Recent Obituaries in Byram and Florence Mississippi.
Mr. Robert "Bob" Earl Brown
Nov 12, 2018
Robert Earl Brown went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ November 12, 2018. Bob was born October 23, 1931 in Edwin, Alabama. He is preceded in death by Nancy, his wife of 62 years, parents, Ira Hubert and Mae Dell White Brown, sister, Majorie Pearce and brother, Hubert “Pete” Brown. Bob is survived by his brother, Maxwell(Dean)...
Mr. Buck Turner Kennedy
Nov 12, 2018
Buck Turner Kennedy, 81, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family at his home in Florence on Monday, November 12, 2018. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 14th at Briar Hill Baptist Church in Florence. The Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 15th at Briar Hill Baptist Church with...
Mr William Leland Lack "Billy"
Nov 10, 2018
Mr. William L. Lack “Billy” 69, longtime resident of Walnut Grove, MS passed away peacefully Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. He was born in Hazlehurst in 1949; his parents are the late Robert L. Lack and Cora Henley Lack. He was raised in Jackson and attended Jackson Public Schools. Billy served our country in the United...
Mrs. Imogene P. Vinson
Nov 10, 2018
Mrs. Imogene P. Vinson, 87, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be held Monday, November 12, 2018 from 10:00AM until the 12:00 noon funeral service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park on Clinton Blvd. in Jackson. Mrs. Vinson was born on July 6, 1931 in Stewart,...
Mrs. Dianne Sykes Slay
Nov 10, 2018
Ms. Dianne Sykes Slay, 61, passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018, at Brandon Court Nursing Home. Visitation will be Monday, November 12, 2018 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm and again on Tuesday November 13, 2018 from 10:00 am until the 11:00 am funeral, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Interment will follow at Brown Hill Baptist Church...
Mr. Clifton Joe (CJ, Sonny) Walker Sr
Nov 9, 2018
Clifton Joe (Sonny) Walker, Sr. peacefully passed away at the age of 75 from an extended illness in his home on Friday, November 9, 2018. He was born July 10, 1943 in Terry, Mississippi, the son of Clifton Roy and Lula Mae Walker of Terry, Mississippi. He was the fourth of nine siblings. He lived in Crystal Springs, Mississippi for...
Mrs. Ruthie Lee Shipp
Nov 9, 2018
Ruth Shipp died at her home near Florence, MS on Friday, November 9, 2018 at the age of 91. She was born Ruthie Lee Abel on August, 29, 1927, to George and Lottie Taylor Abel in Carroll County, Mississippi. She had four sisters and one brother. The family later moved to Belzoni, Mississippi, where she met Robert Brumfield Shipp, Jr....
Mrs. Judy Alford
Nov 7, 2018
Margaret Judith “Judy” Alford, 72, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at her home in Richland. Visitation will be 5-8pm Friday, November 9, 2018 and again Saturday, November 10, from 10am until the 11am funeral service, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Florence Cemetery. Mrs. Alford was born in Port Arthur, TX to the late...
Mrs. Alecia Marie Shields
Nov 6, 2018
Mrs. Alecia Marie Anderson Shields went to her Heavenly home too soon, at the age of 37, on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in Ruskin, Florida after her year-long battle with cancer. Born on March 28, 1981 in Jackson, Mississippi, to Dell Holmes McCauley and Steven Ralph Anderson, Alecia was the loving wife of John “JB” Shields. Along with her husband,...
Mrs. Shirley Ann Davis
Nov 5, 2018
Mrs. Shirley Ann Davis passed away on Monday, November 6, 2018 at Brandon Court in Brandon at the age of 76 years old. A Memorial Service has been scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 8th in the chapel of Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence, on Hwy 49 South; visitation will be one hour prior to service. Following the service,...
Mr. John "Bo" King
Nov 3, 2018
Mr. John “Bo” Simmons King, 62, passed away at MS Baptist Medical Center on Saturday, November 3, 2018. There will be a visitation on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. A funeral service will follow at 1:00 PM, also at the funeral home. Mr. King was the owner of King...
Mrs. Brenda Sue Emerson
Oct 30, 2018
Brenda Sue Emerson, 59, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at her home in Byram. Visitation will be 11am until the 1pm funeral service Friday, November 2, 2018 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Port Gibson. Sue was a 1977 graduate of Byram Attendance Center and a resident of Byram since...
Mrs. Mary C. Kelly
Oct 29, 2018
Mary Emma Carter Kelly, 85, passed away Monday, October 29, 2018 at Willow Creek Nursing Home in Byram. Visitation will be 10am until the 11:30am funeral service Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Wynndale Presbyterian Church. Rev. Dr. Mark Spellman will officiate. Mary Carter Kelly was born and reared in Yazoo City, Mississippi, predeceased by her parents, James Owen Carter and...
Mr. Donald "Don" Paul Phillips
Oct 28, 2018
Mr. Donald Paul Phillips, 84, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at his home surrounded in love by his family. There will be a funeral service at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence with visitation from 11:00 a.m. until the 1:00 p.m. service. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories. Reverend Malcolm...
Mr. Randy Nelson Randall
Oct 28, 2018
Mr. Randy Nelson Randall, 60, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at his home in Richland. A graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 2nd at Richland City Cemetery with visitation starting at 10:00 a.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence.
Mrs. Peggy Jean Smith
Oct 28, 2018
Peggy Jean Smith, 65, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at University Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 11am until the 1pm funeral service Thursday, November 1, 2018 all at Wynndale Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Rosemont Gardens in Jackson. Mrs. Smith was born in Jackson, MS having lived the last 32 years in Byram. She worked in...
Mr. Brian James Bryant
Oct 25, 2018
Brian James Bryant, 61, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 in Jackson. Visitation will be from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 28th at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. There will be a Graveside Service following at 2:00 p.m. in the Garden of Memories. The Rev. Ed Hauser will officiate. A life-long resident of the Jackson area, Brian was...
Mrs. Jean Hanna Ainsworth
Oct 25, 2018
Jean Hanna-Ainsworth, 78, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018. Visitation will be Saturday, November 3, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence MS. A noon graveside service follows the visitation at Chancellor. Mrs. Hanna Ainsworth was born on September 24, 1940, in Blytheville, Arkansas. She spent most of her life in Mississippi and over...
Mrs. Mildred Carlisle
Oct 24, 2018
Mildred Marie Rushing Carlisle, 89, of Bolton, passed away October 24, 2018, at her daughter’s residence in Summit, MS. Visitation will be Monday October 29, 2018, from 11:00 a.m. until services at 1:00 p.m. at Bolton Baptist Church in Bolton, MS. Bro Cliff Nelson and Jack Albritton will officiate. Burial will be in Lakewood Cemetery, Clinton, MS. Mrs. Carlisle was...
Mrs. Jean Hollingsworth Garrett
Oct 22, 2018
Mrs. Jean Hollingsworth Garrett, 91, of Terry went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 22, 2018 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 24, 2018 from 12pm until the 2pm Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Terry Cemetery. Born in Lake, Mrs. Garrett had spent most of her...
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