Obituaries
Carmen Velazquez Santiago
Jul 18, 2019
Mrs. Carmen Velazquez Santiago was called home to be with the Lord on July 11, 2019. A visitation will held from 11:00 to 12:00 p.m., Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Our Lady of Victories of Cleveland, MS with Mass beginning at 12:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Victories.Carmen was born on April 19, 1927 in Comerio, Puerto Rico to the...
Rubye Eileen Madigan
Jul 12, 2019
Rubye Eileen Madigan, 92, of Rochester, NY, passed away on July 12, 2019, at Strong Memorial Hospital in NY. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Graveside service will follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at North Cleveland Cemetery with Brother Ike Raley officiating.Rubye was born on December...
Patricia Ann Lindsey
Jul 11, 2019
Patricia Ann Fulgham Lindsey, 58, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at her residence in Boyle, MS. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 14, 2019. A Celebration of Life service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home. Interment will be at Drew Cemetery. Brother Rick Milan will be officiating.Patricia was born...
Wendy Michelle Mullen
Jul 8, 2019
Wendy Michelle Mullen was called home to be with the Lord on July 6, 2019 while surrounded by family. A Visitation Memorial Gathering will be Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Ray Funeral Home from 11-1 P.M.Michelle was born in Cleveland, MS on May 20, 1974 to Mr. Charles Wayne Partridge Sr. & Anita Carol Partridge where she grew up, and...
Wayne Nicholas
Jul 7, 2019
Ivan Wayne Nicholas, 78, passed away July 7,2019 at his residence in Sunflower County, Mississippi. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Interment will be at...
Gloria Jean Enriquez
Jul 7, 2019
Gloria Jean Enriquez, 72, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on July 7, 2019, at her son's home in Alabama. Visitation will be 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, July 26, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Memorial Service will follow.Gloria was born on December 6, 1946, to James and Mary Katherine Wade in Brandon, MS. Gloria was raised in Rolling...
Hilda Mae Blackwell Cates
Jul 5, 2019
Mrs. Hilda Mae Blackwell Cates, 89, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2019, at Walter B. Crook Nursing Facility in Ruleville. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. Interment will...
Charles Moore
Jul 5, 2019
Charles Hayse Moore VI, was called home to be with the Lord on July 5, 2019. A visitation honoring Charles will be held from 1-2 P.M. at Ray Funeral Home with a Celebration of Life Service at 2PM in Ray Funeral Home. Brother Bob Hill officiating. Graveside will be in the North Cleveland Cemetery on Tuesday following the Service.Charles was...
Donald Cabrol
Jul 5, 2019
Don would like to let you know that his work here is done. He received a call, an offer you can't refuse, for an appointment from which he will not be returning. This assignment comes with a huge sign-on bonus, a reunion with family and friends he has not seen in a long time. His new mission takes him to...
Katherine R. Carver
Jul 4, 2019
Katherine R. Carver, 69, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019, at her home in Ruleville, MS. Visitation will be held at the Ruleville United Methodist Church at 1:00 pm on Saturday, July 6, 2019 with a memorial service to follow at 2:00 pm.Katherine was born on September 21, 1949 in Greenwood, MS to the late Mr. Curtis Newton Rasberry...
Bertie Mae Boyd
Jul 4, 2019
Bertie Mae Boyd, 100, of Clinton, MS, formerly of Merigold, MS went peacefully to her heavenly home on July 4, 2019. Funeral services will be Monday, July 8 at Ray's Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS with visitation at 1:00 p.m. followed by the service at 2:00 p.m. Burial will follow at New Cleveland Cemetery.Mrs. Boyd was born March 5, 1919...
Ann Bishop Atkinson
Jul 3, 2019
On Wednesday, July 3, 2019, Ann Bishop Atkinson, passed away at the age of 86. Ann was born on March 20, 1933, in Drew, Mississippi, to Eugene and Cora (Maxwell) Bishop. She graduated from Cosmetology School in 1964 and worked as a hairdresser for 35 years. After decades and a life apart, she was reunited with the love of her life,...
Marvin Herbert Walker
Jun 29, 2019
Marvin Herbert Walker, 80, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2019, at his home in Cleveland. Visitation will be 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Graveside Service will follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at North Cleveland Cemetery. Rev. Robert Haney officiating.Marvin was born November 13, 1938/, to Marvin Gaston...
Donald Ray Swafford
Jun 29, 2019
Donald Ray Swafford was called to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at his home in Cleveland, MS. A visitation honoring Donald will be held Monday, July 1, 2019 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. A second visitation will be held at 10:00 AM, followed by the service at...
Mary Kathryn Lawrence
Jun 27, 2019
Mary Kathryn Lawrence was born at home in Sunflower, Mississippi, March 22, 1919.Her mother and father were the late Lucille Park Meek and Ernest Carlysle Meek, Sr.According to her mother, Mary Kathryn was born on a glorious spring day. Throughouther life she had that sunshine in her heart and approached each day with a cheerycountenance, always finding the best in...
Edward Hall
Jun 26, 2019
Bishop Edward Earle Hall, 87, of Pace, MS called home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Veteran's Home in Oxford, MS. A visitation honoring Bishop Hall will take place Friday, June 28, 2019 at Ray Funeral Home from 5:00PM to 7:00PM. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, June 29, 2019...
Margaret Burnett Fleming
Jun 19, 2019
Born October 5, 1918, in Coahoma County MS at the home of her maternal grandparents, William Calvin and Ella McCaughan, died on June 19, 2019, at her home in Cleveland, MS. Margaret was the daughter of Zonnie Franklin and Ruth McCaughan Burnett. She spent her childhood in Rena Lara and Clarksdale, MS. After graduating from Clarksdale High School, she attended...
John Dickinson Tiftickjian, Jr.
Jun 19, 2019
John Dickinson Tiftickjian, Jr., 67, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at his home in Cleveland, MS. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00PM on Friday, June 21, 2019 at Ray Funeral Home. A Memorial Service will be held on 1:00PM, July 2, 2019 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Cleveland, MS.John was born on May 28, 1952 to...
Marilyn Ables Castle
Jun 19, 2019
Marilyn Ables Castle, 75, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at her home in Goodman, MS. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, June 21, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A second visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Seneasha United Methodist Church. A Celebration of Life Service will follow at 11:00 a.m....
William L. Kurts
Jun 15, 2019
William Kurts, Jr., 82, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at St. Dominics Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Graveside Service will follow at Beulah Cemetery.Jr. was born on October 26, 1936, to William and Lillie Kurts in Rosedale, MS. On January 17, 1960, he...