Gennett: Miss. soldier killed in Iraq

Natchez native serving 2nd tour when vehicle hit by roadside bomb

By Lora Hines

Only days after receiving medical clearance to return to duty, Army Sgt. Todd Partridge was killed over the weekend by a roadside bomb in Iraq.

The Natchez native was a great man who loved his family, said his sister, Darlene Moon.

Partridge, 35, was looking forward to January, when he was scheduled to come home from his second tour of duty in Iraq, Moon said.

The Humvee Partridge was driving hit a roadside bomb, Moon said. He had been based somewhere near Baghdad, she said.

The Army has not officially confirmed Partridge's death on Saturday.

Semper Fi