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Local Obituaries for Macon, MS, Noxubee County and Surrounding Areas.
Linda Reed Robbins
Apr 21, 2026
Linda Reed Robbins, 77, of Macon, MS went to her heavenly home Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Starkville, Starkville, MS. A funeral service is planned for Saturday, April 25, 2026, 12:00 p.m. at Cornerstone Community Church, Macon, MS. Interment will be in Ellison Ridge Cemetery in Winston County, MS. Visitation will be held at the church Saturday from...
John David Mast
Apr 19, 2026
John David Mast went home to be with his Heavenly Father on April 19, 2026, at the age of 71. A funeral service is planned for Thursday April 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Magnolia Mennonite Church, Macon, MS. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, from 2-4...
Ernest "BoBo" Noffsinger Minor
Apr 17, 2026
Ernest Noffsinger (Bobo) Minor, Jr. passed away peacefully from this earthly life on Friday April 17, 2026, following a long hard-fought battle with prostate cancer. His memorial service will take place at Cooksville Methodist Church on Friday, April 24, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. with Bro. Glenn Miller officiating. There will be a scattering service held at Bobo’s home immediately following...
Annie Lois Simmons Richardson
Apr 13, 2026
Mrs. Annie Lois Simmons Richardson, 97, passed away Monday, April 13, 2026, at Winston County Nursing Home, Louisville, MS. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel in Macon, MS, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from, 10-11 a.m. Wednesday. Interment will follow in Mashulaville Cemetery near Macon, MS....
Gilbert Hunter Jones
Apr 9, 2026
Gilbert Hunter Jones, 85, of Macon, MS passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus MS on Thursday, April 9, 2026. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, April 12, 2026, 11:00 a.m. at Pinetucky Cemetery near Shuqualak, MS. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Childrens Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105....
Billy Ray Kemp
Apr 6, 2026
Billy Ray Kemp, 59, of Brooksville MS passed away on Monday, April 6, 2026, at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon, MS. Graveside services will be held on Sunday, April 12, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Brooksville Cemetery in Brooksville MS. Cockrell Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Billy Ray Kemp was born in Meridian, MS. His mother...
Kylee Bryanne Ratzlaff
Mar 21, 2026
Kylee Bryanne Ratzlaff, 13, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2026 near her residence in Macon, MS. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at Brook Haven Mennonite Church, 7361 Hwy 388, Brooksville MS 39739. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church Tuesday March 24, 2026 from...
Lisa Carrol Abraham
Mar 15, 2026
Lisa Carrol Abraham, age 65, of Trenton, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at a local hospital.
A native of Shuqualak, MS, Lisa was born on September 12, 1960 to the late Joseph and Mildred Eaves Higginbotham. She attended Shuqualak Elementary school and Nanih Waiya High School.
She has resided for the past several years in Trenton and was a loving...
Jerry Tyson Wilson
Mar 4, 2026
Jerry Tyson Wilson
Jerry Tyson Wilson, 71, passed away at Greenbriar at the Altamont, in Birmingham, Alabama on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. A graveside burial at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Macon, MS will be announced at a later time with Cockrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Jerry was born in Macon, Mississippi on April 17, 1954, to the late Betty Marie...
Ernest Roy Stuart Jr
Feb 26, 2026
Ernest Roy Stuart, Jr., 76, of Macon, MS, entered the presence of the Lord surrounded by his loving family at home, February 26, 2026, after a lengthy illness and stroke. Visitation will be held at First Methodist Church of Macon, MS, Monday, March 2, 2026, from 10:00-11:30 a.m., with a graveside service immediately following at Salem Cemetery. Memorials may be...
Willard "Bill" Cleveland Powell
Feb 14, 2026
Willard Cleveland "Bill" Powell, 83, of Van Buren, AR., passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2026. A funeral service with military honors is planned for Monday, February 23, 2026, at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel at 11:00 a.m. Interment will.be in Oddfellows Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 10:00 a.m. until service time. In lieu of flowers, memorials...
Henry "Bubba" C Nelson
Feb 7, 2026
Henry C “Bubba” Nelson, 63, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service is planned for Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel at 11:30 a.m. Interment will follow in Mashulaville Cemetery near Macon, MS. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10:00 until service time....
Judith "Judy" Haggard Bolin
Jan 13, 2026
Judith Haggard Bolin (“Judy”), 83, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at Trinity Place Retirement Community in Columbus, MS, with her three children by her side. Services will be held Sunday, January 18, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Brooksville Baptist Church, 139 Oliver St., Brooksville, MS, with the Rev. Jay Spiller and Tyler Higginbotham presiding. Burial will follow at Brooksville...
Gayle H. Persons
Jan 11, 2026
Mrs. Gayle Persons, 82, of Shuqualak, MS passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, TN. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 1 :00 pm. At Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Pinetucky Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may...
Jesse Moore
Jan 9, 2026
Chaplain Jesse Walton Moore
Chaplain Jesse Walton Moore passed away January 9, 2026, at Ochsner Rush Medical Center in Meridian, Mississippi, at the age of 91. Jesse had a long, impactful career as a United Methodist chaplain. Jesse was born on October 22, 1934, in the Calyx Community near Shuqualak, Mississippi, to Walton and Vera Knight Moore. Jesse graduated from Millsaps...
Edna Barlow Bounds
Jan 9, 2026
Mrs. Edna Barlow Bounds, 82, of Shuqualak, MS., went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 9, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. Funeral services are planned for Monday, January 12, 2026, at Shuqualak Baptist Church, 7110 Line St. Shuqualak, MS., at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be private and for the family only in Friendship Cemetery,...
Charles F. Swanson
Dec 30, 2025
Charles F. Swanson, 95, of Eutaw, AL, passed away, Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, MS. A visitation will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel, Saturday, January 3, 2026, from 1-4 p.m. Funeral services and Interment will be held in Attica, Indiana Saturday, January 10, 2026. Cockrell Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted...
Martha Moore Bowen
Jan 1, 2026
Mrs. Martha Moore Bowen, 87, of Meridan, MS., formerly of Vicksburg, MS., passed away at her daughter’s residence on Thursday, January 1, 2026. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Eaves Cemetery near Shuqualak, MS. at 11:00 a.m. A visitation will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home 3478 Jefferson ST., Macon, MS 39341 from 10:00 a.m....
Victor B. Allsup
Dec 26, 2025
Victor B. Allsup, 91, of Macon, MS passed away at his residence Friday, December 26, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Oddfellows Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 11:00 a.m. until service time. Memorials...
Helen Stapleton Richardson
Dec 22, 2025
Helen Stapleton Richardson, 70, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. A funeral service will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be in Mashulaville Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Cockrell Funeral Home...
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