in Greenwood.
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Ada Gwin Pryor Buford
Wed,08/06/25-2:00AM , 1963 Reads
Ada Gwin Pryor Buford, 92, died peacefully on Aug. 1, 2025.
She was born Jan. 27, 1933, in Calhoun City to Edward Atkinson Pryor and Minnie Lee Harpole Pryor.
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Eloise Brooks
Wed,08/06/25-2:00AM , 1865 Reads
Services for Eloise Brooks of Itta Bena will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Steadfast Church of God in Christ.
Ms. Brooks, 59, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, at Greenwood Leflore Hospital.
She was a factory worker.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church.
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