Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Attala County Mississippi

Lester "Bud" Mcmillan

Lester "Bud" Mcmillan

Jun 30, 2020

Mr. Lester D. "Bud" McMillan Mr. Lester D. "Bud" McMillan,80, passed away June 30, 2020 at his residence in Sallis. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Harmonia Congregational Methodist Church. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. until service time Thursday at the church. Burial to follow at Harmonia Cemetery. Rev. David Cain...

George Swinton Clegg

George Swinton Clegg

Jun 28, 2020

George S. Clegg Columbus, MS formerly of Kosciusko George Swinton Clegg, 89, passed away June 28, 2020 at the State Veterans Home in Oxford, MS. Visitation will be 12:30-1:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Kosciusko City Cemetery. Rev. Barry Corbett will officiate. He was...

Ruby Jeanette Evans

Ruby Jeanette Evans

Jun 27, 2020

Ruby Jeanette Evans Hebron Community Ruby Jeanette Evans, 82, passed away June 27, 2020 at Vaiden Living Center. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Hebron Cemetery in Montgomery County, MS. Rev. Jimmy Leach officiated. She was a member of Hebron Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, U. L. Evans of the Hebron Community; son, Upton...

Linda Diane Hillman Tolbert

Linda Diane Hillman Tolbert

Jun 27, 2020

Linda Diane Hillman Tolbert Fate, TX Linda Diane Hillman Tolbert, 68, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020, while visiting her mother in Kosciusko. She is survived by her two sons, Clint Tolbert and Nick Tolbert, both of Fate, TX; three grandchildren, Nico, Benni, and Jackson; brother, Konoye Hillman of Conehatta, MS; sister, Barbara Allison of Fate, TX; niece,...

Evelyn Threet Howard

Evelyn Threet Howard

Jun 21, 2020

Evelyn Threet Howard, 86, passed away June 21, 2020 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Mount Moriah Cemetery. Rev. Carl Prewitt will officiate. She loved animals and the blues....

Gerald "Joe" Jones

Gerald "Joe" Jones

Jun 19, 2020

Mr. Gerald "Joe" Jones 69, of Sallis, MS died Friday, June 19, 2020 at his residence in Sallis. Visitation will be Monday, June 22, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the Shiloh Methodist Protestant Church. Service is at noon with Reverend Billy Frazure officiating and burial to follow at Shiloh Cemetery. Mr. Jones was a self-employed cattle...

Floris Loup O'Briant

Floris Loup O'Briant

Jun 8, 2020

Floris L. O'Briant Kosciusko Mrs. Floris Loup O'Briant, 97, of Kosciusko, passed away June 8, 2020 at Baptist Attala. Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 am Monday, June 15th at the Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church in Algiers, LA with Father Gene officiating. Visitation will begin at 10:00 am prior to services. Burial will follow at West...

Diane Lynn Lindsey

Diane Lynn Lindsey

Jun 4, 2020

Diane Lindsey Carmack Community Diane Lynn Lindsey, 55, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2020 at her home. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday, June 8 at Shiloh Independent Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Tommy Allen will officiate. She was a member of Shiloh Independent Methodist Church and the Order of the Easter Star, Biloxi Ann Grayson Chapter. Survivors include...

Nicky Glen Simmons

Nicky Glen Simmons

Jun 4, 2020

Nicky Glen Simmons, 69, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Select Specialty in Belhaven. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. on Friday, June 5 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. He was a member of New Zion Baptist Church in Weir. Survivors include his wife, Mary Simmons of Ethel; daughters, Jaime (Justin) Blake of Ackerman and Christin (Ben) Turnipseed...

Harold Douglas Graham

Harold Douglas Graham

May 31, 2020

Mr. Harold Douglas Graham, 87, of McCool, passed away May 31, 2020 at Diversa Care of Eupora. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, June 2nd at McCool Cemetery. Rev. Doyle Mitchell will officiate. Mr. Graham was a member of Liberty Hill United Methodist Church. He was a retired factory worker. He is survived by sons, John...

Neva Love Clark

Neva Love Clark

May 26, 2020

Neva Love Clark French Camp Neva Love Sloan Clark, 87, passed away May 26, 2020 at St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson, MS. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, May 28, at French Camp Cemetery. Rev. Bridges will officiate. She was a member of French Camp Baptist Church. She also assisted is the writing of the staff letter at...

Preston "Buster" Hughes

Preston "Buster" Hughes

May 23, 2020

Preston was born on March 27, 1943, in Washington, DC. He was the son of Preston L. Hughes (deceased), from Gladys, VA, and Mary Kate (McNeel) Hughes (deceased) from Louisville, MS. He grew up in central Mississippi, where he attended elementary school in Louisville and junior high/high school in Kosciusko. He was a member of the undefeated Kosciusko High...

Minnie Lucille Rigby

Minnie Lucille Rigby

May 22, 2020

Minnie Lucille Rigby, 90, passed away May 22, 2020 at Compere's Nursing Home in Jackson, MS. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at the Kosciusko City Cemetery with Rev. Barry Corbett officiating. Minnie was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko. She was a lifetime member of the Kosciusko First Baptist Church where she...

Della Brooks Curtis

Della Brooks Curtis

May 19, 2020

Della Brooks Curtis French Camp Della Brooks Curtis, 75, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at the Attala County Nursing Home in Kosciusko, MS. Graveside services will be 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 22 at Shady Grove Cemetery in Attala County, MS. Rev. Larry Harvey will officiate. She attended Shady Grove United Methodist Church. She was a...

Sicily Mae Mcbride Sims

Sicily Mae Mcbride Sims

May 18, 2020

Sicily Sims, 80, of Arab, Alabama, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 18, 2020. She was born on August 21, 1939, in Goodman. She married David E. Sims in 1958 and was a faithful wife of 61 years and a loving mother. Sicily was preceded in death by her parents, Jim and Lucille McBride; and sisters, Betty Pearson and...

Bonnie Lee Poe Hines

Bonnie Lee Poe Hines

May 17, 2020

Bonnie Lee Poe Hines Liberty Chapel Community, Ethel, MS Bonnie Lee Poe Hines, 86, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at her home. A private family graveside service will be held Thursday morning, May 21, at Liberty Chapel Cemetery, Ethel, MS. An informal celebration of her life will follow on the grounds from noon to 2pm. She was...

Lester Byron Moore

Lester Byron Moore

May 17, 2020

Lester Byron Moore Flowood Lester Byron Moore of Flowood, MS, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2020 at St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2020 in Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Jerry Meggs will officiate. He was 87 years old and proud of his family. He was a loving husband and could make...

John Felix "Buddy" Miller

John Felix "Buddy" Miller

May 15, 2020

John Felix "Buddy" Miller Greenwood John Felix "Buddy" Miller, 92, passed away May 15, 2020 at the Golden Age Nursing Home in Greenwood. Graveside services will be held 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, at the Sallis Cemetery. Rev. Grant Gregory will officiate. He was a current member of Calvary Baptist Church in Greenwood, MS and a former member...

James "Jimmie" Alan Roby

James "Jimmie" Alan Roby

May 15, 2020

Surrounded by family, James Alan "Jimmie" Roby went peacefully to his heavenly home on May 15, 2020, at the age of 92. He was born in Kosciusko, MS, on November 10, 1927, and was the son of the late Clara McCool Roby and Shelby William Roby, Sr. He graduated from Kosciusko High School in 1945 and joined the Navy...

James "Jimmy" Walter Sledge

James "Jimmy" Walter Sledge

May 11, 2020

Jimmy Sledge Carthage James Walter Sledge, 62, passed away on May 11, 2020 at Baptist-Columbus. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. on Friday, May 15 in the Canton City Cemetery. Rev. Jerry Meggs will officiate He served as the Minister of Music for several different churches. He was a member of the West Carthage Baptist Church. He was...