obituaries
MARIA M. TAYLOR
Funeral services were held Friday, July 23, at 2 p.m. in the Smith Funeral Home Chapel for Ms. Maria M. Taylor, 58, of Columbia, who died Friday, July 16, at Forrest General Hospital. Interment wa...
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MICHAEL DANIEL CREEL
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 27, at 2 p.m. in the Hathorn Funeral Home Chapel for Mr. Michael Daniel Creel, 37, of Bassfield, who died Saturday, July 24, at his residence. Interment...
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A. J. BULLOCK
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 24, at noon in the New Jerusalem C.O.G.I.C. for A. J. Bullock, 59, of Foxworth, who died Wednesday, July 21, at home. Interment was in the New Jerusalem C...
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VIRGINIA DAVIS ARMSTRONG
A graveside service will be held Tuesday, July 27, at 11 a.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery for Ms. Virginia Davis Armstrong, 82, who died July 22, at the Ocean Springs Hospital. She was born to John and ...
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JEWEL C. BRUMFIELD
Jewel C. Brumfield of the New Hope community died suddenly and unexpectedly near his home on the evening of July 15. A 22 ¬year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, his base assignments included Brize N...
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VELMA D. BRYANT
VELMA D. BRYANT Funeral services will be held Friday, July 23, at Hathorn Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Velma D. Bryant, 80, of Columbia, who died Saturday, July 17, at the S. Lake Methodist Ho...
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ADAM WAYNE PRICE
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 21, at 4 p.m. in the Pinegrove Pentecostal Church for Mr. Adam Wayne Price, 27, of Foxworth, who died...
JAMES T. “JIM” HURLEY, JR.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 24, at 2 p.m. in the Hathorn Funeral Home Chapel for Mr. James T. “Jim” Hurley, Jr., 69, of Sumra...
MYRTLE PITTMAN KERLEY
Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 22, at 10:30 a.m. in the Hathorn Chapel for Ms. Myrtle Pittman Kerley, 97, of Columbia, who died Sunda...
JIMMY BALL
Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 22, at 2 p.m. in the Colonial Funeral Home Chapel for Mr. Jimmy Ball, 75, of Foxworth, who died July 1...
MICHAEL L. MALIDEN
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 13, at David Funeral Home in Abbeville, Louisiana, for Mr. Michael L. Maliden, 50, who died Friday, July 9...
JUANITA TOLAR
Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 15, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Colonial Funeral Home for Mrs. Juanita Tolar, 89, of Columbia, who died...
Obits Policy

1) Basic
This is our free notice.* It includes the deceased's name, address, cause of death (if desired) plus the place, time and location of the funeral service as well as the funeral home handling arrangements. No survivor information is included.

2) Standard
This notice includes all of the information in the Basic, plus all immediate survivors as well as the number of grandchildren, but not their names. Additionally, listing of those immediate family members (parents, siblings, spouse, children) who preceded the deceased in death will be included. For the Standard notice, there is a flat charge of $25.*

3) Select
This includes all information included in the Basic and the Standard, plus the names of grandchildren and basic biographical information, a list of pallbearers, professional information and civic information, such as club affiliation, church affiliation, church offices held and so forth. For the Select notice, there is a flat charge of $50.*

* Graphic Element
This includes the addition of a black-and-white graphic element (a photo of the deceased, a logo representing a club, the armed forces, etc., or even a religious logo such as a cross or praying hands) to accompany any of the above types of notices. There will be a $15 charge for this additional service.

4) Comprehensive
This notice offers everything in the Select, with the addition of a black-and-white graphic element (as listed above) as well as personal family messages, special language, sunrise and sunset information and so forth. For the Comprehensive notice, the total charge is $125.