Wesley Leissinger Jan. 2, 1923 – Jan. 2, 2021 Wesley Pierce Leissinger, 98, died Jan. 2, 2021. Funeral services will be private, interment in Tylertown. She was preceded in death by her husband Henry Leissinger, parents Arlie and Lyda Pierce, two sisters Betty Jane Pierce and Iris Brock; and two brothers Malcon Pierce and Curtis…

Christopher Broom June 2, 1962 – Dec. 27, 2020 Christopher “Chris” Columbus Broom, 58, a resident of Dexter, died Dec. 27, 2020, at UMC, Jackson. A service was Dec. 31, 2020, at Dexter Pentecostal Church with Rev. Jerry Terrell officiating. Broom was born June 2, 1962, in Tylertown, the son of Roland Broom and Effie…

Christine Jackson June 17, 1934 – Dec. 21, 2020 Christine L. Jackson, 86, of Tylertown, died Dec. 21, 2020, at Southwest Regional Medical Center, McComb, after a brief illness. Mrs. Jackson was born June 17, 1934, to Carley and Jessie Mae (Abraham) Lampton in Tylertown. Graveside services were Dec. 30, 2020, at Lampton Family Cemetery.…

Margaret Breeland Dec. 22, 1955 – Dec. 23, 2020 Funeral services for Margaret Ann Breeland, 65, of Ellisville, were Jan. 2, 2021, at Capps Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Dickens and Rev. Joseph Boone officiating, burial in the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Breeland died in Houston, TX, Dec. 23, 2020. She was born Dec.…

Billy Ray Simmons June 4, 1950 – Jan. 1, 2021 Funeral services for Billy Ray Simmons, 70, of Maurepas, LA were set for Jan. 6, 2021, at Hartman Hughes Funeral Home with Rev. Don Fontenot officiating, interment at Rushing Cemetery. Simmons died in Baton Rouge Jan. 1, 2021. He was born June 4, 1950, in…

Billy Ray Stewart, Sr. Sept. 18, 1961 – Dec. 22, 2020 Billy Ray Stewart, Sr., 59, of Tylertown, died Dec. 22, 2020, at Forrest General Hospital. A private family graveside service was Dec. 26, 2020, Rev. L. V. Holloway officiating. Stewart was born Sept. 18, 1961, to Daisy Stewart and the late Will Frazier Stewart…

Alvis Fortenberry Aug. 11, 1923 – Dec. 29, 2020 Funeral services for Alvis Estic Fortenberry, 97, of Tylertown, were Jan. 1, 2021, at Hartman-Hughes Funeral Home in the chapel with Rev. Justin Knight officiating, interment at New Zion Cemetery. Fortenberry died in Tylertown Dec. 29, 2020. He was born Aug. 11, 1923, in Pike County…

Diann Smith July 26, 1943 – Dec. 16, 2020 Diann Smith, 77, longtime resident of Tylertown, died Dec. 16, 2020. She was born on July 26, 1943, in Walthall County to the late Luzern and Birdie Martin-Dillon. Three siblings preceded her in death. Her graveside service was Dec. 21, 2020, at the Tylertown City Cemetery,…