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The family of Jarmeka McNeal has chosen to be under the professional care of Royal Funeral Home.  Funeral arrangements are pending at this time.

Life of Andy Jones On a cold winter morning, January 29, 1946 in Bolivar County, Duncan, Mississippi, a healthy baby boy, Andy Jones, was born to the parents of Lee Bertha Sanders Jones and Willie Jones, Sr. Andy accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at the First Baptist Church in Duncan, Mississippi under the leadership of the late Pastor Levi Thomas (who was his cousin). After moving to Clarksdale, Mississippi he joined the Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church under the...

Torrie Lyndale Ellis was born on June 2, 1980 in Clarksdale, MS, a beloved son to Ms. Edna Ellis and Clarence Garner Jr. Torrie was baptized and confessed his faith in the Lord at an early age.  Torrie later joined the Nation of Islam.  Tut, as we passionately called him, was educated in the Coahoma County School District.   Although he did not receive his diploma, he later received his GED while incarcerated.  Torrie did not let prison imprison his mind. ...

On April 12, 1959 Christine Gladys Boyd was born to the parents of Dan Boyd and Lucy Mae Taylor in Clarksdale, MS.  At an early age, Christine accepted Christ and she continued to do the Lord’s work until she took her final breath. On April 12, 1974 Christine gave birth to her one and only child, Andrew Boyd and years later he blessed her with many grandchildren; Andreakia, Andrew Jr., Aquives, Adarrius, Alajiah, Kayden, & DeAndrew. Throughout the years, eventually Christine...

Eddie M. Laws Sr. fondly known as Rob passed away on April 20th, 2021, at the age of 82. He was a loving husband and supportive father, a true example of a protector and provider.  Eddie Sr. was also an avid fisherman who took pleasure in traveling to visit, provide transportation, and support those he loved. He was favored among many for his kind heart and his selfless nature. Eddie Laws Sr. lived most of his young adult life in Chicago, Illinois. Upon his return to Clarksdale, he...

  BORN MARCH 03,1941. ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS DOROTHY JEAN, SAME AS HER BIRTH MOTHER DOROTHY JEAN MELCHOR, SHE SOON BECAME  KNOWN AS EMMA AS HER MIDWIFE WANTED THIS BEAUTY TO SHARE HER NAME. WELCOMED BY HER FATHER HENRY AND BEULAH VAIL SHE  WAS RAISED IN CLARKSDALE, MS WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF LOVE. ON APRIL 17, 2021. SHE TRANSITIONED TO HER HEAVENLY HOME  SURROUNDED BY HER GIRLS AT HER HOME IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.  AFTER LIVING IN SYRACUSE, NY EMMA RETURNED HOME WHERE SHE...

Amzi Barial Burt, Jr., 77, departed this life on April 13, 2021. He was born to the late Amzi Burt, Sr. and Pinky Lee Burt of Clarksdale, Mississippi, on October 30, 1943. Burt graduated from Coahoma Agricultural High School in 1963. He continued his education at Coahoma Community College (CJC), receiving an Associate's degree in Art in 1965 and received a B.S. degree in Secondary Education from Alabama A&M University in 1968.  He was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi...

Anthony Wilkins, 55, of Clarksdale, MS passed away Sunday April 11, 2021 in Decatur, IL.  Visitation was held today April 23, 2021 from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM at Royal Funeral Home.  The funeral service will be Saturday April 24, 2021, 11:00 AM, at Union Grove MB Church with the Rev. L.C. Tyler, II officiating.  Burial will follow at Zion Travelers Cemetery, Farrell, MS. 

On a cold winter day, January 19, 1948 a beautiful daughter, Berniece Beasley Harrison was born to Mable Beasley and Arthur Moses in Coahoma County, Clarksdale, Mississippi. Berniece was baptized at an early age at the Liberty Missionary Baptist Church in Lyon, Mississippi. Later in life she relocated to Gulfport, Mississippi where she attended the Progressive Missionary Baptist Church. Berniece is a 1966 graduate of W A Higgins High School, a 1968 graduate of Coahoma Junior College and a...

Jimmy L. Brown, Jr. was born on June 26, 1964 in Memphis, TN.  He was baptized at an early age in Clarksdale, MS and later as an adult in Jackson, MS at Amazing Institutional Church of God in Christ.  As a child he attended Immaculate Conception School and Coahoma Community College in Clarksdale, MS. Jimmy grew up in Clarksdale, MS and worked as a bricklayer, a salesman with Kim’s Manufacturing Company, and later relocated to Jackson, MS where he worked at Stanton Body Shop...