Lashanda Bridges
Lashanda Bridges July 18, 1968 – July 16, 2021 Lashanda Bridges, also known as “Cuda,” was born July 18, 1968, in Foxworth to the late Jessie May Riley Bridges and Willie J. Williams. She died July 16, 2021, in Tylertown. At an early age she joined New Bethel United Methodist Church and remained a member…
Read MoreWalter Green
Walter Green Feb. 5, 1969 – July 26, 2021 Walter “Walton” Green, 52, native of Kokomo, died July 26, 2021, at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula. Born Feb. 5, 1969 in Columbia, he was the son of the late Arthur Green, Jr., and the late Thelma Ruth Jefferson Green. Walter was married to Heather Marie…
Read MoreLura Dunaway
Lura Belle Dunaway Sept. 27, 1928 – July 26, 2021 Graveside services for Lura Belle Dunaway, 92, of Bartlett, TN, were July 31, 2021, at Tylertown Cemetery. Mrs. Dunaway died July 26, 2021. She was born Sept. 27, 1928, in Tylertown, to the late Elaine and Harold Rimes. Along with her parents she is also…
Read MoreNorman Phillips
Norman Phillips Jan. 10, 1915 – July 11, 2021 Norman Phillips, 106, died July 11, 2021. He was born to the late Alexander (Knott) Phillips and Maude Dixon Phillips Jan. 10, 1915. He was a lifelong member of Mt. Pleasant MB Church in Coila. He lived his entire life in Carroll County and reared his…
Read MoreAnthony is Gatorade track and field player of the year
In addition to state, national and world rankings, Tylertown High School trackster Jordan Anthony has been named the Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year for Track and Field. Anthony most recently competed at the 2021 NSAF Outdoor Track and Field Nationals at Eugene, Oreg. Anthony was accompanied by his coach, Myreon Sartin, who recapped the…
Read MoreTown aldermen okay beer sales for barbeque event
Tylertown’s city board approved a special-event beer license for the South Mississippi Boucherie Barbeque Event to be held Sept. 10-11 at Southwest Events Center. After the board’s 4-1 vote, the application goes to the Mississippi Department of Revenue for the final approval. Ald. Fred Lambert voted against the measure, while the remaining four aldermen all…
Read MoreJimmie Nell Holmes
Jimmie Nell Holmes May 30, 1922 – July 18, 2021 Jimmie Nell Smith Holmes was born May 30, 1922, to Percy Bill Hinson and Mamie Aderine Hinson in Tylertown. She was the fifth of their children and grew up in an even larger extended family. She died July 18, 2021, at Walthall General Hospital. Mrs.…
Read MoreBetty May
Betty May Sept. 22, 1929 – July 22, 2021 Betty Guy May died July 22, 2021, in Knoxville, TN. She was born Sept. 22, 1929, in Tylertown to the late Sidney and Dixie Guy. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ted May; daughter Dixie May; and grandson Spencer May. She was a…
Read MoreClennel Brown
Clennel Brown Sept. 25, 1953 – July 9, 2021 Clennel Brown was born Sept. 25, 1953, in Walthall County to Ethel Mae and Curtis Brown. He died July 9, 2021, at his residence. In 1972, he graduated from Tylertown High School and then attended Alcorn State University where he majored in political science. He married…
Read MoreRosalyn Smith
Rosalyn Smith Feb. 18, 1995 – July 21, 2021 Rosalyn Shandale Smith, 26, of Tylertown, died at Walthall County General Hospital July 21, 2021, in Tylertown. Born Feb. 18, 1995, in Jackson, she was the daughter of K C Smith and the late Delorise Ratliff Smith. After graduating from Salem Attendance Center, she attended Southwest…
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