Obituaries

Jun 20, 2023

Robert Harris Carmichael died Tuesday, June 20, 2023, during a brief stay in the hospital. Robert was born on January 17, 1954, in Utica, MS. He was the youngest of three children of Harris Carmichael and Marian Pickett Carmichael.

Robert is survived by his sister, Nancy Tenhet of Utica, his niece, Cathy Pressnell of Franklin, TN, and...

Jun 19, 2023

Terry was born in St Louis, Missouri on May 20, 1939 to Mike And Evora Lane. She grew up in Charleston, Missouri. She passed away on June 19 from an accident at the age of 84. She is survived by her Husband, Bill Cole and her brother Mike and his wife Carolyn Lane. Terry was very talented, she played...

Jun 17, 2023

Alfred "Fred" Lee Price passed away peacefully at his home  surrounded by his family and loved ones at the age of 88 on June 17, 2023. He is now with Lord.

Born in 1935 to Dewey and Dorothy Price in Little Rock, AR, Fred graduated from Central High School and attended Hendrix College, where served as the...

Jun 15, 2023

Robert Michael Voorhis

Michael, 69, of Clinton, passed away on June 15, 2023.  He was born in Kosciusko, MS to Robert (Bobby) Peeler and Billie Sue Falkner Adair.  Michael was an only child and was later adopted by Richard Voorhis.  He was employed by the State of Mississippi as a systems administrator.

He is preceded...

Jun 14, 2023

Valentine Macie Phillips went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, June 14, 2023, surrounded by her family.  Born in Newton, Mississippi on February 14, 1951 to the late Coties W. Clark and Tressie M. Clark.

Macie was the oldest of five children and grew up in the West Jackson area.  She married her sweetheart Phil Phillips and...

Jun 11, 2023

Janice Marie DeHart, 60, of Jackson, Mississippi, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2023 at St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi.

Janice was born in Columbus, Mississippi in 1963 to Henry Thomas DeHart Jr. and Sarah Elizabeth Caldwell DeHart.  She was a graduate of Annunciation Catholic elementary school and Caldwell High School where she was the valedictorian of...

Jun 11, 2023

Norah Renae Foster passed from the loving arms of her parents, Travis and Ann Foster, into the arms of Jesus on the evening of Sunday, June 11, 2023. Norah was born July 30, 2018, and the world was forever changed for the better. During her short almost five years here on Earth, Norah touched and inspired the hearts and...

Jun 9, 2023

Miss Jacquelin (Jackie) Ashley was born September 12, 1922 in Jackson, MS and died on June 9, 2023. She lived an interesting 100 plus years. She first graduated from then Hinds Junior College in Raymond, MS about 1941 or 42 and soon thereafter went to Washington, D.C. where she worked as a secretary for different agencies supporting WW II....

Jun 5, 2023

James Emanuel Moak, Jr. of Madison, MS went to his heavenly home on June 5, 2023, at 77 years of age.  "Jim" to his friends and "Jimmy" to his family was a very special son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, and friend!

He is survived by his loving wife, Amy Harper Moak.  They celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary...

Jun 4, 2023

In the early hours of June 4, Benjamin Lawrence Todd III, 86, passed away after an extended hospitalization in Jackson, Mississippi. Ben was born to Pauline Todd and her husband Benjamin Lawrence Todd, Jr. who was Federal Court Clerk for the United States District Court for the Southern District of MS under Judges Edwin Holmes and Sidney Mize. Much...

Jun 3, 2023

Visitation for Jim will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Raymond from 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Jun 1, 2023

Sara Nell Dickson, 79, passed away on June 1, 2023. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton with visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be at Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson, MS.

Sara was born on May 3, 1944 in Jackson, MS...

Jun 1, 2023

Billie Faye Ready Moore, of Clinton, MS, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and a friend to

all who knew her, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2023. Billie was born on January 5, 1936, to Ada

Mae and Ernest Ready.

Billie enjoyed a long career in healthcare at the Singing River...

Jun 1, 2023

It was a cold stormy night in Petal, MS when Viv was born to Henry and Florence Wood on Stephens Street. Big brother Henry Ray was disappointed at first she wasn't a brother.  When Viv was 3 years old the family moved to Laurel where she attended Laurel public schools. After graduating from George S Gardiner High School in...

May 31, 2023

Carla Chapman Sturdivant, 76, passed away on May 31, 2023. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2023 at Lakewood Memorial Park Pavilion in Jackson, MS.

Carla was born on September 6, 1946 in Jackson, MS. She was a master craftswoman and member, with her husband, of the Mississippi Craftsmen's Guild,...

May 28, 2023

Rev. John Thomas Tucker passed from this life on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at 1:46 a.m. John's life will be celebrated in a graveside service on June 1, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Lakewood Memorial Park Pavillion in Clinton, MS.

John was born on February 1, 1949, to Mae Winstead Tucker and John Robert Tucker in...

May 26, 2023

Jack B. Smith, Jr., 80, of Brandon, MS, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, May 26, 2023.

Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Josie Gaskin Smith, Sr., and sister, Ann Campbell.

He is survived by his sister, Betty Taylor; his wife Phyllis; daughters, Jennifer Moyer (Douglas), Lana Easterling (Alan),...

May 23, 2023

The family of James "Jimmy" Wright of Flowood, MS is saddened to announce his passing on May 23rd, 2023, at the age of 66.

Jimmy will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 32 years, Faye Nicholson Wright, of Flowood, MS; children: Jake Wright (Melissa), James Wright, Jamie Wright Walker (Clint), and William Lindley (Brittany); grandchildren: Annelyse,...

May 22, 2023

Ann Hoover, only surviving child of CC "Mac" and Grace Mclelland, went to her heavenly home on Monday, May 22, 2023.

Visitation for Ms. Hoover will be held on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at...

May 21, 2023

Cheryl Taylor Harris, 72, of Jackson, MS, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023. Services will be held in the chapel of Wright & Ferguson in Flowood on June 17, 2023. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:30 am with a memorial service to follow at Wright & Ferguson.

Cheryl was born October 22, 1950 to the late...