Obituaries

Lovie Mitchell

Lovie Mitchell

Dec 22, 2015

Lovie Mae J. Mitchell, 105, of Olive Branch, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at her residence in Olive Branch. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Reverend Riley Walker officiating. Interment...

Robert Wayne 'Robb' Cross

Robert Wayne 'Robb' Cross

Dec 17, 2015

Mr. Robert Wayne Cross, 62, of Whiteville, NC, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015, at NHMC in North Carolina. Arrangements are currently pending. Please check back later for further details.

Donald Paul McMurry

Donald Paul McMurry

Dec 15, 2015

Donald Paul "D.P." McMurry, 68, of Boyle, MS passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015, surrounded by loving family and friends. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 18, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 18, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Braswell. Interment will...

James Noble Jennings

James Noble Jennings

Dec 14, 2015

Mr. James Noble Jennings, 92, of Cleveland, passes away Monday, December 14, 2015, at the VA Hospital in Oxford. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. James Breland and Rev. Steve...

Beverly Ann 'Barnes' Smith

Beverly Ann 'Barnes' Smith

Dec 9, 2015

Mrs. Beverly Ann Barnes Smith, 58, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at Delta Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will immediately follow beginning at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church...

Henry Franklin 'Frank' Palmer

Henry Franklin 'Frank' Palmer

Nov 29, 2015

Mr. Henry Franklin "Frank" Palmer, 74, of Benoit, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Lee Kirk officiating. Interment will follow in Shaw Cemetery. Mr. Palmer...

Helen Kathryn 'Kat' Morgan

Helen Kathryn 'Kat' Morgan

Nov 28, 2015

Helen Kathryn "Kat" Kittrell Morgan, 70, of Drew, passed away at Baptist Hospital in Jackson on Saturday, November 28, 2015. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. James McNally officiating. Kat, as she...

Linda Sue Cobb

Linda Sue Cobb

Nov 28, 2015

Ms. Linda Sue Cobb, 66, of Merigold, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015, at her home. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Interment will be in Drew Cemetery. Ms. Cobb was...

John Randal 'Randy' Biagioli

John Randal 'Randy' Biagioli

Nov 27, 2015

Mr. John Randal "Randy" Biagioli, 59, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, November 27, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Father Kent Bowlds officiating.Mr. Biagioli was born...

Sue Thweatt King

Sue Thweatt King

Nov 24, 2015

Mrs. Virginia Sue Thweatt King, 96, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015, in Monroe, LA. Visitation will be 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, November 29, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home with Dr. Macklyn Hubbell officiating. Interment will be in New Cleveland Cemetery. Mrs....

Betty Jean Conger

Betty Jean Conger

Nov 23, 2015

Betty Jean Smith Conger, 88, passed away on Monday, November 23, surrounded by her children. Visitation will be 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 28, 2015, in Evans Annex at the Benoit Union Church. A celebration of life service will immediately follow beginning at 1:30 p.m. at Benoit Union Church with Rev. Andy Ray officiating. Interment will be in Old...

Ruby Taylor Thornhill

Ruby Taylor Thornhill

Nov 23, 2015

Ruby Taylor Thornhill, 94, of Pace, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2015, at Cleveland Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 27, 2015, at Morrison Chapel Baptist Church. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 27, 2015, at Morrison Chapel Baptist Church with Rev. John Thomas officiating. Interment will...

Gary Joe Clark, Jr.

Gary Joe Clark, Jr.

Nov 19, 2015

Mr. Gary Joe Clark, Jr., 57, of Shaw, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Father Kent Bowlds officiating.Mr. Clark was born in Shaw, MS on November 26, 1957, to Gary...

Kathryn Sledge McDonald

Kathryn Sledge McDonald

Nov 19, 2015

Laura Kathryn Sledge McDonald, 99, of Lucedale, formerly of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015, at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula, MS. Graveside services will be 2:00 Saturday, November 21, 2015, at New Cleveland Cemetery with Rev. Michael McLaughlin officiating. Mrs. McDonald was born in Alva, MS on August 25, 1916, to Pascal Earl Sledge and Annie Eliz Ingram...

Jane Sheedy Grimmett

Jane Sheedy Grimmett

Nov 19, 2015

Jane Sheedy Grimmett, 75, of Louisville, MS, formally of Cleveland, MS, passed away surrounded by family Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Winston Medical Center. A visitation will be held at 1:00 on Monday, November 23, 2015 followed by a memorial service beginning at 2:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Jane was born in Weir, MS in 1940....

Buford Steven 'Steve' Clark

Buford Steven 'Steve' Clark

Nov 15, 2015

Mr. Steve Clark, 58, of Boyle, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015, at UMC in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Ike Raley officiating. Interment will be at...

Ruby Self Lindsey

Ruby Self Lindsey

Nov 15, 2015

Ruby Ray Self Lindsey, 80, of Sardis, Mississippi, passed away on November 15th, 2015. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 19, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 19, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Interment will be in Stoneville Cemetery in Leland, MS. She is the...

John Charles Smith

John Charles Smith

Nov 11, 2015

Mr. John Charles Smith, 84, of Benoit, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Saturday, November 14, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Graveside services will begin at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 14, 2015, at Shelby Cemetery with Rev. Walter Goldsmith and Michael Power officiating. Mr. Smith was born in Barlow,...

Alfredo Palacious

Alfredo Palacious

Nov 10, 2015

Mr. Alfredo Palacious, 75, of Indianola, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at Ruleville Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 12, 2015, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Shaw, MS. The rosary will immediately follow beginning at 6:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 13, 2015,...

Doris Buckley Jones

Doris Buckley Jones

Nov 3, 2015

Doris Buckley Jones, 92, of Cleveland, MS, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2015, at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson following a brief illness. The family will receive visitors from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland. Family and friends will celebrate the life of Doris Jones with a Funeral...