Obituaries in Greenwood, MS

William Bill Alf Bennett 60 of Greenwood MS died Friday November 21 2025 at Greenwood Leflore Hospital. There will be a private family service at a later date that has not been determined. Bill was born December 18 1964 in Winona MS to Alfred Burnett Bennett and Connie Mae Meeks Bennett of Carrollto...

Wahweice Weesie Daves 83 of Coila MS died Sunday December 28 2025 at her residence. Graveside service will be held at 1000 AM on Wednesday December 31 2025 in Blackhawk Methodist Cemetery in Blackhawk MS. Rev. Larry Edwards will officiate the services. Mrs. Daves was born on February 10 1942 in Carr...

Louis Dale Ray Sr. 72 of Blackhawk MS died Tuesday January 20 2026 at his residence. Funeral services will be Thursday January 22 2026 300 p.m. at Hill View Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 100 p.m. until service time at the church. Burial will follow in Hill View Stone Cemetery. Rev. David B...

Elizabeth Easterling Ferguson Gray 90 died Sunday November 16 2025 at Delta Rehabilitation and Healthcare center in Cleveland. Services will be held Saturday November 22 2025 100 PM at Williams and Lord Funeral Home in Ruleville MS. Visitation will be held from 1200 PM until service time at the fune...

Joel Glenn Morris age 67 passed away on Thursday January 1 2026 at his residence in Drew MS. Visitation will be held Saturday January 10th 2026 from 1200 PM until 200 PM with services immediately following at Ruleville Baptist Church located at 364 N Ruby Ave in Ruleville MS. Jimmy Bubba Morris will...

Sarah Elizabeth Smith Nichols 94 of Doddsville MS departed this life on the 15th day of November 2025 in the comfort of her home. Visitation is Tuesday November 18 1100 AM to 1200PM in Ruleville Baptist Church. Services are immediately following at 1200 PM and the burial will follow in Lehrton Cemet...

Jessie Pauline Bagwell Murphree of Ruleville Mississippi passed away peacefully on January 11 2026 at the age of 89. Jessie was the wife of the late M.G. Bill Murphree Jr. and the daughter of the late Allie Bagwell Norwood and the late Samuel Bagwell. She was a mother grandmother and greatgrandmothe...

Kenneth J. Ellis 75 of Greenwood MS died Thursday October 30 2025 at Indywood Glen Personal Care. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Williams Lord Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home. Rev. Lanny Haley will officiate. Burial will follow in Odd Fell...

Linda Gale Lance 75 of Carrollton MS died September 10 2025 at Golden age Nursing Home. Private graveside services were held in Smith Cemetery in Cascilla MS. Mrs. Lance was born July 23 1950 in Greenwood to the late Lewis Rogers Hodges and Genella Sullivan Hodges. She worked as a nurse for thirtyfi...

Thomas Tom Eugene Lord 79 of Ridgeland Mississippi formerly of Greenwood passed away on Monday December 22 2025 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 1130 a.m. until 130 p.m. Friday December 26 2025 at Williams Lord Funeral Home and graveside services will follow at 2...

James Edward Hillbilly Blankenship 56 of Sidon MS went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday January 20 2026. He is survived by his wife Lucy Carol Blankenship three sons Thomas Jamila Blankenship Charlie Karron Blankenship and Mack Winters III all of Sidon MS two daughters Crystal Winters and Jade Wi...

Polly Elaine Dye 73 of Drew MS died Tuesday November 18 2025 at North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville. Services will be 200 PM Friday November 21 2025 at Williams and Lord Funeral Home in Ruleville. Visitation will be from 1200 PM until service time at the funeral home. Rev. Larry Chouccoli wi...