Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Byram and Florence Mississippi.

Mr. Paul F. Davidson

Mr. Paul F. Davidson

Feb 21, 2014

Paul Foster Davidson, 67, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014 at Central MS Medical Center in Jackson. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00pm, Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Florence Ward, located at 342 W. Main St;, Florence, MS 39073. Mr. Davidson was born in Buffalo, NY. He was an avid...

Mr. Kevin Lynn Poore

Mr. Kevin Lynn Poore

Feb 21, 2014

Kevin Lynn Poore, 23, passed away Friday, February 22, 2014 in Jackson, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Monday and from 10:00 until service time on Tuesday at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Kevin was an employee of Midsouth Elevator and...

Mr. James "Jim" L.  Watkins

Mr. James "Jim" L. Watkins

Feb 20, 2014

James “Jim” L. Watkins,75, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2014 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 5-7pm Sunday, February 23, 2014 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Funeral services will be 11am Monday, February 24, 2014 in the funeral home chapel followed by interment at Lakewood Memorial Park. Mr. Watkins was born in Jackson, Ms to the...

Mr. Glen Allen Lewis

Mr. Glen Allen Lewis

Feb 19, 2014

Glen Allen Lewis, 64, of Byram, MS, while surrounded by love, passed from this world to one without pain, on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be 5-8pm Friday, February 21, 2014, and 1pm until the 2pm funeral service Saturday, February 22, 2014, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow...

Mrs. Mary  Belding Smith

Mrs. Mary Belding Smith

Feb 19, 2014

Mary Louise Belding Smith, 82, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at MS Baptist Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be Saturday, February 22nd from 11 am until the 1 pm funeral service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories. Mrs. Smith has lived in Florence for 2 years, moving from Jackson. She is...

Mr. Charles Mayo

Mr. Charles Mayo

Feb 18, 2014

Charles Lamar Mayo, 73, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Central MS Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 10am until 11:30am Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Graveside services will follow at 12:00 noon at Lakewood South. Mr. Mayo was born in Attalla County, MS to the late William Wesley Mayo and Nellie McDaniel...

Mr. H. Millett Padelford

Mr. H. Millett Padelford

Feb 18, 2014

H. Millett Padelford, 94, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Wisteria Gardens in Pearl. Visitation will be Friday, February 21st from 10 AM until the 11 AM Funeral Service at Briar Hill Baptist Church in Florence. Interment will follow at Briar Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. A native of Jackson, Mr. Padelford had lived in Florence since 1973. He was...

Mrs. Betty Lunsford

Mrs. Betty Lunsford

Feb 17, 2014

Graveside services for Betty Ray Lunsford, 82, of Raymond will be held at 10:00 am Friday, February 21, 2014 at Rosemont Gardens Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Lunsford died at 7:59 pm Monday, February 17, 2014 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. She was born in Jackson, MS to George Kitchens and Ellie Mae Kitchens. Survivors include her son James Lunsford,...

Mrs. Calli Louise Campbell

Mrs. Calli Louise Campbell

Feb 15, 2014

Calli Miller Campbell, 46, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2014 alongside her husband Allan, as a result of a plane crash in Alabama. Visitation will be Thursday, 5pm to 8pm at First Baptist Church of Florence, and Friday 12pm with the funeral service at 1pm, also at the Church. Burial will follow at the Garden of Memories in Florence....

Mr. Joseph  Allan Campbell

Mr. Joseph Allan Campbell

Feb 15, 2014

Joseph Allan Campbell (Allan) passed away on February 14, 2014 with his wife Calli Miller Campbell near Trussville, AL in a single aircraft accident while delivering critical medical supplies. He was 44 years old. Visitation will be held Thursday February 20th at First Baptist Church in Florence from 5-8 pm and from 12-1 pm on Friday February 21. The service...

Mrs.  Marthajo Gaston Bacon

Mrs. Marthajo Gaston Bacon

Feb 14, 2014

Marthajo G. Bacon, 85, passed away Friday, February 14, 2014 at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Mrs. Bacon was born in Lexington, MS on October 19, 1928. She was a resident of Raymond, MS where she has resided for the past 41 years. She is a member of Oak Forest Baptist Church. She was a loving mother, grandmother and...

Mr.  Rodger Bryan Jordan

Mr. Rodger Bryan Jordan

Feb 13, 2014

Rodger Bryan Jordan, 71, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 13, 2014 at his home in Harrisville. Visitation will be Friday, February 21st from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. The Memorial Service will be Saturday, February 22nd at 2:00 PM at Antioch Baptist Church with visitation one hour prior. Dr. Charles Moore and Rev. David...

Mr. James  M. "Stonewall" Jackson

Mr. James M. "Stonewall" Jackson

Feb 12, 2014

Florence, Mississippi resident Jimmy “Stonewall” Jackson, 83, died at 5:15 am on February 12, 2014 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. The funeral service will be held at Chancellor Funeral Home Chapel at 1:00 pm on Saturday February 15th, visitation will start at 11:00 am. Jimmy worked for the Department of Transportation in Mississippi as a roadway draftsman. In his...

Mrs. Carol Davidson

Mrs. Carol Davidson

Feb 9, 2014

Carol M. Davidson, 71, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Home after a long battle with cancer. Visitation will be on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Chancellor Funeral Home at 7225 S Siwell Rd, Byram, MS from 5-7pm and Thursday, February 13, 2014 from 10-11am with Funeral Service starting at 11am. Burial will be at the Terry Cemetery. Pallbearers...

Mr. David Covington

Mr. David Covington

Feb 9, 2014

Funeral services for David R. Covington will be held Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 11 a.m. at Springridge United Methodist Church in Byram, with the Rev. Rusty White officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Chancellor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Covington, 61, of Byram, died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. He will be...

Mr. Charles Albert Slater

Mr. Charles Albert Slater

Feb 7, 2014

Charles Albert Slater, 64, passed away Friday, February 7, 2014 at St. Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson. A private family Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Chancellor Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Mr. Slater is survived by his children, Kim Slater of Pearl and Phillip Winters of Jackson; brothers, Junior Slater, Joe Slater, and J.L. Slater; sisters,...

Mr. James Waddell Sr.

Mr. James Waddell Sr.

Feb 7, 2014

Mr. James Therward Waddell Sr., 83, was called home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 7, 2014 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, February 12 at Chancellor Funeral Home of Byram with interment to follow in Lakewood Memorial Park. Visitation will be held at the funeral...

Mr. George Burney Jr.

Mr. George Burney Jr.

Feb 6, 2014

George Dewey Burney, Jr., 87, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be Sunday, February 9, 2014 from 2 PM until 5PM at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. A graveside service will be 1PM Monday, February 10, 2014 at State Line Cemetery in Stateline, MS. Mr. Burney was born May 10, 1926 in...

Mr. Rick O'Hair

Mr. Rick O'Hair

Feb 5, 2014

Rick O’Hair, 55, passed away Wednesday, February 05, 2014 at his home in Florence, MS. Visitation will be Friday, February 7th from 5-8 PM and Saturday, February 8th from 9am until the 10am funeral service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Interment will follow at Harperville Baptist Church Cemetery in Forest. Rick was a Certified Master Toyota Technician. He worked...

Mrs. Eva Dianne Rone

Mrs. Eva Dianne Rone

Feb 4, 2014

Mrs. Eva Dianne Rone, 61, passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 at MS Baptist Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be Thursday, February 6th from 5- 8 PM and Friday, February 7th from 9AM until the 10 AM funeral service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow at Tabernacle Church in Ethel, MS. Mrs. Rone, born September 15, 1952,...