Area Obituaries

Helen Ferrell Pierce was born on June 11, 1925. Although she was raised in Jackson, her home was the small community of Coxburg, MS. There she and her husband John T. “Tucker” Pierce built a home place that would, over many decades, provide for four children, five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. In an era when…

Elizabeth “Betsy Alice” Kimbrough Padgett went to be with her Lord on Saturday, September 3, 2022. Betsy was a lifelong resident of Lexington, Miss., and worked to better the town throughout her life. She graduated from Lexington High School in 1970 and from Mississippi State with her bachelor’s degree in art in 1973. When returning…

Larry Daves, 77, of Durant, MS, passed away Sunday, August, 21, 2022, at his home. Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Elrie Daves, his mother Eddie Faye Jones Daves, his sister Carla Brown, and his brother Wesley Daves. Larry was a carpenter and a cabinet maker, he had worked at Fleetwood Homes for…

Ernestine Ward Byrd, 96, of Madison, Mississippi passed away on Monday August 8, 2022, at her home at Sunnybrook Estates with her daughter by her side. Ernestine was born on July 24, 1926. Ernestine was predeceased by her husband of 75 years, Luther A Byrd. Ernestine was also predeceased by her parents, Travis and Effie…

Gordon “Dale” Russell, Jr., originally of Lexington, passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones on August 10, 2022. Dale, a true Southern gentleman and kindhearted man, was born Oct. 10, 1944 in Little Rock, Arkansas, to his loving parents, Dr. Gordon Dale Russell Sr. and Martha Randall Russell. Dale was raised in a loving home along…

Shirley Weekly Pigg, 63, of Carthage, MS, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Visitation and funeral services were held on Wednesday, July 27. Interment was in Mizpah Cemetery in Durant. Southern Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Lillie M. Howard, 92, of Goodman, MS, passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2022. A funeral service will be held at Goodman M.B. Church in Goodman on Saturday, August 6 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Goodman. Winters Funeral Home in Kosciusko is in charge of the arrangements.

Bruce Taylor, 75, passed away on the morning of July 18th, 2022. He was a beloved Father, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle, and Friend. Born in Tchula, MS to parents Percy and Allene Taylor on January 9, 1947; Bruce was the third of five siblings, which include older brothers Jerry and Paul Taylor, younger sister Angele Taylor,…

Mr. David Henry Starns, 79, of West, MS, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Baptist Medical Center in Kosciusko, MS. Graveside services and interment were held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 23rd, at Old Wheeling Cemetery in Holmes County, MS, with Rev. Lynn Nations officiating. Porter Funeral Home of Louisville was in…

Stanley Harold Dillon, 73, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital DeSoto in Southaven, MS as the result of an accident that happened Nov. 6, 2021. He was born in Brookhaven, MS and raised in Lexington, MS. Stanley graduated from Lexington High School in 1968, where he lettered in basketball, football, and…