Obituaries
Mable Inez Byrd
Dec 21, 2016
Mrs. Mable Inez Byrd, 88, of Cleveland, MS, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at Providence Assisted Living here in Cleveland. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friday, December 23, 2016, at First Baptist Church. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 12:00 p.m. Friday, December 23, 2016 at First Baptist Church...
Clifton Lavern 'Vern' Daniels
Dec 20, 2016
Christ said, "I go to prepare a place for you and if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself," John 14:2-3. Christ received Clifton "Vern" Daniels Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at the age of 79. Hallelujah, what a Savior!! Mr. Clifton "Vern" Daniels, 79, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Tuesday,...
Rosie Louella 'Ragon' Bell
Dec 18, 2016
Mrs. Rosie Louella Ragon Bell, 84, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016, peacefully at her home. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Linville officiating....
Vickie Lynn Abasta
Dec 17, 2016
Mrs. Vickie Lynn Abasta, 60, of Ruleville, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016, at North Sunflower Medical Center. Mrs. Abasta was born in Torrance, CA, On December 11, 1956, to Kenneth Dale Shultz and Carol Lavon Boatwright. She was the most loving, giving person you would ever meet, and she would give you anything she had if she knew you...
Agnes E Gordon
Dec 16, 2016
Mrs. Agnes E. Gordon, 88, of Tupelo, MS, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 peacefully at her home. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, December 19, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Milton Whatley officiating. Interment will be in...
Shirley Irene Russell
Dec 13, 2016
Mrs. Shirley Irene Arbuckle Russell, 80, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at Longterm Care at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 16, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 16, 2016, with Brother Ike Raley officiating. Interment will...
Claudine Pyle Davis
Dec 12, 2016
Mrs. Claudine Pyle Davis, 94, of Houston, TX, formerly of Cleveland, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016, in Houston, TX. Graveside services will be held 1:00 Saturday, December 17, 2016, at Delta Heights Memorial Garden Cemetery in Cleveland, MS, with Rev. Michael McLaughlin officiating. Mrs. Davis was born in Helena, AR, on May 28, 1922, to Francis Robert Pyle (who...
Robert Steed
Dec 11, 2016
Mr. Robert Steed, 96, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016, at Mississippi Veterans Hospital in Kosciusko. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2016, with Rev. Greg Chamblee officiating. Interment will be at 2:00 Wednesday, December...
Margaret Tarver Litton
Dec 5, 2016
Mrs. Margaret Tarver Litton, 89, of Shaw passed away Monday, December 5, 2016, at her son James' home. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Interment will be in Shaw Cemetery. Mrs....
Margaret Ida Aguzzi
Dec 2, 2016
Mrs. Margaret Ida Aguzzi, 88, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, December 2, 2016, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 4, 2016, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church in Cleveland, MS. A rosary will begin at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 4, 2016. A second visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Monday, December...
Louis Elmo McKnight, Jr.
Dec 1, 2016
Mr. Louis Elmo McKnight, Jr., 71, of Flora, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016, at St. Dominic's Hospital. Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 4, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. A Memorial Celebration of Life will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 4, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. John Thomas officiating. Mr....
Bobby Gene Hawkins
Nov 27, 2016
Mr. Bobby Gene Hawkins, 72, of Batesville, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016, at Baptist East Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 2, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial Services will follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 2, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Braswell officiating. Mr. Hawkins was born in Merigold,...
Thomas Eddie Hunter
Nov 26, 2016
Mr. Thomas Eddie Hunter, 74, of Ruleville, MS, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016, at North Sunflower Medical Center. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home. Interment will be in Lehrton Cemetery. Mr. Hunter was born...
Bertha L. Williamson
Nov 25, 2016
Mrs. Bertha L. Williamson, 71, of Benoit, MS, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016, at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville, MS. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 26, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. John Read and Rev. Mark Worsham...
David Meadow 'Boo' Ferriss Sr
Nov 24, 2016
David Meadow "Boo" Ferriss, a baseball legend and one of Mississippi's most beloved citizens, died November 24 at home. Ferriss was 94. Ferriss was born on Dec. 5, 1921, to Delta farmer William Douglas Ferriss and Lellie Meadow Ferriss of Shaw. Young David pretty much nicknamed himself. As a toddler he tried to get the attention of his older brother,...
Gladys Marie Hearn
Nov 21, 2016
Mrs. Gladys Marie Hearn, 72, of Doddsville, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be held 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Milton Burd and Rev. Steve...
Hazel Marie Tedford
Nov 21, 2016
Mrs. Hazel Marie Tedford, 90, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016, at Bolivar Medical Center. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Delta Heights Memorial Garden Cemetery with Bro. Ike Raley officiating. Mrs. Tedford was born in Boyle, MS, on July 5, 1927, to Monroe and Molly Steed. She married James Davis and...
Dale Smith Kelly
Nov 20, 2016
Mrs. Dale S. Kelly, 96, of Cleveland, formerly of Birmingham, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016, at Providence Nursing and Rehab. Arrangements are pending in Birmingham, AL. Mrs. Kelly was born in Guntown, MS, on December 5, 1919, to Benjamin Lee Smith and Emma Mitchell Smith. On October 1969, she married W. T. Kelly in Birmingham. She was a member...
Charles Shelton Woodruff, Sr.
Nov 19, 2016
Mr. Charles Shelton "Benny" Woodruff, Sr., 91, of Boyle, MS, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at Skene Baptist Church. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. at Skene Baptist church with Rev. Terrell Stringer and Rev. Jimmy Breland officiating. Interment will...
Amber Lee Lewis
Nov 19, 2016
Ms. Amber Lee Lewis, 30, and daughter, Ms. Scarlet Ember Kelley, of Cleveland, formerly of Colorado, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016, in Cleveland. Memorial Services will be held in Colorado Springs, CO at a later date. Amber was born in Colorado Springs, Co on July 14, 1986, to Kenneth Rolland Lewis and Jaclynn Van Ommen Lewis. She loved animals,...
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