Obituaries in Newton, MS

Dave Ronald Ronnie Seal passed away Wednesday November 05 2025 at St. Domonic Hospital in Jackson after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will begin at 1100 am on Saturday November 08 2025 at Newton County Funeral Home South Chapel with Rev. Larry Duncan and Rev. Chris Spence officiating. Burial w...

Bruce Allen Cater 70 of Decatur Mississippi passed away Sunday October 19 2025 at the MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson Mississippi. He was born Friday July 8 1955 in Union Mississippi. Visitation will be held on Tuesday October 21 2025 from 600 p.m. until 800 p.m. at Newton County Funeral HomeNo...

Donald Ray Gressett 79 of Decatur passed away Tuesday October 28 2025 at Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center South Campus in Meridian. Graveside services will begin at 200 pm on Thursday October 30 2025 at Oakland Baptist Cemetery. Bro. Jason Perault will officiate. Favorite past times were rea...

Services celebrating the life of Jonathan Mark Thorne will begin at 1030 am on Friday October 24 2025 at Newton County Funeral Home South Chapel with Rev. William Savell and Rev. Charles Moore officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery under the directio...

Jo Ann Somers of Newton Mississippi passed away on November 23 2025 leaving behind a legacy of compassion dedication and generosity. Born in Jacksonville Texas on May 7 1948 Jo Ann pursued her lifelong calling in nursing earning her BSN degree at Georgia State University. Board certified in infectio...

Mr. Bobby Johnson was born on December 11 1934 to Bob and Delma Lou Johnson. He was born in Georgia and later moved to Mississippi. He met the love of his life Mary Frances Tolbert at the age of 20 and were married in 1958. Together they shared 65 years of marriage welcoming 5 children into this wor...

Jerry Lee Cooley age 77 passed away leaving behind a legacy of service hard work and deep devotion to his family. Visitation will be held on Saturday December 27 2025 from 1000 am until 1055 am at Providence Missionary Baptist Church 13091 Suqualena Rd. Chunky. Funeral services will begin at 1100 am...

Betty Joyce Snowden 91 of Hickory passed away Thursday October 23 2025 at her residence. She was born on Friday December 8 1933 in Basile Louisiana. Visitation will be held on Tuesday October 28 2025 from 930 am until 1030 am at Newton County Funeral HomeNorth 9998 Hwy 15 North Newton with funeral s...

Robert L. "Bobby" Butler 83 of Hickory passed away Sunday January 4 2026 in Meridian Mississippi. He was born Saturday August 29 1942 in Lauderdale County Mississippi. Visitation will be held on Tuesday January 6 2026 from 1000 AM until 1200 PM at Newton County Funeral Home South Newton with funera...

Sandra Jones a devoted Christian mother wife daughter and friend departed this life on January 13th 2026. Edith Sandra Smith was born on November 15th 1939 in Newton Mississippi to Emmett Vardaman Smith and Gertrude Ann Munn Smith. Sandra married Walter Allan Jones of Hickory Mississippi on December...

Bessie Matilda "Tillie" Stewart age 81 passed away Saturday November 22 2025 at Bedford Care Center of Newton. Funeral services will begin at 200 pm Tuesday November 25 2025 at Hopewell Community Church 2852 CR 20 Rose Hill MS 39356. Burial will follow in Hopewell Methodist Cemetery on the church gr...

James Dudley Hamm age 81 of Hickory passed away Tuesday December 30 2025 at his residence. He was born Wednesday June 7 1944 in Lake Mississippi. Visitation will be held on Friday January 2 2026 from 500 pm until 700 pm at Newton County Funeral Home South 100 Old Highway 15 Loop Newton. Funeral ser...