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Anna Jo Mashburn

Anna Jo Mashburn

Jul 27, 2019

Anna Jo Mashburn, 86, of Bolton passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019. Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 31 at Memorial United Methodist Church in Bolton from 9:00-11:00 with the service to follow at 11:00. Officiants will be Pastors Matthew Hall and Warren Coile. Anna Jo was born in Satartia, Mississippi on November 15, 1932, to William Cleveland Brown, Sr....

Inez Patterson Land

Inez Patterson Land

Jul 27, 2019

Inez Patterson Land passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019 after a lengthy illness. Visitation will be held Thursday, August 1 at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Raymond from 10:00-12:00 with the service to follow at 12:00 noon. Mrs. Land will be laid to rest at the Raymond Cemetery. Mrs. Land was born on December 28, 1926 in Mendenhall, Mississippi....

Margaret Ann Guion Holden

Margaret Ann Guion Holden

Jul 20, 2019

Surrounded by her family, Margaret Ann Guion Holden passed away at home after a long illness on Saturday, July 20, 2019. She was born in Jackson, MS on December 11, 1930, to Maurine Warburton Guion and Louis Kilpatrick Guion. She attended Central High School and graduated from Druid Hills High School in Atlanta, GA, serving as president of her sorority....

Ralph Joseph Johnson

Ralph Joseph Johnson

Jul 18, 2019

Ralph Joseph Johnson, 60, of Raymond, MS moved to Heaven on July 18th, 2019, after a short illness. Ralph is survived by his mother, Jo Ann Nabors Johnson; his wife, Babs James Johnson; his sons, James Daniels (Rainey), William Daniels (Katie), Samuel Johnson, Lance Johnson and Nathan Johnson; his grandchildren, Violet and Rett Daniels; and his siblings, Ken Johnson (Brandie),...

Dr. Franklin A. Humphreys

Dr. Franklin A. Humphreys

Jul 13, 2019

Franklin A. Humphreys died on Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 8:45 pm in Brandon, MS. Services will be held in the sanctuary of St. Mark's United Methodist Church on July 17, 2019 at 11:00 am, preceded by visitation at 10:00 am. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mark's United Methodist Church, located at 400 Grants Ferry...

Benjamin Fletcher Walden

Benjamin Fletcher Walden

Jul 9, 2019

Ben Walden, 100, died Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at the VA Nursing Home in Jackson. Visitation will be from 11:00 – 12:00 with funeral immediately following at Wright & Ferguson in Clinton, July 12. Mr. Walden was born in Georgetown, MS. He was a farmer and a businessman, served in in World War II and was married to Carolyn Goodson...

Helen Cowart Milton

Helen Cowart Milton

Jul 8, 2019

Helen Milton, 82, died Monday, July 8, 2019 at Baptist Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 5pm to 8pm on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Raymond and again on Thursday from 12pm to 1pm at Hinds Independent Methodist Church with burial following in the church cemetery. Mrs. Milton was preceded in death by...

Laverne Sitton

Laverne Sitton

Jul 8, 2019

Laverne "Totty" Norton Sitton, known by her grand and great grandkids as Gtot, died peacefully at her home in Clinton, Mississippi on July 8, 2019 at the age of 93. She was born January 24,1926 in Waukegan Illinois. Totty grew up in Vincennes, IN where she met and married Myron in 1947. Totty was a Registered Nurse, graduating as a...

Claude "Gene" Eugene Mcroberts, Jr.

Claude "Gene" Eugene Mcroberts, Jr.

Jul 4, 2019

Claude Eugene (Gene) McRoberts, Jr. died on July 4, 2019, at 8:00 A.M. Services will be held Monday, July 8 at First Presbyterian Church of Jackson at 12:00 P.M. Visitation for family and friends will be held at the church between the hours of 10:30 A.M. and 11:45 A.M., prior to the church services in the sanctuary courtyard. A private,...

Dorothy L. Murray Parkman

Dorothy L. Murray Parkman

Jul 3, 2019

Dorothy L. Murray Parkman, 90, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Visitation will be held Monday, July 8, 2019 from 10am -11am at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton. Funeral services will be at 11am in the funeral home chapel with interment to follow at Lakewood Memorial Park. She was born October 20, 1928, in Winston County, MS. She...

Margie Ann Phelps

Margie Ann Phelps

Jul 3, 2019

Margie A. Phelps, 84, passed away on July 3, 2019 in her home surrounded by her family. A Memorial Service for Margie will be held on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 11:00am at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Jackson with visitation starting at 10:00am.

Miriam "Sis" Kemp

Miriam "Sis" Kemp

Jun 25, 2019

Miriam Cassell Roberts Kemp, 91, of Jackson, MS, passed away June 25, 2019 at Mississippi Baptist Hospital, Jackson, MS, after a short illness. "Sis" was born June 28, 1927 in Jackson, MS. She graduated from Jackson Central High School and Millsaps College. She married Edward H. Kemp, Jr. in June 1953, together raising a family of three sons. They became...

David Rawls Harvey

David Rawls Harvey

Jun 24, 2019

David Rawls Harvey, 68, of Raymond, Mississippi, died on June 24, 2019, at home surrounded by friends and family, including Gloria Harvey, his wife of 28 years. Born in Jackson, Mississippi on September 11, 1950, he was the beloved son of Martha Harvey and the late Donald Harvey. David graduated from Forest Hill High School in 1968. After high school,...

Anita Jean Bittner

Anita Jean Bittner

Jun 24, 2019

Anita Jean Bittner, 63, died Monday, June 24, 2019 at Wesley Meadows Retirement Community in Hernando, MS. Visitation will begin on Monday, July 1, 2019 at 9:00 am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 am all at St. Paul Catholic Church, Flowood, MS. Miss Bittner was preceded in death by her parents, Evelyn and Norman Bittner, sister...

Peggy Ann Hanna Alford

Peggy Ann Hanna Alford

Jun 21, 2019

Peggy A. H. Alford passed away peacefully at her home on June 21, 2019. Visitation will be held from 5:30pm – 8:30pm Monday, June 24, 2019 at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Flowood. Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 12pm in the funeral home chapel with visitation one hour prior to the service. Graveside services will...

Gladys Virginia Gaddis

Gladys Virginia Gaddis

Jun 20, 2019

Gladys Virginia Gaddis, 86, passed away peacefully on June 20, 2019. Funeral services will be 11:00am Monday, June 24, 2019 at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Raymond with visitation beginning at 10:00am. Graveside services will follow at Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Gladys is survived by her daughters; Ginger Gaddis Kilgore and Jackie Gaddis Hodge (Dan); grandchildren; Davy Kilgore (Amy),...

Nancy Adams Mcclellan Walker

Nancy Adams Mcclellan Walker

Jun 14, 2019

Nancy Adams McClellan Walker passed away peacefully June 14, 2019, at her home in Jackson after a short illness. A Memorial Service will be held at Covenant Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m., Saturday, July 20, 2019, with internment in the Columbarium. Visitation will be held preceding the service from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm in the church parlor. Nancy was...

Daniel Donovan Shearer, Jr.

Daniel Donovan Shearer, Jr.

Jun 10, 2019

Daniel Donovan Shearer, Jr., 57, life-long resident of Raymond, died in his sleep on June 10, 2019. Danny was born May 27, 1962, at St. Dominic Hospital to Daniel Donovan (Don) Shearer, Sr. and Ruby Hutchins Shearer of Raymond, MS. He attended Central Hinds Academy and graduated from Raymond High School. He continued his education through several classes at Hinds...

Grayce Goolsby Kimbrough

Grayce Goolsby Kimbrough

Jun 9, 2019

Grayce Goolsby Kimbrough passed away peacefully on Sunday June 9, 2019 at her home. She was born December 18th, 1912 in Coosa, MS to Oliver and Mary Ellen Goolsby. She graduated from Marydell High School and attended East Central College in Decatur and Clarke College in Newton, where she was a cheerleader. She attended Drone's Business School and taught school...

Rayburn B. Wright

Rayburn B. Wright

Jun 6, 2019

Rayburn B. Wright (Ray), 69, of Bolton, passed away June 6, 2019. Ray was born March 5, 1950 to Rayburn C. and Mary Katherine (Bergin) Wright in Meridian, MS. As the child of an Air Force pilot, he moved around to many places including Kansas City, MO, Newfoundland, Canada, Texarkana, AR, and El Paso, TX. The family finally settled in...

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