Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Attala County Mississippi

Karen Holt

Karen Holt

Nov 29, 2024

Karen Ruth Hardeman Holt departed her earthly body and took her place among the Great Cloud of Witnesses on November 29, 2024. Karen was born to James Henry and Ruth Hardeman in New Iberia, Louisiana, on March 11, 1954. It is fitting that the day of her departure would be in a time of thanksgiving, for it is the day...

Mary Nell O'Briant Johnson

Mary Nell O'Briant Johnson

Nov 28, 2024

Mary Nell O’Briant Johnson, 91, of Carthage, passed away on November 28, 2024, at her residence. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 30, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 1:00 p.m. from the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel, with interment in Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Don Cook will officiate the services.

Mary Nell was...

Emily Smith Moore

Emily Smith Moore

Nov 25, 2024

Emily Ann Moore September 16, 1931 – November 25, 2024

Emily Ann Moore, 93, of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 25, 2024, at the Estate at Shavano Park in San Antonio.

Visitation will be held at Kosciusko First Baptist Church on Monday, December 2, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., followed by funeral...

Boyce Cook

Boyce Cook

Nov 18, 2024

Cyril Boyce Cook, 85, passed away on November 18 at the Attala County Nursing Home in Kosciusko, MS. A memorial service will be held at Chapel Hill Church in French Camp on Saturday, November 23 at 10:30 am. He was a member of Chapel Hill Church.

 Survivors include his sons, Rodney Cook of Decatur, AL; Shane (Dawn) Cook of McCool, MS;...

Randol Caldwell Lindsay

Randol Caldwell Lindsay

Nov 14, 2024

Randol Caldwell Lindsay, 72, passed away on November 14, 2024, at the Windsor Nursing Center in Columbus. Visitation will be 12:00-1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home with a graveside service and interment to follow in the Parkway Cemetery with Rev. Victor Lee officiating.

 He was born July 6, 1952, in Attala County, MS. He graduated from...

Glenda Faye Dorman Richardson

Glenda Faye Dorman Richardson

Nov 13, 2024

Glenda Faye Dorman Richardson, 79, of Kosciusko, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm Friday, November 15, 2024, and from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 pm on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at...

William "Bill" Miller

William "Bill" Miller

Nov 12, 2024

William “Bill” Miller, Jr. of Kosciusko, Mississippi passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at Queen City Nursing Home in Meridian, Mississippi. Graveside services will be held at 11: 00 a.m., Thursday, November 14, 2024, at Kosciusko City Cemetery. Rev. Barry Corbett will officiate. 

Bill was born August 9, 1945, to William West Miller, Sr., and Eulala Estes Miller. He graduated in...

Rachel Cwiklik

Rachel Cwiklik

Nov 4, 2024

Rachel Cwiklik of Brandon, formerly of Kosciusko, passed away Monday, November 4, 2024, at her residence. A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 7: 30 p.m., Friday, November 8, 2024, at St. Paul Catholic Church Gymnasium in Flowood, Mississippi. Mass will be held at 7:30 p.m., Friday, November 8, 2024, at St. Paul Catholic Church Gymnasium. Father Gerry...

Randy Rodgers

Randy Rodgers

Nov 1, 2024

Randy Rodgers, 72, of McCool, Mississippi passed away Friday, November 1, 2024, at his residence. 

Randy was born September 21, 1952, in Knoxville, Tennessee to Emmett Warren Rodgers and Christine Threet Rodgers. He was a retired journeyman electrician. Randy was also a proud veteran of the United States Army. 

Randy is survived by his wife, Lucile Scott Rodgers of McCool, Mississippi; daughter,...

Kevin Woods

Kevin Woods

Oct 22, 2024

Kevin Woods, 49, of Ethel, Mississippi passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at Singing River Health System Hospital. Visitation is from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Carson Ridge Cemetery. Rev....

Norma Ruth Grice

Norma Ruth Grice

Oct 15, 2024

Norma Ruth Luper Grice passed to Glory at 2: 30 a.m. on October 15, 2024. She was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on May 31, 1935. She was preceded by her mother and father, Lillian Dovey Lee Luper and Teddy Earl Luper, her sister, Rose Ellen Luper Cain, and a 2-year-old brother, James. 

 Ruth is survived by her husband, Happy Travis Grice...

Mary Sanders Greenlee

Mary Sanders Greenlee

Oct 14, 2024

Mary Sanders Greenlee, 85, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away Monday, October 14, 2024, at Attala County Nursing Center. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 17, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 17, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Parkway Cemetery. Rev....

Jane Reed

Jane Reed

Oct 6, 2024

Jane Reed, 73, of Kosciusko, Mississippi passed away Sunday, October 6, 2024, at Attala County Nursing Center surrounded by her family. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Saturday, October 12, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 12:00 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel, with burial at Unity Cemetery. Rev. David Cain...

Kay Diane Weatherly

Kay Diane Weatherly

Oct 4, 2024

Kay Diane Weatherly, 78, passed away on October 4, 2024, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center-Jackson, MS.

Mrs. Weatherly was born on June 13, 1946, to Graham Lockwood Nance and Sara Frances Cantrell in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was a retired Probation and Parole Officer.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Thomas D. Weatherly, and her brother, Graham...

Myrna Frazier Belsom

Myrna Frazier Belsom

Oct 4, 2024

Evelyn Myrna Loy Frazier Belsom was born September 12, 1935, in Kosciusko, Attala County,MS to Lamar Franklin and Annie Myrtle Frazier. We all know her as Myrna or Myrnie. Fiery redhead turned the prettiest white with a heart of gold. She was the second of four children.She was the mother of three 3 girls. Debbie Belsom Coleman, Iris Belsom Lacey...

Dr. Ladell Blanton

Dr. Ladell Blanton

Oct 3, 2024

Longtime pastor Dr. Elmer “Ladell” Blanton, 85, of Kosciusko, Miss., went home to be with the Lord on October 3, 2024. 

A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Sunday, October 6, 2024, and from 9:00 a.m. until 12: 30 p.m., Monday, October 7, 2024, both at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 1:00 p.m., Monday,...

Peggy Hines Sims

Peggy Hines Sims

Oct 2, 2024

Peggy Hines Sims, 90, of Ridgeland, formerly of Kosciusko, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at St. Dominic Hospital. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 4, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home, and from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Liberty Chapel Memorial Church. Funeral services will follow at 10:00...

Mark M. Smith

Mark M. Smith

Oct 2, 2024

Mark M. Smith, 67, of Ethel, passed away on October 2, 2024, at his residence.  Visitation will be from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm Friday, October 4, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko, MS. Funeral services will follow at 1:00 pm from the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel.  Rev. Glenn Jackson will officiate the services.

Mark worked in retail at Walmart...

Frank Clifton Bailey

Frank Clifton Bailey

Sep 20, 2024

It is with a heavy heart, yet with complete confidence in God’s perfect plan, we announce the passing of local businessman and sportsman, Frank Clifton Bailey, 77, of Kosciusko, MS.

Frank was born on January 11, 1947, to Jane Lord and Clifton Dallas Bailey. He graduated from Kosciusko High School in 1965 and from Mississippi State University four years later in...

Irene M. Serafin

Irene M. Serafin

Sep 16, 2024

Irene M. Serafin, 85, of Pickens, Mississippi, passed away Monday, September 16, 2024, at the Attala County Nursing Center. Graveside services were at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at Shiloh Cemetery in Madison County, Mississippi.

Irene was born February 3, 1939, in Camden, Mississippi to Ben Allen McMullen and Helen Jones Linn McMullen. She retired as a bank teller for...

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