Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Attala County Mississippi

Dean K. Taylor

Dean K. Taylor

Sep 21, 2020

Mrs. Dean Kelly Taylor, 87, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020 at her residence in Kosciusko surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, September 26th at Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery near Kilmichael. Rev. Don Cook will officiate. Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko is handling arrangements. Mrs. Taylor was born in Swiftown, MS...

Floyce R. Woods

Floyce R. Woods

Sep 20, 2020

Floyce R. Woods, 86, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020, at her daughter's residence in Brandon. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23 in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Barry C. Corbett officiating. Interment will be...

Sherry Moore Dallas

Sherry Moore Dallas

Sep 11, 2020

Mrs. Sherry Moore Dallas was born October 26, 1967, in Peru, Indiana. She went home to Heaven on September 11, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, September 19th at Zama Baptist Church Cemetery. She was a member of Zama Baptist Church, and was a member of the choir. She was a firm believer in our...

Donna Jean Wasson Pickle

Donna Jean Wasson Pickle

Sep 11, 2020

Mrs. Donna Jean Wasson Pickle, 72, of Ethel, passed away September 11, 2020 at the Carrington Nursing Home in Starkville. Graveside services will be at 3:00 pm Sunday, September 13th at Coleman Cemetery. Visitation will be 12:30 to 2:30 pm Sunday prior to services at Jordan Funeral Home. Mrs. Pickle was survived by daughter, Penny White of Starkville; son,...

Charles Edward "Cotton" Thrasher

Charles Edward "Cotton" Thrasher

Sep 6, 2020

Charles Edward "Cotton" Thrasher, 55, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020 at Baptist Medical Center-Attala. Visitation will be Wednesday, September 9, 2020 from 9:00 am until 11:00 am at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 am at the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial at the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Larry Harvey will officiate...

David Lee Sims

David Lee Sims

Sep 4, 2020

Mr. David Lee Sims, 78, of McCool, passed away September 4, 2020 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 pm, Sunday, September 6th at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel; burial to follow at Doty Springs Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2:00 pm prior to services. Rev. Terrell Mayo will officiate. Mr. David was a member...

Timothy "Timmy" Lepard

Timothy "Timmy" Lepard

Sep 4, 2020

Timothy "Timmy" Lepard , 55, passed away Friday, September 4, 2020 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be Monday, September 7, 2020 from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm at Wake Forest Pentecostal Church in Thomastown. Funeral services will follow at 4:00 pm at Wake Forest Pentecostal Church burial will be in the church cemetery....

Joy Ann Marshall

Joy Ann Marshall

Sep 3, 2020

Joy Ann Marshall passed away from this earth on September 3, 2020 in Jackson, Mississippi. She was born December 30, 1927 to Ned and Alma Thomas of French Camp, MS. She was the twin sister of June Brooks (deceased) and older sister of Billie Davis (deceased) and Kelcey Thomas (deceased) and Johnnie Henderson of French Camp, Mississippi. After graduating...

Patricia "Pat" Ray

Patricia "Pat" Ray

Sep 2, 2020

Patricia "Pat" Ray, age 56, long-time resident of Pearl passed this life on September 2, 2020 at Brandon Nursing and Rehab Center in Brandon. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, September 7th at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Brister Cemetery, highway 440 near Hesterville. Visitation will be at Jordan Funeral Home from 11:30 to 1:00 p.m....

Dickie Dickerson

Dickie Dickerson

Sep 2, 2020

Mr. Ross "Dickie" Dickerson, 67, of Sallis, passed away September 2, 2020 at Baptist-Attala. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 pm Friday, September 4th at Jordan Funeral Home. Burial will follow at a later date. Dickie was a member of Sallis Baptist Church. He served in the National Guard for twenty years; and was a Maintenance Supervisor...

John Darnell

John Darnell

Sep 1, 2020

Private Visitation and Services - Immediate Family Only On September 1, 2020, John Hill Darnell, of Vestavia Hills, AL, peacefully passed away at home surrounded by his family. Services are provided by Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko, MS and he will be buried at Friendship Cemetery in Friendship, MS. John was born November 2, 1943, to John Darnell and...

Amanda Lynn Dempsey

Amanda Lynn Dempsey

Aug 29, 2020

Amanda Lynn Dempsey, passed away at Central Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson August 29, 2020 she was 39. Graveside services will be Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 11:00 am at Center Ridge Cemetery in Winston county. The Rev. Hank Dempsey will officiate. Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko is in charge of arrangements. Amanda is survived by her three daughters,...

Betty Branscome

Betty Branscome

Aug 28, 2020

Betty Blaylock Branscome, age 90, was born in Cleveland MS on May 1, 1930 and passed away August 28, 2020 in Hoover, AL. She was a high school math teacher for 32 years. She began her teaching career at Boyle High School in Boyle, MS. She married John Ed Branscome in 1958 and they moved to Jackson, MS where...

Lucille Crosby

Lucille Crosby

Aug 26, 2020

Blanche Lucille Brooks Crosby passed away in her home Wednesday, August 26, 2020, after a long hard-fought battle with Alzheimer's. Lucille was born in Eudora, Arkansas, July 30, 1936. In August of 1953, she met the love of her life, Jesse M. Crosby, and married him just 2 months later. In October, they would have celebrated their 67th wedding...

Sylvia Munn

Sylvia Munn

Aug 26, 2020

Sylvia Elizabeth Munn, May 23, 1926 – August 26, 2020 Born in Mississippi, her family moved from the Kosciusko area to Newport News, Virginia during the war, and her Dad worked at the ship yard. After high school she lived in Chicago, New York and California. She had several interesting jobs but always enjoyed talking about the then big...

Sammy Smith

Sammy Smith

Aug 24, 2020

Mr. Sammy Smith, 70, of Carthage, passed away August 24, 2020 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 11:00 am at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Conway cemetery with the Rev. Jerry Meggs officiating. Jordan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Sammy was born in the McVille community of Leake...

Willie Morris Rice

Willie Morris Rice

Aug 21, 2020

Mrs. Wille Morris Rice, 81, of Kosciusko, passed away August 21, 2020 at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Graveside services were held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, August 25th at Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Jerry Meggs officiated. Jordan Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Rice was a member of Parkway Baptist Church. For a number of years,...

Robert "Newton" Fox

Robert "Newton" Fox

Aug 18, 2020

Mr. Robert "Newton" Fox, 80, of Sallis, passed away August 18,2020 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, August, 21st at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel; visitation will begin at 12:00 noon until service time at the funeral home. Burial to follow at Mizpah Cemetery. Rev. Jerry Meggs will officiate. Jordan Funeral Home is in...

Larry Russell

Larry Russell

Aug 16, 2020

Mr. Larry Russell, 69, of Kosciusko, passed away August 16, 2020 at UMMC in Jackson. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, August 22nd at Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Jerry Meggs will officiate. Jordan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Little Larry was a great guitarist, playing mainly gospel and country songs. He loved to work in...

Billy Gene Proctor

Billy Gene Proctor

Aug 15, 2020

Mr. Billy Gene Proctor age 81 of Kosciusko died Saturday, August 15, 2020 at the Attala Nursing Center in Kosciusko. Mr. Proctor was a retired Tug Boat Engineer, former employee of General Motors in Detroit Michigan and a Saddle smith. He was a member of Carson Ridge Baptist Church. He is survived by his son: Billy Alvin Proctor and...