Funeral services for Mr. Pennington Ray Johnson Jr. were held at 2 PM Sunday, December 24, 2023, at Pearl River CERF Building with Bishop Karl Overstreet officiating. Interment was in Phillips Cemetery.

Funeral services for Mr. Erick Wayne Sam were held at 10 AM Saturday, December 23, 2023 at Redwater Gym with Bro. Carl Wilson officiating. Interment was in Redwater Community Cemetery. Visitation was at 10 AM Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 1514 N.

Graveside services for Margie Lewis Harrison were held Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. from Coldwater Cemetery with Bro. Gary Morris officiating.

Graveside services for Hazel Robinson Burnett will be held Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at 11 a.m. at Cedarlawn Cemetery with Rev. Brian Weir officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Graveside services for Mr. Don Penson were held at 10 am, Thursday, December 21, 2023 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery in Neshoba County. Bro. Bill Raines and Bro. Rusty Walton officiated.

Brenda Joan Sizemore, 76, of Huntington, WV, passed away on December 14, 2023 after a brief illness. She was born on December 19, 1946, in Philadelphia, MS, to the late Dempsey Joseph Barnes, Jr. and Sadie Bell (Jolly) Barnes. 

Ms. Lawana B. Worbington, 67, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at Neshoba County Nursing Home.

A memorial service for Mr. Shorty Jenkins was held at 10 AM Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at Golden Grove Cemetery with Rev. John E. Stephens officiating. John E. Stephens Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Jenkins, 75, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023, at his home in Neshoba County. 

Funeral services for Mr. Johnny D. Burkes were held at 11 AM Friday, December 15, 2023 at John E. Stephens Chapel with Rev. Andrew Phillips officiating. 

Mr. Charles Graham, 70, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2023 at his home. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and enjoyed fishing. 

Funeral services for Mr. Howard Dewayne Benson will be at 2 PM Thursday, December 21, 2023, at New Zion United Pentecostal Church.

Kathleen Gentry Thomas, also known as Mama, Kat and Maw, on December 15, 2023, at Neshoba County Nursing Home in Philadelphia, Mississippi, at the age of 80, passed into eternity. Kathleen was born on November 29, 1943, in Philadelphia and raised in Neshoba County.

Funeral service for Mr. Kendall Marquavian Triplett will be held on Saturday, December 23, 2023, at 1 P.M. from Jerusalem Temple Church, with Rev. Jermaine Jones officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Conehatta, MS. Beck Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Mr. Willie Hickman, Jr. were held at 10 AM Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Bogue Chitto Baptist Church with Rev. Doby Henry officiating. Interment was held in Bogue Chitto Community Cemetery with Military Honors. Visitation was at 12 PM Thursday, December 14, 2023 at Bogue Chitto Baptist Church. John E. Stephens Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

William Wesley Breazeale of Kosciusko, MS, was born August 17, 1972, to Sherrell G. and Juanita Beckham Breazeale of Philadelphia, MS.