Obituaries

Doris Crutcher

Doris Crutcher

Oct 15, 2014

Miss Doris "Dot" Crutcher, 82, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2014 in Baton Rouge, LA. Visitation will be 9:00-11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 18, 2014, at the First Baptist Church of Cleveland. Celebration of Life Services will follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 18, 2014, at the First Baptist Church Cleveland with Brother Brad Beckwith and Doctor Macklyn...

Frances Bryant

Frances Bryant

Oct 15, 2014

Mrs. Frances Bryant, of Cleveland Mississippi, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at Delta regional Medical Center after a short illness.Mrs. Bryant was born to Brancy Moody and Nina Shive Moody. She married Thomas Bryant on March 27, 1982. She was very passionate about being a beautician. She loved her family and friends dearly. She was a member of...

Douglas McClure

Douglas McClure

Oct 12, 2014

Mr. Douglas McClure, 88, of Shaw, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014 in Monroe, LA. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m with Brother Robert Haney and Pastor Robert Browning officiating. Interment will be in New Cleveland Cemetery.Mr. McClure was born September 14,...

Louise Moore

Louise Moore

Oct 11, 2014

Louise Bostic Moore, 94, of Cleveland Mississippi, formerly of Drew, Mississippi, died on Saturday, October 11, 2014, Indywood Estates. Visitation will be 1 pm, Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at Ray Funeral Home with a Celebration of Life service to follow at 2 pm. Interment will be in Drew Cemetery.Louise Bostic Moore was born on January 4, 1920 in St. Charles,...

Earl Barbour

Earl Barbour

Oct 6, 2014

Mr. Earl Davis "Bobby" Barbour, 88, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, October 6, 2014 at his home. Visitation will be 10:00-10:45 a.m. Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at Ray Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at 11:00 a.m in New Cleveland Cemetery with Rev. Tim Starnes officiating.Mr. Barbour was born January 30, 1926, in Cleveland, MS. He was raised by...

Bobbie Robinson

Bobbie Robinson

Sep 30, 2014

Bobbie H. Robinson, 69, of Drew, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Saturday, October 4, 2014, at Ray Funeral Home. Graveside services will immediately follow in Lehrton Cemetery beginning at 12:30 p.m. with Bro. Joe Young officiating.Mr. Robinson was born in Greenwood, MS on July 22,...

Helen Powell

Helen Powell

Sep 28, 2014

Mrs. Helen Jennings Powell, 83, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2014, under her family's care in Shaw. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, September 29, 2014, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Ed Hall and Rev. Lonnie Smith officiating. Interment will follow...

James Shaffer

James Shaffer

Sep 27, 2014

Mr. James C. Shaffer, 90, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2014, at Joy Health and Rehab. Visitation will be 1:00-1:45 p.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Ray Funeral Home. Graveside services with military honors will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Delta Heights Memorial Gardens on Highway 8 with Rev. Taylor Shaffer officiating.Mr....

William Ray Merritt

William Ray Merritt

Sep 23, 2014

Dr. William Ray Merritt, 78, of Cleveland, Mississippi, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at Saint Dominic's Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. A private family service will be held in Laurel, Mississippi.Ray was born on March 8, 1936, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to Reverend William Howard Merritt and Ann Hartfield Merritt.Ray graduated from Taylorsville High School and Jones County Junior College where...

Thomas Lee Salley

Thomas Lee Salley

Sep 22, 2014

Mr. Thomas Lee Salley, 69, of Clinton, passed away Monday, September 22, 2014, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 25, 2014, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Larry Braswell officiating. Interment will follow in New...

Allison Lester

Allison Lester

Sep 21, 2014

Allison Valeria Lester, 34, of Avon, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2014, at Mississippi Care Center in Greenville, MS. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Greenville. A Christian Burial will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Greenville with Father...

Gerald Herbison

Gerald Herbison

Sep 21, 2014

Mr. Gerald Fields Herbison, Jr., 48, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2014. Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will follow beginning at 2:00 p.m Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Ray Funeral Home. Interment will immediately follow in Delta Heights Memorial garden.Mr. Herbison was born February 25, 1966, in Cleveland,...

Mildred Dugger

Mildred Dugger

Sep 20, 2014

Mrs. Mildred Day Dugger, 96, of Cleveland, MS, formerly of Greenville, MS, died Saturday morning, September 20, 2014, in North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville, MS.Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm, Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014, at the First Baptist Church of Cleveland, MS, followed in the church by the funeral services at 2:00 pm, conducted by Milton Burd.Mrs. Dugger, known...

Cecil Threet

Cecil Threet

Sep 20, 2014

Cecil Bernard Threet, 85, of Ruleville, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at Ray Funeral Home. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at Ruleville Baptist Church with Rev. Cory Lancaster officiating. Interment will follow in Lehrton Cemetery.Mr. Threet was born August 24,...

Joe Catherine Cintgran

Joe Catherine Cintgran

Sep 19, 2014

Ms. Joe Catherine Cintgran, 88, of Gunnison, passed away Friday, September 19, 2014, at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Cleveland with a Mass of Christian Burial immediately following beginning at 11:00 a.m. with Father Kent Bowlds, Father Tom Lalor, and...

Pauline Bibb

Pauline Bibb

Sep 9, 2014

Frances Pauline Chambers Bibb, 92, of Drew, surrounded by her loved ones, died peacefully in her room at the Bolivar Medical Long Term Care Center in Cleveland on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 11, 2014, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at West Drew Baptist Church in Drew, MS. Her Celebration of Life Service...

Naisy Brunetti

Naisy Brunetti

Sep 6, 2014

Mrs. Naisy Thompson Brunetti, 85, of Madison, MS, formerly of Cleveland, MS, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2014, at home surrounded by her family. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, immediately followed by a Celebration of Life service beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home with Brother...

Jan Stevens

Jan Stevens

Aug 27, 2014

Jan Hughes Stevens, 62, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at Cleveland Personal Care. Visitation will be 10:00-11:00 a.m. Friday, August 29, 2014 at Roundaway Baptist Church. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 29, 2014 at Roundaway Baptist Church with Bro. Bob Hill officiating. Interment will follow in Roundaway Baptist Cemetery.Ms....

Hollis Lewis

Hollis Lewis

Aug 22, 2014

Mr. Hollis LewisVisitation for Mr. Hollis Lewis will be conducted at Drew Baptist Church 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 27, 2014, with Celebration of Life Services immediately following beginning at 1:30 p.m.. Interment will be in Drew City Cemetery.Mr. Lewis, 92, died Friday, August 22, 2014, at Greenville Delta Regional Hospital. He was born in Eupora, Webster County, Mississippi on July...

David Long

David Long

Aug 18, 2014

David "Dave" Carl Long, 54, passed away August 18, 2014, in Tulsa, OK. Graveside Memorial Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 6, 2014, at North Cleveland Cemetery with Bro. Robert Haney officiating.Dave was born September 10, 1959, in Memphis, TN, to parents James C. Long and Kathryn Ray. Dave was a retired 911 dispatcher for the Tulsa Police...