Area Obituaries

Funeral services for Gordon Lane Rutland, 82, of Ruth, were held June 8, 2021, at Wilson Funeral Home in Monticello, with burial following in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery in Ruth. Bro. Jeffery Conn officiated, with Wilson Funeral Home handling arrangements. Mr. Rutland passed from this life on June 4 at his residence. He was born…

Memorial services for “Red” Reynolds, 65, of Jayess, were held June 4, 2021, at New Life Church in Monticello. Bro. Jay Thompson officiated. Wilson Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mr. Reynolds passed from this life on May 29 at his residence. He was born on Nov. 21, 1955, in Independence, La., to Eddie Plez Reynolds and…

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 11, 2021, at St. James Catholic Cemetery in Bassfield for Dr. Guy Leary Odom Jr., 83, of Bassfield, who passed away June 4 at his residence. Hathorn Funeral Home in Columbia is handling arrangements. Dr. Guy Odom Jr. was a 1956 graduate of McCallie…

Betty Jean Lambert Leary, wife to Charles Plank, departed peacefully into her eternal rest in the twilight just before dawn on May 16, 2021. Betty Jean was born in Gulfport to Robert Simeon Lambert and Lydia E. Sharp-Lambert on Sept. 24, 1936. Hers was a life well-lived for 84 years. She is survived by her…

Kenneth R. Daughdrill, 88, a longtime resident of Franklinton, La., died June 3, 2021, at Lawrence County Nursing Center in Monticello, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Crowville, La., on Nov. 15, 1932, to the late Herman L. Daughdrill and Mattie Thorne Daughdrill. Ken was a United States Marine Corps veteran of the…

Frances Johnson, 75, of Sontag, passed away May 24, 2021, at her residence. A funeral service was held May 28, with graveside services following in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. Bro. Ed King and Bro. Jimmy Smith officiated, with Wilson Funeral Home handling arrangements. Frances was born Aug. 13, 1945, in Lincoln County to Herbert and…

Shirley Rutland died peacefully at home May 27, 2021, after a long and courageous battle with ALS. She was born in Tylertown on Dec. 20, 1968, and was the youngest child of Tom and Esteen Lambert Rutland. She graduated from Topeka-Tilton Attendance Center and attended Copiah-Lincoln Community College before moving to Jackson to work. Her…

Isaac Hilton Nelson, 80, of Foley, Ala., passed away May 2, 2021, at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans after a brief illness. He was born June 15, 1940, in Monticello to Julia Lambert Nelson and Aubrey Nelson. He was raised in Monticello and always had stories to share of his childhood there. He graduated…

Barbara Ann Shows, 81, of New Hebron, passed away May 18, 2021, at home. Barbara was born Jan. 2, 1940, in White Sand to Henry and Elma McNease. A memorial service was held May 21 at New Hebron Baptist Church. Rev. Mike Grenn and Rev. Gene Douglas officiated. Interment was at the New Hebron Cemetery.…