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Area Obituaries

Howard Brown

Graveside services were held Jan. 20, 2021, at Coleman Chapel Church of God in Christ, Silver Creek, for Howard B. Brown, 73, who died Jan. 11 at his residence. Rev. Marq Powell officiated, with Johnson Funeral Home handling arrangements. Mr. Brown was born to Fred and Fannie Mae Brown in Barksdale, Ark. While living in…

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John Arthur Catt

John Arthur Catt, 60, of Jayess, passed away Jan. 21, 2021, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. Mr. Catt was also born in Hattiesburg, Jan. 15, 1961, to James Lonnie Catt and Dorothy Clara Beacham Catt. He was a member of Topeka Baptist Church and a wonderful husband, brother, father, Papa, and friend. He taught…

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Terry Brice Reynolds

Terry Brice Reynolds, 57, of Silver Creek, went to his heavenly home Jan. 11, 2021, at 11:08 a.m. Terry was born Feb. 21, 1963, in Linden, Tenn., to Peggy and Billy Reynolds. Terry was a truck driver for O’Quinn Trucking. He loved his family, children, and grandchildren. Terry had a kind heart and loved to…

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“Betty Sid” Donald Siler

Graveside services for Betty Siler were held Jan. 23, 2021, at New Hebron Cemetery. Mrs. Siler, 85, of New Hebron, passed away Jan. 17. Betty was born July 16, 1935, in Columbia, to Albert Sidney and Betty Berry Donald. Saulters-Moore Funeral Home handled arrangements. Betty was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend to…

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Jerry Wayne Smithie

Jerry Wayne Smithie, 72, of Jayess, passed away Jan. 24, 2021, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Jerry Wayne was born July 13, 1948, in Walthall County Mississippi to Clyde and Rosie Belle Ballard Smithie. Graveside services were held Jan. 27 at Roberts Memorial Cemetery in Jayess, with Bro. Dale Authement and Bro. Jeffery Conn…

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Anna KateLynn Powell

AnnaKate Powell, 15, passed away Jan. 14, 2021, at the University Medical Center in Jackson. AnnaKate entered this world on July 29, 2005, in Hattiesburg. She was the first daughter of Zack and Heather Powell. She was later joined by sisters Maeley (11) and Karli (6). She attended K5 at Prentiss Christian School and New…

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Thomas Glyn Tynes

A graveside service for Thomas Glyn Tynes was held Jan. 15, 2021, at Riverwood Family, with burial in Riverwood Memorial Park. Mr. Tynes, 84, of Brookhaven, passed away Jan. 11 at his residence. He was born Dec. 8, 1936, to Quin Tynes and Vera Mangun Tynes. He was the owner of Tynes Gas Company and…

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Deanna Lee Beaudry Boutwell

A graveside service was held for Deanna Lee Beaudry Boutwell, of Sontag, were held Jan. 5, 2021, at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Sontag. Riverwood Family handled arrangements. Mrs. Boutwell, 76, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Jan. 2. She was born on March 25, 1944, in Brookhaven, to the late Florell…

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James Robert (Jimmy) Thomas

James Robert (Jimmy) Thomas left this life to join his wife, Barbara, on Jan. 6, 2021. He was born May 18, 1934, in Jacksonville, Fla. He attended Andrew Jackson High School. James was a long timber power plant operator for St. Regis Paper Co. and for Georgia-Pacific. James moved his family to Monticello in 1967…

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Patsy D. Walker

Patsy D. Walker, 83, of Monticello, passed away on Jan. 8, 2021 at her daughter’s residence in Monticello. Patsy was born Jan. 25, 1937, in Columbia, to Albert Sidney and Betty Berry Donald. A funeral service was held Jan. 10 at New Hebron United Methodist Church in New Hebron, with graveside services following in New…

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