Obituaries

Gertie Smith

Gertie Smith

Nov 2, 2012

Gertie Avant Smith, 97, of Ruleville passed away Friday, November 02, 2012 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Sunday, November 4, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home with services immediately following the visitation with Bro James Wilkerson officiating. Interment will follow in the North Cleveland Cemetery.Mrs. Smith was born October 24, 1915 to...

Robbie Abel

Robbie Abel

Oct 26, 2012

Mrs. Robbie H. Abel, 98, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Friday, October 26, 2012, at Bolivar Medical Long Term Care. Visitation will be from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 28, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life services will immediately follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 28, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Breland and Rev. John...

Shelby Harmon

Shelby Harmon

Oct 20, 2012

Our beautiful Shelby Dawson Harmon lived life big, loud, and hopeful. Jesusblessed her with her beautiful wings on Saturday, October 20, 2012.A celebration of this new precious angel and her amazing love a visitation willbe held at 6:00 p.m. then a 7:00 p.m. service Wednesday, October 24, 2012. Thiscelebration of a young life will be held at the place Shelby...

Tommie York

Tommie York

Oct 19, 2012

Tommie Arnold York, 81, of Cleveland passed away Friday, October 19, 2012 at his home. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday, October 21, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, October 22, 2012, at the Interstate Baptist church with Bro. John Chouccoli and Bro. Robert Haney...

Dorothy Franklin

Dorothy Franklin

Oct 19, 2012

Mrs. Dorothy Cain Franklin, 92, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Friday, October 19, 2012, at her home in Cleveland.Visitation will be 10:00 am to 11:00 am, on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at the First Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, MS. Services will immediately follow, beginning at 11:00 am, with the Rev. Michael Mc Laughlin and the Rev. Sid Harmon officiating. Interment...

Rece Beach

Rece Beach

Oct 13, 2012

Mr. Rece Dero Beach, 80, of Drew, MS, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis, TN. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, October 15, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home. A second visitation will be held 12:30-2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at Drew Baptist Church. Celebration of life services will immediately follow the visitation...

Mary James Blakeman

Mary James Blakeman

Oct 11, 2012

Mary James Clark Blakeman, 89, a mother, homemaker, and friend to all who knew her, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2012, after a lengthy illness. She was born to Mary Frances and James Coombs Clark on December 29, 1922. She was baptized and grew up in the First Presbyterian Church in Trenton, Tennessee. She graduated from the University of...

Marie Threet

Marie Threet

Oct 8, 2012

Marie Chandler Threet, 89, of Ruleville, MS, passed away October 8, 2012, at Crossgates River Oaks Hospital in Brandon, MS, from complications of Stevens Johnson Syndrome.Marie was preceded in death by her parents, Isaac Henry and Jewel Sweatt Chandler, brother Earl Chandler, and sister Irene Pratt.Marie worked at the Ruleville Baptist Church, Baxter Labs in Cleveland, Bolivar County Hospital, Delta...

Harold Johnson

Harold Johnson

Oct 4, 2012

Mr. Harold Baskin Johnson, 94, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2012, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 2:00-3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 7, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home. Graveside services will immediately follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. in New Cleveland Cemetery with Rev. Jimmy Breland officiating.Mr. Johnson was born in Vaiden, MS on June 8, 1918, to Mr....

Martha Cocilova

Martha Cocilova

Sep 29, 2012

Martha R. Cocilova, 88, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012 at the Brandon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brandon, MS. Visitation is at St. Francis-Assissi Catholic Church in Shaw, MS, Monday 8:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. prior a Memorial Mass at the same location at 11:00 A.M. with interment to follow at Shaw Cemetery.Martha was born in Longshot, MS and...

Nathan Tisdell

Nathan Tisdell

Sep 29, 2012

Nathan Carl "Pete" Tisdell, 82, of Cleveland, MS passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 2:00 p.m at Linn Baptist Church. Services will immediately follow with Bro. Clarence Edward officiating.Mr. Tisdell was born July 20, 1930 to J.A. Tisdell and Virue Graham Tisdell. He is survived by a...

Allie Thornton

Allie Thornton

Sep 29, 2012

Mrs. Allie Hillhouse Thornton, 87, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Walter B. Crook Nursing Facility. Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Robert Haney officiating. Interment will be in...

Gene Gilbow

Gene Gilbow

Sep 28, 2012

Mr. Gene Edward Gilbow, 80, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, 28, 2012, at North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville. Visitation will be from 1:00 -2:00p.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life services will immediately begin at 2:00p.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Butch Cummins officiating. Interment will follow at Drew...

James Noblin

James Noblin

Sep 27, 2012

Mr. James Edward "Jimmy" Noblin, 69, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012, at Delta Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 30, 2012, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral home. Graveside Services will be Monday, October 1, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at New Cleveland Cemetery with Mr. Kenneth Kerr officiating.Jimmy was born June 2,...

Billye Tedford

Billye Tedford

Sep 27, 2012

Billye Jean Ivy Tedford, 79, of Marks, MS, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012 in Memphis, TN. Visitation will be held 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Robert Haney officiating. Burial will...

Tommie Muirhead

Tommie Muirhead

Sep 26, 2012

Tommie Lee Coleman Muirhead,77, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2012, at her home. Visitation will be 12-2:00p.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Cleveland Church of Christ on Ronnaldman Rd.. Services will follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 26, 2012, at Cleveland Church of Christ with Brother Tim McCarter officiating. Interment will be in North Cleveland Cemetery.Mrs. Muirhead...

Willard Samuels

Willard Samuels

Sep 22, 2012

Willard Roswell Samuels, 92, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2012, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 9:30-11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at Cleveland First United Methodist Church. Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at Cleveland First United Methodist Church with Rev. Barry Dickerson officiating. Interment will be in New Cleveland...

Mildred Reed

Mildred Reed

Sep 13, 2012

Mary Mildred Linville Boswell Reed, 95, of Cleveland passed away on September 13, 2012 at Bolivar Medical Center.Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 4:00 on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland. Celebration of life will be held at Ray Funeral Home at 4:00 on Saturday, September 15, 2012 with Rev. Clarence Edwards, Minister of Boyle...

Joseph Fava

Joseph Fava

Sep 11, 2012

Joseph Louis "Sonny" Fava , 87, of Shelby, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at his home. Visitation will be held 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September, 15, 2012, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shelby. Services will immediately follow the visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 15, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shelby with Father Scott...

Thomas Free

Thomas Free

Sep 10, 2012

Thomas E. Free, 64, of Saltillo, passed away Monday, September 10, 2012, at North Mississippi Medical Center. A memorial service will be at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 13, 2012, at the Tupelo Chapel of Holland Funeral Directors. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to service time on Thursday. Holland Funeral Directors is entrusted with local arrangements. A second visitation...

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