Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Byram and Florence Mississippi.

Mrs. Frances Boyd Jones

Mrs. Frances Boyd Jones

Mar 5, 2019

Mrs. Frances Boyd Jones, 88, of Mendenhall, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Simpson General Hospital in Mendenhall. The family will receive friends for visitation from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 8th at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. A graveside service will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl. Mrs. Jones was...

Mrs. Janet Fulgham Smith

Mrs. Janet Fulgham Smith

Mar 4, 2019

Janet Marie Fulgham Smith, 62, passed away Monday, March 4, 2019 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 5-7pm Wednesday, March 6, 2019 and 11am until the 12noon funeral service Thursday, March 7 all at Wynndale Baptist Church in Terry. Interment will follow at Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery, 3702 Shucktown Rd., Brookhaven, MS 39601. Janet was born in...

Mr. Michael "Mike" Anthony Osborne Sr.

Mr. Michael "Mike" Anthony Osborne Sr.

Mar 3, 2019

Michael “Mike” Anthony Osborne, Sr., 69, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2019 at University of MS Medical Center in Jackson. He was a soft-spoken man that loved his family and they will miss his gentle spirit so much. The family will receive friends for visitation on Wednesday, March 6th from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence...

Mr. Charles Ivy

Mr. Charles Ivy

Mar 3, 2019

Mr. Charles D. “Daigo” Ivy, 71, of Jackson passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2019, at Merit Health Central Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 from 5:00pm until 8:00pm and again on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 from 12:00 noon until the 2:00pm Funeral Service all at Raymond Road Baptist Church. Interment will follow at...

Mr. Glenn E. Thurmond

Mr. Glenn E. Thurmond

Mar 3, 2019

Glenn E. Thurmond age 84, longtime resident of Byram, MS passed away on March 3, 2019 at his Byram home. Visitation will be 1-2pm Friday, March 8, 2019 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Graveside services will follow at 2:30pm at Lakewood South. He was born on March 22, 1934 to Paul Thurmond, Sr. and Cecil Young Thurmond in Paragould,...

Mr Richard Lovelace

Mr Richard Lovelace

Mar 2, 2019

Richard L. Lovelace, 83 of Jackson, Mississippi passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019 at home after a brief illness. Visitation is 5pm-7pm March 5, 2019 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram and again 10am Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Alta Woods United Methodist Church. Funeral services are 11am Wednesday at the church with interment in the Mississippi Veterans Cemetery in...

Mr. Willis Russell  Carmical

Mr. Willis Russell Carmical

Mar 1, 2019

Willis Russell Carmical, 91, passed away Friday, March 1, 2019 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be 5-7pm Sunday, March 3, 2019 and 10am until the 11am funeral service Monday, March 4, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Lakewood South. Mr. Carmical was born in Calhoun County, MS to the late Willis Dalton Carmical...

Mr William "Bill" Ray Mayo

Mr William "Bill" Ray Mayo

Mar 1, 2019

Bill Mayo, 49 of Pearl, MS passed away Friday, March1, 2019 at UMMC. Visitation is 10am Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at First United Pentecostal Church in Jackson with funeral services at 11am, burial to follow in Lakewood South Memorial Park. Bill was a lifelong resident of Pearl and a member of First Pentecostal Church in Jackson. He enjoyed hunting and...

Mr. Billy Wayne Dear

Mr. Billy Wayne Dear

Feb 28, 2019

Mr. Billy Wayne Dear, 69, passed peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at his home in Florence. Visitation will be Friday, March 1st From 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. and again Saturday, March 2nd from 10:00 a.m. until the 11:00 a.m. Funeral Service all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will follow at Florence City Cemetery. Mr....

Mrs. Frances Bernice Moak

Mrs. Frances Bernice Moak

Feb 27, 2019

Frances Bernice Hickman Moak, 79, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at her home in Jackson. Visitation will be 6-8pm Friday, March 1, 2019 and 1pm until the 2pm funeral service Saturday, March 2, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Lakewood South. Mrs. Moak was born in Lincoln County, MS to the late Fairley Samuel...

Mrs. Jill Walden Reynolds

Mrs. Jill Walden Reynolds

Feb 24, 2019

Jill W. Reynolds, 67, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita, KS. She was born March 3, 1951, in Prentiss, MS, the daughter of M.R. and Dorothy Ann (Alsworth) Walden. She graduated from Provine High School in Jackson, MS and later attended Jackson Commercial College. On...

Mr.  Dennis Edward Connell

Mr. Dennis Edward Connell

Feb 22, 2019

Dennis Edward Connell, 93, passed away Friday, February 22, 2019 at Riggs Manor in Raymond. A Memorial Service will be held at 2pm Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Riggs Manor officiated by Rev. George McFarland. Mr. Connell was born in Columbus, MS to the late Archie Connell and Sam Ella Franks Connell. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army...

Mrs. Irene Ercelle Ballard

Mrs. Irene Ercelle Ballard

Feb 21, 2019

Irene Ercelle Williams Ballard, 80, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 9:30am until the 11am funeral service, Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Mrs. Ballard was born in Nashville, NC to the late Madison G. Williams and Mary Almeta Lucas Williams. She...

Mr. Eddy Ray Warren

Mr. Eddy Ray Warren

Feb 18, 2019

Eddy Ray Warren, 59, went to be with his savior Jesus Christ on Monday, February 18, 2019. He was a 20 year heart transplant survivor and recent kidney transplant survivor. Eddy’s mantra was “It is what it is”. He is survived by his mother, Josephine Barron; his brothers, Brian and Joey (Cynthia); nephews, Zachary Warren & family and Zane Warren;...

Mrs. Vera Vivian Venter

Mrs. Vera Vivian Venter

Feb 15, 2019

Mrs. Vera Vivian Venter, 73, passed away Friday, February 15, 2019 at her home in Brandon surrounded by her family. Born in Long Beach, CA, Mrs. Venter has lived in Brandon, MS for the last 12 years moving from Las Vegas, NV. She loved her children and her grandchildren dearly and was a great mother and grandmother to them and...

Mrs.  June Marie Walker

Mrs. June Marie Walker

Feb 15, 2019

Mrs. June Marie Walker, 82, of Braxton, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2019 in Hattiesburg, MS. The family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 18th at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence and again at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 19th before the 11:00 a.m. funeral service at New Zion Baptist Church in Braxton....

Mrs. Ella Florine Johnson

Mrs. Ella Florine Johnson

Feb 15, 2019

Ella Florine Johnson, 93, went to be with Jesus on Friday, February 15, 2019 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. The family will receive guests during a visitation on Monday, February 18, 2019 from 9:30am until the 11:00am Funeral Service, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. The family will hold a private graveside service after the funeral. Mrs....

Mrs. Mary Sue Peebles

Mrs. Mary Sue Peebles

Feb 13, 2019

Mary Sue Carson Peebles, 78, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Graveside services will be 3pm Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Pine Ridge Cemetery in Lawrence, MS. Mrs. Peebles was born in Lake, MS to the late A. Quitman Carson and Alice Dennis Carson. She lived in Terry for the last eight years and...

Mr. Stephen Oliver Pittman

Mr. Stephen Oliver Pittman

Feb 12, 2019

Stephen Oliver Pittman, Sr., 77, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at his home in Ridgeland. Visitation will be 5-8pm Thursday, February 14, 2019 and 10am until the 11am memorial service Friday, February 15th all at Lakeshore Church in Byram. Steve passed into heaven on Feb. 12 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous 15 month battle with pancreatic...

Mrs. Sandra Ann McAlpin

Mrs. Sandra Ann McAlpin

Feb 12, 2019

Sandra Ann Breckenridge McAlpin, 77, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 9:00am until the 11:00am funeral service Thursday, February 14, 2019 at First Baptist Church of Raymond. Interment will follow at Raymond Cemetery. Mrs. McAlpin was born in Jackson, MS to the late Leon and Mamie Campbell Breckenridge. She was...