Obituaries – Page 20 – The Mississippi Link

In Memoriam: The Life of Dr. Cozetta White Buckley

October 21, 1926 – October 7, 2012

The Mississippi Link Newswire

Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty, the woman who is wise is the one to praise. Give her a share in what her hands have worked for, and let her works tell her praises at the city gates. – Proverbs 31:30

This scripture accurately describes Dr. Cozetta White Buckley, an icon of beauty, wisdom, quick wit, generosity, diligence, hard work and compassion who was adored by her family, friends, community and fellow church members. […]

Entertainment

Antoine Ashley of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ dies at 27

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The Logo TV channel said that a contestant who competed on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” as Sahara Davenport has died. Antoine Ashley was 27.

A channel spokesman says the cause of Ashley’s death on Oct. 1 was not immediately released. His manager, David Charpentier, said a statement was being planned by his family. […]

First woman mayor of Oxford dies

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Patricia Chadwick “Pat” Lamar, the first woman mayor of Oxford, Miss., died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. She was 71.

The cause of death was not released. […]

Actress, teacher, author Dorothy Carter dies in NY

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Dorothy Carter, a former stage actress who starred in the adaptation of the groundbreaking novel “Strange Fruit” on Broadway and later became an educator and a children’s book author, has died after battling bladder cancer. She was 94.

She died Sept. 14 in New York, family friend Mary Zaslofsky said Friday. […]

United States soldier killed in Afghanistan, buried in Greenwood

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Friends and colleagues say a 20-year-old Mississippian killed in Afghanistan was a high-performing student who became a skilled soldier.

U.S. Army Pfc. Patricia Horne was buried with full military honors Saturday in Hudson Park Cemetery in her hometown of Greenwood, according to the Greenwood Commonwealth. […]

Miss. soldier buried in Biloxi National Cemetery

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Master Sgt. Coater Debose was buried with full military honors Tuesday in Biloxi National Cemetery. He was 55.

The Mississippi Army Reserve soldier died Aug. 19 in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from small arms fire while conducting security force assistance operations. The incident remains under investigation. […]

Gentle-giant star Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54

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Michael Clarke Duncan was one big, irresistible jumble of contradictions.

His presence was formidable, even intimidating: The former bodyguard had a muscular, 6-foot-4 frame, but it was topped by the brightest of megawatt smiles.
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Mother of GMA co-host Robin Roberts dies in Gulfport

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Lucimarian Tolliver Roberts, the mother of “Good Morning America” co-host Robin Roberts, has died a day after the anchor announced she was taking a medical leave for a bone marrow transplant.

The 88-year-old Roberts died in Gulfport, Miss., on Thursday night, Jeffrey W. Schneider, senior vice president of ABC News, said Friday. […]

Hip-hop mogul’s death in NYC ruled a suicide

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The New York City medical examiner’s office has ruled the death of hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty a suicide.

Lighty, a hip-hop mogul who helped the likes of Sean “Diddy” Combs, 50 Cent and Mariah Carey attain not only hit records, but also lucrative careers outside music, was found dead in his New York City apartment Thursday in an apparent suicide. He was 44. […]

Phyllis Diller blazed trail for female comedians

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Long before Kathy Griffin was languishing on the D-list, Roseanne Barr was calling herself a domestic goddess and Joan Rivers was asking audiences if they could talk, wild-haired housewife-turned-comedian Phyllis Diller was dishing one-liners about her husband, Fang.
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