Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Byram and Florence Mississippi.

Mr. A.C. Langford

Mr. A.C. Langford

Jul 27, 2016

A.C. Langford, 86, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 5-7pm Friday, July 29 and 11am until the 1:00pm funeral service Saturday, July 30, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Mendenhall Cemetery. Mr. Langford was a longtime resident of Jackson. He was a bus driver for over...

Mrs. Sandy Jenkins Foshee

Mrs. Sandy Jenkins Foshee

Jul 26, 2016

Sandra “Sandy” Lyn Jenkins Foshee, 52, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at her home in Crystal Springs. Visitation will be 5-8pm Thursday, July 28 and 10am until the 11am funeral service Friday, July 29, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Rosemont Gardens. Mrs. Foshee graduated from Byram High School in 1982 and was a...

Mr. Dearld Dear

Mr. Dearld Dear

Jul 25, 2016

Dearld Dear, 68, passed away Monday, July 25, 2016 at the Veteran’s Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be Wed. July 27th from 5-8 PM and Thurs. July 28th from 10 AM until the 11 AM Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow at New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Dear was a graduate of Florence High...

Mr.  Joseph "Joe" Andrew Jackson

Mr. Joseph "Joe" Andrew Jackson

Jul 23, 2016

Joseph “Joe” Andrew Jackson, 86, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 in Baton Rouge, LA. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 26th from 6-8 PM and Wednesday, July 27th from 10 AM until the 11 AM Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Floral Hills Memory Gardens. Serving as Pallbearers are Blaine Jackson, Bruce Jackson, Sam Lemmon, Brad...

Mr. Don E. Slabach

Mr. Don E. Slabach

Jul 20, 2016

Don E. Slabach, 57, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. A Memorial Service will be held at 6:00pm Saturday, July 30, 2016 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram, with visitation 5:00pm-6:00pm prior to the service. Donald Eugene Slabach was born on May 4, 1959 to Irvin and Elma Sarah Schwietert Slabach who proceeded him...

Miss Gale LeBlanc

Miss Gale LeBlanc

Jul 19, 2016

Cronan Gale LeBlanc, 72, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at her home in Jackson. A private family service will be held at a later date. Miss LeBlanc lived in Byram since 1985, having come from Gulfport and retired from Bell South after 35 years of loyal service. An avid reader who dearly loved animals, Gale was a loving, giving...

Mr.  Billy Cecil  Bailey

Mr. Billy Cecil Bailey

Jul 19, 2016

Mr. Billy Cecil Bailey, 58, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016 in Knoxville, TN. Family and friends will gather Saturday, July 23rd from 2:00 PM until the 3:00 PM Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence.

Mrs. Hazel Hilbun Danielson

Mrs. Hazel Hilbun Danielson

Jul 16, 2016

Mrs. Hazel Hilbun Danielson, 100, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, July 16, 2016, at her home in Florence. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 19th from 1pm until the 2pm funeral service at First Baptist Church in Florence. Burial will follow at Florence City Cemetery. Born in Sumrall, MS, Mrs. Danielson went to high school in Philadelphia where...

Mr. Bert Burnham, Jr.

Mr. Bert Burnham, Jr.

Jul 13, 2016

Bert Burnham, Jr., 88, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Merit Health Central Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 5-8pm Friday, July 15, 2016 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Services will be 10am Saturday, July 16, 2016 in the funeral home chapel with a one hour visitation prior to service time. Interment will follow at Puckett Cemetery. Mr....

Mrs. Martha Jo Grice

Mrs. Martha Jo Grice

Jul 13, 2016

Martha Jo Comer Grice, 89, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be Friday, July 15th from 5-8 PM and Saturday, July 16 from 1 PM until the 2 PM Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park South. Mrs. Grice was born in Cedar Bluff, AL...

Mr.  Billy Jack McDaniel

Mr. Billy Jack McDaniel

Jul 13, 2016

Billy Jack McDaniel, Jr.,40, husband, father, author, evangelist, and inspirational speaker, went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at his home in Florence. Family and friends will gather at 6 PM on Tuesday, July 19th at The South Warehouse located at 627 E. Silas Brown Street in Jackson. A Memorial Service will begin at 6:15...

Mrs. Vera Belle Vaughn

Mrs. Vera Belle Vaughn

Jul 13, 2016

Mrs. Vera Belle Vaughn, 87, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Villa South Assisted Living in Florence. Visitation will be Thursday, July 14th from 5-7 PM and Friday, July 15th from 9 AM until the 10 AM Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow at Mountain Creek Baptist Church...

Mrs. Judy Phillips

Mrs. Judy Phillips

Jul 10, 2016

Judy Phillips, 69, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 at her home in Florence. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 12th from 5-8PM and Wednesday, July 13th from 9 AM until the 10 AM Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow at Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery in Mt. Olive, MS in the Merry Hell Community of Simpson...

Mrs.  Shirley Powell Lamb

Mrs. Shirley Powell Lamb

Jul 10, 2016

Shirley Lois Powell Lamb, 80, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 9-11am Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Wynndale Baptist Church with funeral services beginning at 11am Wednesday at the church. Interment will follow at Parkway Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Lamb was born November 29, 1935 in Duck Hill, MS, to the...

Mr. Charles Larry Johnson, Sr.

Mr. Charles Larry Johnson, Sr.

Jul 10, 2016

Charles Larry Johnson, Sr., 69, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 at UMMC in Jackson. Visitation will be 5-8pm Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. There will also be a visitation Wednesday, July 13 from 12:00noon until 2:00pm, funeral services beginning at 2:00pm Wednesday in the funeral home chapel. Interment will immediately follow at Leesburg Baptist...

Mrs. Myrtis Long Thomas

Mrs. Myrtis Long Thomas

Jul 5, 2016

Myrtis Long Thomas, 96, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 10am until the 12:00 noon funeral service, Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Cedar Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Thomas was born in Raleigh, MS to the late George and Emma Thornton Long. She had...

Mr. Thomas Vinson Stringer

Mr. Thomas Vinson Stringer

Jul 5, 2016

Thomas “Tommy” Vinson Stringer, Sr. (76) of Raymond, MS passed away July 5, 2016. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Bobbie Nell (Bostick) Stringer. He was a loving father to 4 sons, Tommy Jr. (deceased), Chuck (Tammie) of Brandon, MS, Lee (Tamara) of Crystal springs, MS, and Scott (Jana) of Raymond, MS. He was a grandfather to...

Mrs. Doris Nell Carpenter Terry

Mrs. Doris Nell Carpenter Terry

Jul 5, 2016

Doris Nell Carpenter Terry, 89, passed away at her home in Byram, Mississippi on July 5, 2016. She was born in New Augusta, Mississippi to Benjamin and Elena Carpenter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmo Ray Terry, in 2006, and was a member of Wynndale Baptist Church. Doris is survived by her children Jean Terry Gray (James)...

Mr. Guerrant Smathers

Mr. Guerrant Smathers

Jul 2, 2016

Mr. Guerrant Smathers of Raymond passed away peacefully at his home on July 2, 2016 in the same bedroom he was born in 94 years prior on March 2, 1922. He grew up working on the family farm raising crops and cattle, which he continued to do into his 90’s. After graduating from Raymond Consolidated School, he enlisted in the...

Mrs.  Irene Hollingsworth

Mrs. Irene Hollingsworth

Jul 1, 2016

Mrs. Mary Irene Hollingsworth, 94, went to be with the Lord Friday, July 1, 2016 at her home in Byram. Visitation will be 5-7:30pm Tuesday, July 5, 2016 and 10 until the 11:00am Funeral Service on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Burial will follow at Lakewood South. Born in Attala County to Carl H. and...