Obituaries

Carol McCrory

Carol McCrory

Aug 22, 2012

Carol Ann McCrory, 68, of Cleveland passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at Bolivar Medical Center. Graveside Service will be Friday, August 24, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in North Cleveland Cemetery. Bro. Clarence Edwards will officiate.Mrs. Carol was born August 21, 1944, in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1975 she married Clayton Melhop McCrory. Mrs. Carol was a member of the Cleveland...

Cecil Stanford

Cecil Stanford

Aug 18, 2012

Mr. Cecil Lamar Stanford, 80, of Skene, MS, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, August 18, 2012, at Walter B. Crook Nursing Facility in Ruleville. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, August 20, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home. A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at Skene Baptist Church...

Leroy Roland

Leroy Roland

Aug 15, 2012

Leroy Roland, 77, of Shelby passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Bolivar Medical Center. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 20, 2012 in the Shelby Cemetery with Clifton Sutton officiating.Leroy was born March 6, 1935. He was a veteran in the army. Leroy Retired from the Semblex factory after working there, over 20 years. He was...

Allene Yates

Allene Yates

Aug 3, 2012

Allene Nason Yates of Shelby, MS , daughter of Mabel Reed Nason and Dr. Allen Richard Nason , died Friday, August 3, 2012, in Jackson, MS. Graveside services will be held Sunday, August 5 at 3:00 P.M. at the Shelby Cemetery in Shelby, MS.Allene was born March 7, 1915, in Tomnolen, MS, graduating from Delta State University and receiving her...

W.J. Sumrall

W.J. Sumrall

Aug 1, 2012

W. J. "Dub" Sumrall died at his home in Cleveland, Mississippi, on August 1, 2012. Visitation will be held at Ray Funeral Home on Friday, August 3, from noon until 1:45 p.m. before the 2 p.m. chapel service with Rev. Clarence Edwards and Rev. Tim Starnes officiating. Interment will be at the North Cleveland Cemetery.Mr. Sumrall was born September 7,...

Daniel Atkinson

Daniel Atkinson

Jul 30, 2012

Daniel Sharp Atkinson, Sr., 69, of Shaw passed away Monday July 30, 2012. Visitation will be held from 9:00 until 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 3, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home, services will immediately follow at Ray Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Shaw Cemetery.Sharp was born March 14, 1943, to Asa Bishop Atkinson and Jewel McClure Atkinson of Shaw. He...

Amanda Easton

Amanda Easton

Jul 28, 2012

Amanda Marie Easton, 35, passed away July 28, 2012 at Bolivar Medical Center. The family will be holding a private memorial at a later date.Amanda was born in Illinois to Jane Louise Stanley Easton and Bruce Allen Easton on November 11, 1976.She is survived by her mother, Jane Harwood of Jackson, TN; brothers, Joey Easton of Wausau, WI and Josh...

Davis Hill

Davis Hill

Jul 26, 2012

Davis Chestine Hill, 68, of Pace passed away Thursday, July 26, 2012 at Delta Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Saturday, July 28, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Ed Hall officiating. Interment will follow at the Merigold Cemetery.Mr. Hill was born...

Mary Moore Crews

Mary Moore Crews

Jul 26, 2012

Mary Moore Mansker Crews passed away Thursday, July 26, 2012 at her home. Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m. Sunday, July 29, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home. Services will be held on Monday, July 30 at 10:00 at First United Methodist Church in Cleveland, MS. Burial will follow in the New Cleveland Cemetery. Ray Funeral home is...

Josephine Vowell

Josephine Vowell

Jul 25, 2012

Josephine Vowell, 77, of Shaw passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at St. Dominic's, in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday, July 26, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, July, 27 2012 at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. John Read officiating. Interment will follow the service in the Shaw...

Ralph Washington

Ralph Washington

Jul 24, 2012

Ralph Orman Washington, 70, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at St. Dominic's Hospital, in Jackson. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 26, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home, and a second visitation will be held 2:00-3:00 p.m. Friday, July 27, 2012, at St. Luke Methodist Church. Services will be 3:00 p.m. Friday, July...

Jeanellyn Cessor

Jeanellyn Cessor

Jul 18, 2012

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Dorothy Smith

Dorothy Smith

Jul 16, 2012

Dorothy Townsend Smith, of Cleveland passed away Monday, July 16, 2012. Visitation will be held from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home. Graveside Service will follow beginning at 11:15 a.m. at North Cleveland Cemetery with Bro. Bob Hill Officiating.Mrs. Smith was born in Tennessee on June 7, 1926 to Patrick W. Townsend and Jennie...

Mary Taylor

Mary Taylor

Jul 15, 2012

Mary Nell McIntyre Taylor, 68, of Cleveland passed away Sunday, July, 15, 2012 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home. Services will be Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 10: a.m. at The Bethany Baptist Church, Sunflower Plantation; interment will follow in Drew Cemetery.Mrs. Taylor was...

Betty Donald

Betty Donald

Jul 7, 2012

Betty Lynn Donald, 88, passed away on July 7, 2012 at Indywood Estate in Cleveland, MS. She was born February 1, 1924, in Vicksburg, MS., she was the daughter of Nicholas and Mary Donald.She graduated from Cary (MS) High School in 1941 and continued her education with a Bachelor of Science in 1944, a Master of Business Education in 1956,...

Lillie Stillman

Lillie Stillman

Jul 2, 2012

Lillie Sue Terrell Stillman, age 84, passed away the morning of Monday, July 2, 2012 in Gulfport, Mississippi . Visitation will be 9:00-10:00 a.m. Monday, July 9, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 9, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Turner officiating. Interment will follow in...

Steve Sizemore

Steve Sizemore

Jun 30, 2012

Steve Lee "Buster" Sizemore, Sr., 73, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2012 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, July 2, 2012 at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church. A Rosary will follow the visitation beginning at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Our Lady of...

Martha Sizemore

Martha Sizemore

Jun 29, 2012

Martha Sizemore, 72, of Boyle passed away Friday, June 29, 2012 at Greenwood Leflore Hospital. Visitation will be Thursday, July 5, 2012 5:00 p.m. until 8:00. Services will be Friday, July 6, 2012, 11:00 a.m. at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland Burial will be 1:00 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery in North Carrollton, MS, With Bro. Billy Owen officiating.Mrs. Sizemore was...

Earl Tedford

Earl Tedford

Jun 27, 2012

Mr. Earl Lynn Tedford, 79, of Cleveland, passed away June 27, 2012 at Cleveland Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be held 9:00-10:00 a.m. Friday, June 29, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow beginning at 10:00 a.m. at Delta Heights Memorial Gardens with Rev. Steve Roberts officiating.Mr. Tedford was born in Cleveland, MS on December 3, 1932, to...

George Fly

George Fly

Jun 20, 2012

George Douglas Fly, 71, of Cleveland passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at University Medical Center, in Jackson. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 22, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home with services immediately following the visitation. Bro. Robert Haney will be officiating. Interment will follow in Delta Heights Memorial Garden, Cleveland.Mr. Fly was born...