Obituaries

Claude Hooper

Claude Hooper

Oct 15, 2013

Claude "Dick" Hooper, 88, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at North Sunflower Medical Center. Visitation will be 10:00-11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 17, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 17, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. John Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in New Cleveland...

Louise Giaccaglia

Louise Giaccaglia

Oct 14, 2013

Louise Ferri Giaccaglia, 79, of Shelby, passed away Monday, October 14, 2013, at her home. Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 16, 2013, with services immediately following beginning at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shelby. Interment will be in Shelby Cemetery.Mrs. Giaccaglia was born in Cleveland on September 13, 1934, to George Ferri, Sr....

Donald Ainsworth

Donald Ainsworth

Oct 14, 2013

Donnie Ainsworth, 69, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, October 14, 2013, in Jackson, M. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, October 17, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 18, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. David Koons officiating. Interment will follow in North Cleveland Cemetery.Mr. Ainsworth was born...

Catherine Welty

Catherine Welty

Oct 11, 2013

Catherine "Cathy" Garcia Welty, 69, of Cleveland, MS completed her earthly assignment Friday, October 11, 2013, and embraced her spiritual promotion with dignity and grace.Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 on Monday, October 14, 2013, at Our Lady of Victories with a Rosary from 7:00-8:00 p.m. immediately following the visitation. A second visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 15,...

Mildred Pate

Mildred Pate

Oct 10, 2013

Mildred Pate Warren, 80, of Cleveland passed away, Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday October 12, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 3:00 p.m Saturday October 12, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Milton Burd officiating. Interment will follow in New Cleveland...

Mildred Warren

Mildred Warren

Oct 10, 2013

Mildred Pate Warren, 80, of Cleveland passed away, Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday October 12, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 3:00 p.m Saturday October 12, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Milton Burd officiating. Interment will follow in New Cleveland...

Jane Clements

Jane Clements

Oct 5, 2013

Jane Elizabeth Brown Clements, 82, of Cleveland, died Saturday, October 5, 2013. Visitation with the family will be Monday, October 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday at 10 a.m. prior to the 11:00 Celebration of Life services at Ray Funeral Home.Jane was the beloved first-born to Evelyn Ruth (Ohl) and Curtis Brown, Jr. Being the eldest of six,...

Kristal Balderas

Kristal Balderas

Oct 2, 2013

Kristal Lopez, infant, passed away October 2, 2013, at University Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church with mass Services immediately following beginning at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 5, 2013, with Father Kent Bowlds officiating.Kristal was born September 28, 2013, in Jackson, MS to Elvia...

Lois Griffith

Lois Griffith

Oct 2, 2013

Lois Gandy Griffith, 93, of Skene, died on Thursday, October 2 at Indywood Estate Assisted Living in Cleveland, Mississippi.Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, October 4, 2013, at the Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland. Her life will be celebrated with a second visitation from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 5, 2013, at the Skene Baptist Church in Skene, Mississippi...

Beatrice Pearson

Beatrice Pearson

Oct 1, 2013

Mrs. Beatrice Montez Pearson, 77, of Gunnison, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013, at North West Regional Medical Center in Clarksdale. Visitation will be 9:00-10:00 a.m. Friday, October 4, 2013, at Gunnison Baptist Church with Celebration of Life services immediately following beginning at 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 4, 2013, at Gunnison Baptist Church with Bro. Allen Robinson and Bro. Butch...

Barbara Moore

Barbara Moore

Sep 24, 2013

Barbara Ann Burnside Moore, 64, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at her home. Visitation will be 3:00-4:00 p.m. Friday, September 27, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Services will immediately follow beginning at 4:00 p.m. Friday, September 27, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Breland officiating.Mrs. Moore was born July 18, 1949, in Arkansas to Boyce...

Jimmy Franklin Beach

Jimmy Franklin Beach

Sep 21, 2013

Jimmy Franklin "Frankie" Beach, 65, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2013, at his home.He was born December 12, 1947, to James Noah and Arlene Baker Beach. He attended Cleveland High School. He was a self-employed flooring contractor-known to many as the "best carpet layer ever."He married Billie Beth Mauldin on November 28, 1968, in Cleveland, He was a...

Richard Shaw

Richard Shaw

Sep 19, 2013

Richard Shaw, 45 of Ruleville, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2013,at his home in Ruleville. Visitation will be 1-2 and services following Monday, September 23, 2013, atRay Funeral Home with Brother Robert Haney officiating.Mr. Richard Shaw was born August 9, 1968, to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Shaw.On January 15, 2002, he was married to Marilyn Maquis. He worked as a...

Curtis Bobinger

Curtis Bobinger

Sep 18, 2013

Mr. Curtis Bobinger, Jr., 65, of Cleveland, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at Hospice Ministries in at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland,MS.Curtis was born in Kiln, MS on December 17, 1947, to Curtis Bobinger, Sr. and Allie Mae Fultz Bobinger. He was a graduate of Cleveland High School where he excelled as a member of the Wildcat Baseball and...

Mary Campbell

Mary Campbell

Sep 7, 2013

Mary Virginia Campbell, 90, of Mustang, OK, formerly of Drew, passed away September 7, 2013, in Mustang, OK. Visitation will be from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Saturday, September 21, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial Services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 22, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with interment following in Drew City Cemetery.Mary was born in Drew, Mississippi to Tommie...

Harvey York

Harvey York

Aug 31, 2013

Mr. Harvey J. York, 79, of Gunnison, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be 10:00-11:00 a.m. Monday, September 2, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 2, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Butch Cummins and Bro. Allen Robison officiating. Interment will be in...

Kenneth White

Kenneth White

Aug 29, 2013

Kenneth Wayne White, 61, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 10:00-11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home. Graveside services will immediately follow beginning at 11:15 in North Cleveland Cemetery with Bro. John Thomas officiating.Mr. White was born September 10, 1951, to Russell Larkin White and Elsie...

Betty Baker

Betty Baker

Aug 25, 2013

Mrs. Betty Lou Baker, 55, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2013, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. James McNally officiating. Interment will follow in Drew City Cemetery.Mrs. Baker was...

Pressley Wooten

Pressley Wooten

Aug 24, 2013

Pressley Eugene Wooten, 69, passed away August 24, 2013, in Crossville, TN. Visitation will be 12:00-2:00 p.m. Friday, August 30, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 30, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Interment will be in Lehrton Cemetery.Pressley was born July 1, 1944, the son of Mr. and...

Armando Reginelli

Armando Reginelli

Aug 22, 2013

Mr. Armando Reginelli, 85, of Shaw, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2013, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 6:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday, August 25, 2013, at St. Francis of Assisi in Shaw with a rosary immediately following from 7:00-8:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 26, 2013, at St. Francis of Assisi in Shaw....