Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Attala County Mississippi

Marion C. Hill

Marion C. Hill

Mar 4, 2016

Mrs. Hill was born October 12, 1942, in Clarksdale, to Robert Crentee and Mary Elizabeth Hornbeak Clanton. She was a homemaker, who was devoted to her family, animals and the Thomastown Christian Church, where she was a member for 42 years, and she was a member of the Disabled American Veterans Auxillary, Chapter 37, and served as its treasurer...

Marvin R. "Pop" Lawrence

Marvin R. "Pop" Lawrence

Mar 3, 2016

Marvin "Pop" Lawrence was born February 18, 1941, to Homer Milton and Gladys Lewis Lawrence. He served three terms as the Sheriff of Attala County, was currently a Kosciusko Alderman, and a member of Kosciusko First United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Martha Kate Pope Lawrence; and siblings, James Lawrence, Beulah Lawrence,...

Mary Frances Mcdonald

Mary Frances Mcdonald

Mar 2, 2016

Mrs. McDonald was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Kosciusko and the Mississippi Jaycees. She was a member of a Supper Club with special friends from 1958 to present. She was also a member of the Fun and Flowers Garden Club, the E. L. Therril Sunday School Class. She filled in for Bridge games and enjoyed...

Stephen Boyd Thompson

Stephen Boyd Thompson

Mar 2, 2016

Stephen Boyd Thompson October 15, 1954-March 2, 2016 Steve Thompson of Kosciusko died Wednesday, March 2, at Oxford Health and Rehab in Oxford, Mississippi. Visitation will be held at 1:00 on Saturday, March 5, at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko, followed by a memorial service at 2:00 "Stevie" was born on October 15, 1954 to Mary "Penny" Thompson and...

Dorothy Ellington Waldie

Dorothy Ellington Waldie

Feb 28, 2016

Dorothy Laverne Ellington Waldie, 89, died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the Attala County Nursing Center in Kosciusko. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 1 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 2 in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Jerry Meggs and Rev....

Mary Burle Mcdonald

Mary Burle Mcdonald

Feb 27, 2016

Mary Burle Alexander McDonald, 95, died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Attala County Nursing Center in Kosciusko. Visitation will be Sunday, February 28 from 5-8 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services will be Monday at 3 p.m. in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Ralph Hunt and Rev....

A.C. "Coolidge" Cummins

A.C. "Coolidge" Cummins

Feb 25, 2016

Mr. A.C. "Coolidge" Cummins 93, of Ethel passed away Thursday, 2/25/2016 at Vaiden Community Living Center in Vaiden, MS. Services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Doty Springs Baptist Church, where he was a member and burial to follow in the Church Cemetery. Rev. Don Ray and Rev. Tony Fortenberry will officiate. Mr. Cummins was an Automobile Salesman for...

Margaret Parish Ellis

Margaret Parish Ellis

Feb 24, 2016

Margaret Parish Ellis, 69, died at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula on February 24, 2016, following several months of illness. She was the widow of Edgar Linwood Ellis, who died in 1994. The funeral service and burial will occur at Bear Creek Baptist Church, McCool (Attala County), Mississippi, on Monday, February 29, 2016. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m....

James Irvin O'Bryant

James Irvin O'Bryant

Feb 17, 2016

James Irvin O'Bryant also known as "Jim" to some and "Butch" to others, age 59, passed away Wednesday, February 17th, at his residence in Kosciusko. Mr. O'Bryant was a member of Berea Baptist Church, a Staff Sargent in the U.S. Army, serving ten years. He had top secret clearance and was assigned to the Pershing Missile Project. He was...

Charles Woodrow Mcdaniel

Charles Woodrow Mcdaniel

Feb 15, 2016

Woodrow McDaniel 71, of Kosciusko passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at his residence. Graveside services will be 2:30 PM,Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Carson Ridge Cemetery with Rev. Ron Thomas officiating. Survivors include three brothers: Perry of Kosciusko, Paul of Ethel and Clinton Earl of Winona and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents: Prentiss...

Mildred Dempsey Grissom

Mildred Dempsey Grissom

Feb 15, 2016

Mildred Dempsey Grissom, 94, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at her home in McCool, Mississippi. She was born in the Lobutcha community of Choctaw County, the daughter of John Samuel Dempsey and Sarah Alma Harden Dempsey, both of whom were descendants of pioneer Mississippi families. She was a graduate of the Mississippi University for Women and proudly served...

Nina Sue Bell Campbell

Nina Sue Bell Campbell

Feb 12, 2016

Nina Sue Bell Campbell, age 80, a resident of Bogalusa, LA, passed away on February 12, 2016 at New Country Living in Henleyfield, MS. She was a graduate of the class of 1953 at Ethel High School in Ethel, MS. She continued on to earn her degree in business at Holmes Jr. College in Goodman, MS. She was retired...

Beatrice Pettit Edwards

Beatrice Pettit Edwards

Feb 10, 2016

Beatrice Pettit Edwards, 93, died Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at her home. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2016 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday, February 13 in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Randolph Scott will officiate. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church....

Charles Clarence Wollfarth

Charles Clarence Wollfarth

Feb 8, 2016

Charles Clarence Wollfarth, 85, passed away Monday, February 8, 2016. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko and 1-2 p.m. at Pierce Chapel. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 10 at Pierce Chapel with burial in Wollfarth Cemetery. Rev. Ron Thomas will officiate. He was a member of Pierce Chapel...

Dwyn Parkhurst Welch

Dwyn Parkhurst Welch

Feb 6, 2016

Dwyn Parkhurst Welch 78, of Kosciusko, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, February 11, with graveside services at the City Cemetery. Rev. Barry Corbett will officiate. He is a veteran of the US Army. He received 5 purple hearts, Bronze Star, Bronze Star for Valor and RVN Gallantry Cross w/Palm during his...

Grover Lavown Pope

Grover Lavown Pope

Feb 6, 2016

Mr. Pope was a member of the VFW, the American Legion, and was a veteran of the United States Army 45th Infantry Division 179th Heavy Tank Company in the Korean War. He loved his farm and taking care of his chickens. His hobbies included hunting and four- wheeler riding. Survivors include his son, Grover Curtis Pope, and wife, Reagan,...

Frank "Buddy" Jernigan

Frank "Buddy" Jernigan

Jan 23, 2016

Mr. Frank "Buddy" Jernigan of Ethel, Mississippi a retired Electircian passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016 at his residence. Services will be 2:00 p.m Monday, January 25, 2016 at Jordan Funeral Home with burial in Parkway Cemetery with Rev.Tony Black officiating. Survivors include his wife of thirty-six years, Rose Jernigan of Ethel, MS. One daughter Cindy Bearden of Flowood,...

Ora Bell Bain Flint

Ora Bell Bain Flint

Jan 23, 2016

Eulogy for Ora Bell Bain Flint July 24, 1918 to January 23, 2016 Ora Bell Bain Flint passed away peacefully around 7AM January 23, 2016 at the Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Mrs. Flint had been a long time resident of the Shady Grove Community in Attala County. She is survived by Ernest Hilmon Flint, her husband of...

Billy Joe "Bill" Moss

Billy Joe "Bill" Moss

Jan 22, 2016

Billy Joe "Bill" Moss, 70, died Friday, January 22, 2016 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation is from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Wake Forest Pentecostal Church in Thomastown. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Sunday, January 24 at Wake Forest Pentecostal Church with burial in the Wake Forest Cemetery. Bro. Greg Fortenberry will officiate. He...

Edna Frances Poland Scoggin

Edna Frances Poland Scoggin

Jan 20, 2016

Edna Frances Poland Scoggin died peacefully the morning of January 20th, 2016 at her home in Montgomery, AL. Services for Frances P. Scoggin, 92, will be held at 1 PM on January 23rd, 2016 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko, MS with a viewing at 11AM and burial will follow the ceremony at Parkway Cemetery. Jordan Funeral Home on...

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