Obituaries
Opal Morgan
Nov 5, 2012
Opal Morgan, 91, of Cleveland, MS. passed away Monday, November 05, 2012, at Bolivar Medical Center Long Term Care. Born in Cleveland, on August 14, 1921, to Fred and Julia Alice Williams, she was the youngest of 15 children. Opal attended Cleveland High School and played basketball under Coach Margaret Wade. She married Angus Emerson Elliott August 19, 1939. After...
Gertie Smith
Nov 2, 2012
Gertie Avant Smith, 97, of Ruleville passed away Friday, November 02, 2012 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Sunday, November 4, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home with services immediately following the visitation with Bro James Wilkerson officiating. Interment will follow in the North Cleveland Cemetery.Mrs. Smith was born October 24, 1915 to...
Robbie Abel
Oct 26, 2012
Mrs. Robbie H. Abel, 98, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Friday, October 26, 2012, at Bolivar Medical Long Term Care. Visitation will be from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 28, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life services will immediately follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 28, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Breland and Rev. John...
Shelby Harmon
Oct 20, 2012
Our beautiful Shelby Dawson Harmon lived life big, loud, and hopeful. Jesusblessed her with her beautiful wings on Saturday, October 20, 2012.A celebration of this new precious angel and her amazing love a visitation willbe held at 6:00 p.m. then a 7:00 p.m. service Wednesday, October 24, 2012. Thiscelebration of a young life will be held at the place Shelby...
Tommie York
Oct 19, 2012
Tommie Arnold York, 81, of Cleveland passed away Friday, October 19, 2012 at his home. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday, October 21, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, October 22, 2012, at the Interstate Baptist church with Bro. John Chouccoli and Bro. Robert Haney...
Dorothy Franklin
Oct 19, 2012
Mrs. Dorothy Cain Franklin, 92, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Friday, October 19, 2012, at her home in Cleveland.Visitation will be 10:00 am to 11:00 am, on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at the First Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, MS. Services will immediately follow, beginning at 11:00 am, with the Rev. Michael Mc Laughlin and the Rev. Sid Harmon officiating. Interment...
Rece Beach
Oct 13, 2012
Mr. Rece Dero Beach, 80, of Drew, MS, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis, TN. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, October 15, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home. A second visitation will be held 12:30-2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at Drew Baptist Church. Celebration of life services will immediately follow the visitation...
Mary James Blakeman
Oct 11, 2012
Mary James Clark Blakeman, 89, a mother, homemaker, and friend to all who knew her, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2012, after a lengthy illness. She was born to Mary Frances and James Coombs Clark on December 29, 1922. She was baptized and grew up in the First Presbyterian Church in Trenton, Tennessee. She graduated from the University of...
Marie Threet
Oct 8, 2012
Marie Chandler Threet, 89, of Ruleville, MS, passed away October 8, 2012, at Crossgates River Oaks Hospital in Brandon, MS, from complications of Stevens Johnson Syndrome.Marie was preceded in death by her parents, Isaac Henry and Jewel Sweatt Chandler, brother Earl Chandler, and sister Irene Pratt.Marie worked at the Ruleville Baptist Church, Baxter Labs in Cleveland, Bolivar County Hospital, Delta...
Harold Johnson
Oct 4, 2012
Mr. Harold Baskin Johnson, 94, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2012, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 2:00-3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 7, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home. Graveside services will immediately follow beginning at 3:00 p.m. in New Cleveland Cemetery with Rev. Jimmy Breland officiating.Mr. Johnson was born in Vaiden, MS on June 8, 1918, to Mr....
Allie Thornton
Sep 29, 2012
Mrs. Allie Hillhouse Thornton, 87, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Walter B. Crook Nursing Facility. Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life services will immediately follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Robert Haney officiating. Interment will be in...
Martha Cocilova
Sep 29, 2012
Martha R. Cocilova, 88, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012 at the Brandon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brandon, MS. Visitation is at St. Francis-Assissi Catholic Church in Shaw, MS, Monday 8:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. prior a Memorial Mass at the same location at 11:00 A.M. with interment to follow at Shaw Cemetery.Martha was born in Longshot, MS and...
Nathan Tisdell
Sep 29, 2012
Nathan Carl "Pete" Tisdell, 82, of Cleveland, MS passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 2:00 p.m at Linn Baptist Church. Services will immediately follow with Bro. Clarence Edward officiating.Mr. Tisdell was born July 20, 1930 to J.A. Tisdell and Virue Graham Tisdell. He is survived by a...
Gene Gilbow
Sep 28, 2012
Mr. Gene Edward Gilbow, 80, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, 28, 2012, at North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville. Visitation will be from 1:00 -2:00p.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life services will immediately begin at 2:00p.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Butch Cummins officiating. Interment will follow at Drew...
James Noblin
Sep 27, 2012
Mr. James Edward "Jimmy" Noblin, 69, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012, at Delta Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 30, 2012, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral home. Graveside Services will be Monday, October 1, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at New Cleveland Cemetery with Mr. Kenneth Kerr officiating.Jimmy was born June 2,...
Billye Tedford
Sep 27, 2012
Billye Jean Ivy Tedford, 79, of Marks, MS, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012 in Memphis, TN. Visitation will be held 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Robert Haney officiating. Burial will...
Tommie Muirhead
Sep 26, 2012
Tommie Lee Coleman Muirhead,77, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2012, at her home. Visitation will be 12-2:00p.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Cleveland Church of Christ on Ronnaldman Rd.. Services will follow beginning at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 26, 2012, at Cleveland Church of Christ with Brother Tim McCarter officiating. Interment will be in North Cleveland Cemetery.Mrs. Muirhead...
Willard Samuels
Sep 22, 2012
Willard Roswell Samuels, 92, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2012, at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be 9:30-11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at Cleveland First United Methodist Church. Services will immediately follow beginning at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at Cleveland First United Methodist Church with Rev. Barry Dickerson officiating. Interment will be in New Cleveland...
Mildred Reed
Sep 13, 2012
Mary Mildred Linville Boswell Reed, 95, of Cleveland passed away on September 13, 2012 at Bolivar Medical Center.Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 4:00 on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland. Celebration of life will be held at Ray Funeral Home at 4:00 on Saturday, September 15, 2012 with Rev. Clarence Edwards, Minister of Boyle...
Joseph Fava
Sep 11, 2012
Joseph Louis "Sonny" Fava , 87, of Shelby, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at his home. Visitation will be held 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September, 15, 2012, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shelby. Services will immediately follow the visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 15, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shelby with Father Scott...