OBITUARY LISTINGS

George Melvin Higginbotham

Dec 28, 2021

George M. Higginbotham was born on April 21, 1927 in Kemper County, MS to the late William Henry and Mary Onie Green Higginbotham. He attended local schools and moved with his family to Meridian, MS when he was fourteen. He married Mae White in 1952 and they moved to Arkansas. To this union was born two children: Georgia and...

William Warren Martin Jr.

Dec 10, 2021

William Warren Martin, Jr., 93 of Macon, Mississippi passed away in Greenwood, Mississippi on December 10, 2021. A funeral service will be held at First United Methodist Church in Macon, Mississippi at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, December 14th. Visitation will precede the funeral beginning at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be at Oddfellows Cemetery following the service. In lieu of flowers,...

Frankie E Boykin

Dec 7, 2021

Franklin “Frankie” Eugene Boykin, 85, of Brooksville, Mississippi passed away from his earthly home to his heavenly home peacefully Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Baptist Hospital in Columbus, Mississippi surrounded by his family. Frankie was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle that will be deeply missed.

Frankie was born September 2, 1936, in Noxubee County...

Elma Jean Yost

Dec 5, 2021

Mrs. Elma Jean Yost passed away at Oakwood Manor on Sunday, December 5, 2021.

Arrangements are pending.

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Juanita Fern Schmidt

Dec 1, 2021

Juanita Fern Unruh Schmidt was born September 24, 1936, at Montezuma, KS, to Peter J. and Katie Irene Smith Unruh.  She passed away in the early morning on December 1, 2021, at Oakwood Manor, Brooksville, MS.  She had a firm belief in her salvation, and we believe Jesus was waiting for her with open arms.

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Erma Lou Penick

Nov 27, 2021

Early in the morning on Saturday, November 27, 2021, Erma Lou Sumrall Penick passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus at the age of 101.

Erma Lou was born on December 29, 1919 to Mitchell Vernon “Dut” Sumrall and Lillie Mollie Rayborn Sumrall of Sumrall, MS. After finishing high school, she moved to Macon, MS and...

Thomas Bruce Barnett Jr.

Nov 21, 2021

Thomas B. “Bruce” Barnett, Jr, son of the late Thomas B. and Hazel Parkes Barnett of Macon, MS, passed away at age 75 at Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle Hospital on Sunday, November 21, 2021. He was born on July 24, 1946 and reared in Macon. He graduated from Macon High School in 1964 and then served his country in...

Peter Unruh

Nov 18, 2021

Pete Unruh was born to Peter J. and Katie Irene Smith Unruh in Montezuma, Kansas on July 29, 1931. He peacefully passed away at the age of ninety on November 18, 1921, at Oakwood Manor in Brooksville, Mississippi.  In our dad’s early childhood, he with his parents, moved from Montezuma, Kansas to Galva, Kansas also living a brief time...

Sandra Jackson Heiser

Nov 1, 2021

Sandra Heiser (better known as Sandy), passed away Monday, November 1, 2021, in Anderson Hospital, Meridian, Mississippi. She was born in Lafayette, Indiana on February 22, 1948 to Katheryn Jackson. Sandy had no siblings.

When Sandy was a young girl, her mother needed institutional help, leaving her in the care of her grandmother, Clara Jackson. Sandy grew...

Betty Williams Aaron

Nov 1, 2021

Mrs. Betty S Aaron, 70, passed away at Windsor Place Retirement Home in Columbus, MS on Monday, Nov.1, 2021.Her funeral service will be held on Wednesday, November 3, at 3:00 P.M. from Soul Harbor Pentecostal Church in Shuqualak, MS. Bro. Jared Glover and Bro. Gerald Butler will officiate. Visitation is from 2:00 P.M. until service time. Interment will follow...

Maxine Robinson Carter

Oct 28, 2021

Mrs. Maxine Carter, 77, of Brooksville, MS passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus, MS on Thursday October 28, 2021.  Funeral services will be held at Brooksville Baptist Church Monday November 1, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow in Brooksville Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home Sunday, October 31,2021 from 5-8 p.m.  Memorials may be...

Thadis Leon Misso

Oct 21, 2021

Thadis Leon “Bo Diddly” Misso, 60, passed away at Forest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS on October 21, 2021. His graveside service will be held on Thursday, October 28 at 2:00 P.M. at Mohegan Cemetery (1273 Card Cemetery Rd

Shuqualak, MS 39361) with Bro. Gerald Butler officiating. Cockrell Funeral Home is honored to be in charge of...

Silva W Graber

Sep 27, 2021

Silva was born on May 19, 1936 in Kokomo, IN. to the late Ezra and Tillie (Gingerich) Miller. She married Benjamin Graber of Loogootee, IN. on October 18,1953.  She was a dedicated and loyal wife and mother to her husband and children. She and her husband operated the Golden Age Care Home for twenty-five years. Silva’s caring heart was...

Bradley Lamar Lackey

Sep 27, 2021

Bradley Lamar “Brad” Lackey, 30, passed away at his residence on September 27, 2021. Born on May 2, 1991, he was the son of Rodney C. Lackey and the late Wanda Williams Lackey. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 1:00 P.M at Soule Chapel Cemetery (1035 Soule Chapel Rd Macon, MS 39341). Cockrell...

Larry Brunson Morris

Sep 26, 2021

Dr. Larry B Morris, 87, of Macon, MS passed away at Elderly Care Center, Macon MS on September 26, 2021.

His funeral service will be held at First Baptist Church of Macon at 1:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 3 with Pastor Steve Galloway officiating. Visitation at the church will follow the funeral service.

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Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Hill Hankins

Sep 25, 2021

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann “Liz” Hill Hankins, 79, of Starkville, MS passed away on September 25, 2021, at the Diversicare Nursing Home in Eupora, MS. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 10:00 A.M. at Brooksville Cemetery at 10:00 in Brooksville, MS. The family requests that memorials please made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Cockrell Funeral...