Area Obituaries
Marie Rayner Saxon
Marie Rayner Saxon, 87, of Monticello, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior Sept. 16, 2023, with her girls by her side in Madison. A graveside service was held Sept. 20 at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Monticello. Mrs. Marie was born on June 10, 1936, in Pineville and lived her younger…
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Graveside services were held Sept. 20, 2023, at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Silver Creek, for Louis Calvin Armstrong, 76, who passed away Sept. 14 at his residence. Rev. Moses Johnson officiated. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He is the son of the late Elmo and Ella Lee Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong…
Read MoreThomas Wayne Wright
Thomas Wayne Wright, 66, of Monticello passed away peacefully at his home on Sept. 13, 2023. Thomas was born on July 20, 1957, in Guntersville, Ala., to Thomas Wayne and Mary Eidson Wright of Guntersville. There will be a memorial service at a later date at Crooked Creek Baptist Church in Silver Creek. Wilson Funeral…
Read MoreCarolyn H. White
Carolyn H. White, 88, of Denham Springs, La., formerly of the Nola community, passed away Sept. 15, 2023, at her daughter’s residence in Denham Springs. Carolyn was born Dec. 24, 1934, in Nola to Earl and Virgie Mae Herrington. Graveside service was held Sept. 18 at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Sontag. Bro. Brad Delaughter…
Read MoreTracy Wilson Little
Tracy Wilson Little passed away Sept. 2, 2023, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Tracy was born May 10, 1966, to Everett Lee and Oddis Dickens Wilson of Oma. A funeral service was held Sept. 6 at Old Hebron Baptist Church, with graveside service following at Wanilla Baptist Church Cemetery in Monticello. Bro. Micah Rutland…
Read MoreGeorge Anthony Lee Sr.
A memorial service was held for George Anthony Lee Sr. on Aug. 19, 2023, in Chicago, Ill. Geroge died at home on Aug. 6. He was born in Mississippi to Mary Catherine and Herbert Lee Sr. on Oct. 31, 1956. He was educated in Chicago as a tailor. However, his love for cooking landed him…
Read MoreDebra Lynn Bournes
Funeral services were held Sept. 2, 2023, at St. Paul M.B. Church, Silver Creek, for Debra Lynn Bournes, 58, who passed away Aug. 23 at Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg. Rev. Michael O. Evans officiated, with interment following in Pen Oak Baptist Church Cemetery, Silver Creek. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She is…
Read MoreJames Edward Boutwell
James Edward Boutwell, 91, of Monticello, passed away peacefully at Lawrence County Nursing Center on Aug. 6, 2023. Edward was born on Jan. 25, 1932, in Lawrence County to Clifton (A.C) Boutwell and Frankie Alford Boutwell of Lawrence County. A funeral service was held Aug. 11 at Carmel Baptist Church in Monticello, with graveside following…
Read MoreVordia Evans
Funeral services were held Aug. 16, 2023, at St. James Missionary Baptist Church, Oakvale, for Vordia Evans, 83, who passed away Aug. 11 at her residence. Rev. A. Norwood officiated, with interment following in Crossover Cemetery, Oakvale. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She is the daughter of the late James Robertson and…
Read MoreHannah Loren Roberts
Hannah Loren Roberts, 25, of New Hebron, passed away Aug. 8, 2023. She was born to her parents, Kristina Wright Roberts and the late Gannon Loren Roberts, in Brookhaven, on May 30, 1998. Hannah was a 2016 graduate of Lawrence County High School. Throughout her education, she was involved in cheer, beauty pageants, gymnastics, and…
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