Area Obituaries

Gerald King, 65, of Monticello, passed away Oct. 9, 2021. He was born July 27, 1956, in Brookhaven to Elzen and Frances King. Graveside services were held Oct. 13 at New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Monticello. Wilson Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Gerald worked for many years as a carpenter for different construction companies,…

Dewitt Lee Boyd, 87, of Monticello, passed away Oct. 6, 2021. He was born March 22, 1934, in Lawrence County to Esco Boyd and Dollie Lambert Boyd Creel. Funeral services were held Oct. 9 at Forest Grove Methodist Protestant Church, followed by a graveside service in the Forest Grove Methodist Protestant Church Cemetery. Wilson Funeral…

Deacon Jimmy Dale Gholar, 66, passed away Sept. 29, 2021, at Asbury Hospice in Hattiesburg. Services were held Oct. 7 at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Silver Creek, with Pastor Michael Smith officiating. Interment was in the Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, with Laird Mortuary handling the arrangements. Deacon Gholar was the sixth child born…

On Oct. 5, 2021, Theodore “Ted” William Preuss, loving husband and father of two children, passed away at home at the age of 82. Ted was born on Dec. 4, 1938, in Louisville, Ky., to Frederick William “Bill” and Ruby Lea (Philpott) Preuss. He received his animal science degree from Mississippi State University in Starkville…

Sammie Marjorie Carr Smith was born in Lawrence County on Jan. 25, 1934, to Sam and Audrey Carr and grew up in the New Zion community west of Monticello. She was the youngest of three children. Her dad worked on wells while her mother worked the garden. It was at New Zion Baptist Church that…

Funeral services were held Sept. 26, 2021, at Oakvale Baptist Church in Oakvale for Virgil Harold Bourne, 75, of Oakvale, who passed away on Sept. 20 at St. Dominic Hospital. Interment wasat Oakvale Baptist Church Cemetery in Oakvale. Bro. Jay Hays and Bro. Dudley Williamson officiated. Special music was performed by Chris Turnage and Sherry…

Funeral services for Jeff Edward Riley were held Sept. 29, 2021, at New Hebron Baptist Church in New Hebron. Committal followed in New Hebron Cemetery. Rev. Mike Grenn officiated. Mr. Riley, age 65, departed this life to live eternally with his Lord late Saturday evening, Sept. 25 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Saulters…

Grace Marlene Smith, 74, of Sontag, passed away Oct. 1, 2021, at University Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Marlene was born Dec. 16, 1946, in Sontag to Curtis and Hazel Terry Jackson. Funeral services were held Oct. 5 at Shiloh Baptist Church, with graveside services following in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. Bro. Andy Fullington officiated,…

A graveside service will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at Salem M.B. Church, 333 Price Road, Jayess, for Ora Lee Washington. Viewing will be held 10-11 a.m. at Ginn-Craft Funeral Home, 219 US-98, Tylertown. Mrs. Washington passed away Sept. 22 at the age of 91. She was born March…