Obituaries

Ruth Shoops

Ruth Shoops

Feb 9, 2012

Mrs. Ruth Tedder Shoops, 88, of Holly Bluff, MS, formerly of Memphis, TN, passed away at River Region Hospital in Vicksburg, MS, Thursday, February 9, 2012. Visitation will be at Ray Funeral Home Monday, February 13, 2012 from 10:00 to 11:00 am. Celebration of life service will be at 11:00 am at Ray Funeral Home on Monday, February 13, 2012....

Helen Litton

Helen Litton

Feb 5, 2012

Helen Morgan Litton, age 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday February 5 after a short illness. She had been a member of the Longshot Community for over 50 years. She enjoyed traveling with friends from the community as well as her sister Jeanette and family, visiting such far away places as Hawaii, Cancun, Australia, New Zealand, and Switzerland. For nearly...

Magdalena Luciano

Magdalena Luciano

Feb 5, 2012

Mrs. Magdalena Ursua Luciano,72, of Ruleville, MS, passed away, from complications with her heart, on February 5, 2012 in Southaven, MS. Visitation will be Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church from 9:00 to 11:00 am. Celebration of life service will be Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church at 11:00 a.m....

Isabell Maxwell

Isabell Maxwell

Feb 4, 2012

Isabell "Pinky" Rule Maxwell, 95, of Ruleville, MS passed away Saturday, February 4, 2012. Visitation will be at the United Methodist Church of Ruleville on Tuesday, February 7th from 1pm to 2pm. A Celebration of Life Service will be held following visitation at 2pm. Pinky was born in Ruleville, MS, March 26, 1916. She was born the youngest child of...

Martin King

Martin King

Feb 3, 2012

Mr. Martin Thomas King, Jr. 87, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, LA. Visitation will be Sunday, February 5, 2012 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life service will be Monday, February 6, 2012 in the New Cleveland Cemetery at 2:00 pm.Mr. King was...

Thomas Oswalt

Thomas Oswalt

Feb 2, 2012

Retired Police Captain Thomas Daniel "Danny" Oswalt, 55, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Celebration of life service will be Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home. Burial will be in North Cleveland Cemetery.Mr. Oswalt was...

Brown Ryle

Brown Ryle

Feb 1, 2012

Mr. Essie Brown Ryle , Jr., 79, of Boyle, MS, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life services will immediately follow the visitation beginning at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Clarence Edwards officiating. Interment...

Max Bramuchi

Max Bramuchi

Jan 31, 2012

Mr. Max Bramuchi, 81, of Shelby, MS passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Cleveland Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday, February 3, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shelby, MS. A mass of Christian burial will immediately follow the visitation beginning at 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 3, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father...

Beulah Lane

Beulah Lane

Jan 30, 2012

Mrs. Beulah Ries Lane, 91, of Ruleville, formerly of Rosedale, MS, passed away, Monday, January 30, 2012 at North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville, MS. Visitation will be Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home from 10:00 to 11:00 am. Celebration of life service will be Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 11:00 am with Milton Burd officiating. Interment will...

Charlotte Kaplan

Charlotte Kaplan

Jan 29, 2012

Dr. Charlotte Siegel Kaplan, 91, of Cleveland, MS passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012 at her home. Visitation will be held 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, January 30, 2012 at her home, 303 Fayette Davis Ave. Services will be 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Adath Israel Congregation Temple in Cleveland with Rabbi Harry Danziger officiating. Interment will follow in Greenville...

James Medders

James Medders

Jan 29, 2012

James Derwood Medders, Jr., 69, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012 at his home. Visitation will be Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Celebration of life service will be, Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home at 1:00 pm with Rev. Steve Roberts officiating. Interment will be in North...

Danny Hollings

Danny Hollings

Jan 28, 2012

Mr. Danny Wayne Hollings, 31, of Beulah, MS, passed away at UMC in Jackson, MS, Saturday, January 28, 2012. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Celebration of life service will be Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m.Mr. Hollings was born September 15, 1980 to Hansel...

Wayne Mullen

Wayne Mullen

Jan 28, 2012

Mr. Wayne Sterling Mullen, 81, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Cleveland Health Care and Rehab. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Interstate Baptist Church from 10:00 am to 11:00 am. Celebration of life service will begin at 11:00 am at Interstate Baptist Church on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 with Rev. Robert Haney officiating....

Susan Wade

Susan Wade

Jan 27, 2012

Mrs. Susan Stubbs Wade, 63, passed away at her home in Cleveland, MS, Friday, January 27, 2012. Visitation will be held Monday, January 30, 2012 at First Baptist Church of Cleveland from 10am to 12pm. Celebration of life services will be held at 12pm Monday, January 30, 2012 at First Baptist Church of Cleveland with Dr. Park Neff officiating. Interment...

Judge Pepper

Judge Pepper

Jan 24, 2012

U.S. District Judge W. Allen Pepper Jr. died Tuesday leaving Cleveland and the Mississippi Delta void of a true Southern gentleman.Pepper, born in Greenwood in 1941, and a native of Belzoni, he graduated from Belzoni High in 1959. Pepper made his home in Cleveland with his wife Virginia (Ginger) Brown, whom he married in 1967, and their son William (Will)...

Patricia Montesi

Patricia Montesi

Jan 20, 2012

Patricia K. Montesi, 63, of Boyle, died Friday, January 20, 2012, at Bolivar Medical Center.A Mass of Resurrection will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church with Father Kent Bowlds officiating. The Interment will be in North Cleveland Cemetery, under the direction of Ray Funeral Home.Visitation will be from 5:00 to...

Martha Wilson

Martha Wilson

Jan 16, 2012

Martha Jene Wilson, 80, of Cleveland, MS, passed away, Monday, January 16, 2012 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Graveside service will be Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 3:15 p.m. in Delta Heights Memorial Gardens with Father Kent Bowlds officiating.Miss Wilson was born, April 6, 1931...

Pearl Worthey

Pearl Worthey

Jan 9, 2012

Mrs. Pearl Davis Worthey, 98, of Cleveland, MS, passed away, Monday, January 9, 2012 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. There also be a visitation from 1:00 to 2:00, Thursday, January 12, 2012 at Pickens Presbyterian Church. Celebration of life service will be Thursday, January 12,....

Ruth Brumfield

Ruth Brumfield

Jan 3, 2012

Ruth Terrell Brumfield, 89, a resident of Cleveland and a former resident of McComb, died January 3, 2012 at Bovilar Medical Center Long Term Care facility in Cleveland, MS. She was born June 19, 1922 in Progress, MS. the daughter of the late William Newton Terrell, Sr. and Thelma Day Terrell.She was very active in the East McComb Baptist Church,...

Mary Bassie

Mary Bassie

Dec 31, 2011

Mary Lee Canady Bassie, 88, of Gunnison, MS, passed away, Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Cleveland Personal Care in Cleveland. Visitation will be Monday, January 2, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Celebration of life service will immediately follow the visitation at 2:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home. Burial will follow services in Shelby Cemetery.Mrs. Bassie...