All Obituaries

Charles Clayton Cooper, 87, passed away peacefully Friday January 6, 2023. Charles was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, on February 20, 1935, to the late Cleo Clayton Cooper and Ann Schwem Cooper and was raised in Greenwood. He was married to the late Diana Dubard for over 50 years. He graduated from Greenwood High School and Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering. While at MSU he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Following...

Sam Kittrell Hodge, Jr., 73 passed away suddenly at his home in Carroll County, Saturday, December 31, 2022.  Services are 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with Rev. Lanny Haley officiating.  Interment will follow at Moore’s Memorial Cemetery in Teoc. Visitation is from 9-11 A.M. Wednesday prior to the service. Sam was born to Sam Kittrell and Annie Wilcher Hodge in Carthage, MS.  He grew up in the Jackson area, attended Hinds...

Edwin Keasler Meeks, 82 of Teoc, Mississippi died on December 19, 2022. Funeral services are 12:00 noon, December 21st at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with Dr. Jim Phillips officiating.  Interment will follow at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Visitation is from 10:30 to noon prior to the service. Ed was born in Greenwood, MS to the late Ruth and Roy Meeks. Ed attended Greenwood High School where he was an avid baseball player. After high school Ed attended Mississippi State University where he...

W. G. “Buster” McGehee, 84, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022, at Indywood Glen in Greenwood. Graveside services are 11 A.M. Monday, December 19 at North Union Cemetery in Attala County with Rev. Tommy Stephenson officiating. Visitation is from 9-10 A.M. at the funeral home prior to services. Buster was born to Ray and Clyde Goss McGehee in Attala County. He was raised there and graduated from Vaiden High School. He worked for Greenwood Utilities for 17 years and retired from...

Mary Frances Blakely “Susie” Bailey, 91, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022, at the University of MS Medical Center in Grenada.  Funeral services are 2 P.M. Sunday at Leflore Baptist Church with interment in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.  Rev. Miles Rainey will officiate.  Visitation is from 1-2 Sunday at the church prior to services. Mrs. Bailey was born in Carroll County to Irby and Blanche Blakely and had been a longtime resident of Holcomb.  Prior to settling...

Wednesday morning, December 7th, 2022, Mary Ann Watkins Floyd of McCarley went home to be with her savior Jesus Christ. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was 81 years of age.   Mary Ann was the ninth surviving child born to Gordie A. “Bunk” Watkins and Evelyn Trice Watkins on June 12th, 1941, in Baird MS. She spent her early life on the farm and attended school in Leflore County before moving to Greenwood and attending Greenwood High...

February 3, 1940 – December 4, 2022 Marion Liddell Peteet Howard of Greenwood, died peacefully on December 4, 2022, in Memphis, TN, following a long illness.  Daughter of Gayden Bennett and Dewitt Clinton Peteet, Marion’s early life began on Crockett Street in Greenwood, where so many life-long friendships were made.  Marion graduated from Greenwood High School and Delta State University. Determined to get her degree in Business Administration, she commuted and...

Ednita Ruth Gillespie Wixon, 84, of Greenwood, MS went to be with be her Lord and Savior on December 4, 2022 surrounded by her family.  A celebration of life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at North Greenwood Baptist Church with burial at Oddfellows Cemetery in Lexington, MS.  Visitation will be held prior to the service from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. at the church. Born September 2, 1938 in Itta Bena, MS to the late George Edward Gillespie and Bertha Corinne...

Kevin Michael Evans passed away on November 17, 2022 due to a terminal cancer. Kevin went on his on terms and had a peaceful passing at his home surrounded by his loved ones.  Funeral services are 10:30  A.M. Monday, November 21 at First Baptist Church Greenwood, MS with Rev. Collin Montgomery officiating.  Interment is   3 P.M. Monday afternoon at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus, MS.  Visitation is from 5-7 P.M. Sunday At Greenwood Delta Funeral Home. He was...

Hannah Michelle Goss, 53 passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at the University of Alabama, Birmingham Medical Center.  Funeral services are 11 A.M. Friday, November 18 at the Greenwood Church of God with interment in Evergreen Cemetery.  Pastor Michael Mooneyham will officiate.  The visitation is from 5-7 P.M. Thursday at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home and 10-11 A.M. Friday at the church prior to the service Hannah was born in West Point, MS and raised there and Pascagoula...