Paula Chapman
Sep 12, 2020
Paula Persons Chapman, 71, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020, in Brandon, Mississippi. Paula was born on August 13, 1949, in New Orleans, Louisiana. A longtime resident of Jackson, she graduated from Murrah High School in 1967 and attended Samford University. After many years of being a stay-at-home mom, she took over the family business started by her father...
Debbie "Deb" Miller Schneider
Sep 9, 2020
Debbie Lou Miller Shankster Schneider died on September 9, 2020, at the age of 67 at her home in Raymond, Mississippi. Debbie was born in Mobile, Alabama on December 12, 1952, the daughter of Mae Olene Miller and the late Joseph Abraham Miller Jr. She grew up in Leakesville, Mississippi and attended Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Virginia, and then Manchester...
Mary Helen Van Etten
Sep 7, 2020
Mary H. Van Etten, 95, of Edwards, MS, passed away peacefully on September 7, 2020 in Jackson, MS. Ms. Van Etten, nee Mary Helen Wall, was a native of Newton, MS, where she was born on April 14, 1925. Mary was the widow of John Henry Van Etten, Jr. John and she were long time cattle farmers and retired owners...
Mary Caldwell "Opie" Gordy
Sep 6, 2020
Mary Caldwell "Opie" Gordy Mary Gordy, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt passed away Sunday evening, September 6, 2020 after a 1-year battle with cancer and a six-week battle with COVID. She was preceded in death by her husband Chuck, brother, Billy Caldwell, sister, Joy Scott, and granddaughter, Mary Jordan Gordy. Ms. Gordy is survived by her 4 children, Keith...
Harold W. Perrett
Sep 5, 2020
Harold W. Perrett, 86, died peacefully at home on Saturday September 5, 2020 surrounded by his wife and children. Visitation will be held on Tuesday September 8, 2020 beginning at 9:00 am with services following at 10:00 am at Wright and Ferguson in Flowood. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memory Garden. Mr. Perrett grew up in Martinville, MS and...
Dr. George Madison Sturgis
Sep 4, 2020
George Madison Sturgis, M.D., 88, of Jackson, Mississippi passed away on Friday morning September 4, 2020, after a three-month battle with multiple myeloma. Dr. Sturgis was a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he was born on April 15, 1932. Dr. Sturgis graduated from Baton Rouge High School. He graduated from Texas A&M University and subsequently graduated from LSU School...
George Byrom Vockroth
Sep 2, 2020
Known for his love of science and keen sense of fun, George Byrom Vockroth, aged 92, passed away peacefully at home on September 2, 2020. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He was a resident of Jackson and Terry, MS and formerly a resident of New Orleans, LA. He grew up in Richmond, VA. George attended...
William Sidney Purvis
Sep 1, 2020
William Sidney Purvis, 90, of Clinton, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020. He was born in Puckett, MS to the late Jerry Sidney and Esther Calhoun Purvis on January 8, 1930. William was a veteran of the Air Force & Air National Guard. William grew up in Puckett, and after graduating from high school in Clinton, IA, went straight into...
Thomas Craig Jurey
Aug 29, 2020
Thomas Craig Jurey, age 59, passed away peacefully at his home on August 29, 2020 after an extended illness. He was born on June 11, 1961 to Clarence Edward and Dorothy Louise Berry Jurey. Craig graduated in 1979 from Istrouma High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Craig married Judith (Judy) Scardina on June 25, 1983. Craig was a very talented...
Alexander C. Miller
Aug 28, 2020
Alexander C. Miller, 72, passed away at his home on August 28, 2020. Visitation for Mr. Miller will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Raymond from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. A funeral Service will be on Friday, September 4, 2020 at 10:00am at the funeral Home. Burial will be at the Natchez National...
Peggy A. Walker Madden
Aug 27, 2020
Peggy Ann Walker Madden, 85, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020. She was born April 5, 1935 in Jacinto, MS to the late William H. and Actie Vanderford Walker. Ms. Madden was a resident of Clinton and member of Alta Woods Baptist Church in Jackson. She was a devoted nurse who loved caring for others. She worked at St. Dominic...
Lela J Buckley
Aug 27, 2020
Lela Jean Buckley, 95, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. A graveside service will be held on Monday, August 31, 2020 at Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson. Ms. Buckley was born in Missouri to the late Alvah and Lela Fogg. She was a resident of Clinton, MS and held a clerical position for the State...
Myrna Loy Whitehead
Aug 25, 2020
Myrna Loy Whitehead, 81, passed away on August 25, 2020 in Cleveland, MS. She was born on September 9, 1938 and grew up in Flora, MS. She enjoyed gardening, doing yardwork and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Whitehead, Sr.; her parents, Johnny and Ollie Kirk; her sister, Jonell Nutter; and her...
Madge Davis Tabb Jones
Aug 25, 2020
Madge Tabb Jones, 97, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at Brookdale Senior Living in Clinton, Mississippi. Madge was born April 18, 1923, on her parents' farm in Terry, Mississippi. A graduate of Terry High School, Madge attended Hinds Community College and Millsaps College. During World War II, from 1943 to 1945, she served in the women's branch of...
John Henry Hines
Aug 23, 2020
John Henry Hines, of Yazoo City, MS passed away to be with the Lord on Sunday August 23, 2020. He was 82 years of age. He was born July 20, 1938 to the late Ellie & Leola Hines in Claiborne County. He is preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Hines Neill of Utica, MS. He is survived by his...
Sharon Ross Clayton
Aug 23, 2020
Sharon Lavelle Ross Clayton, 54, born on September 4, 1965, passed away at her home on Sunday, August 23, 2020 in Raymond, MS. She was preceded in death by her father, Jimmie Lavelle Sellers, her sister Beth Ann Dillard, and her grandparents. She is survived by her husband, Robert Clayton; mother, Shirley Ashley Sellers; her children, Louis Henning (Carla), Tiffany...
Frances Brunkhorst Smith
Aug 19, 2020
Frances Brunkhorst Smith, who supplied music to the ministry of longtime Mississippi United Methodist minister R. Stewart Smith, died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, at St. Catherine's Village in Ridgeland, where she lived following his death in 2003. Recently, Mrs. Smith celebrated her 100th birthday. Services are Saturday at Broadmeadow United Methodist Church in Jackson. Mrs. Smith lived in the Jackson...
Joseph Warren Wright, Jr.
Aug 15, 2020
Warren Wright, Jr., born May 16th, 1957 passed away Saturday August 15th, 2020. A native of Jackson, MS and the only child of J Warren Wright, Sr., and Jean Fain Wright. He attended Callaway High School. He worked alongside his father at Warren Wright's House of Ideas, later to become a Furniture Sales Representative serving states of Mississippi and Louisiana....
Dr. George W. Moll, Jr.
Aug 13, 2020
Dr. George Wm. Moll, Jr., 72, died Thursday August 13, 2020 at UMMC. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 21, 2020, from 5pm till 8pm at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Flowood, MS. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 22, 2020, at 11am at Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Brandon, MS. Dr. Moll was born November 23, 1947 in...
Mark Kuhn
Aug 11, 2020
Mark Charles Kuhn, 67, of Clinton, Mississippi, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at his home. He was retired from the US Air Force and had worked for the Mississippi Department of Revenue. He is preceded in death by his beloved partner, Sherry (Gavin) Eddy, and his parents Charles and Chella Kuhn. He is survived by his son Nathaniel Mark...
