Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Attala County Mississippi

James "Jimmy" Wallace

James "Jimmy" Wallace

Feb 19, 2025

With deep sadness but with abiding faith in the love and mercy of God our Father, the family announces the death of James Kelly Wallace, 88, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, on February 19, 2025.

 Jimmy, as he was known to all, was born in Jackson, Mississippi, on December 28, 1936, to James Fred and Laura Estelle “Bebe” Rhymes Wallace. He grew up...

Billy Frank Pearson, Sr.

Billy Frank Pearson, Sr.

Feb 15, 2025

Billy Frank Pearson, Sr., 67, of Kosciusko, MS, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2025, at his home. Visitation is 12:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m., Monday, February 17, 2025. Graveside services are at 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 17, 2025, at Parkway Cemetery, Kosciusko, MS. Dr. Todd Plunkett will officiate the services.

Mr. Pearson was preceded in death by his parents, Joe Frank Pearson and...

Brenda Gail Miller

Brenda Gail Miller

Feb 15, 2025

Brenda Gail Miller, 68, of Kosciusko, MS, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the Attala County Nursing Center in Kosciusko, MS. Graveside services are at 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 17, 2025, at Marvin Chapel Cemetery in Kosciusko, MS. Rev. Danny Townsend will officiate the services.

Mrs. Miller is survived by her husband, Larry Don Miller, of Kosciusko, MS, and daughter,...

Danny Parish

Danny Parish

Feb 9, 2025

Thomas Daniel “Danny” Parish, 72, of McCool, Mississippi, passed away on February 9, 2025, at his daughter’s residence. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 14, 2025, at Bear Creek Church. Funeral services will follow at 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 14, 2025, at Bear Creek Church, with a burial at Bear Creek Cemetery. Rev. Nathan...

Jerry Allen

Jerry Allen

Feb 9, 2025

Jerry Allen, 78, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2025, at G.V. Sonny Montgomery V. A. Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, and 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at Jordan...

Earl Pearson

Earl Pearson

Feb 7, 2025

Earl Pearson, 93, of Kosciusko, Mississippi passed away Friday, February 7, 2025, at The Attala County Nursing Center. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, February 9, 2025, at Parkway Cemetery.

Earl was born November 3, 1931, in Thomastown, Mississippi, to Eugene Pearson and Pearlie Payne Pearson. He was a laborer and welder for Superior Coach. 

Earl is survived by...

Gary Lamar Philyaw

Gary Lamar Philyaw

Feb 7, 2025

Gary Lamar Philyaw, 61, of Philadelphia, Mississippi, passed away Friday, February 7, 2025, at the Neshoba General Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 10, 2025, at Attala Memory Gardens. Rev. Butch Bell will officiate the services. 

Gary was born November 11, 1963, in Meridian, Mississippi, to Bobby Ray Philyaw and Mary Joann Stokes Philyaw. He was...

Bill Lacey

Bill Lacey

Feb 3, 2025

Bill Smithson Lacey, 87, of Kosciusko, passed away on February 3, 2025, at the MS State Veterans’ Home. Bill was born in Biloxi on March 9, 1937, to Dr. Charles Frank Lacey and Adelynn Venus Lacey. Bill grew up in Thomastown and Kosciusko. After graduating from high school in 1955, Bill served in the Navy. At the end of his...

Caroline Kathleen "Lois" Pickle Cockroft

Caroline Kathleen "Lois" Pickle Cockroft

Jan 30, 2025

Caroline Kathleen "Lois" Pickle Cockroft, 95, of Nile Community in Attala County, Mississippi. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 3, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow the visitation at 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 3, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Nile Cemetery. 

Born: March 30, 1929, in Attala County,...

Amie Mae Tavares Charity

Amie Mae Tavares Charity

Jan 27, 2025

Amie Mae Tavares Charity, 86, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away Monday, January 27, 2025, at Grenada Rehab and Healthcare Center. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at St. Therese Catholic Church with burial at Parkway Cemetery. 

Amie was...

Trevor Ryan Musselwhite

Trevor Ryan Musselwhite

Jan 25, 2025

Trevor Ryan Musselwhite, 49, of Kosciusko, MS, passed away at home on Saturday, January 25, 2025. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 27, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home. The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 27, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Musselwhite Cemetery. Rev. James Culpepper and...

Lena Rose Overton Veazey-Moore

Lena Rose Overton Veazey-Moore

Jan 18, 2025

Lena Rose Overton Veazey-Moore, 90, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2025, at her residence in Kosciusko. Visitation will be from 11:30 am until 12:30 pm on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services will follow at 12:30 pm from the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in McCool Cemetery. Rev. Shannon Pennington will officiate the...

Joyce Ferguson

Joyce Ferguson

Jan 14, 2025

Mrs. Mary Joyce Lawhorn Ferguson, 89, of Slidell, Louisiana, formerly of Ethel, Mississippi, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at her daughter’s residence. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 18, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 1:00 p.m., January 18, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Ebenezer...

Wayne Leonard

Wayne Leonard

Jan 9, 2025

Wayne Leonard, 87, of French Camp, Mississippi, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2025, at Martha Jo Leslie State Veterans Home. A visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Bethsaida Cemetery....

Fredia Hunt

Fredia Hunt

Jan 5, 2025

Fredia Jo Hunt, 83, of Weir, MS, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025, at Choctaw Regional Medical Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at Beulah Cemetery, 6198 Weir-Panhandle Road, Weir, MS 39772. Rev. Hank Dempsey will officiate the services. 

Fredia was born July 14, 1941, to Everett Hale Buck and Onex Montee Dorman in...

Dorothy Oliver Sides

Dorothy Oliver Sides

Dec 29, 2024

Dorothy Faye Oliver Sides passed away at her home on December 29, 2024. She was born August 11, 1926, in the Providence Community in Attala County to her parents Glennie Nowell Oliver and Delma Oliver. After losing her mother to complications from childbirth, Dorothy and her sister Christine were raised by their aunt and uncle Nora Oliver Thompson and John...

Vernon Alton Moore

Vernon Alton Moore

Dec 27, 2024

Vernon Moore, 78, of Byram, passed away on December 27, 2024, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services will follow at 1:00 pm from the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Parkway Cemetery with military honors. Randy...

Jack Glenn Terry

Jack Glenn Terry

Dec 22, 2024

Jack Glenn Terry, 77, of Madison, formerly of Kosciusko, passed away on December 22, 2024, at the Mississippi Care Center in Morton, Mississippi. Visitation will be held Saturday, December 28, 2024, from 11:00-12:00, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel, with services beginning at 12:00. Rev. Joel Richardson and Grant M. Myrick officiating. Burial will be at Parkway Cemetery. Jordan Funeral Home...

Rosalie Beecham

Rosalie Beecham

Dec 17, 2024

Rosalie Beecham, 101, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2024, in Decatur, Alabama, at her daughter’s residence. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 21, 2024, at the Kosciusko First United Pentecostal Church. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m., with burial at Kosciusko City Cemetery. Rev. Dallas Beecham, Rev. Shannon Pennington, Rev....

Zeborah Myrick

Zeborah Myrick

Dec 13, 2024

Zeborah Harkins Myrick, 72, of Waco, Georgia, formerly of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away Friday, December 13, 2024, at her residence. A visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 20, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 20, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel, with burial at...

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