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Recent Obituaries in Byram and Florence Mississippi.

Mrs.  Cynthia "Cyndi" Kennedy Myers

Mrs. Cynthia "Cyndi" Kennedy Myers

Apr 6, 2015

Cynthia Leigh Kennedy Myers, 54, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be Thursday, April 9th from 11AM until the 2PM Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow at Briar Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Myers was born November 29, 1960 in Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville, MS....

Mrs. Frances Ruth  Lewis

Mrs. Frances Ruth Lewis

Apr 4, 2015

Frances Lewis, 78, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 8th from 11AM until the 1PM Memorial Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Inurnment will follow at Richland City Cemetery. Mrs. Lewis was born on July 17, 1936 to E.J. and Eva Mae Doherty. One of four children, she...

Baby Ariana Mariah Sherease Lewis

Baby Ariana Mariah Sherease Lewis

Apr 4, 2015

Ariana Mariah Sherease Lewis, 1 week old, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 at River Oaks Hospital in Flowood. Visitation will be 10 AM until the 11 AM graveside service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Interment will take place in the Garden of Memories. Miss. Lewis is preceded in death by her great grandfather, John Henry Lewis; Godmother, Sherease...

Mr. Mark Stephen Boteler

Mr. Mark Stephen Boteler

Apr 4, 2015

Mark Stephen Boteler, 44, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 at his home in Florence. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 7th from 11AM until the 2PM Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Interment will follow at Briar Hill Baptist Church cemetery. As a son, father, an uncle or a brother, Mark was always able to lift spirits and...

Mr. William Burton Montgomery III

Mr. William Burton Montgomery III

Apr 3, 2015

William Burton Montgomery III, 75, passed away Friday, April 3, 2015 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. A memorial service will be held at 6pm on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Covenant Christian Church in Byram. Mr. Montgomery was born in Jackson, MS to the late William Montgomery, Jr. and Gladys Carlise Montgomery. He was Director of the Accounting Department of...

Mr. Charles Ballard

Mr. Charles Ballard

Apr 3, 2015

Charles A. Ballard, Jr., 73, of Raymond, MS passed away on Friday, April 3, 2015 after a brief illness. Charlie was born on September 7, 1941 in Meadville, MS to Evelyn Guice Ballard and Charles A. Ballard, Sr. who predeceased him. He retired from the State of Mississippi having served the majority of his state service with the Mississippi Employment...

Mrs.  Annie M.  Lewis

Mrs. Annie M. Lewis

Apr 2, 2015

Mrs. Annie McCraw Lewis, 91, passed away Thursday, April 02, 2015 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 07, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram, MS. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, April 08, 2015 at 10:30am at Lakewood South in Jackson, MS. Mrs. Lewis lived most of her life...

Mrs. Marguerite Day Parker

Mrs. Marguerite Day Parker

Mar 31, 2015

Mrs. Marguerite Day Shands Parker, 93, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation was Thursday, April 2nd from 12pm until the 1pm Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial followed at Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson. Mrs. Parker was born on April 28, 1921 in Crosby, MS to Robert U. Day...

Mr.  Mikel  Lawson

Mr. Mikel Lawson

Mar 29, 2015

Mikel Lawson, 63, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015 at his home in Florence. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 1st from 5- 8 pm and Thursday, April 2nd from 10am until the 11am Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Mr. Lawson was a mechanic most of his adult life. He worked at Fowler Buick for 25 years as...

Mr. James Byron Cummins Sr.

Mr. James Byron Cummins Sr.

Mar 28, 2015

James Byron Cummins, 78, went to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, March 28, 2015. Visitation will be 5:00pm-7:00pm Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Funeral Service will be Friday at 10:00am with a visitation one hour prior to the service at Country Woods Baptist Church, Byram, MS. Burial will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park...

Mrs. Barbara Ann Hamil

Mrs. Barbara Ann Hamil

Mar 27, 2015

Barbara Ann Hamil, 64, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation was 5-7pm Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Services were 11am Monday, March 30, 2015 in the funeral home chapel followed by interment at Lakewood Memorial Park. Barbara was born May 13, 1950 in Memphis, TN. She retired from...

Mrs. Helen Marie Wilson

Mrs. Helen Marie Wilson

Mar 23, 2015

Helen Marie Rogers Wilson passed away in Russellville, Arkansas, on March 23, 2015. She was born in Louisiana on April 3, 1932. She was married to Gerald (“Jabby”) David Wilson for 52 years, until his death in 2002. They pastored churches in Louisiana and then finally for 25 ½ years at Southside Assembly of God in Jackson, Mississippi (where she...

Rev. George Laverne Lewis

Rev. George Laverne Lewis

Mar 22, 2015

Rev. George Laverne Lewis, 82, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015 at his home in Florence. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 25, 2015 from 5-8 pm and Thursday, march 26th from 1pm until the 2pm Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories. Rev. Lewis was born July 14, 1932 to Charles...

Mrs. Mary Margaret Phillips

Mrs. Mary Margaret Phillips

Mar 19, 2015

Mary Margaret Sullivan Phillips, 73, arrived in Heaven on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be Friday, March 20th from 5pm-8pm and Saturday, March 21st from 11am until the 12pm Celebration of Life Service all at Hickory Ridge Baptist Church in Florence. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories. Mrs. Phillips was...

Mr. Alfred "Al" Richburg

Mr. Alfred "Al" Richburg

Mar 19, 2015

Alfred Richburg, Sr., 85, of Brandon, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015, after battling Alzheimer’s. Al served four years in the United States Air Force and served in the Korean War. He was a supervisor for the Colony Shirt Company in Gulfport, Mississippi, where he met the love of his life, Fay Murphy. In 1957 he graduated from the Mississippi...

Mr.  Bobby  Ray Buckley

Mr. Bobby Ray Buckley

Mar 15, 2015

Bobby Ray Buckley, 73, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015 at his home in Florence. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 17th from 5-8 PM at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence and Wednesday, March 18th from 10 AM until the 11 AM Funeral Service at First Baptist Church of Richland. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories. Mr. Buckley lived...

Mrs. Mildred Fontenot Stanley

Mrs. Mildred Fontenot Stanley

Mar 14, 2015

Mildred Fontenot Stanley, age 92, went to be with the Lord on March 14, 2015, with her family by her side. The oldest of eight children, Mrs. Stanley was born July 2, 1922, in Castor, Allen Parish, Louisiana, to Walter Jacob and Essie Hebert Fontenot. She was married to Hartman Harlan Stanley in 1940 until his death in 1986. Mrs....

Mrs. Bonnie Gene Brock

Mrs. Bonnie Gene Brock

Mar 13, 2015

Mrs. Bonnie Brock, 66, passed away Friday, March 13, 2015 at Crossgates River Oaks Hospital in Brandon. Visitation will be Monday, March 16th from 5-7 PM and Tuesday, March 17th from 1 PM until the 2 PM Funeral Service. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories. Mrs. Brock was born in Brookhaven to Freddie Otto and Bonnie Mae Brock....

Mrs. Margaret Elaine King

Mrs. Margaret Elaine King

Mar 11, 2015

Margaret Elaine King went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. There will be a visitation from 5 PM to 8 PM on Friday at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. The funeral service will be at 2 PM on Saturday at Briar Hill Baptist Church in Florence and will be preceded by a one hour...

Mrs. Mary "Louise" Blackwell

Mrs. Mary "Louise" Blackwell

Mar 10, 2015

Mary Louise Blackwell, 84, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 9:30-11am Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Funeral Services will begin at 11am Saturday followed by interment at Lakewood South. Mrs. Blackwell lived most of her life in the South Jackson area. She was manager of Harts...

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