Virginia Box, 84, of Durant passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, January 7, 2017. She is survived by her children, Roger (Lisa) Box, Kay (Charlie) Williams, Shari Box, Bruce Box, Linda Salley and Pam (Phillip) Blaylock; 11 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; two sisters; and many other family and friends. She was preceded in…

Mrs. Lucille Moore, 63, of Durant, passed away of natural causes on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Liberty Hill M.B. Church in Durant with burial in the Liberty Hill Cemetery. Winters Funeral Home in Kosciusko is handling the arrangements.

Mrs. Artie Oakes, 87, of Tchula, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at her residence.  A graveside service was held Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Pinecrest Cemetery in Tchula.

Diane Dunaway, 49, passed away at her home on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. Diane is survived by her son Jason Dunaway; parents, Billy and Maxine Cash; and brothers, Dale Cash (Barbara) and Dennis Cash (Donna). Interment will be at Lakewood Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Baptist Children’s Village…

Carolyn Mildred Wynne Peterson (93), known as ‘Scoots’ to her family and friends, passed away peacefully in hospice care on December 20, 2016. Scoots was born on June 10, 1923 and spent her childhood and most of her adult life on the family farm her father purchased during the great depression just south of Goodman,…

John Gelston Downer, a highly regarded Doctor of Medicine, of Lexington and Ridgeland, passed away on December 16, 2016 while at the home that he and his dear wife Pamela shared.  John was three days shy of his 76th birthday and was excitedly awaiting the arrival of his family for the holidays. Born on December…

James Clayton Engle, 77, of Durant, died Friday, December 9, 2016 at Lexington Manor Nursing Home.  Graveside services were held Sunday, December 11, 2016 at the Engle Family Cemetery.

Scotty Pritchard, 46, of Durant died Sunday, December 11, 2016 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson.  Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Durant First United Methodist Church.  Burial was in Mizpah Cemetery.  Rev. David Cain officiated. Pallbearers were Seth Starns, Logan McBride, Brian Davis, Shannon Pritchard, Allen McCrory and…

Georgia Murl Winter Harkness of Ridgeland, MS died Friday, December 2, 2016. She was preceded in death by her loving husband James Harkness and survived by her children, Bonnie Harkness (husband Jim Rogers), Joy Harkness and Scott Harkness; her grandchildren, Katie Harkness Rogers, Betsy Harkness Rogers and David Harkness Rogers; as well as her close…