Area Obituaries
Walter Lee Tynes
Funeral services for Walter Lee Tynes, 86, of Jayess, were held on Oct. 11, 2020, at Sartinville United Methodist Church, with Bro. Jim Bradford and Bro. Dan Campbell officiating. Burial was in the Sartinville Cemetery. Hartman Hughes Funeral Home handled arrangements. Pallbearers were Jim Speaks, Phillip Langston, Mike Dupree, David Arceneaux, Ken Ainsworth, Lynn Harvey,…
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Shelton King, 72, of Silver Creek, passed away on Oct. 9, 2020, at his residence in Silver Creek. Shelton was born June 4, 1948, in Monticello, to Dew Laney and Bernice Ward King. A funeral service was held Oct. 11 at Wilson Funeral Home in Monticello. Graveside services followed at Cliburn Cemetery in New Hebron.…
Read MoreWillie Martin
Graveside services were held Oct. 3, 2020, at St. James Baptist Church, Oma, for Willie Martin, 78, who died Sept. 24 at Lawrence County Nursing Center, Monticello. Johnson Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mr. Martin was born to the late R. D. and Hattie Martin. He was a member of St. James Baptist Church, Oma. He…
Read MoreBeverly A. Naquin
Beverly A. Naquin, 64, of Monticello, passed away on Oct. 7, 2020, at Lawrence County Hospital ER in Monticello. Beverly was born April 6, 1956, in New Orleans, La., to Comer and Bobbie Harmon Rivers. Graveside services were held Oct. 12at Riverside Baptist Church Cemetery. Bro. Danny Woods officiated, with Wilson Funeral Home handling arrangements.…
Read MoreSusan Elizabeth Rowley
Susan Elizabeth Rowley, 51, of Monticello, passed away on Oct. 7, 2020. She was born on May 1, 1969, to Joe Clark and Bonnie Peavy Clark. Susan was a homemaker, an amazing cook, and loved reading and spending time with friends and family. She will be missed by all that loved and knew her. Preceding…
Read MoreHazel Irene Catt
Hazel Irene Catt, 92, of Monticello, passed away Sept. 30, 2020, at her residence in Monticello. Irene was born Feb. 3, 1928, in Mississippi, to Alex and Lula Foster Davis. A funeral service was held Oct. 2 at New Hope Baptist Church in Monticello, with graveside services following in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. Bro.…
Read MoreRebecca Cooper
Funeral services for Becky Cooper were held Oct. 2, 2020, at the New Hebron Baptist Church. Mrs. Cooper, 66, passed away from this life on Sept. 29 at her residence in New Hebron. Rev. Mike Grenn officiated, and interment was at the Westrope Family Cemetery in Hazlehurst. Saulters Funeral Home handled arrangements. Pallbearers were Chris…
Read MoreShirley Joyce Scoggins Fredette
Services Shirley Joyce Scoggins Fredette, of Monticello, were Oct. 3, 2020, at Riverwood. Interment was at New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Riverwood Family handled arrangements. Mrs. Fredette, 77, went to be with her loving Lord on Sept. 29. She was born on March 12, 1943, to William Troy Scoggins and Mildred Loraine Scoggins. She was…
Read MoreSammie Lee Henry
On Sept. 30, 2020, Sammie Lee Henry, the loving husband of 47 years and father of two children, passed away at the age of 72. Sammie was born July 31, 1948, to Harvey Acy Henry and Esther Odessa Henry, of Clinton. Mr. Henry graduated from Clinton High School in 1967. He then attended Delta State…
Read MoreBilly Carol McNeese
Billy Carol McNeese, 72, of Monticello, passed away on Sept. 30, 2020, at Forest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. Billy was born Aug. 20, 1948, in Arm, to Charles Ray and Christine Hutchinson McNeese. A funeral service was held Oct. 3 at Wilson Funeral Home in Monticello, with graveside services following in Old Arm Cemetery in…
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