Obituaries

Albert Cleveland Prewitt, Jr.

Albert Cleveland Prewitt, Jr.

Oct 29, 2017

Albert Cleveland "A.C." Prewitt Jr., 87, of Merigold died October 29, 2017 at Bolivar Medical Center.  A visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. prior to the funeral. Celebration of Life services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Interment will follow in New Cleveland Cemetery.  Brother Tim McCarter and Brother...

Woodrow Gene Chambless

Woodrow Gene Chambless

Oct 29, 2017

Mr. Woodrow Gene Chambless, Jr., 45, of Merigold, MS passed away on October 29, 2017, in Rolling Fork, MS. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Brother Michael...

James Curtis Arendale

James Curtis Arendale

Oct 28, 2017

Mr. James Curtis Arendale, 60, of Memphis, TN passed away on October 28, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. A Memorial Service will follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Brother Charles McKendree officiating.Curt was...

Nannie Biagioli Bailey

Nannie Biagioli Bailey

Oct 28, 2017

Nannie Biagioli Bailey, 98, of Shaw, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017, at her daughter's home.  A visitation will be held 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at St. Francis of Assisi and a rosary will follow. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 2, 2017, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Shaw....

Elizabeth Jenkins Taylor

Elizabeth Jenkins Taylor

Oct 21, 2017

Anna Elizabeth Jenkins Taylor, 93 of Rosedale, passed away October 21, 2017, at her home.  Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.  Monday, October 23, 2017, at the home of Becky and Bill Lewis, 200 Parker Road, Rosedale.  A second visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. with services following beginning at 10:00 a.m. at The First...

David Allen Meredith

David Allen Meredith

Oct 20, 2017

Mr. David Allen Meredith, 61, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, October 20, 2017 at his home.  Visitation will be 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 22, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home.  Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 23, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Ike Raley officiating.  Interment will follow in Memorial Garden Cemetery in...

Mary Jane Bullock

Mary Jane Bullock

Oct 18, 2017

Mrs. Mary Jane Vaughan Bullock, 84, of Merigold, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at Joy Health and Rehab.  Visitation will be 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 20, 2017, at Morrison Chapel Baptist Church. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 20, 2017, at Morrison Chapel Baptist Church with Rev. John Thomas officiating....

Mary Frances Costanzi

Mary Frances Costanzi

Oct 18, 2017

Ms. Mary Frances Costanzi, 86, of Rosedale, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at Bolivar Medical Center.  Visitation will be 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 21, 2017, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rosedale.  A Mass of Christian Burial will follow beginning at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 21, 2017, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rosedale with Father Tom...

Wilma Jean Moody

Wilma Jean Moody

Oct 17, 2017

Mrs. Wilma Jean Weeks Moody, 76, of Pontotoc, passed away on October 17, 2017, in Tupelo, MS. Visitation will be 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 21, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 21, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Bobby Lynn Allred. Interment will be...

Julia Lee Winters Bates

Julia Lee Winters Bates

Oct 8, 2017

Mrs. Julia Lee Winters Bates, 73, of Shelby, formerly of Pace, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2017, at University Medical Center in Jackson.  Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Pace Pentecostal Church.  Celebration of Life services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 12, 2017, at Pace Pentecostal Church with Rev. Ed Hall and...

Donald L. Alderman, Jr.

Donald L. Alderman, Jr.

Oct 8, 2017

Donald L. "Donnie" Alderman, Jr., 51, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2017, at Greenwood Leflore Hospital. A memorial service will be 10:00 a.m. November 11, 2017, at Dennis Winters' Home 1573 North Bayou Rd. Cleveland, MS 38732. Call for further information.Donnie was born on June 22, 1966, in Greenville, MS. He loved to ride around looking for and...

Oscar Doty Mullins

Oscar Doty Mullins

Oct 4, 2017

Oscar Doty Mullins, 70, of Boyle, MS, passed away on October 4, 2017, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 6, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland. A Celebration of Life Service will begin 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 7, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Dr. Roy Tidwell officiating. Interment will...

Helen Fulgham Johnson

Helen Fulgham Johnson

Oct 4, 2017

Helen Fulgham Johnson, 76, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 10:33 p.m. in Cleveland, MS.There will be a visitation on Sunday, October 8, 2017, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland and a second visitation on Monday, October 9, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Double Springs Baptist Church in Maben. Services will begin at 2:00 p.m....

Janet Jones Fisher

Janet Jones Fisher

Sep 20, 2017

Mrs. Janet Loraine Jones Fisher, 53, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at Bolivar Medical Center.  Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 23, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home.  Celebration of Life services will follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 23, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Phyllis Milan officiating.  Interment will be in...

Mary Feretti Weaver

Mary Feretti Weaver

Sep 17, 2017

Mrs. Mary Ferretti Weaver, 93, of Shaw, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017, at Valor Manor in Greenville.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 23, 2017, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Shaw with Father Tom Mullally officiating.  Interment will follow in Shaw Cemetery.Mrs. Weaver was born in Shaw, MS, on March 28,...

Lucy Richardson Janoush

Lucy Richardson Janoush

Sep 17, 2017

Lucy Richardson Janoush, 60, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017, at her home.Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at First Presbyterian Church in Cleveland followed by a Celebration of Life at 1 p.m. Officiating will be Rev. Michael D. McLaughlin, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Cleveland.A private burial will be...

Charles Patrick Godbold, Jr.

Charles Patrick Godbold, Jr.

Sep 17, 2017

Mr. Charles Patrick "Pat" Godbold, Jr., 71, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017, at Bolivar Medical Center.  Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home.  Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Father Kent Bowlds officiating.  Interment will...

Rex M Davis

Rex M Davis

Sep 14, 2017

Rex M. Davis, 92, formerly of Cleveland, MS passed away peacefully at Valor Manor in Greenville, MS on Thursday, September 14, 2017. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 18, 2017 at Ray Funeral Home. Graveside service will follow at 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 18, 2017 in North Cleveland Cemetery with Rev. James Breland officiating.Rex was born...

Albina Aguzzi Barbati

Albina Aguzzi Barbati

Sep 14, 2017

Albina "Bena" Aguzzi Barbati, 95, of Cleveland, MS, passed away peacefully on September 14, 2017, at Walter B. Crook Nursing Home in Ruleville, MS. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 15, 2017 at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church in Cleveland, MS. A Rosary will follow at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 15, 2017,...

Thelma Beach Morrison

Thelma Beach Morrison

Sep 11, 2017

Mrs. Thelma Beach Morrison, 85, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on September 11, 2017 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m.  on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Brother...