OBITUARY LISTINGS

Ralph Douglas Sennett

Jul 7, 2021

Ralph Douglas “Doug” Sennett, 70, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at his residence. His funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 10, at 10:30 A.M. at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel in Macon with Bro. Bill Ross officiating. Interment will follow in Mashulaville Cemetery near Macon. Visitation will be from 9:30 A.M. until service time Saturday. Memorials...

Tyson Lee Graber

Jun 30, 2021

Tyson Lee Graber, 2,  born May 14, 2019, went to be with Jesus on June 30, 2021 after an accident claimed his life on earth. A funeral service is planned for Saturday, July 3, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Magnolia Mennonite Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. A visitation will be held at the church from 3-4:30...

Billy Morton

Jun 30, 2021

John Billy Morton, Jr.-Macon, MS

Billy Morton passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at Elderly Care in Macon, MS. A graveside service will be held on Monday, July 5, 2021, at 11:00 A.M. at Oddfellows Cemetery. A visitation will be held at the funeral home from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Any memorials may be made to Elderly Care...

Christeen Vandevender Clark

Jun 17, 2021

Mrs. Christeen Clark, 98, of Shuqualak, MS passed away at her home Thursday, June 17, 2021.  A funeral service is planned for Sunday, June 20, 2021, at Butler Pentecostal Church at 12:00 p.m. Interment will follow in Butler Cemetery.  A visitation will be held at the church from 10 a.m. until service time Sunday.  Memorials may be made to...

Mike W Syfrett

Jun 14, 2021

Mike Syfrett, 65, of Macon, MS went to his heavenly home on Monday, June 14, 2021 at his residence in Macon, MS.  A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Concord Baptist Church in Macon, MS at 10:00 a.m. The family requests that those attending his service wear happy colors.  Cockrell Funeral Home is...

Dorrotha Dee Ridgon

Jun 8, 2021

Dorrotha (Dee) Rigdon, 69, of Columbus, MS formerly of Meridian, MS, passed away on June 9, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle in Columbus. Her graveside service will be held on Monday, June 14, at 11:00 A.M. at Whitehead Cemetery in Winston County with Bro Bill Ross officiating. There will be no public visitation. Cockrell Funeral Home of Macon...

Dorothy Cotton Harvey

Jun 4, 2021

Change of location of the service today

There will be a service  for Dorothy Cotton Harvey held Monday, June 7, 2021 at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel at  2 p.m. Visitation will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home from 12:30 until 1:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to Cotton Cemetery, P.O. Box 670, Macon, MS  39341.

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Dorothy Cotton Harvey

Jun 4, 2021

Mrs. Dorothy Cotton Harvey, 81, of Macon, MS  passed away Friday, June 4, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her family. A graveside service is planned for Monday, June 7, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Cotton Cemetery near  Shuqualak Cemetery. A visitation will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home on Monday 6-7-2021 from 12:30 until 1:30 p.m. Memorials may...

Carol Graves Ratcliff

May 9, 2021

Carol Ratcliff of Madison, MS.,  passed away on Sunday, May 9.  She was born on February 6, 1933.  A graveside service is planned for Saturday, May 15 at 11:00 AM at the Brooksville Cemetery.  Memorials can be made to Palmer Home for Children; P.O. Box 746; Columbus, MS  39703. #recaptcha-container label { display: none }

Lora Lee Holland

May 7, 2021

Mrs. Lora Lee Holland, 102, went home to be with Jesus on Friday, May 7, 2021 at Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, MS.  A funeral service is planned for Monday, May 10, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Macon, MS with Dr. Jeff Holland and Bro. Bill Ross officiating her Celebration of Life. Interment will...

Hardy Roberts Stennis

May 6, 2021

Colonel Stennis grew up in Macon, MS and finished high school there in 1952. He majored in English and minored in history at the University of Mississippi where he earned his B.A. degree and his Juris Doctorate Degree in Law.

He began his twenty-four-year career in the Marine Corps by completing the NavCad program, receiving his wings...

Beverly Simmonds

May 5, 2021

Beverly Simmonds, 88, of Madison, MS formerly of Macon, MS passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at St. Catherine’s Village in Madison, MS.  A funeral service is planned for Monday, May 10, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. at Independent Methodist Church in Macon, MS with Bro. Doug Pierce officiating.  Interment will be in Mashulaville Cemetery.  A visitation will be...

Merl Clark Higginbotham

May 5, 2021

Merl Clark Higginbotham, 54, of Shuqualak, MS passed away at her residence Wednesday, May 5, 2021.

There will be a private service held at a later time.

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Robert (Bobby Jack) Jackson Hunter, Sr.

Apr 21, 2021

Robert Jackson Hunter, Sr. passed away at Winston Medical Center Nursing Home in Louisville, MS on April 21, 2021. His funeral service is planned for Friday, April 23, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon, MS.  Interment will be in Salem Cemetery near Macon, MS.  A visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour...

Larry Wesley Haggard

Apr 15, 2021

Larry W. Haggard-Pittsboro, MS

Larry W. Haggard, 68, of Pittsboro, Mississippi   passed away at his home on Thursday, April 15, 2021.  A funeral service is planned for Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at Brooksville Baptist Church in Brooksville, MS. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until service time in the church sanctuary.  In lieu...

Kyrle Keith Spell Jr.

Apr 3, 2021

Keith Spell, Jr-Macon, MS

Keith Spell, Jr., 76 of Macon, MS passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. A funeral service is planned for Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Cooksville United Methodist Church near Macon, MS.  Interment will follow in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be held at...

Noble "Wally" Watkins Fennell, Jr.

Mar 28, 2021

Noble Watkins (Wally) Fennell, Jr. 79 of Crawford, MS passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle.  A graveside service is planned for Monday April 5, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. at Brooksville Cemetery in Brooksville, MS with Bro. Bill Ross officiating.  A visitation will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home, Macon, MS from 1-2...

James Edward Robbins Iii

Mar 26, 2021

James Edward Robbins, III, 75, of Macon, MS passed away at Elderly Care Center on Friday, March 26, 2021.  A public visitation will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, March 30, 2021. The graveside service is private and for the family only.  In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the donor’s choice. Cockrell...

Ernest Luther Brown Jr

Mar 20, 2021

Ernest L. Brown, Jr., 79, of Grand Bay Al passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at his residence. A funeral service will be held on Friday, March 26, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Brooksville Baptist Church in Brooksville, MS. A visitation will be held at the church Friday from 12:30 p.m. until service time. Interment is private and...

Stanley R. Gray

Mar 12, 2021

Stanley R. Gray passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021, at the age of 88.  Stanley passed peacefully with his beloved wife of 65 years, Margaret, and his children and other loved ones by his side.  Stanley was born March 8, 1933 and was the youngest of the ten children born to Thomas Carroll Gray and Fannie Dell Gray,...