Obituaries

Travis Salley

Travis Salley

Jun 16, 2013

Mr. Travis Salley, 89, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday June 16, 2013, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home. Services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Jimmy Breland officiaiting. Interment will be in New Cleveland Cemetery.Mr. Salley was...

Frankie Hanks

Frankie Hanks

Jun 9, 2013

Mrs. Frankie S. Hanks, of Ridgeland, formerly of Rosedale, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Highland Home in Ridgeland, MS. Graveside Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at Beulah Cemetery in Beulah, MS.Mrs. Hanks was born November 23, 1918, in Bolivar County to Alta Howard Stewart and Clara Hattie Hagan Stewart. On December 23, 1938,...

Mary Stewart

Mary Stewart

Jun 6, 2013

Mrs. Mary Nell Stewart, 89, of Cleveland passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013, at Indywood. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, June 7, 2013, at Ray Funeral. Celebration of life services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Immanuel Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Huber officiating. A second visitation will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 8, 2013, at...

Mary Treloar

Mary Treloar

Jun 4, 2013

Mrs. Mary Thomas Brown Treloar, 87, went to be with her Lord Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Delta Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in Burrus Cemetery in Benoit, MS with Rev. Floyd Cooper officiating.Mrs. Treloar was born on June 9, 1926, to Thomas Calvin Brown and Mary Ririta...

Ferdinand Lohr

Ferdinand Lohr

Jun 2, 2013

Mr. Ferdinand Baptist Lohr, 83, of Boyle passed away, Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Walter B. Crook Nursing Home. Visitation will be 12:00- 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial Services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Robert Haney officiating.Mr. Lohr was born in Germany on...

Nell Westbrook

Nell Westbrook

Jun 2, 2013

Nell Connell Valentine Westbrook, 100, died in Montgomery, AL on Sunday, June 2, 2013. Graveside Services will be Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 1 pm at Lehrton Cemetery followed by a 2 pm Celebration of Life and Resurrection Service at Ruleville United Methodist Church both conducted by Rev. Mary Hutson.Survivors include nieces Puddin C. Watson (Jimmie), Betty M. Connell, SidneyL. Murray...

Maxine Roark McDonald

Maxine Roark McDonald

May 30, 2013

Mrs. Maxine Roark Kulbeth McDonald, 89, of Jasper, IN, formerly of Boyle, MS, passed away Thursday, May 30 2013 at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, IN. A memorial service will be held July 13, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in the New Cleveland Cemetery with Bro. Robert Haney officiating.Mrs. McDonald was born in Warren, AR on February 16, 1924 to...

Morris Downs

Morris Downs

May 30, 2013

Mr. Morris Enoch Downs, 70, of Shaw, MS passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Linn Baptist Church. Interment will be in Linn Baptist Church...

Harry Brooks

Harry Brooks

May 29, 2013

Mr. Harry Pat Brooks, 86, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be 10:00-11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Merigold United Methodist Church in Merigold, MS. Celebration of Life Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m with Bro. Barry Dickerson. Interment will be in New Cleveland Cemetery.Mr....

Emmit McKnight

Emmit McKnight

May 27, 2013

Mr. Emmitt McKnight, 84, of Indianola, passed away Monday, May 27, 2013, at his home. Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. with Bro. Ed Hall officiating. Interment will be in New Cleveland Cemetery.Mr. McKnight was born September 7, 1928...

Amanda Gilliland

Amanda Gilliland

May 25, 2013

Mrs. Amanda Anne Boswell Gilliland, 32, of Cleveland passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will immediately following with Larry Braswell officiating. Interment will be in Merigold Cemetery.Amanda was born on December 25, 1980 to her adopted mother, Mrs. Frances Boswell...

Debra Machell

Debra Machell

May 25, 2013

Mrs. Debra Ingold Machell, 60, of Boyle, MS, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013, at her home. Vistitation will be held 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Nell Maki officiating.Mrs. Machell was born...

Benny Sanders

Benny Sanders

May 22, 2013

Mrs. Benny Martin Sanders, 94, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Cleveland Personal Care. Visitation will be held 1:00-2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Bob Hill and Bro. Larry Braswell officiating....

Amelia Beckham

Amelia Beckham

May 17, 2013

Mrs. Frances Amelia Turpin Beckham, 100, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013, at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Celebration of Life Services will begin at 3:00 p.m. at the Covenant Presbyterian Church with Rev. Tim Starnes Officiating. Interment will be in Shaw Cemetery.Mrs. Beckham...

Miriam Esch

Miriam Esch

May 15, 2013

Mrs. Miriam Litton Esch, 75, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at her home. First visitation will be 6:00 p.m- 8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home a second visitation will be held 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home. A graveside service will immediately follow at Delta Heights...

Wanda Ray

Wanda Ray

May 15, 2013

Mrs. Wanda Nell Milum Ray, 61, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at her home. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with Dr. Steve Huber officiating. Interment will be held in Shaw...

Troy Daugherty

Troy Daugherty

May 13, 2013

Mr. Troy Lavelle Daugherty Sr., 71, of Shaw, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of Life services will follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013 with Bro. Robert Haney and Bro. John Chouccoli officiating....

Ardene Fullilove

Ardene Fullilove

May 11, 2013

Mrs. Ardena Lajeune Fullilove, 87, of Shelby, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013, at Tunica Nursing Home. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 13, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home. Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. May 13, 2013, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Danny Smith officiating. Interment will be in Shelby Cemetery.Mrs. Fullilove was...

Sandra Carroll

Sandra Carroll

May 6, 2013

Sandra Jo Carroll, 54, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, May 6, 2013 in her home. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 10, 2013 at the Calvary Episcopal Church in Cleveland with Rev. Sylvia Czarnetzky officiating.Ms. Carroll was born February 21, 1959 to Carl and Jimmie Ruth Weeks Carroll. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and...

Mary Peckenpaugh

Mary Peckenpaugh

May 6, 2013

Mary Lee Luckett Peckenpaugh, age 86, of Cleveland, Mississippi, died May 6, 2013, at Indywood Estates in Cleveland. Visitation will be 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Immanuel Baptist Church with memorial services following beginning at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Immanuel Baptist Church. She requested donation of her body to University Hospital in Jackson,...