All Obituaries

Dr. Wayne Denton, Jr. peacefully passed away in Lafayette with his loving wife and family at his side on March 11, 2020. He was a member of St. Pius Church in Lafayette and loved to hear the choir at the 5 pm mass. His final wishes included having his remains transported to Greenwood Mississippi for a family graveside Christian burial alongside his parents.  Survivors include his beloved wife of 28 years, Linda Rogers Birch Denton, his son Wayne (Dwayne) Denton III and his spouse Tara;...

Temporarily Postponed per request of the Hodges Family   Gluckstadt, MS: Mr. Curtis E. Hodges, 80, formerly of Greenwood, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS.  A memorial service will be held 11 A.M., Saturday, March 21 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with Rev. Kevin Cooper officiating. Curtis Grew up in Chester, MS, graduated from Ackerman High School and received his pharmacy degree from the University of Mississippi.  In 1967 he...

Itta Bena, MS:  Eleanor Green Carroll, 73, passed away Monday morning, March 9, 2020 at her home in Itta Bena surrounded by her family.  Funeral services are 11 A.M. Wednesday, March 11 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with interment in Itta Bena cemetery.  Rev. Billy Ray Stonestreet will officiate.  Visitation if from 5-7 P.M. Tuesday evening at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home Eleanor was born in Coldwater, MS to Howard and Carolyn Smart Green.  She moved to Itta Bena...

Germaine Elizabeth Hall Arnold, 96, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020 at Indywood Glen Personal Care Home in Greenwood.  Funeral Services are 2 P.M. Thursday, March 5 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery.  Dr. Rusty Douglas will officiate.  Visitation is from noon till service time Thursday. Mrs. Arnold was born in Wildsville, LA, on September 2, 1923 to Horatio Bruce Hall and Marion Alice Darst Hall.  At the age of one, she and her...

John Owen Watson, loving spouse, incredible family man, gracious friend, Southern gentleman, and humble Christian, died Sunday, March 1 at University of Mississippi Medical Center, Grenada, MS. Visitation will be Thursday, March 5, from 5-8 PM at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home and Friday, March 6, 1 PM at Carrollton Baptist Church. The funeral service will be at 2 PM at Carrollton Baptist Church and burial immediately following at Vaiden Cemetery. “John O.” was a Greenwood native,...

Herbert C. “Herb” Ruscoe, Jr., 86, passed away at his home in Coila Wednesday, February 19, 2020.  Funeral Services are 11 A.M. Monday, February24 at North Greenwood Baptist Church with Dr. Jim Phillips officiating. Interment will be in New Hope Cemetery.  Visitation is Sunday from 5-7 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home and also from 10-11 Monday at the church. Herb was born to Herbert C. and Annie Laurie Wall Ruscoe, in Carroll County and was a lifelong resident. ...

CHARLES PEEL William Charles Peel, Jr., age 82, of Greenwood, MS, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at his home.  Funeral services will be 2 P.M. Thursday, February 20, 2020, at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Rusty Douglas officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Odd Fellows Cemetery.  Visitation will be from noon until the time of the service at the church.  Greenwood Delta Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The most humble...

Opal Weir Johnson, 92, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Indywood Glen personal care home in Greenwood.  Funeral services are 10 A.M. Saturday, February 22 at First Presbyterian Church with interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery.  Dr. Rusty Douglas will officiate.  Visitation is from 9-10 Saturday morning in the church parlor. Born in Indiana, Mrs. Johnson moved to Mississippi at an early age and had been a lifelong resident.  She received her degree from MSCW and...

Greenwood, MS: Sheila Gayle Aust, 62, passed away Sunday, February 09, 2020 at Crystal Health and Rehab in Greenwood.  Funeral Services are 2 P.M. Thursday, February 13 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home.  Rev. Terry Barnes will officiate.  Private interment will be in Itta Bena Cemetery.   Sheila was born to Gene and Thelma Landers and had been a lifelong resident of Greenwood.    She is survived by her husband Lloyd “Peanut” Aust of Greenwood, a...

Greenwood, MS:  James H. “Jim” Geeslin passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Greenwood Leflore Hospital. Funeral services are 2 P.M. Friday, February 7, 2020 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home.  Rev. Collin Montgomery will officiate.  Visitation is from 1-2 prior to the service.   Jim was born to James Roy and Dehlia Cobb Geeslin in Edison, Georgia.  He served in the Army from July 1960 to June 1963. He worked for many years as an Electronics Technician...