Recent Obituaries in Byram and Florence Mississippi.
Mr. Benjamin White
Dec 9, 2017
Benjamin “Ben” Eugene White, 69, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2017 at University Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 12:00 noon until the 1:00pm memorial service, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Hickory Ridge Baptist Church. Ben, a lifelong resident of the Jackson area was a member of Hickory Ridge Baptist Church in Florence. He was a computer technician with...
Mr. Donald Wayne Burney
Dec 9, 2017
Mr. Donald “Don” Burney, 64, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2017 at his home in Florence. Visitation was held Friday, December 15th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. with the service following at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial was on Saturday, December 16th at 1:00 p.m. at the State Line Cemetery, Stateline, MS. Mr. Burney was...
Wesley Louis Richoux Jr.
Dec 8, 2017
Sweet Wesley Louis Richoux, Jr. passed away peacefully Friday, December 8, 2017 at Merit Health River Oaks in Flowood. Visitation is at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence on Monday, December 11, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until the 10:00 a.m. Graveside Service at the Garden of Memories. Wesley is the son of Wesley Louis Richoux, Sr. and Jenna Gardner of FLorence....
Mrs. Deborah Wilmoth Myers
Dec 7, 2017
Mrs. Deborah Wilmoth Myers, 61, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017 at her home in Florence. Visitation will Sunday, December 10th from 5-8 PM and Monday, December 11th from 10:00 AM until the 11:00 AM Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow at Palestine Cemetery. Deborah lived most of her life in the Florence area. She...
Mr. William Kavanaugh Allen Jr.
Dec 7, 2017
William Kavanaugh “Butch” Allen, Jr., went to heaven on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Diversicare in Batesville, MS. Visitation will be Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence at 12:30 p.m. followed by a memorial service at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories. Butch lived in Florence for over 30 years, moving from...
Mr. Danny Boy Smith
Dec 6, 2017
Danny Boy Smith, 70, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at his home in Florence. Visitation will be Saturday, December 9th from 10:00 a.m. until the 11:00 a.m. Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Danny was a lifelong resident of Rankin County and a member of Harrisville Baptist Church. He loved his family and especially loved spending time...
Mrs. Joan Wren Pipkin
Dec 5, 2017
Joan Wren Pipkin, 83, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2017 from complications of walking Pneumonia. Funeral Services will be held at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence at 11:00 a.m. Friday, Dec 8, 2017. Visitation will be Thursday evening, Dec 7, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Burial will be a Richland City Cemetery. Joan (please pronounce it “Jo Ann”) was...
Mrs. Evelyn McNeil Durst
Dec 4, 2017
Evelyn Marie McNeil Durst, 72, passed away Monday, December 4, 2017 at Merit Health Central in Jackson. A memorial service to celebrate her life, will be held at Carmelite Monastery at a later date. Mrs. Durst was a longtime resident of Jackson where she was a parishioner of St. Therese Catholic Church. She worked for Carmelite Monastery for over 30...
Mr. Henry (Buddy) E. Williams
Dec 4, 2017
Henry (Buddy) E. Williams, 90, of Raymond, MS, went home to our Lord and Savior on Monday, December 4, 2017. He was born in Biloxi, MS to William Henry and Luticia Cannette Williams on July 15, 1928. Henry attended The University of Southern Mississippi after graduating from Biloxi High School, and during that time was called to serve his country...
Mr. Wayne Sullivan
Dec 3, 2017
Harold Wayne Sullivan, 71, went to be with his Lord after a 10 month battle with cancer on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at his home in Terry. Visitation will be 5-8pm Tuesday, December 5, 2017 and 10am until the 11am funeral service Wednesday, December 6, 2017, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Lakewood South. Wayne...
Mrs. Dorsie Loflin Bell
Dec 3, 2017
Mrs. Dorsie Loflin Bell, 101, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2017 at Villa South in Florence where she lived. A graveside service will be Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Florence. Mrs. Bell was a lifelong resident of Rankin County where she attended Rexford United Methodist Church. She enjoyed gardening and farming....
Mr. Carl Keith Bagwell
Dec 3, 2017
On December 3, 2017, GOD came for him and said, “Come home where you can rest.” Carl was born June 20, 1930, in Weir, Mississippi to the late Dan and Ruby Bagwell. He served in the US Army during the Korean War as a demolition engineer. Carl has been a resident of Jackson, Mississippi since 1954. He was a hard-working,...
Mrs. Rita Chapman Hines
Dec 2, 2017
Mrs. Rita Chapman Hines, 52 passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 at her home in Florence. She is survived by her mother, Billie Chapman; two daughters, Cheryl Gaudet of Hattiesburg, MS and Rebecca Gaudet of Birmingham, AL; brothers, Lance Chapman and Wayne Chapman; and sister, Anita Crosby.
Mrs. Ruth P. Moore
Dec 2, 2017
Ruth P. Moore, 81, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 5-8pm Tuesday, December 5, 2017 and 1:00pm until the 2:00pm funeral service Wednesday, December 6, 2017, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Bubba Walker, Jessie McDowell, Ben McDowell, Ryan...
Mrs. Estell Gibbon Willis
Nov 29, 2017
After a brave fight with AML, Edna Estell Gibbon Willis, 82, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 10am until the 12:00 noon funeral service Saturday, December 2, 2017, at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Rosemont Gardens. Mrs. Willis lived in the Jackson area since 1958 and...
Mrs. Bobbie Jean Barnes
Nov 27, 2017
Bobbie Jean Barnes, 79, passed away Monday, November 27, 2017 at St. Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson. A graveside service will be Thursday, November 30th at 1:30 p.m. at Lorena Baptist Church Cemetery in Raleigh. Mrs. Bobbie loved balloons and requested that, instead of flowers, you bring balloons to the service. Bobbie was a member of First Pentecostal Church of Jackson....
Mrs. Laura Womack Jenkins
Nov 26, 2017
Amy “Laura” Womack Jenkins, 98, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at her home in Terry. Visitation will be 6-8pm Wednesday, November 29th at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Services will be at 10am Thursday, November 30th at Wynndale Baptist Church with a one hour visitation prior to service time at the church. Interment will...
David Jones
Nov 25, 2017
James David Jones, 50, passed away November 25, 2017 in Jackson; MS. Visitation is 5pm-8pm Monday, November 27, 2017 and again 10am Tuesday at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Funeral services are 11am Tuesday, November 28, 2017 in the Chancellor Chapel with interment to follow at 3:30pm in the Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Bogalusa, LA. Officiating the services...
Mr Jeffery Darrell Chandler
Nov 24, 2017
Mr. Jeffery D. Chandler, 53, passed away at his home in Hazelhurst on Friday, November 24, 2017. His cremains will be buried in the Garden of Memories in Florence.
Mrs. Josie McGowan
Nov 23, 2017
Mrs. Josie W. McGowan, 92, a loving mother and grandmother passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017 in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be at 9am Monday, November 27, 2017 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Chapel services will be at 11:00am Monday with interment following in Lakewood South Memorial Park. Mrs. Josie was an 18 year resident of Terry, moving there...
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