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Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Byram and Florence Mississippi.

Mr.  Jimmy Ray Taylor Sr.

Mr. Jimmy Ray Taylor Sr.

May 8, 2014

Jimmy Ray Taylor, Sr., 67, passed away at home on Thursday, May 08, 2014. Visitation will be Monday, May 12, 2014 from 10:00AM until the 2:00PM funeral service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Interment will follow at Clear Branch Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Taylor was a resident of Florence for 24 years and he was an automotive mechanic for...

Mrs. Dixie Ree Grantham

Mrs. Dixie Ree Grantham

May 6, 2014

Mrs. Dixie Ree Grantham, 61, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Hospice Ministries, in Ridgeland. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 7th from 5-8 PM at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence and Thursday, May 9th from 10 AM until the 11 AM funeral service at Rexford United Methodist Church in Harrisville, where Mrs. Grantham was a member. Burial will follow...

Mr. David Haley

Mr. David Haley

May 3, 2014

Kermit David Haley, 56, of Oxford, MS (formerly of Nashville, TN) passed away on May 3, 2014. David was preceded in death by his parents, Kermit and Kate Brunson Haley. He is survived by his daughter Crystal Haley Polk and her husband Jeffery, his sister Brenda Haley Davis and her husband Charles, numerous cousins and a multitude of friends. A...

Mr.  James  "Jim" Powell

Mr. James "Jim" Powell

May 3, 2014

Mr. James “Jim” Powell, 74 passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the VA Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be Thursday, May 8th at 10:00AM followed by funeral at 12:00PM at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Mr. Powell was a member of Marvin United Methodist Church. He was a “people person” who enjoyed Southern Mississippi Football, re-enacting the Civil War,...

Mrs. Mary Alice  McFarland

Mrs. Mary Alice McFarland

May 3, 2014

Mary Alice McFarland, 88, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Belhaven Nursing Home in Jackson. Visitation will be 10-11am Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Graveside services will follow at 11:30 at Terry Cemetery. Mrs. McFarland was born in Jackson, MS to the late Emerson and Marie Martin Whitehead. She was a lifelong resident of...

Mrs. Donna Lee  Fulton

Mrs. Donna Lee Fulton

Apr 26, 2014

Donnie (Donna) Lee Jones Fulton, 76, born in Simpson County, MS on August 26, 1937 passed away April 26, 2014 at her home in Byram, MS., with her family by her side. Momma Donna as she was known to her precious grandchildren and great grandchildren, as well as the many friends she touched with her cooking, warm heart, encouraging words...

Mrs. Sallie Dickerson Whitfield

Mrs. Sallie Dickerson Whitfield

Apr 25, 2014

Sallie D. Whitfield, 75, passed away on, Friday, April 25, 2014. Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Wednesday, April 30th from 12pm until 2pm. A graveside service will follow at Lakewood Memorial park on Clinton Blvd. in Jackson. Mrs. Whitfield was born in Jackson and has remained a life long resident. Mrs. Whitfield is a faithful...

Mrs. Molly Chesteen

Mrs. Molly Chesteen

Apr 24, 2014

Martha “Molly” Lucille McInnis Chesteen, 52, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland after a long struggle with ovarian cancer. After her initial diagnosis in February 2011, her strong will to live, unwavering faith in God, and love for her family and friends carried her for three full years. Visitation will be 5-8pm Saturday, April...

Mrs. Sandy Campbell Poole

Mrs. Sandy Campbell Poole

Apr 23, 2014

Sandy Campbell Poole went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, she was 61 years old. Mrs. Poole was born in Jackson, MS and a longtime resident of Byram, MS. Mrs. Poole is survived by her husband John Poole; one son, Brian Jasper; mother, Prebble Campbell of Byram, MS; two brothers, Larry Campbell of Columbus, MS...

Mr. Harold Wayne Bishop

Mr. Harold Wayne Bishop

Apr 22, 2014

Harold Wayne Bishop, 63, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at his home in Raymond. Visitation will be 5-7pm Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram and from 11am to the 2pm service time on Friday, April 25. Interment will follow at Terry Cemetery. Mr. Bishop was born in Hollandale, MS to the late Hubart Lamar Bishop...

Mrs.  Elizabeth Auguste Gallner

Mrs. Elizabeth Auguste Gallner

Apr 20, 2014

Elizabeth A. Gallner Jackson Mrs. Elizabeth Auguste Gallner, 92, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Manhattan Nursing and Rehab Center in Jackson, MS. A private family burial will take place at a later date. Mrs. Gallner was born in East Prussa, Germany on December 13, 1921. She moved to the United States in 1951 and lived in several places...

Mrs. Annice Pierce

Mrs. Annice Pierce

Apr 19, 2014

Annice Pierce, 79, went to be with her Lord, April 19, 2014 at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation is scheduled for 5 until 8 PM Monday and 10 until the 11:00 AM Tuesday Chapel service at Chancellor Funeral Home, Byram. Burial will follow at Lakewood South Memorial Park. A native of Mobile, AL, Mrs. Pierce had lived in...

Infant John Fredric Miller

Infant John Fredric Miller

Apr 19, 2014

John " Jack" Fredric Miller, infant passed away April 19, 2014. He is survived by his parents Anthony Miller and Katherine Michiko Newman. Chancellor Funeral Home handled arrangements.

MS Norma Alderman Fulgham

MS Norma Alderman Fulgham

Apr 19, 2014

Norma Alderman Fulgham, 51, of Jackson, died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab in Clinton. Graveside services are scheduled for 1:00 PM Monday at Utica Cemetery, Utica, MS. She earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Dietetics from Mississippi State University and a Master’s Degree in Public Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She...

Mr.  Robert A. (Bob) Salley

Mr. Robert A. (Bob) Salley

Apr 18, 2014

Robert Arthur “Bob” Sally, 86, passed from this life on Friday, April 18, 2014. Visitation will be on Monday, April 21st from 11:00 to 1:00 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. A funeral service will follow at 1:00 and interment will be at Garden of Memories, also in Florence. Bob retired from the Mississippi Highway Patrol and from the U.S....

Kimberly Michelle Copeland

Kimberly Michelle Copeland

Apr 17, 2014

Kimberly Michelle Copland, 47, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 at her home in Terry. Visitation will be 5-8pm Friday, April 18, 2014 and 12-2pm Saturday, April 19, at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. The funeral service will begin at 2pm Saturday in the funeral home chapel followed by interment at Lakewood Memorial Park. Kim was a native of Jackson,...

Mrs.  Elva Ruth Downing

Mrs. Elva Ruth Downing

Apr 16, 2014

This staunch, even keeled lady received her invitation to be with her Lord and Savior April 16, 2014. Elva-Ruth was born June 5, 1935 in Natchez, to Frank Aikman Eidt and Elva Lydia Mathis Eidt. She was a member of the graduation class of 1953 and loved all of her classmates. She attended the Fifty Year Class Reunion in 2013...

Isabelle Faith Cranford

Isabelle Faith Cranford

Apr 15, 2014

Isabelle Faith Cranford, 10 days old, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Oshners Baptist Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. Visitation will be Friday, April 18, 2014 from 1:00 PM until the 2:00 PM Graveside Service in the Garden of Memories. Chancellor Funeral Homes in Florence is handling the arrangements. She was preceded in death by her sister, Elena Cranford;...

Mrs. Peggy Sue Chamblee

Mrs. Peggy Sue Chamblee

Apr 15, 2014

Peggy Sue Chamblee, 68, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at CMMC of Jackson. Visitation will be 10-11am Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Funeral Services will begin at 11am Thursday in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow at Lakewood South Memorial Park. Mrs. Chamblee had lived in the Jackson area since the 1960s. She...

Mrs.  Helen Marie  Stewart

Mrs. Helen Marie Stewart

Apr 13, 2014

Mrs. Helen Marie Stewart, 64, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014 at St. Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson with her family by her side. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 16th from 1 PM until the 2 PM Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories. A lifelong resident of Rankin County, Mrs. Stewart...

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