Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Attala County Mississippi

Billie Jeanne Dubard

Billie Jeanne Dubard

Aug 1, 2021

Billie Jeanne DuBard, 67, of Ethel, MS, passed away on August 1, 2021. Graveside Services will be Friday, August 6, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. at Parkway Cemetery. Jordan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was a member of New Salem Primitive Baptist Church in Walnut, MS. She was a sales associate at the Kosciusko Walmart for 20...

Kenenth Wayne Beard

Kenenth Wayne Beard

Jul 27, 2021

Kenneth Wayne Beard, 64, of Amory passed away July 27, 2021 at North MS Gilmore Hospital. Services will be at a later date. He was a retired laborer in construction. He is survived by two sons, Leonard Beard and Wiley Beard of Kosciusko, MS ; one daughter Jody Jolly of Ethel, MS. He was preceded in death by one...

Raymond David "Trey"  Collins, Iii

Raymond David "Trey" Collins, Iii

Jul 26, 2021

Raymond “Trey” Collins, 41, of Kosciusko, MS passed away Monday, July 26, 2021. Graveside services are Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Liberty Chapel Cemetery in McCool, MS. The guest safety is our main concern. We request social distancing at Graveside. Please help us with social distancing for everyone’s safety. Trey was a member of Kosciusko First...

Barbara Black

Barbara Black

Jul 20, 2021

Barbara Black, 72, of McCool, MS passed away July 20, 2021. Funeral Services are Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Harmony Baptist Church in McCool, MS with Rev. Terrell Mayo officiating. Visitation is Saturday 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home. Mrs. Black was a member of Harmony Baptist Church. She is survived by two...

Martha Schroeder

Martha Schroeder

Jul 20, 2021

Martha Hamilton Schroeder passed away on July 20, 2021 in Mandeville, Louisiana. Martha was born May 23, 1941 and raised in Kosciusko, MS . She was a 1959 graduate of Kosciusko High School and enjoyed her first job working at Josephs’ Style Shop on “The Square” in downtown Kosciusko. In 1959, she married Edward “Gene” Schroeder and they had...

Patricia Dolan

Patricia Dolan

Jul 13, 2021

Patricia (Pat) Marie Dolan, 76, of Sugar Land, TX, passed away on July 13, 2021, at her residence. Funeral services are Saturday, August 21, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery, French Camp. Visitation is Saturday, August 21, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Bro. Bruce Cappleman will...

Fannie Belle Cummins

Fannie Belle Cummins

Jul 11, 2021

Fannie Belle Mullen Cummins passed away, at the age of 88, at home with family in Ethel, MS on July 11, 2021. She was born in Todd County, Kentucky on April 19, 1933. A member of Gautier first Baptist Church since 1965, where she actively served her Lord until unable due to health. A mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother....

Bill  Chapman

Bill Chapman

Jul 9, 2021

Bill Chapman, 69, passed away Friday, July 9, 2021 at the Trend Health and Rehab in Carthage, MS. Visitation will be Monday, July 12, 2021 from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm at the Kosciusko First United Pentecostal Church in Kosciusko. Funeral Service will be at 11:00 am Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at the Kosciusko First United Pentecostal Church with...

Paul Edward " Scooter"  Merchant, Iii

Paul Edward " Scooter" Merchant, Iii

Jul 7, 2021

Paul Edward “Scooter” Merchant III , 47, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at his home in the McVille community. Scooter was born on October 29, 1973 in Kosciusko, MS. A locksmith by trade, he loved hunting, fishing, working on motorcycles, and racing go carts. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Paul Edward and Polly Merchant and...

Mary L Irving

Mary L Irving

Jul 5, 2021

Mrs. Mary L. Irving, 89, of Kosciusko, MS passed away July 5, 2021 at her residence. Graveside Services will be Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Parkway Cemetery. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at Jordan Funeral Home. Rev. Gary Glazier and Rev. Buddy Irving will officiate. Mrs. Irving was...

Richard Ladon Ray

Richard Ladon Ray

Jul 2, 2021

Richard LaDon Ray, known as “Don” to everyone, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Friday, July 2, 2021. Don was born on November 9, 1944, in Attala County, Mississippi, being raised in Zama, Mississippi, with his siblings. Upon graduation from Zama Attendance Center 1962, he married his sweetheart, Peggy Sue Thrasher on August 11, 1962. They shared...

Janice Savell Gibson

Janice Savell Gibson

Jun 22, 2021

Janice Savell Gibson, 63, of McCool, formerly of Sebastopol, passed away June 22, 2021. Funeral Services are Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Rocky Point Baptist Church. Rev. Don Cook will officiate. Mrs. Gibson was a member of Rocky Point Baptist Church. She was a retired pharmacy technician at Carthage Discount Drugs. She was a cosmetologist. Mrs....

Melvin Gibson

Melvin Gibson

Jun 22, 2021

Command Sergeant Major Melvin Gibson, National Guard, Ret. McCool, MS Melvin Drew Gibson, 74, of McCool passed away on June 22, 2021. Military Honors service will be 1:00 p.m. Monday June 28, 2021 at the North Mississippi Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in Kilmichael, MS. Rev. Allen Simpson will be assisting the services. Command Sergeant Major Gibson was a veteran of...

Paul Williamson, Jr.

Paul Williamson, Jr.

Jun 20, 2021

Rev. Paul Williamson, Jr., 94, of Kosciusko, MS passed away June 20, 2021 at his residence. Graveside Service will be Sunday, June 27, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Union Line Cemetery in Jones County. Rev. Paul Williamson was born in McGee, MS February 26, 1927 and was raised in Soso. He is a graduate of Soso High School, attended...

Sylvia Chapman Jordan

Sylvia Chapman Jordan

Jun 19, 2021

Sylvia Louise Chapman Jordan, 76, died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, June 19, 2021. Graveside Services are Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Parkway Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, June 23 at 4:00 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home. Jordan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was the daughter of George and Helen Lewis Chapman. She...

Edwin Tolleson

Edwin Tolleson

Jun 16, 2021

Edwin E. Tolleson, of Florence, MS, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2021, following a lengthy illness. A Leake County native, Edwin was born April 26, 1941, the son of Newton Hugh and Maggie Corrine (Conn) Tolleson. He was 80 years old. Mr. Tolleson was a graduate of Barnes High School and East Central Junior College. He began his work...

Audrey Claire Colston

Audrey Claire Colston

Jun 16, 2021

Mrs. Audrey Claire Colston, 89, of Kosciusko, MS passed away on June 16, 2021 at Baptist Medical Center Attala. Graveside services are Friday, June 18, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Pierce’s Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, June 17, 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home. She was a member of Pierce Chapel United Methodist Church. She...

Patricia Lee  Carter

Patricia Lee Carter

Jun 9, 2021

Patricia Lee “Mickey” Carter, 80, passed away June 9, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Parkway Cemetery with Rev. Jerry Meggs ministering. Visitation will be Friday, June 11, 2021 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home. She...

Genelle Summers

Genelle Summers

Jun 8, 2021

Mrs. Mary Genelle Summers, 78, of Kosciusko, MS passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at UMMC Grenada. Funeral Services will be Friday, June 11, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Jordan Funeral Home with burial to follow at Parkway Cemetery with Rev. Donald Self, Robert “Redd” Levy , and Rev. Allen Jonas. Visitation will be Thursday, June 10, 2021 5:00...