OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Macon, MS, Noxubee County and Surrounding Areas.
David J. Todd
Jun 2, 2016
David J. Todd, 81, of Tupelo, MS passed away at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo on Thursday, June 2, 2015. His memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 4 at Calvary Baptist Church in Tupelo, MS at 3:00 P.M. with Dr. Bryant Barnes officiating. Interment will follow at Salem Memorial Cemetery near Macon, MS. Visitation will be...
John P. Messer
May 18, 2016
SMSGT John P. Messer, USAF retired Brooksville, MS SMSGT John P. Messer, USAF-Retired, age 67, passed away at his residence of Wednesday, May 18, 2016. His funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 21 at 2:00 P.M. from Elon Baptist Church near Macon, MS with Bro. Peyton Myers officiating. Interment with full military honors will follow in Moore...
John Clarence Wedel
May 16, 2016
John Clarence Wedel was born on February 7, 1917 at Meade County, Kansas to Simon and Susie Koehn Wedel. He peacefully slipped away May 15, 2016 at his home in Oakwood Manor at Brooksville, Mississippi. He entered his eternal rest on Sunday, the day of rest, the day of the week he loved best. He breathed his last while...
Hubert C Hunter
Apr 30, 2016
Hubert C. Hunter of Macon, MS passed away at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon, MS nine days past his one hundred and fourth birthday. His funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel in Macon with Bro. Mike Childs officiating. Interment will follow at Oddfellows Cemetery in Macon. Visitation will...
Don Unruh
Apr 27, 2016
Don Unruh, 76, of Macon, MS passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at M D Anderson Hospital in Houston, TX. Funeral services for Mr. Donald L. Unruh, 76, of Macon, MS will be held Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 2 p.m. at South Haven Mennonite Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at Cockrell...
William Boyd Mccollum
Apr 26, 2016
Boyd McCollum Shuqualak, MS Mr. William Boyd McCollum, 81, of Shuqualak, MS passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016 in Macon, MS. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Shuqualak Methodist Church in Shuqualak, MS. Visitation will be held in the fellowship hall from 10 a.m. until service time. Cockrell Funeral Home is...
Frances Patty Madison
Apr 24, 2016
Frances Patty Madison, 94, of Brooksville, MS. departed our presence here on this earth and ascended to the heavens on Sunday, April 24, 2016. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 2: 00 p.m. at Brooksville Cemetery with her grandsons and nephews serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon,...
Tiffany Leigh Mcdavid
Apr 19, 2016
Mrs. Tiffany Leigh McDavid, 37, of Starkville, MS passed away at her residence on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Her funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 3:00 P.M. at Brooksville Baptist Church in Brooksville, MS. Visitation will be held at the church Saturday one hour before the service. Interment will follow the funeral in Brooksville...
William Daniel Wells
Apr 10, 2016
William (Dan) Wells Macon, MS William Daniel Wells, 55, passed away near his home in Macon MS on April 10, 2016. A memorial services is planned for Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 6 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon, MS. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 5-6 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 2016. Memorials may be...
Sharon Kay Eaton
Apr 1, 2016
Mrs. Sharon Kay Eaton, 61, of Macon, MS., passed away at her residence Friday, April 1, 2016. Funeral services are planned for Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Macon Pentecostal Church, 14681 US Hwy 45, Macon, MS with Bro. Jimmy Guy officiating. Interment will follow in Oddfellows Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church Saturday from...
Alvin L. Williams
Mar 27, 2016
Alvin L. Williams, 53, passed away at his residence on Saturday, March 26, 2016. A memorial service is planned for Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 7 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel in Macon, MS. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C....
Edna Smith
Mar 27, 2016
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Smith, 100, of Brooksville, MS will be held Friday, April 1, 2016 at Southern Star Mennonite Church in Geiger, AL. at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow in Soul Chapel Cemetery in Geiger, Al. Visitation will be held at the church from 6:30 until 8 p.m. Thursday. Memorials may be made to Oakwood Manor, 355...
Teresa Watt Dodd
Mar 27, 2016
Mrs. Teresa Gayle Dodd, 54, of Macon, MS passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Noxubee County Nursing Home in Macon, MS. A memorial service will be held Friday, April 1, 2016 at Oddfellows Cemetery at 4 p.m. Visitation will be Friday at the funeral home from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to Cockrell Funeral Home, c/o Teresa...
Suzan (Ratcliff) Bell
Mar 23, 2016
On March 23, 2016, the world lost a beautiful soul. Suzan R. Bell (Suzi)passed away at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, TN, after a long but always courageous battle with a rare neurological disease and most recently leukemia. No matter how difficult the fight, she always faced it with a smile and continually brought joy to all who treated...
Florence T. Strait
Mar 20, 2016
Mrs. Florence T. Strait, 87, of Macon, MS passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Louisville Health Center in Louisville, Ms. Her funeral service will be held at graveside at Cooksville Cemetery near Macon, MS on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 11:30 A.M. Bro. Bill Ross and Bro. Gerald Butler will officiate the services. Public visitation will be...
Jack E Sellers
Mar 14, 2016
Bro. Jack "Brother Jack" Sellers, 78, went to his heavenly home on March 14, 2016 after a long illness. The support of his family and his strong faith in God helped him in his struggle and ultimately gave him peace. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Wahalak Baptist Church. Interment will be...
John C Mcarthur
Mar 13, 2016
Mr. John C. “Hooker” McArthur, 90, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon, MS The funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 2 p.m. from Cockrell Funeral Home. Interment will be in Oddfellows Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of...
James "Jimbo" Charles Ratcliff, Jr.
Mar 9, 2016
James “Jimbo” C. Ratcliff, 57 of Collierville, TN passed away peacefully on March 9th surrounded by friends and family at The Shepherd Center in Atlanta, GA. Jimbo was in Okinawa while his father was stationed there as a flight surgeon for the U. S. military. He spent his childhood in Brooksville, MS where he learned to love the wonders...
John Carr Gauntt
Mar 9, 2016
Mr. John Carr (J.C.) Gaunt, 47, of Macon, MS passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. His funeral will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2016 from Calvary Baptist Church in Macon at 2:00 P.M. with Bro. Bill Ross and Bro. Greg Duncan officiating....
Dorothy Adams Hardin
Feb 25, 2016
Dorothy Adams Hardin, a devoted wife, loving mother, and lively friend, died Thursday, February 25, 2016. She was 96 years old. Dotsy, as she was known by all, was born November 1, 1919, in Macon, the third child of Vernard Adams and Cornelia Jackson Adams. She grew up in the family home on Hale Street with her older brother...