Area Obituaries
James Edward Goode Sr.
Funeral services were held Aug. 14, 2021, at Pearl River Valley Baptist Church, Monticello, for James Edward Goode Sr., 86, who died Aug. 1 at his residence. Rev. Micheal Graves, pastor, officiated, with interment following in the church cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Mr. Goode, better known as “Stick,” was born to the…
Read MoreGlenn Lott
Retus Glenn Lott, 49, died Aug. 6, 2021, in New Orleans, La. Mr. Lott was born Aug. 18, 1972. He was a native of New Hebron and a graduate of Lawrence County High School. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was preceded in death by his mother, Beverly Lott. He is survived by his…
Read MoreEmmitt Lee Wallace
Emmitt Lee Wallace, 89, of Jayess, passed away Aug. 13, 2021. He was born Jan. 2, 1932, in Lawrence County, to Lee and Ancy Bell Creel Wallace. A funeral service was held Aug. 16 at Topeka Baptist Church. Graveside services followed in Roberts Memorial Cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Mr. Wallace was a…
Read MoreJerry Westbrook
Jerry Westbrook, 77, of Monticello, passed away on Aug. 11, 2021. Jerry was born Jan. 15, 1944, in Orange, Texas, to Elton and Estell Holmes Westbrook. A graveside service was held Aug. 14 at the Divide Methodist Protestant Cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Jerry was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps…
Read MoreEdward Batiste Jr.
Funeral services were held August 7, 2021, at Pearl River Valley Baptist Church, Monticello, for Edward Batiste Jr., 56, who died July 30 at Rush Foundation Hospital, Meridian. Elder Thad Easter officiated, with interment following in Jacobs Family Cemetery in Expose. Johnson Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Mr. Batiste was born to Edward Batiste Sr.…
Read MoreJohnny Michael Hackett
A funeral service for Major Johnny Michael Hackett was held Aug. 6, 2021, at Calvary Pentecostal Church, with interment in the church cemetery. Riverwood Family handled the arrangements. Mr. Hackett, 57, of Jayess, passed from this life Aug. 3. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Paul Cecil Hackett and Della May McCoy on…
Read MoreCarolyn Jean Oliver Watson
Carolyn Jean Oliver Watson, born Nov. 26, 1939, passed away Aug. 7, 2021, due to complications of COVID. She was born in Monticello and resided in Ethel, La. She is survived by two daughters, Brenda Carol Watson Uzee (wife to Rene Uzee), Lisa Watson Shaffer (wife to Joseph Shaffer); and son, Henry Albert Watson Jr.…
Read MoreCatherine E. Lambert
A funeral service for Catherine E. Lambert was held Aug. 3, 2021, at Freedom Church, with interment at Robert’s Memorial Cemetery in Lawrence County. Riverwood Family handled the arrangements. Mrs. Lambert, better known to everyone as “Jean,” was born on Jan. 28, 1945, to Eunice H. Thames and William Garrison. She was born in Tylertown…
Read MoreAva Grace McBroom
Ava Grace McBroom was born to Jonathan McBroom and Hannah White on July 28, 2021, in Hattiesburg. On that same day, she went to be in the arms of Jesus. Ava leaves behind her parents; her grandparents, Robert and June White, of Silver Creek; and Zeta McBroom, of Seminary; as well as one great-great grandmother,…
Read MoreCharlie M. Turner
Services for Charlie M. Turner were held July 29, 2021, at Topeka Baptist Church, with interment in the church cemetery. Riverwood Family handled the arrangements. Mr. Turner, 70, of Jayess, passed from this life on July 27 at Lawrence County Hospital. He was born on March 4, 1951, to Pat Turner and Nellie Grace Hedgepeth…
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