Obituaries

Doris Bullock Rozier

Doris Bullock Rozier

Apr 23, 2016

Doris Bullock Rozier, 87, of Brevard, NC, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016. Visitation will be 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 1, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 1, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. James Breland officiating. Interment will follow in Lehrton Cemetery, Ruleville, MS....

Jean Rogers Owen

Jean Rogers Owen

Apr 17, 2016

Mrs. Jean Rogers Owen, 89, of Madison passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Highland Home. Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 12:00 p.m.at Drew Baptist Church in Drew, MS with a Celebration of Life immediately following beginning at 1:00 p.m. Mrs. Owen was born in Rome, MS on May 6, 1926, to James Temples Rogers and...

Lenard Earl McCown

Lenard Earl McCown

Apr 13, 2016

Mr. Lenard Earl McCown, 74, of Cleveland passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Joy Health and rehab. All friends and family are invited to a celebration of his life 12:00 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016, at 51 Jones Rd. on Beulah Lake. Mr. McCown was born in Cleveland, MS on May 16, 1941, to Joe McCown and Vivian Allison...

Ann Wylie Fullilove

Ann Wylie Fullilove

Apr 8, 2016

Mrs. Ann Wylie Fullilove, 99, of Duncan, passed away Friday, April 8, 2016, at Bolivar Medical Center Long Term Care. Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Graveside services will begin at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Oakridge Cemetery in Clarksdale, MS, with Rev. Macklyn Hubbell...

Auburn Elbert Medders, Jr.

Auburn Elbert Medders, Jr.

Apr 6, 2016

Mr. Auburn Elbert Medders, Jr., 73, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Crocket Kennedy officiating. Interment will be...

Jeffie Whitworth Gill Bruce

Jeffie Whitworth Gill Bruce

Apr 4, 2016

Mrs. Jeffie Whitworth Gill Bruce, 83, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 10:00 Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Harris officiating. Interment will follow in North Cleveland...

Anne Tolbert

Anne Tolbert

Apr 1, 2016

Anne Reagan Tolbert, of Cleveland, Mississippi, went to be with her Lord Jesus on Friday, April 1, 2016. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, Mississippi. The Memorial service will immediately follow beginning at 11:00a.m.Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Covenant Presbyterian Church with Rev. Tim Starnes officiating.Anne was born...

Sarah Palmer

Sarah Palmer

Mar 31, 2016

Mrs. Sarah Yvonne Williams Palmer, 52, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016, in Jonesboro, AR. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, April 4, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will also be 1:00p.m.to 2:00p.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with...

Patricia Ann Barr

Patricia Ann Barr

Mar 30, 2016

Ms. Patricia Ann Brown Barr, 64, of Rolling Fork, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital in Rolling Fork. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Ms. Barr was born in...

Emma Maxine Montgomery Tullos

Emma Maxine Montgomery Tullos

Mar 25, 2016

Emma Maxine Montgomery Tullos, ninety-eight years of age, died March 25, 2016, at Baptist Hospice House in Collierville, TN. Funeral services will be conducted at Christ United Methodist Church in Memphis on Friday, April 1, with visitation at 9 a.m. and the funeral at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in the New Cleveland Cemetery in Cleveland, MS, at 2:30 p.m.Mrs....

Gertha Mae Vanlandingham Fowler

Gertha Mae Vanlandingham Fowler

Mar 25, 2016

Mrs. Gertha Vanlandingham Fowler, 89, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016, at Bolivar Medical Center Long Term Care. Visitation will be 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.Monday, March 28, 2016, at Doty Springs Baptist Church in Ethel, MS. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. Monday, March 28, 2016, at Doty Springs Baptist Church with Rev....

Albert Polk McClellan

Albert Polk McClellan

Mar 15, 2016

Mr. Albert Polk McClellan, 85, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at his daughter's home in Holly Springs, MS. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m., Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial starts at 10:30 a.m., with Father Kent Bowlds officiating. Interment will follow in Delta Heights Memorial Garden Cemetery.Mr....

William Hardy 'Bill' Bizzell

William Hardy 'Bill' Bizzell

Mar 12, 2016

Judge William "Bill" Bizzell, 98, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016, at his home. The first visitation will be 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. A second visitation will be held 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 14, 2016, at First United Methodist Church in Cleveland. Celebration of Life services will immediately...

Mildred McCreary

Mildred McCreary

Mar 5, 2016

Mrs. Mildred Stubbs McCreary, of Cleveland Mississippi, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 2:00 to 3:00p.m. Monday, March 7, 2016 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 3p.m. Monday, March 7, 2016 at Ray Funeral Home with Ike Raley officiating. Interment will follow at Beulah Cemetery. Mrs. McCreary was...

Melba Tindle

Melba Tindle

Mar 4, 2016

Mrs. Melba Tindle,of Cleveland Mississippi,passed away on Friday,March 4,2016,at her home. Mrs. Tindle was born to Daniel & Katie Trainor. She married S.B. "Pete" Tindle on December 27, 1931. She was a member of Primitive Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Daniel & Katie Trainor; son, Robert Donald Tindle; husband, S.B. "Pete" Tindle; brothers, D.W. Trainor,...

Jimmy Jones

Jimmy Jones

Mar 1, 2016

Mr. Jimmy Lee Jones, 78, of Boyle, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Robert Haney and Bro. Lee Kirk officiating. Interment will follow...

Robert E Elliott

Robert E Elliott

Feb 28, 2016

Robert E. ElliottBobbyBobby Elliott, 75, of Cleveland passed away surrounded by his family on February 28, 2016, at Bolivar Medical Center.Visitation was held March 2, 2016 from 12-2 p.m. in the sanctuary of Cleveland First United Methodist Church. The Celebration of Life service followed with Reverend Will Wilkerson officiating. Interment was in New Cleveland Cemetery.Bob was born August 10, 1940,...

Elizabeth Sue Rayner Latham

Elizabeth Sue Rayner Latham

Feb 27, 2016

Mrs. Latham was born February 16, 1927, to Edgar Dewitt Rayner and Sue Elizabeth Field Rayner. She was Valedictorian of Merigold High school graduating class of 1944, and continues her education by graduating from Randolph Macon College where she was also a member of Chi Omega Sorority. On October 6, 1973, she married William Wyatt "Billy" Latham.She served on the...

Cheyanne Payne Hicks

Cheyanne Payne Hicks

Feb 19, 2016

*Ray Funeral Home is not handling these services. However, we are posting this information to better assist those in our community who are wanting to show love and support for this family during their time of loss.Mary Cheyanne Payne Hicks, age 13, of Leland, Mississippi, passed away Friday, February 19 at University Medical Center, Jackson. A celebration of life service...

Delores Casey Wills

Delores Casey Wills

Feb 19, 2016

Delores Casey Wills, 63, of Gunnison, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, February 21, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial services will immediately follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, February 21, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Ed Hall officiating. Mrs. Wills was born in Batesville, MS, on...

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