OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Macon, MS, Noxubee County and Surrounding Areas.
Hester Nason
Aug 20, 2017
Hester Nason, 82, of Macon, MS passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Dogwood Chapel, 200 5th St. NE, Aliceville, AL 35442. Bro. Glenn Miller and Bro. Barry Hathcock will be officiating. Cockrell Funeral Home in entrusted...
Ruth Trimble Sparkman
Aug 20, 2017
Mrs. Ruth Trimble Sparkman, 98, of the Cooksville Community, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 3 p.m. at Cooksville United Methodist Church with Bro. Glen Miller officiating. Interment will be held in the church cemetery. Visitation will be in the church one hour...
Dera E. Lane
Aug 13, 2017
Mrs. Dera E. Lane, 95, of Macon, MS passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2017 at the Bee Hive in Starkville, MS. A Graveside service will held at Oddfellows Cemetery immediately following a visitation at Cockrell Funeral Home Wednesday August 16, 2017 from 1-2 p.m. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice. Cockrell Funeral Home of Macon is...
Floy Oline Woolbright Hines
Aug 13, 2017
Mrs. Floy Oline Woolbright Hines, 92, of Macon, MS passed away August 13, 2017 at Eva’s Place in Perkinston, MS. Her funeral service will be held Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Brooksville Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Jay Spiller officiating. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made...
Frances Gilmore Lang
Aug 13, 2017
Frances Gilmore Lang was born on December 29, 1929 and passed away on August 13, 2017 in Chapin, SC. She was the beloved wife of Richard D. Lang, (formerly of New York and now deceased). She is survived by her nieces and nephews: Patricia Gilmore Shine, Priscilla Wulkow Bjornstad, Mickey Gilmore Roof and John Lockley as well as numerous...
Mary Alice Beasley Coleman
Aug 3, 2017
Mary Alice Beasley Coleman, 74, of Shuqualak, MS passed away at her son’s residence on Thursday, August 3, 2017 after a brief illness. Mrs. Coleman’s funeral service will be held on Sunday, August 6, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at Macedonia United Methodist Church with Bro. Gerald Butler and Bro. Ray Luke officiating. Interment will immediately follow in the church...
Arlo Dean Johnson
Jul 27, 2017
Funeral services for Arlo Johnson will be held Sunday, July 30, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. at Brooksville Mennonite Church with Kale Jantzen, Gladwin Koehn, and Devonn Miller officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. There will be a visitation held Saturday at the church in Brooksville from 6-8 p.m. Memorials may be made to Brooksville Mennonite Church, 23290...
Gene Shelton Wright
Jul 19, 2017
Mr. Gene Shelton Wright, 82, of Brooksville, MS passed peacefully from this life at his residence on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. His funeral service will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at 10:00 AM with Bro. Glenn Miller officiating. Interment will follow in Brooksville Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:00 AM until...
John Jefferson (Jeff) Prince
Jun 22, 2017
Mr. John Jefferson Prince, 83, passed away at the Kemper County Care Center in Dekalb, MS on Thursday, June 22, 2017. A Memorial Service remembering and honoring Mr. Prince’s life will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 24. Bro. Gerald Butler will officiate at the service. The family requests that any memorials...
Nadine Resh
Jun 19, 2017
Mrs. Sandra Nadine Resh, 82, of Macon, MS passed away on Monday, June 19, 2017 at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon. Mrs. Resh was born in Sweet Water, Missouri to the late Herbert Paul and Jessie Pearl Randolph Clark on October 11, 1934. She moved to the Winnebago, Illinois area at a young age and graduated from Winnebago High...
Robert (Butch) M. Walker Jr.
May 15, 2017
Mr. Robert M. Walker, Jr. of Macon, MS, known to everyone as “Butch”, passed away at his residence on Monday, May 15, 2017. He was 63. Butch was born in Noxubee County on July 8, 1953 to the late Robert M. and Sally Kate Higginbotham Walker. He was a lifetime resident of Noxubee County who graduated with one of...
Dave G Stockdale
May 10, 2017
Dave Stockdale, 64, of Columbus, MS passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS. He spent twenty years in the United State Air Force before retiring. Traveling the U.S. finding new places to fish and spending time with is wife and family were his passions. Now he's on to his next great adventure...
Rickey Delane Adams
May 6, 2017
Rev. Rickey Delane Adams, 64, of Macon, MS passed from this life into eternal peace on May 6, 2017 at Noxubee General Hospital, Macon, MS. Rev. Adams was born to L.C. and Laverne Shields Adams in Quitman County, MS on August 9, 1952. The family moved to the Silver Creek community in Lawrence County, MS in 1954. At the...
Roberta Cannon Hickson
Apr 29, 2017
Roberta Cannon Hickson Madison, MS Roberta Thompson Cannon Hickson 86, of Madison, MS was called home to be with the Lord on April 29th, 2017 in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be Monday May 1, 2017 at Natchez Trace Funeral Home from 10-11 a.m. with graveside following at 3:00 p.m. in Shuqualak Cemetery in Shuqualak, MS. Located in Noxubee County....
Bobbie Nell Pendergrass
Apr 28, 2017
Bobbie Nell Pendergrass Macon, MS Mrs. Bobbie Nell Pendergrass, 72, of Macon, MS passed away Friday, April 28, 2017 at Noxubee General Hospital. Her funeral service will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. Interment will follow in Brooksville Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour prior to...
Alvina Hiebert
Apr 28, 2017
Alvina Hiebert Alvina Giesbrecht Hiebert was born March 31, 1925 to Cornelius and Margaret Reimer Giesbrecht in Ste. Anne, Manitoba. She peacefully passed away at the age of ninety-two at Oakwood Manor, Brooksville, MS, on April 28, 2017. A funeral service is planned for Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at South Haven Mennonite Church at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow...
Eddie Brooks Adcock
Apr 12, 2017
Funeral service for Eddie B. Adcock, 65, of New Hope, MS will be held Friday, April 14, 2017 at Soul Harbor Pentecostal Church in Shuqualak, MS at 10:30 a.m. with Bro. Gerald Butler and Bro. Jared Glover officiating. Interment will follow in Butler Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Cockrell Funeral...
Kathleen Kitchens Robbins Jernigan
Apr 12, 2017
Kathleen Kitchens Robbins Jernigan, 88, of Mashulaville, MS passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at her residence. Her funeral service will be held on Friday, April 14, from Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel in Macon at 3:00 P.M. with Bro. Glenn Miller officiating. Interment in Oddfellows Cemetery in Macon will immediately follow the service. Visitation will be held one...
Helen Thomas Cade
Apr 8, 2017
Mrs. Helen Thomas Cade, 92, of Wahalak, MS passed away peacefully at her residence on Saturday, April 8, 2017. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel, Macon, MS at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Walt Tessier and Bro. John Burks officiating. Interment will follow in Antioch Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour...
Rhonda Ledbetter Raab
Apr 1, 2017
Rhonda Ledbetter Raab, 47, of Aberdeen, MS passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle Hospital. Her funeral services will be held from Calvary Baptist Church in Macon, MS on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. with Bro. Bill Ross officiating. Interment will follow in Oddfellows Cemetery in Macon, MS. Visitation will be from...