Area Obituaries

Brent A. Boyd March 9, 1949 – Jan. 31, 2026 Brent A. Boyd, 76, of Tylertown, died Jan. 31, 2026. Brent was born March 9, 1949, in Tylertown, to Frank and Faye Boyd. From an early age, he was driven by a desire to serve others, volunteering on mission trips to help build churches and…

G.C. “Three” Blake III Oct. 4, 1964 – Feb. 1, 2026 G. C. “Three” Blake, III was born Oct. 4, 1964, to Clinton Blake, Jr and Sylvia Williams Blake in Bogalusa, LA. He died Feb. 1, 2026, after a two-year battle with cancer. Three attended Walthall Academy, during his childhood and teen years. He was…

Robert “Kinky’ Brock Miller Robert “Kinky” Brock Miller, age 65, of Ruston, LA, died Jan. 27, 2026. Robert was preceded in death by his father, Gaylon Ray Miller; brother Danny Miller; and sister Wondra “Sissy” McMillan. He is survived by his mother, Elizabeth Miller; daughter, Carrie Miller, and her partner, Jeff Liner; son, Daniel Miller,…

Kenneth Brown June 6, 1961 – Jan. 25, 2026 Kenneth Brown, 64, Franklinton, LA, died Jan. 25, 2026, in Covington, LA. He was born June 6, 1961, in Chicago, IL, to George and Irene Brown. He attended Fort Dear Elementary School and later Chicago Vocational High School, where he played on the football team.  At a…

Jonathan Mark Sr. Jan. 14, 1953 – Jan. 21, 2026 Jonathan Mark, Sr., 73, a Tylertown native, died Jan. 21, 2026, at Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson. He was born Jan. 14, 1953, in Tylertown, to the late Ollie Mae Bell Peters and Jessie Mark. Jonathan was the eldest of five children. He married Mae…

Nelda D. Stogner June 1, 1942 – Jan. 30, 2026 Nelda Duncan Stogner, 83, of Tylertown, died Jan. 30, 2026, at Merit Health Wesley in Hattiesburg. She was born June 1, 1942, in Jayess, to the late Ellis Louis Duncan and Mary Elizabeth Wyatt Duncan. Along with her parents she is also preceded in death…

Sidney Langston Sept. 19, 1935 – Jan. 27 2026 Sidney Sue McEwen Langston, died Jan. 27, 2026, at the age of 90. Sidney Sue was born in Jayess, Sept. 19, 1935, daughter of Sidney J. and Winnie N. (Bullock) McEwen. She was the oldest of seven children. Sue was a graduate of Carters Creek High…

Earline H. Mays May 31, 1938 – Jan. 15, 2026 Earline Hubbard Mays, 87, died Jan. 15, 2026, in Tylertown. She was born May 31, 1938, the daughter of Scott Hubbard and Evelyn King Hubbard. Mays graduated from Magee Colored High School, Class of 1957 and Alcorn A&M College, Class of 1962. She was a…

Rosie Mae Howard Jan. 6, 1960 – Jan. 23, 2026 Rosie Mae Howard, 66, of Hattiesburg, died Jan. 23, 2026, at her residence. She was born Jan. 6, 1960, in Tylertown, to the late Lugene “Brutt’ Magee and Lelia Mae Hardaway Magee. Rosie found Christ at an early age at Springhill Church of God in…

Jo Stringer Mitchell Nov. 5, 1935 – Jan. 21, 2026 Jo Stringer Mitchell, died Jan. 21, 2026, in Hattiesburg. She was born Nov. 5, 1935, in Tylertown, daughter of the late John Noah Stringer and Katie Dimple Harvey Craft. Tylertown was always close to her heart, and she proudly considered it her hometown throughout her…