Recent Obituaries in Byram and Florence Mississippi.
Mr. John Alton Keys
Sep 30, 2013
John A. Keys, 85, passed away peacefully at his home on September 30, 2013 following a lengthy illness. He retired from Trailways and Greyhound Bus Lines as a driver with 42 years of service, and later went on to drive for Jackson Tour and Travel. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 2nd from 11:30-2 pm, with the service following at 2:00...
Ms. Robin Renea Middleton
Sep 30, 2013
Robin Renea Middleton, 46, passed away Monday, September 30, 2013 in Jackson. Visitation will be Friday, October 4, 2013 from 5-8 PM at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence and Saturday, from 12 PM until the 2 PM Funeral Service in the chapel. Burial will follow at Antioch Baptist Church cemetery in Florence. Ms. Middleton lived most of her life in...
Mrs. Carole Wyman
Sep 29, 2013
Carole June Wyman, 75, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2013 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. There will be a gathering to celebrate her life on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram from 3-6pm. Mrs. Wyman, an Ohio State Buckeye at heart, was a registered nurse for over 50 years. Taking care of others was her...
Ms. Leslie Wilson Smiddy
Sep 29, 2013
Leslie Wilson Smiddy, 89, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2013 at the Mississippi State Hospital. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 2, 2013 from 9 am until the 10 am funeral service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow in Florence Cemetery. A native of Gulfport, Mrs. Smiddy spent most of her life in Rankin County in the Florence...
Mr. Michael Douglas McKinley
Sep 28, 2013
Michael Douglas McKinley, 56, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013 at University of MS Medical Center. Visitation will be Tuesday, 11AM until the 1PM funeral Service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow at New Zion Baptist Church in Braxton. Mr. McKinley called Harrisville home for the past year, moving from Pearl. He was a transmission technician with...
Mr George Davis Watts
Sep 28, 2013
Mr. George Davis Watts, 86, of Pearl, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 28, 2013, at Hospice Ministries of Ridgeland. Visitation will be 5-8pm Monday at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram and Tuesday from 9 until the 10am funeral service in the funeral home chapel. An interpreter will be provided for the deaf. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park. A...
Mrs. Wilma Jewel Johnson
Sep 28, 2013
Wilma Jewel Rice Johnson, 83, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be on Monday, September 30, 2013 from 5:00-8:00 PM at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence and one hour prior to the 10:00 AM funeral service at Harrisville United Methodist Church on Tuesday, October 1, 2013. Interment will follow at the...
Mrs. Evelyn B. Wood
Sep 27, 2013
Evelyn Blair Wood, 85, died September 27, 2013 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on October 19, 2013 from 10 until 12 at Raymond Road Baptist Church and a Celebration of her Life will begin at noon. She is survived by her daughter, Lynn, who she loved with all her heart, and her favorite and only...
Mrs. Margaret Morgan
Sep 25, 2013
Margaret Thomas Morgan,70 , passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at River Oaks Hospital in Flowood. The family will hold a private service at a later date. Mrs. Morgan was born in Shreveport, LA to the late Robert Randall Thomas and Betty Ann Thomas. Having come from Dallas, she had lived in Byram for the past 6-7 years. She had...
Mrs. Margaret Sandifer
Sep 20, 2013
Mrs. Margaret Ann Cobb Sandifer, 80, passed away on Friday, August 20, 2013 at Simpson General Hospital. Visitation will be from 10:00 – 11:00 AM Monday at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence, followed by a graveside service at Palestine Cemetery in Harrisville at 11:30 AM. Mrs. Sandifer was born April 2, 1933 in Ohatchee, AL to the late Roland and...
Mr. Edwin "Eugene" Grube
Sep 19, 2013
Edwin Eugene Grube, 79 passed away Thursday, September 19, 2013 at his home in Florence. A resident of Florence since 1995, moving from Jackson, Mr. Grube worked as a Heavy Equipment Specialist with Klinger Electric and enjoyed fishing. Mr. Grube was preceded in death by his wife, Delores Grube, on March 20, 2013 and his brother, Fred Grube. He is...
Mrs. Teresa "Diane" Freels
Sep 19, 2013
Teresa Diane Freels, 57, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2013 at University Medical Center in Jackson. Mrs. Freels was a long time resident of Florence. Her greatest achievement was raising her three children. She also enjoyed sewing, quilting, and crocheting. She is preceded in death by her father, Hugh White McGowan, and by her husband, O’Neal Freels. She is survived...
Leigh Rinehart
Sep 18, 2013
Virginia Leigh Rinehart, 26, went to be with her Lord Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 5-8pm Friday, September 20 and 9am until the 10am funeral service Saturday, September 21, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Graveside service will follow at 4pm Saturday at Doty Chapel Cemetery in Shannon, MS. Leigh was...
Mr. William J. "Bill" Kelty
Sep 15, 2013
William J. “Bill” Kelty passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013 after a brief illness. Visitation will be 5-8pm Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Services will be 11 am Wednesday, September 18 in the funeral home chapel with a one hour visitation prior to service time. Bill was born in Louisville, KY on July 7, 1936...
Mr Wyatt W. Shorter
Sep 12, 2013
Wyatt W. Shorter, 85, a longtime resident of Braxton, died September 12, 2013 at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Collins. Visitation is scheduled from 1:00 PM Sunday until the 2:00 PM Chapel service at Chancellor Funeral Home, Florence. Interment will follow at New Zion Cemetery in Braxton. A native of Hattiesburg, Mr. Shorter was a U.S. Army Veteran of...
Mr. Willie Clyde Orr
Sep 11, 2013
Willie Clyde Orr, 87, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at his home in Byram. Visitation will be 10-11am Friday, September 13, at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow with no service at Salem Church Cemetery in Chester, MS at 2:30pm Friday. Mr. Orr was born in Bankston, MS (Choctaw County) to the late Merlin and Lona McGaugh...
Mr. Ronald Lamar Husbands Sr.
Sep 8, 2013
Ronald Lamar Husbands, Sr., 69, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013 at St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence with interment in Garden of Memories. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until service time at the funeral home. Mr. Husbands worked for Entergy for 30 years and...
Mrs. Lisa Meyers
Sep 7, 2013
Lisa Renay Meyers, 34, of Flowood, passed away Saturday, September 7. A memorial service will be held at Pinelake Church on Thursday, September 12 beginning with visitation at 9:30 a.m. until the 11:00 a.m. service. Lisa’s compassion for others was surpassed only by her love for her family, but her true passion was for her children. She loved being a...
Mrs. Rosie L. Anderson
Sep 7, 2013
Mrs. Rosie Lee Anderson, 52, passed away Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, September 12, at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence with visitation from 12:00 PM until the time of service. Mrs. Anderson was an avid gardener. She loved flowers and she especially loved her pets. However,...
Dr. Brent Meador
Sep 6, 2013
Dr. Carroll Brent Meador, 62, passed away Friday, September 6, 2013 at his home in Jackson. Visitation will be 5-8pm Monday, September 9, 2013 at Country Woods Baptist Church. Services will be 10am Tuesday, September 10, 2013 also at Country Woods Baptist Church, followed by interment at Garden of Memories in Florence. Dr. Carroll Brent Meador, 62, passed away Friday,...
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