Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Byram and Florence Mississippi.

Mr. Harold Wayne Bishop

Mr. Harold Wayne Bishop

Apr 22, 2014

Harold Wayne Bishop, 63, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at his home in Raymond. Visitation will be 5-7pm Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram and from 11am to the 2pm service time on Friday, April 25. Interment will follow at Terry Cemetery. Mr. Bishop was born in Hollandale, MS to the late Hubart Lamar Bishop...

Mrs.  Elizabeth Auguste Gallner

Mrs. Elizabeth Auguste Gallner

Apr 20, 2014

Elizabeth A. Gallner Jackson Mrs. Elizabeth Auguste Gallner, 92, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Manhattan Nursing and Rehab Center in Jackson, MS. A private family burial will take place at a later date. Mrs. Gallner was born in East Prussa, Germany on December 13, 1921. She moved to the United States in 1951 and lived in several places...

Mrs. Annice Pierce

Mrs. Annice Pierce

Apr 19, 2014

Annice Pierce, 79, went to be with her Lord, April 19, 2014 at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation is scheduled for 5 until 8 PM Monday and 10 until the 11:00 AM Tuesday Chapel service at Chancellor Funeral Home, Byram. Burial will follow at Lakewood South Memorial Park. A native of Mobile, AL, Mrs. Pierce had lived in...

Infant John Fredric Miller

Infant John Fredric Miller

Apr 19, 2014

John " Jack" Fredric Miller, infant passed away April 19, 2014. He is survived by his parents Anthony Miller and Katherine Michiko Newman. Chancellor Funeral Home handled arrangements.

MS Norma Alderman Fulgham

MS Norma Alderman Fulgham

Apr 19, 2014

Norma Alderman Fulgham, 51, of Jackson, died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab in Clinton. Graveside services are scheduled for 1:00 PM Monday at Utica Cemetery, Utica, MS. She earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Dietetics from Mississippi State University and a Master’s Degree in Public Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She...

Mr.  Robert A. (Bob) Salley

Mr. Robert A. (Bob) Salley

Apr 18, 2014

Robert Arthur “Bob” Sally, 86, passed from this life on Friday, April 18, 2014. Visitation will be on Monday, April 21st from 11:00 to 1:00 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. A funeral service will follow at 1:00 and interment will be at Garden of Memories, also in Florence. Bob retired from the Mississippi Highway Patrol and from the U.S....

Kimberly Michelle Copeland

Kimberly Michelle Copeland

Apr 17, 2014

Kimberly Michelle Copland, 47, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 at her home in Terry. Visitation will be 5-8pm Friday, April 18, 2014 and 12-2pm Saturday, April 19, at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. The funeral service will begin at 2pm Saturday in the funeral home chapel followed by interment at Lakewood Memorial Park. Kim was a native of Jackson,...

Mrs.  Elva Ruth Downing

Mrs. Elva Ruth Downing

Apr 16, 2014

This staunch, even keeled lady received her invitation to be with her Lord and Savior April 16, 2014. Elva-Ruth was born June 5, 1935 in Natchez, to Frank Aikman Eidt and Elva Lydia Mathis Eidt. She was a member of the graduation class of 1953 and loved all of her classmates. She attended the Fifty Year Class Reunion in 2013...

Isabelle Faith Cranford

Isabelle Faith Cranford

Apr 15, 2014

Isabelle Faith Cranford, 10 days old, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Oshners Baptist Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. Visitation will be Friday, April 18, 2014 from 1:00 PM until the 2:00 PM Graveside Service in the Garden of Memories. Chancellor Funeral Homes in Florence is handling the arrangements. She was preceded in death by her sister, Elena Cranford;...

Mrs. Peggy Sue Chamblee

Mrs. Peggy Sue Chamblee

Apr 15, 2014

Peggy Sue Chamblee, 68, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at CMMC of Jackson. Visitation will be 10-11am Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Funeral Services will begin at 11am Thursday in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow at Lakewood South Memorial Park. Mrs. Chamblee had lived in the Jackson area since the 1960s. She...

Mrs.  Helen Marie  Stewart

Mrs. Helen Marie Stewart

Apr 13, 2014

Mrs. Helen Marie Stewart, 64, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014 at St. Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson with her family by her side. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 16th from 1 PM until the 2 PM Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories. A lifelong resident of Rankin County, Mrs. Stewart...

Mr.  L. V. Morgan Jr.

Mr. L. V. Morgan Jr.

Apr 13, 2014

L.V. Morgan, Jr., 85, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Crossgates River Oaks Hospital in Brandon. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 15th from 5-7 PM and Wednesday, April 16th from 9 am until the 10 am Funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories. A resident of Star for over 30...

Mr. Frank Mason Shelby Jr.

Mr. Frank Mason Shelby Jr.

Apr 12, 2014

Frank Mason Shelby, Jr., 87, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2014 at Villa South assisted living center. Visitation will be from 6:00pm-8:00pm Monday, April 14, 2014. Funeral Service will be at 3:00pm Tuesday, April 15, 2014 with visitation one hour prior to the service all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. A graveside service will take place at 5:00pm following...

Mr. James L.  "Dickie"  McDonald

Mr. James L. "Dickie" McDonald

Apr 12, 2014

James Lloyd “Dickie” McDonald, 80, passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be Monday, April 14th from 5-8 PM and Tuesday, April 15th from 9 AM until the 10 AM funeral service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow at Clear Branch Cemetery. Mr. McDonald was a retired machinist with Vickers,...

Mr. John Hohenadel

Mr. John Hohenadel

Apr 11, 2014

Mr. John David Hohenadel, 69, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Christway Church of God. A native of Akron, OH, Mr. Hohenadel had lived in the Jackson area for over 35 years. His passions included, catering, cooking, candy making, bowling and...

Mr. John Bryce Sykes

Mr. John Bryce Sykes

Apr 11, 2014

John Bryce Sykes, 23, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at University Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 3-6pm Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram and 9-10am Monday, April 14 at Country Woods Baptist Church. Services will begin at 10am at the church, followed by interment at Lakewood South. John was born in Hazlehurst, where...

Mr. Robert Theron  Rosson, Sr.

Mr. Robert Theron Rosson, Sr.

Apr 11, 2014

Robert Theron Rosson, Sr, 81, died Friday, April 11, 2014 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be 9:30-11am Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Madison United Methodist Church in Madison, MS with funeral services beginning at 11am with Rev. Jim Genesse and Rev. Linda Rickman officiating. Graveside services will follow at 2:30pm Tuesday at Mizpah Cemetery in Durant, MS. Mr....

Mrs. Bernette Smith

Mrs. Bernette Smith

Apr 11, 2014

Bernette Smith, 70, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at her home in Florence. Visitation will be Monday, April 14th from 10 – 11 am with a graveside service following at 11 am in the Garden of Memories. Mrs. Smith was a member of First Baptist Church in Florence. Her family will remember her as a person who always put...

Mrs. Polly Abel

Mrs. Polly Abel

Apr 10, 2014

Mrs. Lella Pauline Fonville Able or “Miss Polly”, as she was affectionately known, awoke in her heavenly home on April 10, 2014 at the age of 84. She was born on August 5, 1929 in Carol County Ms. Visitation will be Saturday, April 12th from 5-8 PM and Sunday, April 13th from 1 PM until the 2 PM Funeral Service...

Mr. George  Anthony Trebotich

Mr. George Anthony Trebotich

Apr 9, 2014

George Anthony Trebotich passed away Wednesday morning in the Jackson VA Medical Center. He was 94. George was the fourth of 8 children of George and Michelina Trebotich. He was the last survivor of that nuclear family. George grew up during the depression in Biloxi, MS. His father died at a young age and so he and two of his...