Columbia Food and Music Festival slated for Sept. 3
Main Street Columbia in conjunction with the Marion County Development Partnership, the Columbia Gearheads, Backroads and Burgers, and Goin’ Crazy Studios presents the Columbia Food and Music Festival on Sept. 3. Food trucks and musical acts from throughout the southeast will be on hand from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. and starting at 5 p.m.,…
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Sept. 4 Pen Oak M.B. Church will celebrate Pastor Robert Barnes and First Lady Nedra Barnes’ eight-year pastoral anniversary at 10:30 a.m., Sept. 4, at 55 Pen Oak Church Lane, Silver Creek. Guest speaker is Michael O. Evans, pastor of St. Paul M.B. Church in Silver Creek. Ongoing Topeka Tilton Outreach Mission, 779 China Grove…
Read MoreLouise Barnes
Funeral services were held Aug. 2, 2022, at St. Paul Baptist Church, Silver Creek, for Louise Barnes, 86, who died July 26 at Lawrence County Hospital, Monticello. Rev. Michael Evans, pastor, officiated; with interment following at Pen Oak Baptist Church, Silver Creek. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Miss Barnes was born to…
Read MoreGloria Ervin
Gloria (Smith) Ervin was born in Winnsboro, La., on March 1, 1932, to Fred S. and Maudie Harrison Smith. Several years later, they moved to Sontag where she finished the eighth grade in school. She then attended Monticello where she graduated in 1950. She was active in sports and was voted “Best Athlete.” She took…
Read MoreJohn Allen Flynt
Funeral services for John Allen Flynt, of New Hebron, were held Aug. 3, 2022, at New Hebron Baptist Church, with interment following in the New Hebron Cemetery. Rev. Mike Grenn and Rev, Earl Clark officiated. Saulters Moore handled the arrangements. Don’t be saddened by the absence of my earthly body. See me in the eyes…
Read MoreAlvin Eugene Gray Sr.
Funeral services were held Aug. 3, 2022, at Jefferson Davis County Middle School Gymnasium for Alvin Eugene Gray Sr., 73, who died July 21 at The Claiborne, McComb. Rev. Timothy Rush officiated, with interment following at Green Grove Baptist Church. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Gray was born to the late…
Read MoreSarah Goldman Lee
A memorial service was held for Sarah Goldman Lee on Aug. 10, 2022, at Shiloh Baptist Church in Sontag, with Rev. Jimmy Smith officiating. There was a family gathering after the service. Ms. Lee, 68, of Sontag, passed from this life Aug. 5 in Sontag. She was born in Independence, La., March 25, 1954, to…
Read MoreKeith Rogers
Keith Rogers, of Lafayette, Ind., passed into the arms of Jesus on Aug. 1, 2022. He was a native of Silver Creek and grew up attending Old Silver Creek Baptist Church. Ordained to the gospel ministry in 1965, he served as pastor in 10 states, including the church he was serving at the time of…
Read MoreJune Wallace Smith
June Elizabeth Wallace Smith, 73, of Jayess, passed from this life and into life everlasting on Aug. 7, 2022, at her home. June was born May 5, 1949, in Tylertown to Delton Price “Bill” and Nina Kyzar Wallace. Funeral services were held Aug. 9 at Powells Grove Pentecostal Church in Jayess, followed by graveside services…
Read MoreJames Bennett Thompson
James Bennett Thompson, 68, of Hazlehurst, passed away Aug. 4, 2022, at Silver Cross Nursing Home. He was born June 16, 1954, to the late James Shelby (Monk) Thompson and Nora Rea Blackmon Thompson. Mr. Thompson was a member of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorers, AA Degree Drafting Design. He was a stamp and coin…
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