Dr. Jerry Thomas May 22, 1953 – Sept. 26, 2023 Jerry Aroe Thomas, MD, 70, died Sept. 26, 2023. He was a native and longtime resident of Thomas. He was a member of Thomas First Baptist Church. An All State Basketball player, he graduated valedictorian of the class of 1971 at Thomas High School. After…

Hazel Dillon Jones Sept. 18, 1924 – Sept. 15, 2023 Hazel Bernice Dillon Jones, 98, died Sept. 15, 2023, at her home. She was born on Sept. 18, 1924, in Tylertown, a daughter of the late Carlos Columbus Dillon and Lily van Dora Ard Dillon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death…

Rev. Sammie Irvin Jr. Nov. 20, 1961 – Sept. 23, 2023 Rev. Dr. Sammie Lee Irvin Jr., 61, of Sandy Hook, died Sept. 23, 2023 at Marion General Hospital in Columbia. He was born Nov. 20, 1961, to the late Sammie L. Irvin Sr., and Christine Benjamin (Green). After graduating Marion High School in 1980,…

Larry Pittman June 6, 1963 – Sept. 13, 2023 Larry Donnell Pittman, 60, of Tylertown, died Sept. 13, 2023, in Walthall County. He was born June 6, 1963, in Tylertown to Jessie May Harries the late Easley Dillon and was reared by the late Odell Harris. At an early age, he mastered carpentry skills and…

Reeve Barrow Nov. 8, 1942 – Sept. 22, 2023 James Reeve Barrow, 80, of Kokomo, died Sept. 22, 2023 at his residence. He was born Nov. 8, 1942, in Baton Rouge to the late James Reeve and Eloise Babin Barrow. Along with his parents he is also preceded in death by his wife Shelia Barrow.…

Victor ‘Morris’ Wiley, Sr. March 20, 1960 – Sept. 11, 2023 Victor ‘Morris’ Wiley, Sr., 63, died Sept. 11, 2023, in McComb. He was born March 20, 1960, in Chicago to the late Palmer and June Wiley Williams. He attended the Walthall School System, later earning a GED. He was a welder, tire mechanic and…

Shirley Dykes Feb. 21, 1953 – Sept. 25, 2023 Shirley J. Dykes, 70, of Lexington, SC, died Sept. 25, 2023, in Columbia, SC. She was born Feb. 21, 1953, in Tylertown. Funeral services were Sept. 29, 2023 at Capps Funeral Home, burial in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Bro. Randall Garcia officiating. She was preceded in death…

Lisa Foil Oct. 3, 1956 – Sept. 18, 2023 Melissa “Lisa” Sloan Foil died Sept. 18, 2023, at her home in San Saba, Tex. She was born on Oct. 3, 1956, in San Saba, Tex., to Peter Claude Sloan and Johnnie Lou Ewing. She is survived by her husband of 20 years, David Foil; her…

R.C. Ratliff Jr. Dec. 8, 1958 – Aug. 26, 2023 R.C. Ratliff, Jr., 64, of Kokomo, died Aug. 26, 2023, in Marrero, LA. He was born Dec. 8, 1958, in Kokomo. Funeral services were Sept. 21, 2023, at Craft-Dillon-Ginn Funeral Chapel in Tylertown, Eld. Ronnie Magee officiating. Craft-Dillon-Ginn Funeral Chapel was in charge of the…