Obituaries

Matthew Hall

Matthew Hall

Oct 8, 2011

Mr. Matthew Blake Hall, 26, of Pace, MS, passed away, October 8, 2011 in Cleveland, MS. Visitation will be Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. There will be a memorial service following the visitation at the Pace Pentecostal Church. Celebration of life service will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 10, 2011 at Ray...

William Lusk

William Lusk

Oct 8, 2011

William Thomas (B.T.) Lusk Sr. was born on the family farm in Halstead, Miss., in Sunflower County on April 20, 1925, to Claud and Nora Lusk and lived his life in service to others until October 8, 2011. B.T. graduated from Cleveland High School in Mississippi in 1942 and attended Mississippi State University until 1943 when he began serving his...

Charles Metcalf

Charles Metcalf

Oct 5, 2011

Mr. Charles Shivers Metcalf, 61, of Boyle, MS, passed away, Wednesday, October 4, 2011 at his home. Visitation will be Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Celebration of life service will be Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Barry Dickerson officiating.Mr. Metcalf was born in Memphis,...

J.D. Holcomb

J.D. Holcomb

Sep 28, 2011

Mr. J.D. Holcomb, 82, of Coila passed away September 28, 2011 at The Veterans Nursing Home in Kosciusko, MS. Celebration of Life Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home. A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will be at Linn Methodist Church Cemetery.Mr. Holcomb was born December...

Leon Heffner

Leon Heffner

Sep 28, 2011

Mr. Leon Ellis Heffner, 69, of Cleveland, MS, passed away, Wednesday, September 28, 2011. Visitation will be Saturday, October 1, 2011 in the Fellowship Hall at St. Luke Methodist Church in Cleveland from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Celebration of life service will be Saturday, October 1, 2011 at St. Luke Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend Dixie HolderCummins officiating....

Martha Solomon

Martha Solomon

Sep 27, 2011

Mrs. Martha Eloise Abel Solomon, 78, of Leland, MS, passed away at her home, Tuesday, September 27, 2011. Visitation will be Friday, September 30, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Celebration of life service will be Friday, September 30, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home 3:00 p.m. with Rev. Barry Dickerson officiating.Mrs. Solomon was born January,...

Dorothy Miller

Dorothy Miller

Sep 26, 2011

Mrs. Dorothy Page Miller, 82, of Drew, MS, passed away at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, MS, Monday, September 26, 2011. Visitation will be Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Drew Methodist Church in Drew, MS from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Celebration of life service will be Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Drew Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Todd...

Ricky Mullen

Ricky Mullen

Sep 18, 2011

Mr. Ricky Dale was born on August 14, 1951 to the union of the late, Linus and Mary Ina (Vick) Mullen. Ricky was the twelfth of thirteen children, born under this union. He is preceded in death by three brothers, Jimmy Lee, William (Bud), Herbert Jay; and four sisters, Mary May, Alma Joanne, Jeanie Mae, and Barbara Diane.Ricky served our...

Lucille Boykin

Lucille Boykin

Sep 15, 2011

Mrs. Lucille Boykin, longtime resident of Cleveland, MS, died Thursday, September 15, 2011 in Ridgeland, MS. Mr. Boykin preceded her in death in 1981. She was a native of Carroll County.She is survived by one son, Hubert Boykin of Austin, TX; two grandchildren, Lynn Moseley of Austin, TX and Steve Boykin of Bastrop, TX; one sister, Frances Jean Paley of...

Manuel Sifuentes

Manuel Sifuentes

Sep 10, 2011

Mauel Yracheta Sifuentes, Jr., 64, of Grenada, MS passed away September 10, 2011 at Greenwood Leflore Hospital. Visitation will begin at 10:00a.m. Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Our Lady of Victories in Cleveland. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow beginning at 11:00 a.m.Manuel was born February 5, 1947 to Manuel Yracheta Sifuentes, Sr. and Aurora Becerra in Rosedale, MS....

William Dunn

William Dunn

Sep 8, 2011

William Donald "Donnie" Dunn, 66, of Cleveland died September8, 2011 at his home. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. Monday, September 12, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home. A service of Remembrance will immediately follow the visitation and will begin at 10:00 a.m.Mr. Dunn was born April 1, 1945 in Bolivar County to Jessie Willard Dunn and Mary Francis Drake Dunn. He...

Ina Smith

Ina Smith

Sep 7, 2011

Ina Dean McLemore Gordin Smith, 85, died Wednesday September 7, 2011, in Oxford.Services will be held at 2 pm Friday at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland. Burial will follow at Merigold Cemetery in Merigold. Visitation will precede the services from 12 noon until 2 pm at the funeral home.Born in Duncan, to Robert Iva and Mary Lou McLemore, she graduated...

Gary Sweeten

Gary Sweeten

Sep 4, 2011

Mr. Gary Dean Sweeten, 52, of Cleveland, MS, passed away at Bolivar Medical Center, Sunday, September 4, 2011. Visitation will be Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 12:00 p.m. with Father Kent Bowlds officiating. Burial will follow services in North Cleveland...

George Harrison

George Harrison

Sep 4, 2011

Mr. George Reece Harrison, 82, of Cleveland, MS, passed away at Cleveland Nursing and Rehab, Sunday, September 4, 2011.Mr. Harrison was born to William Thomas Harrison and Myrtle Alice Shelton on May 22, 1929 in Cleveland, MS. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Cleveland, he was a member of the American Rose Society and was...

Richard Cummins

Richard Cummins

Sep 3, 2011

Richard Ancle Cummins, 80, ("Wudder" to his siblings) of Dockery, peacefully passed at Cleveland Nursing and Rehab, Saturday, September 3, 2011.Mr. Cummins was born, December 5, 1930, in Sunflower County to Richard Willis "Pete" and Mary Lee Clark Cummins. He grew up in and was educated in Drew. He married his high school sweetheart, Arvetta Parker, December 23, 1951. They...

Rosa Richmond

Rosa Richmond

Sep 2, 2011

Mrs. Rosa Dangelo Richmond, 83, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, September 2, 2011 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 5, 2011 at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church in Cleveland. A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. immediately following the visitation with Father Kent Bowlds officiating. Burial will be at New...

Patricia Kirkland

Patricia Kirkland

Aug 30, 2011

Mrs. Patricia Kelly Kirkland, 67, of Cleveland, MS, passed away at North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville, MS, Tuesday, August 30, 2011. Visitation will be Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Celebration of life service will be Friday, September 2, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. with Bro. Jimmy Breland and...

J. Starnes

J. Starnes

Aug 29, 2011

J. W. "Bebo" Starnes, Jr., 79, of Drew, MS, passed away August 29, 2011 at North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville, MS. Visitation will be 2:00-3:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at Drew Methodist Church. Celebration of life services will be at 3:00 p.m. immediately following the visitation with Rev. J.C. Hubbard officiating. Burial will be in Drew City Cemetery.Mr....

James Willingham

James Willingham

Aug 29, 2011

Mr. James William "Dick" Willingham, 83, of Ruleville, MS, passed away Monday, August 29, 2011 at North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville, MS. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Celebration of life service will be at 1:00 p.m. at the Cleveland Church of Christ, Thursday, September 1, 2011 with Bro....

William Eley

William Eley

Aug 27, 2011

William Alexander Eley, Jr. "Bill", 62, of Jackson, MS, formerly of Cleveland, MS, passed away August 27, 2011. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home. Services will immediately follow at 11:00 a.m. at Ray Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Macklyn Hubbell officiating. Burial will be in North Cleveland Cemetery.Mr. Eley was born in Memphis,...

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