Obituaries

Liz Parker

Liz Parker

Feb 5, 2019

Mrs. Lilyan Elizabeth "Liz" Couch Parker, 85, of Drew, MS, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Drew Baptist Church. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Drew Baptist Church with Rev. Sid Harmon officiating. Interment...

Elsie Faye Terrell Mullen

Elsie Faye Terrell Mullen

Feb 4, 2019

Elsie Faye Terrell Mullen, 83, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2019, in Gulfport, MS. Visitation will be 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. Interment will be in Lehrton Cemetery.Elsie was at her happiest when...

Josephine Avaltroni Cannon

Josephine Avaltroni Cannon

Feb 1, 2019

Josephine Avaltroni Cannon, 88, of Shelby, MS, passed away on Friday February 1, 2019, at Desoto Health Care in Southaven, MS. Rosary will be at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shelby, MS. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at Mary's Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will...

William Ray Wilson

William Ray Wilson

Jan 30, 2019

Mr. William Ray Wilson, 88, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 2, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Cleveland. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 2, 2019, at First Baptist Church with Rev. James Breland officiating. Interment...

O.W. Miller

O.W. Miller

Jan 24, 2019

Mr. Oddie William "O.W." Miller, 91, of Cleveland, MS, went to be with Jesus on January 24, 2019, in Greenville, MS. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 26, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home.  Celebration of Life services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday, January 27, 2019, at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Will Wilkerson officiating. Interment will...

Billy Dan Tabb

Billy Dan Tabb

Jan 23, 2019

Mr. Billy Dan Tabb, 76, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019, in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 25, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 26, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Cleveland with Rev. Brad Beckwith officiating. Interment will...

Debbie Crowe

Debbie Crowe

Jan 21, 2019

Deborah Kaye "Debbie" Crowe, 62, of Shaw, MS, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2019, at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, MS. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friday, January 25, 2019, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church in Cleveland. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 12:00 p.m. Friday, January 25, 2019, at Our...

Billy Gullett

Billy Gullett

Jan 21, 2019

Mr. William Vincent "Billy" Gullett, 52, of Cleveland, passed away on January 21, 2019, at his home.  A Memorial Celebration of his Life will be 12:00 p.m. Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Hobbs officiating.Billy was born in Memphis, TN, on June 16, 1966, to William Howard Gullett and Mary Ruth Poyner Gullett.  He worked...

Mary Frances Trice

Mary Frances Trice

Jan 17, 2019

Mary Frances Trice, 68, of Shaw, MS, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019, in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 21, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 21, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home with Brother Howard Haar officiating. Interment will be in...

Delbert Clay Dean

Delbert Clay Dean

Jan 17, 2019

Delbert Clay Dean, 63, of Boyle, MS, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Delta Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, January 21, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home with Bishop Greg Morrill officiating. Interment will be in...

Billy Ray Johnson

Billy Ray Johnson

Jan 16, 2019

 Billy Ray Johnson, 78, of Shelby, MS, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at Shelby Nursing and Rehab. A Gathering of Family and Friends to celebrate his life will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home.Billy was born on January 15, 1941, to Hollis and Flora Johnson in Bolivar County. On May 1, 1988,...

Arthur Kendall Causey

Arthur Kendall Causey

Jan 15, 2019

Arthur Kendall Causey, 77, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 18, 2019, at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Will Wilkerson officiating. Graveside services will begin...

Gladys Fletcher Cobb

Gladys Fletcher Cobb

Jan 15, 2019

Mrs. Gladys Fletcher Cobb, 86, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at her home. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 18, 2019, at North Cleveland Cemetery.Gladys was born on May 10, 1932, to Palmer and Garner Fletcher in Cleveland, MS. On June 17, 1952, she married David Wesley Cobb in Cleveland, MS. She...

Alice Nell Brown

Alice Nell Brown

Jan 15, 2019

*****Additional Service details: A Reuniting Ceremony will be held at 1:00 p.m.  Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Shaw Cemetery where she will be placed at rest with her beloved husband. Together Again*****Alice Nell Brown, 75, of Rosedale, MS, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, in Rosedale. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 20, 2019, at Ray...

Loraine Boyles Nassar

Loraine Boyles Nassar

Jan 6, 2019

Mrs. Loraine Boyles Nassar, 80, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019, at North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville. Visitation will be 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Chris Gentry...

Cliff Medders, Jr.

Cliff Medders, Jr.

Jan 5, 2019

We are devastated and pained to announce the death of the most amazing son, husband, father, and friend. Cliff Medders passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019, at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, at the age of 38. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service...

Jim Armishaw

Jim Armishaw

Jan 4, 2019

James F. "Jim" Armishaw, 81, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on January 4, 2019, in Greenville, MS. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, January 7, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will be 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at Covenant Presbyterian Church with Rev. Tim Starnes officiating. Interment will be in...

Mary Frances Utz Roncali

Mary Frances Utz Roncali

Jan 3, 2019

Mrs. Mary Frances "Beany" Utz Roncali, 60, passed away on January 3, 2019, at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville, MS. Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 6, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will follow beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 6, 2019, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev....

Charles David Kellum

Charles David Kellum

Dec 30, 2018

*SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to weather, the services have been moved from Jennie Cemetery to Ray Funeral Home.Mr. Charles David Kellum, 88, of Grenada, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018, at his home.  Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 3, 2018, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS.  A Graveside Celebration of Life service will follow beginning at...

Charles Edwin Turner

Charles Edwin Turner

Dec 24, 2018

Charles Edwin Turner, 84, of Cleveland, MS passed away Monday, December 24, 2018, at his home after a long illness. Visitation will be 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 28, 2018, at Ray Funeral Home.  Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 28, 2018, at Ray Funeral Home. Entombment at Washington Park East Cemetery...