Funeral Homes in Parchman, MS

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Below you fill find all funeral homes and cemeteries in or near Parchman.

Suburbs of Parchman: Drew.

Zip codes in the city: 38738.

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Byas Funeral Home Incorporated

Our traditions of service started over 30 years ago in 1981, when Victor and Grace Byas purchased Hull Funeral Home. From that, Byas Inc. was formed. Byas Inc. is the realization of a dream of both Victor and Grace to serve the citizens of the...

National Funeral Home

Brentwood Funeral Services was founded in 2004 by owner Brent Taylor, who envisioned a collection of premier funeral homes offering the highest possible level of service to you and your family. Each Brentwood Funeral Chapel creates a uniquely...

Nearby Funeral Homes for Parchman

B
Brinson Funeral Home
723 Aloe Ave
Cleveland, MS 38732
Byas Funeral Home
511 N Oak Ave
Ruleville, MS 38771
Byas Funeral Home
701 Beall St
Shelby, MS 38774
Byas Funeral Home Incorporated
1100 S Davis Ave
Cleveland, MS 38732
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Century Funeral Home
506 Ashton Ave
Clarksdale, MS 38630
Cleveland Cemetery Department
100 North St
Cleveland, MS 38732
D
Delta Burial Corporation
108 S Edwards Ave
Mound Bayou, MS 38762
Delta Burial Corporation
491 1st St
Marks, MS 38646
Delta Burial Corporation Incorporated
429 Yazoo Ave
Clarksdale, MS 38630
Delta Heights Memorial Cemtry
1100 S Davis Ave
Cleveland, MS 38732
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Kimbro Funeral Home
323 2nd St
Marks, MS 38646
M
Marks Burial Association
665 2nd St
Marks, MS 38646
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National Funeral Home
615 S State St
Clarksdale, MS 38614
Newsom Funeral Home
911 E Main St
Charleston, MS 38921
Nowell Funeral Home
314 E 2nd St
Clarksdale, MS 38614
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Oakridge Cemetary
279 Sunflower Ave
Clarksdale, MS 38630
R
Ray Funeral Home
206 Bishop Rd
Cleveland, MS 38732
Royal Funeral System
507 Ashton Ave
Clarksdale, MS 38614
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Stringer Redmon Funeral Home
119 Martin Luther King Blvd
Clarksdale, MS 38614
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Thweatt King Funeral Home
211 N Pearman Ave
Cleveland, MS 38732
Tl Redmon Funeral Home
1308 S Davis Ave
Cleveland, MS 38732
Tutwiler Funeral Home
218 Hancock St
Tutwiler, MS 38963
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United Funeral Services
1208 Highway 49 S
Indianola, MS 38751
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Williams & Lord Funeral Home
713 N Oak Ave
Ruleville, MS 38771
Womble Funeral Home
110 S Church St
Charleston, MS 38921
Woolf Funeral Home
761 Mckinley St
Clarksdale, MS 38614
Ws Brandon Mortuary
211 N Pearman Ave
Cleveland, MS 38732

Facts about the city

Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP), also known as Parchman Farm, is the oldest prison and the only maximum security prison for men in the state of Mississippi, USA.Begun with four stockades in 1901, the Mississippi Department of Corrections facility was constructed largely by state prisoners; it is located on about 28 square miles (73 km2) in unincorporated Sunflower County, in the Mississippi Delta region.It has beds for 4,840 inmates. Inmates work on the prison farm and in manufacturing workshops. It holds male offenders classified at all custody levels—A and B custody (minimum and medium security) and C and D custody (maximum security). It also houses the male death row; all male offenders sentenced to death in Mississippi are held in MSP's Unit 29.The superintendent of Mississippi State Penitentiary is Earnest Lee. There are 2 wardens, 3 deputy wardens, and 2 associate wardens.Female prisoners are not usually assigned to MSP; Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, also the location of the female death row, is the only state prison in Mississippi designated as a place for female prisoners.

Parchman Obituaries

It was noted on February 8th, 2019 that Joshua Atley "Josh" Seger died in Parchman, Mississippi.  Seger was 20 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Joshua Atley "Josh"'s life.

It was revealed by Flint Journal on October 16th, 2016 that David J Boyd passed away in Flushing, Michigan.  Boyd was 68 years old and was born in Parchman, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor David J's life.

It was noted by The Yazoo Herald on June 9th, 2012 that Willie Henry Jr Washington perished in Parchman, Mississippi.  Washington was 57 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Willie Henry Jr's life.

It was noted on June 6th, 2012 that Henry Jr "Curtis" Jackson passed on in Parchman, Mississippi.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Henry Jr "Curtis"'s life.

History

Parchman also houses inmates who have been sentenced to death in Mississippi on death row. Parchman is a small unincorporated area town in Sunflower County, Mississippi County, Mississippi, United States, in the Mississippi Delta region. Best known as the home of Mississippi State Penitentiary, formerly called Parchman Farm, Parchman is the oldest prison and the only maximum security prison in the state.

Instead of building a permanent execution chamber there, the state built the first portable electric chair in the United States, carried on a pickup truck and used until 1955, for executions at Parchman. .

The official website for the city of Parchman is http://www.mdoc.ms.gov/.

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