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Rebecca Lee Rogers

Rebecca Lee Rogers

Sep 3, 2017

Rebecca Lee Rogers, 53, passed away on September 3, 2017 doing what she loved to do, leading family and friends on a trail ride with her beloved Trigger. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 7, 2017 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm with a Memorial service following at 4:00pm. Rebecca was preceded in death by her Grandparents John R. "Papa John"...

Virginia A. Cage

Virginia A. Cage

Sep 2, 2017

Virginia Cage, 85, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2017. Visitation for Ms. Cage will be held on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Wright and Ferguson in Raymond from 10:00am to 11:00am with a Service following at 11:00am. Burial will follow at Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Ms. Cage was born in Arkansas on May 28, 1932 to Thomas and Audie...

Karen Hawkins Teague

Karen Hawkins Teague

Sep 1, 2017

Karen Hawkins Teague, 77, of Clinton, MS died Friday, September 1, 2017 at her residence. Formerly of Indianapolis, IN and Columbus, MS she moved to Clinton in 1982. Karen was born January 28, 1940 in Peoria, IL a daughter of the late Lawrence Kelsey and Mary Julia (Dwyer) Hawkins. She attended the St. Vincent School of Nursing in Birmingham AL...

Dorothy "Dot" Lee

Dorothy "Dot" Lee

Aug 29, 2017

Dorothy Ann Stricklin Lee was born on January 14, 1932. Dot passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2017. The visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:00 AM on Friday, September 1, with funeral services immediately after at Galloway United Methodist Church located at 305 North Congress Street, Jackson, MS. Dot was a native of Meehan Junction, MS, daughter of Roscoe...

Wyatt H. Williamson, Sr.

Wyatt H. Williamson, Sr.

Aug 29, 2017

Wyatt H. Williamson, Sr., 92, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017 on his farm. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at 12 pm with visitation beginning at 10 am before the service at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton. Graveside Services will follow at Clinton Cemetery. Wyatt "Buddy" was born, raised and passed away on...

Mildred Harper

Mildred Harper

Aug 20, 2017

Mildred Ragsdale Harper, 94, died on Sunday, August 20, 2017, in her home in Madison, MS. She was born in West Helena, AR. on February 2, 1923, to George and Agnes Ragsdale. She married the love of her life, Louie Robert Harper, Sr. November 17, 1940. They were married for 64 years until his death in February, 2005. She was...

Mary Alice Cox

Mary Alice Cox

Aug 18, 2017

Mary Alice Garanflo Cox passed away on Friday, August 18, 2017 at her home in Clinton. Alice was born on October 5, 1929 in Greenville, MS to Robert Ruthven Garanflo and Ernestine Russell Garanflo. While much of her early childhood was spent in Arkansas, she grew up in Jackson, MS where she graduated from Central High School in 1947. Alice...

Lewis Bond Traweek, Jr.

Lewis Bond Traweek, Jr.

Aug 14, 2017

Lewis Bond Traweek, Jr. 85, of Raymond, MS died Monday, August 14, 2017. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 15th, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Raymond, MS. Funeral service will be on Wednesday, August 16th at 11:00am, at Raymond United Methodist Church with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment to...

Permelia W. Moss

Permelia W. Moss

Aug 12, 2017

Permelia (Pam) W. Moss passed away on August 12, 2017 after a brief illness. Visitation will be at First Baptist Church, Raymond, on Monday, August 14, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday, August 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church, with funeral services immediately thereafter. Pam, the daughter of B. L. and Leila A....

W. O. "Chet" Dillard

W. O. "Chet" Dillard

Jul 30, 2017

W.O. "Chet" Dillard, 87, passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2017. He was born in Mantee, Mississippi, the youngest of 10 children, to G.W. and Monetha Pate Dillard on July 14, 1930. He received a B.S. degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1953. He graduated from U.S. Naval Officer Candidate School and served as a U.S. Navy pilot...

Linda Faye Thornton

Linda Faye Thornton

Jul 17, 2017

Linda Faye Thornton died Monday, July 17, 2017, at her home in Raymond, MS. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who doted on her children and grandchildren. A talented artist, she turned her ceramic hobby into a thriving small business. People were drawn to her abundant generous spirit, her witty sense of humor, and her contagious laugh. She...

Helen M. Shook

Helen M. Shook

Jul 16, 2017

Helen M. Shook, 98, passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2017. A private family graveside service will be held on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson. Helen was born on February 19, 1919 in Marked Tree, Arkansas. She was a member of Capitol Street Church of Christ and Metro Church of Christ where she taught Sunday...

Steven Thomas Nowak

Steven Thomas Nowak

Jul 14, 2017

Steven Thomas Nowak, 62, of Jackson, Mississippi, gently passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017, at St. Dominic Hospital. Visitation will be held at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton on July 28, 2017, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Steve was born in California, cut his teeth in Arkansas, and eventually landed in Mississippi as a wood wholesaler. He...

Andrew Ray

Andrew Ray

Jul 2, 2017

Andrew Ray, 36, passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2017. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 from 5 to 7pm at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 1pm with a visitation beginning one hour prior to service. Andrew always had a funny story to...

Dorothy T. Meeks

Dorothy T. Meeks

Jun 28, 2017

Dorothy Trainor Meeks, 84, of Yazoo City, Mississippi, passed away June 28, 2017. One of seven children, she was born October 20, 1932, in Lambert, Mississippi to Ila Mae Chrestman and Clyde Lewis Trainor. After graduating from Jonestown High School, Dot attended Mississippi University for Women and then received a Bachelor's Degree in Education from the University of Mississippi. She...

George Leonard Williams

George Leonard Williams

Jun 23, 2017

George Leonard Williams, 70, passed away on Friday, June 23, 2017. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6pm on Sunday, June 25, 2017 at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Raymond. Funeral Services will be held at 11am on Monday, June 26, 2017 at the funeral home with visitation beginning at 9:30am before the service. Graveside Services will follow...

Margaret Shearer Melton

Margaret Shearer Melton

Jun 18, 2017

Margaret was one of 14 children born to Archie and Estelle Shearer, and she was the last of the family to leave this earth. Born March 16, 1929, and died June 18, 2017. Her early years were spent helping her father and her siblings farm in Bentonia, MS. As a teenager she moved to Jackson where she met her late...

Polly Jennings Egger

Polly Jennings Egger

Jun 10, 2017

Polly Jennings Egger, 88, passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 10, 2017, at St. Catherine's Village in Madison. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Visitation will be held at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton, MS on June 13, 2017, at 9:30 and graveside service to follow at 11:00 in the Clinton Cemetery. Polly was...

Betty Hopson Atkins

Betty Hopson Atkins

Jun 6, 2017

Betty Atkins, 80, passed away on June 6, 2017. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7pm on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton. Funeral Services will be held at 11am on Friday, June 9, 2017 at the funeral home with visitation beginning at 10am. Graveside services will follow at Flora Cemetery. Betty was...

Bobby Daniel Geiger

Bobby Daniel Geiger

May 30, 2017

Bobby Daniel Geiger, 73, passed away on May 30, 2017. A Memorial Service will be held on June 11, 2017 at Bellwether Church in Jackson, MS at 2:30pm with Visitation Starting at 1:30pm. Bobby was preceded in death by his parents James Elbert and Mamie Speights Geiger and sister Doris Nell Bozeman. He is survived by his brothers James Marlon...

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