Recent Obituaries in Byram and Florence Mississippi.
Mr. Carl Keith Bagwell
Dec 3, 2017
On December 3, 2017, GOD came for him and said, “Come home where you can rest.” Carl was born June 20, 1930, in Weir, Mississippi to the late Dan and Ruby Bagwell. He served in the US Army during the Korean War as a demolition engineer. Carl has been a resident of Jackson, Mississippi since 1954. He was a hard-working,...
Mrs. Rita Chapman Hines
Dec 2, 2017
Mrs. Rita Chapman Hines, 52 passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 at her home in Florence. She is survived by her mother, Billie Chapman; two daughters, Cheryl Gaudet of Hattiesburg, MS and Rebecca Gaudet of Birmingham, AL; brothers, Lance Chapman and Wayne Chapman; and sister, Anita Crosby.
Mrs. Ruth P. Moore
Dec 2, 2017
Ruth P. Moore, 81, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 5-8pm Tuesday, December 5, 2017 and 1:00pm until the 2:00pm funeral service Wednesday, December 6, 2017, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Bubba Walker, Jessie McDowell, Ben McDowell, Ryan...
Mrs. Estell Gibbon Willis
Nov 29, 2017
After a brave fight with AML, Edna Estell Gibbon Willis, 82, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 10am until the 12:00 noon funeral service Saturday, December 2, 2017, at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Rosemont Gardens. Mrs. Willis lived in the Jackson area since 1958 and...
Mrs. Bobbie Jean Barnes
Nov 27, 2017
Bobbie Jean Barnes, 79, passed away Monday, November 27, 2017 at St. Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson. A graveside service will be Thursday, November 30th at 1:30 p.m. at Lorena Baptist Church Cemetery in Raleigh. Mrs. Bobbie loved balloons and requested that, instead of flowers, you bring balloons to the service. Bobbie was a member of First Pentecostal Church of Jackson....
Mrs. Laura Womack Jenkins
Nov 26, 2017
Amy “Laura” Womack Jenkins, 98, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at her home in Terry. Visitation will be 6-8pm Wednesday, November 29th at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Services will be at 10am Thursday, November 30th at Wynndale Baptist Church with a one hour visitation prior to service time at the church. Interment will...
David Jones
Nov 25, 2017
James David Jones, 50, passed away November 25, 2017 in Jackson; MS. Visitation is 5pm-8pm Monday, November 27, 2017 and again 10am Tuesday at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Funeral services are 11am Tuesday, November 28, 2017 in the Chancellor Chapel with interment to follow at 3:30pm in the Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Bogalusa, LA. Officiating the services...
Mr Jeffery Darrell Chandler
Nov 24, 2017
Mr. Jeffery D. Chandler, 53, passed away at his home in Hazelhurst on Friday, November 24, 2017. His cremains will be buried in the Garden of Memories in Florence.
Mrs. Josie McGowan
Nov 23, 2017
Mrs. Josie W. McGowan, 92, a loving mother and grandmother passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017 in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be at 9am Monday, November 27, 2017 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Chapel services will be at 11:00am Monday with interment following in Lakewood South Memorial Park. Mrs. Josie was an 18 year resident of Terry, moving there...
James "Jimmy" Howard Gurley Jr.
Nov 23, 2017
James “Jimmy” Howard Gurley, Jr. passed from this life on Thursday, November 23, 2017. There will be a visitation at Antioch Baptist Church on Friday, November 24, 2017 from 2:00 – 3:00 PM. The funeral service will follow at 3:00 PM. Jimmy, an air condition and heating technician, was an avid outdoorsman who loved fishing and hunting. He was passionate...
Mr. Noel Edward Stewart
Nov 21, 2017
Noel E. Stewart, 89, (formerly of Jackson, Mississippi) passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at Dallas Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, Texas, surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 28, 2017, from 5:00-7:00pm at Chancellor Funeral Home, 7225 S. Siwell Road in Byram, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 10:00am, Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at Raymond Road Baptist Church,...
Mr. Norman "Norm" Albert Stark
Nov 21, 2017
Norman “Norm” Albert Stark, 97, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at his home in Jackson. Private family services will be held at a later date. Mr. Stark was born in Navarino, Wisconsin to the late Albert and Alma Lisch Stark. He lived in Jackson for the past 14 years having come from Florida and Wisconsin and was a U.S....
Mr. Robert Allen Harkins
Nov 18, 2017
Robert Allen Harkins, 50, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017 at his home in Richland. Visitation will be Saturday, November 25th from 11:00 a.m. until the 1:00 p.m. funeral service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl. Robert lived most of his life in the Richland area. He worked as a...
Mr. Hugh Verner Whitten Jr.
Nov 18, 2017
Mr. Hugh Verner Whitten, Jr., 78, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Merit Health River Oaks in Flowood. Visitation will be 9:30am until the 11am funeral service Wednesday, November 22 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Hazlehurst City Cemetery. An Army veteran, Mr. Whitten was a hard working, selfless man who loved his family. He...
Mr. John Maurice Linnell III
Nov 17, 2017
John Linnell, 54, passed away Friday, November 17, 2017 at Merit Health River Oaks in Flowood due to complications following outpatient surgery. Visitation will be Monday, November 20th at Star Baptist Church from 9:00 am until 11:00 am. The service will follow visitation. A graveside service will follow at Star Baptist Church Cemetery. A resident of Florence, MS, Mr. Linnell...
Mrs. Charlene Frances Wroten
Nov 14, 2017
Charlene Frances Wroten, 80, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 5-8pm Thursday, November 16 and 10am until the 11am funeral service Friday, November 17, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park. Charlene was born in Birmingham, AL to the late Charles and Geneva...
Mrs. Mildred Evelyn Lowther
Nov 14, 2017
Mildred Evelyn Lowther, 86, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be Friday, November 17th from 10:00 a.m. until the 11:00 a.m. funeral service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow at Florence City Cemetery. Mrs. Lowther was a longtime resident of Florence moving here from Pearl. She was a member of...
Mrs. Diana Berry Dunbar
Nov 14, 2017
Diana Berry Dunbar, 68, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at University of MS Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be Friday, November 17th from 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, November 18th from 9:00 a.m. until the 10:00 a.m. funeral service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow at Richland City Cemetery in Richland. Mrs. Dunbar was a proud...
Mrs. Mary Frances Tingle
Nov 13, 2017
Mary Frances Montgomery Tingle, 87, passed away Monday, November 13, 2017 at Willow Creek Nursing Home in Byram. Visitation will be 5-7pm Friday, November17, 2017 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Services will be 10am Saturday, November 18 in the funeral home chapel with a one hour visitation prior to service time. Interment will follow at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church...
Mr. James W. McMillian
Nov 13, 2017
James Western McMillian of Jackson age 86, went home to his Savior Monday, November 13, 2017 at 11:45am. He was born November 26, 1930 in Bentonia, MS as the last member of the late Thomas Levi and Minnie Lee Wooten McMillian family. Mr. McMillian was a member of Truitt Baptist Church in Pearl. He is preceded in death by his...
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