Obituaries
Billy Dan Tabb
Jan 23, 2019
Mr. Billy Dan Tabb, 76, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019, in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 25, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 26, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Cleveland with Rev. Brad Beckwith officiating. Interment will...
Debbie Crowe
Jan 21, 2019
Deborah Kaye "Debbie" Crowe, 62, of Shaw, MS, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2019, at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, MS. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friday, January 25, 2019, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church in Cleveland. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 12:00 p.m. Friday, January 25, 2019, at Our...
Billy Gullett
Jan 21, 2019
Mr. William Vincent "Billy" Gullett, 52, of Cleveland, passed away on January 21, 2019, at his home. A Memorial Celebration of his Life will be 12:00 p.m. Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Hobbs officiating.Billy was born in Memphis, TN, on June 16, 1966, to William Howard Gullett and Mary Ruth Poyner Gullett. He worked...
Mary Frances Trice
Jan 17, 2019
Mary Frances Trice, 68, of Shaw, MS, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019, in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 21, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 21, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home with Brother Howard Haar officiating. Interment will be in...
Delbert Clay Dean
Jan 17, 2019
Delbert Clay Dean, 63, of Boyle, MS, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Delta Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, January 21, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home with Bishop Greg Morrill officiating. Interment will be in...
Billy Ray Johnson
Jan 16, 2019
Billy Ray Johnson, 78, of Shelby, MS, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at Shelby Nursing and Rehab. A Gathering of Family and Friends to celebrate his life will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home.Billy was born on January 15, 1941, to Hollis and Flora Johnson in Bolivar County. On May 1, 1988,...
Arthur Kendall Causey
Jan 15, 2019
Arthur Kendall Causey, 77, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 18, 2019, at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Will Wilkerson officiating. Graveside services will begin...
Gladys Fletcher Cobb
Jan 15, 2019
Mrs. Gladys Fletcher Cobb, 86, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at her home. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 18, 2019, at North Cleveland Cemetery.Gladys was born on May 10, 1932, to Palmer and Garner Fletcher in Cleveland, MS. On June 17, 1952, she married David Wesley Cobb in Cleveland, MS. She...
Alice Nell Brown
Jan 15, 2019
*****Additional Service details: A Reuniting Ceremony will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Shaw Cemetery where she will be placed at rest with her beloved husband. Together Again*****Alice Nell Brown, 75, of Rosedale, MS, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, in Rosedale. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 20, 2019, at Ray...
Loraine Boyles Nassar
Jan 6, 2019
Mrs. Loraine Boyles Nassar, 80, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019, at North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville. Visitation will be 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Chris Gentry...
Cliff Medders, Jr.
Jan 5, 2019
We are devastated and pained to announce the death of the most amazing son, husband, father, and friend. Cliff Medders passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019, at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, at the age of 38. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service...
Jim Armishaw
Jan 4, 2019
James F. "Jim" Armishaw, 81, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on January 4, 2019, in Greenville, MS. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, January 7, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will be 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at Covenant Presbyterian Church with Rev. Tim Starnes officiating. Interment will be in...
Mary Frances Utz Roncali
Jan 3, 2019
Mrs. Mary Frances "Beany" Utz Roncali, 60, passed away on January 3, 2019, at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville, MS. Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 6, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 6, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev....
Charles David Kellum
Dec 30, 2018
*SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to weather, the services have been moved from Jennie Cemetery to Ray Funeral Home.Mr. Charles David Kellum, 88, of Grenada, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 3, 2018, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. A Graveside Celebration of Life service will follow beginning at...
Charles Edwin Turner
Dec 24, 2018
Charles Edwin Turner, 84, of Cleveland, MS passed away Monday, December 24, 2018, at his home after a long illness. Visitation will be 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 28, 2018, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 28, 2018, at Ray Funeral Home. Entombment at Washington Park East Cemetery...
Hal Young Gerrard
Dec 24, 2018
Mr. Hal Young Gerrard, 91, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be 12:00 to 2:00 Saturday, December 29, 2018, at First United Methodist Church in Cleveland followed by the funeral service beginning at 2:00 p.m. also at the church. Interment will be in New Cleveland Cemetery. Hal Gerrard was born on July 28, 1927,...
William Elbert Middleton, Sr.
Dec 19, 2018
Dr. William Elbert Middleton, Sr., 97, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on December 19, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 23, 2018, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 23, 2018, at Ray Funeral Home with Brother Milton Burd and Dr....
Rufus Ellis Britt
Dec 18, 2018
Rufus Ellis Britt, 94, of Gassville, AR, and formerly of Blaine, MS, departed his earthly home on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, following a brief illness. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Ray Funeral...
Robert Burke O'Neal
Dec 18, 2018
Mr. Robert Burke "Bobby" O'Neal, 85, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at Shelby Nursing and Rehab in Shelby, MS. A Memorial Service and Visitation will be held at a later date.Bobby was born on January 17, 1933, to James and Lucille O'Neal in Mississippi. He attended Pace Consolidated School and Cleveland High School. Bobby went on to further...
Martha Grant Weeks Adams
Dec 11, 2018
Martha Grant Weeks Adams of Collierville, TN, passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at Methodist Hospital in Germantown, TN. She was 82 years old. By the request of Mrs. Adams, only a graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 15, 2018, at Lehrton Cemetery in Ruleville, MS. Services will be officiated by Bro. Tim Wilson of...