Oct 4, 2024

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sep 13, 2024

Peggy Sue Smith, 80, of Carthage, Mississippi, passed away Friday, September 13, 2024, at her residence surrounded by her family. A visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. until 1:45 p.m., on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at Parkway Cemetery. Dr. Luke Gardner will...

Sep 10, 2024

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Anne Hughes Porter, who was a true jewel of Attala County and a cherished friend and teacher to many. Her devotion to God, family, and country influenced countless lives, leaving a legacy of faith, patriotism, education, and goodwill that will never be forgotten.

Anne Marie Hughes Porter, 91, of Kosciusko, passed away on...

Sep 8, 2024

Terry Eugene Ray, 56, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2024. No services are planned at this time. 

T. R. was born October 11, 1967, to Leroy and Maudine Ray in Carthage, Mississippi. He served on the road patrol with the Attala County Board of Supervisors, Attala County Sheriff’s Department from 2002 – 2024, Leake County Sheriff’s Department...

Sep 3, 2024

Edna Pearl Hutchison Minshew, 74, of the Dossville Community in Attala County, Mississippi, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at her daughter’s residence. A visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 6, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 6, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with...

Sep 1, 2024

Ada Belle Brown, 89, of McAdams, Mississippi, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2024, at her residence. A visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 7, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home. Jordan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Belle was born on August 29, 1935, to George Speaks and Lizzie Houston Speaks in Yazoo County, Mississippi....

Aug 25, 2024

Wade Purvis, 74, of Ethel, Mississippi passed away Sunday, August 25, 2024, at the G.V. Sonny Montgomery V.A. Center in Jackson. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Tabernacle United Methodist Church. Graveside services with military honors will follow at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Tabernacle Cemetery near Ethel. Rev....

Aug 24, 2024

Ida Mae Mangrum, 92, of Kosciusko, MS, passed away on August 24, 2024, at home.

Mrs. Mangrum was a member of the Kosciusko First Baptist Church. She was a retired hosiery mill employee.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred Milner and Ollie Mae Smith Milner; husband, Charles O. Mangrum; and sister, Ludie Parish.

She is survived by her daughters Debbie...

Aug 20, 2024

Jimmie Minshew, 83, of the Dossville community in Leake County, Mississippi, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at his daughter’s residence. There are no services currently planned. 

Jimmie was born December 27, 1940, to Allen Donald Minshew, Sr., and Nell Pauline Jones Minshew in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He retired from construction and was a jack of all trades. Jimmie was a member...

Aug 19, 2024

Rose Mary Rutherford Edwards White, 84, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away Monday, August 19, 2024, at Attala County Nursing Center. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at Wake Forest United Pentecostal Church. Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at Wake Forest United Pentecostal Church,...

Aug 13, 2024

Mary M. Rhodes, 88, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at her residence, surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at Parkway Cemetery. Randy Rhodes will officiate. 

Mary was born July 18, 1936, in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Howard Leroy Miles and Maggie Lou Landrum Miles. She was a...

Aug 12, 2024

Erma Sanders Summerhill, 99, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away Monday, August 12, 2024, at Baptist-Attala Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at Parkway Cemetery with Rev. James Young officiating. 

Erma was born November 9, 1924, in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to her parents Lee Bryan Sanders and Effie Hearon Sanders. She was a homemaker and a...

Aug 10, 2024

Dorothy Lynn Brown Green, 88, of Kosciusko, MS, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at The Willows in Kosciusko. Dot was surrounded by her family and her Willows family. She was born on September 21, 1935, to Lila Mae Petty Brown and Charlie Pascal Brown in Scott County, MS. She graduated from Sebastopol High School in 1954, then...

Aug 7, 2024

James E. “Jimmy” Shipp, 77, of Ethel formerly of Warren, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Tabernacle Cemetery in Ethel, Mississippi. Rev. Matt Steed is officiating the service. 

Coach Shipp was born January 6, 1947, to Dorothy Shipp in Durant, Mississippi. Coach Shipp served...

Aug 3, 2024

Gloria Ann Tavares, 76, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Baptist Medical Center-Attala. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm Monday, August 5, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with interment at Doty Springs Cemetery. Rev. Jim...