Obituaries

Jul 18, 2025

Deborah Lynn Fullen was born in Starkville Mississippi on February 3, 1963 to Jeanne Coker and Robert Arnold Jr. She spent time in other states like Louisiana and Arizona but Madison is where she called home.

Debbie, as her friends and family called her, was the loving mother of two boys, Joby and Culley Fullen. While she...

Jul 17, 2025

Thomas Irwin Rice, III went to be with his Heavenly Father on July 17, 2025, at age 82. He lived a full life shaped by his steadfast love for the Lord and a desire to serve and love anyone in his path.

Tom was born July 29, 1942, in Sumner, MS, to the late Thomas Irwin Rice,...

Jul 15, 2025

Thomas C. Fenter, M.D., passed away July 15, 2025.  Visitation will be Saturday, July 19,  from 10am until noon at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Flowood Mississippi with a service at noon.  Tom was born in Brookhaven Mississippi on June 21, 1944 and was the only child of Mickey and Clell Fenter.  He grew up in Hazlehurst Mississippi...

Jul 15, 2025

Robert "Bob" Graham Morris, 92, passed away at The Arbour in Ridgeland, MS, on Tuesday, July 15. Bob was born June 20, 1933, in Birmingham Alabama, to Barton Bonner Morris and Lura Mae Morris (later Lura Mae Jacobs, after Barton's passing). In 1952, Bob graduated from Ensley High School in Birmingham. Bob attended The University of Alabama where he...

Jul 12, 2025

Cynthia Ann Mack (Cindy), age 64, went to be with our Lord and Savior on July 12, 2025. She was a resident of Pearl, Mississippi, and came to Mississippi as a survivor of the Paradise, California Camp Fire in 2018.

Cindy attended The Assembly of God Church while living in Paradise, CA, The Pointe Church in Brandon,...

Jul 12, 2025

Ann Brashier Kirby, age 75, of Clinton, Mississippi, passed away on July 12, 2025 at The Arbor Skilled Nursing facility after a brave battle with Parkinson's disease and dementia. She was surrounded by her loving family during her final moments.

Ann was born on June 1, 1950, to the late Charles and Doris Brashier and was raised...

Jul 10, 2025

In the morning hours of July 10, 2025, heaven's choir gained an even sweeter sound with the passing of Barbara Maxwell Brown. Born to the late Pauline Owen Maxwell and Estes Maxwell on August 20, 1942, in Covington Tennessee, Barbara was the youngest of five children. She was preceded in death by her siblings: Owen Maxwell, Mary Elizabeth Fryer,...

Jul 7, 2025

Thomas Henry Shelton, 87, of Utica, MS, passed away on Monday July 7, 2025.  Visitation will be held on Thursday from 5:00pm until 7:0pm at Wright and Ferguson in Raymond and a graveside service will be held on Friday at 10:00am in the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Learned, MS.

Mr. Shelton was born May 23, 1938...

Jul 5, 2025

D. Keith Fraser, age 88 of Clinton, Mississippi, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025.

Keith was born on February 17,1937 in Akron, Ohio to Charles Robert and Althea (Griffin) Fraser. In 1945, he moved to Warren, Ohio to live with his grandparents, John Robert and Jemima C. Fraser. He graduated from Warren G. Harding High School...

Jul 5, 2025

Mary D. Shank, 83, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Flowood, MS. She leaves behind her loving husband Leon Shank; children Tony and Susie Shank, Steven and Tanya Fitts, David and Leisa Fitts, Jennifer and Brant Sherman, Lisa Lawson, Susan Ramey; 17 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her daughter Melanie Shank....

Jul 5, 2025

Sybil Diane Fellow Mangin, 72, of Crystal Springs, MS, formerly of Raymond, MS passed away July 5, 2025.

Sybil was born August 20, 1952. She loved being outdoors doing anything. She loved sitting on her porch drinking coffee and listening to her birds singing. She loved working in her flowers or taking care of all of her...

Jul 3, 2025

Veronica (Vicky) Brinkley Pittman

Vicky was born on May 12, 1949, in Memphis, Tennessee.  She went to her heavenly reward on July 3, 2025, unexpectedly at the age of 76.

Vicky was the first of five children born to a William (Bill) Griffith Brinkley, Sr., and Veronica Graham Brinkley who moved to Jackson from Memphis...

Jul 1, 2025

Henry T. Thornton, Jr. passed away peacefully on July 1, 2025.  Henry was born on October 3, 1933, to Henry T. Thornton, Sr. and Lula Cagle Thomas of Utica, Mississippi.  Henry grew up in Utica and attended Utica High School where he graduated in 1951.

In July of 1953, Henry joined the U. S. Air Force and...

Jul 1, 2025

Carolyn Ruth Shelton, 83, of Brandon, Mississippi, passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior on July 1, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.

Born on September 25, 1941, in Meridian, Mississippi, Carolyn was the beloved daughter of Hugh Thomas Thompson and Lola Bell Jordan. From a young age, Carolyn displayed a kind heart full of love...

Jun 30, 2025

Rubye Maxwell Moss   1927-2025

In the 7th month of 1927, a baby girl was born to Fleet and Cabie Maxwell of the Fair River Community in Lincoln County, MS. Rubye Lee was their 7th and last child.  Throughout her life she was happy and proud of her origins and of all of the 7s in her life....

Jun 29, 2025

John Ross Hoover January 18, 1946 – June 29, 2025

John Ross Hoover, age 79, passed away peacefully at his home in Clinton, Mississippi on Sunday, June 29, 2025. Born on January 18, 1946, in Little Rock, Arkansas, John was the beloved son of E.G. and Frances Hoover. He was raised in the Baptist tradition, which shaped...

Jun 28, 2025

Beatrice Ashlock Snazelle went to her heavenly home on Saturday June 28th 2025. "Bea" as she was known to everyone was born in rural western Kentucky on April 13,1940. Her family later moved to Elizabethtown, Kentucky where she lived until she graduated from Elizabethtown High School. She attended college at Western Kentucky University where she met her husband of...

Jun 28, 2025

William Franklin Williams Sr.  (Billy)

May 24, 1950 - Jun 28, 2025

William Franklin Williams Sr. (Billy), age 75, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 28th, at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. A resident of the Jackson area since he was 5, Billy was born on May 24th, 1950, in Birmingham, Alabama, to Mary Frances...

Jun 26, 2025

Ted Carter, 73, passed away on June 26, 2025 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson, MS. He was born July 6, 1951, in Houston, MS to Howard Carter and Christine Brooks Carter. He was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Brandon, MS.

He attended the Woodland School and graduated from Houston High School in Houston,...

Jun 24, 2025

Elizabeth "Betty" Victoria (Hanson) Rhoads, age 87, of Pearl, Mississippi, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in the comfort of her home after an extended and debilitating illness. Betty was born July 20, 1937, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and was named after her paternal and maternal grandmothers, Elisabeth (Swedish spelling) and Victoria, respectively. Betty was raised and educated in...