Alice Virginia White
Apr 9, 2022
Alice Virginia White, 92, passed away on April 9, 2022 in Raymond, MS Visitation for Mrs. White will be held on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home from 9:30am to 11:00am with a service following at 11:00am.
Mrs. White was born on May 22, 1929. she graduated from Saltillo High school. She retired...
George L. Hill, Jr.
Apr 9, 2022
George L. Hill, Jr., 68, passed away on Saturday April 9, 2022. There will be a visitation on Friday April 15, 2022, from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Flowood.
Mr. Hill was a graduate of Forest Hill High School and then attended Hinds Community College having played football at both...
Stevan William Bonom
Apr 5, 2022
Stevan William Bonom, 77, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on April 5, 2022, following a short illness.
Born in Jackson, MS on October 11, 1944, Steve was the son of the late Evelyn Edwina Oswalt Trimm and Milton Bonom. He attended Provine High School and obtained a degree in accounting from Mississippi College. He became...
Jeffrey Todd Hall
Apr 5, 2022
Jeffrey Hall, 49, of Raymond died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday morning April 5. Jeffrey was the son of John and Marie Hall born February 7, 1973. He had been disabled for a number of years from an injury suffered at work. Prior to that, after graduation from high school he attended University of South Alabama where he...
Dorothy Williams
Apr 4, 2022
Dorothy Evelyn Shirley Williams (98) of Jackson, MS died April 4, 2022. Dorothy was born at home in Calhoun County, MS, November 18, 1923. She grew up in Chickasaw County as a farmer's daughter where she learned to pick cotton. Dorothy was Salutatorian in the 1941 senior class of 29 students at Houlka High School and voted 'Most Studious...
Carol "Jeannie" Kynerd
Apr 3, 2022
Carol "Jeannie" Kynerd passed into the Lord's heavenly gates Sunday, April 3, 2022 at the age of 74 after a brief illness. Her Mother lovingly awaited her arrival. Visitation is Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. with funeral services at 2:00 p.m. at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Raymond with burial to follow in the Raymond Cemetery....
Honey Allen Gray
Apr 2, 2022
Honey Allen Gray, 83, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022. Visitation will be held from 5 P.M.- 7 P.M. Tuesday, April 5,2022 and again on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 10 a.m. followed by funeral services at 11:00 A.M., all at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Raymond, Ms. She will be laid to rest at the Raymond Cemetery....
Effie Lena Jett
Apr 1, 2022
Born in 1933, Effie Lena Young lived in Natchez, MS until she married the love of her life, Charles Jett, and moved with him to Jackson.
Effie was heavily involved in her church and her five children's activities and became a beloved and respected softball coach. She loved all animals, even caring for young birds who were...
Donald Beaufait Holliday
Mar 31, 2022
Donald Beaufait Holliday, 63, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Visitation for Don will be held on Monday, April 4, 2022 at First Baptist Church in Raymond from 9:00am to 11:00am, followed by a service at 11:00am. Burial will be at Raymond Cemetery.
Don was born on April 30, 1958 to Thomas...
Lamar "Sonny" Kelly, Jr.
Mar 30, 2022
Lamar "Sonny" Kelly, Jr, 90, of Raymond, passed away on March 30, 2022.
An only child, Sonny was born on November 11, 1931, to Lamar and Phala Kelly in Waterproof, Louisiana. The Kelly family moved to Norfolk, VA, when Sonny was young. He attended Georgia Military Academy and excelled as one of their top cadets. The Kelly...
Frances Shelton
Mar 29, 2022
Frances (Webb) Shelton, a native of Rankin County, entered into this world on April 22, 1928 to Thompson Berry Webb and Audrey Lee Webb. She passed away at the age of 93 at St. Dominic Medical Center on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 surrounded by family. Arrangements are being handled by Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home. Services will be held...
William Wesley Ogle
Mar 27, 2022
William Wesley "Bill" Ogle, 83, born July 20, 1938, peacefully passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at his home.
He was born in Cheyenne, WY the third of four children to William Elrod Ogle and Lotus Alta Emmons. He was raised in an army family that traveled extensively until settling in Alexandra, Virginia, where he graduated...
Dr. Reuel May, Jr.
Mar 27, 2022
Dr. Reuel May, Jr. was born September 6, 1927 to Dr. & Mrs. Reuel May, Sr. in Jackson, Mississippi. Reuel loved the state of Mississippi and its people. He was proud of being one of the first families of the state.
Reuel attended Jackson Public Schools. In 1944, he left Central High School to attend Marion Military...
Brett Marshall
Mar 25, 2022
Brett Marshall, 46, passed away Friday, March 25, 2022 at University Medical Center in Jackson.
Services will be held at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at Pinelake Church, Brandon. The family will receive friends from 1:00pm – 2:30pm. Interment will follow at Lakeland Place Garden Park Cemetery.
Brett is preceded in death by...
Barney Burnell Coolman
Mar 25, 2022
Barney Burnell Coolman, 84, of Florence, MS passed away Friday, March 25, 2022 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at Jesus Name Tabernacle in Florence. The family will receive friends from 12pm – 2:00pm. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mr. Coolman was born in Colfax,...
Edna Dale Stallings-Hightower
Mar 22, 2022
Edna Dale Stallings-Hightower, known to many as "Bunky" and "Granny", passed away on March 22, 2022 at the age of 86 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Dale, as she preferred to be called, was brought into this world on December 4 th , 1935 by Edna Elizabeth Owens and Granville Welbourn Owens and life was never dull...
Marion "Toy" Gray Overstreet
Mar 20, 2022
Marion "Toy" Gray Overstreet was born on December 7, 1943, to William and Velma Overstreet in Clara, MS, as the 9 th of 12 children. Surrounded by his family, Toy went peacefully to be with his Lord on March 20, 2022, in Oklahoma City, OK. Toy's nature was gentle and kind, never meeting a stranger, and never withholding a...
John Dee Perkins, Sr.
Mar 19, 2022
John Dee Perkins, Sr. was born on October 8, 1934 and passed away on March 19, 2022. He is best known as a family man who served his country and retired from the United States Air Force as a decorated EOD man and then later retired from the United States Postal Service. Many things can be said about him...
John Arthur Eaves
Mar 18, 2022
John Arthur Eaves was the eighth of William Andrew and Pearl Rogers Eaves' nine children. Born in his father's hand-built home in Louisville, Mississippi, John Arthur's actual date of birth was never exactly known; each year his birthday was celebrated from July 30 th until August 1 st . He honed his negotiating skills at the young age of...
Edward P. "Kit" Kinsey
Mar 11, 2022
Edward P. "Kit" Kinsey, Jr. (69) passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022 at St. Dominics Hospital. After a long battle with respiratory failure, he passed peacefully to a place of complete peace and healing, his family by his side. Kit was the son of Margaret Dobbins Kinsey and Edward P. Kinsey, Sr.. Born in Atlanta on February 9,...
