Carmen Hill
Memorial service for Carmen Hill will be held at 2 p.m., at Riverwood Family in Brookhaven, on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, with visitation from noon until the time of service. There will be no interment service. Carmen was born Sept. 8, 1965, in Brookhaven. She passed peacefully from this earth on Sept. 4 at the…
Read MoreRoy Quinn Holmes Sr.
Services for Roy Quinn Holmes Sr., of Florence, were held Sept. 4, 2021, at Riverwood Family, located in Brookhaven, with burial at Jayess Baptist Church Cemetery in Lawrence County. Mr. Holmes, 80, went to be with his Lord on Sept. 1 at his residence. He was born on March 29, 1941, to the late Shirley…
Read MoreJohnny C. Miller
Graveside services were held Sept. 2, 2021, at McSwain Community Cemetery, Richton, for Johnny C. Miller, 67, who died Aug. 14 at his residence. Rev. Charlotte Cox officiated, with Johnson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Miller was born to the late Eransom and Margaretta Miller. He joined St. Paul Baptist Church at an…
Read MoreMarie Boyles Templet
Marie Boyles Templet, 95, of Silver Creek, passed away Aug. 30, 2021, at Lawrence County Hospital in Monticello. Marie was born Aug. 13, 1926, in Monticello to Columbus and Maude Glover Boyles. A funeral service was held Sept. 3 at Wilson Funeral Home, with graveside services following in Old Silver Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Bro.…
Read MoreCarlester Walker
Funeral services were held Sept. 5, 2021. at Ruby K. Johnson Chapel for Carlester Duan Walker, 42, who died Aug. 25, 2021, at University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson. Elder James Powell officiated, with interment following in the Powell’s Ministry Church of God in Christ Cemetery, New Hebron. Mr. Walker was born to Mr. Jerome…
Read MoreMalcolm Walker
Services for Malcolm Walker, of Ruth, are at noon Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, at Ruth Baptist Church, with visitation from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be at Ruth Cemetery. Riverwood Family handled the arrangements. Mr. Walker, 83, went to be with his Lord on Sept. 3. He was born on…
Read MoreCommunity & Religious Calendar
Monticello Church of Christ has postponed the Gospel Revival scheduled for Oct. 10-12 due to the large amount of COVID cases and concerns. Sept. 9 Mississippi State University Extension Service will offer a “Quick Bites” program via Zoom entitled “Pond Alkalinity/Water Management 101” from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9. The program will be…
Read MoreLance McCloud elected Angus delegate to 138th Annual Meeting
Lance McCloud, of Jayess, has been elected as a delegate to the 138th American Angus Association® Convention of Delegates, set to be held Nov. 8 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, reports Mark McCully, chief executive officer of the American Angus Association. McCloud, a member of the American Angus Association with…
Read MoreCo-Lin, The W expand partnership to include business programs
Copiah-Lincoln Community College and Mississippi University for Women (The W) have expanded their partnership to provide new opportunities for Co-Lin graduates to earn their bachelor’s degree in business at The W. The new 2+2 agreement, meaning two years of course work at Co-Lin and two years of course work at The W, was signed recently…
Read MoreCarolyn Marie Gardner
Graveside services were held Aug. 28, 2021, at Oak Ridge Baptist Church, New Hebron, for Carolyn Marie Feazell Gardner, 71, who died Aug. 21 at Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg. Rev. Eric Dixson officiated, with Johnson Funeral Home handling the arrangements. Mrs. Gardner was born to the late Melvin and Aree Feazell Gardner. She accepted Christ…
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