Area Obituaries

On August 14, 2024, we lost our guiding light! Devoted wife, beloved mother and treasured grandmother, Sylvia Lorene Chisolm Vandevere, went home to be with her Lord and Savior. Sylvia passed away peacefully at her home in Free Run after a long four-year battle with breast cancer. Sylvia was born the only daughter to Zelma…

Edwin Wilburn Hooker, Jr. May 14, 1937 – August 7, 2024 It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Ed Wilburn Hooker, Jr., age 87, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and lifelong member of the Lexington community. Edwin Wilburn, Jr. was born on May 14, 1937, in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mary Elizabeth…

Mrs. Shirley Rodgers Walker Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 1, 2024, at Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Shirley Rodgers Walker, 83, of Hattiesburg, MS, formerly of Gulfport, MS. Visitation will begin at 1:00 PM Thursday, August 1, 2024 at Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home in Hattiesburg, MS. She died Saturday, July 27,…

John William Self, 88, of Lexington, Miss passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2024 at Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, Miss. John served 10 years in the Armed Forces of U. S Army and then was foreman for the Holmes County Beat II road crew. He was preceded in death by his parents Ruphus…

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Brock Holden Peacock, who left us far too soon on July 12, 2024, at the age of 34. Brock was born on June 29, 1990, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, to Alice Edwards Peacock and William Edward Peacock. He was survived by his beloved wife Paulina…

David Allen Byrd, 57, passed away Saturday, June 8th, he had worked at Hyway 55 and Seventeen BP until he had to retire due to illness. Visitation was held Tuesday, June 11, from the Mortimer-Southern Funeral Home in Lexington, Mississippi and funeral services from the chapel of Mortimer-Southern Funeral Home at 11:00 am Wednesday the…

William Glenmore Causey, 90, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, June 9, 2024 in the presence of his immediate family. A native Holmes Countian, he was born in the Brozville Community on May 9 1934 to Ruben and Ena Gray Causey. He is survived by his wife Mary (their 64th wedding anniversary was June…

Mr. Henry Luckett Jr. was born to Henry and Lucille Luckett on May 2, 1951 in Canton, MS and was the third of seven children. He accepted Christ as his savior at Bunker Hill Missionary Baptist Church where he served faithfully as deacon and teacher until his health declined. He obtained his high school education…

Sarah Bailey Kaesler passed away on May 16, 2024 in Houston, Texas. She was a loved mother, grandmother and wife. Sarah was born on August 7, 1943 in Lexington, Mississippi to parents Verna and Charles Bailey. A native of Mississippi, Sarah called Houston, Texas home for all of her adult life. Sarah was an avid…

Mr. Henry Luckett, Jr., 73, of Durant, MS, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2024, of natural causes. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 10 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Durant Baptist Church, Durant. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 11 at 1:00 p.m. at Durant Baptist Church. Interment will…