Obituaries

Cherrie Long

Cherrie Long

Nov 2, 2010

Mrs. Cherrie Mae Stanford Redden Long, 75, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at St. Dominics in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be Friday, November 5, 2010 at Skene Baptist Church at 10:00 a.m.. Visitation will be Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Ray Funeral Home from 5:00- 7:00 p.m.Mrs. Long is preceded in death by her parents, James Mansfield Stanford...

Jerome Michael

Jerome Michael

Oct 30, 2010

Mr. Jerome Levitt “Skeeter” Michael, 68, passed away Saturday, October 30, 2010 in Jackson. Funeral services will be Monday, October 30, 2010, at the Episcopal church in Rosedale at 1:00 p.m.. The interment will follow the funeral in Beulah cemetery. Friends and family are welcome to visitation after the interment at the Michael home in Rosedale.Mr. Michael was born in...

Maggie Brooks

Maggie Brooks

Oct 26, 2010

Maggie Wingo Brooks, 86, passed away at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, MS. Funeral services will be Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 2:00 at Merigold Methodist Church in Merigold with Rev. Billy Owens officiating. Visitation will be at 1:00 Thursday, October 28, 2010, at Merigold Methodist Church. The burial will follow the funeral in North Cleveland Cemetery.Mrs. Brooks was born...

Joey Smallwood

Joey Smallwood

Oct 26, 2010

Wesley Joseph SmallwoodWesley Joseph (Joey) Smallwood, 52, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in Montgomery, Alabama. He was born November 5, 1957 in Ruleville, MS. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, JoAnn Miller and Hilton Smallwood. He is survived by a son, Wesley Smallwood of Meridian, MS, four sisters, Brenda Best (Loyce) of Freeport, TX,...

Thelma McKnight

Thelma McKnight

Oct 25, 2010

Mrs. Thelma Ruth McGarrh McKnight’s Lord and Savior Jesus Christ came and took her home, while she slept on October 25, 2010/ Mrs. McKnight was in her 90th year on this earth. Funeral services will be at 2:00p.m., Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at Morrison Chapel Baptist Church in Cleveland with the Reverend John Thomas officiating. Internment will follow the funeral...

Steve Ellison

Steve Ellison

Oct 23, 2010

Mr. Steve Anthony Ellison,60, passed away, Saturday, October 23, 2010 at his home. Visitation will be Tuesday, October 26, 2010 from 1:00- 2:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home. Burial will follow the funeral in Sumner Cemetery.Mr. Ellison was born April 12, 1950 in Tallahatchi...

Laura Vetrano

Laura Vetrano

Oct 23, 2010

Laura Ann Vetrano of Rosedale, MS passed away Saturday, October 23, 2010. Visitation will be Sunday, October 24, 2010 at Ray Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Monday, October 25, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at Ray Funeral Home.Mrs. Vetrano was born in Marks, MS to William Arthur Turner and Laura Sorrels, December 11, 1927. She married Alexander Vincent ( Buddy)...

Malcolm Fullilove

Malcolm Fullilove

Oct 21, 2010

Mr. Malcolm Charles Fullilove, 84, passed away in Tunica, MS. Visitation will be Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Ray Funeral Home from 6:00- 8:00 p.m.. Funeral services will be Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland with Danny Smith officiating. Burial will follow the funeral in Shelby Cemetery.Mr. Fullilove was born in Merigold, MS...

Myrtie Chisolm

Myrtie Chisolm

Oct 21, 2010

Myrtie Catherine Chisolm, 67, passed away at Greenwood Leflore Hospital in Greenwood. Visitation will be Sunday, October 24, 2010 at Ray Funeral Home from 6-8 pm. Funeral services will be Monday, October 25, 2010 at 2pm at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland with Rev. Robert Haney officiating. Burial will follow the funeral in Beulah Cemetery.Mrs. Chisolm was born to Jim...

Melio Sandroni

Melio Sandroni

Oct 17, 2010

Melio Sandroni, 82, of Shaw, MS, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2010 at the Crittenden Regional Hospital in West Memphis, AR. Funeral services will be Thursday, October 21, 2010 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Shaw, MS at 10:00 a.m.. Visitation will be from 6:00- 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church....

Roy Wiley

Roy Wiley

Oct 15, 2010

Roy Lee Wiley, 103, passed away at Delta Regional in Greenville, MS. Funeral services will be Monday, October 18, 2010 at 2:00 at First Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, MS with Dr. Sid Harmon officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, October 17, 2010 from 6:00- 8:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Burial will follow in the New Cleveland Cemetery.Mr....

J. Boyette

J. Boyette

Oct 14, 2010

J. W. Boyette, 92, passed away at his home, Thursday, October 14, 2010. Funeral services will be Sunday, October 17, 2010 at Ray Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. with Bro. Bob Hill officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, October 17, 2010 from 12:00- 2:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home. Burial will follow funeral service in Delta Heights Memorial Gardens.Mr. Boyette was...

Aubra Moody

Aubra Moody

Oct 13, 2010

Aubra Eugene Moody, 83, passed away, at his residence in Drew, MS Wednesday, October 13, 2010. Memorial services will be Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Ray Funeral Home with William Harold Manning officiating. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Ray Funeral Home.Mr. Moody was born to George...

Homer Beard

Homer Beard

Oct 12, 2010

Homer Levon Beard, of Memphis, TN, 89 years of age, passed and went to be with the Lord on October 12, 2010 after a long illness at Ashton Place Nursing Facility of Memphis, TN.He was retired from Baptist Memorial Hospital of Memphis, TN, and was a World War II Veteran. He was a member of Spirit Life Worship Center Church...

Dixie Petrie

Dixie Petrie

Oct 12, 2010

Dixie Hawkins Petrie, 67, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at her home. Funeral services will be at 1:00 Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Ray Funeral Home with Milton Byrd officiating. Visitation will be from 12:00- 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Ray Funeral Home. Burial will follow the funeral in North Cleveland Cemetery.Dixie Petrie was born in Hattiesburg...

Trudy Erwin

Trudy Erwin

Oct 12, 2010

Trudy Juanita Holder Erwin, 62, of Cleveland, passed away at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, October 11, 2010. Services will be held at 2 pm Friday, Oct. 15, 2010 at Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6 - 8 pm Thursday, October 14, 2010. Burial will follow at Shelby Cemetery in Shelby, Mississippi.Ms Erwin was born Blytheville, Arkansas on...

Christine Beach

Christine Beach

Oct 9, 2010

Christine Moody Beach, died October 9, 2010 in California. A graveside service was November 11, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. in New Cleveland Cemetery.She is preceded in death by her mother, father, three brothers, and two sisters.Mrs. Beach is survived by her daughter, Beverly Kennedy (Roy); four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Louise Fly Page; and several nieces and nephews.

Barbara Avritt

Barbara Avritt

Oct 9, 2010

Barbara Joan Campbell Avritt of Shaw, MS died Saturday morning, October 9, 2010, surrounded by her family. She was 77 years of age. Funeral services will be held at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 4p.m and will be officiated by David Chrestman.Barbara is survived by her husband of 58 years, Travis L. Avritt,...

Fred Thompson

Fred Thompson

Oct 7, 2010

Fred Thompson, 76, of Cleveland, passed away at Cleveland Health and Rehab October 7, 2010. A memorial gathering will be held from 2-4p.m. October 16, 2010 at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS.Mr. Fred was born in Tutwiler, MS March 14, 1934 to Maggie Elizabeth Norwood and Wesley Earl Thompson. He worked as an electrician for most of his life,...

Charles Heinsz

Charles Heinsz

Sep 24, 2010

Mr. Charles Heinsz, 79, of Shelby, passed away Friday at University Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be held at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland Monday, September 27, 2010 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at First Belleview Baptist Church in Shelby with Rev. James Breland officiating. Burial will follow in Shelby City Cemetery.Charles...

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