Area Obituaries

Funeral services were held on Feb. 24, 2026, at Hollisday Creek Baptist Church, Carson, for Milton Bass, 72, of Oakvale, who passed away on Feb. 18 at Asbury Hospice House, Hattiesburg. Rev. Robert K. Minor III officiated, with interment following in the church cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He is the…

Funeral services for Charlotte M. Riley, of Oxford, Ga., formerly of New Hebron, will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at New Hebron Baptist Church, with Rev. Mike Grenn officiating, assisted by Rev. Andy Fullington. Interment will follow in the New Hebron Cemetery. Mrs. Riley, 93, passed away peacefully on Feb.…

Funeral services were held on Feb. 19, 2026, at Gentilly Baptist Church, New Orleans, La., for Talman Gardner Sr., 72, who passed away on Feb. 11 in New Orleans. Rev. Leroy Theard officiated with interment held on Feb. 21 at China Lee Baptist Church Cemetery, Silver Creek. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.…

Committal services were held on Feb. 21, 2026, at Oak Grove Baptist Church, Monticello, for Clifton Peyton Sr., 84, of West Point, who passed away on Feb. 6 at his residence. Rev. Joseph Hooker officiated. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He is the son of the late A. D. Peyton and Rosie…

Ruby Pearl Reynolds Lancaster, 80, passed away peacefully on Dec. 2, 2025, in Stevensville, Mont. Born in Brookhaven, Ruby previously lived in Monticello before later moving to Monroe, N.C. In 2019, she settled in Montana, where she spent her days reading and watching the clouds drift by. Ruby is survived by her two daughters, Carolyn…

Funeral services for Paulette Foster will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at Shalom Baptist Church, with interment following in the Shalom Cemetery. Rev. Richard Cothern will officiate. Saulters Moore Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. The family will receive friends on Thursday morning from 8:30 a.m. until the hour…

Memorial services were held on Jan. 10, 2025, at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Silver Creek, for Regina Evans, 63, who died on Dec. 26, 2025, at Jefferson Davis Community Extended Care Facility, Prentiss.  Rev. Micheal Evans, pastor, officiated, with Johnson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Ms. Regina Evans was born to the late…

A celebration of life will be held for Judd Tyson Owens at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at Riverwood Family. Visitation will start at noon prior to the service. Burial will be in Fair River Baptist Church Cemetery. Judd Tyson Owens, 47, of Ponchatoula, La., passed away Jan. 10 at his residence. He…

Funeral services for Marvin Emory Swindle, of Sumrall, formerly of Silver Creek, will be conducted at noon on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, at Calvary Baptist Church in Silver Creek with Rev. Don McClellan officiating, assisted by Rev. Mike Sutton. Interment will follow in the Calvary Cemetery, with full military honors presented by the United States…