Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Byram and Florence Mississippi.

Mr. Frank Campbell

Mr. Frank Campbell

Oct 20, 2015

Franklin Earl Campbell, 65, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at his home in Jackson. Visitation will be 6-8pm Friday, October 23, 2015 and 9am until the 10am funeral service Saturday, October 24, 2015 all at First Pentecostal Church of Jackson. Interment will follow at Terry Cemetery. Mr. Campbell was born in Memphis, TN to the late Walter and Anna...

Mrs. Mary  Ann  Quint

Mrs. Mary Ann Quint

Oct 19, 2015

Mary Ann Quint, 73, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be Thursday, October 22nd from 6-8 p.m. and Friday, October 23rd from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in the Chapel. Burial will follow at Glenwood Memorial...

Mr. Lewis Hudson Hughes Jr.

Mr. Lewis Hudson Hughes Jr.

Oct 19, 2015

Lewis Hudson Hughes, Jr., 87, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015 at his home in Florence. Visitation will be Thursday, October 22nd from 10 -11 a.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. A graveside service will follow at 11 a.m. in the Garden of Memories. Mr. Hughes, a World War II Veteran, was born in Massiemill, VA to Lewis and...

Mrs. Diane Phillips

Mrs. Diane Phillips

Oct 19, 2015

Diane Chafin Phillips, 62, went home to be with her Lord Monday, October 19, 2015 at St. Dominic Hospital. Visitation will be 6-8pm Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Services are 11am Friday, October 23, 2015 at Oak Forest Baptist Church, with a one hour visitation prior to service time at the church. Interment 2:30pm Friday...

Mrs. Anna  Carol Tucker

Mrs. Anna Carol Tucker

Oct 19, 2015

Anna Carol Tucker, 75, died Monday, October 19, 2015 with her family by her side. Anna Carol was born August 2, 1940 in Jackson, MS to Wayne and Gussie Smith. She married Billy Tucker on April 16, 1960 and had one child. She is survived by her son, Michael Kevin (Jerusha) Tucker; five grandchildren, Amanda, Dustin, Amber, Sydney, and Andrew;...

Mr.  Vernon  Michael  Ball

Mr. Vernon Michael Ball

Oct 18, 2015

Vernon Michael Ball, 66, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015 at his home in Florence. Visitation will be Thursday, October 22nd from 5-8 p.m. and Friday, October 23rd from 1 p.m. until the 2 p.m. funeral service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories. Mr. Ball enjoyed hunting and fishing and loved his...

Mr. Carruther Jones Davis, Jr.

Mr. Carruther Jones Davis, Jr.

Oct 17, 2015

Carruther J. Davis Jr., 91, passed away October 17, 2015. He was born in Terry, Miss., July 6, 1924. A graveside service will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 25, 2015, at the County Line Baptist Church Cemetery in Crystal Springs, Miss. Mr. Davis joined the Navy in 1942, becoming an aviator, serving in the Pacific Theatre during...

Mr. Jerry Mack Sullivan

Mr. Jerry Mack Sullivan

Oct 17, 2015

Jerry Mack Sullivan, Sr., 80, passed away on October 17, 2015 at his home in Brandon, Mississippi. He was born in Mize, Mississippi on October 12, 1935, husband of the late Anita Geneva Hollister Sullivan and son of Hollis Desmond “H.D.” Sullivan and Wilma Martin Sullivan. He was the eldest of three siblings, a caring husband and a loving father...

Mr. Major L. Lea

Mr. Major L. Lea

Oct 17, 2015

Mr. Major Leroy Lea, 77, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 at his home in Clinton, MS. Visitation will be Monday, October 19, 2015 from 5pm until 8pm at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram, MS. The funeral service will be held at Southside Assembly of God in Jackson, MS on October 20, 2015 at 2pm with visitation beforehand at 1pm....

Mr. James B. Round Sr.

Mr. James B. Round Sr.

Oct 15, 2015

James Burnell Round, Sr., 97, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015 at MS Veteran’s Home in Collins. Visitation will be Saturday, October 17th from 2-3 p.m. with service to follow at Decatur United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Decatur Cemetery. Mr. Round retired after 32 years at the VA Hospital in Jackson. He was an avid gardener that no...

Mr. Marshall  James Stout Sr.

Mr. Marshall James Stout Sr.

Oct 14, 2015

Marshall James Stout, Sr. was born on March 15, 1924 in Marion County, Mississippi, near Bassfield, Mississippi. He grew up from early childhood on family land near Florence. He passed away on October 14, 2015 at Briar Hill Rest Home in Florence, Mississippi at the age of 91. He was a long time resident of Florence, MS and was known...

Mr. Danny K. Chapman

Mr. Danny K. Chapman

Oct 13, 2015

Danny K. Chapman, 67, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Danny was born on August 6, 1948 in Winchester, KY to John and Ester Chapman. He is survived by his sons, Danny Kaye Chapman, Jr. (Kathleen) of Florence and Frank Warren Chapman (Candace) of Florence; brothers, Michael and Emmett Chapman; sisters, Shirlene, Shelby, and Carolyn; and two grandchildren, Gemma and...

Mrs. Nona Milner Tucker

Mrs. Nona Milner Tucker

Oct 12, 2015

Wynona “Nona” Milner Tucker,88, went to be with her Lord, after a hard battle with breast cancer on Monday, October 12, 2015 at her home in Terry. Visitation will be 11am until the 12:30pm funeral service Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Mrs. Tucker was the youngest of seven children born to the late William Green...

Mrs. Ellen Barber Marler

Mrs. Ellen Barber Marler

Oct 6, 2015

Ellen Miranda Barber Marler, age 93, of Jackson, Mississippi, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Marler was born in Prentiss, Mississippi on July 27, 1922. She was the second youngest child of 15 children born to her late parents, Sterling and Mary Barber. Visitation will be Thursday, October 8, 6-8 p.m. at Chancellor Funeral...

Mr. John Konstantine Halkias

Mr. John Konstantine Halkias

Oct 5, 2015

John Konstantine Halkias, 71, of Richland, passed away peacefully at St. Dominic’s Hospital on Monday, October 5, 2015. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 8th at Holy Trinity – Saint John’s The Theologian Greek Orthodox Church, 5725 S. Pear Orchard Road., Jackson, MS 39211. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will...

Mrs.  Betty S. Butler

Mrs. Betty S. Butler

Oct 3, 2015

Betty Kathren Smith Butler, 76, went to be with the Lord Saturday, October 3, 2015, after a brief illness. Visitation will be held Monday from 12:30 until the 2 pm service at Briar Hill Baptist Church in Florence, MS. Internment will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park on Clinton Boulevard in Jackson, MS. Betty was a native of Lincoln County but...

Mr. John "Shelby" Sykes

Mr. John "Shelby" Sykes

Oct 3, 2015

John Shelby Sykes, 59, passed away Saturday, October 03, 2015 at his home in Florence, MS. Visitation will be Monday, October 05, 2015 at 10:30am until the 11:00am graveside service all at Poplar Springs Cemetery in Crystal Springs, MS. Mr. Sykes was a lifelong resident of Florence. He loved to make people laugh. He enjoyed fishing and hunting but was...

Ms. Emma Joyce Voyles

Ms. Emma Joyce Voyles

Oct 3, 2015

Emma Joyce Voyles, 73, passed away Saturday, October 03, 2015 at St Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson, MS. A memorial service will be held at 2pm Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Oakview Baptist Church, 3400 Kimbell Rd. in Terry, MS 39170 Joyce moved to Byram in 2004 coming from Jackson. She enjoyed reading, yard work and gardening. She was preceded in...

Ms. Anita McCollum Gandy

Ms. Anita McCollum Gandy

Sep 30, 2015

Anita McCollum Gandy, age 61, passed away September 30, 2015, in Terry, MS, after a courageous battle with cancer. Ms. Gandy was born July 15, 1954, in Jackson, MS. She was the daughter of Jamie McCollum and the late Robert Eugene McCollum. After graduating from Wingfield High School and Hinds Community College, Ms. Gandy got a job in banking. Later,...

Mrs.  Della Mae  Hughes

Mrs. Della Mae Hughes

Sep 30, 2015

Della Mae Ray Hughes died September 30, 2015, at her residence in Terry, MS. She was 82 years old. Visitation will be Thursday, October 1st, 2015 from 5pm-8pm at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram, MS. Funeral Services will be held at 11am on Friday, October 2, 2015 at the chapel at Chancellor Funeral Home with Bro. Gene Jordan officiating. Visitation...