The funeral service for Carolyn Lavon Givens Richardson will be 11 a.m. Monday, January 29 at Riverwood Family with interment in Riverwood Memorial Park. Visitation is from 9 a.m. until the time of service.

Carolyn Lavon “Monk” Givens Richardson, 72, of Bogue Chitto, died January 23, 2024, at King’s Daughter Medical Center with by her daughter, Rebekah Bass, and her favorite son-in-love, Dewayne Bass by her side.  She was born February 1, 1951, to Jessie Clifton Givens and Helen Lavon Pennington Shaheen.  She was a homemaker.  She was a loving and faithful wife, mother, and grandmother.  She enjoyed sharing her testimony, praying for others, attending church with her church family, and being an encourager to everyone she met.  She loved playing domino’s, rummy, and spades, and making others laugh.  She especially loved spending time with her family and friends.  She will be greatly missed by all who loved her. 

She is preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Jessie Earl Givens, Sr., grandsons, Christopher Manuel Cabrera and Anthony Wayne Roberts, Jr., father-in-law, Joe Grady Richardson and mother-in-law, Helen Case Richardson.

She is survived by her husband, Bobby Gene Richardson; her daughters, Mary Cabrera, Rebekah Bass (Dewayne), and Elizabeth Richardson;  grandchildren, Skila Cabrera, Julie Anna Bartram, Samuel Richardson, and Grant Boyd;  great grandchildren, Nova Lynn Beard and Makais Tyler; her sisters; Hilda Ray Floyd, Linda Oliver (Earl), Darlene Allen (DeLynn), Lisa Givens, Beatrice Teasley, mother-in-love, Vedia Grace Givens, brother-in-love, Jerry G Richardson, sister-in-love Joetta Berghman (Joey), brother-in-love Larry Richardson (Nancy), sister-in-love Sue Smith (Ed) and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins, which she loved dearly and equally.  She knew she was everyone’s favorite “Aunt Monk”. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to her beloved church, Apostolic Outreach Ministry (Building Fund), 514 Bunkley Rd. SW., Meadville, MS 39653. 

Services for Mrs. Earnestine Vaughan Hollingsworth of Bogue Chitto are  11:00 am, Saturday January 27, 2024, at Mt Zion Church of Christ. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 pm, Friday at Riverwood and will resume on Saturday, from 10:00 am until the time of service at the church.

 Burial will be at Mt. Zion Church of Christ Cemetery.

Earnestine Vaughan Hollingsworth, 90, passed away January 24, 2024, at Kings Daughters Medical Center.

She was born February 16, 1933, to the late Earnest Vaughan and Ruth Smith Vaughan.

Mrs. Earnestine’s first job was working at Edge Sales Company as a bookkeeper and later worked for several years at Stahl Urban.

In her younger years, she enjoyed going to bluegrass festivals with her husband Carl. She enjoyed going to Mr. Whiskers every weekend, while they were able to go. She also enjoyed shopping and having garage sales. After her husband of 55 years of marriage passed away in 2006, she spent a lot of time with her children and their families. Every Friday night she went with Lyle and Sharon and their boys to eat at Sandra and Roger’s house, which is Lyles parents. She enjoyed sitting and visiting with all that came to eat there. After she broke her hip in 2022, she was homebound more. She enjoyed reading her Bible, watching the Game Show Network and working crossword puzzles and talking on the phone.

Preceding her in death were her parents, Earnest and Ruth Vaughan; her husband, James Carl Hollingsworth; son, Lanis Dale Hollingsworth and granddaughter, Emily Leggett Sullivan.

Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Nan Leggett and husband, Cameron and Sharon H. Brumfield and husband, Lyle.

She is also survived by her five grandchildren, Elisha Holmes, Mitchell Leggett, Corey Hollingsworth, Nick Brumfield and Alex Brumfield; seven great grandchildren, Jake Holmes, Reagan Holmes Chipman, Haley Holmes Stroud, Will Holmes, Ava Leggett, Mallory Leggett Grayson Sullivan, also her six great great grandchildren, Margot Holmes, Marley Jo Holmes,

Ren Chipman, Atley Stroud, Royal Stroud and Emersyn Holmes. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Janis Magee and husband, Reggie, sister-in-law, June Fisher; nephews, Chad Fisher, Brent Fisher and Rick Hollingsworth. June and Janis were more like sisters she never had.

She will be dearly missed by all that loved her.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

The funeral service for Mrs. Cornell “Connie” Burke will be 2 p.m., Thursday, January 25, at Clear Branch Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until the time of the service.
Mrs. Cornell (Connie) Westbrook Burke, 91, of Brookhaven, died January 21, 2024.  She was born in Claiborne County on May 6, 1932, to Albert Sidney and Birdie Fleming Westbrook. She was a member of Clear Branch Baptist Church.  She was a graduate of Clarke College and worked for the telephone company for several years. After marrying, Charles in 1956 and the birth of their daughter, Belinda, in 1959, they lived in several different states and traveled in every state, Canada, Mexico, and several foreign countries. They retired to Mississippi, and she worked in the English department at Co-Lin for 10 years. She enjoyed many hobbies including quilting, genealogy, cooking, cake decorating, playing bridge, traveling, reading, and gardening. She has been a club member of Beta Sigma Phi, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Camellia Society, Eastern Star, Quilting Club, Genealogy Society, and WMU.  She was an avid church worker for many years. She was a loving and generous person and wonderful wife and mother. She helped numerous nieces and nephews get off to a good start in life.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Charles Burke; her parents; sisters: Breness Gill (Jim), Margie Williams (Lawrence), Ira Nettles (Burnett), Naida Gill (Claude), Doris Myers (Melvin), Maxine Nettles (Robin), Wilma Martin (Bob),  Brothers: Joel Westbrook (Eleanor), Euell Westbrook (Frankie).
She is survived by one daughter, Belinda Kay Burke of Atlanta, GA; one sister, Bobbie Calcote of Columbia, MO; and a great number of nieces and nephews of both the Westbrook and Burke families whom she loved dearly.

The funeral service for Desi Lee Case will be 2:30 p.m., Monday, January 29, at Riverwood Family, with burial in New Salem Church of Christ Cemetery. Visitation is from 12:30 p.m. until the time of service.

Mr. Case, 71, of Brookhaven, died January 23, 2024, at Silver Cross Nursing Home. He was born in Brookhaven, October 8, 1952, to Marvin Elmer Case and Inelle Anding. He was employed with the oilfield and also worked in the logging business.

He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Eugene Case, Buddy Case, and Charles Larry Case; and one sister, Ruth Rushing.

He is survived by his son, Eric Case; daughter, Natasha Gray; and stepdaughter, Tera Lambert; brother, Marell Case; five grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews and other loving family members and friends.