Obituaries

William Patterson Jones

William Patterson Jones

Jan 4, 2018

Mr. William Patterson Jones, 88, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on January 4, 2018, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 7, 2018, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 8, 2018, at Ray Funeral Home with Brother Jimmy Breland officiating. Interment will be...

Jonathan Parker Watson

Jonathan Parker Watson

Dec 29, 2017

Jonathan Parker Watson, 12, of Boyle, passed away on December 29, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 31, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 31, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Benny Haynes officiating. Interment will be...

Nathalia Moncada

Nathalia Moncada

Dec 27, 2017

Nathalia Moncada, age 9, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on December 27, 2018, at 5:15 p.m. at the UNIMED Heath System Hospital in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, while on Christmas vacation with her family. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 5, 2018, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church in Cleveland. A rosary will...

Barbara Eugene Smith Ledford

Barbara Eugene Smith Ledford

Dec 25, 2017

Barbara Eugene "Bobbie" Smith Ledford, 89, passed away on December 25, 2017, at Cleveland Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 29, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will follow at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 29, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Interment will be in Shaw Cemetery.Barbara was born...

Ruth Edna Mitchell

Ruth Edna Mitchell

Dec 24, 2017

Mrs. Edna Ruth Mitchell, 64, of Greenville, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2017, at Delta Regional Medical Center.  Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home.  Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. John Gentry officiating.Mrs. Mitchell was...

Bula Mae McNeer Sumrall

Bula Mae McNeer Sumrall

Dec 22, 2017

Bula Mae (Susie) McNeer Sumrall passed away at her home on December 22 after a lengthy illness.  Services will be held on Thursday, December 28, 2017.  Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. followed by the celebration of life service at 1:00 p.m. at the Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, Mississippi with interment in the North Cleveland Cemetery.She...

Teresa Carol Norris

Teresa Carol Norris

Dec 19, 2017

Mrs. Teresa Carol Moody Norris, 60, of Pontotoc, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 22, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home.  Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 22, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Crockett Kennedy officiating....

Charlene Russell Barr

Charlene Russell Barr

Dec 11, 2017

Mrs. Charlene Russell Barr, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017, at her home.  Visitation will be 9:30 to 11:00 Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Covenant Presbyterian Church.  Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Covenant Presbyterian Church with Rev. Tim Starnes officiating. Interment will be in North Cleveland Cemetery.Charlene...

Dean Ellis

Dean Ellis

Dec 8, 2017

Mr. Jessie Dean Ellis, 65, of Drew, MS passed away on December 8, 2017, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN. Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Pilgrim Rest Cemetery. Interment will be in Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.Jessie was born on November 19, 1952 to Charles and Ethel Ellis in Indianola, MS. He proudly served his...

Olivia Womack Gilbert

Olivia Womack Gilbert

Nov 29, 2017

Olivia Womack Gilbert, 73, passed away on November 29, 2017, at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, MS. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 2, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Service will follow at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 2, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Clarence Edwards officiating. Interment will be in New Cleveland Cemetery.Olivia was...

Dudley Campbell Burke

Dudley Campbell Burke

Nov 29, 2017

 Dudley Campbell Burke, 67, of Ruleville, MS passed away on November 29, 2017, at North Sunflower Medical Center. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 1, 2017, at his home. Celebration of Life Service will follow at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at Ruleville Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Haney officiating. Interment will be in Lehrton Cemetery.Dudley...

Jason Augustus Cook

Jason Augustus Cook

Nov 25, 2017

Mr. Jason Augustus Cook, 38, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on November 25, 2017. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. A Memorial Service will follow at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Clarence Edwards officiating. Interment will be in New Cleveland Cemetery.Jason was...

Tully Gene Lewis

Tully Gene Lewis

Nov 21, 2017

Mr. Tully Gene Lewis, 91, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on November 21, 2017, in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 24, 2017, at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Cleveland. Celebration of Life Services will follow at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 24, 2017, at St. Luke United Methodist Church with...

Juanita McArthur Hutchison

Juanita McArthur Hutchison

Nov 21, 2017

Mrs. Juanita McArthur Hutchison, 92, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, 21, 2017, at her niece's home in Holcomb, MS. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, November 26, 2017, at North Cleveland Cemetery with Rev. Milton Burd officiating.Mrs. Hutchison was born in Cleveland, MS, on May 18, 1925, to Carl Luther McArthur and Alice Lola Williams McArthur.  Shortly after graduating...

Joan Lynn Kimbriel

Joan Lynn Kimbriel

Nov 19, 2017

Mrs. Joan Lynn Kimbriel, 62, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. November 22, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Haney officiating.  Interment will be...

Peggy Sue Canady Tyson

Peggy Sue Canady Tyson

Nov 15, 2017

Mrs. Peggy Sue Canady Tyson, 66, of Merigold, MS, passed away on November 15, 2017, at Shelby Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 19, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. A Memorial Service will follow at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 19, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Bob Hill officiating.Peggy was...

Brenda Kay Beach

Brenda Kay Beach

Nov 15, 2017

Ms. Brenda Kay Beach, 71, of Memphis, TN, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loved ones.  Services honoring the life of Mrs. Beach are currently pending.Ms. Beach was born on September 5, 1946, to Jesse K. Beach and Erma Earline Thrash Beach in Cleveland, MS.  She worked for many years as a Warehouse and...

Rev. Arthur Eugene Nute

Rev. Arthur Eugene Nute

Nov 15, 2017

Arthur "Artie" Eugene Nute, age 72, was received into heaven on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, in Brighton, TN.He was born May 9, 1945, in Memphis, TN to Juanita Baird Nute and Lewis Sinclair Nute. He graduated from Linn High School, earned a bachelor's degree from University of Mississippi, obtained a masters degree in education from Delta State University, and completed...

Ronald Charles Barnett

Ronald Charles Barnett

Nov 10, 2017

Mr. Ronald Charles "Ronnie" Barnett, 70, of Cleveland, passed away on November 10, 2017 at his home. Visitation will be 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 12, 2017, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Don Barnett officiating.   Interment will follow in Merigold...

Lowell Richard Semans, II

Lowell Richard Semans, II

Nov 7, 2017

Mr. Lowell Richard Semans, II, passed away at Oak Grove Retirement Home on November 7, 2017, in Duncan, MS.Lowell was born on June 16, 1945, in McCook, Nebraska to Lowel R. Semans and Virginia Painter Semans. He proudly served in the Army during the Vietnam War. Lowell worked as a welder at Ingels Ship Yard in Pascagoula for 50 years...