Area Obituaries

Funeral services for Marilyn Brumfield Mullins, a beloved educator, will be conducted at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Saulters Moore Funeral Home, with interment following in New Hebron Cemetery.  Rev. Earl Clark will officiate, assisted by Rev. Mike Sutton.  Mrs. Mullins, 77, entered into the eternal rest of her Lord May 8 at…

Danny Lamar Alexander went to be with the Lord on May 2, 2024. He was an avid outdoorsman, spending a lot of his time fishing and hunting. Being a carpenter, he enjoyed building things and woodworking. Many of his hobbies include watching Nascar, westerns, and football, his favorite team being the Dallas Cowboys. Some of…

Graveside services for Emily Kay Chance Jordan were held May 7, 2024, at Hepzibah Cemetery, with Rev. Don McClellan officiating.  Mrs. Jordan, 82, entered the eternal rest of her Lord May 5 at Merit Health-Wesley Medical Center.  Saulters Moore Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements. Kay was born on Sept. 19, 1941, in Jackson to…

Marilyn King Mullins, 71, passed away May 5, 2024, at Lawrence County Hospital in Monticello. Marilyn was born March 10, 1953, in Lawrence County to Denton King and Mary Rutland Reid. Visitation will be from 5 until 9 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, at Sauls Valley Baptist Church. Visitation will resume Wednesday morning until time of…

Mavis McGuffee, 86, of Hattiesburg, passed away  April 27, 2024, at her home. A private gathering of family and friends will take place at a later date, with interment to follow in Monticello City Cemetery. Mrs. McGuffee was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church and worked as the church secretary. She was full of life…

Vivian Lovie Plunkett, 93, passed away on May 3, 2024, at the Cardiovascular Institute of Mississippi in McComb. A time of visitation will be held from 5:30 until 8:30 p.m., Monday, May 6, at Wilson Funeral Home in Monticello. Graveside services and interment will be held at 11 a.m., May 7, at Divide Memorial Methodist…

Funeral services were held May 4, 2024, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Silver Creek, for Bishop Cantrell Quinteze Durr, 31, who died April 23 in Rankin County.  Rev. Bobby Ray Showers officiated, with interment following in the church cemetery.  Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Bishop Durr was the youngest child born to…

Jerome T. “Bud” Dillon Sr., 80, of Monticello, passed Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Walthall County. He was born Sept. 22, 1943, in Tylertown. Funeral services were held May 1 at New Life Church in Monticello. Burial followed in New Zion Cemetery in Monticello. Pastor Jay Thompson and Pastor Jonathan Toler officiated. Wilson Funeral Home…

Larry Dale Carney, “Lassie,” went to be with the Lord on April 23, 2024. If you googled “Tough” in the Urban Dictionary, you’d find a picture of Lassie. He was a stubborn, determined man who always enjoyed life to his fullest. He loved sitting on his porch, enjoying the time spent with friends and family…

Caroline Marie McGowan, 70, of Monticello, transitioned on April 22, 2024, at Lawrence County Hospital. Born May 22, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Ardell Sutton and the late Mary Catherine Sims, of Monticello. A public visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., Friday, April 26, followed by a funeral…