Elaine King Lifer
Feb 16, 2019
Elaine King Lifer, 91, passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 with visitation beginning one hour prior to the service at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton. A private family graveside will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park. Elaine was born on October 6, 1927 in Monroe,...
Katie Lee Hicks
Feb 11, 2019
Katie Lee Hicks passed away peacefully on February 11, 2019. Born in Goshen Springs on June 21, 1932, she grew up in Brandon, where she had a happy childhood. She moved to Ohio with her husband, William G. Hicks, in 1956, but returned to Mississippi in 2003. She is survived by her daughter, Rita Vinopal, as well as two sisters,...
Hildon Howard Sessums, Sr.
Feb 8, 2019
Hildon Howard Sessums, Sr. passed away on February 8, 2019 at the age of 93. He is survived by his daughter, Dr. Cathy Sessums of Hattiesburg, grandsons Hildon Howard Sessums III (Courtney) and Robert Anthony Sessums (Meredith) of Oxford, great grandson Wyatt Sikes of Clinton and great granddaughter Regan Claire Sessums of Oxford. He was preceded in death by his...
Thomas Earl Moore, Sr.
Feb 3, 2019
Thomas Earl "Tom" Moore, Sr. died Sunday, February 3, 2019 at home in Clinton, MS surrounded by his wife and children, after an extended illness. Visitation will be from 5 pm until 7 pm on Tuesday February 5, 2019 and again at 9 am on Wednesday February 6, 2019 followed by funeral services at 10 am all at Wright and...
Roy E. Nielsen
Feb 3, 2019
Roy Earl Nielsen, 71, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019 at the V.A. Medical Center in Jackson. Mr. Nielsen was born in Brooklyn, New York. He joined the Air Force on September 5, 1967, served his country in Vietnam and was honorably discharged September 4, 1973. Mr. Nielsen will be laid to rest at 10:00 am Friday, February 15, 2019...
Sarah Ruth Hays Shelton
Jan 31, 2019
Sarah Ruth Hays Shelton went peacefully to Heaven on Thursday, January 31, 2019. Born on May 13, 923 to Augusta Josephine Cox Hays and Jessie Livingston Hays in Batesville, Mississippi, she lived most of her early years in Charleston and graduated from East Tallahatchie High School. She attended schools in Chicago and New York City, ultimately returning home where she...
Karen Denise Tedeton
Jan 30, 2019
Karen Denise Tedeton, at 50 years of age, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2019 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Ms. Karen was born in Monroe, LA on January 19, 1969 to the late Jessie Tedeton (Holland) and Oscar Tedeton, Sr. Karen was the seventh child born to Jessie and Oscar Tedeton. Karen was a kindhearted, generous, and devoted...
Rosa Taylor Russell
Jan 25, 2019
Rosa Taylor Russell passed away peacefully on January 25, 2019 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be held at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Raymond, MS on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Family will greet friends on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 from 9:30 am to 10:30 am at First United Methodist Church...
Tommy Gene Ray, Jr.
Jan 24, 2019
Tommy Gene Ray, Jr, 76, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 24, 2019, in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 28, 2019 at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton, MS from 12pm to 1pm with service following at 1pm. Burial will be at the Clinton City Cemetery. Tommy was born on April...
Ralph B. Holt
Jan 23, 2019
Ralph B. Holt, 83, died Wednesday January 23, 2019. Visitation will be held on Friday from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Wright and Ferguson in Flowood with services following on Saturday at 11:00 am in the Chapel. Burial will be in the Parkway Cemetery in Kosciusko, MS. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Ernestine Holt of Pearl, MS;...
Thomas Holliday
Jan 20, 2019
Thomas Beau Holliday, age 82 died on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at the St. Dominic Hospital. Visitation will be held at the First Baptist Church in Raymond, MS on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. and the burial will immediately follow at the Raymond Cemetery. Survivors include his wife...
David Miller Lowther, Jr.
Jan 16, 2019
David Miller Lowther, Jr., 90, passed away on January 16, 2019. Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, January 21, 2019 at the funeral home with visitation at 1 p.m. before the service. Graveside services will...
Rev. Joe H. Stovall, Jr.
Jan 16, 2019
Reverend Joe H. Stovall, Jr., 91, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Reverend Stovall, a native of Clinton, MS, was born on January 21, 1927, son of Joe Henry Stovall, Sr. and May Loving Stovall. Joe was ordained as a minister at the age of 19 by the First Baptist Church of Clinton. He graduated from...
Jane Randolph Cook Wood
Jan 6, 2019
Jane Randolph Cook Wood died on January 6, 2019. She was born in Jackson on July 23, 1926, the daughter of E.W. Cook and Lucy Stockett Cook. Jane attended public schools in Jackson, beginning at age 5 (barely) when Miss Duling called her mother and told her it was time for Jane to start school. She was in the first...
Mary M Pace
Jan 4, 2019
Mary M. Pace, 86, of Pearl and later Starkville passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at Merit Health Central in Jackson. Visitation will be held from 10am - 12pm Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Flowood. Funeral services will be held at 12pm in the funeral home chapel. A graveside service will be held at...
E. E. "Ed" Gamble, Sr.
Jan 1, 2019
E. E. "Ed" Gamble, 98, passed away at home on January 1, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 4, 2019 at First Baptist Church in Jackson with visitation beginning at 1 p.m. A graveside service will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson. Ed was born September 16, 1920 in Homer, LA to William...
Mae M. Holder
Dec 30, 2018
Verla Mae Guyton Mardis Holder died on December 30, 2018 in Hattiesburg, MS. Visitation will be held from 10am - 12pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton. Funeral services will begin at 12pm in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park. Mae Holder was born on December 13, 1921...
Katie Lee Worrell
Dec 24, 2018
Katie Lee Worrell, 78, passed away on December 24, 2018 at her home. A Graveside service will be held on Friday, December 28, 2018 at 11:00am at the Lebanon Presbyterian Cemetery in Learned, MS. Mrs. Worrell is survived by her son William Worrell (Haley), former daughter-in-law Chrystal Scruggs (Steven), grandchildren Kalee Knight (Nicholas), Lane Worrell (Brittany), Mady Scruggs, Presley Scruggs...
Onita Branton
Dec 22, 2018
Mercedes "Onita" Stuart Branton, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Compere's Nursing Home in Jackson, MS. She was the wife of the late Zollie Branton. Visitation will be held at Wright and Ferguson in Clinton on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 from 9:30-11 a.m. with her funeral service to follow. Interment will be...
Yvonne Holman
Dec 22, 2018
Yvonne Findley Holman, 91, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be from 10am - 12pm Friday, December 28, 2018 at Raymond Baptist Church with funeral services beginning at 12pm. Interment will follow at the Raymond Cemetery. Mrs. Holman was born November 19, 1927 in Vicksburg, MS to the late Riley Henry Findley and...
