Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Attala County Mississippi
Effie Joy Graham
Jan 19, 2026
Mrs. Effie Joy Graham, 87, passed away at UMMC January 19, 2026, with her son Mark holding her hand.
Joy was born on January 9, 1939, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Pearl Lee and Eunice Sutton Qualls, she was the baby of the family.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 23, 2026, in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation...
Ida Vivian Phillips
Jan 15, 2026
Ida Vivian Phillips, 83, of Hollandale, Mississippi, passed away on January 15, 2026, at her residence. Services have been postponed due to the inclement weather approaching the area. The family will reschedule the services at a later date. Rev. Frank Terry and Rev. Jon Reed McClendon will officiate the services.
Vivian was born to her mother, Eunice Mack in Arkansas. She...
William "Billy" Garvis Wilson, Jr.
Jan 15, 2026
William “Billy” Garvis Wilson, Jr., 72, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2026, at University of Mississippi Medical Center Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 17, 2026, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 17, 2026, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with...
Sheryl Sims
Jan 10, 2026
Sheryl Kay Sims, 81, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2026. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 12:00 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Doty Springs Cemetery. Randy Rhodes will officiate the services.
Sheryl was born on October 17,...
Kate Townsend
Jan 8, 2026
On April 5, 1929, Frances Kathryn McCune (Nannie) came into the world. On January 8, 2026, she went home to be with the Lord.
At 96 years old, she experienced major world milestones, from the Great Depression to the election of our country's 45th president. After that, her memories were lost to ever-worsening dementia. She is the last remaining member of...
Johnny Willis Jordan
Jan 7, 2026
Mr. Johnny Willis Jordan, 73, of Marydell community in Leake County, Mississippi, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at his residence. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Nile...
James O Burt, Jr.
Jan 6, 2026
James Owen Burt, Jr., 81, of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Baton Rouge General Hospital, after battling a long illness. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 18, 2026, at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Graveside service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at North Union Cemetery in Attala County,...
Ruthie Stewart
Jan 4, 2026
Eleanor Ruth Steen Stewart, 86, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2026, at her residence with her family by her side. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Jamie Moore will officiate the service.
Ruth was born on May 30, 1939, to Elmer Steen and Josie Evon Sanders Steen in...
Philip Williams
Jan 1, 2026
Philip Joseph Williams, 78, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2026, at his residence. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 5, 2026, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 5, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Parkway Cemetery. Rev. LaVerne Summerlin will officiate...
Billie W Pettit
Jan 1, 2026
Billie Wayne Pettit, 94, of Collinsville, Mississippi, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2026, at his residence. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 4, 2026, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 4, 2026, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Jerusalem Cemetery. Rev. Virgil Walters.
Billie was born...
Mary McCrory
Jan 1, 2026
Mary Annice McCrory, 92, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2026, at Holmes County Long Term Care Center in Durant, Mississippi. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow the visitation at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with...
Agnes Burkes
Dec 26, 2025
Agnes Burkes, 97, of Lexington, Mississippi, passed away Friday, December 26, 2025, at her residence. A private family service was held at Harmony Cemetery. Randy Rhodes officiated the service.
Agnes was born June 27, 1928, to Henley Joseph Simmons and Violet McDaniel Simmons in Holmes County, Mississippi. She worked at Lexington Products (subsidiary of GM) in Lexington, Mississippi, where she was...
Betty Jean Ballard
Dec 21, 2025
Betty Jean Ballard, 81, of French Camp, Mississippi, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025, at her residence, with her family. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday December 28, 2025, at Bethsaida Baptist Church with burial at Bethsaida Cemetery. Rev....
Rachel Brett Matthews
Dec 20, 2025
Rachel Brett Matthews, 92, of Pearl, Mississippi formerly of Kosciusko, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025, at her residence. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, December 26, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Kosciusko City Cemetery....
John David Oakes
Dec 19, 2025
John David Oakes, Jr, 67, of Bartlett, Tennessee, passed away Friday, December 19, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 27, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m., December 27, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Brister Cemetery. Rev. David Johnson will...
James Taylor
Dec 16, 2025
James Thomas Taylor, 90, of Ethel, Mississippi passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Attala Nursing Home with his family around him. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., December 18, 2025, and 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 19, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 19, 2025,...
Frankie Cook Dorsey
Dec 14, 2025
Frankie Cook Dorsey passed away peacefully at her home on December 14, 2025, in Kosciusko, Mississippi, surrounded by the love and comfort of her husband of 58 years. She was 80 years old.
Frankie was born on January 4, 1945, to the late Clay and Doris Cook and was raised in the Barnes community. She graduated from Barnes High School, where...
Arlis Woods
Dec 8, 2025
John Arlis Woods, age 84, of Ethel, MS, went home to be with his Lord on December 8, 2025, surrounded by those who loved him.
He was born on March 31, 1941, at the foot of Burns Hill (Burns Hollow) outside of Ethel, MS, weighing approximately 3 lbs. He was the first-born son of Thomas Jefferson Woods and Lillian Marybell (Burns)...
William Otho Pugh
Dec 5, 2025
William Otho Pugh, 79, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, died December 5, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Attala. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Marvin Chapel Cemetery. Rev. Mike Barrentine...
Melita Bordelon
Dec 1, 2025
Melita Lowry Bordelon, age 81, departed this life at home in Madden on Monday, December 1, 2025, after a battle with dementia.
Born March 17, 1944, in Pascagoula, MS, to Warren and Annette Lowry. She lived in Memphis for many years before relocating to Kosciusko in 1988. Her final stop on her journey led her to Madden, MS. In her early...
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