OBITUARY LISTINGS

Linda Higginbotham Brookhart

Apr 21, 2020

Linda Higginbotham Brookhart, 78, of Macon, MS passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Elderly Care Center in Macon, MS.  A graveside service was held Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Mashulaville Cemetery near Macon, MS with Bro. Steve Galloway officiating. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1380 Livingston Lane, Jackson, MS  39213 or online @www.cancer.org. or...

Ella Mae Guy

Apr 11, 2020

Mrs. Ella Mae Guy, 85, of Macon, MS passed away on April 11, 2020 at Noxubee County Nursing Home in Macon, MS. A private graveside service was held on Tuesday, April 14, at Salem Cemetery. Rev. Glenn Miller officiated. Memorials are requested to be sent to the Salem Cemetery Fund, 23 Hunter Street, Macon, MS 39341. Cockrell Funeral Home...

Christine Morrow

Apr 9, 2020

Mrs. Christine Morrow passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at Windsor Place, Columbus, MS. A private family graveside was held Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Brooksville Cemetery with Bro. Bill Ross officiating. Memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church, 3232 Military Rd, Columbus, MS  39705. Cockrell Funeral Home of Macon is honored to be entrusted with arrangements....

Ruth White Adams

Mar 31, 2020

Mrs. Ruth White Adams, 91, of Columbus Mississippi, formerly of Macon, Mississippi passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on March 31, 2020 at Garden Hill Assisted Living in Columbus, Mississippi.   A private family graveside service was held on April 3, 2020 at Salem Cemetery in Macon with Bro. Andy Pearson officiating. Memorials may be made to the Salem...

Allen Howell Mapp

Mar 28, 2020

Allen Howell Mapp, Jr. 82, of Macon, MS passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Trinity Healthcare Nursing Home.  A private family graveside services were held Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Shuqualak Cemetery with Bro. T.J. Jennings officiating.  Memorials can be made to Baptist Children’s Village, 114 Marketridge Drive, Ridgeland, MS  39157 or Elon Baptist Church. P.O. Box 128,...

Bobbie Boykin

Mar 26, 2020

Mrs. Bobbie Naoko Boykin, 89, of Brooksville, MS passed away at her home Thursday, March 26, 2020.

A private family graveside service will be held Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 1 p.m. at Brooksville Cemetery. Cockrell Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

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Joseph "J.T." Tilton Lee

Mar 23, 2020

This is a true story, told through the eyes of a Daddy’s girl.

Once upon a time, not too long ago, a man, Tilton Lee, and a woman, Beatrice Daniels, fell in love and created a family with eight beautiful children.  This large family of Tilton and Beatrice created generations of more beautiful children and more families...

Brennan Alex Guy

Mar 20, 2020

Brennan Alex Guy, 14, of Macon, MS went to be with his Lord on March 20, 2020 at UMC in Jackson, MS.  A funeral is planned for Sunday, March 22, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Macon Pentecostal Church in Macon, MS. Interment will follow in Salem Cemetery.  Visitation will be held at the church from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday...

Franklin Eugene Koehn

Mar 9, 2020

Funeral services for Franklin Eugene Koehn will be held at Southern Star Mennonite Church, Friday, March 13, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. a visitation will be held at the church in Geiger, AL on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. Memorials may be made to Southern Star Mennonite Church, c/o Dalen Holderman, 43361 AL Hwy 17, Emelle, AL  35459.

Franklin...

Charlie Moore Gillespie

Feb 11, 2020

Charlie Moore Gillespie, 68, of Huntsville, Ala, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, February 15, 2010 at 2 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel.  A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the donor’s choice. Cockrell...

Melvin Russell Unruh

Feb 2, 2020

Melvin Russell Unruh, 94, of Brooksville, MS passed away at his residence in Brooksville, MS on Sunday, February 2, 2020.  A funeral service is planned for Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. at Brooksville Mennonite Church in Brooksville, MS.  Interment will be in held later in Carsen City, Michigan.

Visitation will be held at Brooksville Mennonite...

Joe (J.B.) Bert Boykin

Jan 10, 2020

Joe (J.B.)  Boykin, 78, passed away January 10, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS.

He leaves his three children; Kathy Boykin Wright, Joe Bert Boykin Jr., Kim Boykin Whitten her husband Whitt Whitten, and his nine grandchildren; Austin Wright, Conner Whitten, Carsen Whitten, Ginny Wright, Catherine Whitten, Jax Boykin, Bess Boykin, Jane Kate Boykin,...

Samuel Thomas Eaves

Dec 30, 2019

Samuel Thomas (Sam) Eaves, 31, of Louisville, MS passed away at his home Monday, December 30, 2019.   A funeral service is planned for Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Butler Pentecostal Church in Shuqualak, MS.  Interment will follow in Butler Cemetery.  A visitation will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home Saturday, January 11, 2020 from 6-8 p.m. ...

Charlie Brooks Higginbotham, Sr

Dec 22, 2019

Charlie Brooks Higginbotham, Sr., affectionally known as “Brooks” to his family and friends, age 97, passed away at his home in Shuqualak, MS and entered through Heaven’s Gates on December 22, 2019.

A funeral service is planned for Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Shuqualak Baptist Church at 1 p.m.  Interment was in Butler Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Estalene "Esta" Peavler Hayden

Dec 16, 2019

On Monday December 16, 2019, Estalene “Esta” Peavler Hayden, passed away peacefully at her home in the Fairport Community of Noxubee County at the age of 84.

Graveside services will be at 11:00 AM Friday December 20 at Bethesda Baptist Church with Rev. Russell Mord, Dr. Mitch Bradshaw and Bro. Allen Dees officiating.   Visitation will be Thursday...

Joy Hurt Peters

Dec 14, 2019

Joy Hurt Peters, 84, of Columbus,  MS passed away at her residence in Columbus, MS.  A funeral is planned for Thursday, December 19, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Macon, MS.  Interment will follow in Sardis Cemetery in Winston County, MS.  A visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service Thursday.  Memorials...

Virgie Ruth Thomas

Nov 24, 2019

Mrs. Virgie Ruth Higginbotham Thomas, 89, of Preston, MS passed away peacefully on Sunday November 24, 2019 at Elderly Care in Macon, MS. Her funeral service will be held on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. at Cockrell Funeral Home chapel with Bro. Gerald Butler and Bro. Allen Eaves officiating. Interment will follow at Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery...

William Michael Mcguire

Nov 16, 2019

William Michael “Mike” McGuire, 68, of Burleson, Texas  died November 16, 2019 at Community Hospice Center. He was born on March 20, 1951 in Macon, Mississippi to William F. McGuire and Virginia Morrison McGuire. Mike married Yunja Lee of Starkville, Mississippi on December 17, 1977. He graduated with a BS in Banking and Finance and earned a Master degree...

Edna Byrd Phillips Jackson

Nov 16, 2019

Edna Byrd Phillips Jackson passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019, at The Isle at Watercrest assisted living home in Bryan, Texas. Mrs. Jackson was born on August 21, 1934, in Shuqualak, Mississippi to Hazel Aurora and James Preston Phillips. She attended public schools in Liberty, Meridian, and Shuqualak, graduating from Shuqualak High School and then Mississippi State College...

Doris Britt Moore

Nov 14, 2019

Doris Moore, 90, of Lucedale, MS passed away at George County  Regional Hospital, Lucedale, MS on Thursday, November 14, 2019. A funeral service is planned for 11:00 a.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel in Macon, MS. on Saturday, November 16, 2019.  Interment will follow in Brooksville Cemetery. There will be a visitation at the funeral home thirty minutes prior...