Area Obituaries

Charles Glyn Mullins, 74, passed away on March 6, 2025, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Charles was born on June 29, 1950, in Lawrence County to Dempsey Mullins and Ava Faye Duckworth. Funeral services were held on March 8 at Sauls Valley Baptist Church in Monticello. Bro. Michael Alexander officiated, with Wilson Funeral Home…

Funeral services for Howard Patton will be conducted at 3 p.m., Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Saulters Moore Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Don McClellan officiating. Interment will follow in the New Hebron Cemetery. Mr. Patton entered into the eternal rest of his Lord on March 23, at his home in Slidell, La. Saulters Moore…

Sarah Ann White, 80, of Monticello, passed away on March 25, 2025, at her residence in Monticello. She was born on Sept. 23, 1944, in Mobile, Ala. Visitation will be held from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Thursday, March 27, at Wilson Funeral Home, 904 West Thomas E. Jolly Drive, Monticello. Funeral services will be held…

Joseph Eugene Bennett, 68, of Silver Creek, passed away on March 7, 2025, at his residence in Silver Creek. He was born on Aug. 11, 1956, in Elizabethtown, Ky. He was always known as a hard worker and provider. Gene worked the oilfield for around 35 years. One of his favorite things to do was…

Funeral services for Dara L. Walker were held on March 23, 2025, at New Hebron Methodist Church, with Rev. Mike Hart officiating. Interment followed in the New Hebron Cemetery. Mrs. Walker, 74, entered into the eternal rest of her Lord on March 19 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Saulters Moore Funeral Home was entrusted…

Eliece Dianne Golmon Wilson, a native of Moss Point and resident of Monticello, died March 14, 2025, at Lawrence County Nursing Center in Monticello. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Monticello, where she enjoyed being a part of the choir, singing the praises of her Lord. She enjoyed teaching children and going…

Funeral services for Joseph Vasko were conducted on March 17, 2025, at New Hebron Baptist Church, with Rev. Andy Fullington officiating. Interment with full military honors, provided by the United States Navy Honor Guard, were held March 18 at the Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spanish Fort, Ala. Mr. Vasko, 83, entered into the…

Funeral services for Mark A. Langston will be conducted at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at Saulters Moore Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Andy Fullington officiating. Interment will follow in the New Hebron Cemetery. Mr. Langston passed away on March 14 at Magee General Hospital after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Saulters Moore Funeral…

On Jan. 19, 2025, Mary Magdalene Hammack, aka “Judy,” went to her heavenly home at the age of 82, just shy of her 83rd birthday. She was preceded in her journey by her parents, Ulis and Dezziree Reynolds; her husband, Ralph Edward Hammack; and her siblings, Udell Reynolds Harrell, Coy Reynolds, Roy Reynolds, and Henry…

A celebration of life will be held for Rev. James Roy Killingsworth at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 13, 2025, at Divide Methodist Protestant Church in Monticello, with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, March 12, at Divide Methodist Protestant Church, and will resume from 9 a.m. until the…