Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Byram and Florence Mississippi.

Albert Ray Dulaney, Jr

Albert Ray Dulaney, Jr

Jan 5, 2023

Mr. Albert Ray “Rusty” Dulaney, Jr went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, January 5, 2023.  Rusty was 66 years old.  He was born to Albert Ray Dulaney, Sr. and Beulah Parsons, October 25, 1956.  A lifelong resident of Terry, Rusty loved drag racing, restoring and showing competitively, his 1934 Ford Coupe, that was a gift from his father....

Jonathan Reed Oswalt

Jonathan Reed Oswalt

Jan 3, 2023

Jonathan Reed Oswalt, 39 years old, went home to be with the Lord, January 3, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson.  Born in Flowood, February 18, 1983, to Randy Reed Oswalt and Mary Joan Sumrall of Byram.  A graduate of Terry High School, Jonathan went on after high school to work in the automotive industry as a parts clerk,...

Robert Roland Whitehead Jr

Robert Roland Whitehead Jr

Jan 2, 2023

Robert Roland Whitehead, Jr. (Ronnie), 71, went to be with his Lord, Monday, January 2, 2023 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland after a brief illness.  The family will receive friends on Friday, January 6th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at Wynndale Baptist Church, 11287 Springridge Road in Terry, until the 1:00 pm funeral service. He will be laid to...

Terri Lindsey

Terri Lindsey

Jan 1, 2023

Mrs. Terri Lindsey passed into the loving arms of Jesus on Sunday, January 1, 2023, at her residence in Florence.  She was 59 years old.  The family will receive friends for visitation on Friday, January 6, 2023, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. and a celebration of her life will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence.

Terri was born...

Haskel Delone Hood, Jr.

Haskel Delone Hood, Jr.

Jan 1, 2023

 

Haskel Delone Hood, Jr., 55, went to be with his Lord, Sunday January 1, 2023, at his residence in Florence. The family will receive friends Tuesday January 3, 2023, from 5-8 pm and Wednesday January 4, 2023, from 10 am until the 11 AM funeral Service all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence, MS. Interment will follow in the...

Dixie "Patsy" Roberts

Dixie "Patsy" Roberts

Dec 30, 2022

 

Dixie “Patsy” Roberts passed away Friday, December 30, 2022 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. She was 89. Patsy is a native of Terry, MS, daughter of the late Thomas and Ollie Riley Lewis, born December 31, 1932.  Services will be held at Bethesda Baptist Church Thursday, January 5, 2023 with visitation starting at 10am until the hour...

John William Rowell Sr.

John William Rowell Sr.

Dec 30, 2022

Mr. John William Rowell Sr. passed into the loving arms of Jesus on Friday, December 30, 2022, in Florence, MS.  He was 81 years old. The family will receive friends for visitation on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, from 6:00p.m.-8:00 p.m. and again on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. The funeral service will...

Gerl James Johnson

Gerl James Johnson

Dec 28, 2022

Gerl James Johnson passed into the loving arms of Jesus on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, in Hattiesburg, MS. He was 79 years old.  The family will receive friends for visitation on Thursday, January 5, 2023, from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. at Dry Creek Baptist Church in Florence. The funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m.

Mr. Johnson was born to the...

R. W. Jennnings

R. W. Jennnings

Dec 28, 2022

Romie Willard (R.W.) Jennings, Jr., 78, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at his home. Visitation will be held Friday, December 30, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence, MS. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2022, at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence, MS.

R.W., the son of...

Michael Swofford

Michael Swofford

Dec 26, 2022

Michael Swofford “The Music Man” passed into the arms of his Savior on Monday, December 26, 2022, in Jackson.  He was 74 years old.  The family will receive friends for visitation on Friday, December 30, 2022, from 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church in Pearl. The funeral services will also be held at Antioch Baptist Church on Saturday, December...

Gyn Matthews

Gyn Matthews

Dec 26, 2022

 

Gyn "Gwen" Dolen Matthews passed away the morning of December 26, 2022 at her home surrounded by family. She is preceded in death by her parents, Homer and Estelle Pickle; sisters, Shirley Finley and Virginia Stuart;  brother, Royce Pickle, all of Philadelphia, Mississippi;  sons, Yancey Aaron Matthews and Stanley Mitchell Atkinson. She is survived by one sister, Janice Dunn and...

Mamie Ruth Compere Sowell

Mamie Ruth Compere Sowell

Dec 26, 2022

Mamie Ruth Compere Sowell passed into the arms of Jesus on Monday, December 26, 2022, in Collierville, TN.  She was 86 years old.  The family will receive friends for visitation on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, from 4:00 p.m.-7:00p.m. and on Thursday, December 29, 2022, from 10:00 a.m.-11:00a.m. all at Chancellor Funeral Home. The funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m.

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Doris Anderson

Doris Anderson

Dec 23, 2022

Doris Nell Anderson passed into the loving arms of Jesus on Friday, December 23, 2022, in Richland. She was 80 years old.

Mrs. Anderson was born on November 20, 1942, to the late William Stevens and Neva Terrell in Olive Hill, KY. She loved her family, especially her son and great grandchildren. She also had two fur babies that she...

Oscar Allen Rinehart

Oscar Allen Rinehart

Dec 22, 2022

 

Oscar Allen Rinehart passed away December 22, 2022 at his residence in Raymond, MS.  He was 75 years old.  He was born October 10, 1947 in Tupelo, MS to the late Harold and Della Shackelford Rinehart.  He was a Certified Biomedical and Environment Technologist specializing in Biomedical equipment.  He was a veteran with the Army National Guard.  He enjoyed...

John Edward Mosley

John Edward Mosley

Dec 21, 2022

John Edward Mosley passed into the arm of Jesus on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Harbour Hospice in Houston, Texas, from complications of Lung Cancer.  He was 69 years old. The family will receive friends for visitation on Tuesday, December 27th from 10:00 a.m. until the 12:00 p.m. service at John’s Landing, 1215 Carsley Road, Jackson, Mississippi 39209. He will...

Edith Sessums

Edith Sessums

Dec 21, 2022

Edith Marie Chapman Sessums departed this earth on December 21, 2022 at the age of 95. Edith was born on November 24, 1927, in Hickory, MS, the youngest of ten children. She married the love of her life, David Martin Sessums in 1948. Together they had one beloved daughter, Diana Kay Sessums Johnston.

Edith was the matriarch of a...

Catherine Middleton

Catherine Middleton

Dec 19, 2022

 

Catherine Shirley Middleton went home to be with the Lord on 12/19/22. She was 88 years old. The family will receive friends and family for visitation on Thursday, December 22nd, 2022, from 9:30 am until the hour of service at 11:00 am at First Baptist Church of Terry. She will be laid to rest at Terry Cemetery in Terry,...

Nancy Hollingsworth Odom

Nancy Hollingsworth Odom

Dec 19, 2022

 

Nancy Hollingsworth Odom, 87, a life-long resident of Florence, Mississippi died peacefully at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, Mississippi surrounded by her family on December 19, 2022.  She was born December 26, 1934 in Jackson, Mississippi, the only child of Sue Smallwood and Robert Edward Hollingsworth.

Nancy graduated from Florence High School in 1952.  After high school she completed studies...

Nancy Hancock

Nancy Hancock

Dec 14, 2022

Nancy Loree Hancock passed into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, in Jackson. She was 76 years old. The family will received friends for visitation on Saturday, December 17th, from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence and Sunday, December 18th, from 1:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church in the Old...

Raymond Sims

Raymond Sims

Dec 14, 2022

Raymond “Ray” “Big Daddy” Eugene Sims passed into the arms of Jesus in Jackson on Wednesday, December 14, 2022.  Raymond was 85 years old. The family will receive family and friends for visitation on Saturday, December 17, 2022, from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 AM at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence, MS.  The...