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Services for Gloria Howze of Cleveland are pending at Byas Funeral Home, Cleveland.
Ms. Howze, 57, died Monday, Mar. 16, 2026.
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Services for the Rev. M.B. Reece Sr. of Indianola will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, Indianola. Burial will follow at Holly Ridge Cemetery, Holly Ridge.
Rev. Reece, 90, died Saturday, March 7, 2026.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, March 20, at Byas Funeral Home, Indianola, which is in charge of arrangements.
The Rev. Terry Cobbs will officiate at the services.
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Services for Douglas Kelly of Rosedale will be at 12 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at Changing Your World Ministries, Rosedale. Burial will follow at Pleasant Green Church Cemetery.
Mr. Kelly, 59, died Friday, March 6, 2026, at Delta Health System – The Medical Center, Greenville.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, March 20, at Byas Funeral Home, Cleveland.
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Services for Clemmie B. Truevillian of Indianola will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at First United Missionary Baptist Church, Indianola. Burial will follow at Riverside Memorial Gardens.
Ms. Truevillian, 104, died Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, March 20, at Dillon Funeral Home, Indianola, which is in charge of arrangements.
Pastor David Shaw will officiate at the services.
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Marian Baughman Brown, 82, a longtime resident of Yazoo City, passed away peacefully at her home in Kiln on Wednesday March 4, 2026. Born May 3, 1943, in Greenville, Marian was a native of Drew. She graduated from Drew High School in 1961. She attended the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), where she was a member of the Phi Mu sorority.
It was at Ole Miss that she met the love of her life, Jerry Glynn Brown. They shared 57 years of marriage and raised their family in Yazoo City, where Marian resided for over 60 years.
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2 weeks 1 day ago
Services for Jordan Malik Law of Benoit were held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at West Bolivar High School, Rosedale. Burial followed at Old Morning Star Church Cemetery, Benoit.
Jordan, 16, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at his home.
Visitation was from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, March 13, at the high school.
Byas Funeral Home, Cleveland, is in charge of arrangements.
Pastor Johnny Moore officiated at the services.
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Services for Ja’Coby Edward Law of Benoit will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at West Bolivar High School, Rosedale. Burial will follow at Old Morning Star Church Cemetery, Benoit.
Ja’Coby, 18, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at his home.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, March 13, at the high school.
Byas Funeral Home, Cleveland, is in charge of arrangements.
Pastor Johnny Moore will officiate at the services.
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Services for Leroy Woodard Sr. of Ruleville were held held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at T.L. Redmon Funeral Home, Ruleville. Burial followed at Mount Galilee Cemetery, Ruleville.
Mr. Woodard, 78, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, at Delta Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Cleveland.
Visitation was held from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, March 13, at the funeral home.
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3 weeks 2 days ago
Services for Rosie M. Thomas of Southaven were at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Shaw. Burial followed at Stephensville Cemetery, Indianola.
Ms. Thomas, 76, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at her home.
Visitation was held one hour before the service at the church.
Byas Funeral Home, Cleveland, is in charge of arrangements.
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Services for Lula Davis of Memphis were at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Pilgrim Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Winstonville. Burial followed at the church cemetery.
Ms. Davis, 69, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, at her home.
Visitation was held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, March 6, at Byas Funeral Home, Shelby.
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Services for Hattie Sykes of Sunflower were at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at Trinity House of Prayer, Sunflower. Burial followed at Blake’s Cemetery, Sunflower.
Ms. Sykes, 73, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, at her home.
Visitation was from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, March 6, at the church.
Bush Funeral Home, Leland, is in charge of arrangements.
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A memorial visitation for Denise Muirhead Womack of Greenville was from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at Burton Funeral Home, Indianola.
Ms. Womack, 64, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at Saint Francis Park Hospital, Memphis.
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Services for Bertha Barnes of Indianola were at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church, Indianola. Burial followed at Riverside Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Barnes died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at South Sunflower County Hospital, Indianola.
Visitation was from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 6, at Dillon Funeral Home, Indianola, which is in charge of arrangements.
Pastor Melvin Walker will officiate at the services.
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3 weeks 2 days ago
Milton Earl Jefcoat, 83, of Shaw, passed away Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland.
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Services for Jerry Howard of Cleveland were at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at House of Prayer Church of God in Christ, Greenville. Burial followed at Delta Heights Memorial Gardens, Cleveland.
Mr. Howard, 61, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at Saint Francis Hospital, Memphis.
Visitation was from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, March 6, at Byas Funeral Home, Cleveland.
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Services for Luther Norwood of Sunflower were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at Persimmon Grove Church, Sunflower. Burial will follow at Riverside Memorial Gardens, Indianola.
Mr. Norwood, 90, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.
Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 7, at Byas Funeral Home, Indianola, which is in charge of arrangements.
The Rev. Terry Cobbs will officiate at the services.
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Mildred Fay Grubb Garnett, 89, of Friars Point, went to her heavenly eternal home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at Sanctuary Hospice, Tupelo.
She was born June 22, 1936, in Slate Springs, Mississippi, to Pearl Morris Grubb and Ralph Edward Grubb. She was raised in Friars Point, where she graduated from high school. After high school, she lived in Louisiana for several years before returning to her beloved Friars Point, where she spent most of her life.
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4 weeks 2 days ago
Services for Lula Davis of Shelby are pending at Byas Funeral Home, Shelby.
Ms. Davis died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Memphis.
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Services for Rosie Thomas of Southaven are pending at Byas Funeral Home, Cleveland.
Ms. Thomas died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at her home.
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Services for Milton Earl Jefcoat of Shaw were at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at First Methodist Church, Indianola. Burial followed at Indianola City Cemetery.
Mr. Jefcoat, 83, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at Bolivar Medical Center, Cleveland.
Visitation was one hour before service time on Tuesday at the church.
Burton Funeral Home, Indianola, was in charge of arrangements.
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