Ralph Burch Sr. June 14, 1940 – May 26, 2024 Ralph Arnold Burch Sr., 83, of Magnolia, died May 26, 2024, at St. Tammany Parish Hospital. He was born in Tylertown June 14, 1940, to the late Melvin Otis Burch and Lola McDaniel Burch. He graduated from Franklinton High School Class of 1958, then went…

Sammy Smith Oct. 1, 1960 – May 30, 2024 Hugh Sammy Smith, II, 63, of Osyka, died May 30, 2024 in Mount Hermon. He was born Oct. 1, 1960, in Tylertown. Smith was an avid outdoorsman that enjoyed trapping, fishing, and hunting. He loved to garden and hunt for arrowheads. He was preceded in death…

Jessie Nelson Sept. 22, 1950 – May 9, 2024 Jessie A. Nelson, 73, of Tylertown, died May 9, 2024, at her residence. She was born Sept. 22, 1950, in Pike County to the late Rufus Montgomery and Alice Banerson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband: Joelee; son, Eugene…

Michael Brock Sr. Nov. 22, 1957 – May 17, 2024 Michael Willie Brock, Sr., 66, native of Tylertown and a resident of Dallas, Tex. died May 17, 2024, in his home. He was born on Nov. 22, 1957, to the late Willie Phillips and Delores Brock. A celebration of life was June 1, 2024, at…

Herbert Hammond Sr. April 25, 1948 ~ May 19, 2024 Herbert Lee Hammond Sr., 76, of Jayess, died May 19, 2024, in McComb. He was born April 25, 1948, to the late George and Alma Hammond of Tylertown. He met and married Dorothy McFarland in 1976 and they had two sons. He was a truck…

Johnny Davis Sr. June 26, 1930 – May 30, 2024 A memorial service will be held for Johnny Davis Sr. on Sunday, June 9, at Pleasant Grove Church in Lawrence County, MS, at 3 p.m. Visitation is from 2 p.m. until the time of the service. Davis, 93, of Brookhaven, died at his home in…

Bonnie Johnson Feb. 9, 1942 – May 21, 2024 Funeral services for Bonnie F. Johnson, of Tylertown, were May 28, 2024, at Riverwood Family in Brookhaven with burial in Easthaven Cemetery. Mrs. Johnson died May 21, 2024. She was born to Perry and Eunice Allen in Brookhaven Feb. 9, 1942. She was a graduate of…

Ashton Woodard Dec. 12, 2013 – May 7, 2024 Ashton Cardell Woodard, 10, died May 7, 2024, at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. He was born Dec. 12, 2013, in Jackson. He was preceded in death by his sister, Alexi Cy’Mone Woodard; grandfather, Ado “Jim” Woodard; one aunt, Brittany Marie Woodard; one uncle,…

Randy Ball May 20, 1954 – May 12, 2024 Randy Ball, 69, died May 12, 2024, at his residence in Columbia. He was born May 20, 1954, in Tylertown to Jim Ball and Wilma Trotter Ball. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers, Jack, Jimmy, George, Ronald, Perry; five…

Vester ‘Cutie’ Smith Dec. 20, 1938 – May 11, 2024 Vester Watts ‘Cutie’ Smith was born Dec. 20, 1938, in Pike County, as one of eight children to the late Welright Elijah Watts and Ayleen Bridges Watts. She died May 11, 2024. She graduated from the Rose Hill High School around 1955. She was an…