Ashley Browne Oct. 5, 1951 – Jan. 15, 2023 Funeral services for Edward Ashley Browne, 71, of Meridian, were Jan. 19, 2023, at Rober Barham Family Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held on a later date at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Tylertown. Browne died Jan. 15, 2023, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was…

James F. Hughes July 16, 1936 – Jan. 5, 2023 James Francis Hughes, 86, died Jan. 5, 2023, 86. He was born July 16, 1936, to James W. and Marguerite D. Hughes. He is preceded in death by his son Jon M. Hughes. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Joy Robichaux Hughes;…

Jerry Wallace Feb. 15, 1941 – Jan. 24, 2023 Robert “Jerry” Wallace, 81, of Jayess, died Jan. 24, 2023. He was born the youngest of three children to Myrtle and Tommy Wallace in Progress Feb. 15, 1941. Following his high school graduation, Wallace moved to Jayess. He met his wife, Lavonne Reid in 1960 and…

Jerry Taylor Feb. 12, 1958 – Jan. 17, 2023 Jerry Rankin Taylor, Jr., 64, of Kokomo, died Jan. 17, 2023, at Forrest General Hospital. He was born Feb. 12, 1958, in Marion County. Services were Jan. 20, 2023, at Hartman-Hughes Funeral Home, burial in the Kokomo Cemetery, Rev. Bill Tony Vasilion officiating. Taylor was a…

Geneva Mitchell Dec. 6, 1943 – Jan. 15, 2023 Geneva Mitchell, 79, of Tylertown, died Jan. 15, 2023, at Southwest Regional Medical Center in McComb. She was born Dec. 6, 1943, to Otis Morris, Sr. and Ophelia Ethridge Morris. She enjoyed working with ceramics. She is preceded in death by her parents; son, Tommy Mitchell;…

Dorothy Teston April 9, 1937 – Jan. 17, 2023 Dorothy Teston, 85, of Saint Francisville, LA, died Jan. 17, 2023. She was born April 9, 1937, in Tylertown, to the late Robert William Rushing and Willie Mae Rushing. Along with her parents she is also preceded in death by her brother Paul E. Rushing; and…

Jean Spring Oct. 11, 1954 – Jan. 15, 2023 Sheila Jean Roberts Spring, 68, of McComb, died Jan. 15, 2023, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She was born in Lexington Oct. 11, 1954, to Bob Roberts and Inez White Roberts. She was married to Kenneth Spring for 33 years. She was the founder…

Adris Brock Feb. 8, 1935 – Jan. 14, 2023 Adris Selby Brock, 87, of Tylertown, died Jan. 14, 2023, at Walthall General Hospital. He was born Feb. 8, 1935, in Tylertown to the late Otymore Brock and Idell Brock. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his baby sister Dorothy Ellen Brock,…

Laxavier Brown May 17, 2001 – Dec. 31, 2022 Laxavier Nkozi Brown, 21, of Tylertown, died Dec. 31, 2022, at his residence. Affectionately known as “Polly”, he was born May 17, 2001, to Stanley Holmes and Michelle Shaffer Brown. He joined New Testament Church of Deliverance at an early age. He attended Tylertown and Oak…

Norma Lee Pigott May 17, 1934 – Jan. 7, 2023 Norma Lee Vince Pigott, was born May 17, 1934, at home in Vincetown to J. Leamos and Hezzie Vince. She died Jan. 7, 2023, at Asbury Hospice House in Hattiesburg. She enjoyed singing gospel songs, singing in a girl’s trio and years later in a…