OBITUARY LISTINGS

Feb 22, 2023

Yvonne Strong, 77, a long-time educator in Schools in Noxubee County, passed away on Wednesday, February 22,2023 at Elderly Care Center in Macon, MS. A graveside service will be held at Shuqualak Cemetery on Friday, February 24,2023 at 11:00 AM. Pastor Sandra Brown will officiate at the service. No flowers, please, but please make all memorials to Sweet Paws...

Feb 20, 2023

Kathryn Hurt, 72, of Macon, MS passed away on Monday, February 20, 2023 at Louisville Healthcare in Louisville, MS. Her funeral service will be held at 11:30 AM on Thursday, Feb. 23, at Cockrell Funeral Home, Macon. Bro. Bill Ross will officiate at the service. Interment will follow in the Soule Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:30 AM...

Feb 18, 2023

Thomas “Tommy” McGee

Macon, MS

Tommy McGee, 73, of Macon, MS passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Aliceville Manor Nursing Home in Aliceville, Ala. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at Cooksville United Methodist Church near Macon. Bro. Glen Miller will officiate at the service. Interment...

Feb 6, 2023

Larry Gene Gregg, 73, of Macon, MS passed away on February 6, 2023 at his residence. His funeral service will be held on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 2:00 PM at Cockrell Funeral Home chapel in Macon. Bro. Ronnie Cartwright and Bro. Allen Eaves will officiate the services. Interment will follow in Butler Cemetery.

Visitation will be held...

Feb 3, 2023

Mark A. Marro, 66, a five year resident of Starkville, MS but formerly of Shuqualak, MS, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. A graveside service with full military honors will be held on Tuesday, Feb 7, at Shuqualak Cemetery in Shuqualak, MS at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Derrick Wilson officiating. There...

Feb 1, 2023

Davis Warren Cotton

Macon, MS

David Warren Cotton, 86, of Macon, MS passed away at Anderson Hospital in Meridian on February 1, 2023. His funeral service will be held on Monday, February 6, at Salem Memorial Church at 1:30 PM. Interment will follow in the Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:30 until 1:30 PM...

Jan 25, 2023

Mrs. Ormah J. Giesbrecht, 93, of Brooksville, MS passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. A funeral service is planned for Friday, January 27, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at Brooksville Mennonite Church in Brooksville, MS. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. Friday, January 27, 2023. at the church.

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Jan 20, 2023

Margaret Ewing Gray passed away on Friday, January 20, 2023, at the age of 85. Margaret’s beloved

husband of 65 years, Stanley, passed away almost two years before on March 12, 2021. Margaret was

born February 23, 1937 and was the youngest of the three children born to Charles Ruel Ewing, Sr.,

and...

Jan 17, 2023

Emily Wilkins Mancill

Celebration of Life

Dorothy Emily (Wilkins) Mancill went to be with our Lord and Savior on January 17, 2023.  She was proceeded in death by her husband, George Jefferson Mancill, Jr. and by her mother and father, Velma (Fondren) Wilkins and Thomas Walker Wilkins.

She is survived by...

Jan 12, 2023

Earline Ray Rogers Howard, age 80, was born at home in the Macedonia community of Noxubee County on the 27 th of April, 1942.  She lived her whole life in the Macedonia community, except for a short time in Winston County and as a resident at Atwood in Neshoba County.  She was a homemaker and a stay-at-home mom, and...

Jan 10, 2023

Arnold Willis Giesbrecht was the second child of George and Marie Voth Giesbrecht. Born November 4, 1931 on the family farm near Montezuma, Kansas, he grew up there and was educated at Montezuma Grade School. He died peacefully at Oakwood Manor, January10, 2023, as the day was dawning.

He was converted in his youth and baptized May...

Jan 8, 2023

Carol Persons Floore of Shuqualak, Mississippi passed away suddenly on January 8, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. She was 79. Even though a failing heart took her away from this world, she left a beacon of light for all in her community.

The family is hosting a visitation Saturday, January 14 from 2-3PM CST...

Jan 7, 2023

Kathie Butler Coleman, 66, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Golden Triangle. A funeral service is planned for Monday, January 9, 2023 at 3 p.m. at Soul Harbor Pentecostal Church in Shuqualak, MS. Interment will follow in Butler Cemetery.  Visitation will be held at the church from 2-3 p.m....

Dec 24, 2022

Mrs. Jean Hailey passed away Saturday, December 24, 2022, at her residence.  Graveside services will be held Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. at Kellis Store in Kemper County, MS.  Visitation will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home Wednesday from 10-11 a.m. Cockrell Funeral Home is honored to be in charge of arrangements.

Martha Jean Edwards...

Dec 20, 2022

Mrs. Marjorie Livingston Simpson, 89, of Macon, MS passed away at her residence on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. A funeral service is planned for Thursday, December 22, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Macon, MS.  Visitation will be held at the church from 2-3 p.m. There will not be a graveside service due to the inclement...

Dec 14, 2022

Thomas Albert Jones, 88, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Mobile Infirmary Hospital in Mobile, Alabama.    He was born on September 3, 1934, in Monahans, Texas, to Finis Albert and Laura Parnell Jones.    Tom attended Texas Tech University where he majored in history.   Upon graduation, he proudly served in the U.S. Army.  In 1964, he married Elizabeth...

Dec 11, 2022

Mrs. Joy Adams Carlson, 102, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022, at her residence in Macon, MS.  Funeral services are planned for Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Independent Methodist Church in Macon, MS.  Interment will follow in Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Church from 10-11 a.m. Thursday.  Memorials may be made to YMCA,...

Nov 29, 2022

Ernest Eugene Mast, of Macon Mississippi, moved to his heavenly home on November 29, 2022, at the age of 65 years 6 months and 20 days. He fought a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by the family he loved. He was born in Goshen, Indiana, to his parents Ottis U. & Anna Mae (Troyer) Mast on May 9, 1957. ...

Nov 18, 2022

Mrs. Doris Vernon, 96, of Macon, MS passed away Friday, November 18, 2022, at Noxubee County Nursing Home. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Butler Cemetery, Shuqualak, MS. Memorials may be made to St Jude's Childrens Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Cockrell Funeral Home is honored to be...

Nov 17, 2022

Mrs. Rena A. Parker, 87, of Ethel, MS passed away at her residence Thursday, November 17, 2022. A funeral service will be held at Hope Alive Church, 2044 Attala Road #1211,  Kosciusko, MS on Monday, November 21, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Bro. Glen Ellington will officiate at the service. Interment will be in Soule Chapel Cemetery near Macon, MS...