Area Obituaries

Graveside service for Mr. George Dewey “Pete” Butler, Jr., were held Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. “Pete” Butler, Jr., 71, of Brookhaven, passed from this life November 3, 2019, at his residence. He was born September 27, 1948, to his parents, the late George Dewey Butler, Sr., and Mary Audelle…

Mr. Donald Earl Rutland, 63, of Monticello, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019, at his residence in Monticello. Donald was born March 17, 1956, in Tylertown to Earnest Thomas and Mandy King Rutland. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Donald enjoyed spending time outdoors and doing carpenter work in his spare…

The funeral service for Mrs. Anita Faye Pugh was held at Noon, Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Monticello Baptist Church, with interment at the church cemetery. Mrs. Pugh, 85, of Monticello, passed from this life October 22, 2019, at Lawrence County Hospital. She was born March 10, 1934, to her parents, Marion Frank Trawick and…

Services for Mrs. Anna Louise Smith were held Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at Riverwood Family with interment at Hillcrest Church of Christ Cemetery. Anna Louise Smith, 80, of Brookhaven, passed from this life October 20, 2019, at her residence. She was born in Arkansas December 15, 1938, to Roy Sexton and Bess Hefly Sexton. Mrs.…

Mrs. Patricia Ann Reed, 74, of Monticello, passed from this life Thursday, October 10, 2019, at residence. She was born on March 23, 1945, in Bay County, Panama City, Florida, to Willie and Beulah Clark Cooper. Preceding her in death were her parents. Survivors are her son, Russell Reed, and daughter, Christi Sullivan. Memorial service…

The funeral service for Mr. William “Billy” Monk, Jr., will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Riverwood Family, with interment at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m., Wednesday, October 23, at Riverwood and will resume at 10 a.m. Thursday before the service. Mr. Monk, Jr., 62, of…