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Local Obituaries for Macon, MS, Noxubee County and Surrounding Areas.
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...
Wayne Stewart, Jr.
Dec 15, 2025
Wayne Stewart, Jr., 59, of Macon, MS passed away in his favorite deer stand doing what he loved, Monday, December 15, 2025.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 20, 2025, at Concord Baptist Church at 11:30 a.m. Visitation will be held at the church from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Memorials may be made to Salem Cemetery Fund, c/o Ethan...
Jimmy Whittle
Dec 4, 2025
James “Jimmy” Whittle, 67, of Cedar Bluff, MS passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center, West Point, MS. Funeral services are planned for Sunday, December 7, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home, Macon, MS. Interment will follow in Soul Chapel Cemetery, Macon, MS. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Sunday,...
Gary Lois Higginbotham
Nov 17, 2025
Mrs. Gary Lois Higginbotham, 81, passed away on Monday, November 17 in Starkville, Mississippi at the home of her daughter, Haley Montgomery. A funeral service is planned for Sunday, November 23, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Salem Cemetery near Macon. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home....
Linda Gentry
Nov 12, 2025
Linda Carmen Heflin Gentry, 79, was called to her heavenly home on November 12, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Linda was born and raised in West Point, Mississippi, and was the daughter of the late Harroll Dodds Heflin and Dulcia Bane Jackson Heflin. She was a graduate of West Point High School. On September 4, 1964, Linda married the love...
Gayle Wood Ford
Nov 8, 2025
Gayle Wood Ford, 65, of Macon, MS passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Pickensville, AL, 176 Ferguson St., Pickensville, AL 35447.. Visitation will be thirty minutes before the service at the church. Memorials...
James Lamar Reed
Nov 3, 2025
James Lamar Reed, 84, of Shuqualak, MS passed away peacefully at his residence Monday, November 3, 2025. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Soul Harbor Pentecostal Church, in Shuqualak, MS. Interment will follow in Butler Cemetery, Shuqualak, MS. Visitation will be held at the church on Wednesday, from 1-2 p.m. Memorials may...
Emma Jean Vernon
Oct 19, 2025
Emma Jean Vernon, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2025, at the age of 93. Funeral services are planned for Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 2 p.m. at River of Life Church, 202 McCully Ave., Louisville, MS. Interment will follow in Vernon Cemetery, Shuqualak, MS. Visitation will be held at the church from...
Moses William Vernon Jr.
Oct 7, 2025
Mr. Moses William Vernon, Jr, 74, died at his home on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, following a courageous battle with cancer. His family invites close friends and family to attend a graveside service on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Macon, MS. Memorial contributions in Moses’ memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s...
Darrell Winston Eaves
Sep 30, 2025
Darrell Winston Eaves, 75, of Brooksville, MS passed away at his residence, Tuesday, September 30, 2025. Visitation will be at Cockrell Funeral Home 11-1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Cockrell Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements
John Robert Peters
Sep 24, 2025
MSGT. John R. Peters, Sr., 94, of Macon, MS., passed away peacefully at his residence Wednesday, September 24, 2025. A funeral service will be held Monday, September 29, 2025, at First Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be in Mashulaville Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be held at the church from 10-11 a.m. Memorials may be made...
Dot Smith Phillips
Sep 22, 2025
Mrs. Dot Smith Phillips, 83, of Macon, MS., passed away at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon, MS on Monday September 22, 2025. A graveside service is planned for Sunday, September 28, 2025, at Oddfellows Cemetery in Macon, MS at 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to St. Jude Childrens Hospital, 501 St. Jude...
Elizabeth Layne Reed Johnson
Sep 19, 2025
Elizabeth “Layne” Reed Johnson, 30, formerly of Shuqualak, MS passed away at her residence in Etta, MS on Friday, September 19, 2025, A funeral service is planned for Monday, September 22,2025 at Soul Harbor Pentecostal Church, 4686 Residence St., Shuqualak, MS 39361, at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be Butler Cemetery, Shuqualak, MS. Visitation will be held one hour prior to...
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