William "Bill" Carl Young
Jan 23, 2022
William "Bill" Carl Young, 90, of Brandon passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022. A Memorial service will be held at 11:30am on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Flowood. The family will receive friends from 10:00am to 11:30am.
Bill was born January 29, 1931 in New Augusta, MS to the late Harmon...
Thomas "Mike" Knight
Jan 23, 2022
Thomas Mike Knight died on Jan 23, 2022 after a brief illness. He was born Nov 8, 1950 in Laurel, MS to William Harold Knight, Sr. and Lucille Hill Knight. He attended Jones County Junior College and served in the Army National Guard and Air Force Reserve from 1968-1974. He married Lisa Knight (nee Nix) on May 20, 1978...
Mary Frances Daley
Jan 21, 2022
Mary Frances Aston Daley, 82, of Jackson passed away Friday, January 21, 2022.
Mary was born January 1,1940 in Batesville, Ms. to the late James Hubert and Ruby Grace Aston. She married Edward Robert (Bob) Daley on September 7, 1958, and they made their home in Jackson, Ms. Mary and Bob were married for 55 years when...
Richard David Stafford
Jan 18, 2022
Richard David Stafford died peacefully at age 83 on January 18, 2022. Richard was born on September 23, 1938 in Bensenville, Illinois to Erna Marie Mess Stafford and Charles Edward Stafford. He was the oldest child with two sisters and a brother. As a senior in high school, Richard scored second highest in the nation on testing, earning a full...
Elmer "Juda" Roberts
Jan 17, 2022
Elmer "Juda" Roberts went to be with the Lord on January 17, 2022 at the young age of 86. Juda was born in Utica, MS and graduated from Utica Highschool in 1953. He married his highschool sweetheart and celebrated their wedding anniversary of 68 years on October 2, 2021. He was the proud father of three children. He was employed...
William M. Meeks
Jan 16, 2022
William Marcus "Bill" Meeks, Sr., 89, of Yazoo City, Mississippi passed away at his home on January 16, 2022. He was born on July 31, 1932 in Greenwood, Mississippi to Robert Lee and Mildred Cole Meeks. Bill graduated from Marks High School in Marks, Mississippi in 1952, where he played football, basketball, and was voted "Best Dancer." He also won...
Joseph "Joe" Arthur Kellum
Jan 15, 2022
Joseph Arthur "Joe" Kellum, 83, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022, surrounded by his family. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2022, from 9:00 am – 11:00 am at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home, Clinton. Service will be at 11:00 am in the funeral home chapel with interment to follow in his hometown of Haynesville, Louisiana at Old...
Virginia Hardy Covington
Jan 15, 2022
Virginia Hardy Covington, 66, of Pearl, MS passed away on Saturday January 15, 2022 at her home. Visitation will be held on Thursday January 20, 2022 from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm and again on Friday January 21, 2022 beginning at 10:00 am all at Wright and Ferguson in Flowood. A funeral service will be held following visitation on Friday...
Steven Craig Goode
Jan 12, 2022
On Wednesday January 12, 2022 Steve went to be with the Lord. He lived most of his life in the Raymond area, but for the past several years he called Vicksburg his home. Steve was born June 23, 1967 to Ellis & Elizabeth Goode. He was the baby of the family and the only boy, so to say Steve...
Philip Randolph Reeves
Jan 12, 2022
Philip Randolph Reeves, our beloved "Papa", of Jackson, Mississippi went to his eternal home with Jesus on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at the age of 87. After a battle with cancer, Philip died peacefully at home surrounded by family. Philip was born at home in a rural community known as Shiloh located in northern Louisiana on August 1, 1934,...
Harry "Bird" Douglas Lee, Iii
Jan 12, 2022
Harry Douglas Lee III, known as Bird to those who knew him, passed away on January 11th at his home in Flowood, MS. He was surrounded with those who loved him. Bird was born November 25th, 1958 in Alamogordo, NM to Harry Douglas Lee Jr. and Alice Lee. He is survived by his wife, Sam (Susan) Lee, his children,...
William Robert Lynchard
Jan 11, 2022
William R. Lynchard passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at the Nichols Center in Madison, MS. William was born on August 21, 1934 in Baltzer, MS to Edgar and Mary Lynchard. He grew up on a farm in the Mississippi Delta with his brothers Percy, Frankie, and Jerrell and his sister Frances. William spent the majority of his adult life...
Lanelle M Banks
Jan 11, 2022
Lanelle McClellan Banks, age 77, went to meet her Lord and Savior on January 11, 2022. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Banks, of Brandon, MS; her son Key and wife Malana of Madison; daughter Kendra Oakley and husband Sean, of Brandon; grandchildren, Sara Jordan, Carson, Mia and Sam; great-grandson Bennett; and siblings Delores Hill, Charlotte Roberts, and...
Dean C Holder
Jan 11, 2022
Dean Coulson Holder passed away on January 11, 2022, at Highland Home in Ridgeland. Known affectionately as "Mama Dean," she was beloved as a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and dear friend. She was born on April 24, 1921, in Tiptonville, TN. Her early childhood was spent on the family farm there. She moved to Picayune, MS at age 10....
Theresa Ann Cox Burghard
Jan 9, 2022
Theresa Ann Cox Burghard went home to the Lord on January 9, 2022. Her parents were James Milton Cox Sr. and Annie Ouida Houston Cox. Her husband was Ralph Johnson Burghard. She is survived by her son Ralph David Burghard, her brother Norman Houston Cox, sister-in-law Barbara Saul Cox (wife of Norman), sister-in-law Susan Elizabeth McNair Cox (wife of...
Gwen Walker Cole
Jan 8, 2022
Gwen Walker Cole died peacefully at home on Saturday, January 8, 2022, a few weeks shy of her 94th birthday. She was born on her mother's birthday, February 2, 1928 in Monroe, Louisiana to William Addison and Minalee Kennedy Walker. She graduated from Neville High School, attended Ward-Belmont College in Nashville, and graduated from The University of Mississippi with a...
Donald "Don" A. Vanlandingham
Jan 8, 2022
Donald A. VanLandingham, 73, of Brandon, MS passed away unexpectedly Saturday, January 8, 2022. Don was born in Drew, MS on Friday, March 19, 1948 to the late V.B "Sonny" and Mary Lee VanLandingham. He grew up at Parchman, MS and graduated with the Drew High School Class of 1966. Don served in the National Guard as a SFC of...
Martha Ann Holly
Jan 5, 2022
Martha Ann Holly, 89, of Pearl, MS, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, January 10, 2022 at the Pavilion in Lakewood Memorial Park. Martha was preceded in death in 1999 by her husband, Charles Holly. She is survived by her two sons, Ronald Holly of Pearl and Steve...
Brooke Craig
Jan 3, 2022
On Monday, January 3, 2022 Angela Brooke Craig was called home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Brooke was born December 27, 1979 to her parents, Lawrence Saxton of Edwards, MS. and Lisa Hayman of Brandon, MS. Born on her daddy's birthday with an infectious smile, red hair and curls for days. Brooke and her dad...
Dr. Clifton "Cliff" Lamar Hester, Jr.
Jan 3, 2022
Dr. Clifton 'Cliff' Lamar Hester, Jr., 90, a U.S. Air Force veteran and physician who treated thousands of Mississippians over four decades and who had an eye for detail and nuance that would serve his patients and delight his family, died Monday, January 3, 2022. Visitation with the family will be Friday, January 7, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at...
