Obituaries

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Jack Thomas

Jack Thomas

Sep 7, 2022

Mr. Jack Thomas, age 93, passed on Wednesday, September 7,2022, at his residence in Forest, MS. Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 11, 2022, from 12:30 PM until 1:50 PM at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. Services will take place at 2:00 PM in Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Morton Memorial Gardens in Morton, MS. Bro....

Edd Hershell "Toby" Porter

Edd Hershell "Toby" Porter

Sep 6, 2022

Mr. Edd Hershell Porter, age73, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at Merit Health in Brandon, MS. Visitation will held on Thursday, September 8, 2022, from 5:00 PM until 10:00 PM and Friday, September 9, 2022 from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM. Services will take place at 10:00 AM all at Two Mile Baptist Church in Morton, MS. Burial...

Catlin Austin Myers

Catlin Austin Myers

Sep 4, 2022

Catlin Austin Myers, age 37, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2022, in Forest, MS. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 8, 2022, from 11:00 AM until 11:50 AM at Wolf Funeral Services in Lake, MS. Services will take place at 12:00 PM in the Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Salem Baptist Cemetery in Lake, MS. Bro....

Jimena Hernandez-Soto

Jimena Hernandez-Soto

Sep 2, 2022

Jimena Hernandez-Soto infant daughter of Adonias Hernandez and Gloria Soto passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022, at UMMC in Jackson, MS. She was born on Friday, September 2, 2022, at UMMC in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 9,2022, from 2:30 PM until 3:20 PM at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. Services will take places...

Margret Jenkins

Margret Jenkins

Sep 1, 2022

Margret Klara Jenkins, age 86, departed this life Thursday, September 1, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her family and loved ones. Margret was born and raised in Schwabisch Gmund, Germany, until she met her husband, Martis and moved to the United States at the age of eighteen years old. She and her husband, Martis, made their home in Morton,...

"Sonny" Otis Lee Lloyd

"Sonny" Otis Lee Lloyd

Sep 1, 2022

Mr. Otis Lee Lloyd, affectionately known as Sonny, was born March 13, 1942, to the late Willie Lee and Lucile Harcey-Lloyd. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 9, 2022, from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. Services will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at Pleasant Gift MB Baptist Church. Burial will...

Jessie Earl Miller

Jessie Earl Miller

Sep 1, 2022

Jessie Earl Miller, age 76, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Canton Manor in Canton, MS. A private family Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Jessie was born to Lewis Miller and Katie Fulcher Miller on October 16, 1945, in Leflore County, MS. He was a native of Sidon, MS. Jessie had lived in Rankin...

Janette Alene Risher Sessums

Janette Alene Risher Sessums

Sep 1, 2022

Janette Alene Sessums, age 55, passed away on September 1, 2022 at Christiana Care Wilmington Hospital in Wilmington, DE. Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 11, 2022, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM and Monday, September 12, 2022, from 9:00 AM until 9:50 AM at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. Services will take place at 10:00 AM in...

Rodney Jack Willis

Rodney Jack Willis

Aug 28, 2022

Rodney Jack Willis, age 69, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Select Specialty in Baptist Hospital, Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 31,2022, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM and Thursday, September 1, 2022, from 1:00 PM until 1:50 PM at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. Services will take place at 2:00 PM in...

Ruth Louise Ogletree

Ruth Louise Ogletree

Aug 28, 2022

Ruth Louise Ogletree, age 92, passed away at her residence on Sunday, August 28, 2022. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM and Wednesday August 31, 2022, from 1:00 PM until 1:50 PM at Wolf Funeral Services in Lake, MS. Services will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 PM....

Jimmy Dale Gibbs

Jimmy Dale Gibbs

Aug 25, 2022

Mr. Jimmy Dale Gibbs, age 82, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at his residence in Lake, MS. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2022, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Wolf Funeral Services in Lake, MS and Sunday, August 28, 2022 from 2:00 PM until 2:50 PM at Pine Ridge Baptist Church in Lawrence, MS....

David Lee Weems

David Lee Weems

Aug 15, 2022

David Lee Weems, age 82, passed on Monday, August 15, 2022, at Rush Hospital in Meridian, MS. A Memorial visitation will be held from 1:00 PM until 1:50 PM on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Wolf Funeral Services in Lake, MS. Services will take place at 2:00 PM in our chapel. Bro. Mike Weems will officiate under the direction of...

Flossie M. Measells

Flossie M. Measells

Aug 13, 2022

Mrs. Flossie M. Measells, age 79, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Mississippi Care Center in Morton, MS. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS and Wednesday, August 17, 2022 from 10:00 AM until 10:50 AM At Leesburg Baptist Church in Morton, MS....

William Jerry 'Bill' Porter

William Jerry 'Bill' Porter

Aug 12, 2022

William Jerry “Bill” Porter, age 74, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022, at UMMC in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 14, 2022, from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. Services will take place at 3:00 PM on Monday, August 15, 2022, at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. Burial...

Jimmy B. Stokes

Jimmy B. Stokes

Aug 12, 2022

Jimmy Boykin Stokes Obituary August 13, 1941 - August 12, 2022 Jimmy Boykin Stokes was born in the community of Homewood, MS in Scott County on August 13, 1941. His father, Earnest William Stokes, was owner of Stokes Grocery in Homewood and his mother, Bernice Boykin Stokes, was employed in the cafeteria at Forest schools. He graduated high school in...

Jimmy Paul Dobbs

Jimmy Paul Dobbs

Aug 12, 2022

Mr. Jimmy Paul Dobbs, age 60, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022, at the Baptist Golden Triangle Medical Center in Columbus, MS. A memorial will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2022, from 1:00 PM until 2:00. Services will take place at 2:00 PM all at Crossroads Church of God in Sebastopol, MS. Burial will follow at Sebastopol Cemetery...

Van M. "Pete" Fortenberry

Van M. "Pete" Fortenberry

Aug 12, 2022

Mr. Van M. “Pete” Fortenberry, age 73, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022, at his residence in Forest, MS. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 15, 2022, from 9:30 AM until 10:50 AM at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Forest, MS. Services will take place at 11:00 AM at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Pleasant...

Audrey Nell Carr

Audrey Nell Carr

Aug 11, 2022

Audrey Nell Carr, age 86, residing in Pineville, Mississippi, passed away on August 11, 2022, from heart failure at her home, surrounded by her family. Services are being held on Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Wolf Funeral Services in Lake, Mississippi, with burial to follow at Carr Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation is from 11:30 AM until 12:50 PM at Wolf...

Margaret L. Z. Stewart

Margaret L. Z. Stewart

Aug 2, 2022

Mrs. Margaret L. Z. Stewart, age 90, passed away on Tuesday August 2, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Florence, MS. There will be a private service held at Wolf Funeral Services in Morton, MS. Bro. Joe Crane will officiate under the direction of Wolf Funeral Services. Burial will follow at Eureka Baptist Cemetery in Lena, MS. Mrs. Stewart was...

Bennie P. Vanderford (Phillips)

Bennie P. Vanderford (Phillips)

Aug 2, 2022

Mrs. Bennie Lee (Phillips) Vanderford went to sleep at her home in Lindale, TX and woke up in her eternal home in Heaven on August 2, 2022. Bennie Lee was affectionately known as “Moma” to her husband and 2 boys, “Grandma” to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and “BOO-BOO” or “Miss Bennie” to her extended family and friends. She was Born...

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