All Obituaries

BOYLE - Theresa Rizzo Mixon, age 83, of Boyle, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at the South Sunflower Medical Center in Indianola.   A visitation will be held Saturday, November 23, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Cleveland Funeral Home in Cleveland. Graveside funeral services will follow in the New Cleveland Cemetery. Father Kent Bowlds will officiate the service.   Theresa was born on January 18, 1936, to Tony Rizzo, Sr. and Concetta Gagliardi Rizzo in...

PEARL - Kathy Sue Harris, age 63, of Pearl, MS went to be with her Savior on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at the University Medical Center in Jackson.  Visitation will be held Friday, November 22, 2019, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Church of God of Prophecy in Boyle.  A Celebration of Life Funeral Services will follow at 1:00 PM at Church of God of Prophecy in Boyle, MS. Kathy was born on January 17, 1956, to James Cecil and Ruby Sue (Winters) Bratton. She graduated from...

CENTERTON - Girtrude Gilbert Usery, age 93, of Centerton Arkansas formerly of Cleveland, Mississippi went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at the Apple Creek Nursing & Rehab in Centerton.    She was born on August 13, 1926, to Harvey Edward and Fannie (Clark) Gilbert in Grenada, Mississippi.  In 1944 she married Edward William Usery in Tutwiler, Mississippi.  Girtrude was an outstanding and loving mother and grandmother who made her...

MERIGOLD - Lawrence Allen Maharrey, age 85, of Merigold, MS passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019, at the North Sunflower Hospital in Ruleville, MS.  He was born on June 05, 1934 to James and Lula Mae (Lambert) Maharrey in Dundee, MS.  He married Elizabeth "Adene" White on November 22, 1954, in Clarksdale, MS.  Lawrence was a retired SMSgt with the United States Air Force.  After his retirement, he was a self-employed carpenter.  He was a loving...

BOYLE - Louise Vanderford Leopard, age 73, of Boyle, MS passed away on Monday, October 21, 2019, at her home.   Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 23, 2019, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Cleveland Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS.  Funeral Services will follow at 12:00 PM in the Cleveland Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will be at the Henry Family Cemetery near Pace, MS. Reverend Charles Young will officiate the services. Louise was born on May 12,...

SKENE- Emily Marie Weeks, age 24, of Skene, MS passed away on Monday, October 21, 2019, at her home. Emily was born on August 24, 1995, to Joseph Hewitt and Lane June (Redden) Weeks in Jackson, MS.  She loved listening to music, playing with dolls, riding four-wheelers and being with her family.  Emily was a fun-loving happy person who will forever be a part of the memory of her friends and family. Visitation will be held Thursday, October 24, 2019, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at...

CLEVELAND - Annie Jo Howell McGovern Bruce, age 92, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at the Bolivar Medical Center Long Term Care Unit. Visitation will be held Friday, October 18, 2019, from 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM at the Cleveland Funeral Home in Cleveland.  Funeral Services will follow 03:00 PM in the Cleveland Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will be at the North Cleveland Cemetery. Reverend Steve McMillon will officiate the service. Annie was born on...

Bet and Wallace Wooten of Shelby, Mississippi announce the death of their eldest son, born May 25, 1956, Abner Wallace Wooten III (Wally) of a sudden heart attack on October 6, 2019. Wally is predeceased by his godparents Lee and Pup McCarty and Oscar Carr, Sr. He is survived by parents Abner Wallace Wooten II and Bettie Jane Owen Wooten, wife, Kerry Yoder Wooten, brother, August Mark Wooten and sister-in-law Leslie Wooten, sister, Treanor Wooten Baring and brother-in-law Matthew Geoffrey...

CLEVELAND - Marvin Lindsey Baldwin, age 77, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on Friday, October 04, 2019 at his home after a lengthy illness.  Visitation will be held Sunday, October 06, 2019 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Cleveland Funeral Home in Cleveland.  Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, October 07, 2019 in the Cleveland Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will be at the Delta Heights Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Reverend Phyllis Milan will officiate the services. He...

MERIGOLD - Louis Bart Loper, age 95, of Merigold, MS passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019, at his home.  Mr. Loper was born on March 10, 1924, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Loper in Newton County, MS. Louis grew up in the Newton County area where he worked as a farmhand before moving to the Delta area. He entered the United States Army in 1942 serving in WW II where he received several medals including the Purple Heart. Upon his return, he married Alice Stafford and went back into the...