OBITUARY LISTINGS

Feb 27, 2021

Mrs. Twila Mae Jantz Schmidt, 79, of Macon, MS  passed away on Friday, February 27, 2021 at her residence.  A funeral service is planned for Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Brooksville Mennonite Church in Brooksville, MS at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A visitation will be held at the church Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. until...

Feb 17, 2021

Funeral services for Sandra Kay Jantz Schmidt were held Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Southern Star Mennonite Church in Geiger, AL. Ministers Alan Nichols, Derek Koehn and Charles Schmidt officiated the services. Burial was held in Souls Chapel Cemetery in Geiger, AL.  Memorials may be made to Southern Star Mennonite Church, c/o Dalen Holdeman, 43361 Hwy 17, Emelle,  AL ...

Feb 14, 2021

Steven Watt Turner, Sr., 69, of Macon, MS passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at St.

Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson, MS.  A graveside services is planned for Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Salem Cemetery at 2 p.m. in Macon, MS. Memorials may be made to

Autism Speaks, 1060 State Road, Second Floor, Princeton, NJ ...

Feb 9, 2021

Mrs. Dorothy Ann Taylor, 82, of Macon, MS passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Louisville Healthcare in Louisville, Graveside service, with Bro. Bill Ross officiating, will be on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 2pm at Salem Cemetery. Any memorials are requested to be made to the Salem Cemetery Fund % Mrs. Charlene Jourdan, 23 Hunter Street, Macon,...

Feb 1, 2021

Our dear husband and father, Waldean Keith Peaster, was born on December 22, 1952, in Turlock, California, to Marvin and Elda (Voth) Peaster. He passed away at home on February 1, 2021, after a valiant 2-year battle with cancer.

Waldean’s childhood was spent in Merced County, California. He grew up running around on the canal banks and...

Jan 23, 2021

Garry Kevin Russell, loving husband, father of two, and humble servant of God, passed away on January 23, 2021, in Corpus Christi, Texas at the age of 63. He was born June 21, 1957, in West Point, Mississippi, to Helen Buchanan and Marion Donald Russell.

Garry married his high school sweetheart, Paula Gayle Anderson, in 1976, the...

Jan 17, 2021

John M. Ledbetter, known to one and all as “Jack”, passed away on January 17, 2021 at his residence in Columbus after a short Illness. He was 90. A graveside service was held at Shuqualak Cemetery in Shuqualak, MS on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 with Bro. Ron Delgado officiating.  Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O....

Jan 15, 2021

Jean Stuart Williams passed away on January 15, 2021, at her home in Flowood, Mississippi, with family by her side.  A graveside service was held on January 19 at Salem Cemetery in Macon, Mississippi, with Reverend Pamela Cameron officiating. Memorials may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church, 511 Airline Road, Columbus, MS, 39702, St. Marks UMC, 400 Grants...

Jan 3, 2021

Thomas J. (Tommy) Prince passed away on January 3, 2021, at 11:05 am at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS, from pneumonia after complications from fighting Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.  He was born September 25, 1941, in Macon, MS, to the late Thomas J. (Tubby) Prince and the late Mabel Claire Miller Prince. His beloved Stepmother was the late Anne...

Jan 1, 2021

Wanda Williams Lackey, 59, of Macon, MS passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021 at Merit Health Rankin, Brandon, MS.  A graveside service was held Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Soule Chapel Cemetery near Macon, MS with Bro. Bill Ross officiating.  Memorials may be made to Operation Christmas Child, c/o Calvary Baptist Church, 105 Dent St., Macon, MS  39341,...

Dec 30, 2020

Sarah Virginia Higginbotham Vernon, 86, of Shuqualak, MS passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Noxubee County Nursing Home in Macon, MS. A graveside service was held Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Butler Cemetery with Bro. Ronnie Cartwright and Bro. Gerald Butler officiating.  Memorials may be made to Butler Pentecostal Church, c/o Clytee Lowery, 6150 Butler Rd, Macon,...

Dec 29, 2020

Charles Lee Green, 79, of Macon, MS passed away at his residence on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. A graveside service was held Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Cooksville Cemetery with Bro. Steve Galloway presiding.  Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 510, Macon, MS  39341 or the donor’s choice. Cockrell Funeral Home of Macon is honored...

Dec 23, 2020

Gary Miller, 73, of Macon, MS passed away at Rush Hospital in Meridian on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. A memorial service was held at Salem Cemetery near Macon on Saturday December 26, 2020 with Bro Sean Greer officiating.  Memorials may be made to Concord Baptist Church, c/o Kay Papas, 187 West St., Macon, MS  39341. Cockrell Funeral Home of...

Dec 22, 2020

Beverly Kaiser Fulton, 64, of Meridian, formerly of Brooksville, MS passed away at her residence, December 22, 2020.  A memorial service will be held Sunday, January 10, 2020 at Brooksville Baptist Church Pavilion in Brooksville, MS at 3 p.m. with Bro. Jay Spiller officiating.  Memorials may be made to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Blvd., Memphis,...

Dec 22, 2020

Ralph Thomas Taylor, 74, of Shuqualak, MS passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Baptist Medical Hospital in Jackson, MS.  A graveside service was held Monday, December 28, 2020 at Butler Cemetery in Shuqualak, MS with Bro. Gerald Butler and Bro. Jared Glover officiating. Memorials may be made to Soul Harbor Pentecostal Church, c/o P.O. Box 474, Shuqualak, MS ...

Dec 17, 2020

Lt Colonel John Murphey Chancellor, 76, peacefully passed away at Jackson Madison General Hospital on December 17th, 2020 of natural causes. John Chancellor was born on May 7th, 1944 in Goldsboro, NC. The family was stationed there in WWII, and the entire family would later return to their family and friends in Macon, MS. He graduated from Noxubee High...

Dec 15, 2020

Mary E. Coleman, 84, of Shuqualak, MS, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 with her family by her side. A graveside (drive-in) service was held at Butler Pentecostal Church in Shuqualak, MS on Saturday, December 19, 2020 with Bro Gerald Butler and Bro Ronnie Cartwright officiating. Interment was held in Butler Cemetery. Memorials may be made to...

Dec 14, 2020

Mr. Elvin W. Vandevender, 90, of Macon, MS passed away at Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS on Monday, December 14, 2020.  A graveside service was held Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Jackson Field Cemetery in Kemper County, MS. with Bro. Gerald Butler and Pastor Jeff Shellnut officiating.  Memorials may be made to Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children,...

Dec 7, 2020

Mrs. Mildred Moore Randall, 87, of Brooksville, MS passed away Monday, December 7, 2020 at Trinity Personal Care in Columbus, MS.  A graveside service was held Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Brooksville Cemetery with Pastor Kathy Brackett officiating.  Memorials may be made to Brooksville Cemetery Fund, 586 Hines Rd., Brooksville, MS  39739 or Methodist Senior Services, P.O. Box 1567,...

Nov 30, 2020

Brenda Lee Moreland Baker, 71, of Starkville, MS passed away  Monday, November 30, 2020 at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville, MS.  A private service was held Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon, MS. Interment was held in Adaton Baptist Church Cemetery in Starkville, MS.    In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Oktibbeha...