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Local Obituaries for Macon, MS, Noxubee County and Surrounding Areas.

Lydia Marie Mast

Lydia Marie Mast

Dec 31, 2013

Lydia Marie Mast, 83, of Macon, MS passed away at her home on December 31, 2013, following a long illness. She was diagnosed with carcinoid cancer eleven years ago. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 4, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Magnolia Mennonite Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church...

Cornelia P Dossett

Cornelia P Dossett

Dec 23, 2013

Mrs. Cornelia P. Dossett, 96, of Macon, Ms passed away on Monday, December 23, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Her funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at 1 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon, MS with Dr. Bill Duncan officiating. Interment will follow in Artesia Cemetery in Artesia, MS. Visitation will...

Oscar N. Boykin, Jr.

Oscar N. Boykin, Jr.

Dec 10, 2013

Funeral services for Oscar N. Boykin, Jr. will be held Friday, December 13, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Oddfellows Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be held Thursday at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. Memorials may be made to Palmer Home for Children, P.O. Box 746, Columbus, MS 39703. Mr....

Roy Hall, Sr.

Roy Hall, Sr.

Nov 29, 2013

The graveside service for Roy Hall, Sr., 67, of Steens, MS will be held Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at Bethel Cemetery in Monticello, MS. Visitation will be held Monday at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon, MS from 6-8 p.m. Memorials may be made to Golden Triangle Horse Rescue, P.O. Box 1685, West Point, MS 39773. Cockrell Funeral Home is...

Shirley Ann Featherston

Shirley Ann Featherston

Nov 18, 2013

Mrs. Shirley A. Featherston, 79, of Brooksville, MS passed away Monday, November 18, 2013 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Hospice. Her funeral service will be held Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Brooksville Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Ben Yarber and Bro. Jerome Key officiating. Interment will be in Brooksville Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday at the funeral...

Ellen W. White

Ellen W. White

Nov 9, 2013

Mrs. Ellen W. White, 95, of Brandon, formerly of Macon, MS, passed away Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 at The Arbor Nursing Home. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 from Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Rex Kilpatrick officiating. Interment will follow in Brooksville Cemetery in Brooksville, MS. A time of visitation...

Calvin Maxwell Hull

Calvin Maxwell Hull

Oct 28, 2013

Calvin Maxwell “Mack” Hull Brooksville, MS Calvin Maxwell Hull, 83, of Brooksville, MS. passed away Monday, October 28, 2013 at Lakeside Nursing Home in Quitman, MS. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 4 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon, MS. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday. In lieu...

John Stevens Adcock

John Stevens Adcock

Oct 27, 2013

John S. Adcock Macon, MS Mr. John S. Adcock passed away Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Montfort Jones Memorial Hospital in Kosciusko, MS . Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Coy United Methodist Church near Preston, MS. with Rev. Creighton White officiating. Interment will be in the Coy Cemetery. Visitation will be...

George Stovall Hines, Jr.

George Stovall Hines, Jr.

Oct 25, 2013

George Stovall Hines, Jr. Macon, MS George Stovall Hines, Jr., 90, passed away Friday, October 25, 2013 at Specialty Hospital in Meridian, MS. His funeral service will be held Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 11:00 A.M. from Brooksville Baptist Church with Bro. Jay Spiller officiating. Interment will follow in the Brooksville Cemetery. A time of visitation will held for family...

Wanda Cade Redus

Wanda Cade Redus

Oct 2, 2013

Wanda Redus Starkville, MS Funeral services for Mrs. Wanda Redus, 72, of Starkville, MS. will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon, MS. Interment will follow in Moore Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Moore Cemetery Fund,...

Lucile Boyd Mcgee

Lucile Boyd Mcgee

Sep 26, 2013

Lucile Boyd McGee Graveside services for Mrs. Lucile Boyd McGee, 100, of Macon, MS will be held Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Oddfellows Cemetery in Macon, MS at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will held at the funeral home from 9:45 until 10:45 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to Cooksville Cemetery Fund, 2356 Cooksville Rd., Macon, MS 39341. Cockrell Funeral...

Edwin Jay Knepp

Edwin Jay Knepp

Sep 22, 2013

Edwin Jay Knepp went home to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, September 22, 2013. He was in declining health in his later years and died in his home near Macon, MS. Edwin was born to the late Samuel and Martha Knepp on March 18, 1929 at Plain City, Ohio. He was joined in matrimony to Tressa...

Tom W. Guyton, Jr.

Tom W. Guyton, Jr.

Sep 17, 2013

Mr. Tom W. “Tommy” Guyton, 80, of Macon, MS passed away at Regency Hospital in Meridian, MS on Tuesday, September 17. Mr. Guyton was the son of the late Tom Watson and Dorothy Misso Guyton and, with the exception of a term of service with the U.S. Air Force, lived all of his life in Noxubee County, MS. Mr....

Mary Lynn Mckewen

Mary Lynn Mckewen

Aug 21, 2013

MARY LYNN RICKETTS MCKEWEN, 94, of Macon, MS. died peacefully on August 21, 2013 in Macon, Mississippi. Mrs. McKewen was born on May 18, 1919 and was the eldest of the five children of Curtis Steele Ricketts, Sr. and Exie Parker Ricketts. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings; Geneva R. Hill, Dolores R. Hunter,...

Mary Lynn Mckewen

Mary Lynn Mckewen

Aug 21, 2013

MARY LYNN RICKETTS MCKEWEN, 94, of Macon, MS. died peacefully on August 21, 2013 in Macon, Mississippi. Mrs. McKewen was born on May 18, 1919 and was the eldest of the five children of Curtis Steele Ricketts, Sr. and Exie Parker Ricketts. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings; Geneva R. Hill, Dolores R. Hunter,...

Mary Lynn Mckewen

Mary Lynn Mckewen

Aug 21, 2013

MARY LYNN RICKETTS MCKEWEN, 94, of Macon, MS. died peacefully on August 21, 2013 in Macon, Mississippi. Mrs. McKewen was born on May 18, 1919 and was the eldest of the five children of Curtis Steele Ricketts, Sr. and Exie Parker Ricketts. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings; Geneva R. Hill, Dolores R. Hunter,...

Bennett J. Prince

Bennett J. Prince

Aug 13, 2013

Mr. Bennett J. Prince, 49, of Shuqualak, MS passed away at his residence on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013. A memorial service commemorating his life will be held Saturday, August 17, from Soule Harbor Pentecostal Church in Shuqualak with Bro. Lawrence Pool officiating. There will be no visitation. All memorials are requested to Soule Harbor Pentecostal Church P.O. Box 474...

Robert Crespino

Robert Crespino

Jul 29, 2013

Robert “Bobby” Crespino, a standout football player at the University of Mississippi who went on to play eight seasons in the National Football League, died July 29, 2013 at Emory University hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 75. Born on January 11, 1938 in Duncan, Mississippi, Crespino suffered from asthma as a child and was so sickly that his...

Kirby Theodore Decker

Kirby Theodore Decker

Jul 29, 2013

Our dear son, Kirby Theodore, was born to Les and Sheila Decker on December 22, 2001 at Scott City, KS. He unexpectedly left us on July 29, 2013 due to a farm accident at the age of 11. Kirby was an early Christmas present and he brought us much joy. His earliest years were spent at the knee of...

Sam "Richard Heard, Jr

Sam "Richard Heard, Jr

Jul 5, 2013

Mr. Sam R. “Tiny” Heard, Jr., 62, passed away suddenly at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon, MS on Friday, July 5, 2013. His funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 9 from Brooksville Baptist Church at 3:00 P.M. Interment will follow at Brooksville Cemetery. A period of visitation will be held at the church on Sunday, July 7 from...

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