Obituaries
Ollie Sue Willingham
Sep 22, 2015
Ollie Sue Willingham, 87, of Ruleville, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015, at Walter B. Crook Nursing Facility. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Friday, September, 25, 2015, at Cleveland Church of Christ. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 25, 2015, at Cleveland Church of Christ with Brother Tim McCarter and Brother...
Robert Davis Baldwin, Sr.
Sep 19, 2015
Mr. Robert Davis Baldwin, Sr., 77, of Merigold, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Haney officiating. Interment will...
John Randle 'Randy' Moody
Sep 16, 2015
Mr. John Randle "Randy" Moody, 55, of Eupora, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, September 20, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, September 20, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Haney officiating. Interment...
Ethan Andrew Schmidt
Sep 14, 2015
Mr. Ethan Andrew Schmidt, 39, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, September 14, 2015, in Cleveland. Miss. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 19, 2015, at Peabody High School Brown Building in Peabody, Kansas. Celebration of Life will follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, September 19, 2015, at same location, with Rev. James Pohlman Jr and Rev. Sylvia...
Ann Bishop Ruscoe
Sep 14, 2015
Ann Spivey Bishop Ruscoe, 91, of Cleveland, MS died September 14, 2015. Ann, daughter of F.W. (Wattie) and Ione Bishop, passed away at the home of her daughter in Little Elm, TX where she lived the last three of years of her life. She is survived by her daughter, Dr. Annette Van Natta. She was preceded in death by her...
William Wyatt 'Billy' Latham, Jr.
Sep 12, 2015
Mr. William Wyatt "Billy" Latham Jr., 86, of Merigold, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2015. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland. Celebration of Life services will be at 11:00am on Thursday, September 17, 2015, at First United Methodist Church in Merigold. He was born February 19th, 1929 to Mr. William...
Jo Hyde Starnes
Sep 11, 2015
Mrs. Jo Hyde Starnes, 82, of Drew, passed away Friday, September 11, 2015, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, September 13, 2015, at Drew Methodist Church. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, September 23, 2015, at Drew Methodist Church with Rev. J.C. Hubbard and Rev. Glenn Seefeld officiating....
Lee McCarty
Sep 7, 2015
An updated obituary will be posted shortly. Please check back at a later date. Thanks Visitation 9:30 am - 11:00 am Thursday, September 10, 2015 Calvary Episcopal Church 107 South Victoria Ave. Cleveland, Mississippi, United States Celebration of Life Services 11:00 am Thursday, September 10, 2015 Calvary Episcopal Church 107 South Victoria Ave. Cleveland, Mississippi, United States
Francisco R. Garcia
Sep 7, 2015
Francisco R. Garcia, 40, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, September 7, 2015, in Cleveland. Visitation will be 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Friday, September 11, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Rosary will begin at 6:00 p.m. and a service will immediately follow beginning at 6:30 p.m. Mr. Garcia was born in El Evano, Arroy Seco, on October 4, 1974 to Pedro...
Ava Lee Mitchell
Sep 1, 2015
Mrs. Ava Lee Mitchell, 88, of Drew, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville, MS. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, September 3, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. A second visitation will be held from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Friday, September 4, 2015, at Friendship West Baptist Church in Sumner, MS. Celebration of Life...
Charles Lee Braswell
Aug 23, 2015
Mr. Charles Lee Braswell, 87, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 27, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 27, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Haney and Rev. John Bruce officiating. Interment...
Barbara Ann Holder
Aug 19, 2015
Barbara Ann Ray Holder born Nov 1, 1929 in Duncan Mississippi left the toils of this earth for a place of rest and reunion with loved ones on August 19, 2015. She is preceded in death by her husband, John Herman Holder; parents Amzia Meek and Faedra Olera Sheffield Ray; and siblings Dulcie Ray, Mary Nell Smith, William Ray, and...
Emmitt Ray 'Ray' Russell
Aug 17, 2015
Mr. Emmitt Ray Russell, 51, of Merigold, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 24, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 24, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Mr. Russell was born on October 3, 1963, in Cleveland, MS, to...
Emmitt Russell
Aug 17, 2015
Mr. Emmitt Russell, 81, of Merigold, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 24, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 24, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Mr. Russell was born on November 2, 1933, in Tallahatchie County, MS, to...
Mary Theresa Russell
Aug 17, 2015
Mrs. Mary Theresa Patterson Russell, 43, of Merigold, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015, at her home. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 24, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 24, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. She was born on February 2, 1972, in Cleveland,...
William Ples 'Bill' Moses
Aug 15, 2015
Mr. William Ples "Bill" Moses, 61, of Ruleville, passed away at St. Francis Hospital, in Memphis, TN, after a brief illness. Celebration of Life services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 13, 2015, at Jobe Auditorium at Delta State University's Campus. Bill was born October 14, 1953, in Greenwood, MS, to W.P. "Buddy" Moses and Lizzie Bell Leggett Moses. He...
George Michael Fortenberry
Aug 13, 2015
George Michael Fortenberry, 68, of Merigold, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. Visitation will be 12:00 to 2:30 p.m. Monday, August 17, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial Services will immediately follow beginning at 2:30 p.m. Monday, August 17, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. This accomplished local businessman, loving husband, father and brother...
Benjamin James 'Ben' Contreras
Aug 13, 2015
Mr. Benjamin James "Ben" Contreras, 31, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 9:00 to 10:00 Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Braswell officiating. Interment will follow in...
Bobby Leon Ivy
Aug 11, 2015
Mr. Bobby Leon Ivy, 73, of Waynesboro, MS, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at Wayne General Hospital. Visitation will be 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life service will immediately follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Brent Hammer officiating. Interment will be...
Howard William 'Billy' Gordon, Jr.
Jul 27, 2015
Mr. Howard William "Billy" Gordon, Jr., 67, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015, at The Veteran's Hospital in Kosciusko. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 Monday, August 3, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial Services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 3, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home.Mr. Gordon was born in Bolivar County on September...
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