Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Attala County Mississippi

Chester Graham Barnes

Chester Graham Barnes

Apr 10, 2016

Chester Graham Barnes (8/30/1933 to 4/10/2016) A man of few words, He was deliberate and exact. A diligent worker worthy of trust. Dependable and sure His quiet demeanor camouflaged his strength and determination; but rest assured, he was a man's man. Fiercely protective of his loved ones; they felt safe and secure in his presence. His integrity came from...

Juanita "Sally" Burchfield Bond

Juanita "Sally" Burchfield Bond

Apr 9, 2016

Juanita Clyde "Sally" Burchfield Bond, 97, of Ethel, MS died April 9, 2016, at the Louisville Health Care in Louisville, MS. Sally was born June 12, 1918, in the Hinze Community of Winston County, MS. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Lawson Burchfield and Nancy Permenter Burchfield. She moved with her family in 1933 from the High...

James Claytor Graham

James Claytor Graham

Mar 21, 2016

James Claytor Graham, Jr., 60, died Monday, March 21, 2016 in Brandon, MS. Visitation is Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. and Thursday from 5-8 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Friday, March 25 in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Carson Ridge Cemetery. Rev. Doyle Mitchell will officiate. He...

Bonnie Maxine Pegram Wilkinson

Bonnie Maxine Pegram Wilkinson

Mar 18, 2016

Mrs. Bonnie Maxine Pegram Wilkinson age 77, resident of McCool, MS Passed away Friday, March 18, 2016 at her residence in McCool, MS Services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Edgefield Baptist Church with Rev. James Ellis and Rev. Walter Hines officiating and burial at Edgefield Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Saturday, March...

Marion C. Hill

Marion C. Hill

Mar 4, 2016

Mrs. Hill was born October 12, 1942, in Clarksdale, to Robert Crentee and Mary Elizabeth Hornbeak Clanton. She was a homemaker, who was devoted to her family, animals and the Thomastown Christian Church, where she was a member for 42 years, and she was a member of the Disabled American Veterans Auxillary, Chapter 37, and served as its treasurer...

James "Jim" Fullilove

James "Jim" Fullilove

Mar 4, 2016

Mr. James "Jim" Fullilove age 87, passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at his residence in Kosciusko. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Parkway Cemetery. Visitation will Sunday, March 6, at 9:00 a.m. Survivors include his wife Janet Allen Fullilove of Kosciusko. Son: James "Jim" Fullilove, Jr. of Frisco, Tx. Daughters: Stephanie Kellum of...

Marvin R. "Pop" Lawrence

Marvin R. "Pop" Lawrence

Mar 3, 2016

Marvin "Pop" Lawrence was born February 18, 1941, to Homer Milton and Gladys Lewis Lawrence. He served three terms as the Sheriff of Attala County, was currently a Kosciusko Alderman, and a member of Kosciusko First United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Martha Kate Pope Lawrence; and siblings, James Lawrence, Beulah Lawrence,...

Stephen Boyd Thompson

Stephen Boyd Thompson

Mar 2, 2016

Stephen Boyd Thompson October 15, 1954-March 2, 2016 Steve Thompson of Kosciusko died Wednesday, March 2, at Oxford Health and Rehab in Oxford, Mississippi. Visitation will be held at 1:00 on Saturday, March 5, at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko, followed by a memorial service at 2:00 "Stevie" was born on October 15, 1954 to Mary "Penny" Thompson and...

Mary Frances Mcdonald

Mary Frances Mcdonald

Mar 2, 2016

Mrs. McDonald was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Kosciusko and the Mississippi Jaycees. She was a member of a Supper Club with special friends from 1958 to present. She was also a member of the Fun and Flowers Garden Club, the E. L. Therril Sunday School Class. She filled in for Bridge games and enjoyed...

Dorothy Ellington Waldie

Dorothy Ellington Waldie

Feb 28, 2016

Dorothy Laverne Ellington Waldie, 89, died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the Attala County Nursing Center in Kosciusko. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 1 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 2 in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Jerry Meggs and Rev....

Mary Burle Mcdonald

Mary Burle Mcdonald

Feb 27, 2016

Mary Burle Alexander McDonald, 95, died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Attala County Nursing Center in Kosciusko. Visitation will be Sunday, February 28 from 5-8 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services will be Monday at 3 p.m. in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Ralph Hunt and Rev....

A.C. "Coolidge" Cummins

A.C. "Coolidge" Cummins

Feb 25, 2016

Mr. A.C. "Coolidge" Cummins 93, of Ethel passed away Thursday, 2/25/2016 at Vaiden Community Living Center in Vaiden, MS. Services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Doty Springs Baptist Church, where he was a member and burial to follow in the Church Cemetery. Rev. Don Ray and Rev. Tony Fortenberry will officiate. Mr. Cummins was an Automobile Salesman for...

Margaret Parish Ellis

Margaret Parish Ellis

Feb 24, 2016

Margaret Parish Ellis, 69, died at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula on February 24, 2016, following several months of illness. She was the widow of Edgar Linwood Ellis, who died in 1994. The funeral service and burial will occur at Bear Creek Baptist Church, McCool (Attala County), Mississippi, on Monday, February 29, 2016. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m....

James Irvin O'Bryant

James Irvin O'Bryant

Feb 17, 2016

James Irvin O'Bryant also known as "Jim" to some and "Butch" to others, age 59, passed away Wednesday, February 17th, at his residence in Kosciusko. Mr. O'Bryant was a member of Berea Baptist Church, a Staff Sargent in the U.S. Army, serving ten years. He had top secret clearance and was assigned to the Pershing Missile Project. He was...

Mildred Dempsey Grissom

Mildred Dempsey Grissom

Feb 15, 2016

Mildred Dempsey Grissom, 94, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at her home in McCool, Mississippi. She was born in the Lobutcha community of Choctaw County, the daughter of John Samuel Dempsey and Sarah Alma Harden Dempsey, both of whom were descendants of pioneer Mississippi families. She was a graduate of the Mississippi University for Women and proudly served...

Charles Woodrow Mcdaniel

Charles Woodrow Mcdaniel

Feb 15, 2016

Woodrow McDaniel 71, of Kosciusko passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at his residence. Graveside services will be 2:30 PM,Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Carson Ridge Cemetery with Rev. Ron Thomas officiating. Survivors include three brothers: Perry of Kosciusko, Paul of Ethel and Clinton Earl of Winona and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents: Prentiss...

Nina Sue Bell Campbell

Nina Sue Bell Campbell

Feb 12, 2016

Nina Sue Bell Campbell, age 80, a resident of Bogalusa, LA, passed away on February 12, 2016 at New Country Living in Henleyfield, MS. She was a graduate of the class of 1953 at Ethel High School in Ethel, MS. She continued on to earn her degree in business at Holmes Jr. College in Goodman, MS. She was retired...

Beatrice Pettit Edwards

Beatrice Pettit Edwards

Feb 10, 2016

Beatrice Pettit Edwards, 93, died Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at her home. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2016 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday, February 13 in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Randolph Scott will officiate. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church....

Charles Clarence Wollfarth

Charles Clarence Wollfarth

Feb 8, 2016

Charles Clarence Wollfarth, 85, passed away Monday, February 8, 2016. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko and 1-2 p.m. at Pierce Chapel. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 10 at Pierce Chapel with burial in Wollfarth Cemetery. Rev. Ron Thomas will officiate. He was a member of Pierce Chapel...

Dwyn Parkhurst Welch

Dwyn Parkhurst Welch

Feb 6, 2016

Dwyn Parkhurst Welch 78, of Kosciusko, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, February 11, with graveside services at the City Cemetery. Rev. Barry Corbett will officiate. He is a veteran of the US Army. He received 5 purple hearts, Bronze Star, Bronze Star for Valor and RVN Gallantry Cross w/Palm during his...