Obituaries

Susan Carol Groner, 59, of Shaw died Friday, March 27, 2009, at her home in Shaw. Memorial service will be held at a later date under the direction of Ray Funeral Home.

Mrs. Groner was born on July 16, 1950 in Clarksdale to Eugene Runnells and Audie Brown Runnells. She is survived by her daughter Linda DeLeon of Stoneville and two grandchildren.

An online guestbook may be viewed and signed at Ray Funeral Home.

Graveside funeral service for Della Flores Goss, age 76 of Hartselle , Ala., will be Monday March 30, 2009 at 3:00PM at North Cleveland Cemetery with Rev. Ed. Hall Officiating.

Cleveland Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. Visitation will be Monday from 2-2:45 p.m. at Cleveland Funeral Home.

She is survived by her husband, Manuel Flores of Hartselle, Ala., five sons, Roger Goss of FaIkviIIe, Ala., Jessie Goss of Woodbury Tenn., John Goss of Smyrna , Tenn., Thomas Goss of Cotaco, Ala., and Sam Goss of Ruleville; a stepson, Gerald Flores of Memphis , Tenn.; two daughters, Mary Townsend of Branson, Mo., and Nancy Hall of Smyrna , Tenn.; one step daughter, Amy Vestal of Drew, Miss.; one sister, Juanita Hill of Canton, Miss.; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Herman Albert Hall, of Pace, 95, died Thursday, March 26, 2009, at the Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland . Funeral services will be today at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Ray Funeral Home. Burial will follow in North Cleveland Cemetery . Visitation was from 5-7 pm Saturday at the funeral home.

Mr. Hall was born on July 27, 1913 in Texas to John Wesley and Ida Alman Hall. He was the youngest of eleven children, lifelong resident of Bolivar County and honorary deacon of Pace Pentecostal Church .

Louise Rosberg, 99, of Cleveland died Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Crystal Health and Rehabilitation Center in Greenwood.

Funeral services were at 12 noon, Friday, March 27, 2009 at Ray Funeral Home. Burial followed in New Cleveland Cemetery.
Visitation was from 11-12 noon Friday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Rosberg was born on April 27, 1909 to Allen Sims and Ester Hannah Sims. She married Arvid Erik Rosberg.

Theodore Pete Alford, 83, of Gunnison died Friday, March 20, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, March 23, 2009 at the United Gunnison Methodist Church with Rev. Hugh Holder-Cummings officiating. Burial will follow in New Cleveland Cemetery under the direction of Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. today, Sunday, March 22, 2009 at Ray Funeral Home and again fr

Fern Aguzzi, 83, of Cleveland died Saturday, March 7, 2009. Arrangements are incomplete at Ray Funeral Home.

An online guestbook may be viewed and signed at Ray Funeral Home

Dewey “Pete” Cruse, 93, of Cleveland, died Thursday, March 5, 2009 at North Sunflower Hospital in Ruleville. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. today, Sunday, March 8, 2009 in Cruse Cemetery in Pontotoc, Mississippi under the direction of Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2009 at the funeral home.

India Harrell Corley, 28, of Cleveland , died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at Bolivar Medical Center . Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2009 at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Haney officiating. Burial followed in Linn Methodist Church Cemetery . Visitation was from 1-2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

India was born on February 1, 1981 in Clinton, Arkansas, to Ronald Clayton Harrell and Stacy Harrell. She attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. She graduated from Delta Sate University in May 2002 with a BA in Psychology and a teaching degree from Delta State University. She was a teacher at Hays Cooper School in Merigold. She married Gregory Burk Corley on July 25, 2003.

David Edwin “Eddie” Burgess, Jr., 58, of Cleveland died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at his home. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Friday, March 6, 2009 at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Fish Robinson officiating. Burial followed in North Cleveland Cemetery . Visitation was from 10-11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Mr. Burgess was born on June 14, 1950 in Cleveland to David Edwin Burgess, Sr. and Betty Kerr Burgess Eady. He graduated from Cleveland High School and attended the University of Southern Mississippi . He was employed at Auto Zone.

Evo Biagioli, 81, of Shaw died Friday, February 27, 2009 at Cleveland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center . Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Monday, March 2, 2009 at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church with Father Sean Atkinson officiating. Burial followed in Delta Heights Memorial Gardens under the direction of Ray Funeral Home. Visitation was from 6-7 p.m. with a Rosary following at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 1, 2009 at the church.

Mr. Biagioli was born on May 27, 1927 in Shaw to Dominic Biagioli and Anna Pierani Biagioli. He married Helen Montgomery on January 3, 1949 in Cleveland .