Obituaries

Barbara Ann Davis

Barbara Ann Davis

Feb 9, 2016

Mrs. Barbara Ann Davis, 78, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Barbara's Memorial Service will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Holtz officiating.Mrs. Davis was born in Merigold, MS,...

Bobby Hood Burrell

Bobby Hood Burrell

Feb 7, 2016

Mr. Bobby Hood Burrell, 83, of Hernando, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Baptist Desoto Hospital. Visitation will be 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Marshall officiating. Interment will be in North Cleveland Cemetery....

Delois Marie Smith

Delois Marie Smith

Feb 4, 2016

Mrs. Delois Marie Thompson Klemme Smith, 74, of Tutwiler, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016, in Memphis. Visitation will be 12:00 to 1:00 Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Loyle Ingram officiating. Interment will be in Beulah...

Laura Waudine Fryery

Laura Waudine Fryery

Feb 4, 2016

Mrs. Laura Waudine Rigby Fryery, 84, of Benoit, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016, at Allegiance Hospital in Greenville, MS. Visitation will be 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 8, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Haney and Pastor Phyllis Milan officiating....

George Ertis Milum, Jr.

George Ertis Milum, Jr.

Feb 1, 2016

George Ertis Milum, Jr., 73, of Cleveland, passed away February 1, 2016, at Allegiance Hospital in Greenville. Visitation will be 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, February 4, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Harris officiating. Interment will be in Shaw Cemetery. Mr. Milum...

Fredrick 'Fred' Ware, III

Fredrick 'Fred' Ware, III

Jan 31, 2016

Fredrick "Fred" Ware, III, 24, of Ruleville, passed away on January 31, 2016. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Livingston officiating. Interment will be in Lehrton Cemetery. Fred was...

Mary Katharine Flowers

Mary Katharine Flowers

Jan 30, 2016

Mrs. Mary Katharine Flowers, 90, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2016, at Bolivar Medical Center Long Term Care. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 31, 2016, at Drew Cemetery with Rev. Tim Starnes officiating. Mrs. Flowers was born in Rome, MS, on December 15, 1925, to Leslie Holder and Allie Hanks Holder. She married Edmund Z....

Wilfred Lee Fox

Wilfred Lee Fox

Jan 29, 2016

Wilfred Lee Fox, 80, of Cleveland, passed away January 29, 2016, at The Regional Trauma Center in Memphis. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 4, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 4, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Haney officiating. Interment will follow in North...

Charles David Work, Sr.

Charles David Work, Sr.

Jan 28, 2016

Mr. Charles David Work, Sr., 79, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 29, 2016, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church in Cleveland, MS. A Rosary will immediately follow beginning at 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 29, 2016, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church in Cleveland....

Jackie York Jones

Jackie York Jones

Jan 28, 2016

Mrs. Jacqueline Joanna York Jones, 53, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016, at North Sunflower Medical Center. Visitation will be 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, January 31, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. A second visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 1, 2016, at Interstate Baptist Church. Celebration of Life services will immediately...

James William 'Jimmy' Maxwell

James William 'Jimmy' Maxwell

Jan 28, 2016

James William "Jimmy" Maxwell, 76, of Horn Lake, MS, passed away on January 28, 2016. Jimmy was born in Ruleville, MS, on July 16, 1939, to J.B. Maxwell and Mary Ruth Williams Maxwell. He was raised in Ruleville and attended the Ruleville Public Schools where he graduated in 1958. Jimmy attended The University of Mississippi and Delta State University. He...

Wilbur Otis Davis

Wilbur Otis Davis

Jan 27, 2016

Will (W.O.) Davis, 93, passed from this life on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 and into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior. Will was born October 5, 1922 in Hopewell, MS to Earl and Kate Davis. The family later moved to Raymond, MS where Will had many fond memories of the community he knew as Nut Ridge. He attended...

Charles Edwin 'Chooper' Hooper

Charles Edwin 'Chooper' Hooper

Jan 25, 2016

Mr. Charles Edwin "Chooper" Hooper, 60, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 29, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 29, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. John Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in...

Naginbhai Thakorbhai Patel

Naginbhai Thakorbhai Patel

Jan 19, 2016

Naginbhai Thakorbhai Patel, 53, of Ruleville, passed away at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, in Ruleville. First visitation will be 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 21, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. A second visitation will be 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friday, January 22, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning...

Rodney Sterling Shivers

Rodney Sterling Shivers

Jan 10, 2016

Rodney Sterling Shivers, 84, of Merigold, passed away at his home on Sunday, January 10, 2016. The family will receive visitors from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Tim McCarter and Bro. Carl Prewitt will...

Gennie Paxton

Gennie Paxton

Jan 7, 2016

Gennie Ferretti Paxton, 98 of Shaw, Mississippi, passed away January 7, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be Sunday, January 10, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Shaw followed by a Rosary at 5:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be Monday, January, 11, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi...

Ray Hugh Kendall

Ray Hugh Kendall

Jan 5, 2016

Mr. Ray Hugh Kendall, 71, of Biloxi, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at the VA Hospital in Biloxi. Visitation will be 10:00 to 12:00 Saturday, January 9, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Graveside services will immediately follow beginning at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, January 9, 2016, in North Cleveland Cemetery with Rev. Keith Kendall officiating. Mr. Kendall was born in...

Mildred Helms Sellers

Mildred Helms Sellers

Jan 2, 2016

Mrs. Mildred Helms Sellers, 91, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016, in Grenada. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 4, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 4, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Haney officiating. Interment will follow in North...

Dan Clinton Ray

Dan Clinton Ray

Jan 1, 2016

Dan Clinton Ray of Doddsville,MS passed away Jan1,2016.He was born in Honolulu,Hawaii Oct 17,1956 to Emmett Roland Ray and Bettye Faye Gleason Ray.Dan is survived by his mother,Bettye Faye Williams, two brothers-John Clifford Ray of Eagle Lake,TX and Romie Clayton Ray of Doddsville. Services to be announced.

Eloise Price Soto

Eloise Price Soto

Dec 30, 2015

Eloise Price Soto, 79, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 2, 2016, at Church of Faith on Hwy 61. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow begininng at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 2, 2016, at Church of Faith. Interment will follow in Itta Bena Cemetery....

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