All Obituaries

Riley C. Cole, 90, passed away Friday, January 3, 2020 at Greenwood Leflore Hospital.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 8 at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity with interment in McNutt Cemetery.  Fr. Peter Gray will officiate.  Visitation is from 10-11 A.M. Wednesday prior to the service. Mabel Riley Cole was born January 8, 1929 in Greenwood to Mabel Jones and James Pierce Cole.  Her maternal great grandfather, Benjamin Lafayette Jones, was a pioneer...

Catherine Roberts Bennett, 93, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2019 at Greenwood Leflore Hospital.  Graveside services will be 11 A.M. Friday, January 3, 2020 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Grenada with Rev. Joseph Sansing officiating. Catherine was born in Carroll County, MS to George and Ellie Roberts.  She had been a longtime resident of Grenada prior to moving to Golden Age Nursing Home 12 years ago.  She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Grenada.  Catherine loved...

Coila;  Rubert McCoy Phillips, 77, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his family. Funeral services are 11 A.M. Monday, December 30 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with interment in Shute Cemetery.  Rev. Larry Edwards will officiate.  Visitation is from 9-11 prior to the service. Rubert was born in Carroll County, MS to Lewis and Wilodyne Phillips.  He worked for many years for Jones Transportation and J & N Trucking. He...

James Edward "Bill" Ferrell, 75, passed away Christmas Eve, December 24, 2019 at Riverview Nursing Home in Greenwood.  There will be a private family service at a later date.  Bill is survived by his wife, Myra Conway Ferell. 

Ron Ronald Michael “Mike” Garrett, 65, passed away suddenly Friday, December 20, 2019 at his home in Cleveland, MS.  Funeral services are 1 P.M. Monday, December 23 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with interment in Magnolia Gardens cemetery in Paynes, MS.  Rev. Tony Fortenberry will officiate.  Visitation is from 11-1 Monday prior to the service. Mike was born and raised in Philipp, MS, graduated from West Tallahatchie High School and attended Northwest MS...

Corporal Joe Thomas Avant, 20, made the ultimate sacrifice, November 30, 1950, dying in active duty near the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea.  Funeral services with full military honors will be 11 A.M. Friday, December 13, 2019 at North Greenwood Baptist Church with interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery.  Rev. Glen Seefeld and Rev. Terry Barnes will officiate.  Visitation is from 9:30-11 Friday at the church prior to services. Joe was born April 12, 1930 in Essex, MS to Robert...

Richard Upchurch, 73, of Greenwood passed away on December 6, 2019 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Grenada. Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, December 9, 2019 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with interment in Evergreen Cemetery in Carrollton, MS. Rev. Lanny Haley, Rev. Duane Jensen and Rev. Charlie Jones will officiate. Visitation will be Monday from 9:00 A.M. at the funeral home.   Mr. Upchurch was a lifelong resident of Leflore and Carroll Counties. He...

Jimmy Lynn Long, 78, passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 at Riverview Nursing Home in Greenwood.  Funeral services are 2 P.M. Sunday, December 8 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with Rev. Dennis Gossett officiating.  Visitation is from 1-2 Sunday prior to the service. A native of Morgan City, Jimmy grew up in Greenwood attended Greenwood High School,  graduated from Chamberlain Hunt Military Academy in Port Gibson and attended Mississippi State University his freshman year in...

Annette W. Therrell, 79, passed away Tuesday morning, December 3, 2019 at the University Medical Center in Jackson.  Funeral services are 11 A.M. Friday, Dec. 6 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Clayton officiating.  Interment is 3 P.M. at Blythe Creek Baptist Church cemetery near Mathiston.  Visitation is from 9:30-11 Friday prior to the funeral. Annette was born in Swiftown to Raymon Wesley and Althea Dell Willey, she graduated from Mathiston High School and...

Mrs. Juanice Burton Raby, 80, passed away Friday evening, November 29, 2019 at her home in Itta Bena surrounded by her family.  Visitation is from noon until 1:30 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home and Graveside services to follow at 2 P.M. Monday, December 2 at the Itta Bena Cemetery. Rev. Andrew Kappenman will officiate.  A native and lifelong resident of Itta Bena, Mrs. Raby was born to the late E.R. and Nancy Belle Woods Burton on March 18, 1939. She graduated from Humphrey High...