Obituaries
Carol Sue Tarsi
Nov 15, 2022
Carol “Sue” Brown Tarsi 74, of Cleveland, MS was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on November 15, 2022.
A visitation will be 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday November 18, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS with a Celebration of Life Service immediately following at 1:00 p.m. Graveside will proceed in the North Cleveland...
Burk Bates
Nov 10, 2022
Burk Bates, 85, went to be with the Lord on November 10, 2022, in Oxford, MS. A Memorial Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at Pace Pentecostal Church in Merigold, MS.
Burk Bates was born on March 12, 1937, in Union, MS, to John Bates and Cora Busby.
Burk served in the Navy from...
Robert Eugene Norton
Nov 8, 2022
Robert Eugene Norton, 90 of Cleveland, MS was called home to be with the Lord on November 8, 2022.
Robert Norton of Cleveland, MS was born October 31, 1932, the son of the late Preston Gilbert and Clara Mae Clayton Norton. He was united in marriage to the former Lera Nell and she preceded him in death on May...
Chester Jerome Beck
Nov 6, 2022
Mr Chester Beck 58, of Drew, MS, went to be with the Lord on November 6, 2022.
Chester was born in Leland, MS, to Charles Beck and Earline Beck Lewis. He was a long haul truck driver. Chester loved to watch Bar Rescue and drink a BIG glass of sweet tea. He was an animal lover, but especially for dogs...
Louis Barbati
Nov 4, 2022
Louis Paul Barbati was born on January 21, 1946 to late Lawrence Paul and Margie Nell Barbati. A Graveside Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at Delta Heights Memorial Garden Cemetery.
Paul attended Ellisville State Schools in 1956 at the age of 10. In May 1968 he was transferred to Hudspeth Regional Center, until 2018...
Laverne Little
Nov 4, 2022
Laverne Barber Little, 87, died November 4, 2022, at the Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland. Honoring her request, private graveside services will be held at the Crystal Springs City Cemetery on Sunday, November 6, at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Will Wilkerson will officiate, with Ray Funeral Home handling arrangements.
Mrs. Little lived her entire life in Copiah County before moving to...
Cecil Eugene Tindle
Nov 2, 2022
Cecil Eugene Tindle, 92, of Cleveland, MS, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, November 2, 2022. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 6, 2022, at North Cleveland Cemetery. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Cecil was born July 6, 1930, in Cleveland, MS, to James T. and Nora Tindle. He married Patty Baynes on July...
Joseph Lewis Smith II
Nov 1, 2022
Joseph Lewis Smith II, 92, of Cleveland went to be with the Lord Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Visitation will be 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, November 3, 2022, at First Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, MS followed by a Memorial Service at 1:30 p.m.
Joseph was born August 17, 1930, in Belzoni, MS to Lewis and Bill Smith. Joseph proudly...
Billy B Stanford
Oct 29, 2022
Billy B. Stanford, 64, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, MS.
Billy was born on June 23, 1958, to Bobby and Sylvia Stanford of Skene, MS. Billy graduated from Bayou Academy in 1977. He was a friend to many, and rarely met a stranger. Billy's laugh was contagious, and he was rarely...
Charlie Fred Utz Jr.
Oct 26, 2022
Charlie Fred Utz Jr., 77, of Greenville, MS went to be with the Lord Wednesday, October 26, 2022. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home with a Celebration of Life Service immediately following at 11:00 a.m.
Charlie was born in Gunnison, MS to Charlie Fred Utz Sr. and Christine Topper Utz. ...
John Grantham
Oct 24, 2022
John Grantham, 65, of Merigold, MS went to be with the Lord on October 24, 2022. A Graveside Service will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 27, 2022, at Merigold City Cemetery.
Johnny was born on July 14, 1957, in Cleveland, MS, to Willard Grantham Sr. and Ethel Grantham. He was caring, loving, and always ready to help someone. Johnny...
Jimmy Gilbert
Oct 24, 2022
Jimmy L Gilbert, 76 of Cleveland, MS was called home to be with the Lord on October 24, 2022.
A Visitation in honor of Mr. Gilbert will be held Thursday, October 27, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS with a Celebration of Life Service to follow at 1:00 p.m. Interment will...
John Estill Watts
Oct 23, 2022
Mr. John E. Watts went to be with the Lord Sunday, October 23, 2022. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS.
John was born in 1934 to J. V. and Winona Watts in Memphis, TN. He married Laurie Ann Hayes in 1956 in Thermopolis,...
Raymond Ray
Oct 21, 2022
Raymond Ray went to be with the Lord Friday, October 21, 2022. Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday, October 24, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Celebration of Life Service will immediately follow at 1:00 p.m. Interment will be at Delta Heights Memorial Garden Cemetery.
Raymond was born on March 24, 1936, in...
Dorothy "Dot" Lee Tarver
Oct 17, 2022
Dorothy Lee “Dot” Tarver, 84, of Cleveland went to be with the Lord Monday, October 17, 2022. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Graveside Service will immediately follow at 2:00 p.m. in the North Cleveland Cemetery.
Dot was born November 27, 1937, to Ira and Beatrice...
John Eric Doty
Oct 16, 2022
John Eric Doty, 51, of Boyle, MS went to be with the Lord Sunday, October 16, 2022.
John was born March 27, 1971, in Vicksburg, MS to Kenneth Earl Doty Sr. and Virginia Dale Doty. He owned Dotys Home Improvements for 3 years and worked for the city of Memphis for 13 years. John married Kim on October 19,...
Leroy Causey
Oct 12, 2022
Thomas Leroy Causey, 87, of Skene went to be with the Lord Wednesday, October 12, 2022. Graveside Service will be 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 18, 2022, in McNutt Cemetery.
Thomas was born August 8, 1935, to Henry and Mable Causey in Shaw, MS. He married Jessie Marie Russell 2008 in Lake Village, AR. Thomas served in the Vietnam War. ...
Barbara Jordan Hazzard
Oct 9, 2022
Barbara Jordan Hazzard Blackwell of North Richland Hills, Texas passed away on October 9, 2022 after a battle with cancer. She was 83 years old.
Barbara was born October 8, 1939, to Louise and Oscar Jordan, and raised in Cleveland, MS with along with her brother Jimmy.
She attended Cleveland High School and met her sweetheart and soon-to-be husband,...
Robert Gallatin Paxton
Oct 7, 2022
Mr Robert Gallatin Paxton (Galla), 91, went Home to the Lord on Friday, October 7, 2022 at his residence in Santa Rosa Beach, FL.
Galla was born in the Mississippi Delta on 25 August 1931 to Alexander Gallatin Paxton and Ruth Chapman Paxton. He loved growing up in Greenville. The majority of his childhood and teen years were spent there...
Dorothy Ann Tiser
Oct 5, 2022
Dorothy Ann Tiser, 79, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at Oxford Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside Service will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 9, 2022, at North Cleveland Cemetery.
Dorothy was born October 30, 1942, to Aubrey Boyce Tiser and Fannie Lou Owen Tiser. She grew up near Merigold, MS, where her father was a cotton farmer. Dorothy attended and...
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