Obituaries

Annie Lee Irby

Annie Lee Irby

Jan 18, 2017

Annie Lee Boyd Irby, 85, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 20, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Tim McCarter officiating. Interment will be in Shaw Cemetery. Mrs. Irby was born July 4, 1931, in Geiger, Alabama, to...

Carolyn Jones Taylor

Carolyn Jones Taylor

Jan 16, 2017

Mrs. Carolyn Jones Taylor, 66, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017, at her home in Cleveland. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 19, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 20, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Brad Beckwith officiating. Interment will follow in Delta...

Polly Grossi Mei

Polly Grossi Mei

Jan 13, 2017

Mrs. Polly Grossi Mei, 89, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, January 15, 2017, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Shaw with a Rosary beginning at 7:00 p.m. A second visitation will be 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 16, 2016, at St....

Stanley Alvin Jones

Stanley Alvin Jones

Jan 13, 2017

Mr. Stanley Alvin Jones, 70, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017, at University Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 16, 2017, at Covenant Presbyterian Church with Rev. Robert Haney and Rev. Tim Starnes officiating. Interment...

Larry Randolph York

Larry Randolph York

Jan 7, 2017

Larry Randolph York, 63, of Gunnison, MS, passed away January 7, 2017, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis; TN. Visitation will be 9:15 to 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Allen Robinson officiating. Larry was...

Willis Cahoon Franklin

Willis Cahoon Franklin

Jan 6, 2017

Mr. Willis Cahoon Franklin, 83, of Gunnison, MS, passed away January 6, 2017, at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, MS. Visitation will be 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Braswell officiating. Interment...

Loyal Thomas Hall

Loyal Thomas Hall

Jan 5, 2017

Mr. Loyal Thomas Hall, 71, of Drew, passed away January 5, 2017, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 9, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 9, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Rick Milan officiating. Interment will...

Loretta Nell Morgan

Loretta Nell Morgan

Dec 30, 2016

Mrs. Loretta Nell Brown Morgan, 83, of Cleveland, MS passed away peacefully on December 30, 2016. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 5, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 5, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Braswell officiating. Interment will be...

Pauline Lett Holcomb

Pauline Lett Holcomb

Dec 26, 2016

Mrs. Pauline Lett Holcomb, 83, of Coila, MS, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 26, 2016, at Crystal Rehab in Greenwood, MS. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Interment will...

Robert Louis Eiland, Sr.

Robert Louis Eiland, Sr.

Dec 25, 2016

Robert Louis Eiland, Sr., of Drew, MS passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, December 25, 2016, at Hospice Ministries. He was 85 years old. The family will receive friends at Drew Baptist Church on Thursday, December 29, 2016, from 9am until 11am, with funeral services immediately following at 11am. A private family burial service will be held...

William Nelson 'Billy' McArthur

William Nelson 'Billy' McArthur

Dec 22, 2016

William Nelson "Billy" McArthur, 75, of Cleveland passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016, at Walter B Crook Nursing Facility in Ruleville, MS. A private service will be held Monday, December 26, 2016, at the North Cleveland Cemetery with Rev. Robert Haney officiating. Mr. McArthur was born July 22, 194,1 in Cleveland, MS, to Carlton L. McArthur and Lola Williams McArthur....

Mable Inez Byrd

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....