Obituaries

Iris Ann Roncali

Iris Ann Roncali

Jul 23, 2021

Obituary Iris Ann Kittrell Roncali, 77, passed away on Friday July 23, 2021 at her home. Ann graduated from Moorhead High School in Moorhead Mississippi and attended Mississippi Delta Community College. She married Frank Peter (Bo) Roncali, Jr. on August 11, 1962. Ann is survived by her children Jacey Roncali (Shelly) from Ironwood, Michigan, DeAnne Roncali Hudson (Clarence) Amy Roncali...

Florencio Ybarra

Florencio Ybarra

Jul 22, 2021

Florencio Ybarra, 62, of Merigold passed away July 22, 2021. A Rosary will be held Monday, July 26, 2021, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church in Cleveland, MS. Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church in Cleveland, MS followed by interment at Delta Heights Memorial Garden Cemetery.Florencio was born...

Millard Filmore Hurst

Millard Filmore Hurst

Jul 21, 2021

Mr. Millard F Hurst, 76, of Cleveland passed away July 21, 2021 at his home. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS A visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm. Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at Ray Funeral Home....

Carol Ann Janous

Carol Ann Janous

Jul 19, 2021

Carol Ann Janous, 79, of Duncan, was called home to be with her Lord surrounded by several members of her loving family in the Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN, on July 19, 2021, following a very sudden illness. Visitation will be Thursday, July 22, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the Duncan Baptist Church in Duncan, MS, with a...

Mary Arnola Turner

Mary Arnola Turner

Jul 18, 2021

Mary Arnola Long Fullen Turner, 89 ¾, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2021, at her home. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 20. 2021 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. July 21, 2021, at Ray Funeral Home followed by interment at North Cleveland...

Jane Lowery

Jane Lowery

Jul 13, 2021

Jane Smith Lowery passed away peacefully on July 13, 2021 at the age of 90 yr. Jane grew up in Cleveland and married her high school sweetheart, Bob Lowery, in November of 1952. Jane loved to take care of people. She was excited to become an RN after graduating from King's Daughter's Nursing School in 1952 and throughout her life...

Jimmy McHardy

Jimmy McHardy

Jul 12, 2021

James "Jimmy" Francis McHardy, 73 of Malvina Mississippi passed away Monday July 12, 2021 after a battle with cancer. A visitation will be held at Ray Funeral home Friday July 16 at 9:30 with a service to follow at 10:30. Jimmy was born on June 3 1948 in Greenwood, Mississippi to the late Dr.William Cunningham McHardy Jr. and Claire (Michie)...

Maury Knowlton

Maury Knowlton

Jul 9, 2021

Maury Stafford Knowlton, Jr., age 81, died at his home in Memphis, TN on Friday, July 9, 2021, surrounded by family. He was born May 5, 1940, in Memphis, TN.Maury graduated in 1958 from Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana receiving the coveted award for moral and spiritual guidance. He then attended Ole Miss University where he was a member...

John LaFayette Pearson III

John LaFayette Pearson III

Jun 30, 2021

John LaFayette Pearson, III, 95, of Rosedale, Mississippi passed away Wednesday June 30, 2021, surrounded by family at home. A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00am on Monday July 05, 2021, at the family's home with a Graveside service following at the Beulah Cemetery. Born March 7, 1926, in Rosedale, Mississippi to the late John LaFayette Pearson,...

Mary Jane Chandler

Mary Jane Chandler

Jun 24, 2021

Mary Jane Chandler, of Tutwiler, MS passed away at Walter B Cook in Ruleville, MS on June 25th, 2021.Visitation will be held Sunday, June 27th, 2021, from 3-5 PM at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Graveside service will be held on Monday June 28th at 10:00 a.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery in Sumner, MS. Mary Jane was born on November...

Juanita Garcia

Juanita Garcia

Jun 20, 2021

Juanita Garcia, 79, of Duncan, MS passed away at Delta Health Center in Greenville, MS on June 20th 2021.Visitation will be held Friday, June 25th 2021, from 5-8PM at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 26th 2021, at 11AM at Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Shelby, MS with burial in the Shelby Cemetery...

Santosh Kumari Gosain

Santosh Kumari Gosain

Jun 16, 2021

A visitation will be held 10-11 a.m. on Sunday June 27,2021 at Ray Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday June 27, 2021 at Ray Funeral Home. Obituary is pending. Visitation 10:00 am Sunday, June 27, 2021 - 11:00 am Tuesday, June 22, 2021 Ray Funeral Home 206 Bishop Road Cleveland, Mississippi, United States...

Theodore O'Bryant Solomon Jr.

Theodore O'Bryant Solomon Jr.

Jun 13, 2021

Theodore O'Bryant "Ted" Solomon, Jr., 77, passed away June 13, 2021 in Cleveland, MS. Visitation will be held at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS, on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Funeral service will be held at Ray Funeral Home on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. with Bishop Joseph Dean of the Church...

Gale Roark

Gale Roark

Jun 12, 2021

Ronnie Gale Roark, 82, of Cleveland, Mississippi, passed away at his home on June 12, 2021, surrounded by his loving family, friends, and caretakers. Gale was born to Alvin Arlee Roark and Iona Brock Roark on March 16, 1939, in Warren, Arkansas. At an early age, his family moved to Boyle, Mississippi, where Gale spent much of his life. Gale...

Thelma Mullins

Thelma Mullins

Jun 10, 2021

Mrs. Thelma Gray West Mullins, 95 of Cleveland went to be with Lord on Thursday, June 10, 2021. Visitation will be 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, June 13, 2021, with A Celebration of Life Service immediately following at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Interment will be at New Cleveland Cemetery following service.Thelma was born on February 9, 1926, to...

Richard Strahan

Richard Strahan

Jun 9, 2021

Richard D. Strahan, Ph.D, age 80 of Cleveland, MS, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at his home. He was Professor Emeritus at Delta State University. He was known to his friends as Dick, Dr. Strahan, or just Doc.Dick was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Irma Strahan, his sister Linda Brennan, and niece Robin Brown....

Janie Bradley

Janie Bradley

Jun 7, 2021

Dr. Janie Arnold Allen Bradley Resident of Cleveland, MS and Jackson, MS Dr. Janie Arnold Allen Bradley, 82, passed away Monday June 7, 2021, at 1:00 pm. Visitation will be from 5pm to 7pm at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Funeral Services will be held on Friday June 11, 2021, at 11:00am at First Baptist Church Cleveland, MS. A...

William Carlton Mayfield

William Carlton Mayfield

Jun 4, 2021

William Carlton Mayfield was called home to be with the Lord on June 04, 2021. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00P.M. Friday, June 11, 2021, at Covenant Presbyterian Church with a visitation prior to service from 1-2pm at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Carlton was born on May 21, 1940, in Vaiden, MS to the late Joseph Leon Mayfield and...

Mary Anne Berger

Mary Anne Berger

May 27, 2021

Mary Anne Horton Berger was born in Noxapater, Mississippi on February 6, 1926 to Grover Cleveland and Anna Wilson Horton. Together with her older brother, Jim and her younger sister, Amelia, Mary Anne grew up in Cleveland, Mississippi. She was graduated from Cleveland High School, and studied two years at Delta State Teachers College before receiving her B.S. in Home...

William Dale Swales

William Dale Swales

May 27, 2021

Mr. William Dale Swales, 72, of Boyle, MS went to the Lord on Thursday, May 27th, 2021. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 30th, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. with a Celebration of Life Service immediately following. Interment will be at the New Cleveland Cemetery. William was born August 28th, 1948, in Columbia, MS to William Grant &...