All Obituaries

Doris Jane Nokes Britt, 90, of Minter City passed away May 21, 2023, in Greenwood surrounded by her family. Services will be held Friday at 12:00 pm at the Minter City Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Scott Wright   and Rev. Sara Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Lehrton Cemetery in Ruleville under the direction of Greenwood Delta Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am until the time of the service Friday at the church. Mrs. Britt was born September 23, 1932, in...

Ida “Ann” Ellis Storms, 75, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Manhattan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jackson.  Funeral services are 3 P.M. Wednesday, May 17 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with interment in Odd Fellows East Cemetery.  Rev. Tommy Williamson will officiate.  Visitation is from 1-3 Wednesday prior to the service. Ann was born in Bolivar County on November 26, 1947, to Chester and Myrtle Ellis who preceded her in death. She had been a...

Norma Rochie Whittington Lawes, PhD, age 88, of Greenwood, MS, died on May 3, 2023, at St Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson. Dr. Lawes was born in Centreville, MS, and raised in Waxhaw, MS. She graduated from Gunnison High School in 1951 at the age of 16. She graduated from Mississippi State College for Women with a Bachelor of Arts in 1955, from Delta State University with a Master of Arts in 1978, and in 1984, at age 49, she graduated from The University of Mississippi with a Doctor of...

Jessie Gwendolyn Denton “Gwen” James passed away Sunday morning, April 30, 2023, at North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville.  Funeral services are 11 A.M. Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with Dr. Jim Phillips officiating.  Interment will be 3 P.M. at Delay Baptist Church Cemetery near Oxford.  Visitation is from 9-11  A.M. prior to the service Gwen was a longtime resident of Greenwood where she taught kindergarten for 32 years. She...

Charles William “Bo” Branch, 81, passed away Saturday April 29, 2023, at his home in Morgan City.  A  Celebration of Life Gathering will be Saturday, May 20, 2023 at the Elk's Lodge on John Pittman Drive in Greenwood  from 6-8 P.M.. Bo was born and raised in Sidon. His parents were Audley William and Mary Lee McKay Branch.  He graduated  from Leflore County High School and MS Delta Community College.  He served for 18 years as Leflore County...

Ellis Paul Antoon, 92, passed away Monday April 10, 2023, at Indywood Glen in Greenwood.  Funeral services are 11 A.M. Friday, April 14 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with Father Andrew Nguyen officiating.  Interment will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery, with military graveside honors provided by American Legion Post 29. Visitation will be from 10-11 A.M prior to the service. Ellis was born in Greenwood to Farris and Rose Toubia Antoon. He graduated from Greenwood High School in...

Martha Sue McDaniel, 87, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Greenwood.  Funeral services are 11 A.M. Monday, April 10, 2023, at Immanuel Baptist Church, where she was a member, with Rev. Dr. Randy Clayton officiating.  Interment is in Odd Fellows East Cemetery.  Visitation is from 10-11 A.M. Monday prior to the service. Mrs. McDaniel was born to Robert Lee and Verna Marie Ward Simpson inWalnut Ridge, AR and raised in Blytheville, AR.    She had been a...

Deanna Day, 60, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2023, at her home in Schlater.  Services are 2 P.M. Friday, April 7 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with interment in McNutt Cemetery.  Rev. Butch Kelly will officiate.  Visitation is from noon until service time Friday Deanna was born to Thomas M. and Barbara Blakely Day.  She was a graduate of Greenwood High School and worked for many years as a Certified Nursing Assistant.  She had lived in Georgia and Arkansas prior...

John Robert “Bob”, Bunch III, 84, passed away March 28, 2023, at his home with family in Greenwood.  Funeral services are 11 A.M. Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Scott Wright officiating.  Visitation is from 9-11 A.M. prior to the service. Bob was born to John Robert and Carrie Williams Bunch in Greenwood, graduated from Greenwood High School and received his BS Degree in Engineering from Mississippi State University where he...

 Nolene Campbell Roberts, 81, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Golden Age Nursing Home in Greenwood.  Funeral services are 11 A.M. Monday, March 13 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with Dr. Jim Phillips officiating.  Interment will follow in Indianola City Cemetery.  Visitation is from 9:30-11 Monday Prior to the service. Nolene was born to A. C. and Marjorie Hodge Cummins in Attala County, MS.  She moved to Indianola in the mid 1950’s where she was...