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Janette Alene Risher Sessums
Sep 1, 2022
Janette Alene Sessums, age 55, passed away on September 1, 2022 at Christiana Care Wilmington Hospital in Wilmington, DE. Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 11, 2022, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM and Monday, September 12, 2022, from 9:00 AM until 9:50 AM at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. Services will take place at 10:00 AM in...
Margret Jenkins
Sep 1, 2022
Margret Klara Jenkins, age 86, departed this life Thursday, September 1, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her family and loved ones. Margret was born and raised in Schwabisch Gmund, Germany, until she met her husband, Martis and moved to the United States at the age of eighteen years old. She and her husband, Martis, made their home in Morton,...
"Sonny" Otis Lee Lloyd
Sep 1, 2022
Mr. Otis Lee Lloyd, affectionately known as Sonny, was born March 13, 1942, to the late Willie Lee and Lucile Harcey-Lloyd. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 9, 2022, from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. Services will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at Pleasant Gift MB Baptist Church. Burial will...
Ruth Louise Ogletree
Aug 28, 2022
Ruth Louise Ogletree, age 92, passed away at her residence on Sunday, August 28, 2022. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM and Wednesday August 31, 2022, from 1:00 PM until 1:50 PM at Wolf Funeral Services in Lake, MS. Services will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 PM....
Rodney Jack Willis
Aug 28, 2022
Rodney Jack Willis, age 69, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Select Specialty in Baptist Hospital, Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 31,2022, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM and Thursday, September 1, 2022, from 1:00 PM until 1:50 PM at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. Services will take place at 2:00 PM in...
Jimmy Dale Gibbs
Aug 25, 2022
Mr. Jimmy Dale Gibbs, age 82, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at his residence in Lake, MS. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2022, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Wolf Funeral Services in Lake, MS and Sunday, August 28, 2022 from 2:00 PM until 2:50 PM at Pine Ridge Baptist Church in Lawrence, MS....
David Lee Weems
Aug 15, 2022
David Lee Weems, age 82, passed on Monday, August 15, 2022, at Rush Hospital in Meridian, MS. A Memorial visitation will be held from 1:00 PM until 1:50 PM on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Wolf Funeral Services in Lake, MS. Services will take place at 2:00 PM in our chapel. Bro. Mike Weems will officiate under the direction of...
Flossie M. Measells
Aug 13, 2022
Mrs. Flossie M. Measells, age 79, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Mississippi Care Center in Morton, MS. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS and Wednesday, August 17, 2022 from 10:00 AM until 10:50 AM At Leesburg Baptist Church in Morton, MS....
Jimmy B. Stokes
Aug 12, 2022
Jimmy Boykin Stokes Obituary August 13, 1941 - August 12, 2022 Jimmy Boykin Stokes was born in the community of Homewood, MS in Scott County on August 13, 1941. His father, Earnest William Stokes, was owner of Stokes Grocery in Homewood and his mother, Bernice Boykin Stokes, was employed in the cafeteria at Forest schools. He graduated high school in...
Jimmy Paul Dobbs
Aug 12, 2022
Mr. Jimmy Paul Dobbs, age 60, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022, at the Baptist Golden Triangle Medical Center in Columbus, MS. A memorial will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2022, from 1:00 PM until 2:00. Services will take place at 2:00 PM all at Crossroads Church of God in Sebastopol, MS. Burial will follow at Sebastopol Cemetery...
William Jerry 'Bill' Porter
Aug 12, 2022
William Jerry “Bill” Porter, age 74, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022, at UMMC in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 14, 2022, from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. Services will take place at 3:00 PM on Monday, August 15, 2022, at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. Burial...
Van M. "Pete" Fortenberry
Aug 12, 2022
Mr. Van M. “Pete” Fortenberry, age 73, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022, at his residence in Forest, MS. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 15, 2022, from 9:30 AM until 10:50 AM at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Forest, MS. Services will take place at 11:00 AM at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Pleasant...
Audrey Nell Carr
Aug 11, 2022
Audrey Nell Carr, age 86, residing in Pineville, Mississippi, passed away on August 11, 2022, from heart failure at her home, surrounded by her family. Services are being held on Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Wolf Funeral Services in Lake, Mississippi, with burial to follow at Carr Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation is from 11:30 AM until 12:50 PM at Wolf...
Margaret L. Z. Stewart
Aug 2, 2022
Mrs. Margaret L. Z. Stewart, age 90, passed away on Tuesday August 2, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Florence, MS. There will be a private service held at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. Bro. Joe Crane will officiate under the direction of Wolf Funeral Services. Burial will follow at Eureka Baptist Cemetery in Lena, MS. Mrs. Stewart was...
Bennie P. Vanderford (Phillips)
Aug 2, 2022
Mrs. Bennie Lee (Phillips) Vanderford went to sleep at her home in Lindale, TX and woke up in her eternal home in Heaven on August 2, 2022. Bennie Lee was affectionately known as “Moma” to her husband and 2 boys, “Grandma” to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and “BOO-BOO” or “Miss Bennie” to her extended family and friends. She was Born...
Lee S. Brown
Jul 29, 2022
Mr. Lee S. Brown, age 66, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022, at his residence in Lake, MS. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, from 10:30 AM until 11:50 AM, services will take place all at 12:00 PM at Covenant Baptist Church in Forest, MS. Burial will follow at Covenant Baptist Cemetery in Forest, MS. Bro....
Elizabeth C "Beth" Parker (Chandler)
Jul 22, 2022
Mrs. Beth Chandler Parker, age 92, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2022, at Trend Nursing in Carthage, MS. No services are planned at this time. Beth was born to John Clayton Chandler and Josie Catherine Parker on April 6, 1930, in Dossville, MS. She was a lifelong resident of the Carthage MS. Area. Beth loved knitting, cooking, reading, especially...
Douglas Wayne Merchant
Jul 18, 2022
Douglas Wayne Merchant, age 59, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022, at his residents in Marion, IL. Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 21, 2022, from 11:00 AM until 12:50 PM at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. Services will take place at 1:00 PM in the Funeral Home Chapel Pastor Bob Dickerson will officiate under the direction...
Skip Singleton Copeland
Jul 9, 2022
Skip Copeland, age 25, passed on Saturday July 9, 2022, at his residence in Morton, MS. Visitation will be held on Wednesday July 13, 2022, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM and on Thursday July 14, 2022, from 9:00 AM until 9:50 AM at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. Services will follow in the Funeral Home Chapel at 10:00...
Richard Stroud
Jul 8, 2022
Obituary for Richard L. Stroud Jr. Richard Lee Stroud Jr. passed away peacefully at home on July 8, 2022 at the age of 91. A service to celebrate his life will be held at 2:00 PM on July 24, 2022, at Hickory Ridge Baptist Church in Florence, MS. A native of Lake, MS, Richard lived in Jackson, MS with his...
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