Shenita Bridges
Shenita Bridges Nov. 17, 1981 – March 15, 2021 Shenita “Lump” Bridges was born Nov. 17, 1981, to the late C. B. and Artemese Bridges both of Tylertown. She died March 15, 2021. A service was held March 27, 2021, at Craft Funeral Home in McComb, Eld. Delas Gatlin officiating, with interment to follow in…
Read MoreClarence Ellzey
Clarence Ellzey June 16, 1943 – March 12, 2021 Clarence Ellzey, 77, was born June 16, 1943, in Walthall County, to the union of the late Sidney and Velma Ellzey. He died March 12, 2021, while in long-term acute care in Marrero, LA, before leaving his home in Tylertown, in November 2020, after suffering a…
Read MoreTown’s first-ever liquor store to open soon
Tylertown’s first liquor store is set to open soon, probably by this week, in Tylertown Plaza. For Walthall County it’s something of an historic note as it will represent the first-time wine and liquor has been sold legally in both the town and county. Unlike the sale of beer, which went on sale in town…
Read MoreDowntown shooting Monday: one injured, one in custody
A downtown shooting around the noon hour Monday has resulted in a victim hospitalized and a suspect held for questioning. Police said the identities of those involved in the incident had not been established at press time. The shooting occurred around midday in front of Tylertown’s post office on Beulah Avenue. Officers had secured the…
Read MoreCheck state treasury website. You may be owed money
At least 10 county residents have unclaimed money in excess of $100 each being held for them by the Mississippi State Treasurer’s office. In addition to the 12 listed here, there are many more countians with amounts due them of $100 or less listed by the state treasury. State Treasurer David McRae says the people…
Read MoreLogan Shaughnessy
Logan Shaughnessy April 23, 1998 – March 22, 2021 A memorial service for CPL Logan Storm Shaughnessy, USMC, 22, will be held Saturday, April 3, 2021 from 11 AM until 2 PM at Calvary Temple Pentecostal Church, 241 Old Hwy 98 E., Tylertown. He died March 22 as a result of a motorcycle accident. Preceded…
Read MoreDanny Barber
Danny Barber Dec. 31, 1987 – March 22, 2021 Memorial services for Danny Lavon Barber, 33, of Tylertown, were March 27, 2021, at River of Life Church in Hattiesburg. Barber died March 22, 2021. He was born Dec. 31, 1987, in Tylertown to Wanda and Danny Barber. He was preceded in death by his father…
Read MoreRoland Alexander
Roland Alexander Dec. 31, 1936 – March 18, 2021 Roland W. Alexander, 84, a resident of Jayess, died March 18, 2021, at the McComb Nursing and Rehab Center in in McComb. A graveside service was March 20, 2021, at the Calvary Baptist Church cemetery in Pricedale, Rev. Mike Burns and Rev. Thomas Wicker officiating. Roland…
Read MoreHenry ‘H.P.’ Toney
Henry ‘H.P.’ Toney June 1, 1932 – March 23, 2021 Henry “H.P.” Toney, 88, of Columbia, died March 23, 2021, at Merit Health Wesley in Hattiesburg. Toney was born in Kokomo June 1, 1932, to Henry Toney and Clemis Pickering Toney, and was a veteran of the US Army. He achieved a bachelor’s degree in…
Read MoreCandasie Bailey
Candasie Bailey Aug. 19, 1932 – March 17, 2021 Candasie Bailey died March 17, 2021, at Our Lady of the Angels in Bogalusa. Candasie Bailey was born to the late Agie and Ida Gatlin in McComb Aug. 19, 1932. She attended Rose Hill school in Mississippi. She accepted the Lord as her personal Lord and…
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