Jack Gray
Jan 2, 2020
Amos Jack Gray, 82, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020. Visitation will be held from 5pm - 7pm Monday, January 6, 2020 and again on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at 10am followed by funeral services at 11am all at First Baptist Church of Raymond. He will be laid to rest at Raymond Cemetery. Amos Jack was born January 3, 1937...
Jessie M. Thrash
Dec 30, 2019
Jessie Thrash was an incredibly talented musician who graciously shared her talent throughout her lifetime. Jessie was born in Hattiesburg, on May 20, 1929, and passed away December 30, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Dr. George and Mary Louise Boyd McLendon. Jessie's one sibling, Betty McLendon Bowen, preceded her in death in 2009. The two sisters always...
Myrtis Marie Griffith
Dec 30, 2019
Myrtis Marie Griffith, 93, passed away on December 30, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 4, 2020 with visitation beginning at 12:30 p.m. before the service at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton. Myrtis was born on April 8, 1926 in Waynesboro, MS. She was a stay at home full time mom. She was...
Jerry Gibbons
Dec 24, 2019
Jerry Gibbons, 68, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 24, 2019. His visitation will begin at 10:00 am on Saturday, December 28th followed by services at 12 Noon in the Chapel of Wright and Ferguson in Flowood. He was born in Jackson and raised in Pearl the son of the late R. C. and Helen Gibbons. He attended Pearl...
Betty Anne Bailey
Dec 20, 2019
Betty Anne (Bailey) Bailey, 79, of Jackson/Raymond died on December 20, 2019. Visitation will be Monday December 23, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Jackson, MS, Atrium. The service will be in the Chapel at First Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be a private service at the old Raymond Cemetery in the family Sorsby plot, which...
Jannie Hughes Mitchell
Dec 18, 2019
Mrs. Jannie Hughes Mitchell, 90, died December 18, 2019. She was the widow of Sidney Tucker Mitchell and lived in Raymond, MS. She is survived by her daughters, Deb Mitchell of Vicksburg and April Mitchell Blackwell (Craig) of Madison, and one brother, Travis Hughes (Shirley) of Louisville, MS. She was born in Calhoun County, MS, on March 19, 1929 and...
Melvin L. Mitchell
Dec 13, 2019
Melvin Mitchell passed away on December 13, 2019. Services will be conducted in Batesville, Mississippi, at the Magnolia Cemetery on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 1:00 PM. Melvin was born in Lambert, Mississippi, on July 23, 1938. He grew up in Batesville, Mississippi, where he played a variety of sports, including football, and was voted Most Handsome. He attended the...
Jerry Taylor Jones
Dec 8, 2019
Jerry Taylor Jones, 84, of Resaca, Georgia died December 8th, 2019. Born in Philadelphia, MS and a graduate of Brandon High School, Jerry T. Jones is survived by his loving wife Doris Thompson Jones and his daughter Karen Jones Atchison as well as his sisters Mary Kate Coke and Sara Crosby. Mr. Jones passed away on December 8th at Hamilton...
Pattrice Jones Lee
Dec 5, 2019
Pattrice Jones Lee, 93, passed away on December 5, 2019. Visitation will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, December 8, 2019 at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 9, 2019 with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. before the service at the funeral home. A graveside service...
Larry Kennon James
Dec 5, 2019
Mr. Larry K. James, aged 70, native of Sylvarena, Mississippi and resident of Flowood, passed away on December 5, 2019 at St. Dominic's Hospital after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, Diane Wyatt James, daughters Jessica James (Pete Hof) and Shannon James Griffin (Mark), granddaughters Alex and Devin Aultman, stepdaughters Helen Goate, Deneal (Corey) Dear, Darrah (Jason)...
Rosa P. Giurintano
Dec 4, 2019
The Giurintano family is sad to announce the loss of a dear loved one, Rosa Giurintano, who died peacefully in her home on December 4th, 2019. She was 82 years old and a member of St. Paul Catholic Church. Born in Sicilly, Rosa moved to the United States to wed her beloved husband of 57 years, Anthony Giurintano. Rosa is...
Gay Rose Anderson
Dec 2, 2019
Wilma Gay Rose Anderson, 70, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019. Visitation will be Saturday, December 7, 2019 from 9:30 - 10:30 at Wright and Ferguson in Clinton. Service will be at 10:30, followed by a graveside service. Gay was born March 13, 1949 in Jackson to Joe and Elsie Rose. She was a graduate of Murrah High School and...
Nielsen Harris Cochran
Dec 2, 2019
Nielsen Harris Cochran, Central District Public Service Commissioner from 1983 to 2008, died on Monday, December 2, 2019, after a long illness. He was 78 years old. Mr. Cochran was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi on January 14, 1941, to William Holmes and Emma Grace Cochran. The family moved to Byram, Mississippi, where Cochran excelled at piano and trumpet, as well...
Marcia G. Kellum
Dec 2, 2019
Marcia G. Kellum Marcia Faye George Kellum, 69, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019 at her home in Clinton. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 6, 2019 from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home, Clinton. Funeral services will be at 3 pm in the funeral home chapel with interment to follow at Richland City...
George Martin Butts, Sr.
Nov 27, 2019
Brandon - George Martin Butts, Sr. 87, passed away on November 27, 2019. He was born on August 21, 1932 in Abbeville, MS to Stanton Murphy Butts and Nell Jernigan Butts. George graduated from Corinth High School in Corinth, MS and Northwest Mississippi Junior College. He was a successful business owner of Woodland Hills Office Supply in Jackson. George enjoyed...
Linda Sharon Barr Lollar
Nov 25, 2019
Linda Sharon Barr Lollar, 74, passed away on November 25, 2019 surround by her family. Visitation for Mrs. Lollar will be held on Friday, November 29, 2019 at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Raymond from 11:00am to 12:30pm followed by a graveside service in Raymond Cemetery. Mrs. Lollar was born on August 30, 1945 to Rev. Cedric and Lorraine...
Dottie Mae Valdez
Nov 25, 2019
Dottie Mae Valdez, 82, passed from this life on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Merit Health River Oaks Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2019 in the chapel of Wright and Ferguson funeral home in Flowood at 2:00 O'clock in the afternoon.
Karen Johnson Bridges
Nov 22, 2019
Karen Johnson Bridges, 50, passed away at home in Clinton, MS on November 22, 2019. She was born in Jackson, MS on April 5, 1969 to Vivian Janice Magee and Raymond Johnson. As a teenager she resided in Clinton with her beloved grandparents Evelyn and Wayne England. Karen worked as a Dental Hygienist for several years in the Jackson area....
Marshall Allen Mcgarity
Nov 19, 2019
Marshall Allen McGarity, 67, passed away peacefully at his home on November 19, 2019 with his family around him. He was born on November 29, 1951 in Itta Bena, MS and grew up in Flora, MS. He was a member of Lula Baptist Church. Allen was devoted to his family and always made sure they were taken care of. One...
Drewey Brown Berry
Nov 17, 2019
Drewey Brown Berry, 86, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton with visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m. before the service. A graveside service will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson. Drewey was born January 16, 1933 in Leland,...
