Obituaries
Betty DeLap
Dec 16, 2022
Betty DeLap, 95, went to be with the Lord on December 16, 2022, in Greenville, MS. Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at First United Methodist Church in Cleveland, MS. Celebration of Life Service will immediately follow at 1:00. Interment will be at the New Cleveland Cemetery.
Betty DeLap was born on July...
Elsie Lynn Ervin
Dec 16, 2022
Elsie Lynn Ervin, 73 of Germantown, TN (formerly Cleveland, MS) passed away on December 16th, 2022 from complications stemming from undergoing recent heart surgery. Elsie Lynn was born on October 24th, 1949 to John and Willye Sue Holder in Greenwood, MS. After graduating from Winona High School in 1967, Elsie Lynn went on to begin her studies in Elementary Education at...
Deborah Ann Yarbrough
Dec 15, 2022
A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Ray Funeral Home at 11AM with a visitation prior to service from 10-11am. DEBORAH ANN YARBROUGH, SHAW, MS: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Deborah Ann “Mamaw” Yarbrough, age 69, on Thursday, December 15, 2022. She fought a long and hard battle with...
Paul Llewellyn Lindsey
Dec 14, 2022
Paul Llewellyn Lindsey, born Dec 14, 1947, was a lifelong resident of Cleveland, Mississippi. He attended Cleveland High School and Delta State College. Following graduation, Paul was employed at Delta State as Property Control Officer. While employed at Delta State he took on responsibilities for driving the athletic teams and music groups in DSU’s first bus. He interacted with and...
Richard "Dick" Bolling
Dec 12, 2022
Richard “Dick” Bolling Jr, age 98, of Cleveland, MS, went to be with the Lord Monday, December 12, 2022. A celebration of life service will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 15, 2022, at Calvary Episcopal Church in Cleveland, MS. Interment will be held at New Cleveland Cemetery.
Richard was born on May 11, 1924 to his parents, Dr....
Jean Eubanks
Dec 9, 2022
Betty Jean Boyles Eubanks, 84, of Ruleville, MS went to be with the Lord Friday, December 9, 2022. Visitation will be 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, December 11, 2022, at Ruleville Baptist Church in Ruleville, MS. Celebration of Life will immediately follow at 3:00 p.m. Interment will be held at Lehrton Cemetery.
Jean was born January 29, 1938,...
Vicki Morgan Whitt Brooke
Dec 8, 2022
Vicki Morgan Whitt Brooke, 63, of Cleveland, MS went to be with the Lord Thursday, December 8. 2022. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS.
Vicki was born on June 15, 1959 to Ralph and Nell Morgan in Lake Charles, LA. She was a bookkeeper for Aylward Farms...
Robert Luther Childers
Dec 6, 2022
Luther Childers 72, of Doddsville, MS was called home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 while surrounded by family.
A visitation will be held Friday, December 9, 2022 at Ray Funeral Home from 12-2pm with a Celebration of Life Service at 2pm in Ray Funeral Home. A Graveside service with military honors will follow...
Nancy Bobo
Dec 6, 2022
Nancy Bobo, 75, passed away on December 6, 2022 in Jackson, MS.
Nancy was born on October 30, 1947 in Fitchburg, MA to Robert Proctor and Margaret Proctor. She met her husband, Andrew "Todd" Bobo, on a blind date while he was in the army. They were later married on November 4, 1969 in Basel, Switzerland. They loved dancing to...
Valrie Mae Blackwood
Dec 4, 2022
Valrie Mae Blackwood, 71, of Cleveland, MS went to be with the Lord Sunday, December 4, 2022. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Drew United Methodist Church in Drew, MS. Celebration of Life will immediately follow at 2:00. Interment will be at Drew City Cemetery.
Valrie was born June 12, 1951, in Starkville,...
Jerry Haney
Dec 2, 2022
Jerry Haney, 73, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, December 2, 2022. Visitationwill be 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 4, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home inCleveland, MS. Celebration of Life Service will immediately follow at 2:00 p.m. Pallbearers are Joseph Haney, Brandon Haney, Dylan Haney Andrew Haney, Tyler Haney, Ian Denton, and Zach Denton. Honorary Pallbearers...
Nancy Carolyn Wilson
Nov 28, 2022
Nancy Carolyn Wilson, 76, of Cleveland, MS went to be with the Lord Monday, November 28, 2022. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 2, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Celebration of Life Service will immediately follow at 2:00. Interment will be in the North Cleveland Cemetery, MS.
Nancy was born January 26, 1946,...
Marie Stembridge Earp
Nov 24, 2022
Marie Earp, 94, of Cleveland went to be with the Lord on November 24, 2022, in Cleveland, MS. Visitation will be 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Sunday, November 27, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Celebration of Life Service will immediately follow at 3:00. Interment will be at Delta Heights Cemetery in Cleveland, MS.
Marie Earp...
Dr. Andrew M Jones
Nov 22, 2022
Dr. Andrew Melvin Jones 90, of Cleveland, MS was called home to be with the Lord.
A visitation will be held Sunday, November 27, 2022, from 5-7 pm at Ray Funeral Home. A celebration of Life Service will be held Monday, November 28, 2022, in the First Baptist Church of Cleveland at 10:00 A.M. Pallbearers will be Trent Griffin,...
Stephen Lee "Razor" Tindle
Nov 20, 2022
Stephen Lee “Razor” Tindle, of Shelby, MS, went to be with the Lord Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN. Visitation will be 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Sunday, November 27, 2022 at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. A private family burial will be held at a later date.
Steve was born Oct. 6,...
Walker H Powell
Nov 20, 2022
Walker H Powell, 78, passed away at North MS Medical Center Inpatient Hospice on November 20, 2022. Visitation will be 10:00 am to 11:00 am Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Celebration of Life will immediately follow at 11:00 am. Interment will be at Linn Methodist Cemetery.
Walker was born June 8, 1944, to...
Treadwell Harvey Spencer
Nov 20, 2022
Treadwell Harvey Spencer, age 88, passed away on November 20, 2022. Public Viewing will be held Tuesday, 22nd of November 2022 from 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM and Rosary will be 9:45 AM at Our Lady of Victories. Services for Treadwell Spencer will be held on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at 10:00 AM at Our Lady of Victories with Father...
Harold Holder Mitchell
Nov 19, 2022
Harold "Hal" Holder Mitchell, Sr. died on Saturday, November 19, 2022. Hal was born on May 30, 1929, to Zack Ruff Mitchell and Zadie Tucker Mitchell in Pace, Mississippi, the eleventh of twelve children. He grew up in Pace. Hal graduated from Cleveland High School in 1947 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from Mississippi State College...
Carol Sue Tarsi
Nov 15, 2022
Carol “Sue” Brown Tarsi 74, of Cleveland, MS was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on November 15, 2022.
A visitation will be 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday November 18, 2022, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS with a Celebration of Life Service immediately following at 1:00 p.m. Graveside will proceed in the North Cleveland...
Burk Bates
Nov 10, 2022
Burk Bates, 85, went to be with the Lord on November 10, 2022, in Oxford, MS. A Memorial Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at Pace Pentecostal Church in Merigold, MS.
Burk Bates was born on March 12, 1937, in Union, MS, to John Bates and Cora Busby.
Burk served in the Navy from...