Former Sen. Cochran draws bipartisan praise at funeral
Two U.S. senators from opposing parties praised their former colleague, Republican Thad Cochran of Mississippi, as one of their closest friends and as a gentleman who cared about the people of his state and worked across party lines.
Photos: State funeral for Sen. Thad Cochran
Speaker of the House State Rep. Philip Gunn speaks at the state funeral of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran at the Mississippi Capitol Building in downtown Jackson on Monday.
Funeral reflects bipartisan work of former US Sen. Cochran
A second funeral for former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran reflects the Mississippi Republican’s reputation for working across party lines.
Mississippi Capitol hosts funeral of former US Sen. Cochran
Flags in Mississippi are flying at half-staff to honor a Republican former U.S. senator who brought billions of dollars to the state.
Money leaders to speak at funeral of former US Sen. Cochran
Leaders of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, one a Republican and the other a Democrat, will speak at the funeral of former Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi, a Republican who led the committee for several years and was known for working across party lines.
City spends $4,100 on Detroit funeral trip
Three top city officials attended a funeral for a Columbus Police Department lieutenant’s mother in Detroit, Michigan, in early September.
Procession, livestream planned for Uncle Bunky funeral
The community will have one final chance to said goodbye to Robert “Uncle Bunky” Williams on Friday.
Hundreds gather for funeral of black rebel flag supporter
Hundreds of people, many waving Confederate battle flags outside, gathered for the funeral of a black rebel flag supporter killed in an accident near Oxford.
As South Carolina honors victims, Alabama lowers its flags
State senator and pastor Clementa Pinckney was carried Wednesday into the Statehouse where he served the people for nearly 20 years, becoming the first African-American since Reconstruction to rest in honor in the South Carolina Rotunda.
Funeral for B.B. King held in Miss. Delta hometown
Hundreds of people filled a church in the Mississippi Delta for the funeral Saturday of B.B. King, who rose from sharecropper in the area’s flat cotton fields to worldwide fame as a blues singer and guitarist who influenced generations of entertainers.
B.B. King viewing set for Las Vegas ahead of Mississippi funeral
A public viewing for blues legend B.B. King will be held in Las Vegas before his body is sent to Mississippi, where plans are being made for services in his hometown next week, King’s business manager said Monday.
A hero’s farewell: Fallen police officer comes home to Starkville
As rain fell and wind blew Saturday, an off-duty sheriff’s deputy held an American flag in one hand and saluted with the other while a 14-minute procession of law enforcement agencies from throughout the South escorted a fallen officer home.
Starkville prepares for ‘hero’s send-off’
A Hattiesburg police officer killed last weekend in the line of duty will be laid to rest in Starkville on Saturday.
Nunnelee remembered as public servant, family man
The late U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee was a state senator for 15 years before being elected to Congress in 2010, but his greatest source of pride didn’t come from a political office.
4-year-old shooting victim laid to rest
Four-year-old Brayden Barksdale was buried Wednesday.
N.Y. Police boss: Less rhetoric, more dialogue needed
A day after the funeral of one of two police officers gunned down in their patrol car, the city’s police commissioner called Sunday for a “lot less rhetoric and a lot more dialogue” to defuse the tension between police officers and the population they protect.
NYC officer mourned at funeral as tensions linger
Thousands of police officers from across the nation packed a church and spilled onto streets Saturday to honor Officer Rafael Ramos.
Michael Brown funeral mourners urge black Americans to take action
The mourners filled an enormous church to remember Michael Brown — recalling him as a “gentle giant,” aspiring rapper and recent high school graduate on his way to a technical college.
Date set for Mayor Chokwe Lumumba’s funeral
According to Willis and Sons Funeral Home, funeral services for Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba will be held Saturday, March 8, at 11 a.m.
Mugging around empty casket sparks furor
The Wisconsin National Guard announced Tuesday that it had suspended a member from honor guard duties after she apparently posted to social media a photograph of soldiers mugging around an empty, flag-draped casket.