Funeral Homes in Greenwood, MS

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Donna Tartt (writer and novelist), Cleo Lemon (american football player), Todd Wade (american football player), Carlos Antoine Emmons (american football player), C. C. Brown (american football player), Gerald Glass (basketball player), and Leroy Jones (american football player).

Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta, approximately 96 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, and 130 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. It was a center of cotton planter culture in the 19th century.The population was 16,087 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Greenwood Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Tallahatchie and the Yalobusha rivers meet at Greenwood to form the Yazoo River. Throughout the 1960s, Greenwood was the site of major protests and conflicts as African Americans worked to achieve racial integration and voting access during the civil rights movement.

Greenwood Obituaries

It was written by Orange County Register on January 3rd, 2021 that Mildred Watson passed away in Santa Monica, California.  Watson was 88 years old and was born in Greenwood, MS.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mildred's life.

It was disclosed by Arkansas Democrat/Gazette on September 20th, 2020 that Ronald Neilson "Ronnie" Baird died in North Little Rock, Arkansas.  Baird was 71 years old and was born in Greenwood, MS.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ronald Neilson "Ronnie"'s life.

It was reported by The Advocate on June 12th, 2020 that Rose Knowles White passed on in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  White was 83 years old and was born in Greenwood, MS.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Rose Knowles's life.

It was noted by Tyler Morning Telegraph on June 4th, 2020 that William Joseph Gullett perished in Bullard, Texas.  Gullett was 66 years old and was born in Greenwood, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor William Joseph's life.

It was reported by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on April 24th, 2020 that Willie Marie Monroe (Epps) passed on in Waterloo, Iowa.  Ms. Monroe was 69 years old and was born in Greenwood, MS.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Willie Marie's life.

It was disclosed on October 22nd, 2019 that Timothy Thomas passed away in Greenwood, Mississippi.  Thomas was 94 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Timothy's life.

It was revealed by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on October 1st, 2019 that Alphonso Wayne Davis passed on in Waterloo, Iowa.  Davis was 55 years old and was born in Greenwood, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Alphonso Wayne's life.

It was reported by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on September 29th, 2019 that Louise A Miller (Paul) died in Waterloo, Iowa.  Ms. Miller was 88 years old and was born in Greenwood, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Louise A's life.

It was disclosed on July 30th, 2019 that Angela Lynn "Big Ang" Scroggins passed away in Chicago, Illinois.  Scroggins was 24 years old and was born in Greenwood, MS.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Angela Lynn "Big Ang"'s life.

It was revealed on March 14th, 2019 that Robin Jackson passed on in Raleigh, North Carolina.  Jackson was 73 years old and was born in Greenwood, MS.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Robin's life.

History

After failed attempts at a frontal assault of the city, General Ulysses S. Here the Confederates met the oncoming Union flotilla with fierce resistance and the sinking of the paddle wheeler "Star of the West" in the channel of the Tallahatchie River, successfully stopping their advance. Grant hatched a new plan to attack from the rear by way of the Tallahatchie and Yazoo Rivers. The arrival of Rail transport in the 1880s saved the city – with two lines running to downtown Greenwood, close to the Yazoo River. All the while, Greenwood has retained its small-town beauty, Delta personality and deep-South hospitality.

The official website for the city of Greenwood is https://www.greenwoodms.com/index.php?/1/Home.