Obituaries

Ava Lee Mitchell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Claudia Palmer Clifton

Claudia Palmer Clifton

Jul 27, 2015

Mrs. Claudia Palmer Clifton, 88, of Benoit, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Floyd Cooper officiating. Interment will follow in...

Elizabeth Ann Breazeale

Elizabeth Ann Breazeale

Jul 27, 2015

Elizabeth Ann Breazeale, 80, of Madison, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 1, 2015, at Christ United Methodist Church on Old Canton Rd. in Jackson, MS. Memorial Services will immediately follow beginning at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Calvin Cosnahan officiating. Interment will be in Lehrton...

Howard William 'Billy' Gordon, Jr.

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...

James Thomas Ervin

James Thomas Ervin

Jul 26, 2015

James Thomas Ervin, 81, of Boyle, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Starnes officiating. Interment will be in North Cleveland...

Catherine Williams Graves

Catherine Williams Graves

Jul 25, 2015

Catherine Williams Graves, 88, passed away in Memphis, TN on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the age of 88. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 Thursday, July 30, 2015, at First United Methodist Church in Cleveland, MS. Service will follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 2015, at First Methodist Church, Cleveland, MS with Rev. Will Wilkerson officiating. Interment...

Nancy Lee Seawright

Nancy Lee Seawright

Jul 25, 2015

Nancy Lee Seawright, 72, longtime Cleveland Florist, died Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the Greenwood-Leflore Hospital in Greenwood, Mississippi. Services will be held at First United Methodist Church in Cleveland on Tuesday, July 28 at 11:00 AM. Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM in the sanctuary of the church. The service will be led by The Reverend Will Wilkerson and...

Sylvestra R. Lucio

Sylvestra R. Lucio

Jul 23, 2015

Visitation: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 8, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial Mass: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 8, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Father Scott Thomas officiating. Interment: Old Cleveland Cemetery. Visitation 12:00 am - 1:00 am Saturday, August 8, 2015 Ray Funeral Home 206 Bishop Road Cleveland, Mississippi, United States Memorial Mass 1:00 pm Saturday, August...

Linda Gail Roncali

Linda Gail Roncali

Jul 23, 2015

Mrs. Linda Gail Roncali, 65, of Shaw, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, July 25, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 27, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Howell officiating. Interment will be in Shaw Cemetery....

Katherine Louise Gladden

Katherine Louise Gladden

Jul 23, 2015

Mrs. Katherine Louise Aycock Gladden, 87, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015, at her home after a lengthy illness. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, July 26, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 27, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Eugene Walden officiating. Interment will...

Dorothy Jean 'Dottie' Strait

Dorothy Jean 'Dottie' Strait

Jul 19, 2015

Dorothy Jean "Dottie" Strait, 29, of Prairieville, LA, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015, at her home. Visitation will be 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Ourso Funeral Home in Gonzales, LA. A second visitation will be held from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Friday, July 24, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Celebration of Life...