Obituaries

Harry Brooks

Harry Brooks

May 29, 2013

Mr. Harry Pat Brooks, 86, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be 10:00-11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Merigold United Methodist Church in Merigold, MS. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m with Bro. Barry Dickerson. Interment will be in New Cleveland Cemetery.Mr....

Emmit McKnight

Emmit McKnight

May 27, 2013

Mr. Emmitt McKnight, 84, of Indianola, passed away Monday, May 27, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. with Bro. Ed Hall officiating. Interment will be in New Cleveland Cemetery.Mr. McKnight was born September 7, 1928...

Debra Machell

Debra Machell

May 25, 2013

Mrs. Debra Ingold Machell, 60, of Boyle, MS, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013, at her home. Vistitation will be held 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Nell Maki officiating.Mrs. Machell was born...

Amanda Gilliland

Amanda Gilliland

May 25, 2013

Mrs. Amanda Anne Boswell Gilliland, 32, of Cleveland passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately following with Larry Braswell officiating. Interment will be in Merigold Cemetery.Amanda was born on December 25, 1980 to her adopted mother, Mrs. Frances Boswell...

Benny Sanders

Benny Sanders

May 22, 2013

Mrs. Benny Martin Sanders, 94, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Cleveland Personal Care. Visitation will be held 1:00-2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Bob Hill and Bro. Larry Braswell officiating....

Amelia Beckham

Amelia Beckham

May 17, 2013

Mrs. Frances Amelia Turpin Beckham, 100, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013, at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Celebration of Life Services will begin at 3:00 p.m. at the Covenant Presbyterian Church with Rev. Tim Starnes Officiating. Interment will be in Shaw Cemetery.Mrs. Beckham...

Miriam Esch

Miriam Esch

May 15, 2013

Mrs. Miriam Litton Esch, 75, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at her home. First visitation will be 6:00 p.m- 8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home a second visitation will be held 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home. A graveside service will immediately follow at Delta Heights...

Wanda Ray

Wanda Ray

May 15, 2013

Mrs. Wanda Nell Milum Ray, 61, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at her home. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with Dr. Steve Huber officiating. Interment will be held in Shaw...

Troy Daugherty

Troy Daugherty

May 13, 2013

Mr. Troy Lavelle Daugherty Sr., 71, of Shaw, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013 with Bro. Robert Haney and Bro. John Chouccoli officiating....

Ardene Fullilove

Ardene Fullilove

May 11, 2013

Mrs. Ardena Lajeune Fullilove, 87, of Shelby, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013, at Tunica Nursing Home. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 13, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. May 13, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Danny Smith officiating. Interment will be in Shelby Cemetery.Mrs. Fullilove was...

Mary Peckenpaugh

Mary Peckenpaugh

May 6, 2013

Mary Lee Luckett Peckenpaugh, age 86, of Cleveland, Mississippi, died May 6, 2013, at Indywood Estates in Cleveland. Visitation will be 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Immanuel Baptist Church with memorial services following beginning at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Immanuel Baptist Church. She requested donation of her body to University Hospital in Jackson,...

Sandra Carroll

Sandra Carroll

May 6, 2013

Sandra Jo Carroll, 54, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, May 6, 2013 in her home. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 10, 2013 at the Calvary Episcopal Church in Cleveland with Rev. Sylvia Czarnetzky officiating.Ms. Carroll was born February 21, 1959 to Carl and Jimmie Ruth Weeks Carroll. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and...

Shirley Dean

Shirley Dean

May 4, 2013

Shirley Jean Bullock Dean, 72, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013, at St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with Matthew Reed Buckley leading the ceremonies. Interment will...

Robert Hutchison

Robert Hutchison

May 2, 2013

Robert Allen "Bob" Hutchison, Sr., of Merigold, passed away May 2, 2013, at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Bobby Turner and Bro. Ed Hall officiating. Interment...

Robert Goss

Robert Goss

Apr 27, 2013

Robert J. Goss, 73, of Cleveland, passed away April 27, 2013 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be held Sunday, April 28, 2013 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. with the Celebration of Life Services following at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Ed Hall officiating.Robert was born June 7, 1939 to Clarence and Minnie Lee Minga Goss. He married Ruth Lara Goss on...

Nell Kent

Nell Kent

Apr 23, 2013

Nell W. Kent, 88, of Rosedale, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at her home surrounded by family. Visitation will be held Monday, April 29, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. with the memorial service following at 11:00 a.m. at Gunnison United Methodist Church.Nell was born on November 26, 1924, in Memphis, TN to Harvey Ralph Whiteside and Robbye Cheshier Whiteside....

Willo Cole

Willo Cole

Apr 19, 2013

Mrs. Willo Mae Cook Cole, 97, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, April 19, 2013, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 10:00 -11:00 a.m Monday, April 22, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 22, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Milton Burd officiating. Interment will be in...

Elizabeth Hodges

Elizabeth Hodges

Apr 19, 2013

Elizabeth Smith Hodges, 86, of Sunflower, passed away Friday, April 19, 2013, at South Sunflower Hospital in Indianola. Visitation will be 3:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 22, 2013, at Sunflower Baptist Church with Bro. AllenRobison and Bro. Gene Henderson officiating. Interment will be in Linn...

Delvene Freeman

Delvene Freeman

Apr 18, 2013

Mrs. Delvene "Dell" Smith Freeman, 88, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home with Dr. Mark Worsham officiaiting. Interment will follow in New Cleveland...

Rita Bizzell

Rita Bizzell

Apr 14, 2013

Mrs. Rita Brignac Bizzell, 95, of Cleveland, passed away April 14, 2013, at her home. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home and a second visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 Thursday, April 18, 2013, at Cleveland First United Methodist Church. Celebration of Life services will follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 18,...

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