Obituaries
Danny Hollings
Jan 28, 2012
Mr. Danny Wayne Hollings, 31, of Beulah, MS, passed away at UMC in Jackson, MS, Saturday, January 28, 2012. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Celebration of life service will be Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m.Mr. Hollings was born September 15, 1980 to Hansel...
Wayne Mullen
Jan 28, 2012
Mr. Wayne Sterling Mullen, 81, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Cleveland Health Care and Rehab. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Interstate Baptist Church from 10:00 am to 11:00 am. Celebration of life service will begin at 11:00 am at Interstate Baptist Church on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 with Rev. Robert Haney officiating....
Susan Wade
Jan 27, 2012
Mrs. Susan Stubbs Wade, 63, passed away at her home in Cleveland, MS, Friday, January 27, 2012. Visitation will be held Monday, January 30, 2012 at First Baptist Church of Cleveland from 10am to 12pm. Celebration of life services will be held at 12pm Monday, January 30, 2012 at First Baptist Church of Cleveland with Dr. Park Neff officiating. Interment...
Judge Pepper
Jan 24, 2012
U.S. District Judge W. Allen Pepper Jr. died Tuesday leaving Cleveland and the Mississippi Delta void of a true Southern gentleman.Pepper, born in Greenwood in 1941, and a native of Belzoni, he graduated from Belzoni High in 1959. Pepper made his home in Cleveland with his wife Virginia (Ginger) Brown, whom he married in 1967, and their son William (Will)...
Patricia Montesi
Jan 20, 2012
Patricia K. Montesi, 63, of Boyle, died Friday, January 20, 2012, at Bolivar Medical Center.A Mass of Resurrection will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church with Father Kent Bowlds officiating. The Interment will be in North Cleveland Cemetery, under the direction of Ray Funeral Home.Visitation will be from 5:00 to...
Martha Wilson
Jan 16, 2012
Martha Jene Wilson, 80, of Cleveland, MS, passed away, Monday, January 16, 2012 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Graveside service will be Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 3:15 p.m. in Delta Heights Memorial Gardens with Father Kent Bowlds officiating.Miss Wilson was born, April 6, 1931...
Pearl Worthey
Jan 9, 2012
Mrs. Pearl Davis Worthey, 98, of Cleveland, MS, passed away, Monday, January 9, 2012 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. There also be a visitation from 1:00 to 2:00, Thursday, January 12, 2012 at Pickens Presbyterian Church. Celebration of life service will be Thursday, January 12,....
Ruth Brumfield
Jan 3, 2012
Ruth Terrell Brumfield, 89, a resident of Cleveland and a former resident of McComb, died January 3, 2012 at Bovilar Medical Center Long Term Care facility in Cleveland, MS. She was born June 19, 1922 in Progress, MS. the daughter of the late William Newton Terrell, Sr. and Thelma Day Terrell.She was very active in the East McComb Baptist Church,...
Mary Bassie
Dec 31, 2011
Mary Lee Canady Bassie, 88, of Gunnison, MS, passed away, Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Cleveland Personal Care in Cleveland. Visitation will be Monday, January 2, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Celebration of life service will immediately follow the visitation at 2:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home. Burial will follow services in Shelby Cemetery.Mrs. Bassie...
Polly Harris
Dec 31, 2011
Mrs. Harris was graduated from Cleveland High School and married her beloved William Thomas Harris in November 1939 in Cleveland. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Delta State University in 1939, and went on to achieve a Masters degree in Science from the University of Mississippi under a National Science Foundation scholarship. Mrs. Harris was one...
Clara Cocilova
Dec 31, 2011
Mrs. Clara Rocconi Cocilova, 90, of Shaw, MS, passed away, Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be held, Monday, January 2,2012 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Shaw from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. A rosary will follow visitation at 7:00 p.m. Celebration of life service will be Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at St. Francis...
Carol Dees
Dec 30, 2011
Mrs. Carol Dees, 67, of Benoit, MS, passed away at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville, MS, Friday, December 30, 2011. Visitation will be held, Monday, January 2, 2012 at Ray Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Celebration of life service will be Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at Southside Baptist Church in Benoit, MS, at 2:00 p.m. Burial will...
Myrtle Shepherd
Dec 29, 2011
Mrs. Myrtle Ruth Nelson Shepherd, 89, of Cleveland, MS passed away, Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Indywood Estate. Visitation will be 10:00-11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life services will begin at 11:00 a.m. immediately following the visitation Tuesday, January 3, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home with Pastor Chuck Woods officiating. Interment will be...
Nell Wynn
Dec 29, 2011
Ms. Nell Elizabeth Wynn, 98, of Merigold, MS, passed away, Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Indywood Estate in Cleveland, MS. Visitation will be Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Merigold Methodist Church in Merigold, MS from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Celebration of life service will begin at 1:00 p.m. immediately following visitation. Burial will follow services in New Cleveland Cemetery.Ms. Wynn...
Thelma Thomas
Dec 28, 2011
Thelma Dona Williams Thomas, 100, of Barlow, KY, formerly of Rosedale, MS, passed away December 28, 2011 in Paducah, KY. Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life service will immediately follow the visitation and begin at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home with Bro. Nolan Headley officiating....
Annie Reynolds
Dec 26, 2011
Mrs. Annie Mae Reynolds, 92, of Cleveland, MS, passed away Monday, December 26, 2011 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Celebration of life service will be Thursday, December 29, 2011 at The Cleveland Church of God at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Steve Roberts and Rev. Marty...
Joe Davis
Dec 26, 2011
Mr. Joe Clifford Davis, 79, of Ruleville, MS, passed away Monday, December 26, 2011 at Bolivar Medical Center. Visitation will be Wednesday, December 28, 2011 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Calvary Episcopal Church with Rev. Julia Moore officiating.Mr. Davis was born in Ruleville, MS ,on February 10,...
Billy Yarborough
Dec 24, 2011
Mr. Billy Allen Yarborough, 85, of Ruleville, MS, passed away, Saturday, December 24, 2011 at his home. Visitation will be Wednesday, December 28, 2011 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Ray Funeral Home. Celebration of life service will be Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Eugene Walden officiating. Burial will follow celebration of...
Donnie Deason
Dec 19, 2011
Ira Don Deason, 59, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, December 19, 2011. Donnie was at his home with his family by his side. A celebration of his life will be held at Calvary Episcopal Church in Cleveland, Mississippi on Wednesday, December 21 at 1:00 p.m. with Reverend Bailey Norman. Visitation will be held at Ray...
Richard Garrett
Dec 17, 2011
Richard Linard Garrett, 72, originally of Gunnison, Mississippi, was born July 3, 1939 in Rosedale and passed from this life December 17, 2011. Visitation was held, Sunday, December 18, 2011 at Ray Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Celebration of life service was held, Monday, December 19, 2011 at the Benoit Union Church in Benoit, MS at 2:00 p.m....