Millie Day Beard
Millie Day Beard, 79, of Jayess, passed away on Friday, April 16, 2021, at her home. Millie was born Sept. 18, 1941, to Willie Mack and Josephine Rutland Day. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Millie is survived by her husband, Rex Beard; and by her siblings, Randy Day (Diane), Gene…
Read MoreRobbie L. Delaughter
Funeral services for Robbie L. Delaughter, 83, of Jayess, were held April 20, 2021, at Wilson Funeral Home in Monticello. Bro. Otto Martin officiated, with Wilson Funeral Home handling arrangements. Ms. Delaughter passed from this life on April 14 at home with her son and daughter by her side. She was born on March 14,…
Read MoreJewan Kirkland
Jewan Kirkland, 69, of Monticello, passed away April 12, 2021, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Brookhaven. Jewan was born Jan. 6, 1952, in Tylertown to Amel and Willie Mae Hammond. A funeral service was held April 16 at Sauls Valley Baptist Church in Monticello, with graveside following in Sauls Valley Cemetery. Bro. Lonnie Case…
Read MoreMDAC to distribute Farmers to Families Food Boxes at Mississippi State Fairgrounds
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce is assisting the Mississippi Crisis Foundation in distributing 2,592 food boxes to the public at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 21 as part of the USDA sponsored Farmers to Families Food Box Program. “The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce is…
Read MoreCo-Lin now accepting ACT Superscore
Copiah-Lincoln Community College will now begin accepting ACT Superscores for incoming freshmen and current Co-Lin freshmen who will be sophomores in the fall of 2021. ACT will now provide an automatically-calculated ACT Superscore to all students who have taken the ACT more than once from September 2016 to current day. This is an exciting opportunity…
Read MoreLCHS tennis team advances to state tournament
The Lawrence County High School tennis team represented the District well on April 7 at the MHSAA Class 4A Region 7 District Tournament, bringing home several titles. The team will travel to Oxford this month to play at Ole Miss at the MSHAA State Championship Tournament.
Read MoreMalcolm T. Blackwell
Malcolm T. Blackwell, 90, of Monticello, passed away on April 11, 2021, at his residence. Malcolm was born Aug. 30, 1930, in Lawrence County to Johnny and Cassie Lambert Blackwell. Visitation will be held from noon until service time at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 15 at Wilson Funeral Home in Monticello, with graveside services…
Read MoreBrandy Michelle (Smith) Fredette
Brandy Michelle (Smith) Fredette, 43, quietly passed away on April 5, 2021, at her home in Wesson. A graveside service was held April 8 at Riverwood Memorial Park, with Dr. David Millican officiating. Riverwood Family handled arrangements. Brandy was born April 25, 1977, in McComb. She was the daughter of Sandra and Ron Guest, of…
Read MoreLadonna Machell Haynes
Funeral services were held April 5, 2021, at Johnson Funeral Home Chapel for Ladonna Machell Haynes, 55, who died March 30 at Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg. Dr. Scott Hanberry officiated, with interment following in Rose Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Silver Creek. Johnson Funeral Home handled arrangements. Miss Haynes was born to Ellis and Vivian Haynes…
Read MoreJohn Markette Reid
John Markette Reid, 85, of Jayess, passed away on April 4, 2021, at Lawrence County Nursing Center in Monticello. Mark was born Nov. 30, 1935, in Jayess to Elmo and Bertha Eaton Reid. Graveside services were held April 8 at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery. Bro. Larry Eickenloff officiated the services, with Wilson Funeral Home handling…
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