Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Attala County Mississippi

Percy Lyle Wagar

Percy Lyle Wagar

Jun 26, 2016

Percy L. Wagar Jr., age 62 of Kosciusko, Mississippi (formerly of Dexter)passed away Sunday June 26, 2016 at UMMC Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi following a long illness. Percy was born March 28, 1954 the son of Percy L. Wagar Sr. and Kathleen Miller Wagar. He retired from the US NAVY after serving for 20 years, where he was specialized...

John Alan Cheek

John Alan Cheek

Jun 24, 2016

Mr. John Alan Cheek, 55, of Kosciusko died at his residence Friday, June 24, 2016. Mr. Cheek was born August 6, 1960, at West Point Military Academy in Newburgh, New York. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 27, 2016, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Parkway Cemetery. Reverend Doyle Mitchell will officiate. Visitation...

Edna Earline Blailock Papisan

Edna Earline Blailock Papisan

Jun 17, 2016

Earline Papisan Kosciusko Edna Earline Blailock Papisan, 86, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation is Saturday, June 18, from 10am to 1 pm at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Junior Davis will officiate. She...

Shirley Carol Boyette

Shirley Carol Boyette

Jun 13, 2016

Shirley Carol Boyette Kosciusko Shirley Carol Boyette, 75, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2016 at her home in Kosciusko. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14 and 9-10 a.m. on Wednesday at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Jerusalem Cemetery. Rev....

Gordon Raymond Parsley

Gordon Raymond Parsley

Jun 6, 2016

Gordon R. Parsley Kosciusko Rev. Gordon R. Parsley, passed from this life on June 6, 2015 at his home in Kosciusko. He was 69 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray O. and Minnie Parsley. He is survived by his wife, Annette; their sons, Jared and Tyler; his only brother, Rev. James D. Parsley and...

Audrey Mae Nail Rosson

Audrey Mae Nail Rosson

Jun 2, 2016

Mrs. Audrey Rosson age 90, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016 at Attala County Nursing Home, Kosciusko,MS. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Providence Cemetery in Carmack, with Reverend Billy Little Officiating. Survivors include Daughter Wanda Pollard and her husband Harry of French Camp, MS and Son Lamar...

Frances Moody Vinz

Frances Moody Vinz

May 30, 2016

Frances M. Vinz Kosciusko Frances Moody Vinz, 95, died Monday, May 30, 2016 at the Attala County Nursing Center in Kosciusko. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, June 2 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are 3 p.m. Friday, June 3 in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Phillip...

Datwin Arnold Dabbs

Datwin Arnold Dabbs

May 29, 2016

Datwin A. Dabbs, 52, of Kosciusko passed away Sunday, May 29, 2016, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 1, at 2 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Coleman Cemetery in McAdams. Rev. Junior Davis officiated. Visitation was held Tuesday, May 31, from 5-8 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home. Dabbs,...

Lena Elkin Craft

Lena Elkin Craft

May 29, 2016

Lena Elkin Craft Kosciusko On Sunday, May 29, 2016, Lena Elkin Craft entered the gates of her eternal home with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was born Lena Belle Elkin on August 26, 1927 in Horton, Kansas. Her first years were spent on a Kickapoo Indian Reservation, where her parents were school teachers. Lena was wife, mother,...

Thomas E. Proctor

Thomas E. Proctor

May 29, 2016

Thomas E. Proctor "Tommy" age 76 of Beecher, IL, formerly of Crete, IL passed away peacefully on May 29, 2016. Tommy was born June 30, 1939 in McCool, MS. Beloved husband of Melba Proctor nee Dixon. Loving father of Devereaux "Dev" Proctor, Christopher "Chris" (Pamela) Proctor, and Stephanie Proctor. Cherished grandfather of Natalie and Jessica Proctor. Dear brother of...

Herman Paul Woods

Herman Paul Woods

May 27, 2016

Herman Paul Woods Kosciusko Herman Paul Woods, 56, died Friday, May 27, 2016 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. A memorial service will be held at a later time by the family. Survivors include daughters, Selena Woods and Paula Woods Collins, both of Kosciusko; grandchildren, Brandon Tavares, Colby Tavares, Macie Collins and Maddy Collins, all of Kosciusko; brother,...

Floy Emily Atkinson

Floy Emily Atkinson

May 26, 2016

Floy E. Atkinson Carthage Floy Emily Atkinson, 88, died Thursday, May 26, 2016 at Golden Living Center in Carthage, MS. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, May 28 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Sunday, May 29 in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Don Cook...

Wilma Bessie Swafford Harris

Wilma Bessie Swafford Harris

May 19, 2016

Wilma Swafford Harris Kosciusko Wilma Harris 91, a longtime resident of Kosciusko, passed away on May 19, 2016 at Montgomery Gardens, Assisted Living, in Starkville, Ms. She has been reunited with her beloved husband Don, after 26 years. She was born in Hamilton County, Illinois on May 28th, 1924, a daughter of Lawrence and Cordelia Swafford. She married Charles...

Ida Mack Keith Leonard

Ida Mack Keith Leonard

May 18, 2016

Ida "Mack" Leonard Memphis, TN Ida M. Keith "Mack" Leonard, 95, died May 18. Visitation will be May 20 at 1 pm at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko, MS followed by graveside service at 2:00 pm. in the Parkway Cemetery. A native of Carthage, MS, she attended Blue Mountain College and earned her bachelor of journalism from the University...

Merle Thornton Hamilton

Merle Thornton Hamilton

May 16, 2016

Merle Thornton Hamilton Springdale Community Merle Thornton Hamilton, 91, died Monday, May 16, 2016 at Lexington Manor in Lexington, MS. Visitation is from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, May 18 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Musselwhite Cemetery. Rev. James Culpepper will...

Melba Bingham Nail

Melba Bingham Nail

May 11, 2016

Mrs. Melba Bingham Nail, 88, passed away on May 11, 2016, at Peachtree Village, Brandon MS, Visitation will be held Thursday, May 12 from 5:00 - 8:00 at Jordan Funeral Home, Kosciusko, MS . Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 13, at 2:00 at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel, interment will follow in New Providence Cemetery, Carmack, MS....

Elsie Hughes Young

Elsie Hughes Young

May 9, 2016

Elsie Young, 89, died Monday, May 9, 2016 at Golden Living Center in Carthage. Visitation is from 9-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 11 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Graveside services are at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Thomastown Baptist Cemetery. Rev. James Young will officiate. She was a member of Thomastown Baptist Church. She retired from AT&T Company. She...

Virgil Leon Summers

Virgil Leon Summers

May 6, 2016

Virgil Leon Summers, 86, died Friday, May 6, 2016 at his home. Visitation is Saturday, May 7 from 5-8 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home and Sunday from 2:30-3 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church. Funeral services are at 3 p.m. at New Hope with burial to follow in the New Hope Cemetery. He was a member and deacon of...

Dorothy Juanita Wallace Carballo

Dorothy Juanita Wallace Carballo

May 5, 2016

Dorothy Wallace Carballo Kosciusko Dorothy Juanita Wallace Carballo, 92, died Thursday, May 5, 2016 at University Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Graveside services are 3 p.m. Saturday, May 7, 2016 in the Parkway Cemetery. Dr. Scott Wright and Rev. Phillip Palmertree will officiate. She was born October 29, 1923. She lived a full life. She was a member of...

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