All Obituaries

June 8, 2021, Kirk David Kimes went home to be with the Lord after fighting a valiant battle against leukemia, covid, and covid pneumonia. Celebration of life will be Saturday, June 12 at 11 A.M. at Westminster Presbyterian Church with Rev. Richard Owens officiating. Kirk was born December 30, 1962 to Bruce and Ann Makamson Kimes.  A lifelong resident of Greenwood, Kirk graduated with honors from Greenwood High School and received his B.S. Degree from Delta State University.  He...

Thomas Jackson Rose (“Jack”), 92, passed away at his home in Baton Rouge on June 1, 2021. Funeral services are 11 A.M., June 7 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jim Phillips officiating. Visitation with the family will begin at 9:30.  Interment will be 2:30 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Gore Springs. Jack was born in 1929 to Milton Henry and Rachel Jackson Rose in Grenada County, and graduated from Gore Springs School. At the age of 16, Jack...

Robert Edwin Arline, III “Trae” 49, passed away suddenly Monday, May 31, 2021, in Westwego, LA.  Private family services were held at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Greenwood. Trae was born in Greenwood, MS to Robert E. Arline, Jr., and Debra Koen Abernathy. He grew up in Jackson, MS, Pine Bluff, AR, and Greenwood. He worked as a self-employed electrician, in the New Orleans area, where had lived for the past year.  He is preceded in death by his mother Debra Abernathy and a...

Merle Travis Goss, 73, passed away Sunday morning, May 30, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-East in Memphis, TN after a long battle with cancer.  Funeral services are 11 A.M. Thursday, June 3rd at North Greenwood Baptist Church with interment in Moore’s Memorial Cemetery in Teoc.  Rev. Terry Barnes will officiate.  Visitation is Wednesday evening from 5-7 P.M. at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home.   Travis was the youngest of ten children born to William Hiram and...

Linda Sue Jones, 72, passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at her home in Greenwood surrounded by her family.  Funeral services are 11 A.M. Saturday, May 29 at the Greenwood Church of God with Pastor Michael Mooneyham officiating.  Interment will be in Mt. Pisgah cemetery.  Visitation is Friday from 5-7 P.M. at the Church. Linda was born and raised in Carroll County to William Glenn and Verma Mae Lee Carver, graduated from J. Z. George High School, and moved to Greenwood after...

Richard M. Roberts, 71, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at The University of MS Medical Center in Jackson.  Funeral services are 2 P.M. Sunday, May 23 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home.  Interment will follow at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery in Lexington.  Visitation is form 4-6 P.M. Saturday at the funeral home.   Richard was born to Richard H. and Thelma Grantham Roberts in Lexington.  He worked for many years at Pioneer Credit as a loan...

William Marvin Alderman, 84, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at his home in Greenwood surrounded by his family.  Services are 3 P.M. Sunday, May 16 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with Ken Salley officiating.  Interment will be at Phillipston Baptist Church Cemetery.   Marvin was born in Carroll County and had been a lifelong resident of the Carroll Leflore County area.  He had resided in Phillipston for forty years prior to moving to Greenwood in 2006.  He had...

Marguett "Sue" Tanksley Joiner, 91, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021 at Riverview Nursing Home in Greenwood.  Funeral services are 11 A.M. Tuesday, May 11 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Ken Salley will officiate. Visitation will be 9-11 A.M. Tuesday prior to the funeral. Marguett was born in Indianola to Elmer Brooks and Leona Cotton Tanksley on August 26, 1929. And was raised in Greenwood.  She and her...

Leroy Parrish, 82, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Jackson.  Funeral services are 2 P.M. Friday, April 30 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with Rev. Carl Johnston officiating.  Interment will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday from 5-7 P.M. at the funeral Home. Leroy was born in Webster County to Bill and Elvie Parrish.  He moved to Leflore County at an early age and graduated from High School in Morgan City. ...

Heywood Hodges, 68, passed away Thursday April 22, 2021 at his home in Greenwood. Graveside services are 3 P.M. Sunday, April 25 at Evergreen Cemetery in North Carrollton with Rev. Lanny Haley officiating. Heywood was born March 17, 1953 to Lewis R Hodges, Sr. and Genella Sullivan Hodges. He was preceded in death by his parents, granddaughter Natalie Jones, sister Rebekah Clanton, and brother Lewis R Hodges Jr. He is survived by 3 children, daughter Heather (Greg) Jones of Madison, son...