Area Obituaries

Funeral services were held on Dec. 27, 2025, at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Silver Creek.  Rev. Lauria McDuffey Jr. officiated, with interment following at Pen Oak Baptist Church Cemetery, Silver Creek.  Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Brown was born to the late Willie and Mavis Peyton Brown.  He received his…

Funeral services for Willow Dean Anthony will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at Prentiss Baptist Church, with Rev. Buddy Keyes officiating, assisted by Rev. Earl Clark and Janie Winscott Henderson. Interment will follow in the Dublin Cemetery, with Rev. Andy Fullington officiating. Mrs. Anthony, 99, entered into the eternal rest…

A celebration of life was held for Patrick “Pat” Olon Clark on Dec. 15, 2025, at New Zion Baptist Church. Burial wase at the church cemetery. Riverwood Family handled the arrangements. Patrick “Pat” Olon Clark, 48, of Monticello, passed away on Dec. 12 at his residence. He was born on June 14, 1977, in Brookhaven.…

Funeral services were held on Dec. 13, 2025, at Oak Grove M.B. Church, New Hebron, fo. Mattene Walker, 84, of New Hebron, who passed away o, Dec. 1 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson. Rev. Ronnie Walker officiated, with interment following in the church cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.…

James Walter Davis, known by Jimmy D, JD, or Jim to those that knew and loved him, 68, of Monticello, transitioned from his earthly home to his forever home with Jesus in Heaven on Dec. 14, 2025. Jimmy was born on Aug. 5, 1957, in Mobile, Ala. Visitation will be held from noon to 2…

Shirley Ann Lambert Farnham, 65, of Sontag, Lawrence County, passed away on Dec. 6, 2025, at the Asbury Hospice House in Hattiesburg. She was born on Dec. 2, 1960, in Monticello to Pauline (Newsom) and Ray Lambert. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Shiloh Baptist Church, located…

Funeral services were held on Dec. 6, 2025, at Spring Hill M.B. Church, Silver Creek, for Howard J. Butler, 74, of Silver Creek, who passed away o, Nov. 19 at Marion General Hospital, Columbia. Rev. Roy Thompson officiated, with interment following in the church cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He is…

Larry Joe Daughtry, 70, a former Monticello resident, passed away on Nov. 7, 2025.  Graveside services were held at the Monticello First Baptist Church Cemetery on Nov. 25, 2025.

Wadie W. Wilson, 97, of Monticello, passed away on Nov. 27, 2025, at Lawrence County Nursing Center in Monticello. She was born on Sept. 2, 1928, in Monticello. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30 at Carmel Baptist Church at 1157 Carmel New Hope Road, Monticello. Funeral services will…

Funeral services were held on Nov. 23, 2025, at Prentiss First M.B. Church, Prentiss, for  Marilyn Rushing, 67, who passed away on Nov. 16 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson. Rev. Antoine Jacobs officiated, with interment following in the church cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She is the daughter…