Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Byram and Florence Mississippi.

Mrs. Sandra Lynn McLendon

Mrs. Sandra Lynn McLendon

Jun 16, 2015

Sandra Lynn Berry McLendon, 68, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at her home in Florence. Visitation will be Thursday, June 18th from 5-8 p.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence and Friday, June 19th from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. Funeral Service at First Baptist Church in Richland. Burial will follow at Briarhill Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. McLendon...

Mr. Donald Hal Teasley Sr.

Mr. Donald Hal Teasley Sr.

Jun 16, 2015

Donald Hal Teasley, Sr., 67, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Mr. Teasley was reared in Florence, MS, and was a graduate of Florence High School. He was a Vietnam-era U.S. Navy Veteran and spent most of his life in sales in the Jackson area. Mr. Teasley is preceded in death by...

Mr. Jonathan Scott Keen

Mr. Jonathan Scott Keen

Jun 16, 2015

Jonathan Scott Keen, 32, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Visitation will be 1pm until the 3pm funeral service, Friday, June 19, 2015 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church Cemetery in Crystal Springs. Jonathan lived most of his life in Byram, working in the construction industry. He was a member of Wynndale...

Mrs. Cora Mae Morgan

Mrs. Cora Mae Morgan

Jun 15, 2015

Cora Mae Lack Morgan, 87, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 at Compere’s Nursing Home in Jackson. Visitation will be 5-8pm Wednesday, June 17, 2015 and 12noon until the 2pm funeral service Thursday, June 18, 2015, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Dentville cemetery in Hazlehurst, MS. Mrs. Morgan had worked over 30 years at...

Mrs. Patricia "Pat" Yeates

Mrs. Patricia "Pat" Yeates

Jun 15, 2015

Patricia “Pat” Ann Mayfield Yeates, 68, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 at her home in Terry. Visitation will be 6-8pm Wednesday, June 17, 2015 and 9am until the 10am funeral service Thursday, June 18, 2015, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Terry Cemetery. Pat was a resident of Terry for the last 34 years...

Mr. Charles Albert "Buddy" Burns

Mr. Charles Albert "Buddy" Burns

Jun 14, 2015

Charles Albert “Buddy” Burns, 63, passed away on Sunday June 14, 2015 in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held 5pm-7pm on Monday June 15, 2015 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram and from 9am-10am at Country Woods Baptist Church in Byram, MS. Services will begin at 10am at Country Woods Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Terry Cemetery in Terry,...

Mrs. Ellen Renee Barron

Mrs. Ellen Renee Barron

Jun 9, 2015

Ellen Reneé Barron, 46, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at her home in Terry. Visitation will be 1pm until the 2pm funeral service Friday, June 12, 2015 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery in Terry. Reneé enjoyed camping, fishing, reading and playing basketball in her earlier years. Above all her love...

Mr. James Edmund Shelton Jr.

Mr. James Edmund Shelton Jr.

Jun 6, 2015

James Edmund (Jim) Shelton, Jr. of Florence, MS passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Jim was born February 24, 1941 in Hattiesburg, MS. He grew up in Jackson, MS and graduated from Central High School in 1960. After graduation he enlisted in the Marines. After returning to Jackson, he was employed with South Central Bell...

Mr. Bill Loveless

Mr. Bill Loveless

Jun 6, 2015

Billie "Bill" Bryan Loveless, a retired South Central Bell executive, passed away on June 6, 2015 after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 78. Bill was born on February 7, 1937 in Booneville, MS. He graduated from Biloxi High School in 1955 and began his career as a lineman with South Central Bell in Biloxi, MS in 1956. He...

Mrs. Evelyn  Patrick

Mrs. Evelyn Patrick

Jun 6, 2015

Evelyn Shoemaker Holmes Patrick has passed away from this earth and into the arms of our Lord Jesus Christ. Evelyn passed June 6, 2015 while at her home in Byram. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 9, 2015 from 5pm until 7pm at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram, MS and Wednesday, June 10th from 10am until the 11am Funeral Service at...

Mr.  James  Roy Posey

Mr. James Roy Posey

Jun 6, 2015

James R. “Jim” Posey died Saturday, June 6, 2015 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be held 5pm-8pm Monday, June 8, 2015 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram and again at 12 noon on Tuesday. Funeral services will be 2pm Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in the chapel at Chancellor Funeral Home; interment will follow in Rosemont Gardens Cemetery....

Mrs. Ann Bethany

Mrs. Ann Bethany

Jun 5, 2015

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Mr. Richard Gale Kemp

Mr. Richard Gale Kemp

Jun 4, 2015

Richard Gale Kemp, 90 , passed away Thursday, June 4, 2015 at VA Nursing Home in Jackson. Visitation will be 9:30am until the 11am funeral service Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park. Mr. Kemp was born in East Prairie, MS to the late Ollie Kemp and Laura Kate Lewis...

Ms. Glenda Sue Vaughn

Ms. Glenda Sue Vaughn

Jun 4, 2015

Glenda Sue Vaughn, 69, went to be with the Lord Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be 1:00pm until the 2:00pm funeral service Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Alta Woods Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park. Ms. Vaughn was born in Jackson, MS to the late James Whitfield Alford, Sr. and Abbie...

Mrs. Elsma "Tuggy" Cliburn

Mrs. Elsma "Tuggy" Cliburn

Jun 2, 2015

Elsma P. “ Tuggy” Cliburn, 81 , passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at her home in Crystal Springs. Graveside services will be 10am Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Old Crystal Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Cliburn was born in Crystal Springs to the late Alexander and Maggie Threet Parish. She was a devoted LPN at University Hospital for many years. She...

Mrs.  Betty Lou Sasser

Mrs. Betty Lou Sasser

Jun 1, 2015

Betty Lou Sasser, 77, passed away Monday, June 1, 2015 at her home in Richland. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 3, 2015 from 10 a.m. until the 12 p.m. Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow at Sharon Cemetery in Magee. Mrs. Sasser was a loving mother and a doting grandma who gave of herself to...

Mrs. Izella Robbins

Mrs. Izella Robbins

May 30, 2015

Mrs. Izella Robbins, 97, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015 in Clinton, MS. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 02, 2015 from 5pm to 7pm and Wednesday, June 03, 2015 from 9am until the 10am service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram, MS. Burial will follow at Lakewood South. Mrs. Robbins was an active member of Woodville Heights Baptist Church and...

infant Elisha Malachi Allen

infant Elisha Malachi Allen

May 29, 2015

Elisha Malachi Allen, infant, was born still on Friday, May 29, 2015. A visitation will be Friday, June 19th from 2-3 p.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence followed by a graveside service in the Garden of Memories. Elisha is survived by his parents, Robert and Megan Allen of Raymond, and big sister, Brianna Nicole Allen.

Mr.  Clifford Dee Dudley, Jr.

Mr. Clifford Dee Dudley, Jr.

May 28, 2015

Clifford Dee “Cliff” Dudley, Jr., passed peacefully from this life into life eternal with our Lord in the early hours of May 28, in the Community Living Center of the Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson. Cliff came to know Jesus as his Savior at an early age and that is why we can rejoice in his home-going to...

Mr. Ronald Emery Robinson

Mr. Ronald Emery Robinson

May 28, 2015

Ronald Emery Robinson, 72 , passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Visitation will be 5-9pm Friday, May 29, 2015 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Services will be 11am Saturday, May 30, 2015 in the funeral home chapel with a one hour visitation prior to service time. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memorial...