Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Attala County Mississippi

Mavis Cook Shelton

Mavis Cook Shelton

Apr 18, 2018

Mavis Cook Shelton, 95, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Atwood Personal Care in Kosciusko. Visitation is from 3-4 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the Kosciusko First Presbyterian Church. Funeral services are at 4 p.m. Saturday at the church with burial in the Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Phillip Palmertree will officiate. She was a member of the Kosciusko...

William A. Monroe

William A. Monroe

Apr 18, 2018

William A. (Bill) Monroe, Sr., 92, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. He was a former resident of Kosciusko, MS, until 2012, at which time he and his wife, Ruth, relocated to The Waterford in Ridgeland, MS. Born May 25, 1925, the third son of Otis Riley and Audrey Theoda Hodges Monroe, and a 4th...

Ralph Mcwhorter Rone

Ralph Mcwhorter Rone

Apr 17, 2018

Ralph Rone, Jr. Ethel Ralph McWhorter Rone, Jr., 69, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Visitation is from 12-2 p.m. Friday, April 20, 2018 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Friday in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Tabernacle Cemetery. Rev. Ralph...

Jerry Wayne Brown

Jerry Wayne Brown

Apr 17, 2018

Jerry Wayne Brown, 80, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Baptist-Leake Medical Center in Carthage. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Friday, April 20, 2018 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Don Ray will officiate. Survivors include...

Sarah Pender Hardison

Sarah Pender Hardison

Apr 15, 2018

Mrs. Sarah Pender Hardison, 99, of Kosciusko, MS died April 15, 2018, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Graveside Services will be at City Cemetery in Kosciusko on April 16, 2018 at 1:00 pm. She was born June 17, 1918 in Hesterville, MS to Dr. Charles Allen Pender and Kate Bess Weeks Pender. She graduated from Kosciusko High School...

Hilda Wasson Walton

Hilda Wasson Walton

Apr 9, 2018

Hilda Orville Wasson McCandless Walton, 95, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018, after a short illness. Services will be Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at 10 a.m. at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Parkway Cemetery in Kosciusko. Visitation will be held at 9 a.m. prior to the service. Following the burial, all friends and family are invited to...

James Warren Cagle

James Warren Cagle

Apr 9, 2018

James Warren Cagle, 93, died at his residence on Monday, April 9, kicking and screaming because he wanted to ride his ranger to the pond just one more time. Born March 15, 1925, the third son of Millard and Iva Cagle, he died within 100 feet of the spot where he was born. A 5th generation Attala County native,...

Verna Odean Barnett Dees

Verna Odean Barnett Dees

Apr 5, 2018

Verna Barnett Dees, 87, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Baptist-Attala Medical Center in Kosciusko. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, April 7 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Bethany Church of God Cemetery. Rev. Donald Self and Rev....

Lucille Townsend Hathcock

Lucille Townsend Hathcock

Apr 3, 2018

Lucille Hathcock, 90, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Friday, April 6, 2018 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 7 in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Donald Self will officiate....

Kathy Pettit

Kathy Pettit

Mar 22, 2018

Kathy Pettit, 62, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018 at her home. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Jerusalem Cemetery. Rev. Chris O'Daniel will officiate. She was a member of Jerusalem...

Nelba Irvlyn Dismuke Hines

Nelba Irvlyn Dismuke Hines

Mar 19, 2018

Nelba Irvlyn Dismuke Hines, 97, passed away Monday, March 19, 2018 at the Baptist-Attala in Kosciusko. Visitation is from 11-1 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Kosciusko First United Pentecostal Church. Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church with burial to follow in the Kosciusko City Cemetery. Rev. Shannon Pennington and Bro. Greg Fortenberry will officiate....

Nina Katherine Herring Watts

Nina Katherine Herring Watts

Mar 14, 2018

Nina Katherine Herring Watts, 93, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at the Attala County Nursing Center in Kosciusko. Visitation is from 10-11 a.m. Sunday, March 18, 2018 at the First United Pentecostal Church in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Sunday at the church with burial to follow in the Berea Cemetery. Rev. Shannon Pennington will officiate....

Victor Ervin Gilbert

Victor Ervin Gilbert

Mar 11, 2018

Victor Ervin Gilbert, 61, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 15 in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Barry Corbett will officiate. He was a member of...

Lindy Lepard

Lindy Lepard

Mar 10, 2018

Lindy Lepard, 61, of Kosciusko, passed away March 10, 2018 at home. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday, March 12 at the Kosciusko First United Pentecostal Church. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Rev. Greg Fortenberry and Rev. Shannon Pennington will officiate. Mr. Lepard was born February 26, 1957 to Jarsh and Earline Hemphill Lepard. He was...

Luther "Jay" H. Jarrett

Luther "Jay" H. Jarrett

Mar 7, 2018

Luther "Jay" Hurbert Jarrett, Jr., 64, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at his home in Kosciusko. Visitation is from 9-3 p.m. Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Jimmie Smith will officiate. He...

Frances Ruth Coleman Watkins

Frances Ruth Coleman Watkins

Mar 4, 2018

Frances Ruth Watkins Ethel Frances Ruth Coleman Watkins, 90, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018 at the Attala County Nursing Center surrounded by her family. Visitation is from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the...

Donald Leo Lord

Donald Leo Lord

Feb 15, 2018

Donald Leo Lord Memphis area, formerly of Kosciusko Donald L. Lord died on February 15, 2018 in CT. Mr. Lord grew up in Kosciusko MS, raised his family in the Oakhaven area in Memphis and retired to Olive Branch, MS. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War and enjoyed a long career as an air traffic...

Hilda Frazier Sanders

Hilda Frazier Sanders

Feb 12, 2018

Hilda Frazier Sanders, 80, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation is from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, February 14 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko and 9 a.m.- 9 p.m. Thursday at the Kosciusko First United Pentecostal Church in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Friday, February 16 at the church with burial...