Area Obituaries
Mathias Taylor Bates Jr.
Services for Mathias Taylor Bates Jr. will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Riverside Baptist Church in Monticello, with visitation from 11 a.m. until the time of service. Riverwood Family is handling the arrangements. Mr. Bates, 74, of Monticello, passed from this life Feb. 19. He was born in Bogalusa, La.,…
Read MoreGerald Brent
A funeral service for Gerald Brent was held Feb. 18, 2022, at Riverwood, with interment in Riverwood Memorial Park. Mr. Brent, 79, of Silver Creek, passed away Feb. 15, after suffering a stroke. Gerald was born May 24, 1942, in Brookhaven to Admirel Dewey Brent Sr. and Maud Hemphill Brent. He attended Fair Oak Springs…
Read MoreTom Wayne Case
Tom Wayne Case, 40, of Monticello, passed away Feb. 19, 2022. He was born Feb. 7, 1982, in Monticello to Carroll and Lousetta “Lou” Fuller Case. A funeral service was held Feb. 22 at Bethel Baptist Church, followed by a graveside service in the Bethel Baptist Cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Tom was…
Read MoreCharles Wayne Greenlee
A funeral service for Charles Wayne Greenlee was held Feb. 18, 2022, at Topeka Baptist Church, with burial in Jayess Baptist Church Cemetery. Riverwood Family handled arrangements. Mr. Greenlee, 70, passed from this life Feb. 14. He was born March 1, 1951, to Johnny Greenlee and Margaret Hoggart Greenlee. He was a dispatcher at J.L.…
Read MoreMavis Lambert
Mavis Lambert, 69, of Jayess, passed away Feb. 19, 2022. Mavis was born Jan. 22, 1953, in Monticello to Elzy and Cathern Buchanan. Graveside services were held Feb. 22 at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Cemetery in Monticello. Wilson Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Bro. Dale Authement presided over the services. Mavis is survived by one…
Read MoreSarah A. “Pat” Langston
Funeral services for Sarah Alice (Patsy) McDaniel Langston were held Feb. 12, 2022, at Saulters Moore Funeral Chapel. Interment followed in New Hebron Cemetery, where she was laid to rest next to her loving husband, Harold. Rev. Richard Green officiated. Mrs. Langston, 94, entered the eternal rest of her Lord on Feb. 9 at Lawrence…
Read MoreRonald Mulford
Ronald Mulford, 71, of Lexington, Ky., passed away Jan. 26, 2022. He was born on Jan. 28, 1950, in Fort Smith, Ark., to Watson and Helen Mulford. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Monticello Pentecostal Church in Monticello, followed by graveside at Powell Grove Pentecostal Church in…
Read MoreJohnnie Bell Boyd
Homegoing services for Johnnie Bell Boyd were held Feb. 10, 2022, at Monticello United Pentecostal Church in Monticello. Interment followed in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery in Jayess. Rev. Glynn Hilton, Rev. Timothy Mains, and Rev. Chris Keen officiated. Mrs. Boyd, 94, went on to her heavenly reward Feb. 4 at her home, surrounded by her…
Read MoreSteve D. Cliburn
Steve D. Cliburn, 82, of Silver Creek, passed away Feb. 9, 2022. He was born March 24, 1939, in Terry to Steve and Linnie Sullivan Cliburn. Graveside services were held at Cliburn Cemetery in Silver Creek on Feb. 12. Wilson Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mr. Cliburn was a member of Seed Sowers Church, where he…
Read MoreJerry Alton King
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the Feb. 8, 2022, death of Jerry Alton King, of Monticello, who was 79 years of age. He was born Dec. 25, 1942, in Walthall County, with the family’s residence in rural Lawrence County. A memorial service was held Feb. 10, 2022, at Topeka Baptist Church, with…
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