Ridgeland, MS Obituaries

Andrew Roane Townes passed on May 11, 2026, at the age of 61.

Frances Anne Beacham Johnson peacefully passed away at home on June 3, 2026. Born September 9, 1929, in Jackson, Mississippi, she was the only child of Chester Lee and Mary Belle Wright Beacham. Her c...

Beatrice Ristom Katool, 95, passed away on June 2, 2026, at her home in Jackson, Mississippi. A first-generation citizen of the United States, Bea was born on November 9, 1930, in Greenwood, Mississip...

Charles Keathley “Charlie” Waggener, 71, of Canton, Mississippi, passed away on May 31, 2026, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Charlie was born on January 1, 1955, to Johnnie Perry Wa...

John Herschel “Tommy” Thames, Jr., 83, passed away at home on May 26, 2026. He was born December 3, 1942 in Jackson, the son of Norine and John Herschel Thames. Tommy was a beloved husband, father, g...

Marie J. Smith of Madison, Mississippi, was a member of First Baptist Church Madison. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Floyd and Annabel Johnston; her husband, Raymond E. Smith; her so...

Peggy Stacy Taylor, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, teacher, and faithful servant of Christ, passed away surrounded by the love of her family. She was born on December 12, 1929, ...

Jason left this world on May 19, 2026. He is now in his Heavenly home. He leaves behind his mom, LaJuan Stinson, and his sister, Jamie Stinson. Jason loved cars, playing guitar and being with friends....

Velia Ann Mayer, 83, of Madison, Mississippi, died Saturday, May 16, 2026. Born in Titus County, Texas, Vee, as she was fondly known, was the daughter of Opal and Velia John (V.J.) Mayer, both of whom...

Duane LaVonn Gosa, age 82, of Madison, MS, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, May 18, 2026. Born on November 29, 1943, in Aberdeen, MS, he was the beloved son of Trilby Nadeen and L.C. Gosa...

Robert Larry Raffield, lovingly known as Larry, passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 15, 2026, at the age of 86. He was born on January 17, 1940, in Raleigh, North Carolina, to Ruby Nichols Raf...

Charles Rowan Rugg, 94, a retired professor, coach, and athletic director died Thursday, May 14, 2026. Visitation will be held at Parkway Funeral Home, Ridgeland, Mississippi, Saturday, May 16, from ...

Gaylon Koon passed away peacefully on May 12, 2026, in Brandon, Mississippi, likely after making one last good joke and leaving everyone around him better off than he found them. Gaylon was born on J...

Andrew Roane Townes passed away at home on May 11, 2026, in Ridgeland, MS at the age of 61. He was born on July 23, 1964, in Grenada, MS, to Dr. Andrew Roane Townes and Katherine Graham Townes, who lo...

Roland Forrest Garretson, Sr., died at the age of 94 years in his home in Brandon, MS on May 9, 2026. He was a long-time resident of Jackson, but spent his last years in Brandon. Surviving family m...

Glenn Iwalna "Doodle" Ivey went home to be with the Lord on May 10, 2026 at The Rose Garden Memory Center at The Orchard in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Doodle was born on October 20, 1928 in Lauderdale C...

Thomas Marion "Tommy" Newell, age 97, passed away peacefully at his home on May 7, 2026, in Mendenhall, Mississippi. Born on October 15, 1928, in Randolph, Mississippi, Tommy lived a long and fulfilli...

Charles Henry Carlson of Brandon, MS passed away on May 6, 2026. Charlie was born in New Orleans, LA on December 16, 1949, to Mildred and Harry Carlson. He attended Baton Rouge High School and Louisi...

Geneva Majorie Jordan, 92, of Canton, Georgia, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Livingston, Tennessee, on July 23, 1933, Geneva grew up on a family far...

Mary Flynn Edwards, 68, of Madison, Mississippi, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on May 1, 2026, after a five-year battle with cancer. Mary was born on October 30, 1957, in Ja...

Virginia Ann “Ginger” Holaday, 65, of Jackson, Mississippi, passed away on April 29, 2026 at Mississippi Baptist Hospital. Born on December 7, 1960, in Jackson, Mississippi, she was the daughter of ...

James Robert Filbeck “Jimmer”81 of Jackson, MS, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2026 at Manhattan Nursing home after a four year battle with Dementia. James Robert Filbeck was born on October 4, ...

William Reed Schoeber, Jr., passed away peacefully on the 27th at Baptist Hospital from natural causes. He served his country in the United States Air Force for four years as a radar controller. Bill...

June was born on June 20, 1935 in Medina, Ohio and died on April 25, 2026. She grew up in a house built by her parents on 40-acres of sprawling farm country. She learned at a young age to use her imag...

Shelley Yummara Evans passed on April 16, 2026, at the age of 60. Born on November 10, 1965, in Jackson, Shelley lived in Jackson, Mississippi.

Lamar Howard was born May 11, 1939 and passed away on April 8, 2026, at approximately 3:30 p.m. He will be remembered for a life defined by service to his country, his community, and his family. He r...

Frank Hawkins Jones died peacefully on the morning of April 8, 2026. Frank was born on August 24, 1943, in Jackson, the second child of Warren and Grace Jones of Forest. He was a 1961 graduate of Fo...

Fabia Rue Jones Smith passed away April 6, 2026. She was born on June 6, 1932 in Smith County, Mississippi to Alonzo Joseph Jones and Mellie Ida Sullivan. She attended Clarke Memorial College and Miss...

Frances “Fran” Harrison Martin, 88, passed away peacefully at home in Brandon Mississippi, March 17, 2026. Frances was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, on June 10, 1937. She was a 1955 graduate of Cent...

Nancy (Ms. Black) went to Heaven to be with Jesus on Monday, March 16,2026. Nancy (Ms. Black) was born January 3, 1932, in Durant, Ms. to the late Shack Williams and Nettie Ingold Williams. In additi...

Rosemary was born on October 12, 1935, in Winona, Mississippi, to Shed and Claudia Castle. As an only child, she was dearly loved and, by all accounts, delightfully spoiled. After graduating with hon...

After 102 years in this world, Dorothy Garrett Scruggs passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on March 17, 2026 at Willow Creek Nursing Home. She was born in Crystal Springs, MS on September 1...

The Honorable Elbert Grady Jolly, Jr. On March 16, 2026, E. Grady Jolly, Jr. passed as one of the most respected and enduring figures in modern federal appellate jurisprudence. He died with thanksgiv...

Stewart Floyd “Bud” Alford III, 77, went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 11, 2026. He was born July 29, 1948, and grew up in Mayersville, Mississippi. Bud graduated from Mississippi State Un...

Regina “Bean” Sulser passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at the age of 74. Bean was born to J. D. and Rosetta O’Reilly Fairley, Sr. on November 24, 1951. She grew up in the Catholic ...

Betty Jean Burton Arinder, 63, of Flora, Mississippi, joined her Heavenly Father on March 11, 2026. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. Betty was born on September 22, 1962, in W...

Reverend Dr. Thomas Wiley Lewis III, 94, of Jackson, Mississippi, passed away in Madison, Mississippi on March 10, 2026. Known to all as “T. W.,” he was a beloved minister, professor, mentor, and lif...

Nelson Eugene Gibson Jr., 71, of Jackson, MS, passed away on March 7, 2026 from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was surrounded by his family. Nelson was born on February 1, 1955 in Brookhaven, M...

Charles Howard Mitchell passed away on March 5, 2026 at age 66. Born July 14, 1959 in Lexington, Mississippi, he grew up in Jackson, but currently resided in Brandon, Mississippi. Charlie was a gradu...

Ann Morgan Collins, 68, of Jackson passed away on March 5, 2026 at home after a thirty-year courageous battle with Stiff Person Syndrome, a rare neuromuscular disease. She was born on November 27, 19...

Butch, 78, of Madison, MS passed away on March 2nd, 2026, from complications of Parkinson's disease. He was born in Bradenton, Florida to Floyd and Laurice Plummer. Butch graduated from Manatee High ...

Kathy Wilkinson Stone of Forest, Mississippi, passed away on February 27, 2026, at the age of 80. Kathy was born in Utica on March 19, 1945. She joined the workforce in 1964 as a secretary for Ergon ...

Marion David “Buddy” Holman, 87, passed away peacefully at his residence in Flora, MS on February 26, 2026. He was born in Greenwood, MS on March 26, 1938, the son of the late Horace Young and Angie L...

Dr. William ("Bill") Patrick McCluskey died on February 26, 2026 in Madison, Mississippi. Bill was born January 11, 1957, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Ted and Charlotte McCluskey. He was the thi...

Anne Elizabeth Jaquith Schmidt, of Brandon, left her earthly home on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at the age of 80 years old. Anne was born on December 20, 1945 to Cecil and Betty Jean Jaquith. Anne w...

Antoinette Neely Sekul was born December 3, 1947, in Jackson, Mississippi, and passed away February 23, 2026, at the age of 78. She was a resident of Jackson, Mississippi. Antoinette will be remembere...

Murray Alford Wallace (Al), 75, of Madison, Mississippi, passed away on February 24, 2026, after courageously battling a lengthy illness. Al was born on November 5, 1950, in Laurel, Mississippi, to M...

Samuel David Waxman, 79, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Born October 1946 in Indiana, but raised in Savannah, Georgia, Sammy grew up embracing the warmt...

Chris Marlon Huff passed away on February 18, 2026, at his home in Jackson, Mississippi, at the age of 69. He was born in Centerville, Mississippi, on March 6, 1956, to Dixie Williams Carr and Bobby J...

Marlene Love Liddell passed away peacefully in the presence of her family in Jackson on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Services will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Jackson, on Friday, February ...