Wayne ‘Pete’ Smith
Wayne ‘Pete’ Smith Oct. 5, 1945 – March 19, 2025 Wayne Reid “Pete” Smith, 79 of McComb, died March 19, 2025, at his residence. He was born Oct. 5, 1945, in Tylertown. Funeral services were March 23, 2025, at Silver Creek Baptist Church in McComb, burial in Silver Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Rev. Donnie Coker…
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Keith Pradillo Sept. 7, 1965 – March 25, 2025 Keith Michael Pradillo, 59, of Kokomo, died March 25, 2025. He was born Sept. 7, 1965 in New Orleans. Funeral services were March 31, 2025, at Hartman-Hughes Funeral Home, Bro. Mike Grenn officiating. Keith enjoyed hunting, fishing, and riding backroads. He was preceded in death by…
Read MoreCarter Young
Carter Young Aug. 28, 2017 – March 15, 2025 Carter Young, 7, died March 15, 2025, in Kokomo. He was born Aug. 28, 2017, in Hattiesburg. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Eld. Evon Young. Survivors are his parents, Jonathan and Tiffany Young; one sister, Amyri Thompson; grandparents, Johnnie and Lorene Wilson, Hattie…
Read MoreMary Solomon
Mary Solomon April 14, 1978 – March 21, 2025 Mary Malcolm Ray Solomon was born April 14, 1978, to Margaret and Fletcher Ray of Canton. She died March 21, 2025. She grew up working in the family’s business, a flower shop in Canton called Fletcher’s Flowers. The family business taught her the value of hard…
Read MoreSid Toney
Sid Toney May 8, 1951 — March 20, 2025 Charles Sidney Toney, known to most by Sid, died at his home in Florence, MS on Thursday, March 20, 2025. He was 73 years old. Toney was born on May 8, 1951, to Charles Sidney Toney, Sr. and Mary Speights Toney in Tylertown. He lived in…
Read MoreParade, egg hunt held early this year
While Easter Sunday is late this year—April 20—Tylertown’s Easter parade and egg hunt comes early, Saturday, April 5, beginning with the Easter parade in Centennial Square. at 10 a.m. while the egg hunt follows at 1 p.m. at Holmes Water Park. (People begin to gather around 12:30 for instructions and to divide into age groups.…
Read MoreOne dead after fleeing lawmen
A crash on Hwy. 27, south of its intersection with A.C. Dillon Road resulted with one fatality and one seriously injured March 13, according to Sgt. Craig James, public affairs officer at the Mississippi Highway Patrols district office at Brookhaven. Their vehicle, 2025 Kia Soul, was being pursued by a number of law enforcement vehicles…
Read MoreReeves visit county, pledges support
Gov. Tate Reeves made a stop in Tylertown Monday to meet with elected officials, emergency workers and others saying state government is on the ground in Walthall and other counties affected by Saturday’s storm pattern that resulted in loss of property, shutdown of electric power, and sadly, the loss loss of life over many Mississippi…
Read MoreJames Ross Jr
James Ross Jr James Ross Jr, 91, a resident of Tylertown, died in the hospital in Birmingham, AL. He was born on July 17, 1933, in New Orleans. He was preceded in death by his “Annie” Gertrude Ann Ross, of 69 years. His daughter Trudy Ann Ross, grandson Jameson Paul St Romain and great-grandson Dilan…
Read MoreTanie Halsell
Tanie Halsell Jan. 26, 1963 – Feb. 24, 2025 Tanie Halsell, 62, of Tylertown, died Feb. 24, 2025, in Hattiesburg, after a brief illness. She was born Jan. 26, 1963, to the late Larry Halsell Sr. from Lisaman, AL, and Earnestine Halsell from Tylertown. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by…
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