Obituaries
Don Faris Mixon
Feb 24, 2015
Don Faris Mixon, 61, of Skene, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 28, 2015, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Shaw, MS. A Mass of Christian Burial will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. with Father Tom Mullally officiating. Interment will be in Shaw Cemetery. Mr....
Effie Antrim Jones
Feb 21, 2015
Mrs. Effie Antrim Jones, 104, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Cleveland Personal Care in Cleveland, MS. Visitation will be will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February, 25, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February, 25, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Chaplain...
Mary Pauline 'Polly' Marquis
Feb 15, 2015
Mary Pauline (Polly) Tweedle Marquis, 78, of Rosedale, MS passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at First Baptist Church, Rosedale, MS. Interment will follow at Beulah...
James Edwin Peacock
Feb 15, 2015
Mr. James Edwin Peacock, 77, of Boyle, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Wayne Moore officiating.Mr. Peacock was born in Belzoni, MS, on May...
Gloria Vazquez Edwards
Feb 14, 2015
Gloria V. Edwards, 61, of Memphis, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Methodist Hospital in Memphis. Memorial services will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Ike Raley officiating. Interment will follow in Shaw Cemetery. Mrs. Edwards was born in Cleveland, MS on November 3, 1953, to Fransisco Vazquez and Erlinda Soliz...
Corrie Holmes McKay
Feb 14, 2015
Corrie Holmes McKay went to be with her Lord on Saturday, February 14, 2015. She was born to William Eugene and Georgie Patterson Holmes on June 4, 1922 in Calhoun County, Mississippi. She was the youngest of seven children. She attended school in Springhill, MS, until her family moved to Bolivar County where she continued her education at Rosedale Schools....
E. Wayne Pittman
Feb 14, 2015
Mr. E. Wayne Pittman, 72, of Hernando, died Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Baptist Desoto Hospital. Born March 24, 1942 in Boyle, MS. He was preceeded in death by his parents, Clarence Eli and Mary Lee; and his sister Ethel Lee Pittman Powers. Mr. Pittman leaves his brother, James Clarence Pittman of Vicksburg, MS; sister Mary Lois Pittman Cruse of...
Charles William Boyd, Sr.
Feb 13, 2015
Mr. Charles William Boyd, Sr., 76, of Holly Springs, MS passed away February 13, 2015, at Methodist Hospital in Germantown, TN. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 19, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Sollars, Jr. and Rev. Doug...
Harold Loyd Chambers, Sr.
Feb 12, 2015
Harold Loyd Chambers, Sr. , 84, of Benoit, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. Visitation will be 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Benoit Union Church. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Benoit Union Church with Bro. Floyd Cooper and Bro....
Emmett Roland Ray
Feb 9, 2015
Mr. Emmett Roland Ray, 83, of Merigold, passed away Monday, February 9, 2015, at Delta Regional Medical Center. Mr. Ray was born in Tutwiler, MS on March 22, 1931, to Emmett Ray and Nora Lucille Monroe Ray. He proudly served our country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War and retired from the Navy after many years of...
Mary Nell Balducci
Feb 9, 2015
Mrs. Mary Nell Balducci, , of Shelby, died Monday, February 9, 2015, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 12, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 12, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Diane Elliott officiating. Interment will follow in Shelby...
Mary Ida Ross
Feb 3, 2015
Mary Ida Vause Ross, 92, of Benoit, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at Washington Care Center in Greenville, MS. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 6, 2015, at Benoit Union Church. Celebration of Life services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 6, 2015, at Benoit Union Church with Rev. Luther Robertson and Joe Mitchell officiating....
Irene Stanford Johnson
Feb 2, 2015
Mrs. Irene Stanford Johnson, 91, of Skene, passed away Monday, February 2, 2015, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Starnes officiating, Interment will be in...
Paul C. 'Jay' Ashford
Feb 2, 2015
Mr. Paul Crawford "Jay" Ashford, 90, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, February 2, 2015, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 7, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 7, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Tim McCarter officiating. Interment will...
Lois Jenkins Boyette
Feb 1, 2015
Lois Jenkins Boyette, 82, of Drew, passed away February 1, 2015, at her home. Visitation will be 12:00p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 2:00p.m. Wednesday 4, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Hill officiating. Interment will follow at Delta Heights. Ms. Boyette was born November 24, 1932,...
Maurice Braswell
Jan 29, 2015
Maurice Braswell, 98, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 31, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 31, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Steve McMillon and Rev. Milton Burd officiating.Mr. Braswell was born December 14,...
Bryce Clinton 'B.C.' Ruth
Jan 28, 2015
Mr. Bryce Clinton Ruth, Sr., 94, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at Indywood Estates. Visitation will be 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. Friday, January 30, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Graveside services will immediately follow, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 30, 2015, at Lehrton Cemetery in Ruleville with Rev. Will Wilkerson officiating. Interment will be in Lehrton...
James Edward Goodman
Jan 27, 2015
Mr. James Edward Goodman, 90, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. A second visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 30, 2015, with celebration of Life services immediately following beginning at 11:00 a.m. at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy...
Doris McMillian
Jan 22, 2015
Doris Lucille Burnside McMillian, 88, of Cleveland, died Thursday, January 22, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Desoto Hospital. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Greg Chamblee officiating. Burial will follow in the New Cleveland...
Ernestine Walker
Jan 22, 2015
Ernestine Bishop Walker, affectionately known as "Whizzie" to family and friends, died January 22, 2015, at the age of 90. Born on October 3, 1924, in Drew, MS, she was a child of the Great Depression and then World War II. She is preceded in death by her devoted husband of 49 years, William Harrison "Dub" Walker, and her oldest...
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