Obituaries
Emmitt Ray 'Ray' Russell
Aug 17, 2015
Mr. Emmitt Ray Russell, 51, of Merigold, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 24, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 24, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Mr. Russell was born on October 3, 1963, in Cleveland, MS, to...
Emmitt Russell
Aug 17, 2015
Mr. Emmitt Russell, 81, of Merigold, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 24, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 24, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Mr. Russell was born on November 2, 1933, in Tallahatchie County, MS, to...
Mary Theresa Russell
Aug 17, 2015
Mrs. Mary Theresa Patterson Russell, 43, of Merigold, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015, at her home. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 24, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 24, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. She was born on February 2, 1972, in Cleveland,...
William Ples 'Bill' Moses
Aug 15, 2015
Mr. William Ples "Bill" Moses, 61, of Ruleville, passed away at St. Francis Hospital, in Memphis, TN, after a brief illness. Celebration of Life services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 13, 2015, at Jobe Auditorium at Delta State University's Campus. Bill was born October 14, 1953, in Greenwood, MS, to W.P. "Buddy" Moses and Lizzie Bell Leggett Moses. He...
George Michael Fortenberry
Aug 13, 2015
George Michael Fortenberry, 68, of Merigold, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. Visitation will be 12:00 to 2:30 p.m. Monday, August 17, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial Services will immediately follow beginning at 2:30 p.m. Monday, August 17, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. This accomplished local businessman, loving husband, father and brother...
Benjamin James 'Ben' Contreras
Aug 13, 2015
Mr. Benjamin James "Ben" Contreras, 31, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 9:00 to 10:00 Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Braswell officiating. Interment will follow in...
Bobby Leon Ivy
Aug 11, 2015
Mr. Bobby Leon Ivy, 73, of Waynesboro, MS, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at Wayne General Hospital. Visitation will be 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life service will immediately follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Brent Hammer officiating. Interment will be...
Claudia Palmer Clifton
Jul 27, 2015
Mrs. Claudia Palmer Clifton, 88, of Benoit, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Floyd Cooper officiating. Interment will follow in...
Elizabeth Ann Breazeale
Jul 27, 2015
Elizabeth Ann Breazeale, 80, of Madison, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 1, 2015, at Christ United Methodist Church on Old Canton Rd. in Jackson, MS. Memorial Services will immediately follow beginning at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Calvin Cosnahan officiating. Interment will be in Lehrton...
Howard William 'Billy' Gordon, Jr.
Jul 27, 2015
Mr. Howard William "Billy" Gordon, Jr., 67, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015, at The Veteran's Hospital in Kosciusko. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 Monday, August 3, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial Services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 3, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home.Mr. Gordon was born in Bolivar County on September...
James Thomas Ervin
Jul 26, 2015
James Thomas Ervin, 81, of Boyle, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Starnes officiating. Interment will be in North Cleveland...
Catherine Williams Graves
Jul 25, 2015
Catherine Williams Graves, 88, passed away in Memphis, TN on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the age of 88. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 Thursday, July 30, 2015, at First United Methodist Church in Cleveland, MS. Service will follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 2015, at First Methodist Church, Cleveland, MS with Rev. Will Wilkerson officiating. Interment...
Nancy Lee Seawright
Jul 25, 2015
Nancy Lee Seawright, 72, longtime Cleveland Florist, died Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the Greenwood-Leflore Hospital in Greenwood, Mississippi. Services will be held at First United Methodist Church in Cleveland on Tuesday, July 28 at 11:00 AM. Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM in the sanctuary of the church. The service will be led by The Reverend Will Wilkerson and...
Sylvestra R. Lucio
Jul 23, 2015
Visitation: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 8, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial Mass: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 8, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Father Scott Thomas officiating. Interment: Old Cleveland Cemetery. Visitation 12:00 am - 1:00 am Saturday, August 8, 2015 Ray Funeral Home 206 Bishop Road Cleveland, Mississippi, United States Memorial Mass 1:00 pm Saturday, August...
Linda Gail Roncali
Jul 23, 2015
Mrs. Linda Gail Roncali, 65, of Shaw, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, July 25, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 27, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Howell officiating. Interment will be in Shaw Cemetery....
Katherine Louise Gladden
Jul 23, 2015
Mrs. Katherine Louise Aycock Gladden, 87, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015, at her home after a lengthy illness. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, July 26, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 27, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Eugene Walden officiating. Interment will...
Dorothy Jean 'Dottie' Strait
Jul 19, 2015
Dorothy Jean "Dottie" Strait, 29, of Prairieville, LA, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015, at her home. Visitation will be 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Ourso Funeral Home in Gonzales, LA. A second visitation will be held from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Friday, July 24, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Celebration of Life...
Betty Jean Malatesta
Jul 16, 2015
Mrs. Betty Jean Jones Malatesta, 82, of Shelby, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015, at Baptist Desoto Hospital. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2015, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shelby. A Mass of Christian Burial will immediately follow beginning at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2015, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in...
Margaret McCain 'Rachel' Riley
Jul 2, 2015
Mrs. Margaret Rachel McCain Riley, 98, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015, at her home. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 6, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home. Funeral services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 6, 2015, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Milton Burd officiating. Interment will be in North Cleveland...
Lena Brunetti
Jun 29, 2015
Ms. Lena Brunetti, 94, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015 at her home. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church. A Memorial Mass will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at our Lady of Victories Catholic Church with Father Kent Bowlds presiding. Ms....
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