John William
Corley
Jan. 22, 2022
Services for John William Corley, 81, are at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 26, 2022, at Chester Baptist Church near Ackerman with the Rev. Rob Faulk officiating. Burial will follow at Chester Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday beginning at 1p.m. till service time at the church.
He was born March 30, 1940, in Shaw to the late William and Jewell McCool Corley. Mr. Corley was a retired paint contractor. He died Jan. 22, 2022, at his residence in Mathiston.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Ann Corley; one daughter, Theresa McBride of Durant; two sons, William Eddie Corley of Mathiston and Bobby Earl Corley of Belden; and three grandchildren.
Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman is in charge of arrangements.
Judy Carol
Irving Melton
Jan. 17, 2022
Services for Judy Carol Irving Melton, 74, of Weir were Jan. 19, 2022, at Ackerman Baptist Church with the Rev. Danny Irvin officiating. Burial was in Enon Cemetery.
She was born Aug. 25, 1947, to the late Davis and Myrtle Irving of Weir. Mrs. Melton was a retired state employee, working with the Mississippi Division of Plant Industry and the Longest Student Heath Center at MSU. She also worked for years in the Weir School District. Mrs. Melton was a member of the Ackerman Baptist Church. She died Jan. 17, 2022, at her home.
Survivors include her husband, Daniel Wayne Melton of Weir; a daughter Lindsey Maxcy of Nashville, Tenn.; a sister, Joani Webster of Harrah, Okla.; and one grandson.
Memorials may be made to the Ackerman Baptist Church HVAC Fund.
Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman was in charge of arrangements.
