Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Jerry Leon Purvis

Jerry Leon Purvis

Jul 19, 2020

Mr. Jerry Leon Purvis age 66, passed away Sunday July 19th 2020 at his residence in Brandon, MS. Graveside Services will be held on Tuesday July 21, 2020 at Crestview Memorial Gardens in Brandon, MS. Reverend Steve Wilson and Brother Curtis Carter will officiate. Mr. Purvis was a lifelong resident of Rankin County, MS. He was a member of Meadow...

Mike Butler

Mike Butler

Jul 12, 2020

Mr. Mike Butler age 69, passed away Sunday July 12th 2020 at Scott Regional Hospital in Morton, MS. A visitation will be held at Strong Tower Church on Wednesday July 15th 2020 from 5:00PM until 8:00PM and again on Thursday July 16th from 9:00 AM until 9:50 AM. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday July 16th 2020 at...

Jamie Lee Huff

Jamie Lee Huff

Jul 10, 2020

Jamie Lee Huff, 55, passed away Friday, July 10, 2020 at Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 12, 2020 from 5:00PM until 7:00PM and again on Monday, July 13, 2020 from 1:00PM until 1:50PM and will be followed by his Funeral Service at 2:00PM, all at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. During...

Hattie Lou Robinson

Hattie Lou Robinson

Jul 6, 2020

Mrs. Hattie Lou Robinson passed away on Monday July 6th 2020 at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS.A visitation will be held on Friday July 10th 2020 at Christian Triumph M.B. Church from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM. A funeral service will be held on Saturday July 11th 2020 at Pleasant Gift M.B. Cemetery at 11:00 AM. Reverend Willie...

Bessie Rose Walker

Bessie Rose Walker

Jun 30, 2020

Bessie Rose Walker was born on October 30, 1948 to the late Daniel Clark and Menolar Matlock. She was a 1966 graduate of Bettye Mae Jack High School. Bessie accepted Christ at an early age, and she united with Christian Triumph M.B. Church. Bessie was an avid learner and voracious reader which inspired her passion for writing. Throughout the years,...

Loren Darhlene Sones Jones

Loren Darhlene Sones Jones

Jun 29, 2020

Mrs. Loren Darhlene Sones Jones age 56, passed away Monday June 29, 2020 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. A visitation will be held on Friday July 3, 2020 from 1:00PM until 2:50 PM at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS with a Funeral Service to follow at 3:00PM in the Chapel. Mike Allred and Shelia Van Fleet will...

Dale Hollingsworth

Dale Hollingsworth

Jun 28, 2020

Mr. Dale Hollingsworth age 76, passed away Sunday June 28, 2020 at his residence in Lake, MS. A visitation will be held at Wolf Funeral Services in Lake, MS on Wednesday July 1, 2020 from 12:00PM until 2:50PM with a funeral service to follow at 3:00 PM in the chapel. Burial will be at Sharon Primitive Baptist Chruch in Lake,...

Johnnie Ruth Weaver

Johnnie Ruth Weaver

Jun 26, 2020

Mrs. Johnnie Ruth Weaver age 94, passed away Thursday June 25, 2020 at Rush Hospital in Meridian, MS. A visitation will be held on Sunday June 28, 2020 at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS from 1:00PM until 1:50PM. A funeral service will follow at Wolf Funeral Services Chapel at 2:00 PM. Burial will be at Cash Cemetery in Lena,...

Dorother Sturgis

Dorother Sturgis

Jun 24, 2020

Mrs. Dorother Sturgis age 74, passed away Wednesday June 24, 2020 at Select Medical - Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. A visitation will be held on Thursday July 2, 2020 at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS from 10:00 AM until 10:50 AM. A funeral service will be held at Wolf Funeral Services Chapel on Thursday July 2, 2020...

Shelby Davis Sr.

Shelby Davis Sr.

Jun 21, 2020

Mr. Shelby Davis age 44, passed away Sunday June 21, 2020 at his residence in Morton, MS. A visitation will be held at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS on Saturday July 4th 2020 from 11:00AM until 12:50PM with a funeral service to follow at 1:00 PM in the Chapel. Brother Jeremy Smith will officiate. Burial will be at Parkway...

Mark Moore

Mark Moore

Jun 15, 2020

Mr. William Marcus “Mark” Moore age 56, passed away Monday June 15th 2020 in Forest, MS. A graveside service will be held at Luther Chapel Cemetery in Pulaski, MS on Wednesday June 17th 2020 at 10:30 AM. Mr. Moore was a lifelong resident of Scott County, MS. He was Methodist by faith and a member of Homewood Methodist Church. Mark...

James Gerald Arney Jr.

James Gerald Arney Jr.

Jun 15, 2020

Mr. James Gerald Arney, Jr. age 64, passed away Monday June 15, 2020 at Baptist Hospital in Carthage, MS. Graveside Services with Military Rites will be held at Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Brother Dan Cook will officiate. Mr. Arney had lived in Conehatta, MS for the past 13 years after moving from Greenville, MS. He was Catholic by faith. He was...

Buddy Taylor

Buddy Taylor

Jun 13, 2020

Mr. Robert Marion “Buddy” Taylor age 85, passed away Saturday June 13, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family and friends. A graveside service will be held at Sims Hill Cemetery on Tuesday June 16, 2020 starting at 2:00 PM. Layman Kent Pickett will officiate. Buddy was born in Morton and lived most all his life in Scott County....

Raymond Rawson

Raymond Rawson

Jun 8, 2020

Mr. Raymond J. Rawson age 88, passed away Monday June 8th 2020 at MS Care Center in Morton, MS. A visitation will be held at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS on Thursday June 11th 2020 from 1:00PM until 1:50PM with a funeral service to follow at 2:00 PM in the Chapel. Brother Andy Boles will officiate. Burial will be...

Devarious Ragsdale

Devarious Ragsdale

Jun 7, 2020

Mr. Devarious Ragsdale age 25, passed away Sunday June 7th 2020 in Forest, MS. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Devarious had lived in Jackson, MS for the past five years after moving from Morton, MS. Devarious loved watching football and spending time with his family. Most of all he loved and cherished his children Bryleigh...

Glenda Walker Chambers

Glenda Walker Chambers

Jun 6, 2020

Mrs. Glenda Walker Chambers age 77, passed away Saturday June 6th 2020 at Woodland Court in Newton, MS. A visitation will be held Thursday June 11th 2020 at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS from 9:30 AM until 9:50 AM. A funeral service will be held Thursday June 11th 2020 at 10:00 AM at Wolf Funeral Services Chapel in Morton,...

Jacob Shane Park

Jacob Shane Park

Jun 3, 2020

Jacob Shane Park passed away on June 3, 2020 surrounded by the love of his mother. A Visitation will be held on Saturday June 6th 2020 at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. from 9:30 AM until 9:55 AM. A funeral service will follow at 10:00 AM. All services will be held under the portico at Wolf Funeral Services in...

Melissa Williamson

Melissa Williamson

Jun 1, 2020

Mrs. Melissa Williamson age 55, passed away Monday June 1, 2020 in Meridian, MS. A visitation will be held at Wolf Funeral Services in Lake, MS on Monday June 8, 2020 1:00 PM until 1:50 PM with a funeral service to follow at 2:00 PM. Brother Travis Watkins and Brother Joe Garvin will officiate. Melissa had lived in Lawrence, MS...

Earnest "Bubba " Ferguson

Earnest "Bubba " Ferguson

Jun 1, 2020

Earnest “Bubba” Ferguson age 20, passed away Monday June 1, 2020 in Meridian, MS. A visitation will be held at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS on Wednesday June 10, 2020 from 11:30AM until 12:00PM with a Funeral Service to follow. Services will be held under the portico and officiated by Brother Paul Smith. There will be no graveside services....

Patsy Holifield

Patsy Holifield

May 26, 2020

Mrs. Patsy Holifield age 65, passed away Tuesday May 26, 2020 at Merit Health in Brandon, MS. A visitation will be held on Friday June 5, 2020 at Masonic Cemetery in Morton, MS from 1:30 PM until 2:00 PM with a funeral service to follow. Mrs. Holifield was born in Mendenhall, MS. She spent her life in Morton, MS. She...