Obituaries

Margie Norris Ricks

Margie Norris Ricks

Mar 1, 2017

Mrs. Margie Norris Ricks, 92, of Boyle, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at The Nichols Center in Madison, MS. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Macklyn Hubbell officiating. Interment...

Donald Edward Poynor

Donald Edward Poynor

Feb 27, 2017

Donald Edward Poynor, 73, of Boyle, died Monday, February 27, 2017 at home with his wife by his side. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Greg Chamblee officiating....

James Dennis 'Jimmy' Gregory

James Dennis 'Jimmy' Gregory

Feb 19, 2017

Mr. James Dennis "Jimmy" Gregory, 63, of Shaw, MS, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 23, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 23, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Tommy Worthey officiating....

Shirley J. Kelly

Shirley J. Kelly

Feb 19, 2017

Mrs. Shirley Jean McCoy Kelly, 75, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 23, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Artie Newt and Rev. Steve Huber officiating. Interment will...

Karin Flanery Bateman

Karin Flanery Bateman

Feb 18, 2017

Visitation: 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 23, 2017, at First Presbyterian Church in Cleveland. Services: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 23, 2017, at First Presbyterian Church in Cleveland Visitation 10:00 am - 11:00 am Thursday, February 23, 2017 First Presbyterian Church Hwy 8 Cleveland, Mississippi, United States Celebration of Life 11:00 am Thursday, February 23, 2017 First Presbyterian Church Hwy...

Allen Dewitt Thornton

Allen Dewitt Thornton

Feb 15, 2017

Mr. Allen Dewitt "Speedy" Thornton, 86, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Indywood Estates. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 17, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Braswell officiating. Interment will in Linn Methodist Church...

Ann Lamon Maxwell

Ann Lamon Maxwell

Feb 14, 2017

Mrs. Martha Ann Lamon Maxwell, 75, of Ruleville, MS, passed away on the afternoon of February 14, 2017, at North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville. Visitation is scheduled from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 16, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 17, 2017, at...

Evie Lee Bowen

Evie Lee Bowen

Feb 12, 2017

Evie Lee Bowen, 88, of Boyle, MS passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, MS. Visitation will be 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, February 16, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, February 16, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Haney officiating. Interment...

James Lamar Pearson

James Lamar Pearson

Feb 5, 2017

James Lamar Pearson, 60, of Gunnison, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017, at his home in Gunnison, MS. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Gunnison Baptist Church. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 9 ,2017 at Gunnison Baptist Church with Rev. Alan Robison. Lamar was born in Rosedale,...

Lero Kelly Sanders

Lero Kelly Sanders

Feb 5, 2017

Mr. Lero Kelly Sanders, 95, passed away on February 5, 2017, at Joy Health and Rehab in Cleveland, MS. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at Church of God in Cleveland, MS. Celebration of Life Services will follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. at Church of God with Rev. Greg Chamblee officiating. Interment will be in...

Joe Frank Harris

Joe Frank Harris

Feb 4, 2017

Mr. Joe Frank Harris, 79, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017, at North Sunflower Medical Center. Visitation will 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Cleveland with Rev. Brad Beckwith officiating. Interment will be in New Cleveland...

Elspeth Jean Blakeman

Elspeth Jean Blakeman

Feb 3, 2017

Elspeth Jean Robertson Blakeman, born June 30, 1955, in Alexandria, Virginia, lost her battle with cancer on February 3, 2017. She graduated from Blacksburg High School in 1973, from Sullins College in 1976, and from Maryville College in 1978. In the fall of 1978, she became a candidate for the Master of Library Science degree at George Peabody College for...

Emma Jane Myers

Emma Jane Myers

Feb 2, 2017

Emma Jane Myers, 86 years young, went to be with our Lord on February 2, 2017, following a short illness at CMC-Mercy, Charlotte, NC. She was a wonderful Mother, a devoted wife and servant of the Lord. Visitation will be 12:00 to 2:00 Saturday, February 11, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at...

George Lake 'Lake' DeLoach, III

George Lake 'Lake' DeLoach, III

Feb 2, 2017

**Updated service information** The service has changed from a public graveside service to a private graveside service honoring the life of Lake. The family would like to thank everyone for their kindness shown to them during this time. George Lake DeLoach, III, 52, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2017, at his home in Dallas, TX. Graveside services will be...

Louis Adam Pongetti

Louis Adam Pongetti

Jan 30, 2017

Louis Adam Pongetti passed away January 30, 2017 at the age of 86 in Hemet, California. Louis was born November 14, 1929 to Jacondo and Ida Cocchi Pongetti in Webb, Mississippi. Services are scheduled for Saturday, February 25, 2017 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Shelby, Ms. Visitation will begin at 1:00 P.M. followed by a Rosary at 1:45 and...

Joann Andrews

Joann Andrews

Jan 27, 2017

Mrs. Joann "Ma Maw" Andrews, 80, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2017 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 30, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 30, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Terrel...

Dennis Quentin Crow

Dennis Quentin Crow

Jan 22, 2017

Dennis Quentin Crow, age 61, passed away peacefully, January 22,2017 at his home in Lake Village. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at Bayou Mason Baptist Church, followed by The Celebration of his life beginning at 11:00 a.m. Burial to follow at Portland Cemetery all under the direction of Ray Funeral Home. He was born November 14,...

Hiram Lee Burke

Hiram Lee Burke

Jan 22, 2017

Hiram Lee Roberts Burke (Lee) died on January 22, 2017 at Delta Medical Center in Greenville. He was 64 years old. Visitation will be January 24, 2017 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church in Cleveland. A Funeral Mass will immediately follow. Lee was a devoted husband, father and grandfather, as well as a...

Virginia Amy Mouton

Virginia Amy Mouton

Jan 21, 2017

Mrs. Virginia Amy Mouton, 96, of Benoit, MS, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017. Visitation will be held at 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. A Rosary will immediately follow beginning at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2017, also at Ray Funeral Home. A second visitation will be held at 10:00 to 11:00 a.m....

Thomas Garcia

Thomas Garcia

Jan 19, 2017

Mr. Thomas Garcia, 71, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church in Cleveland. Mass of Christian Burial will follow immediately after starting at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 21, 2017, at...