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 on October 22nd, 2019 that Timothy Thomas perished in Greenwood, Mississippi.  Thomas was 94 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Timothy's life.

It was noted by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on October 1st, 2019 that Alphonso Wayne Davis died 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 noted 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 express your sympathy and honor Louise A's life.

It was written on July 30th, 2019 that Angela Lynn "Big Ang" Scroggins died 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 disclosed on March 14th, 2019 that Robin Jackson died in Raleigh, North Carolina.  Jackson was 73 years old and was born in Greenwood, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Robin's life.

It was revealed on January 18th, 2019 that John Wesley Jackson perished in Greenwood, Mississippi.  Jackson was 55 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor John Wesley's life.

It was reported by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on September 23rd, 2018 that Nancy Newell (Martin) perished in Waterloo, Iowa.  Ms. Newell was 48 years old and was born in Greenwood, MS.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Nancy's life.

It was noted by The Commercial Appeal on July 31st, 2018 that Linda Gale Liddell (Carr) perished in Memphis, Tennessee.  Ms. Liddell was 64 years old and was born in Greenwood, MS.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Linda Gale's life.

It was noted on June 30th, 2018 that Billy Dewayne Mims died in Greenwood, Mississippi.  Mims was 40 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Billy Dewayne's life.

It was noted on June 7th, 2018 that Mary Florene Blackstone (Walker) passed on in Greenwood, Mississippi.  Ms. Blackstone was 78 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Mary Florene's life.

History

Greenwood continued to prosper until the latter part of the American Civil War. A hastily constructed Confederate fort was placed between the two rivers at Fort Pemberton. In early 1863, it was clear that the Union (American Civil War) intended to attack the strategic port of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River. From 1962 through 1964 Greenwood was a center of protests and voter registration strugges during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968) Rights Movement. Louis, Missouri.

The official website for the city of Greenwood is http://www.greenwoodms.com/1/Home.