OBITUARY LISTINGS

Apr 27, 2024

Mrs. Mary Olena Foreman, 87, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Care Center of Dekalb, Dekalb, MS. There will be a service at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel Monday, April 29, 2024, at 1:30p.m. There will not be a visitation. Interment will be in Salem Cemetery but due to the weather it will be private. Memorials may be made...

Apr 23, 2024

Mrs. Carolyn Haggard Pugh, 90, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Traceway Retirement Home in Tupelo, MS.  A memorial service is planned for Sunday, April 28, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Danny Avery officiating. A visitation will be held at the funeral home from 1-2 p.m. Sunday. In lieu of flowers, memorials...

Apr 22, 2024

Christopher Newman, 31, passed away at his home in Shuqualak, Mississippi, on April 22, 2024, after an eight-year battle with chronic hydrocephalus. He was surrounded by his family.

A funeral service will be held Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Shuqualak Christian Church (formerly Shuqualak Methodist Church). The visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. -...

Apr 11, 2024

Mrs. Brenda B. Gentry, 74, Crawford, MS., passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS.  Funeral services are set for Sunday, April 14, 2024, at 2:30 p.m. at Crawford Methodist Church in Crawford, MS. Bro. Daniel Talley will officiate the services.  Interment will follow in Oaklimb Cemetery in Crawford, MS. Visitation will be held...

Apr 5, 2024

Mrs. Annie Hunter, 95, of Macon, MS passed away Friday, April 5, 2024, at Noxubee County Nursing Home in Macon, MS. A graveside service will be held Sunday, April 7, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Oddfellows Cemetery in Macon, MS.  Visitation will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel from 1-1:45 p.m. Sunday, April 7, 2024. Pastor Brenda Lockley...

Mar 31, 2024

Christy Suzanne Clark, 50, of West Point, MS passed away at her residence on Sunday, March 31, 2024. A funeral service is planned for Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Butler Pentecostal Church in Shuqualak, MS. Interment will follow in Butler Cemetery. The visitation will be on Wednesday at the church from 12-2 p.m. Memorials may be...

Mar 10, 2024

Mr. Eddie Helton, 72, of Brooksville, MS passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at UMMC, Jackson, MS.  A memorial service with military honors is planned for Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon, MS.  Memorials may be made to Sweet Paws Rescue, 310 Main St., Groveland, MA  01834.  Cockrell Funeral Home is...

Mar 7, 2024

Mr. Larry William Butler, 84, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Monroe Regional Hospital, Aberdeen, MS.  A funeral service is planned for Friday, March 15, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at Butler Pentecostal Church in Shuqualak MS. Interment will follow in Butler Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Cockrell Funeral Home, Thursday, March 14, 2024, from 6-8 p.m. In...

Feb 25, 2024

Funeral services for Thomas Joseph Coleman will be held Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Soul Harbor Pentecostal Church in Shuqualak, MS. Internment will follow in Pinetucky Cemetery with Bro. Jared Glover and Bro Danny Ray Coleman officiating. Visitation will take place Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, at the church from 6-8 p.m. Mr. Coleman, 66, of Shuqualak,...

Feb 20, 2024

Bro. Gerald D Butler, Sr. was born September 17, 1941, to Emmett and Irene Higginbotham Butler. He passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, surrounded by his family. A funeral service is planned for Saturday, February 24, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. at Soul Harbor Pentecostal Church in Shuqualak, MS with Bro. Jared Glover and Bro. Byron Foster officiating....

Feb 5, 2024

James C. Mapp, Sr., 80, of Brooksville, MS passed away Monday, February 5, 2024, at Garden Hill Assisted Living in Columbus, MS. A funeral service is planned for Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel, Macon, MS.  Visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Graveside service will...

Jan 22, 2024

Mark Stephen McLaughlin

Macon, MS formerly of Atlanta, GA.

Mark Stephen McLaughlin, 69, passed away on his birthday, Monday, January 22, 2024, at Noxubee General Hospital Emergency Room. A funeral service will be held Thursday, January 25, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Shuqualak Baptist Church, Shuqualak MS with Bro. David Allen officiating. Visitation will be...

Jan 16, 2024

Levi Lee, 84, of Macon, MS passed away early Tuesday morning, January 16, 2024 while visiting in Sarasota, Florida.

Visitation will be Sunday, January 21, 2024 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Magnolia Mennonite Church in Macon, MS. Funeral Service will be at the church Monday, January 22, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Service will be conducted...

Jan 12, 2024

Ottis U. Mast, 95, passed away at his daughter, Cheryl Mullet’s, home, Friday, January 12, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. Funeral service will be conducted by Ben Fleagle, Willard Petre, and Philip Knepp, Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at Magnolia Mennonite Church on Magnolia Drive, Macon, MS. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with Marv...

Jan 7, 2024

Douglas Jones, 75, of Shuqualak, MS passed away, Sunday, January 7, 2024 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.  A graveside service is planned for Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Butler Cemetery near Shuqualak, MS. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN  ...

Dec 31, 2023

Katherine Wilhelmina Toews Leatherman was born January 19, 1943, to Peter and Hattie Peters Toews at North Star, Michigan. She passed away in the early morning hours December 31, 2023, at Oakwood Retirement Center, Brooksville, Mississippi, at the age of 80 years. Funeral services are planned for Friday, January 5, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at  Delta Mennonite Church in...

Dec 11, 2023

Mr. Jerry Wayne Britt, 68, of Macon, MS passed away Monday, December 11, 2023, at Vineyard Court Nursing Home. A memorial service is planned for Monday, December 18, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Memorials may be given to your favorite charity. Cockrell Funeral Home is honored...

Dec 8, 2023

Mildred Louise Hines King, 92, passed away peacefully at her residence on Friday, December 08, 2023. Graveside services will be held Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL OF BROOKSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH. Memorials may be made to Brooksville Cemetery Fund, c/o Melanie Hines, 586 Hines Rd., Brooksville, MS  39739. Cockrell Funeral Home is honored to be...

Dec 8, 2023

Norma Bradshaw Flora Bowen passed away on December 8th, 2023, at the age of ninety. She died from complications resulting from a series of strokes over the past several years. Norma was born on April 23,1933 to the late Norma and Olin Link Bradshaw of Jackson, Mississippi. She grew up in the Belhaven neighborhood where she began many relationships...

Dec 6, 2023

Mrs.  Ernestine McBride Lindley, 88, of Macon, MS passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Elderly Care Center in Macon, MS. A funeral service is planned for Sunday, December 10, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Macon. Interment will be in the Salem Cemetery.  Visitation will be at the church from 2-3 p.m.  Memorials may be...