Jimmie Dale Davis
Jimmie Dale Davis Oct. 11, 1938 – July 6, 2020 A graveside service for Jimmie Dale Davis, 81, was July 11, 2020 at New Zion Cemetery with Rev. Dan Perry officiating. He was born Oct. 11, 1938, in Walthall County, son of the late Ruth Thomas and Lampton M. Davis Sr. He was also preceded…
Read MoreSarah McElveen
Sarah McElveen Feb. 19, 1925 – July 9, 2020 A funeral service for Sarah Rushing McElveen, 95, of Tylertown, was July 11, 2020, at Tylertown Cemetery with Rev. Douglas Lee officiating. Mrs. McElveen died at Forrest General Hospital July 9, 2020. She was born Feb. 19, 1925, in Tylertown to the late Eula and Alex…
Read MoreFormer state flag headed to museums
The 1894 Mississippi state flag was retired to state museums last week after Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation passed during a rare Sunday session to shelve the banner, which prominently displayed the Confederate battle flag in the upper left corner. A commission has been appointed to come up with a new design to be put…
Read MoreSchools plan to resume Aug. 6
Walthall County School District plans to resume school Aug. 6. In conjunction with the safe reopening of school for the new year, the district has made a survey available to parents in order to determine how they feel, and what steps should be taken. An online survey form is available. District officials are asking parents…
Read MoreBarbecue competition still on for Aug. 28-29
Barbecue competition still on for Aug. 28-29 The South Mississippi Boucherie Barbeque Competition is still on after being rescheduled for Friday and Saturday, Aug 28-29, at Southwest Events Center. Application forms and information is availabe online by going to the Boucherie website at www.thesouthmsboucherie.com. Steven Pigott, spokesman for the competition, said some of the “contact”…
Read MoreCountians can legally possess beer, liquor; still must vote to legalize sale
A new law allowing the possession of alcohol—both liquor and beer and light wine– in every county in Mississippi was signed into law by Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday. It will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2021. However, although residents may legally possess alcohol and beer, the new bill does not legalize the sale…
Read MoreVan Fortenberry
Van Fortenberry Feb. 12, 1937 – June 25, 2020 A graveside service for Van Fortenberry, 83, of, Fort Collins, CO, was July 1, 2020, at Resthaven Cemetery. Fortenberry died at Windsor Healthcare Center, in Windsor, CO, June 25, 2020. He was born Feb. 12, 1937, in Tylertown. Survivors include his children Vance Fortenberry, Cindy Wesley,…
Read MoreCarolyn Ray
Carolyn Ray Oct. 23, 1935 – June 29, 2020 Carolyn Breland Ray died Monday, June 29, 2020. She was 84. A native of Hattiesburg, MS and born October 23, 1935, she was raised in Tylertown, which she called home. She was the daughter of the late Roland and Birdie Starling Breland. She attended LSU and…
Read More‘Bill’ Thomasson
‘Bill’ Thomasson Dec. 30, 1930 – June 29, 2020 Private graveside services for Liston L. “Bill” Thomasson, 89, of Summit, father of Tylertown resident, Lisa Loper, were held recently. He died June 29, 2020, at King’s Daughters Medical Center, Brookhaven. He was born on Dec. 30, 1930, in Kemper County, son of the late Samuel…
Read MoreJan Lathrop
Jan Lathrop Feb. 12, 1942 – June 29, 2020 Dorothy Jan O’Quin Lathrop, 78, died June 29, 2020. She was born Feb. 12, 1942, in Tylertown. She is a graduate of Tylertown High School and William Carey College. She is preceded in death by her mother, Dorothy Jewell Rushing O’Quin, her husband, Howard Lathrop, and…
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