OBITUARY LISTINGS

Jul 31, 2019

Carroll Wyatt Hailey, 56, of Meridian, MS passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Anderson Regional Medical Center, Meridian, MS.  A family graveside service was held on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Hailey Richey Cemetery in Preston, MS. with Bro. Chris Gully officiating.  Memorials are requested to be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 3100 Samford  Ave.,...

Jul 25, 2019

Christine Eskridge Banks, 92, of Macon, MS passed away at her residence on Thursday, July 25, 2019 surrounded by her family. Her funeral service will be held on Sunday, July 28, at 4:00 P.M. at First United Methodist Church in Macon with Bro. Bob Whiteside and Bro. Andy Pearson officiating. Interment will follow on the family lot at Oddfellows...

Jul 16, 2019

Patricia Ann Lenon Maury was born and raised in Kosciusko, MS on September 24, 1953 to Charles Elmer Lenon and Bessell Peeler Lenon. Patricia graduated from Kosciusko High School in 1971 and went on to graduate from Mississippi State University with a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. Patricia married her college sweetheart, Thomas Edward Maury of Macon, MS in...

Jul 12, 2019

Mrs. Gloria Luke Tubb, 93, of Meridian, MS passed away at Brookdale Memory Care in Meridian, MS on Friday, July 12, 2019.  A memorial service is planned for Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. at Shuqualak United Methodist Church in Shuqualak, MS.  Interment will follow in Shuqualak Cemetery. A visitation will be held at the church from 11:00...

Jul 6, 2019

Walter H. “Pete” Boykin, 76, of Shuqualak, MS  passed  away Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Noxubee County Nursing Home. A funeral service will be held at Butler Pentecostal Church Monday, July 8, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.  Interment will follow in Butler Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12 p.m. until service time at the church.  Memorials may be made...

Jul 1, 2019

Gene A. Ogletree, 86, of Macon, MS passed away at his residence in Macon on Monday, July 1, 2019. His funeral service will be held on Wednesday, July 3 at First Baptist Church of Macon at 2:00 P.M. with Bro. Steve Galloway officiating. Interment will follow on the family lot at Oddfellows Cemetery. Visitation will held at First Baptist...

Jun 30, 2019

Doris Varner Mitchener, 76, of Macon, MS passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at North Miss. Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 6, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Macon, MS. Visitation will be held in the fellowship hall Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until service time. In lieu...

Jun 25, 2019

Mrs. Carrie M. Tewell, of Brooksville, MS passed away at her residence on June 25, 2019.  A memorial service is planned for Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel at 3 p.m.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org. Cockrell Funeral Home is entrusted with...

Jun 20, 2019

Funeral services for Richard “Rick” Simmonds of Macon, MS will be held on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Calvary Baptist Church in Macon, MS at 2:00 P.M. with Bro. Bill Ross officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. until service time at the church. Interment will immediately follow at Mashulaville Cemetery. Memorials are requested to be made to the...

Jun 5, 2019

Mr. Elzie “Bob” Vandevender, 91, passed away on June 5, 2019 at his residence near Macon. His funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 12:00 Noon at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel in Macon with Bro. Gerald Butler officiating. Interment will be in the Jackson Field Cemetery near Preston, MS. Visitation will be held from 11:00...

Jun 3, 2019

Jose Francisco Lugo Callejas, 48, passed away on June 3, 2019 in a motor vehicle accident in Kemper County, MS.  A funeral service is planned for Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon, MS at 2:00 p.m.  Interment will be in Oddfellows Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the chapel from 1-2 p.m. prior to  the...

Jun 1, 2019

Gordon Norris Banks, 72, passed away on Saturday, June 01, 2019, at his residence. Visitation will be Monday, June 03, 2019 from 5:00-7:00pm at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 04, 2019 at 10:00am from the Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Shawn Dickey officiating and Bro. Tommy Johnson assisting. Burial with military...

May 23, 2019

Mrs. Ruth VanDevender Haggard 83, of Preston, MS passed away at her home on Thursday, May 23, 2019. A funeral service is planned for Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 2 p.m. at Vernon Baptist Church near Preston, MS. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service. Memorials...

May 21, 2019

Anita Marie Boeckner Penner was born on April 15, 1928 to Aaron and Gertrude Holdeman Boeckner at Moundridge, KS.  She went beyond these hills to her heavenly home on May 20, 2019, at the age of 91.

Anita was the second of 13 children and grew up on the family farm in the Moundridge area, receiving her...

May 8, 2019

Tressie Schrock Knepp, 88, died at the home of her son, Phillip Knepp, at Macon, MS, on May 8, 2019. She was born on November 25,1930 at Goshen, Indiana to Ezra and Clara Schrock. She married Edwin Jay Knepp on May 6, 1951 and they had a family of seven children. She accepted Jesus Christ at a young age and...

Apr 21, 2019

Mike Butler, 66, of Shuqualak, MS passed away at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon, MS on Sunday, April 21, 2019. His funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 25, at Butler Pentecostal Church near Shuqualak at 11:00 A.M. Bro. Gerald Butler will officiate. Interment will follow at Butler Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00...

Apr 20, 2019

Mary (Schwartz) Borntrager, 86,  of Macon, MS entered heaven’s gates on April 20, 2019. She closed her eyes for the last time in the early morning hours at the Noxubee County Nursing Home. Complications from diabetes contributed to her death. Memorial services will be held at Cornerstone Community Church on Hwy 14 West of Macon, MS at 11:30 a.m.Wednesday,...

Apr 17, 2019

Annie Ernestine Higginbotham, age 92, passed quietly at her home Wednesday morning surrounded by her loving husband of 76 years and her children.  She entered through Heaven’s Gates on April 17, 2019! A funeral service is planned for Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 2 p.m. at Butler Pentecostal Church near Shuqualak, MS with Bro. Gerald Butler and Bro. Jared...

Apr 12, 2019

Mr. William O. “Bill” Todd passed away peacefully at his home near Macon, MS on the evening of April 12, 2019. Mr. Bill, a native of Brooksville, MS and a son of the “late” Archie and Nellie Triplett Todd, had lived in Macon since 1996.  His funeral service will be held on Tuesday, April 16 at 10:00 A.M. from...

Apr 7, 2019

W. F. “Phil” McGuire, Jr, age 95, of Macon, Mississippi, died on April 7, 2019 at the Martha Jo Leslie State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, Mississippi. He was born on August 27, 1923 in West Point, Mississippi to William F. McGuire, Sr. and Edna Holley McGuire. He served in WW II as a Ball Turret Gunner in a B17...