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Charles Fred Wilson
Mar 2, 2022
Charles Fred Wilson, 81, Of Macon, MS passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon, MS. A funeral service is planned for Sunday, March 6, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon. Visitation will be held Saturday, March 5, 2022, from 4-6 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Steve Galloway will...
Bobby Taylor
Feb 28, 2022
On Monday February 28 th , 2022, Robert Cornelius “Bobby” Taylor, Jr passed away peacefully at Oktibbeha County Regional Medical Center at the age of 67.
Visitation will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon, MS on March 2 nd from 5pm-8pm. Funeral Service will be held at Soule Chapel Church at 11am, Thursday, March 3...
John Gordon Gentry
Feb 10, 2022
John Gordon Gentry, 78, of Macon, formerly of Crawford, MS, was called to his heavenly home on February 10, 2022 following a lengthy illness. John was born in the Sessums Community of Oktibbeha County on April 29, 1943 to William Albert “Dub” Gentry, Jr. and Beatrice Edwards Gentry. He grew up in Crawford with his parents, two older sisters...
Betty Garrison Wilson
Feb 2, 2022
Betty G. Wilson, 90, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her children, in Birmingham, Alabama on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, from an aortic dissection. Her memorial service will be held on Monday, February 14, 2022, at her home at 108 Narrows Creek Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35242, at 2:00 P.M. with Dr. Harry L. Reeder, III, Senior Pastor of...
Vaughn Dale Koehn
Jan 26, 2022
A sweet baby boy, Vaughn Dale Koehn, a first born, came into the home of Ervy and Elizabeth Becker Koehn on May 14, 1946, at Moundridge, Kansas. He was received with joy and anticipation. Soon it became apparent that normal development was not to be, and that Vaughn Dale was one of God’s special children. He never spoke his...
Samuel Barrie Bounds Dvm
Jan 13, 2022
Dr. Barrie Bounds,83. of Macon, MS passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at UMMC, Jackson, MS.
A funeral service is planned for Monday, January 17, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Macon. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow in Shuqualak Cemetery. Memorials may be made...
Dennis Miller
Dec 28, 2021
After a long hard battle with Progressive Supra-Nuclear Palsy, Dennis H. Miller, 76, of Crawford, MS passed away peacefully away at his residence on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 surrounded by his family. A funeral service is planned for Sunday, January 2, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. at Magnolia Mennonite Church in Macon MS. Interment will follow in the church...
George Melvin Higginbotham
Dec 28, 2021
George M. Higginbotham was born on April 21, 1927 in Kemper County, MS to the late William Henry and Mary Onie Green Higginbotham. He attended local schools and moved with his family to Meridian, MS when he was fourteen. He married Mae White in 1952 and they moved to Arkansas. To this union was born two children: Georgia and...
William Warren Martin Jr.
Dec 10, 2021
William Warren Martin, Jr., 93 of Macon, Mississippi passed away in Greenwood, Mississippi on December 10, 2021. A funeral service will be held at First United Methodist Church in Macon, Mississippi at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, December 14th. Visitation will precede the funeral beginning at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be at Oddfellows Cemetery following the service. In lieu of flowers,...
Frankie E Boykin
Dec 7, 2021
Franklin “Frankie” Eugene Boykin, 85, of Brooksville, Mississippi passed away from his earthly home to his heavenly home peacefully Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Baptist Hospital in Columbus, Mississippi surrounded by his family. Frankie was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle that will be deeply missed.
Frankie was born September 2, 1936, in Noxubee County...
Elma Jean Yost
Dec 5, 2021
Mrs. Elma Jean Yost passed away at Oakwood Manor on Sunday, December 5, 2021.
Arrangements are pending.
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Juanita Fern Schmidt
Dec 1, 2021
Juanita Fern Unruh Schmidt was born September 24, 1936, at Montezuma, KS, to Peter J. and Katie Irene Smith Unruh. She passed away in the early morning on December 1, 2021, at Oakwood Manor, Brooksville, MS. She had a firm belief in her salvation, and we believe Jesus was waiting for her with open arms.
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Erma Lou Penick
Nov 27, 2021
Early in the morning on Saturday, November 27, 2021, Erma Lou Sumrall Penick passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus at the age of 101.
Erma Lou was born on December 29, 1919 to Mitchell Vernon “Dut” Sumrall and Lillie Mollie Rayborn Sumrall of Sumrall, MS. After finishing high school, she moved to Macon, MS and...
Thomas Bruce Barnett Jr.
Nov 21, 2021
Thomas B. “Bruce” Barnett, Jr, son of the late Thomas B. and Hazel Parkes Barnett of Macon, MS, passed away at age 75 at Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle Hospital on Sunday, November 21, 2021. He was born on July 24, 1946 and reared in Macon. He graduated from Macon High School in 1964 and then served his country in...
Peter Unruh
Nov 18, 2021
Pete Unruh was born to Peter J. and Katie Irene Smith Unruh in Montezuma, Kansas on July 29, 1931. He peacefully passed away at the age of ninety on November 18, 1921, at Oakwood Manor in Brooksville, Mississippi. In our dad’s early childhood, he with his parents, moved from Montezuma, Kansas to Galva, Kansas also living a brief time...
Betty Williams Aaron
Nov 1, 2021
Mrs. Betty S Aaron, 70, passed away at Windsor Place Retirement Home in Columbus, MS on Monday, Nov.1, 2021.Her funeral service will be held on Wednesday, November 3, at 3:00 P.M. from Soul Harbor Pentecostal Church in Shuqualak, MS. Bro. Jared Glover and Bro. Gerald Butler will officiate. Visitation is from 2:00 P.M. until service time. Interment will follow...
Sandra Jackson Heiser
Nov 1, 2021
Sandra Heiser (better known as Sandy), passed away Monday, November 1, 2021, in Anderson Hospital, Meridian, Mississippi. She was born in Lafayette, Indiana on February 22, 1948 to Katheryn Jackson. Sandy had no siblings.
When Sandy was a young girl, her mother needed institutional help, leaving her in the care of her grandmother, Clara Jackson. Sandy grew...
Maxine Robinson Carter
Oct 28, 2021
Mrs. Maxine Carter, 77, of Brooksville, MS passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus, MS on Thursday October 28, 2021. Funeral services will be held at Brooksville Baptist Church Monday November 1, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow in Brooksville Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home Sunday, October 31,2021 from 5-8 p.m. Memorials may be...
Thadis Leon Misso
Oct 21, 2021
Thadis Leon “Bo Diddly” Misso, 60, passed away at Forest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS on October 21, 2021. His graveside service will be held on Thursday, October 28 at 2:00 P.M. at Mohegan Cemetery (1273 Card Cemetery Rd
Shuqualak, MS 39361) with Bro. Gerald Butler officiating. Cockrell Funeral Home is honored to be in charge of...
Bradley Lamar Lackey
Sep 27, 2021
Bradley Lamar “Brad” Lackey, 30, passed away at his residence on September 27, 2021. Born on May 2, 1991, he was the son of Rodney C. Lackey and the late Wanda Williams Lackey. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 1:00 P.M at Soule Chapel Cemetery (1035 Soule Chapel Rd Macon, MS 39341). Cockrell...
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