obituaries
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Floyd L. “Butch” Williams, Jr., 62, a resident of the Mars Hill community, died February 26, at the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham. He was born August 7, 1947 in Fernwood, Miss....
Funeral services were held Thursday, February 25, at 2 p.m. in the North Columbia Baptist Church for Mrs. Shelia Barnes, 66, of Columbia, who died ...
Funeral services were held Saturday, February 27, at 11 a.m. in the Smith Funeral Home Chapel for Ms. Emma Bullock Andrews, 68, of Tylertown, who d...
Mary Itaska Boyd Hutson Wood, age 86, died February 22, at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson., Mississippi. She was born December 8, 1923 in Mar...
Funeral services were held Saturday, at 10 a.m. in the Improve Baptist Church for Mrs. Doris R. Watts, 81, of Purvis, who died February 16, at Fore...
Graveside services will be held Friday, February 26, at 1 p.m. in the Enon Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery for Ms. Leona Mae Pendarvis, 76, of C...
Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 23, at 1 p.m. in the Hathorn Funeral Home for Ms. Tammi Lynn Garner, 38, of Sandy Hook, who died Febru...
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.