obituaries
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Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, 2012 in the Chapel of Colonial Funeral Home for Mrs. Mary Mitchell Moore, 83, of Columbia, who died Tuesday, May 15 in Hattiesburg. Inte...
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 14, 2012 in the Edna Baptist Church for Mr. George E. Smith, 78, of Columbia, who died Wedne...
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at the Community Church of the Lord Jesus Christ Cemetery for Mr. John Bryant Do...
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 12 in the Hathorn Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Jerry Linda Broom Whitmarsh, 62, of Picayun...
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, 2012 in the Woodlawn Cemetery for Mrs. Thelma Beets Thornhill, 92, of Columbia, wh...
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 10 at Hathorn Funeral Home for Mrs. Sherrie Lynn Scarborough, 53, of Foxworth, who died un...
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 6, 2012, in the Smith Funeral Home Chapel for Mr. Allen “Duck” Raiford, 50, of Walthall, who...
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.