OBITUARY LISTINGS

Wilma Bishop Wood

Mar 4, 2011

Mrs. Wilma B. Wood, 88, of Macon, Ms passed quietly away Friday, March 4, 2011 at Noxubee General Hospital Nursing Home. Mrs. Wood was a longtime resident of Columbus, MS but had lived in Macon for the past several years. Her funeral services will be held Monday, March 7 at Cooksville United Methodist Church with Bro. Glenn Miller officiating....

William Randolph Ewing

Mar 2, 2011

After a brave struggle with pancreatic cancer, Randolph Ewing, 77, of Brooksville, MS has gone home to be with the Lord, passing quietly away Wednesday evening, March 2, 2011 at the Home Place Assisted Living in Columbus, MS. His funeral service will be held Sunday, March 6, at 2:00 P.M. at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel in Macon, MS with...

Alfred Rex Parker

Feb 21, 2011

Mr. A. Rex Parker, 95, of Brooksville, MS gently passed away Monday February 21, 2011 at Trinity Place Personal Care Center in Columbus, Ms. His funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 23, at 11:00 A.M. at Brooksville Baptist Church with Bro. Danny Avery officiating. Interment will follow in Brooksville Cemetery. A visitation from 10:30 A.M. until service time...

Louise Boykin Mccrary

Feb 9, 2011

Mrs. Louise Boykin McCrary, 79, of Macon, Ms passed gently away Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle Hospital in Columbus, MS after a brief illness. Her funeral service will be held at Calvary Baptist Church on Saturday, February 12 at 2:00 P.M. with Bro. Greg Duncan officiating. Interment will follow the service at Moore Cemetery near...

Martha Janie Hull

Feb 1, 2011

Mrs, Martha Jane "janie" Hull passed away Monday, Feb 1 2011 at Traceway Manor in Tupelo, MS. She was born in Crawford, Ms on April 26 1924 to the later Joe and Aria (Ewing) Smith. She was a lifelong Baptist and had most recently attended Calvary Baptist Church in Tupelo, MS. She also enjoyed watching T.V. ministries later in...

Jack Daniels

Jan 23, 2011

Jack Daniels, 84, of Brooksville, MS passed away Sunday, January 23, 2011 at his residence. His funeral service will be held at graveside in Brooksville Cemetery on Wednesday, January 26 at 3:00 P.M. with Bro. Danny Avery officiating. There will be no public visitation. Cockrell Funeral Home of Macon, MS is entrusted with arrangements. Mr. Daniels was born on...

Andrew Jackson Adams

Jan 13, 2011

A memorial service is set for Wednesday, June 22, 2011 for Mr. Andrew Jackson Adams. Mr. Jackson, a Macon native, was 76 when he died Jan. 13, 2011 at Safety Harbor, Fla. His full obituary appeared in the Jan. 27, 2011 edition of The Macon Beacon. The memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. at Salem Cemetery with...

Earl Thomas

Jan 11, 2011

Earl “Dick” Thomas was born in Macedonia to Jeff W. Thomas and Jackie Vashti Maxey on January 25, 1932, the youngest of four siblings. As a young boy he was always active and inquisitive, leading his father to “sign for” Earl to join the Air Force at age 15 1/2. He spent part of this time in Kansas, where...

Erlene Card Misso

Jan 10, 2011

Mrs. Lela Erlene Card Misso, 76, of Wahalak, MS passed away Monday, January 10, 2011 at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, MS. Her funeral service will be Friday, January 14 from Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel in Macon, MS at 10:00 A.M. with Bro. Larry Smith and Bro. Jack Sellers officiating. Interment in Mohegan Cemetery near Shuqualak, MS will follow...

Billy Wade Whitfield

Jan 7, 2011

Billy Wade Whitfield of Shuqualak, MS passed away in Shuqualak MS on Friday Jan 7 2011. Funeral services will be held Sunday January 9, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Butler Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church from 10 - 11 a.m. Memorials may be made to Operation Smile, 6435 Tidewater Dr., Norfolk, VA 23509.

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Eula May Harmon Little

Jan 7, 2011

Mrs. Eula Mae Harmon Little, 93, of Macon, MS passed away January 7, 2011 at Elderly Care Home in Macon, MS. Her funeral service will be held January 11, 2011 from Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel in Macon at 2:00 P.M. Interment will follow at Oddfellows Cemetery in Macon. A visitation will be held for one hour prior to the...

Leona Clark Jones

Jan 4, 2011

Mrs. Leona Clark Jones, 65, of Shuqualak, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2010, at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon, MS. Her funeral service will be Friday, January 10, at 10:00 A.M. from Soul Harbor Pentecostal Church in Shuqualak, Ms with Bro. Gerald Butler and Bro. Steven Lockley officiating. Interment will follow at Pinetucky Cemetery near Shuqualak. A visitation will...

Martha Ann Eaves Barnes

Dec 31, 2010

Mrs. Martha Ann Eaves Barnes, 64, of Shuqualak, MS passed away at her residence Friday, December 31, 2010. Her funeral service will be held Monday, January 3, 2011 from Full Gospel Noxubee Christian Center in Macon, MS at 2:00 P.M. with Bro. Jimmy Hunter officiating. Interment will follow at Butler Cemetery near Shuqualak, MS. A visitation will be held...

Sarah Frances Cobb

Dec 24, 2010

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Frances Cobb of Macon, MS. wiil be held Monday December 27 2010 at First Baptist Church in Macon, MS. at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in the Kewanee Baptist Church Cemetery in Lauderdale County. Visitation will be held thirty minutes prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...

Albert Patterson

Dec 24, 2010

Albert B. “Pat” Patterson, 77, a longtime resident of Shuqualak, MS, passed away Friday, December 24, 2010 at Baptist Memorial-Golden Triangle Hospital in Columbus, MS. His funeral service will be Tuesday, December 28 at 11:00 A.M. from Shuqualak Baptist Church with Bro. Derrick Wilson officiating. Interment will follow at Shuqualak Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 10:30 until...

Sallie Card Kirkland

Dec 21, 2010

Mrs. Sallie Card Kirkland, 74, passed away at her residence near Shuqualak on Tuesday, December 21. Her funeral service will be held Friday, December 24, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. from Butler Pentecostal Church with Bro. Allen Eaves and Bro. Gerald Butler officiating. Interment will follow the service at Mashulaville Cemetery near Macon, MS. A visitation for friends and family...

Dorothy Durham Druey

Dec 13, 2010

Mrs. Dorothy “Sister Dot” Druey, wife of Butler Pentecostal Church Pastor Rayburn Druey, passed away at their home near Shuqualak on Monday, December 13, 2010. She was 63 years of age. Her funeral services will be held Thursday, December 16 from Butler Pentecostal Church at 1:00 P.M. Interment will follow the services at Newton County Memorial Gardens Cemetery in...

Garrett Eugene Boykin

Dec 4, 2010

Mr. Garrett Eugene Boykin, 84, of Macon, MS passed away Saturday December 4 2010 at Anderson Hospital in Meridian,MS. Funeral services are planned for Monday at 10 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Macon, Ms. There will not be a public visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children, Research Hospital, 501 St Jude...

James Lauren Gates

Nov 11, 2010

Mr. Jim Gates, 88, passed away at Noxubee General Hospital on Thursday November 11 2010. There will be a private family graveside service. The family requests no flowers, please. Memorials may be made to Palmer Home for Children, P.O. Box 746, Columbus, MS 39703. Mr. Gates was a native of Cresson, PA. He was a graduate of Penn State...

Sara Bess Wilson Mitchener

Nov 4, 2010

Mrs. Mitchener passed away Thursday November 4 2010 at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon, MS. Graveside services will be held Saturday November 6 2010 at Oddfellows Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. There will not be any visitation. The family requests no flowers, please. Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.

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