Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Byram and Florence Mississippi.

Mrs. Cristina Cole Mann

Mrs. Cristina Cole Mann

Apr 21, 2015

Cristina Mann, 53, went to be with her Lord at home surrounded by family. Visitation will be Friday, April 24th from 5-8 PM and Saturday, April 25th from 10 AM until the 11 AM Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories. Mrs. Mann lived most of her life in Florence where...

Mrs.  Ouida Fugitt Gentry

Mrs. Ouida Fugitt Gentry

Apr 20, 2015

Ouida Fugitt Gentry, 87, passed away Monday April 20, 2015 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 21st from 5-8 PM and Wednesday, April 22nd from 10 AM until the 11 AM Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow at Florence City Cemetery. Mrs. Gentry was born on June 1, 1927. She has...

Mrs. June Cheryl Grant

Mrs. June Cheryl Grant

Apr 19, 2015

Ms. June Cheryl Grant, 72, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015 at St. Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson. A private Graveside Service will be held Saturday, April 25th at the Garden of Memories in Florence. Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence is handling the arrangements. Ms. Grant is survived by her daughter, Tracy (Howard) Kittrell of Florence; son, Rocky (Teresa) Grant of...

Mr. Earl Lott

Mr. Earl Lott

Apr 17, 2015

Earlton Lott, 77, passed away Friday, April 17, 2015 at St Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be Monday, April 20, 2015 from 12pm until 1pm. The memorial service will be at 1pm at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence, MS. Earl was a loving, quiet, intelligent and trustworthy person. He was preceded in death by his parents, Winson and...

Mr.  Kamron Mitchell Thomas

Mr. Kamron Mitchell Thomas

Apr 14, 2015

Kamron Mitchell Thomas, 40, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at University Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be Friday, April 17th from 6-8 PM at Chancellor Funeral Home and Saturday, April 18th from 10 AM until the 11 AM Funeral Service at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Florence. Kamron was born in Ojai, California and spent many years in...

Ms. Lottie  Mae Barrett

Ms. Lottie Mae Barrett

Apr 13, 2015

Lottie Mae Dear Barrett, 85, passed away Monday, April 13, 2015 at Brandon Nursing and Rehab in Brandon surrounded by her children. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 15th from 5-8PM and Thursday, April 16th from 10AM until the 11AM Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow at Antioch Baptist Church. Mrs. Barrett worked assembly at General...

Mr.  Michael  Ray  Mills

Mr. Michael Ray Mills

Apr 12, 2015

Michael Ray Mills, 64, passed away Sunday, April 12th, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00pm on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence with a visitation beginning one hour prior to the service. He was preceded in death by his father, Milton Mills, Jr. Mr. Mills is survived by his wife of 25 years,...

Mr. Stanley B. Brown

Mr. Stanley B. Brown

Apr 10, 2015

Stanley Bernard Brown, 82, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015 at Willow Creek Nursing Home in Byram. Visitation will be 2-5pm Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Services will be 11am Monday, April 13, 2015 at First Baptist Church of Terry, with a one hour visitation prior to service time at the church. Interment will follow...

Mr.  Bubba Sanford Jr.

Mr. Bubba Sanford Jr.

Apr 10, 2015

William “Bubba” Grady Sanford, Jr., 43, passed away Friday, April 10th, 2015. Visitation will be held from 6-8pm on Monday, April 13, 2015 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. The Funeral Service will be at 11:00am on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Heritage Baptist Church with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in Jesus Name...

Mr. Jimmy  Royce  Munn

Mr. Jimmy Royce Munn

Apr 10, 2015

Jimmy Royce Munn, 67, died Friday, April 10th, 2015 peacefully at home with his family in Terry. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday April 13th, 2015 in the chapel at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Rev. David Plunkett will officiate the...

Mr. Larry Clifford Osborne

Mr. Larry Clifford Osborne

Apr 7, 2015

Larry Clifford Osborne, 65, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. A Celebration of his Life will be Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 1:00 PM at his home. Mr. Osborne has lived in Florence for the last 12 years, moving from Jackson. He was a Master Carpenter by trade, who enjoyed cabinet making. He...

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Holley Hollingsworth

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Holley Hollingsworth

Apr 6, 2015

Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Holley Hollingsworth, 75, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be 6-8pm Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Graveside services will be held at 10:30am Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Lakewood South. Mrs. Hollingsworth was born in Canton, MS to the late Carl Wilford Holley and Dorothy...

Mrs.  Cynthia "Cyndi" Kennedy Myers

Mrs. Cynthia "Cyndi" Kennedy Myers

Apr 6, 2015

Cynthia Leigh Kennedy Myers, 54, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be Thursday, April 9th from 11AM until the 2PM Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow at Briar Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Myers was born November 29, 1960 in Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville, MS....

Mrs. Frances Ruth  Lewis

Mrs. Frances Ruth Lewis

Apr 4, 2015

Frances Lewis, 78, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 8th from 11AM until the 1PM Memorial Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Inurnment will follow at Richland City Cemetery. Mrs. Lewis was born on July 17, 1936 to E.J. and Eva Mae Doherty. One of four children, she...

Baby Ariana Mariah Sherease Lewis

Baby Ariana Mariah Sherease Lewis

Apr 4, 2015

Ariana Mariah Sherease Lewis, 1 week old, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 at River Oaks Hospital in Flowood. Visitation will be 10 AM until the 11 AM graveside service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Interment will take place in the Garden of Memories. Miss. Lewis is preceded in death by her great grandfather, John Henry Lewis; Godmother, Sherease...

Mr. Mark Stephen Boteler

Mr. Mark Stephen Boteler

Apr 4, 2015

Mark Stephen Boteler, 44, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 at his home in Florence. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 7th from 11AM until the 2PM Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Interment will follow at Briar Hill Baptist Church cemetery. As a son, father, an uncle or a brother, Mark was always able to lift spirits and...

Mr. William Burton Montgomery III

Mr. William Burton Montgomery III

Apr 3, 2015

William Burton Montgomery III, 75, passed away Friday, April 3, 2015 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. A memorial service will be held at 6pm on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Covenant Christian Church in Byram. Mr. Montgomery was born in Jackson, MS to the late William Montgomery, Jr. and Gladys Carlise Montgomery. He was Director of the Accounting Department of...

Mr. Charles Ballard

Mr. Charles Ballard

Apr 3, 2015

Charles A. Ballard, Jr., 73, of Raymond, MS passed away on Friday, April 3, 2015 after a brief illness. Charlie was born on September 7, 1941 in Meadville, MS to Evelyn Guice Ballard and Charles A. Ballard, Sr. who predeceased him. He retired from the State of Mississippi having served the majority of his state service with the Mississippi Employment...

Mrs.  Annie M.  Lewis

Mrs. Annie M. Lewis

Apr 2, 2015

Mrs. Annie McCraw Lewis, 91, passed away Thursday, April 02, 2015 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 07, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram, MS. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, April 08, 2015 at 10:30am at Lakewood South in Jackson, MS. Mrs. Lewis lived most of her life...

Mrs. Marguerite Day Parker

Mrs. Marguerite Day Parker

Mar 31, 2015

Mrs. Marguerite Day Shands Parker, 93, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation was Thursday, April 2nd from 12pm until the 1pm Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial followed at Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson. Mrs. Parker was born on April 28, 1921 in Crosby, MS to Robert U. Day...