Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Attala County Mississippi

Joel Edward Parish

Joel Edward Parish

Dec 30, 2015

Mr. Joel Edward Parish age 70 passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Services will be 12:00 p.m. Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Bear Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Bobby Parish to officiate with burial in Bear Creek Cemetery. Visitation; 11:00 a.m. til noon Saturday at Bear Creek Baptist Church. Mr. Parish...

Margaret Faith Graham Hamilton

Margaret Faith Graham Hamilton

Dec 27, 2015

Margaret Faith "Peggy" Hamilton, 83, passed away on December 27, 2015. Mrs. Hamilton was born, Margaret Faith Graham on November 11, 1932 to the late Leon and Carol May Graham. She attended Bethel College in Mishawaka, IN and received a teaching certificate. She taught school briefly then moved to Hillsdale, MI where she worked for an art studio, Munn...

Sybil O'Dean Black Paulsen

Sybil O'Dean Black Paulsen

Dec 26, 2015

Sybil O'Dean Black Paulsen, age 98, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2015, in Sarasota, Fl. Her family was blessed to be at her bedside when she went to be with her Lord. She had such a strong faith! Dean was born to Annie McClellan Stone and Thomas Benton Black of the Oak Ridge Community in Attala County on...

Kay Mcgee Downs

Kay Mcgee Downs

Dec 24, 2015

Kay P. McGee Downs, 76, passed away December 24, 2015 at her home. Visitation was Sunday from 12-2 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services were Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Parkway Cemetery. Rev. John Fortenberry officiated. She was a member of the First United Pentecostal Church in...

Bettye Steed Day

Bettye Steed Day

Dec 19, 2015

Mrs. Bettye Steed Day, 81, of Madison, died Saturday, December 19, 2015, at St. Dominic Hospital, in Jackson. Visitation is Tuesday, December 22, from 12:30 till 2 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home, in Kosciusko. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Stonewall Cemetery. Rev. John Patterson will officiate. Mrs....

Samuel Maurice "Pete" Summerhill

Samuel Maurice "Pete" Summerhill

Dec 18, 2015

He was a member of McAdams Baptist Church. Survivors include wife, Erma Summerhill of Kosciusko; daughter, Janis Cain and husband, Joe of Kosciusko; grandson, Joey Cain and wife, Robin of Kosciusko; great-grandchildren, Sam Cain and Reid Hutchison. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie Tull and Allie Moorehead Summerhill; and sister, Bernadean Middleton.

Carmelita Shurden May

Carmelita Shurden May

Dec 16, 2015

Carmelita Shurden May, 68, went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 16, 2015. Visitation is Saturday, December 19, 2015 from 1-3 p.m. at McCool Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. in the church with burial to follow in the McCool Cemetery. Rev. Justin Knight, Rev. Dick Hill and Rev. Jim Sallee...

Henry "H. C." Hamilton

Henry "H. C." Hamilton

Dec 12, 2015

Henry "H.C." Hamilton of Union City, GA, passed away on December 12, 2015 from complications of Parkinson's. He was born in Leake County and was the youngest son of Rob and Mae Hamilton. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Hamilton; daughter, Kim Hamilton of Lake City, GA; sisters, Rosie Snellings of Richland, and Nelvie Winter of Vicksburg; and...

James E. "Dick" Richards

James E. "Dick" Richards

Dec 12, 2015

Mr. James Emery "Dick" Richards, age 83, resident of Kosciusko, MS died Saturday at his residence after a lengthy illness and most recent, pneumonia. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 Monday at Jordan Funeral Home with services to be held at 2 pm Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Scott Wright and...

Mavis Pickle Alford

Mavis Pickle Alford

Dec 11, 2015

Mavis, lovingly called Gee Gee by her family, was preceded in death by her husband, Ret. Col. Bennett W. Alford, in 2000. She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl Alford Champagne (wife to Lynn); her three grandchildren: Michael (husband to Nicole), David (husband to Jodi), and Julie; plus her four great-grandchildren: Kylee, James, Amy, and Matthew. Mavis lit up...

Shirley Frances Plunkett

Shirley Frances Plunkett

Dec 6, 2015

Shirley Frances Plunkett, 85, passed away December 6, 2015. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Don Ray will officiate. She was a long time member of Williamsville Baptist...

Bobbie Jean Mcdaniel

Bobbie Jean Mcdaniel

Nov 30, 2015

Bobbie Jean McDaniel McCool Bobbie Jean Bowie McDaniel, 87, died Monday, November 30, 2015 in the Baptist Medical Center in Columbus, MS. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday December 1 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 2 in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the McCool Cemetery....

Loree Cody

Loree Cody

Nov 27, 2015

Loree Alexander Cody, 88, loving mother, sister and devoted friend passed away Friday. Funeral: 11:00AM Thursday, December 3rd at North Union Church, West, Mississippi, Pastor Ladell Blanton officiating. Burial will follow at North Union Cemetery with interment next to her beloved first daughter, Valera, who preceded her passing in 1992 and sister, Nellie Norwood (d. 2012) Memorial: At a...

Willie Eugene "Billy" Myers

Willie Eugene "Billy" Myers

Nov 17, 2015

Mr. Myers was born Sept. 13, 1925 in Zama, to Samuel Freeman and Zettie Kelley Myers. He was a United States Army Veteran of World War II. He was assigned to the 63rd Infantry Division, which saw action in France and Germany. He was awarded four battle stars, a Bronze Star, the French La Croix braid, and several other...

Nell Wasson

Nell Wasson

Nov 16, 2015

Cora Nell Wasson, 69, died Monday, November 16, 2015 at her home. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, November 18 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Stonewall Cemetery. Rev. Donald Self will officiate. She was a member of Second Baptist...

Roselyn A. Black

Roselyn A. Black

Nov 8, 2015

Roselyn A. Black, 76, of Conroe, TX passed into eternity on November 8, 2015. She was a member of the Thomastown Christian Church in Thomastown, MS. Roselyn was the daughter of the late Paul E. Blailock, Sr. and Lovie Elizabeth Blailock of Thomastown. She was preceded in death by her brother, Paul E. Blailock, Jr. of Kosciusko. Rose is...

Clarence E. "Clay" Morgan

Clarence E. "Clay" Morgan

Nov 6, 2015

Clarence E. "Clay" Morgan IV, 48, of French Camp, died Friday, November 6, 2015 at the Choctaw County Medical Center. Visitation will be from 12 p.m. till 2 p.m. Monday, November 9 at the French Camp Presbyterian Church. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. and burial will be in French Camp Cemetery. Rev. Alex Coblentz and Stewart Edwards...

Frances Thompson Evans

Frances Thompson Evans

Nov 4, 2015

Frances Marie Thompson Evans, 93, passed away at home in Kosciusko. Mrs. Evans was born November 7, 1921, in Aberdeen. She lived in both Aberdeen and Amory before moving to Kosciusko in 1956. Mrs. Evans was a member of First Baptist Church of Kosciusko, for 60 years, where she taught Sunday school, served as a church hostess, and on...

Otho Steve Sanders

Otho Steve Sanders

Oct 31, 2015

Otho Steve Sanders, 93, passed away on October 31, 2015, at the Mississippi State Veterans Nursing Home in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Funeral Services will be Monday, November 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Jordan Funeral Home Chapel in Kosciusko, MS with burial In Parkway Cemetery. Steve was born in Sandersville in Jones County on August 10, 1922 to Steven M. Sanders...

Ray Rutledge

Ray Rutledge

Oct 31, 2015

Ray Rutledge, age 72, returned to his heavenly home October 31st, 2015, after a battle with pancreatic cancer and kidney disease. He passed away in his home and surrounded by his wife and children, in Kosciusko, MS. Ray is survived by his wife of 50 years, Sandra Rutledge, of Kosciusko, MS; his son and daughter-in-law, Steven Rutledge and Kim...

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