Obituaries
Betty Jean Conger
Nov 23, 2015
Betty Jean Smith Conger, 88, passed away on Monday, November 23, surrounded by her children. Visitation will be 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 28, 2015, in Evans Annex at the Benoit Union Church. A celebration of life service will immediately follow beginning at 1:30 p.m. at Benoit Union Church with Rev. Andy Ray officiating. Interment will be in Old...
Ruby Taylor Thornhill
Nov 23, 2015
Ruby Taylor Thornhill, 94, of Pace, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2015, at Cleveland Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 27, 2015, at Morrison Chapel Baptist Church. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 27, 2015, at Morrison Chapel Baptist Church with Rev. John Thomas officiating. Interment will...
Gary Joe Clark, Jr.
Nov 19, 2015
Mr. Gary Joe Clark, Jr., 57, of Shaw, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Father Kent Bowlds officiating.Mr. Clark was born in Shaw, MS on November 26, 1957, to Gary...
Kathryn Sledge McDonald
Nov 19, 2015
Laura Kathryn Sledge McDonald, 99, of Lucedale, formerly of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015, at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula, MS. Graveside services will be 2:00 Saturday, November 21, 2015, at New Cleveland Cemetery with Rev. Michael McLaughlin officiating. Mrs. McDonald was born in Alva, MS on August 25, 1916, to Pascal Earl Sledge and Annie Eliz Ingram...
Jane Sheedy Grimmett
Nov 19, 2015
Jane Sheedy Grimmett, 75, of Louisville, MS, formally of Cleveland, MS, passed away surrounded by family Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Winston Medical Center. A visitation will be held at 1:00 on Monday, November 23, 2015 followed by a memorial service beginning at 2:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Jane was born in Weir, MS in 1940....
Buford Steven 'Steve' Clark
Nov 15, 2015
Mr. Steve Clark, 58, of Boyle, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015, at UMC in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Ike Raley officiating. Interment will be at...
Ruby Self Lindsey
Nov 15, 2015
Ruby Ray Self Lindsey, 80, of Sardis, Mississippi, passed away on November 15th, 2015. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 19, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 19, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Interment will be in Stoneville Cemetery in Leland, MS. She is the...
John Charles Smith
Nov 11, 2015
Mr. John Charles Smith, 84, of Benoit, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Saturday, November 14, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Graveside services will begin at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 14, 2015, at Shelby Cemetery with Rev. Walter Goldsmith and Michael Power officiating. Mr. Smith was born in Barlow,...
Alfredo Palacious
Nov 10, 2015
Mr. Alfredo Palacious, 75, of Indianola, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at Ruleville Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 12, 2015, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Shaw, MS. The rosary will immediately follow beginning at 6:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 13, 2015,...
Doris Buckley Jones
Nov 3, 2015
Doris Buckley Jones, 92, of Cleveland, MS, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2015, at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson following a brief illness. The family will receive visitors from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland. Family and friends will celebrate the life of Doris Jones with a Funeral...
Donald Ray Sappington
Oct 28, 2015
Donald Ray Sappington, 67, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 30, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 30, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Tim McCarter officiating. Interment will be in North Cleveland...
Henry Samuel Esch, Jr.
Oct 25, 2015
Henry Samuel Esch, Jr., 78, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, October 26, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. A second visitation will be 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Ray Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow in Delta Heights Memorial Garden Cemetery beginning...
Kenneth Millican
Oct 21, 2015
Kenneth Millican, 83, of Cleveland passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 25, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Milton Burd, Rev. James Breland, and Rev. Brad Beckwith officiating. Interment will follow...
Anna Margaret Hill Overstreet
Oct 20, 2015
Anna Margaret Overstreet, 47, of Cleveland, passed away at her home on Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2;00 p.m. Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Tim McCarter officiating. Interment will be in New...
Farno Clark 'Bud' Manning
Oct 19, 2015
Mr. Farno Clark "Bud" Manning, 100, of Merigold, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015, at North Sunflower Medical Center. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 22, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. A second visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 23, 2015, at Merigold Baptist Church. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow at 2:00...
Saralie Robinson Walker Heard
Oct 18, 2015
A Memorial service for Saralie Robinson Walker Heard, 101, of Cleveland, MS will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at First United Methodist Church, Cleveland with Visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m., Service at 2:00 p.m. and burial to follow in New Cleveland Cemetery. Mrs. Heard passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Indywood Estates in Cleveland. Arrangements are...
Grace Bologna Venuti
Oct 17, 2015
Shaw's beloved âAunt Grace', Grace Bologna Venuti, died peacefully at Providence Assisted Living in Cleveland on Saturday, October 17, 2015, having just celebrated her 98th birthday. A pillar of her lifelong residence of Shaw, and a prominent congregant of Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Mrs. Venuti was preceded in death by her Husband, Charlie Venuti; Parents, Sam and Mary...
Lillie Joyce Jones
Oct 12, 2015
Mrs. Lillie Joyce Mitchell Jones, 72, of Boyle, passed away Monday, October 12, 2015, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 15, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 16, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Robert Haney and Bro. Lee Kirk officiating. Interment will...
Mildred Blanch Mitchell
Oct 10, 2015
Mildred K Mitchell, 92, of Shaw, was called home to be with the Lord Saturday, October 10, 2015, at Walter B Crook Nursing Facility. Visitation will be Monday, October 12, 2015, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Ray Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2 P.M. at Linn Baptist Church. Interment will be in...
Jerry Gregory
Oct 9, 2015
Jerry DeWayne Gregory, 80, of Drew, passed away on October 9, 2015 at home. Visitation will be Sunday, October 11, 2015, at West Drew Baptist Church from 1-2 PM. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2 PM. at West Drew Baptist Church with Brother Rick Milan officiating. Interment will be in Drew Cemetery. Mr. Gregory was born...