Obituaries
John Estill Watts
Oct 23, 2022
Mr. John E. Watts went to be with the Lord Sunday, October 23, 2022. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS.
John was born in 1934 to J. V. and Winona Watts in Memphis, TN. He married Laurie Ann Hayes in 1956 in Thermopolis,...
Raymond Ray
Oct 21, 2022
Raymond Ray went to be with the Lord Friday, October 21, 2022. Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday, October 24, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Celebration of Life Service will immediately follow at 1:00 p.m. Interment will be at Delta Heights Memorial Garden Cemetery.
Raymond was born on March 24, 1936, in...
Dorothy "Dot" Lee Tarver
Oct 17, 2022
Dorothy Lee “Dot” Tarver, 84, of Cleveland went to be with the Lord Monday, October 17, 2022. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Graveside Service will immediately follow at 2:00 p.m. in the North Cleveland Cemetery.
Dot was born November 27, 1937, to Ira and Beatrice...
John Eric Doty
Oct 16, 2022
John Eric Doty, 51, of Boyle, MS went to be with the Lord Sunday, October 16, 2022.
John was born March 27, 1971, in Vicksburg, MS to Kenneth Earl Doty Sr. and Virginia Dale Doty. He owned Dotys Home Improvements for 3 years and worked for the city of Memphis for 13 years. John married Kim on October 19,...
Leroy Causey
Oct 12, 2022
Thomas Leroy Causey, 87, of Skene went to be with the Lord Wednesday, October 12, 2022. Graveside Service will be 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 18, 2022, in McNutt Cemetery.
Thomas was born August 8, 1935, to Henry and Mable Causey in Shaw, MS. He married Jessie Marie Russell 2008 in Lake Village, AR. Thomas served in the Vietnam War. ...
Barbara Jordan Hazzard
Oct 9, 2022
Barbara Jordan Hazzard Blackwell of North Richland Hills, Texas passed away on October 9, 2022 after a battle with cancer. She was 83 years old.
Barbara was born October 8, 1939, to Louise and Oscar Jordan, and raised in Cleveland, MS with along with her brother Jimmy.
She attended Cleveland High School and met her sweetheart and soon-to-be husband,...
Robert Gallatin Paxton
Oct 7, 2022
Mr Robert Gallatin Paxton (Galla), 91, went Home to the Lord on Friday, October 7, 2022 at his residence in Santa Rosa Beach, FL.
Galla was born in the Mississippi Delta on 25 August 1931 to Alexander Gallatin Paxton and Ruth Chapman Paxton. He loved growing up in Greenville. The majority of his childhood and teen years were spent there...
Dorothy Ann Tiser
Oct 5, 2022
Dorothy Ann Tiser, 79, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at Oxford Baptist Memorial Hospital. Graveside Service will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 9, 2022, at North Cleveland Cemetery.
Dorothy was born October 30, 1942, to Aubrey Boyce Tiser and Fannie Lou Owen Tiser. She grew up near Merigold, MS, where her father was a cotton farmer. Dorothy attended and...
Margaret Henderson
Oct 5, 2022
Margaret Bourgeois Henderson, 96, of Cleveland, MS went to be with Lord Wednesday, October 5, 2022. A Funeral Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 9, 2022, at Calvary Episcopal Church in Cleveland, MS.
Margaret was born December 27, 1925, in Jackson, MS to Ernest and Ernestine Bourgeois. She graduated from Central High School in Jackson, MS. She attended...
Lillie Gammill
Oct 5, 2022
Lillie Gammill, 81, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, in Cleveland, MS. Graveside will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 8, 2022, at North Cleveland Cemetery in Cleveland, MS.
Lillie Gammill was born on July 19, 1941, in Rena Lara, MS, to Oliver Cranford and Roxie Lutts Cranford. She received as associate degree in from...
Mary Ainsworth
Oct 4, 2022
Mary Ainsworth, 84, of Boyle, MS went to be with the Lord Tuesday, October 4, 2022. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Graveside Service will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 6, 2022, at Magee City Cemetery in Magee, MS.
Mary was born September 4, 1938, to James...
David Brown Jr
Oct 3, 2022
David Brown Jr., 72, of Rosedale went to be with the Lord Monday, October 3, 2022. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 7, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Celebration of Life will immediately follow at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be at Shelby Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robert Block, Jacob Block, Alton Gilbert III,...
Homer Ballard
Oct 1, 2022
Homer Curry Ballard, 96, of Cleveland went to be with the Lord Saturday, October 1, 2022. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Celebration of Life Service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 6, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS with interment to follow at North...
April Pierce
Sep 30, 2022
April Michelle Brookshire Pierce, 57, of Byram, MS went to be with the Lord Friday, September 30, 2022
April was born April 19, 1965, in Hinds County to Paul Auby Brookshire and Patricia Camara. She worked as a barber for 25 years.
She is preceded by her father Paul Auby Brookshire (Melinda); mother, Patricia Camara (John); nephew, Landen Brookshire.
April...
Eloise Walker
Sep 30, 2022
Eloise Stratton Walker, 92, of Cleveland, MS went to be with the Lord Friday, September 30, 2022. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, October 7, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 8, 2022, at First Baptist Church in Cleveland, MS.
Eloise was born June 11, 1930, in...
Billy Frank Fuller Jr
Sep 29, 2022
Billy F. Fuller, Jr., 70, passed away on the morning of Thursday, September 29, 2022, from injuries sustained in a one-vehicle accident close to his home in Millington, TN.
Billy was born Dec. 7, 1951, in Cleveland, MS. When he was a child, his family relocated to Memphis, TN where he remained a lifelong area resident.
He attended Georgian Hills...
Judy Weeks
Sep 24, 2022
Judy Weeks 74, of Cleveland, MS was called home to be with the Lord on September 24, 2022. A private family service will be held Tuesday at Ray Funeral Home.
Judy was born on September 16, 1948 to Johnny Gilbert Bridges & Martha Nokes in Greenwood, MS. Judy grew up in Greenwood where she attended school. She was a...
Ashley Cole Whatley
Sep 22, 2022
Ashley Cole Whatley 28, of Greenville, MS passed away September 22, 2022.A Visitation will be held Thursday, September 29, 2022 from 2-4 at Ray Funeral Home.
Ashley was born on October 13, 1993 in Jackson, MS to her parents, Shannon Cole & Holly Fisher Jenkins. Ashley grew up in Jackson where she attended and graduated from Northwest Rankin High...
James Donnell McNeer
Sep 20, 2022
James Donnell McNeer, 83, of Cleveland passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at home surrounded by family. Visitation will be Monday, September 26th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and Tuesday, September 27th from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Cleveland. A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 am followed by burial in the North Cleveland Cemetery.
Mr. McNeer was...
Carol Elizabeth McCollum
Sep 20, 2022
Carol Elizabeth McCollum of Cleveland, 77, went to be with the Lord on September 20, 2022, in Cleveland, MS. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday, September 23, 2022, at Ray Funeral in Cleveland, MS. Graveside Service will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Linn Methodist Cemetery in Linn, MS.
Carol was born December 29, 1944, in Jennings, LA...
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