Obituaries

Thomas Eddie Hunter

Thomas Eddie Hunter

Nov 26, 2016

Mr. Thomas Eddie Hunter, 74, of Ruleville, MS, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016, at North Sunflower Medical Center. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home. Interment will be in Lehrton Cemetery. Mr. Hunter was born...

Bertha L. Williamson

Bertha L. Williamson

Nov 25, 2016

Mrs. Bertha L. Williamson, 71, of Benoit, MS, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016, at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville, MS. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 26, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. John Read and Rev. Mark Worsham...

David Meadow 'Boo' Ferriss Sr

David Meadow 'Boo' Ferriss Sr

Nov 24, 2016

David Meadow "Boo" Ferriss, a baseball legend and one of Mississippi's most beloved citizens, died November 24 at home. Ferriss was 94. Ferriss was born on Dec. 5, 1921, to Delta farmer William Douglas Ferriss and Lellie Meadow Ferriss of Shaw. Young David pretty much nicknamed himself. As a toddler he tried to get the attention of his older brother,...

Hazel Marie Tedford

Hazel Marie Tedford

Nov 21, 2016

Mrs. Hazel Marie Tedford, 90, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016, at Bolivar Medical Center. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Delta Heights Memorial Garden Cemetery with Bro. Ike Raley officiating. Mrs. Tedford was born in Boyle, MS, on July 5, 1927, to Monroe and Molly Steed. She married James Davis and...

Gladys Marie Hearn

Gladys Marie Hearn

Nov 21, 2016

Mrs. Gladys Marie Hearn, 72, of Doddsville, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be held 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Milton Burd and Rev. Steve...

Dale Smith Kelly

Dale Smith Kelly

Nov 20, 2016

Mrs. Dale S. Kelly, 96, of Cleveland, formerly of Birmingham, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016, at Providence Nursing and Rehab. Arrangements are pending in Birmingham, AL. Mrs. Kelly was born in Guntown, MS, on December 5, 1919, to Benjamin Lee Smith and Emma Mitchell Smith. On October 1969, she married W. T. Kelly in Birmingham. She was a member...

Charles Shelton Woodruff, Sr.

Charles Shelton Woodruff, Sr.

Nov 19, 2016

Mr. Charles Shelton "Benny" Woodruff, Sr., 91, of Boyle, MS, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at Skene Baptist Church. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. at Skene Baptist church with Rev. Terrell Stringer and Rev. Jimmy Breland officiating. Interment will...

Amber Lee Lewis

Amber Lee Lewis

Nov 19, 2016

Ms. Amber Lee Lewis, 30, and daughter, Ms. Scarlet Ember Kelley, of Cleveland, formerly of Colorado, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016, in Cleveland. Memorial Services will be held in Colorado Springs, CO at a later date. Amber was born in Colorado Springs, Co on July 14, 1986, to Kenneth Rolland Lewis and Jaclynn Van Ommen Lewis. She loved animals,...

Pamela K. Mims

Pamela K. Mims

Nov 15, 2016

Pamela K. Mims, 58 years old was born on February 21, 1958 and passed away on November 15, 2016 in Cleveland, Ms. Pam grew up in the Jackson area and lived in Bay St. Louis Ms. until 2007. Pam worked as a Registered Nurse for many years. I first met Pam in the early 1990's. She was the charge nurse...

Wyndell Davidson

Wyndell Davidson

Nov 14, 2016

Mr. Wyndell Davidson, 78, of Merigold, passed away Monday, November 14, 2016, in Clarksdale. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Green Acres Memorial Park Cemetery in Vicksburg, MS with Rev. Bobby Turner officiating. Mr. Davidson was born September 13, 1938,...

Ramona Allen

Ramona Allen

Nov 10, 2016

Mrs. Ramona Allen, 87, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2016, at Bolivar Medical Center. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 14, 2016, at Delta heights Memorial Garden Cemetery. Graveside Services 11:00 am Monday, November 14, 2016 Delta Heights Memorial Garden Cemetery Hwy 8 Cleveland, Mississippi, United States

Mary Louise Cintgran

Mary Louise Cintgran

Nov 9, 2016

Ms. Mary Louise Cintgran, 91, of Gunnison, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at Mississippi Care Center in Greenville. Visitation will be 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 13, 2016, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church in Cleveland. Mass of Christian burial will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. with Father Kent Bowlds officiating. Interment will be in Shelby...

Edith M. Richardson

Edith M. Richardson

Nov 6, 2016

Mrs. Edith Smith Richardson, 87, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at Cleveland Church of God. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at Cleveland Church of God with Rev. A.D. Gammil officiating. Interment...

John W. Lamberson, Jr.

John W. Lamberson, Jr.

Nov 5, 2016

S/Sgt. John W. Lamberson, Jr., 95, of Clinton, formerly of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016, in Clinton. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Dr. Mark Strum officiating. Interment will...

Vira Frazier Sims

Vira Frazier Sims

Nov 3, 2016

Mrs. Vira Frazier Sims, 89, formerly of Cleveland, currently of Madison where she lived with her son, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 5, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Graveside services will immediately follow beginning at 11:15 a.m. Saturday, November 5, 2016, at New Cleveland Cemetery...

Millie Jennings Allen

Millie Jennings Allen

Nov 1, 2016

Mrs. Millie Jennings Allen, 90, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 3 2016, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 3, 2016, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Will Wilkerson officiating. Interment will...

Reese Warren Manning, III

Reese Warren Manning, III

Oct 23, 2016

Mr. Reese Warren Manning, III, 82, of Drew, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Drew Baptist Church. Memorial services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Glenn Seefeld and Rev. Robert Haney officiating. Mr. Manning was born in Drew, MS, on November 15,...

Charles Frank Walton, Sr.

Charles Frank Walton, Sr.

Oct 17, 2016

Mr. Charles Frank Walton, Sr., 88, of Kenner, LA, passed away at his home on October 17, 2016. Graveside services will 11:00 Friday, October 21, 2016, at Shelby Cemetery with Rev. Lowell Johnson officiating.Mr. Walton was born September 3, 1928, to John Lamar Walton and Fannie May Walton. In his high school years, he played baseball and football. He proudly...

Geraldine Miller Hutchinson

Geraldine Miller Hutchinson

Oct 16, 2016

Mrs. Geraldine Miller Hutchinson, 92, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at Cleveland Church of God. Celebration of Life services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 20, 2016, at Cleveland Church of God with Rev. Greg Chamblee officiating. Interment will be in North...

Albert Leslie Spells

Albert Leslie Spells

Oct 16, 2016

Born Dec 3, 1923 - Passed.October 16, 2016Albert served in the United States Navy from 1941 to 1945, serving onboard the USS Colorado as a Storekeeper, in the Pacific theater during WWII.  Married Lettie Maud Hunt Spells, Nov 24th 1945 in Cleveland, MS.  In the early 1950's, they moved to Baltimore where he went to work for Bethlehem Steel Corporation....