Bertha Lynn "Bert" Barnett
Aug 18, 2025
Bertha Lynn "Bert" Barnett, 83, of Raymond, MS, passed away on August 18, 2025, in Baker, LA. She was born on December 15, 1941, in Amite County, MS.
Bert was preceded in death by her parents, Robert W. Hollingsworth and Pearl Jackson Hollingsworth, first husband, Johnny L. Whitehead, her second husband, Oliver E. Barnett, Jr., and all...
Dorothy Williams
Aug 18, 2025
Dorothy "Dot" Case Williams, 95, passed peacefully at her home Monday, August 18th, 2025.
Visitation will be held at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton, MS on Saturday, August 23, 2025 from 10:00-11:30 am and the service to follow at 11:30 am.
Burial will take place in Greenlawn Memorial Park in Natchez, MS at...
Lois C. Pauls
Aug 17, 2025
PAULS, Lois C. (Cook), age 95, died peacefully on August 17, 2025. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 7, 1929.
Lois attended Southwest High School in St. Louis where she was class valedictorian. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas in 1951 and married her high school sweetheart, Gerald Arthur Pauls,...
Dorothy Curtis
Aug 16, 2025
Dorothy Taylor Curtis, of Flowood, Mississippi passed away peacefully on Saturday August 16, 2025, following a recent illness. Born September 19, 1933 in the home of her parents David and Maude Taylor of Crawford, Mississippi, Dorothy was cherished as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, touching the lives of all who knew her with her deep Compassion and...
Joanne Ghirardi
Aug 16, 2025
JoAnne (Jo) Ghirardi, 89 years of age, passed away peacefully from Alzheimer's dementia, Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the Claiborne County Senior Care in Port Gibson Mississippi.
JoAnne was born December 28, 1935, in Sulphur, Louisiana, and grew up in Hackberry, Louisiana. Her parents, the late John W McNeill Sr and Inez (Wiley) Bertrand. She was the...
James "Ed" Pulliam, Sr.
Aug 16, 2025
James Edward Pulliam, Sr. (Ed) 75 passed away on August 16, 2025 at Martha Coker Green House Homes in Yazoo City, MS. A memorial service will be held on Friday, August 22, 2025 at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton, MS. Visitation will begin at 9:00 am and the service will be at 11 am.
Ed...
Timothy C. Knight
Aug 15, 2025
Timothy Claude Knight, 66, of Raymond, Mississippi, passed away on August 15, 2025 after a long battle with esophageal cancer. He fought with unwavering courage and grace.
Born on May 10, 1959 to Johnie W. Knight and Loretta Lucille (nee Kelly) in Jackson, Mississippi, Tim, as a precocious little boy was interested in fossils, rocks and Civil...
Bennie J. Coleman
Aug 15, 2025
Bennie J. Coleman passed away on August 15, 2025, at the age of 83 in Clinton, Mississippi. Although a long time resident of San Jose, California, Bennie was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi on September 7, 1941, to Benjamin McLaurin and Mary Coleman. After graduating from Bowman High School, Bennie enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served on the...
Derrell Lyndon Greene
Aug 7, 2025
Derrell Lyndon Greene, 84, died August 7, 2025 in Clinton, MS of respiratory failure. Derrell was born in Fort Worth, Texas on November 13, 1940 and lived in Texas for most of his life before moving to Clinton, Mississippi in 2011.
Derrell was a member of the Carter-Riverside High School class of 1957. He served four years...
James Arkley “Jim” Stepro, Jr.
Aug 6, 2025
James Arkley Stepro, Jr., lovingly known as "Jim," passed away on August 6, 2025, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. He was 86 years old and a resident of Brandon, MS, having moved there after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Prior to that, he was a longtime resident of Biloxi, Mississippi.
Jim was a man defined by...
Darlene Marie Watson
Aug 5, 2025
Darlene "Dee Dee" Marie Watson, born June 20, 1957, to John Dunn and Ollie Watson, passed away peacefully at home on August 5, 2025, surrounded by family.
When she was young, Dee Dee's family moved to San Diego, California, where her humor, style, and creativity quickly made her unforgettable. She had a deep love for all things...
Hazel Yates Akers
Aug 4, 2025
Hazel Yates Akers, 74 years of age, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, August 4, 2025.
Hazel was born February 3, 1951 to Bob and Lois Yates of Prentiss, MS. She was employed for 45 years as an accountant with Ergon. She was a faithful member of Meadow Grove Baptist Church.
Hazel enjoyed...
Alice Amelia Gorman Bass
Aug 4, 2025
Alice Amelia Gorman Bass passed away on Monday, August 4, 2025 in Brandon Mississippi. She was born in Greenville, MS on August 1, 1942 to Thomas Walter Gorman and Lena Burnett Hyatt Gorman. She lived her childhood years in Leland, MS, and graduated from Leland High School in the class of 1960.
Alice earned her professional degree...
Spencer Battle
Aug 3, 2025
Robert Spencer Battle, 42, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2025 in Decatur, GA.
Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 9, 2025 at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Flowood. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with interment to follow at Lakeland Place Memorial Gardens.
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James Love Moore
Aug 2, 2025
James Love Moore
January 26, 1938 – August 2, 2025
James Love "Jim" Moore passed into Glory on Saturday, August 2, after a brief decline in health. At his side was his dear bride, Elizabeth Bartling "Betty" Moore, comforting him and encouraging him as he crossed over, having loved each other...
Holly Elizabeth Young
Jul 29, 2025
H olly E lizabeth Y oung, affectionately known as "HollyBug," entered this world on December 2, 2005, and left it far too soon on July 29, 2025, doing what she loved most. At just 19 years old, Holly had already made an extraordinary impact on the lives of those who knew her. Her...
Barbara Butler Wilder
Jul 26, 2025
Barbara Butler Wilder
RAYMOND - Barbara Butler Wilder, born August 19, 1937, in Jackson, Mississippi, passed away on July 26, 2025, in Raymond, Mississippi. Barbara is the daughter of the late William H. Butler and Alberta Phelp Butler. She is preceded in death by both parents and is survived by her husband of 67 years,...
Roxanne Emily Upton
Jul 25, 2025
Roxanne Emily Upton, age 84, went to her heavenly home on July 25, 2025 after a brief hospitalization. She was born August 13, 1940, in Mendenhall, Mississippi to Terry and Jessie Upton. The family later moved to Laurel, Mississippi, where she spent the remainder of her childhood. As an adult, Roxanne lived in California, Alabama, and Tennessee, but then...
Dr. Don Butts
Jul 25, 2025
Don was born with fight in his soul at a teensy 3 pounds on July 9th, 1938 to Gladys Imogene Butts and Hal Woodrow Butts in Winona, MS and departed this life on July 25th, 2025 after a 10 year battle with Alzheimer's disease.
He is preceded in death by his parents, baby sister, Kathy Hayes and...
Doris Shelton Downing
Jul 24, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Doris Shelton Downing, who departed this life on July 24, 2025, at the age of 88. She was a beloved sister, wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, and friend. Born on May 23, 1937, in Cherokee, Alabama, Doris was the child of Hazel and Marvin Shelton. She was the oldest...
