OBITUARY LISTINGS

Mar 12, 2021

Stanley R. Gray passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021, at the age of 88.  Stanley passed peacefully with his beloved wife of 65 years, Margaret, and his children and other loved ones by his side.  Stanley was born March 8, 1933 and was the youngest of the ten children born to Thomas Carroll Gray and Fannie Dell Gray,...

Mar 9, 2021

Mrs. Peggy Eaves Patterson, 91, of Macon slipped peacefully into eternity on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Trinity Nursing Home in Columbus. Her graveside service will be held on Sunday, March 14 at 1:00 P.M. at Ellison Ridge Cemetery in Winston County with Bro. David Keen officiating. Memorials are requested to First Baptist Church P.O. Box 510 Macon, MS...

Mar 8, 2021

Mrs. Sharon Taylor Cooper, 79, of Macon, MS passed away on Monday, March 8, 2021 at Noxubee County Nursing Home. A graveside service will be held Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Oddfellows Cemetery with Dr. Andy Pearson officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box...

Feb 27, 2021

Mrs. Twila Mae Jantz Schmidt, 79, of Macon, MS  passed away on Friday, February 27, 2021 at her residence.  A funeral service is planned for Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Brooksville Mennonite Church in Brooksville, MS at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A visitation will be held at the church Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. until...

Feb 17, 2021

Funeral services for Sandra Kay Jantz Schmidt were held Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Southern Star Mennonite Church in Geiger, AL. Ministers Alan Nichols, Derek Koehn and Charles Schmidt officiated the services. Burial was held in Souls Chapel Cemetery in Geiger, AL.  Memorials may be made to Southern Star Mennonite Church, c/o Dalen Holdeman, 43361 Hwy 17, Emelle,  AL ...

Feb 14, 2021

Steven Watt Turner, Sr., 69, of Macon, MS passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at St.

Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson, MS.  A graveside services is planned for Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Salem Cemetery at 2 p.m. in Macon, MS. Memorials may be made to

Autism Speaks, 1060 State Road, Second Floor, Princeton, NJ ...

Feb 9, 2021

Mrs. Dorothy Ann Taylor, 82, of Macon, MS passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Louisville Healthcare in Louisville, Graveside service, with Bro. Bill Ross officiating, will be on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 2pm at Salem Cemetery. Any memorials are requested to be made to the Salem Cemetery Fund % Mrs. Charlene Jourdan, 23 Hunter Street, Macon,...

Feb 1, 2021

Our dear husband and father, Waldean Keith Peaster, was born on December 22, 1952, in Turlock, California, to Marvin and Elda (Voth) Peaster. He passed away at home on February 1, 2021, after a valiant 2-year battle with cancer.

Waldean’s childhood was spent in Merced County, California. He grew up running around on the canal banks and...

Jan 23, 2021

Garry Kevin Russell, loving husband, father of two, and humble servant of God, passed away on January 23, 2021, in Corpus Christi, Texas at the age of 63. He was born June 21, 1957, in West Point, Mississippi, to Helen Buchanan and Marion Donald Russell.

Garry married his high school sweetheart, Paula Gayle Anderson, in 1976, the...

Jan 17, 2021

John M. Ledbetter, known to one and all as “Jack”, passed away on January 17, 2021 at his residence in Columbus after a short Illness. He was 90. A graveside service was held at Shuqualak Cemetery in Shuqualak, MS on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 with Bro. Ron Delgado officiating.  Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O....

Jan 15, 2021

Jean Stuart Williams passed away on January 15, 2021, at her home in Flowood, Mississippi, with family by her side.  A graveside service was held on January 19 at Salem Cemetery in Macon, Mississippi, with Reverend Pamela Cameron officiating. Memorials may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church, 511 Airline Road, Columbus, MS, 39702, St. Marks UMC, 400 Grants...

Jan 3, 2021

Thomas J. (Tommy) Prince passed away on January 3, 2021, at 11:05 am at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS, from pneumonia after complications from fighting Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.  He was born September 25, 1941, in Macon, MS, to the late Thomas J. (Tubby) Prince and the late Mabel Claire Miller Prince. His beloved Stepmother was the late Anne...

Jan 1, 2021

Wanda Williams Lackey, 59, of Macon, MS passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021 at Merit Health Rankin, Brandon, MS.  A graveside service was held Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Soule Chapel Cemetery near Macon, MS with Bro. Bill Ross officiating.  Memorials may be made to Operation Christmas Child, c/o Calvary Baptist Church, 105 Dent St., Macon, MS  39341,...

Dec 30, 2020

Sarah Virginia Higginbotham Vernon, 86, of Shuqualak, MS passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Noxubee County Nursing Home in Macon, MS. A graveside service was held Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Butler Cemetery with Bro. Ronnie Cartwright and Bro. Gerald Butler officiating.  Memorials may be made to Butler Pentecostal Church, c/o Clytee Lowery, 6150 Butler Rd, Macon,...

Dec 29, 2020

Charles Lee Green, 79, of Macon, MS passed away at his residence on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. A graveside service was held Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Cooksville Cemetery with Bro. Steve Galloway presiding.  Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 510, Macon, MS  39341 or the donor’s choice. Cockrell Funeral Home of Macon is honored...

Dec 23, 2020

Gary Miller, 73, of Macon, MS passed away at Rush Hospital in Meridian on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. A memorial service was held at Salem Cemetery near Macon on Saturday December 26, 2020 with Bro Sean Greer officiating.  Memorials may be made to Concord Baptist Church, c/o Kay Papas, 187 West St., Macon, MS  39341. Cockrell Funeral Home of...

Dec 22, 2020

Bryce Fisher Tucker, 14, of Meridian, MS passed away at his residence on December 22, 2020.

A private graveside service was held January 1, 2021 at Brooksville Cemetery with Bro. Trevor Gore officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Brooksville Cemetery Fund, c/o Melanie Hines, 586 Hines Rd., Brooksville, MS  39739 or Pleasant Hill...

Dec 22, 2020

Beverly Kaiser Fulton, 64, of Meridian, formerly of Brooksville, MS passed away at her residence, December 22, 2020.  A memorial service will be held Sunday, January 10, 2020 at Brooksville Baptist Church Pavilion in Brooksville, MS at 3 p.m. with Bro. Jay Spiller officiating.  Memorials may be made to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Blvd., Memphis,...

Dec 22, 2020

April Marie Fulton Tucker, 39, of Meridian, MS., passed away on December 22, 2020 at her residence.

A private graveside service was held January 1, 2021 at Brooksville, Cemetery in Brooksville, MS with Bro. Trevor Gore officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Brooksville Cemetery Fund, c/o Melanie Hines, 586 Hines Rd, Brooksville, MS ...

Dec 22, 2020

Ralph Thomas Taylor, 74, of Shuqualak, MS passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Baptist Medical Hospital in Jackson, MS.  A graveside service was held Monday, December 28, 2020 at Butler Cemetery in Shuqualak, MS with Bro. Gerald Butler and Bro. Jared Glover officiating. Memorials may be made to Soul Harbor Pentecostal Church, c/o P.O. Box 474, Shuqualak, MS ...