Janet Payne
Janet Payne Oct. 4, 1961 – Feb. 16, 2020 A funeral service for Janet Elizabeth Payne, 58, of Pineville, LA, was Feb. 21, 2020, at Hartman-Hughes Chapel with Rev. Buddy Day officiating, burial in Tylertown Cemetery. Ms. Payne died at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, LA, Feb. 16, 2020. She was born Oct. 4,…
Read MoreHattie Garner
Hattie Garner Feb. 16, 1929 – Feb. 10, 2020 Hattie Lee Bates Garner, 90, of Jayess, died Feb. 10, 2020, at her residence in Jayess. Born Feb 16, 1929, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Herman Bates and Linnie Stovall Bates. She was married on Feb. 16, 1945, to Hosea Garner…
Read MoreBobby James
Bobby James Nov. 10, 1974 – Feb. 11, 2020 Bobby Michael James, 45, of Tylertown, died at Walthall General Hospital Feb. 11 2020, in Tylertown. Born Nov. 10, 1974, in New Orleans, he was the son of Bobby Michael Payne and Mary Ann James Hunter. He attended school at Tylertown High School, where he graduated…
Read MoreBarbara Jean Henning
Barbara Jean Henning Jan. 17, 1946 – Feb. 18, 2020 A funeral service for Barbara Jean Henning, 74, of Tylertown, was Feb. 22, 2020, at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Tylertown, Father Tommy Conway officiating. Ms. Henning died at University Medical Center in Jackson Feb. 18, 2020. She was born Jan. 17, 1946…
Read MorePetty thefts continue to plague county
Burglaries, thefts continue to be a problem in Walthall County as misdemeanor petty thefts appear among the sheriff’s department offense reports. Danny Pigott reported an attempted burglary of a pickup truck belonging to Wayne Douglas Stevens, 663 Hwy. 98 West. Pigott called the Walthall Sheriff’s Office to report he arrived home and saw someone inside…
Read MoreDrug arrests send seven to jail
Two were jailed shortly after midnight Saturday after they were arrested by the Mississippi Highway Patrol. State Trooper Josh Huhn charged Joshua Slade Miller, 27, 2003 Holding Road, McComb, and Chasity Chain Forbes, 25, 195 Tom Wood Road, with felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Miller was also charged with…
Read MoreChief’s Melvin Quinn inks with Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs
Ray Warren
Ray Warren Sept. 6, 1953 – Jan. 30, 2020 Ray D. Warren, 66, of Franklinton, died Jan. 30, 2020. He was born Sept. 6, 1953, to the late Harvey Ball and Ozzie Brown Ball. A memorial service for Warren was Feb. 8, 2020, at Craft-Ginn Funeral Chapel in Tylertown, Rev. Lucious Williams, Jr. officiating, interment…
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Ozzie Smith Jan. 31, 1924 – Feb. 3, 2020 Ozzie Smith, 96, of Tylertown, died Feb. 3, 2020, at her residence after a brief illness. She was born Jan. 31, 1924, to the late Roscoe and Ida Mae Smith Ginn. She was a native of Tylertown and resided here until her death. A funeral service…
Read MoreJerry Kofford
Jerry Leo Kofford May 14, 1944 – Feb. 2, 2020 Jerry Leo Kofford, 75, died Feb. 2, 2020, in Tylertown, after battling a long illness. He was born May 14, 1944, to Leo and June (Simmons) Kofford in Dodge City, KS. Growing up on a farm near Bloom, his parents, a county road worker and…
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