Obituaries

Jane Griggs Brown

Jane Griggs Brown

May 28, 2019

Jane Griggs Brown, age 92, was called home be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 28th , 2019 at Brandon Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Brandon MS. A visitation honoring the life of Jane will be held Saturday, June 01, 2019 at Ray Funeral Home at 10:00 A.M. with a Celebration of Life Service at 11:00 A.M. at Ray Funeral...

Wilodene Burrell

Wilodene Burrell

May 27, 2019

Wilodene Burrell, 86, was called home with her Lord and Savior on  Monday, May 27, 2019, at Arbors of Olive Nursing Home in Southaven, MS. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. Interment...

Joe Lee Bassie

Joe Lee Bassie

May 23, 2019

Joe Lee Bassie, 72, of Merigold, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday May 28, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Service will follow at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday May 28, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. Interment will in New Cleveland Cemetery.Joe Lee was born on January 20,...

Leonardo Martinez Castillo

Leonardo Martinez Castillo

May 18, 2019

Leonardo Martinez Castillo, 39, of Mexico, passed away May 18, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00PM on Friday, May 24, 2019 at Ray Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 25, 2019, at Our Ladies of Victory Catholic Church with Father Kent Bowlds officiating.Leonardo was born in Mexico on November...

Delfey Mae Gordon

Delfey Mae Gordon

May 16, 2019

Delfey Mae Gordon, of Hilo, Hawaii, passed away on May 16, 2019, in her home. Visitation will be 3:00 to 4:00PM on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Ray Funeral Home. A memorial service will follow at 4:00PM. Rev. Milton Whatley will be officiating.Delfey was born on January 13, 1946, to Ernest Carvahlo and Roseline Fernandez Victorine in Honolulu, Hawaii. On...

James Dennis Fleming

James Dennis Fleming

May 11, 2019

James Dennis Fleming was born on September 10, 1927, in Cleveland, MS. He was the son of Thomas Amer and Georgia Lee Mooneyham Fleming. He was called to his Heavenly home on May 11, 2019. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, May 12, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will be 10:00 a.m. Monday,...

Dorothy Barentine Johnson

Dorothy Barentine Johnson

May 11, 2019

Dorothy Nell Barrentine Johnson died peacefully at home on May 11, 2019 after a long illness. She was 87. She was born and raised in Bolivar County, Mississippi and later moved to Phillips County, Arkansas. There she married LeRoy Johnson in 1949. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Drew Garden Club, Cleveland Garden Club, Cleveland Woman's Club,...

David Henry Stuhr Jr.

David Henry Stuhr Jr.

May 8, 2019

David Henry Stuhr Jr., 91, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2019, at North Sunflower Medical Center. Visitation will be 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 12, 2019. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 12, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Owen officiating.David was born on February 2,...

Margie Louise Gilbert

Margie Louise Gilbert

May 6, 2019

Margie Louise Gilbert, 79, of Rosedale, MS, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2019, at her home. Visitation will be 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home with Brother Chris Gentry officiating. Interment will be in...

Cecil B. Scott Jr.

Cecil B. Scott Jr.

May 1, 2019

Cecil B. Scott Jr., 53, of Shelby, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019. There will be a private memorial service.Cecil was born in Cleveland, MS, on June 9, 1965, to Cecil Benton Scott, Sr. and Judy Yarbrough Scott. He worked for A/C Cooling for thirty years before retiring.He is survived by Judith E. Yarbrough, Julie Deaton, Coby Scott, Wendy Pope,...

Joe Franklin Kulbeth

Joe Franklin Kulbeth

Apr 25, 2019

Joe Franklin Kulbeth, 76, of Fresno, CA, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Madera County, CA. A Graveside Service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 25, 2019, at New Cleveland Cemetery.He was born April 20, 1943 in Warren Arkansas. He graduated from Cleveland High School in 1962 and went into the military where he served as a helicopter crew...

Linda Eileen Sims Stafford

Linda Eileen Sims Stafford

Apr 25, 2019

Linda Eileen Sims Stafford, 70, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Baptist Healthcare Center in North Little Rock, AR. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Monday, April 29, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 12:00 p.m. Monday, April 29, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. Interment will be in...

Clyde Kelly Wilson

Clyde Kelly Wilson

Apr 24, 2019

Clyde Kelly Wilson, 67, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home.  A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Gabby Hays officiating.  Interment...

Anna Lee Schooler

Anna Lee Schooler

Apr 23, 2019

Anna Lee Schooler, 97, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at Walter B. Crook Nursing Facility in Ruleville, Mississippi. Viewing will be 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2019, at St. Luke United Methodist Church. A Celebration of Life Service will follow at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2019, at St. Luke United Methodist Church with Rev. Jonathan...

Linda Gail Langston

Linda Gail Langston

Apr 17, 2019

Linda Gail Langston, 69, passed on into the arms of Jesus on April 17, 2019, at her home in Sun City, AZ. Visitation will be 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A  Graveside Services will be at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2019 at North Cleveland Cemetery.  Linda Gail was born April 26, 1949,...

Edith McKnight Bailey

Edith McKnight Bailey

Apr 12, 2019

A celebration of the life of Edith Mae McKnight Bailey, of Cleveland and formerly of Shelby, will be held on Monday, April 15, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland with interment to follow in the Shelby Cemetery.  The family will receive friends during a visitation from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home prior...

Charles Wendell Haynes

Charles Wendell Haynes

Apr 6, 2019

Charles Wendell Haynes, 94, of Merigold, MS, passed away on April 6, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. James McNally and Brian Abel officiating. Interment...

Judy Ford

Judy Ford

Mar 30, 2019

Edna Langston "Judy" Ford, 65, of Water Valley, MS, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Yalobusha General Hospital in Water Valley, MS. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home with Brother...

Joey Springer, Jr.

Joey Springer, Jr.

Mar 25, 2019

Robert Laverne "Joey" Springer, Jr., 61, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019, at his home. A Graveside Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2019, at New Cleveland Cemetery with Rev. Milton Burd officiating.Joey was born on September 2, 1957, to Robert and Billie Jo Ann Springer in Greenwood, MS. He went to Cleveland...

Dottie Ann Witt DeFillips

Dottie Ann Witt DeFillips

Mar 25, 2019

Ms. Dottie Ann Witt DeFillips, 68, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019, at her home. Visitation will be 12:00 to1:00 p.m. Friday, March 29, 2019, at the First Presbyterian Church in Cleveland. A Memorial Service will follow beginning at 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 29m, 2019, at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Sid Harmon officiating.Dottie was born in...