OBITUARY LISTINGS

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Sarah Ethridge Nelson

Jun 29, 2013

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Ethridge Nelson, 74, of Macon, MS will be held Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon, MS. Interment will be in the Mashulaville Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday two hours prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Central Academy, P.O. Box 231, Macon, MS 39341....

Doug Moore

Jun 28, 2013

Doug Moore Brooksville, MS Doug Moore, 60, of Brooksville, Ms passed away Friday, June 28, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle. Funeral services are planned for Monday, July 1, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon, MS. Interment will follow in Moore Cemetery near Brooksville, MS. Visitation will be held Sunday from 6-9 p.m. at...

Adrian Perry Gaither, Iv

Jun 15, 2013

Adrian Perry Gaither IV, 50, of Macon, MS passed away at his residence on Saturday, June 15, 2013. He was born on August 10, 1962, to Julia Sledge Gaither and the late Adrian Perry Gaither III. A memorial service for Mr. Gaither will be held on Thursday, June 20, at First Baptist Church in Macon at 3:30 P.M. with...

Joe S Maury

Jun 12, 2013

Mr. Joe S. Maury, 93, Of Macon, MS passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.

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Haley Thompson Seale

Jun 12, 2013

Mrs. Haley Thompson Seale, 28, of Crawford, MS passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013 in Lenox, Georgia.She was born on October, 28, 1984 in Columbus, MS to Grady Thompson and Melanie Eller Lindsey. Haley lived most of her life in Crawford, MS and worked with Advance Tissue Medical as a wound care specialist. She was a member of The...

Joseph Shelton Maury, Sr.

Jun 12, 2013

Mr. Joseph Shelton Maury Sr. 93, passed away Wednesday June 12, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS. His funeral service will be held Sunday at 2:00 P.M. from the Episcopal Church of the Nativity in Macon with Rev. Gene Asbury officiating. Interment will follow on the family lot at Oddfellows Cemetery in Macon. A time of...

Mary E Spearing

Jun 4, 2013

Memorial services are planned for Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at X-Prairie Methodist Church near Macon, MS for Mrs. Mary E Spearing, 87, of Brooksville, MS. Mrs. Spearing passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Noxubee County Nursing Home in Macon, MS. Mrs. Spearing was born on February 6, 1926 to the late Fred R. and Isabelle...

Claude Wood

May 20, 2013

Mr. Claude Wood, 71, of Jackson, MS passed away on Monday, May 20, 2013 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson. A graveside service will be held at Oddfellows Cemetery in Macon, MS on Friday, May 24 at 2:00 P.M. with Bro. Ricky Glenn officiating. There will be no public visitation. The family requests any memorials to be made to Palmer...

Abe Dirks

May 15, 2013

ABE DIRKS Our father, Abe Dirks, was born on December 12, 1917 to Enoch and Hannah (Koehn) Dirks at Winton, Ca. He peacefully passed away on the evening of May IS, 2013 at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon, Ms. reaching the age of 95 years. Dad was the fifth in a family of ten children. Funeral services will be...

Dr. James C. Ratcliff

May 13, 2013

Dr. James C. Ratcliff, age 81, passed away on May 13, 2013 at home after a long illness. He was born in Meridian, MS on November 5, 1931. He grew up in Philadelphia, MS; received his M.D. degree from Northwestern University in Chicago, IL; served as a flight surgeon on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa; and practiced family medicine in...