Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Byram and Florence Mississippi.

Lee Dunaway

Lee Dunaway

Dec 22, 2009

Mrs. Lee Holmes Dunaway, 58 died Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at her home in Terry. A memorial service will be held at a later date.\ \ Mrs. Dunaway is preceded in death by her parents Jack Lee & Mattie Ruth Farmer Holmes and daughter Rhonda Lee Peavey. \ \ Survivors include her husband Bobby Dunaway of Terry; son Scott Peavey;...

Price Bethany

Price Bethany

Dec 21, 2009

Price Bethany, 84, was called home Monday, December 21, 2009 at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 23, 2009 from the Chapel of Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5-8 p.m. \ \ Rev. Kenny Culpepper and Rev. Joey Gousset will officiate the celebration of his life with...

Justin Morris

Justin Morris

Dec 20, 2009

Justin Dale Morris, 28, died December 20, 2009 in Rolling Fork, MS. Visitation is Wednesday, December 23, 2009 from 5-8 p.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with interment following in Clear Branch Cemetery.\ \ A graduate of Florence High School Justin was a electrician with Advance Electric....

Louise Kitchens Patterson

Louise Kitchens Patterson

Dec 20, 2009

Mrs. Louise Kitchens Patterson, 90, of Raymond, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009 at Central Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. \ Visitation will be 3-7pm Monday and 10-11am Tuesday December 22 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Funeral Services will be held 11am Tuesday with burial following at Terry Cemetery in Terry, MS.\ A native of Crystal Springs, Mrs. Patterson...

Charles Baker

Charles Baker

Dec 19, 2009

Charles A. "Charlie" Baker, 81, of Brandon, MS, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at St. Dominic Hospital. Visitation will be 9:30 AM Wednesday at Parkway Memorial Chapel, Ridgeland, MS until the funeral services at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow in Parkway Memorial Cemetery in Ridgeland, MS.\ \ Charles was born April...

Peggy Yount

Peggy Yount

Dec 19, 2009

\ Peggy Louise Yount, 72, of Brandon died Saturday at Brandon Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Visitation will be 10am-1pm Monday at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Graveside Services will follow at 1pm at Garden of Memories in Florence.\ Peggy was born in Jackson a daughter of the late Murphy and Ora Belle Warren Wicker. She loved to read, do crafts...

Charles Richard Chappell

Charles Richard Chappell

Dec 17, 2009

Mr. Charles Richard Chappell, 64, of Byram died Thursday, December 17, 2009 at Regency Hospital in Jackson. \ \ Visitation is 5-8pm Saturday and 12-1pm Sunday at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Funeral Services are 1pm Sunday at the funeral home with burial following at 4pm at Good Hope Baptist Cemetery in Winston County.\ \ A native of Louisville, Mr....

Nicholas Henley

Nicholas Henley

Dec 14, 2009

Nicholas O'Keefe Henley, 29, died at home Monday December 14, 2009. Visitation will be 5-8pm Wednesday at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. A Memorial service will be held at 2pm Thursday at Goodman United Methodist Church.\ \ He was born in Lexington and Nicholas attended Madison Central High School and graduated from Northwest Rankin High School. He received his Associates...

Jesse Jacobs

Jesse Jacobs

Dec 13, 2009

Mr. Jesse W. Jacobs, 70, died December 13, 2009 at Bedford Care Nursing Home in Mendenhall. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 5-8 p.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence and 10 a.m. until the funeral services Wednesday at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Garden of Memories.\ \ Mr. Jacobs was a wonderful family man that loved his...

Robert R. Lowe Sr.

Robert R. Lowe Sr.

Dec 12, 2009

Robert R. Lowe, Sr. 93, (Bob), of Clinton, Mississippi, passed away on December 12, 2009. A native Mississippian, he's lived in Clinton since 1972. He graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in Agricultural Engineering. A captain in communications in the U.S. Army, he served in WW II and participated in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a...

Dorothy McKinley

Dorothy McKinley

Dec 12, 2009

Mrs. Dorothy Jean Warren McKinley, 76, passed away Saturday December 12, 2009 at MBMC in Jackson.\ \ Visitation is 5-9pm Monday and 1-2pm Tuesday at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Funeral services are 2pm Tuesday at the funeral home with burial following at Clear Branch Cemetery.\ \ A native of Smith County, Mrs. McKinley had lived in Florence for 10...

Syble I. Bryan

Syble I. Bryan

Dec 11, 2009

Mrs. Syble I. Bryan, 84, died Friday evening December 11, 2009 at the MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral Services will be held Monday December 14 at 11am at the Rainsville Funeral Home in Rainsville, AL, interment will follow in Trinity Baptist Cemetery in Sylvania, Al.\ \ Mrs. Bryan born May 15, 1925 the daughter of Henry E....

J'Nevelyn Johnson

J'Nevelyn Johnson

Dec 6, 2009

J'Nevelyn Johnson, 64, of Brandon, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation is 10-12am Tuesday with a 12pm funeral service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Burial will follow at Rosemont Gardens Memorial Park. She is preceded in death by her parents and her daughter, Vicki Martin.\ \ She is survived by her husband, Tommy...

George Robert Adkins

George Robert Adkins

Dec 6, 2009

George Robert "Bob" Adkins, 56 passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009 at his home in Jackson. Graveside services will be held at 2pm Thursday, December 10, 2009 at Terry Cemetery.\ \ Mr. Adkins was born October 28, 1953 in Fairfield, IL to Clines Dewall Adkins and Wanda Jean Rogers Adkins. He was self employed in car painting and body work...

Loretta Harrison

Loretta Harrison

Dec 5, 2009

Loretta Harrison\ Florence\ \ \ Loretta Siracusa Harrison, 96, died December 5, 2009 at the Nichols Center in Madison.\ \ Visitation is scheduled for 5:30 P.M. Sunday with a 7:30 P.M. Prayer Service at Chancellor Funeral Home, Florence. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 P.M. Monday from the Funeral Home chapel with visitation 1 hour prior to services. Burial will...

Louise Mancil

Louise Mancil

Dec 4, 2009

Louise (Polly) Mancil died Friday, December 4, 2009 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland.\ \ She was born on February 8, 1915 in Harrisville, MS to William and Vavelia Dear. She had lived most of her adult life in Florence and Richland. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Richland.\ \ Services will be held on Sunday, December...

Jo Ellen Russell

Jo Ellen Russell

Dec 3, 2009

Jo Ellen Russell, 63, a native of Memphis, TN, and former resident of Vicksburg, MS, and current resident of Eight Mile, AL, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2009.\ \ She had worked for the Alabama Department of Rehabilitative Services for over 10 years. She was of the Baptist faith and a very giving person who loved animals and reading. She...

Peggy Brewer

Peggy Brewer

Nov 30, 2009

Peggy Ann Brewer, 61, died on Monday, November 30, 2009 at Hospice Ministries. \ \ Peggy was known for her beautiful smile and her life of faith and great courage to fight multiple sclerosis. Everyone that met her just loved her. She enjoyed horse racing, baseball and football. She worked for South Central Bell Telephone for 10 years and had...

Alan Greenwaldt

Alan Greenwaldt

Nov 29, 2009

Calvin Alan Greenwaldt, 51, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2009 in Byram.\ Visitation will be 5-7pm Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Chancellor Funeral Home \ in Byram. Services will be 10am Wednesday in the funeral home chapel followed by interment in Canton City Cemetery.\ \ Mr. Greenwaldt was born February 1, 1958 in Canton, MS to Elaine and Calvin Greenwaldt,...