Obituaries

Joel Michael Kovarcik

Joel Michael Kovarcik

Dec 26, 2021

Joel Michael Kovarcik, 31, went to be with the Lord Sunday, December 26, 2021.  Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS with a Celebration of Life Service immediately following.  Interment will be at Delta Heights in Cleveland, MS.  Joel was born December 13, 1990 to Kenneth and Diane...

Jutta Ferretti

Jutta Ferretti

Dec 25, 2021

Jutta Karnstedt Ferretti, 97, died on December 25, 2021 at Indywood Estate in Cleveland.  A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church 215 Bishop Road, Cleveland, MS.  All are welcome to attend this celebration of her life which also falls on what would have been her 98th birthday.  Visitation will...

Robert Montesi

Robert Montesi

Dec 23, 2021

Robert M. Montesi, 81, of Boyle, died Thursday, December 23, 2021, at Bolivar Medical Center.  A Mass of Resurrection will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 27, 2021, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church with Father Kent Bowlds officiating. The Interment will be in North Cleveland Cemetery, under the direction of Ray Funeral Home.  Visitation will be from...

Earline Livingston

Earline Livingston

Dec 15, 2021

Earline Blaylock Livingston age 93 of Cleveland, MS died Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at Delta Rehab and Nursing Center in Cleveland. Graveside service will be held Friday, December 17, 2021 at 2:00 pm at the New Cleveland Cemetery in Cleveland under the direction of Ray Funeral Home. The Reverend James Breland will officiate the service. Earline was born March 2,...

Lindsey Carnahan Meador

Lindsey Carnahan Meador

Dec 12, 2021

Mr. Lindsey Carnahan Meador, 71, of Cleveland, MS went to be with the Lord Sunday, December 12, 2021. Visitation will be Wednesday, December 15, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Calvary Episcopal Church, Rayner House, Cleveland, MS. A memorial service will be Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Les Hegwood officiating. Lindsey was born July...

Brenda Edwards

Brenda Edwards

Dec 9, 2021

Brenda Darlene Edwards, 67, of Greenville went to be with the Lord Thursday, December 9, 2021. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 12, 2021. Celebration of Life Service will immediately follow at 2:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Brenda was born November 27, 1954 to William & Velma Fulwood Sr. in Shaw, MS....

Robert Walters

Robert Walters

Dec 7, 2021

Robert “Bob” Walters Sr., 85, of Shaw, MS went to be with the Lord Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Saturday, December 11, 2021, with A Celebration of Life Service to follow at 11:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Interment will be Shaw cemetery. Bob was born January 28, 1936, in...

Jerry W Hobson

Jerry W Hobson

Dec 6, 2021

Jerry W. Hobson, 71, of Gulfport, MS, passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport.He was born in Greenwood, MS, on January 12 ,1950 to the late Androclus Hobson and Addie Lishman Hobson Jerry grew up in Drew, MS, and graduated from Drew High School in 1968. He attended both Mississippi Delta Junior College and Delta...

Jamie Lee Wallace

Jamie Lee Wallace

Dec 4, 2021

Jamie P Wallace, 86, resident of West Memphis, Arkansas and Olive Branch, Mississippi passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at Tranquility Hospice, Marietta Georgia Jamie was born August 12, 1935 in Memphis, Tennessee to Glenn Rae and Dessie Pate. She will be remembered as a strong Christian, Southern Baptist, Loyal Wife, Loving Mother, and adoring Grandmother. Jamie is survived by...

Natalie Horton

Natalie Horton

Dec 1, 2021

Natalie Nicole Horton, 40, of Nashville, TN went to be with the Lord Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday, December 6, 2021, at Ray Funeral Home Cleveland, MS. Celebration of Life Service will follow at 1:00 p.m. Interment will be at New Cleveland Cemetery. Natalie was born June 21, 1981, to Steve &...

George Campbell

George Campbell

Nov 28, 2021

George Thurman Campbell Jr., 77, of Cleveland, MS went to be with the Lord Sunday, November 28, 2021. A visitation will be held 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Saturday December 4, 2021, at First Baptist Church in Cleveland, MS with a Memorial Service to follow at 11:00 a.m. Bro. Brad Beckwith and Dr. Ryan Whitley will officiate. Honorary pallbearers are...

Mary Sue Pearson

Mary Sue Pearson

Nov 28, 2021

Mrs. Mary Sue Mills Pearson of Cleveland, MS went to be with the Lord Sunday, November 28, 2021. A visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at St. Luke Methodist Church in Cleveland, MS. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Bro. Brad Corbin will officiate. Interment will be 3:30...

Earl Mosley

Earl Mosley

Nov 24, 2021

Mr. Earl Mosley of Cleveland, MS went to be with the Lord Wednesday, November 24, 2021. Visitation will be held 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, November 28, 2021 at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Earl was born in Cleveland, MS on December 16, 1930 to James Hubert and Lee Lyons Mosley. He grew up at Zumbro Plantation and attended...

Sheila Saunders

Sheila Saunders

Nov 21, 2021

Shelia Saunders, age 79, passed away on Sunday, November 21,2021, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She is survived by 7 children, 15 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren. She earned her Bachelors degree in nursing and was a dedicated RN for over 30 years. She loved her God, her church, family, and friends. In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to St....

Wendy Dorothy  Hatcher

Wendy Dorothy Hatcher

Nov 21, 2021

Wendy Dorothy Burrage Hatcher was born in Leigh-on-Sea, a tiny fishing village outside London, spending her childhood years along the seafront in her beloved boat, Nonsense.  She was evacuated to the English countryside for five years during WWII, leaving home with only a small suitcase and a Mickey Mouse gas mask.  Her mother, Queenie, toiled in an aircraft war factory...

Troy Odom Jr

Troy Odom Jr

Nov 20, 2021

On Saturday November 20, a crisp fall morning perfect for sitting in a deer stand, Troy Lee Odom, Jr. peacefully transitioned from this world to his eternal reward.  He was surrounded by his adoring family.  Troy was born on December 6, 1954 to Troy Lee Odom, Sr. and Mary Ann Bell Odom, who is known to proudly tease that if...

Kenneth Derl Dean

Kenneth Derl Dean

Nov 13, 2021

Kenneth Derl Dean, 63, of Lenoir City, TN was called home to be with the Lord on November 13, 2021, in Knoxville, TN. A Visitation will be held Friday, November 19, 2021, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Friday November 19, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. following...

Dolly Clarice Hooper

Dolly Clarice Hooper

Nov 7, 2021

Dolly Clarice Long Hooper went to be with the Lord on November 7, 2021. She was born on March 21, 1930 in Tallahatchie County to Earline Blankenship Long Nixon and William Floyd Long. She spent most of her life in Bolivar County before moving to Tupelo in 2016. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, wife, sister, aunt, and...

Lena Elizabeth Herbison

Lena Elizabeth Herbison

Nov 6, 2021

Lena ELIZABETH Herbison went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 6, 2021. She was born in Shaw, MS. to James Albert Pentecost and Lena Louise Bole Pentecost on August 23, 1920. The family soon moved to the Longshot community. She attended school at Longshot until the school was incorporated with the Benoit school system when she was a...

Mary Juanice Goodman

Mary Juanice Goodman

Nov 3, 2021

Mary Juanice Fuller Goodman of Cleveland, MS passed away on November 3, 2021. A Graveside service will be held Saturday, November 6, 2021, at 11 a.m. in Whynot, MS at the Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery. Juanice was born to Mr. Herbert Fuller & Pearl Hamburg Fuller. Juanice grew up in Lauderdale County where she attended school and met the love...