OBITUARY LISTINGS

Mary Norwood Marler

Oct 16, 2020

Mrs. Mary Norwood Marler, 103, of Brooksville, MS passed away Friday, October 16, 2020 at Elderly Care Center in Macon, MS.  A graveside service was held Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Brooksville Cemetery in Brooksville, MS.  Memorials may be made to Brooksville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 164, Brooksville, MS  39739 or Sweet Paws Rescue, P. O. Box 752,...

Horace Maynard Tindal

Oct 9, 2020

Horace Maynard Tindal, 82, of Macon, Mississippi, “slipped the surly bonds of Earth . . . and touched the face of God” on Friday, October 9, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus, Mississippi.  He was surrounded by his wife of 63 years, Ann, and his two daughters, Lisan and Pooh.  A private graveside service will be held Friday, October...

Sandra Hudnall Bounds

Oct 8, 2020

Mrs. Sandra Hudnall Bounds, 77, of Macon, MS passed away on October 8, 2020 at Macon Elderly Care Center in Macon, MS. A private graveside service was held at Shuqualak Cemetery in Shuqualak, MS on October 11, 2020 with Rev. Steve Galloway officiating. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 510,  Macon, Mississippi. Cockrell Funeral Home...

Louise "Lucy" Lee Holcombe

Oct 7, 2020

Mrs. Louise “Lucy” Lee Holcombe, 79, of Macon, MS, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus, MS. A graveside service is being held Monday, October 12, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Elon Baptist Church cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Baptist Children’s Village, P.O. Box 27, Clinton, MS ...

Dorothy Featherston Wilkins

Sep 23, 2020

Mrs. Dorothy Featherston Wilkins, 96, of Brooksville, MS passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at The Windsor Place in Columbus, MS.  A private family graveside service was held Friday, September 25, 2020.  Memorials may be made to Brooksville Cemetery Fund, c/o Melanie Hines, 586 Hines Rd., Brooksville, MS  39739. Cockrell Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements....

Robert C Denny

Sep 23, 2020

Robert C. “Bob” Denny, 75, of Shuqualak, MS passed away at Baptist Hospital – Kosciusko on Thursday, September 24, 2020. His funeral service will be held at graveside at Mashulaville Cemetery near Macon, MS on Saturday, September 26 at 1:00 P.M.  Bro. Walt Tessier will officiate the services. Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project,  4899 Belfort...

Bobbie Davis Woodfin

Sep 14, 2020

Mrs. Bobbie D. Woodfin, 82, of Corinth, MS. passed away at North Miss Medical Center in Tupelo, MS surrounded by her family on Monday, September 14, 2020.  A private graveside service will be held at Shuqualak Cemetery in Shuqualak, MS on Thursday, September 17, 2020 with Bro. Dennis Smith officiating.  Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society,...

Angie Kinard Disbrow

Sep 10, 2020

Angie Kinard Disbrow, 55, of Macon, MS passed away surrounded by her loving family at her residence on Thursday, September 10, 2020.  A private graveside service was held Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Memorial Park in Louisville, MS with Bro. Steve Reynolds officiating.  Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK  73123. ...

Elmer Duane Resh

Aug 8, 2020

Elmer D. Resh, 89, of Macon, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian.  There are no plans for a service at this time.

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Elizabeth Lipsey Wright

Aug 8, 2020

Mrs. Elizabeth Lipsey Wright, 92, of Brooksville, MS passed away at Trinity Healthcare on Saturday, August 8, 2020.  A private graveside was held Monday, August 10, 2020 at Brooksville Cemetery with Pastor Kathy Brackett officiating. Memorials may be made to Brooksville Cemetery, 586 Hines Rd, Brooksville, MS  39739 or Trinity Healthcare, 230 Airline RD, Columbus, MS  39703.  Cockrell Funeral...

Marion Daniels Farrar

Aug 7, 2020

Marion Daniels Farrar, 100, joined her heavenly Father, on Friday, August 7, 2020.  Marion loved her family unconditionally just as our heavenly Father loves us.   Funeral Marion, known as Babe to family and close friends, joined her husband of 59 years, Emmett W. Farrar, Sr., her son, Emmett W. Farrar, Jr., her parents, Orril and Alfreda Louise Carlson Daniels,...

Ernest Little Hill

Jul 31, 2020

The retired owner/manager of Macon MS Shell Food Mart, Ernest L. Hill, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020.  A lifelong resident of Noxubee County, Ernest was 80 years old.  He was devoted to his God, his family, to his beloved Brooksville United Methodist Church, and to his community and county.

His private memorial graveside service was held...

William "Bill" Ernest King

Jul 22, 2020

William “Bill” King of Brooksville, MS passed away at his residence on July 22, 2020 at the age of 78. A private graveside service was held at Deerbrook Cemetery where he was laid to rest beside his late wife, Myra and his grand-daughter Mackenzy Worthy. Bro. Glen Miller officiated at the service. A memorial visitation for all of Bill’s...

Mary Catherine "Katie" Huerkamp

Jul 19, 2020

Mary Catherine “Katie” Huerkamp, 90, of Macon, MS passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020 at Trinity Healthcare in Columbus, MS. A private graveside was held Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at Oddfellows Cemetery. The service was officiated by long time friend, Fr. Jeffrey Waldrep.  Memorials may be made to Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 6357 Prairie Point Rd., Macon, MS  39341...

John "Johnny" Henry Heard

Jul 15, 2020

Longtime Noxubee County Supervisor and cattle and row-crop farmer John Henry “Johnny” Heard, Sr., of Brooksville, Miss., died July 15, 2020, in Macon. Johnny was 92 years old. He leaves behind a life of devotion to his family, community and Mississippi State Bulldog baseball.

A private graveside was held Friday, July 17, 2020 at Brooksville Cemetery in...

Levin "Bubba" Hailey

Jul 11, 2020

Levin “Bubba” Hailey went to Heaven on July 11, 2020. A private family graveside was held Monday, July 13, 2020 at Shuqualak Cemetery with Bro. Bill Ross officiating. Memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 105 Dent St., Macon, MS  39341.  Cockrell Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Bubba was born in Kemper...

Ernest Terry Mosley

Jul 9, 2020

Ernest Terry Mosley

Scooba MS

Ernest Terry Mosley, 79, of Scooba, MS passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020 AT Anderson Hospital in Meridian, MS. A private funeral service was held on Sunday, July 12, 2020 at Scooba Presbyterian Church with interment following in Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Scooba. Bro. Coy Miller officiated the services....

Kenny Aaron Miller

Jun 29, 2020

Kenny Miller, 61, passed away Monday, June 29, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS.  A private graveside service was held Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at Salem Cemetery near Macon, MS.    Memorials may be made to Concord Baptist Church,  187 West St., Macon, MS  39341. Cockrell Funeral Home of Macon, MS is honored to be entrusted...

Ronald Keith Franks

Jun 16, 2020

Ronald Keith “Dude” Franks July 7, 1944 – June 16, 2020

Ronald Keith Franks, 75, passed away Tuesday, June 16, after a four-and-a-half-year battle with acute sepsis infection.  Ronald was born July 7, 1944, in Memphis, Tennessee to Ronald Keith Franks, Sr. and Ruth Greer Franks.  Shortly thereafter, the Franks family moved to the Rockhill Community east...

Marion Slocum Hummer

Jun 3, 2020

Marion Kate Slocum Hummer of Prairie Point and Macon, MS, died on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at the Atria Senior Living facility in Carrollton, TX. She was a person of uncommon kindness, intelligence, and gentle wit.

Marion was born September 30, 1923, in Springfield, LA, to the late Andrew Randolph Slocum and Josephine Settoon Slocum. Her beloved...