Recent Obituaries in Byram and Florence Mississippi.
Ruth Smith
Jul 27, 2009
Ruth Sullivan Smith, 86, went to be with the Lord on July 27 at Regency Hospital Center in Jackson. She was a member of Southern Hills Baptist Church. Visitation will be 5-8pm Wednesday, July 29, 2009 and 9am until the 10am funeral service Thursday, July 30, 2009 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. A second funeral service will be held...
Margaret Hatten
Jul 26, 2009
Annie Margaret Smith Hatten, 75, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2009 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be 12noon -1:00pm Thursday, July 30, 2009 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram followed by graveside service at Lakewood South.\ \ Mrs. Hatten was a native of Meridian, MS and had lived in the Jackson area for 53 years. She was a...
Elton Sellers
Jul 26, 2009
Elton Sellers,78 , passed away Sunday, July 26, 2009 at UMC in Jackson. Visitation will be 5-8pm Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Services will be 11am Wednesday in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow at Calvary Presbyterian Cemetery at 2pm in Mize, MS with Rev. Roger Collins officiating. Pallbearers are, David Moss, Carlton Price,...
Rebecca Gordon
Jul 25, 2009
Mrs. Rebecca Wiggs Gordon, 63, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, July 25, 2009 from her home in Richland. Visitation will be Friday, July 31, 2009 from 5-8 p.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Celebration of her life will be Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Jesus Name Tabernacle at 11 a.m. with interment following in the church cemetery.\...
Harold Tisdale
Jul 21, 2009
Harold Ellis Tisdale,83 , passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at his home in Jackson.\ Visitation will be 5-8pm Wednesday, July 22, 2009 and 9am until the 10am funeral service Thursday, July 23, 2009 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow in Fuston Cemetery in Walnut Grove, MS.\ \ Mr. Tisdale was born December 21, 1925 in Hickory,...
Laura \Chess\"" Currie
Jul 20, 2009
Laura Loper Currie, 73 , passed away Monday, July 20, 2009 at CMMC in Jackson. Visitation will be 5-8pm Tuesday, July 21, 2009 and 12noon until the 1pm funeral service Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Sebastopol Cemetery.\ \ Mrs. Currie was a native of Union, MS and had lived in Byram...
Leonard Luft
Jul 19, 2009
Leonard James "Jimmy" Luft, 64 , passed away Sunday, July 19, 2009 at his home in Raymond. Visitation will be 5-8pm Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Services will be 10am Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at Wynndale Baptist Church with interment to follow at Lakewood Memorial Park on Clinton Blvd. \ \ Mr. Luft was a...
Shelvie Rutland
Jul 18, 2009
\ Shelvie Wayne Rutland, Sr., 66, died Friday July 17, 2009 at his home following a lengthy illness. Visitation will be 5-8pm today at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. \ Services will be at 11am Monday July 20, 2009 at the funeral home with burial at the Rutland Family Cemetery in Simpson County. \ Mr. Rutland was born in Tylertown,...
Walter Birdsong
Jul 17, 2009
Mr. Walter Ernest Birdsong, Sr., 68, died at MS Baptist Medical Center, Friday, July 17, 2009. Family and friends will gather at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence Thursday from 6-7 p.m. prior to his memorial service at 7 p.m. in the funeral home chapel.\ \ He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Marcia.\ \ Mr. Birdsong, a devoted...
Joseph Belk
Jul 16, 2009
Joseph Howell Belk, 67, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2009 at CMMC in Jackson.\ Visitation will be 2-5pm Sunday, July 19, 2009 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram.\ Services will be 10am Monday in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in Pine Grove Church of God Cemetery in Union, MS.\ \ Mr. Belk was in food sales most of...
Patricia Howard
Jul 15, 2009
Mrs. Patricia Diane Howard, 46, died in Vicksburg on Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Visitation will be Friday, July 17, 2009 from 5-8 p.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Services will be Saturday at the funeral home chapel at 3 p.m. Interment will follow in Garden of Memories.\ \ Mrs. Howard was a lifelong resident of Brandon and member of...
William Mitchell
Jul 15, 2009
William Mitchell age 62 died July 15, 2009 at home in Terry after a long battle with cancer. Visitation will be 5-7pm Thursday, July 16, 2009 with memorial service beginning at 7pm in the chapel of Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram.\ \ William is survived by his wife of 41 years, Carolyn; his 2 sons and daughter-in-laws, Kevin and Brande...
Leon Parker
Jul 14, 2009
Leon Lamar Parker, 87, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at VA Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 5:30-7:30pm Thursday, July 16, 2009 and 10am until the 11am funeral service Friday, July 17, 2009 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Floral Hills Cemetery in Pearl.\ \ Mr. Parker was a native of Quitman, MS, born...
Elisha Voyles
Jul 13, 2009
Baby Elisha James Voyles left his earthly home to join the children in heaven on July 13, 2009 at the University of MS Medical Center. Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2009 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence followed by Services at 2 p.m. at the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in Garden of Memories, Garden of...
Bruce Presley
Jul 11, 2009
Bruce Henry Presley, 75, died Friday evening, July 10, 2009, at St. Dominic's Hospital. \ Memorial services will be July 19, 2009 at Thornhill Baptist Church at 3 p.m., 328 Goodman Road, Pelahatchie, MS.\ \ Born in 1933 to Clell and Marie Lamkin Presley, Mr. Presley was a native of Scott County. For many years he was a furniture designer...
David McCoy
Jul 9, 2009
David Ray McCoy,49, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2009 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 12noon until the 2pm funeral service Monday, July 13, 2009 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park.\ \ Mr. McCoy was a loving husband, father and grandfather. A native of Jackson, he was raised in the...
Maxine Walker
Jul 6, 2009
Maxine Elizabeth Walker,73, passed away Monday, July 6, 2009 at River Oaks/Crossgates Hospital in Brandon. Visitation will be 5-8pm Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Visitation and funeral services will also be held at Roller Farmers Union Funeral Home in Jonesboro, AR with interment to follow in Laredo Cemetery.\ \ Mrs. Walker was an executive assistant...
Larry Sanders
Jul 2, 2009
Milford Larry Sanders, 63, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2009 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 5-8pm Sunday, July 5, 2009 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram and 9am until the 10am funeral service Monday, July 6, 2009 in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park.\ \ Mr. Sanders was born in West...
Jack Shows
Jun 30, 2009
Mr. Jack D. Shows, 79, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at his home. \ \ Visitation is 5-8pm Wednesday, July 1, 2009 and 9-10am Thursday at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Funeral services are 10am Thursday at the funeral home with burial following at Florence Cemetery.\ \ A lifelong resident of Florence, Mr. Shows...
Schanauer Robert
Jun 27, 2009
Mr. Robert Louis "Bob" Schanauer, 87, passed away peacefully after a lengthy battle with cancer on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at the home of his daughter in Brandon.\ Visitation will be 6-8pm Monday June 29, 2009 and 12-1pm Tuesday at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Funeral services will be 1pm Tuesday at the funeral home with entombment following at Rosemont...
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