All Obituaries

CLEVELAND - Owens  Chisolm, age 82, of Cleveland, MS passed on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at the Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland. Visitation will be held Saturday, August 24, 2019, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM at the Cleveland Funeral Home in Cleveland.  Funeral Services will follow at 10:00 AM in the Cleveland Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will be at the Beulah Cemetery in Beulah, MS. Reverend Robert Haney will officiate the services. Owens was born on September 16, 1936,...

CLEVELAND - Betty G. Miller, age 78, of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2019, at the Delta Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Friday, August 23, 2019, at the Cleveland Funeral Home in Cleveland.  A Celebration of Life Funeral Services will follow at 1:00 PM in the Cleveland Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will be at the Belzoni Cemetery in Belzoni, Mississippi. Reverend Bill Kirkpatrick will officiate the services.  Betty was...

May Lucille Conger Vesely, age 99, of Mobile, Alabama passed away on Saturday August 17, 2019. Lucille was born November 29, 1919 in Deeson, Mississippi to Maybelle Hogue Conger and Ben Conger. Lucille was president of the Women's Society and a member of Marvin Williams Sunday School Class at Highlands Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Lucille was a member of Christ United Methodist Church in Mobile. Lucille is survived by her son, David (Lavona) Vesely; grandchildren, Greg...

ROSEDALE - Marlene Seymore Courtney, age 84, of Rosedale, MS, passed away on Tuesday, August 06, 2019 in Cleveland.   Marlene was born on December 09, 1934 to Percy Allen and Fannie Lee (Power) Seymore in Stewart, MS.  She attended Gunnison Schools before marrying Thomas Lee  Courtney, Jr.   Marlene worked for the West Bolivar School system for many years.  Her hobbies included working crossword puzzles, gardening, cooking, and decorating her home for the...

MERIGOLD - Tommy Jay Ferguson, Sr., age 56, of Merigold, MS, passed away on Monday, August 05, 2019, at his home in Merigold.  He was born on August 11, 1962, to Willie Jay and Sylvia Jean (Craft) Ferguson in Cleveland, MS.  Tommy attended Shaw High School and later obtained an Associate’s Degree in Electrical from Mississippi Delta Community College. He married Denyse Joann Hamilton Ferguson on October 24, 1980, in Merigold Baptist Church.  He worked for Duo-Fast...

CLEVELAND - Brenda Lucille Peeples Davenport, age 55, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on Sunday, August 04, 2019, at her home in Cleveland.  Brenda was born on July 15, 1964, to Lester and Betty (Talley) Peeples in Helena Arkansas where she attended the Helena Schools.  Brenda formerly worked for Walmart, waitressed at the Western Sizzlin and Desert Inn Restaurants. Brenda's hobbies included brim fishing and going to the casino. She attended the Assembly of God...

ROSEDALE - Thomas Lee Courtney, lll, age 66, of Rosedale, MS, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019, at his home in Rosedale. Visitation will be held Monday, July 29, 2019, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Cleveland Funeral Home in Cleveland.  A Celebration of Life service will follow at 7:00 PM in the Cleveland Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Ken West will officiate the service.  Tommy was born on May 15, 1953, to Thomas Lee and Marlene (Seymore) Courtney, Jr. in Cleveland,...

Cleveland--Timothy Wayne Harper, age 46, of Cleveland, MS, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Visitation will be held Tuesday, July 9, 2019, from 6:00-8:00 PM at Cleveland Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, July 10th at 10:00 AM in the Cleveland Funeral Home Chapel in Cleveland, MS. There will be an interment at Arbor Adams Cemetery following the...

BOYLE - James Albert "Dick" Kelly, Jr. age 81, of Boyle, MS, died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, July 07, 2019, at his home in Boyle. Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 10, 2019, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the Cleveland Funeral Home in Cleveland.  Funeral Services will follow at 2:00 PM in the Cleveland Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will be in the New Cleveland Cemetery. Brother Larry Weaver will officiate the services.  James was born on January 30, 1938,...

GREENVILLE - Ronald  "Ronny" Lamar Thornton, age 59, of Greenville, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2019, at his home.  Visitation will be held Monday, July 1, 2019, from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Cleveland Funeral Home in Cleveland, Mississippi. A Celebration of Life Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at 10:00 AM in the Cleveland Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Robert Haney will officiate the service. Ronny was born on February 12, 1960, to Vernon Ray and...