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Local Obituaries for Macon, MS, Noxubee County and Surrounding Areas.
John Harold Wheeless
Jan 8, 2018
John Harold Wheeless, 62, of Shuqualak, MS passed away on Monday, January 8, 2018 at Noxubee County Nursing Home. His funeral service will be held on Thursday, Jan. 11, at 3:00 P.M. from Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel in Macon, MS with Bro. Salone Green and Bro. Gerald Butler officiating. A private interment will follow later in Shuqualak Cemetery. Visitation...
Robert L. Taylor
Jan 6, 2018
Mr. Robert L. Taylor, 78, of Macon, MS passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, MS. His funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 11 at 11:00 A.M. at Salem Memorial Church near Macon with Bro. Barry Hathcock officiating. Interment will follow in Salem Cemetery. A visitation will be held at the...
Ruby Graves Hummer
Jan 4, 2018
Ruby Graves Hummer was born in Bijou Hills, South Dakota, January 23, 1921 to Earl and Mable Lloyd Graves. She married Glenn Edwin Hummer, Jr. in Sioux City, Iowa on July 12, 1941, while he was working with George A. Hummer & Sons in the family bee business. She and Glenn made their home at Prairie Point, MS and...
Jack L Patterson
Dec 31, 2017
Jack L. Patterson Macon, MS Jack L. Patterson, 83, of Macon, MS passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017 at Baptist Medical Center-Attala in Kosciusko, MS. His funeral service is planned for Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 12:00 noon at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel in Macon, MS. Visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour prior to the...
Grace Kitchens Taylor
Dec 26, 2017
Mrs. Grace Kitchens Taylor, 97, of Macon, MS passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at her daughter’s residence in Shuqualak, Mississippi. Her funeral service is planned for Friday, December 29, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Salem Memorial Church near Macon, MS with Bro. Barry Hathcock officiating. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service....
Bill Butler
Dec 14, 2017
William “Bill” Butler, 65, of Brooksville, MS passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 at Regency Hospital in Meridian, MS. His funeral service will be held on Monday, December 18, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Brooksville United Methodist Church with Bro Curtis Bray officiating. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be...
Elmer "Doc" Green Taylor
Dec 6, 2017
Mr. Elmer G. “Doc” Taylor, 81, of Brooksville, MS passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 06, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his family. A service is planned Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Soule Chapel Church near Macon, MS with Bro. Wayne Studdard officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the...
Nancy Lynn Martin Bell
Dec 5, 2017
Nancy Lynn Martin Bell, age 83, of Macon, MS, and Lebanon, TN, passed away on Tuesday December 5, 2017, at the Pavilion Senior Living Rehabilitation & Long Term Care Center in Lebanon, TN. Nancy was born on October 2, 1934, in Macon, MS, to the late Leonard and Ethel Mae Martin. On December 17, 1960, she married William Dudley...
Jim L Elkins
Dec 2, 2017
Jim Elkins Macon, MS Mr. Jim Elkins, 79, of Macon, MS passed away at Noxubee County Nursing Home in Macon, MS on Saturday, December 2, 2017. A visitation is planned for Friday, December 8, 2017 at Cockrell Funeral Home from 4-6 p.m. Memorials may be made to Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, P.O. Box 82, Bluewater, NM 87005. Cockrell Funeral Home,...
Ina Mckelvaine Hatcher
Nov 14, 2017
Mrs. Ina Hatcher, 91, of Douglasville, GA formerly of Macon, MS passed away at her residence on Tuesday, November 14, 2017. A graveside service is planned for Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Enondale Cemtery in Kemper County, MS at 10:00 a.m. with Bro. Bill Ross officiating. Cockrell Funeral Home of Macon, MS is entrusted with arrangements. Mrs. Ina McKelvaine...
Ronnie "Bud" Bouknight
Nov 9, 2017
Ronnie “Bud” Bouknight Lauderdale Ronnie Maurice “Bud” Bouknight, 45, of Lauderdale, passed away at his residence on Thursday; November 09, 2017. Visitation will be Friday; November 10, 2017 from 5:00-6:00pm at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon, MS. Funeral services will be held on Friday; November 10, 2017 at 6:00pm from the Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro Sean Greer officiating....
James Hunter Boswell
Oct 22, 2017
Mr. James Hunter Boswell, 89, formerly of Macon, MS passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at The Carrington Nursing Center in Starkville, MS. His funeral service is set for Friday, October 27th at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel in Macon at 11:00 A.M. with Bro. Steve Galloway officiating. A one hour visitation will follow the funeral service and a...
Vickie G Merriott
Oct 19, 2017
Mrs. Vickie G. Merriott, 68, of Moore Haven, Fla passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at her home. A graveside service is planned for 2:00 P.M. Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Brooksville Cemetery in Brooksville, MS with Bro. Jay Spiller officiating. Cockrell Funeral Home of Macon, MS is honored to be entrusted with the service arrangements.
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Gayle Mosley Butler
Oct 18, 2017
Gayle Mosley Butler, 71, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Specialty Hospital in Meridian, MS. Her funeral service will be held at Butler Pentecostal Church near Shuqualak, MS on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 3:00 P.M. Bro. Gerald Butler and Bro. Ronnie Cartwright will be officiating. Interment in Butler Cemetery will follow the church service. Visitation will...
Melba Bell
Oct 7, 2017
Mrs. Melba R. Bell, 85, passed away at Noxubee County Nursing Home in Macon, MS on Saturday, Oct.7, 2017. Her funeral service will be held on Monday, October 9, 2017 at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel at 10:30 a.m. with Bro. Bill Ross officiating. Visitation will be held following the funeral service from 11:00 until 12:00 noon. A private interment...
Jackie Levi Dempsey
Oct 4, 2017
Jackie Levi Dempsey, age 81, of Berkeley Springs, WV died on October 4, 2017 at his home. Born April 3, 1936 in Louisiana, he was the son of the late Levi Littleton and Bonnie Kate McCully Dempsey. Jackie was of the Baptist faith. He graduated from Starkville High School in Starkville; MS. Jackie attended Mississippi State University and served...
Thomas Everett Denton Jr
Sep 30, 2017
Mr. Thomas Everett Denton, Jr, 54, of Torbert, LA passed away at Our Lady Of the Lake Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA on Saturday, September 30, 2017. His funeral service will be held at Butler Pentecostal Church on Tuesday, October 3 at 4:00 P.M. with Bro. Allen Eaves and Bro. Ronnie Cartwright officiating. Interment will follow in Butler...
Thomas Hunter Woodfin
Sep 21, 2017
Thomas H. (Tommy) Woodfin, 80, of Corinth, MS passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2017 at North Miss. Medical Center in Tupelo. A Funeral service will be held on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 3 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel in Macon, MS. Interment will follow in Shuqualak Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from...
Ralph Mcnabb Spurgeon, Jr.
Sep 21, 2017
Ralph M. Spurgeon, 95, of Brooksville, MS passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Noxubee County Nursing Home. A visitation will be held Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Cockrell Funeral Home from 10:30 until 12:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to Brooksville Cemetery Fund, 586 Hines Rd., Brooksville, MS 39739. Cockrell Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. Ralph...
Harold Schmidt
Sep 1, 2017
Harold Schmidt was born to Alfred and Amanda Nightengale Schmidt on November 22, 1933, while they lived on the plains near Perico, Texas. The angels came for him in the late evening hours on September 1, 2017. His sudden death was caused by complications following a recent surgery. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 10:15...
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