Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Attala County Mississippi

Mary Carol Steed White

Mary Carol Steed White

Jun 11, 2017

Mary Carol White passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on June 11, 2017 at the age of 75. As a daughter, wife, mother, nana, aunt and friend; she was a woman who touched the lives of many and leaves behind a world that is a better place because of her life and legacy. Mary Carol's...

Charlsie Mae Graham Hammond

Charlsie Mae Graham Hammond

Jun 3, 2017

Mrs. Charlsie Mae Graham Hammond, an elementary school teacher, died June 3, 2017, at Baptist Medical Center, in Jackson. Visitation will be from 12-2 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel, with burial at Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Barry Corbett will...

William Gordon "Buddy" Rodgers

William Gordon "Buddy" Rodgers

May 31, 2017

William Gordon "Buddy" Rodgers, 66, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at his home in Kosciusko. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. on Friday, June 2 in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Donald Self will...

Nola Milner Ellis

Nola Milner Ellis

May 28, 2017

Mrs. Nola Milner Ellis, 97, of the Carmack Community, died Sunday, May 28, 2017 at the Vaiden Community Living Center. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, at Jordan Funeral Home, in Kosciusko. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. at the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel, with burial at Friendship Cemetery. Rev. Gary Thornton will officiate. Mrs....

Roman Joseph Miller

Roman Joseph Miller

May 26, 2017

Dr. Roman J. Miller December 27, 1930 – May 26, 2017 Dr. Roman J. Miller, 86, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, died at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, Mississippi on May 26, 2017. He was born December 27, 1930, to John E. and Ella Mae (Yoder) Miller in St. Joseph County, Michigan. He is survived by his wife, Una (Berens) Miller who...

Curtis Glenn "Buddy" Deason

Curtis Glenn "Buddy" Deason

May 25, 2017

Mr. Curtis Glenn "Buddy" Deason, Sr., 76, was born in Attala County, MS on July 2, 1940. He was surrounded by his three children and loved ones at the Baptist Medical Center-Attala in Kosciusko, where he went to his eternal home to rest in the arms of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 25, 2017. Visitation is...

Colleen Edwards Mott

Colleen Edwards Mott

May 23, 2017

Colleen Edwards Mott Petal Colleen Edwards Mott, 91, of Petal, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Bedford Care in Petal. Graveside services will be held Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Parkway Cemetery in Kosciusko. Mrs. Mott was of the Baptist faith. She was a secretary with the State Welfare Department before retiring after over 30...

Samuel Jackson "Junior" Mitchell, Jr.

Samuel Jackson "Junior" Mitchell, Jr.

May 16, 2017

Samuel Jackson "Junior" Mitchell, Jr. Kosciusko Samuel Jackson "Junior" Mitchell, Jr., 73, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at his home in Kosciusko. Visitation is from 10-2 p.m. Friday, May 19 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Friday in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Chapel Hill...

Johnnie Mae Rowell Stonestreet

Johnnie Mae Rowell Stonestreet

May 8, 2017

Mrs. Johnnie Mae Stonestreet Williamsville Mrs. Johnnie Mae Stonestreet, 88, of Kosciusko, died Monday, May 8, 2017, at her home on Williamsville Road. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, May 10 at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, May 11 at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Kosciusko City Cemetery. Rev. Barry...

James Howard Mixon

James Howard Mixon

May 8, 2017

A good man died today. You may not have known him, but you would have liked him. James Howard Mixon, 67, died at home, surrounded by his women…Susan, Dixie Darling, and Baby Beulah. Howard was a true servant of Jesus, a loving daddy to Ann and Henry, an MSU cowbell-carrying Bulldog, and a soldier who protected you and me....

Peggy Evans Wilson

Peggy Evans Wilson

May 6, 2017

Peggy Ann Evans Wilson, 84, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017 in Ripley, MS. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Monday, May 8 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the New Salem Cemetery. Rev. Ed Newman will officiate. She was a...

Naomi Poland Jordan

Naomi Poland Jordan

May 3, 2017

Naomi "Noni" Poland Jordan, 92, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at her home. Visitation is from 1-2 p.m. Friday, May 5 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Friday in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Parkway Cemetery. Dr. Scot Wright will officiate. She was a member...

Mary Bennett Burchfield

Mary Bennett Burchfield

Apr 27, 2017

Mary Bennett Burchfield Orlando, FL Mary Bennett Burchfield was born on March 6, 1924 and died on April 27, 2017. Visitation will be on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko, MS from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Funeral services will be held immediately following visitation in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the...

Steven James Bahling

Steven James Bahling

Apr 25, 2017

Steven James Bahling, 76, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Baptist-Attala Hospital in Kosciusko. He attended Second Baptist Church and was a member of the National Guard. He is survived by his companion of 30 years, Carolyn Beauchamp; four grandchildren; and two sisters, Tina Thompson and Audrey Krones, both of Texas. Memorial service will be held 4:00...

Stella Urel Rasberry Thorpe

Stella Urel Rasberry Thorpe

Apr 20, 2017

Stella U. Thorpe Kosciusko Stella U. Thorpe, 88, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017 at The Nichols Center in Madison. Visitation is from 9:30-11 a.m. Monday, April 24 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Monday, April 24 in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Parkway Cemetery. Dr. Joe...

Kathryn Horne Blanton

Kathryn Horne Blanton

Apr 11, 2017

Mrs. Kathryn Blanton, formerly of Kosciusko, MS, born January 29, 1919, passed away at age 98 on April 11, 2017 in Natchez, Mississippi. She is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Joshua and Mary Horne (McDaniel); her husband, William Elwood Blanton; four brothers, Herbert Horne, Robert Horne, Everett Horne and Hillery Horne; one sister, Mattie Wagner; and one...

Carolyn Oliver Orr

Carolyn Oliver Orr

Apr 5, 2017

Carolyn Oliver Orr Mrs. Carolyn Oliver Orr, age 89, a resident of Abe's Garden in Nashville, Tennessee, passed away on April 5, 2017. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 8, at 10:00 a.m., at Jordan Funeral Home, 870 MS 12 East, Kosciusko, MS 39090. Service to follow at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home, with burial at Parkway Cemetery,...

Jerry Lee Summerlin, Sr.

Jerry Lee Summerlin, Sr.

Apr 4, 2017

Jerry Summerlin, Sr. Saint Jo, TX formerly of Kosciusko Jerry Lee Summerlin, Sr., 55, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at his home in Saint Jo, TX. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, April 6 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are 11 a.m. on Friday, April 7 at Edgefield Baptist Church with burial in...

Helen Edwards Rutherford

Helen Edwards Rutherford

Apr 1, 2017

Helen E. Rutherford Kosciusko Helen Edwards Rutherford , 85, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the Attala County Nursing Center in Kosciusko. Visitation is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 4 at Shiloh Methodist Protestant Church. Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 4 at the church with burial to follow in the Salem Cemetery....