Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Attala County Mississippi

Charlotte  Carr  Floyd

Charlotte Carr Floyd

May 3, 2023

Mrs. Charlotte Carr Floyd, age 95, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2023. She was born October 26, 1927 in McCool, Mississippi to Henry and Pauline Carr.

Mrs. Floyd was a resident of Freeport, Florida. She was Baptist by faith. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She worked as a Licensed Practical...

Ronnie  Sims

Ronnie Sims

May 2, 2023

Ronnie Sims, 73, of Orange Beach, AL formerly of Kosciusko, Mississippi passed away May 2, 2023. Visitation is from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 5, 2023, at Jordan Funeral Home. Graveside services are at 11:00 a.m., Friday May 5, 2023, at Parkway Cemetery. Donny Sims will officiate the services.

Ronnie was born October...

Bennie Joe Musselwhite

Bennie Joe Musselwhite

May 1, 2023

Bennie Joe Musselwhite of Memphis, TN died on May 1, 2023. There will be a graveside service at the Carson Ridge Cemetery in Ethel, MS at 1:00pm on Friday, May 5, 2023. Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko, MS is in charge.

Mr. Musselwhite was preceded in death by his parents Purvis Stevens McMains and Gary...

Sandra  George

Sandra George

Apr 25, 2023

Sandra Johnston George, affectionately known as “Sweetmama”, of Kosciusko, passed away April 25, 2023, at Beehive Homes of Carthage after a lengthy illness. She was 85.

Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm Thursday, April 27, 2023, and from 10:00 am until 11:00 am Friday, April 28, 2023, at Crestview Church in Kosciusko. ...

Vira  Oakes

Vira Oakes

Apr 25, 2023

Vira Oakes, 96, of Hesterville community in Attala County, Mississippi passed away April 25, 2023, at Attala County Nursing Center. Visitation is 2:00 p.m. until 3: 00 p.m., Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Shiloh United Methodist Church. Graveside service is at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Shiloh Independent Methodist Church Cemetery. Benny Rigby and Jerry Rigby will...

Richard  Mckinley

Richard Mckinley

Apr 23, 2023

Richard Tyler McKinley, 74, of McCool, Mississippi passed away Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Sanctuary Hospice House. Visitation is 12:00 p.m. until 1: 30 p.m., Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Jordan Funeral Home.

Funeral service is at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery in...

Jewel Charlene  Clark

Jewel Charlene Clark

Apr 16, 2023

Jewel Charlene Clark, 85, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2023, at her residence near Ethel. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm Monday, April 17, 2023, at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko, and Tuesday, April 18, 2023, from 12:00 pm until 1:00 pm at the funeral home. Funeral services will follow at 1:00 pm from the Jordan...

Florence Marie Harmon

Florence Marie Harmon

Apr 7, 2023

Florence Marie Harmon, 95, passed away at the Lodge in Zachary, Louisiana, on Friday, April 7, 2023. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 11, 2023, from 9:00 am until 10:00 am at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko, MS. Funeral services will follow at 10:00 am from the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Pilgrims’ Rest Church Cemetery in Bethesda,...

Donald "Donnie" Spears

Donald "Donnie" Spears

Apr 3, 2023

Donnie Spears, 68, of Brandon, passed away April 3, 2023, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Graveside services are at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Ebenezer Cemetery near Ethel. Rev. Kenny Gentry will officiate.

Donnie was born on February 7, 1955, to Jessie Spears and Ramona Coghlan Spears in Philadelphia, Mississippi. He worked as...

Thomas "Tommy"  Bell

Thomas "Tommy" Bell

Mar 28, 2023

Tommy Bell

November 5, 1958- March 28, 2023

Thomas Wayne (Tommy) Bell, 64, passed away March 28, 2023. Graveside service is 2 p.m., Sunday, April 2, 2023, at North Union Cemetery. No visitation is planned.

Tommy is survived by his mother Lennie Ramage Bell, sister Dinky (George) Day, brothers...

Colby Maddox

Colby Maddox

Mar 22, 2023

Colby Allen Maddox, 19, of Philadelphia, Mississippi passed away March 22, 2023. Visitation is 12:00 p.m. until 1: 30 p.m., Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Jordan Funeral Home. Graveside service is 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 25, 2023, at New Hope Cemetery. Rev. Donald Self will officiate.

Colby was born May 30, 2003, to Jason Maddox...

Joyce Gipson

Joyce Gipson

Mar 20, 2023

Joyce “Aunt Faye” Gipson, 79, of Greenwood, Mississippi passed away March 20, 2023, at Attala County Nursing Center.

Joyce was born October 21, 1943, in Alabama to Rosure L. Smith and Bobbie Nazareth Smith. She was a retired factory worker.

Joyce is survived by her daughter Madonna Gipson of Jacksonville, Florida; son Bill...

James  Kenneth  Mangrum, Sr.

James Kenneth Mangrum, Sr.

Mar 14, 2023

Mr. James Kenneth Mangrum, Sr., 83, of Ethel, Mississippi, passed away surrounded by loved ones on March 14, 2023, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, March 17, 2023, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Rev....

Samantha  Hope Alexander

Samantha Hope Alexander

Mar 12, 2023

Samantha Hope Alexander was born April 5,1994 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She grew up with a love for animals and the outdoors. She enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, riding horses, and spending time with family and friends. She grew up in Ethel, Mississippi. She was a mother to four beautiful children. She had a lot of titles, but the title of...

John  Neyman

John Neyman

Mar 12, 2023

John Summerfield Neyman, 72, of Kosciusko passed away March 12, 2023, at Baptist- Attala Hospital. Visitation is from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 15, 2023 and 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., Thursday, March 16, 2023 at Jordan Funeral Home. Graveside service is 2: p.m., Thursday, March 16, 2023 at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus, Mississippi.

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Skylar Brooke  Alexander

Skylar Brooke Alexander

Mar 12, 2023

Skylar Brooke Alexander was born November 27, 2015, in Jackson, Mississippi. She attended Greenlee Elementary. She loved animals, her siblings, popping bubbles, all things purple, unicorns, riding the go-cart, collecting seashells, and riding her hoverboard. She is best known for her outgoing personality and fierce spirit. She was an independent child, and she was gonna do it her way,...

Kayleigh Colleen  Alexander

Kayleigh Colleen Alexander

Mar 12, 2023

Kayleigh Colleen Alexander was born, December 12, 2014, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. She attended Greenlee Elementary. She loved animals, her siblings, watching Peppa Pig and Miraculous Ladybug, riding go-cart, blowing bubbles, riding her hoverboard, and collecting seashells. She is best known for her bubbling personality and her laughter. With her outgoing personality, she never met a stranger. She didn't like...

Margie  Edwards Fritts

Margie Edwards Fritts

Mar 4, 2023

Margie Edwards (Fritts), 84, of Jacksonville, AR passed away peacefully on Saturday March 4, 2023. Visitation is 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Friday, March 17, 2023 at Jordan Funeral Home. She was a devoted Christian and fought the good fight, finished the race, kept the faith, and now has accepted the crown of righteousness, which the Lord Jesus Christ...

Cindy  Smith

Cindy Smith

Mar 2, 2023

Cindy Aldy Smith, 64, of Georgetown, Texas, passed away on Thursday, March 2nd, 2023. Visitation will be from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Thursday, March 9th, 2023, at Harmonia Congregational Methodist Church in Sallis, Mississippi. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 am at the church with Bro. Jerry Meggs officiating the services. Burial will follow in Harmonia Cemetery....

Joe Mix

Joe Mix

Mar 1, 2023

Joe L Mix, 94, of Clinton, Kentucky passed away peacefully at ICF Nursing Facility on March 1, 2023. Joe was a resident of Kosciusko for 59 years. Visitation is 11 AM Friday, March 10, 2023 at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral service is 12 noon Friday, March 10, 2023 at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Parkway...