Area Obituaries

Trabo McNeese, 63, of Silver Creek, passed away Dec. 25, 2021, at his residence in Silver Creek. Trabo was born on March 25, 1958, in Prentiss to Charles Ray and Christine Hutchinson McNeese. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Trabo was a loving…

Donald D. Wilson, 68, died Dec. 25, 2021, at his residence in New Hebron, after a battle with cancer. Donny was born June 20, 1953, in Patuxent River, Md., to Everett Lee and Oddis Dickens Wilson. Funeral services were held Dec. 28 at Wanilla Baptist Church, with graveside services following in Wanilla Baptist Church Cemetery…

Myrtle Irene Sanders Cook, born Sept. 15, 1929, recently passed away at 92 years old on Dec. 11. She is most known for being a loving and gentle daughter, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother to her 24 descendants. Irene Cook lived up to her last name and learned the favorite dishes of her grandchildren,…

Shirley Marie Collier passed away Dec. 2, 2021. She was born on May 24, 1936, to Archie and Lula Mae McGill in Poplarville. She was the fourth child of seven siblings. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Collier; parents; and three brothers, Billy Ray McGill, James McGill, and Henry McGill. She attended…

onia Foster Goode, 79, of Monticello, passed away Dec. 5, 2021, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. Sonia was born Sept. 18, 1942, in Magee to C.O. and Edna Lee Fortenberry Buffington. A memorial service was held Dec. 11 at Monticello Baptist Church in Monticello. Bro. Sam Taylor officiated, with Wilson Funeral Home handling the…

William “Bill” K. Lowe, of Waukesha, Wisc., passed away Dec. 5, 2021, surrounded by his family, at the age of 77 years. He was born in Belvidere, Ill., to Holcomb and Marjorie (nee Felder) Lowe on Oct. 6, 1944. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. Bill had many talents, was very…

Johnny Abe Smith, 73, of Jayess, passed away peacefully Dec. 6, 2021, at his home from heart complications. Johnny was born Feb. 23, 1948, in Lawrence County to Elbridge and Georgie Mae Ard Smith. A funeral service was held Dec. 10 at Wilson Funeral Home in Monticello. Graveside services followed at Divide Methodist Protestant Church…

Clarine (Baylis) Thompson passed away on Nov. 25, 2021, in Riverside, Calif., following a short illness. She was born on Feb. 1, 1937, in Monticello to Dock and Beatrice Baylis. Clarine attended McCullough Junior High School, where she was a point guard on the girls’ basketball team. After graduating in 1956, she married Theodore Thompson…