Obituaries

Gloria McClellan

Gloria McClellan

Jun 18, 2020

Mrs. Gloria Jean Guerieri McClellan, 86, of Cleveland, Mississippi, died Thursday, June 18, at her daughter's home in Olive Branch, Mississippi. To capture Gloria's true essence, you would have to know the stories of some of history's most influential women, people like Joan of Arc, Mother Teresa, Golda Meir, perhaps spiced with a few molecules of Wonder Woman. While she...

Julie Mei

Julie Mei

Jun 15, 2020

Mrs. Julie Ann Daugherty Mei, 62 of Cleveland, MS was called home to be with her Lord on June 15, 2020 in Cleveland, MS. A visitation will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2020 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. with a 10:00 a.m. Rosary and funeral Mass to follow at St Francis-Assisi Catholic Church in Shaw, MS.She was born March...

Donna Howry Hooper

Donna Howry Hooper

Jun 14, 2020

A graveside service will be held at 11:00am at the New Cleveland Cemetery, Saturday, July 11, 2020. Obituary is still pending. Graveside Service 11:00 am - 11:30 am Saturday, July 11, 2020 New Cleveland Cemetery North Bolivar Road Cleveland, Mississippi, United States

Roy Tyrone Junkin Sr.

Roy Tyrone Junkin Sr.

Jun 14, 2020

Roy Tyrone Junkin, Sr. passed away on June 14, 2020 at home surrounded by his family and friends. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Morrison Chapel Baptist Church at 10:00 a.m. with a Graveside service to follow at North Cleveland Cemetery.Roy was born on February 17, 1944, to Herbert Alonzo and Shirley...

Rutherford Collins Berger

Rutherford Collins Berger

Jun 14, 2020

Rutherford Collins Berger died June 14, 2020. A private family service will be held on Thursday, June 18, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. Dr. Berger was born May 11, 1925 in Greenville, Mississippi but was a life-long resident of Cleveland, Mississippi. He was graduated from Cleveland High School in 1942, and then served in the Navy from 1943 to 1946, completing...

Jane Peacock

Jane Peacock

Jun 7, 2020

Jane Patton Peacock, 83, died peacefully on June 7, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Jane was born on April 27, 1937 in Oxford, Mississippi, one of seven children of Enoch and Bernadine Ellis Patton. A graduate of Clarksdale High School in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Jane married Roy Alon Peacock on October 31, 1959. They settled in Cleveland, Mississippi in 1966...

Franky Drury

Franky Drury

Jun 7, 2020

Franky Drury was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday,June 07, 2020. A Graveside service will be held on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 12:00P.M. In the Linn Methodist Church Cemetery. Franky was born on July 31, 1957 in Arcola, MS to John & Mary Drury. He grew up in and around the MS Delta for most of...

Juanita Rollins

Juanita Rollins

Jun 5, 2020

Dorothy Juanita Rogers Rollins, 95, passed away at Indywood Estates, Cleveland, MS, June 5, 2020. She was born in Centreville, MS to John Hugh Rogers and Rosa Theodore Poole Rogers on March 28, 1925. She married the love of her life, Joseph Allen Rollins, on December 27, 1946. They are survived by four children, Jane Rogers Rollins Seale (Bill), Emily...

Alexander V Henry

Alexander V Henry

Jun 4, 2020

Alexander Valentine (A.V.) Henry was born in Pace, MS in 1919 where his parents operated the post office. He attended the Pace Consolidated Schools and graduated as Valedictorian in 1936. His farming career began in 1938 with a one-row planter pulled by a mule. The following year, he married Robbie Holloway Henry, and for almost 60 years, they lived and...

Frances Lucille Pentecost

Frances Lucille Pentecost

May 27, 2020

Mrs. Frances Lucille Flurry Pentecost, 82, of the Litton community near Shaw, MS was gathered to her people in heaven on Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 in Ridgeland, MS. A graveside service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, June 1st, 2020 at Shaw Cemetery. Mrs. Frances was born on December 18th, 1937 in Oxford, MS to Lester and Lucille...

Stephanie Dycus JOHNSON

Stephanie Dycus JOHNSON

May 25, 2020

Stephanie Dycus Johnson Greenville, MSStephanie Dycus Johnson 37, of Greenville, MS was called home to be with the Lord on May 25, 2020. A Graveside Service will be held Saturday, May 30, 2020 in the Greenville City Cemetery at 2:00P.M.Stephanie was born on May 25, 1983 in Greenville, MS to Carol & Randy Dycus where she grew up and attended...

William Chaney

William Chaney

May 21, 2020

William "Butch" Chaney, age 71, was called home to be with our Lord on Thursday, May 21, 2020 in Cleveland, MS. Graveside service will be held Wednesday, May 27, 2020 in the New Cleveland Cemetery with Bro. Chris Gentry officiating.Butch was born to James and Berdie Chaney on September 28, 1948 in Rosedale, MS. He grew up in Gunnison where...

Jessie James Cheatham

Jessie James Cheatham

May 19, 2020

Jessie James Cheatham, 63 of Ruleville, MS was called home to be with the Lord on May 19, 2020. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00AM , Wednesday, 05/20/2020 at Pace Pentecostal Church.Jessie was born on November 25, 1957, to James and Clara Cheatham. He attendees school in Greenwood and worked at Melton Farms for many years....

Weegie Walker

Weegie Walker

May 16, 2020

Louise (Weegie) Walker went to be with her Lord on Saturday, May 16, 2020 surrounded by her family. Weegie was born on July 21, 1944 in Georgia to Robert and Pearl Strickland James and later moved to Shelby, MS. She graduated from Shelby High School and later graduated from Delta State with a Master's Degree in Education. Weegie taught for...

Nina Price

Nina Price

May 13, 2020

Nina Reynolds Price, 82, of Cleveland, MS entered eternal rest on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. A Graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 2:00 PM in the New Cleveland Cemetery. Services are being conducted by Ray Funeral Home.She married the love of her life, A.B. Price, June 21, 1953. After retiring from Baxter, come rain or...

Dennis Alonzo Williams

Dennis Alonzo Williams

May 10, 2020

Dennis Alonzo Williams, 82, of Merigold, MS, was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 10, 2020, at his home. There will be a graveside service at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at Drew Cemetery. Dennis was born on July 15, 1937, in Doddsville, Mississippi. He grew up in Drew and graduated from Drew High...

Brian Keith Davis

Brian Keith Davis

May 6, 2020

Mr. Brian Keith Davis, 50 of Cleveland, MS passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in Cleveland, MS.Brian Keith Davis was not only a loving father, son, and brother, but also a friend to so many people. He could make friends with anybody just with his kind nature. I think some of his best qualities were his honesty, sympathy, and especially...

Nancy Carolyn Coleman

Nancy Carolyn Coleman

May 4, 2020

Mrs. Nancy Carolyn (Weeks) Coleman, 74, of Hernando, MS was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 4, 2020 at Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven, MS.She was born on June 12, 1945 in Boyle, MS to Leslie Lee and Mildred Ellen Weeks. She was first married to Perry Darnell Gay and then Edmond Boyce Coleman in...

Mary Dean Sledge

Mary Dean Sledge

May 4, 2020

Mrs. Mary Dean Sledge, 88 of Heber Springs, AR was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, May 4, 2020. Graveside service will be held Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at North Cleveland Cemetery in Cleveland, MS.Mrs. Sledge was born in Webster county, Mississippi on July 30, 1931 to William Floyd and Modena Orman. She married James...

Virginia Earl Melton

Virginia Earl Melton

May 3, 2020

Virginia Earl Hudson Melton, 73, of Benoit, MS passed away at 6:30 a.m. , Sunday, May 3, 2020 after a long battle with a terminal illness and diabetes.She was born on July 23, 1946 at Renova, MS to Thomas Paul Hudson and Eddie Arlene McGovern Hudson. She graduated from Benoit High School in 1964. Virginia was a receptionist for Bostick...