The funeral service for Ernest Garland Mixon will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 26, at Riverwood Family, with burial in Riverwood Memorial Park. Visitation is from 9 a.m. until the time of service at Riverwood.

Mr. Mixon, 78, of Sandy Hook, MS, died January 23, 2024, at Walthall County Hospital in Tylertown, MS. He was born in Brookhaven, November 2, 1945, to Ernest Loyd Mixon and Helen Cleveland Mixon.

He was a loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather. Mr. Mixon loved his family and considered them his greatest accomplishment in life. He worked with Jones Lumber Company as a Millwright. He was an avid outdoorsman, hunting, fishing and working with his hands. He will be greatly missed by all who loved him.

Mr. Mixon is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Joyce D. Mixon; grandson, Cody Dawson Mixon; brother, Earl Mixon; and sisters, Judy Moss and Carolyn Waldrop.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Sue Carolyn O’Neal Mixon; son, Doug Mixon (Amanda); brother, Bobby Joe Mixon; sisters, Janet Jones (Jimmy), Kay Grubbs, and Frances Phelps; two grandchildren, Carley Owens (David) and Tyler Mixon; and one great grandchild, Roman Owens. He is also survived by four bonus grandchildren, Maddy, Macie and Mylee Burgess and Jeffery Johnson, as well as other loving family members and friends.