Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Margaret Faye Maness

Margaret Faye Maness

Mar 12, 2021

Margaret Faye Maness, 70, of Walnut Grove, MS passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021, at St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be held at Wolf Funeral Services on March 16, 2021 from 11:00 AM till 11:45 AM services will be held at 12:00 noon, March 16, 2021 at Wolf Funeral Services Chapel, Morton, MS, with Bro. Jason Price officiating....

Cassie Wadell Dearing Mccoy

Cassie Wadell Dearing Mccoy

Mar 10, 2021

Cassie Wadell Dearing McCoy, 95, of Forest, MS passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at MS Care Center, Morton, MS. Visitation will be held at Wolf Funeral Services, Lake, MS on Saturday, March 13, 2021 from 5:00 P.M. till 8 P.M. and Sunday March 14, 2021 from 1:00 P.M. till 1:50 P.M. Services will be held Sunday, March 14,...

Serlena Mae Dennis

Serlena Mae Dennis

Mar 7, 2021

Serlena Mae Wallace Dennis, 80, of Morton, MS passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2021, at her residence. Visitation will be held at Wolf Funeral Services on March 9, 2021 from 5:00 P.M. till 7 P.M. and March 10, 2021 from 12:30 P.M. till 1:50 P.M. Services will be held Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Wolf Funeral...

Barbara Jo Crain

Barbara Jo Crain

Feb 24, 2021

Barbara Franklin Crain, 65, of Morton, MS passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at River Oaks Hospital. Services will be held Saturday, February 27, 2021 with visitation at 2:30 PM and service following at 3:00 PM at Wolf Funeral Services, Morton, MS under the portico, with Bro. Jon Vanlandingham officiating. Barbara was born in Rankin County, MS on April...

Steve Wade Pace

Steve Wade Pace

Feb 24, 2021

Mr. Steven Wade Pace, 63, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at his home in Newton, MS. A graveside service will be held Saturday, February 27, 2021, at 11:00 A.M. at the Hazel Baptist Cemetery, Lake, MS. Mr. Pace was born in Camp Hanford, WA on July 24, 1957 to James Wallace Pace and the late Edith Van Etten...

Randall Lee Gainey

Randall Lee Gainey

Feb 8, 2021

Mr. Randall Lee Gainey, 83, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2021, at MS Care Center in Morton, MS. Due to Covid Restrictions a private service for the family will be held Wednesday, February 10, at 3:00 PM at Luther Chapel with Bro. Doyle Boyles and Bro. Brent Wade officiating. Interment will be at Luther Chapel Cemetery, Pulaski, MS. Mr....

W.E. Franklin

W.E. Franklin

Feb 7, 2021

Mr. W. E. Franklin, 86, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2021, at St Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital. A private family graveside service will be held Wednesday, February 10, 2021, at 10:00 AM at the Leesburg Baptist Cemetery with Bro. Jon Vanlandingham officiating. W.E. was born in Rankin County, MS on July 14, 1934 to the late Evon Franklin and...

Chester Ray Barnes

Chester Ray Barnes

Feb 6, 2021

Mr. Chester Ray Barnes, 86, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2021, at Mississippi Care Center. A private family graveside service will be held Tuesday, February 9, at 2:30 PM at the Homewood Methodist Cemetery with Bro. Paul Smith and Bro Milton Koon officiating. Mr. Barnes was born in Scott County, MS on September 18, 1934 to the late Glover...

Beverly Jo Thornton

Beverly Jo Thornton

Feb 5, 2021

Mrs. Beverly Jo Thornton, 64, of New Iberia, Louisiana, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2021 at her home. Visitation for Mrs. Beverly will be Sunday, February 7, 2021 from 3:00 pm to 3:20 pm at Pine Ridge Baptist Cemetery in Lake, MS, with the graveside service following at 3:20. Rev. Lin Chesney will officiate. The services are reserved for...

Willie Jewel Smith (Peavy)

Willie Jewel Smith (Peavy)

Feb 5, 2021

Willie Jewel Smith, 85, passed away Friday, February 5, 2021 at Brandon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brandon, MS. Visitation is Tuesday, February 9, 2021 from 10:30 AM until the 11:00 AM Funeral Service, all taking place at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS, outside under the portico. Interment will follow at Rehobeth Baptist Cemetery in the Leesburg Community. Rev....

Winnie Jane Mclemore

Winnie Jane Mclemore

Feb 3, 2021

Mrs. Winnie Jane McLemore, 101, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at Anderson Hospital, Meridian, MS, Visitation for Mrs. Winnie will be Saturday, February 6, 2021 from 11:00 am to 11:50 am, at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS, with the service following at 12:00 noon outside under the portico. Per MSDH guidelines, masks must be worn and please...

Virgil Homer Harrison

Virgil Homer Harrison

Jan 30, 2021

Mr. Virgil Homer Harrison, 90, passed away on Saturday January 30, 2021, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, Jackson, MS . Visitation will be held at Jesus Name House of Prayer in Sylvarena, MS on Tuesday February 2, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. until 12:50 with Funeral Services to follow at 1:00 PM. Interment will take place at Gasque Chapel Cemetery. Bro....

John Earl Coleman

John Earl Coleman

Jan 29, 2021

Mr. John Earl Coleman Jr., 69, a resident of Forest, MS, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021 in Brandon, MS at the Brandon Court Nursing Home. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at 3 p.m. at the Rials Creek Methodist Cemetery, in Mendenhall, MS with Bro. David Hanna leading the memorial. John was...

Sarah Frances Alman (Campbell)

Sarah Frances Alman (Campbell)

Jan 28, 2021

Mrs. Sarah Frances Campbell Alman, 91, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Mississippi Care Center in Morton. A private service for family is set for Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at Holly Bush UMC Cemetery with Gary Knight officiating. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Holly Bush United Methodist Church. Mrs. Alman was...

Gladys Warren Williams

Gladys Warren Williams

Jan 23, 2021

Mrs. Gladys Warren Williams, 94, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Mississippi Care Center in Morton. A Graveside Service is set for Monday, January 25, 2021 at 12:00 Noon at Ephesus Baptist Cemetery in Forest, MS. Per the family’s request and MSDH guidelines, masks are to be worn and social distancing is requested. Please reserve the area under...

Herbert Walter Windham

Herbert Walter Windham

Jan 22, 2021

Mr. Herbert Walter Windham, 49, a lifelong resident of Forest, MS, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 in Forest MS. A family memorial was held on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at the All Seasons Worship Center in Forest, MS with Pastor Tim Lott leading the service. Herbert was born to Robert Windham and Ruby Nell on November 8, 1971...

Tommy Speir Dennis

Tommy Speir Dennis

Jan 21, 2021

Mr. Tommy Speir Dennis, 70, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Merit Health in Flowood. Visitation is set for Saturday, January 23, 2021 from 5:00PM until 7:00PM at Wolf Funeral Services in Lake, MS. A Graveside Service will be held on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 3:00PM at Ridge Baptist Cemetery in Forest, MS. Mr. Dennis was born in...

Amanda Fortenberry Robinson

Amanda Fortenberry Robinson

Jan 19, 2021

Mrs. Amanda Fortenberry Robinson, 40, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 in Morton. Visitation will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday January 26, 2021 with the service immediately following at 11:00 a.m. at Morton Jesus Name Church, Morton, MS, with Thomas Jones and Charlie Jones affricating. Interment will be at Lorena Baptist Cemetery, Forest, MS. Mrs. Robinson was born...

Leona Maxine Milner (Mccall)

Leona Maxine Milner (Mccall)

Jan 17, 2021

Mrs. Leona Maxine Milner, 78, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021, at UMMC in Jackson, MS. A Memorial Service will be held at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS, on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at 11:00AM outside under the portico. Per MSDH guidelines, masks must be worn and please observe social distancing. Rev. James Milner will officiate. Leona was...

Patricia Butler (Warren)

Patricia Butler (Warren)

Jan 16, 2021

Mrs. Patricia Irene Warren Butler, 65, of Lake, MS, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation is set for Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from 5:00PM until 8:00PM and Thursday, January 21, 2021 from 10:00AM until the 11:00 Funeral Service all at Salem Baptist Church in Lake. Interment will take place at...