Claire Meeks Cranford
Apr 30, 2015
Claire Meeks Cranford, 86, of Edwards, Mississippi peacefully passed away at her home in Edwards, on Thursday morning, April 30, 2015. Claire was born in Wrightsville, Georgia and moved to Edwards when she was 8 years old. She and Roland met at Hinds Junior College and were married on September 5, 1948. Claire was the longest living member of Edwards...
W. B. "Bob" Owens
Apr 20, 2015
Bob Owens, 96, passed away at his home on Monday, April 20, 2015. Visitation will be on Thursday, April 23, 2015 from 5-7 pm at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 24, 2015, at 11:00 am in the Chapel of Wright and Ferguson with visitation one hour prior to the service....
Howard Murray Cohen
Mar 28, 2015
Howard Murray Cohen of Clinton, MS died peacefully at the University of Mississippi Medical Center from heart disease on March 28, 2015. Howard was the band director at Monticello High School from 1966-1970 and the band director of Clinton High School from 1970-1982. He is survived by his wife, Lucy Ready Cohen, his daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Craig Tucker,...
Phillip Carlton Frazier
Mar 17, 2015
Phillip Carlton Frazier, 60, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS, after a valiant battle with cancer. Visitation for Mr. Frazier is scheduled for Sunday, March 22, 2015, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. and on Monday, March 23, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home, 106 Cynthia Street, Clinton, MS, with the...
Charles "Chuck" L. Pevey, Jr.
Mar 13, 2015
Charles Lamar "Chuck" Pevey, Jr., 56, passed away Friday, March 13, 2015 at Central Mississippi Medical Center after a long illness. He is survived by his father and step-mother, Charles and Judy Pevey; nieces: Brandi Mullen (Brad) and Mary Madison Pevey; brothers: Ken, Keith, Kevin and Kelly (Ramona) Pevey; aunts: Peggy Pevey and Lady Love Murray (Roger); uncle: Gerald (Sue)...
Eugene "Little Boy" Davis
Mar 8, 2015
Ezra Eugene Davis, 61, passed away at his home on March 8, 2015. Visitation will be held from 5-8 pm on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Hinds Independent Methodist Church. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, and a visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Mr. Eugene was born...
Willie Thompson
Feb 27, 2015
Willie Thompson, 58, died Friday, February 27, 2015. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 2 to 5 pm at Wright and Ferguson in Clinton. Funeral services will be on Monday at 10:00 am in the Chapel of Wright and Ferguson. Burial will follow at 1:00 PM in White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery near Philadelphia, MS. Willie was born in...
Don Carpenter
Feb 27, 2015
Don Carpenter, 54, of Clinton, died Friday, February 27, 2015. Visitation will be on Monday from 5 to 7 pm at Wright and Ferguson in Clinton. Funeral services will be on Tuesday at Northside Baptist Church beginning at 11:00 am preceded by one hour of visitation. Burial will be in Lakewood Memorial Park. Don was born in New Orleans on...
Billy D. Wilson, Jr.
Feb 24, 2015
Mr. Billy D. Wilson, Jr., 64, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015 in Jackson. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 pm at Wright and Ferguson in Clinton followed by graveside services in Lakewood Memorial Park.
Bill Kyzar
Feb 23, 2015
Mr. William A. (Bill) Kyzar, 64, died Monday, February 23, 2015 at the University Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Wright and Ferguson funeral home in Clinton. Visitation will be on Thursday from 6 to 8 PM and again on Friday beginning at 12 Noon. Burial will follow the services...
Ollie Margaret Peyton Morrison
Feb 20, 2015
Ollie Margaret Jones Peyton Morrison, 97, died February 20, 2015, in Jackson, Mississippi. She was born in Raymond, Mississippi, on November 26, 1917. She received the DAR Citizenship Award at her graduation from the high School in Raymond in 1935. She graduated from Hinds Junior College in 1937 and from Clark Business College in 1938. In 1940, she married John...
Charles Edward Dickerson
Feb 7, 2015
Charles Edward Dickerson, Sr. , 80, of Clinton, Mississippi, died February 7, 2015, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Visitation is 9:30 to 11:00 A. M., Saturday, February 14, 2015, with service following visitation at 11:00 A. M. at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home, 106 Cynthia Street, Clinton, Mississippi. Burial will be in the Clinton City Cemetery on Clinton Boulevard....
Annette Lambert Sligh
Feb 5, 2015
Dorothy Annette Lambert Sligh, 57, died Thursday, February 5, 2015 at her home in Vicksburg. Visitation will begin at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 followed by funeral services at 11:00 AM all at Wright and Ferguson in Clinton. Burial will be in the Cedar Lawn Cemetery. Annette was born June 19, 1957 in Selma, AL. She received her...
Ruth Ashley Mcdonald
Feb 4, 2015
Ruth Ashley McDonald, 98, died Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Central Mississippi Medical Center. Visitation will begin at 9:00 am on Friday, February 6, 2015 followed by funeral services at 10:00 am in the chapel of Wright and Ferguson in Clinton. Burial will follow in the Clinton Cemetery. Ruth McDonald was born in Vicksburg, MS on June 11, 1916. After...
Betty Jo Chamness
Jan 30, 2015
Betty Jo "B.J." Chamness, 78, passed away on January 30, 2015, at UMMC after a short illness. Visitation is 2:00-4:00 Sunday and 9:00 until the 10:00 memorial service on Monday at Wright & Ferguson Clinton. B.J. was born on July 6, 1936, to Harold and Ruth Thompson. She attended Clinton High School and graduated from the Gilfoy School of Nursing...
Merle W. Graham
Jan 15, 2015
Merle W. Graham, 90, beloved and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away on January 15, 2015, at his home in Raymond, MS with his bride of 67 years by his side. Merle was born on December 29, 1924 in Sulphur Springs, MS, to Willie and Lois Leach Graham. In 1944, he joined the United States Coast...
Dorothy Wyldmon Purvis
Jan 13, 2015
Dorothy Wyldmon Purvis, 76, of Clinton died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Clinton Healthcare. Visitation will be held on Thursday at 10:30 AM followed by funeral services at 11:30 AM all at Wright and Ferguson funeral home in Clinton. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery.Mrs. Purvis was born in Yazoo City on December 30, 1938 the daughter of the late,...
W. C. Alderman
Jan 12, 2015
Webster Cleveland (W.C.) Alderman of Raymond passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, January 12, 2015. A child of a large family of Mississippi delta sharecroppers, he graduated from Redwood High School and then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, which trained him to be an air traffic controller. He also became a skilled card player during the year...
Eleanor Delores Grigsby
Jan 2, 2015
Eleanor Grigsby, 77, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Eleanor Grigsby, "Doodle" was born on September 11, 1937 in Bogalusa, LA to Marion and Edna Burnham. Doodle married her husband, James of 52 years when she was 25 and resided in Raymond for 21 years. They had a long wonderful life together and were...
Kathleen Downing
Dec 17, 2014
Mrs. Kathleen Downing, 91, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2014 in the Raymond Cemetery. Mrs. Downing was a resident of Raymond where for many years she owned and operated Raymond Cleaners. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Paul Downing, a daughter, Brenda...
