Funeral service for Hayden Lee Chandler will be 11 a.m. Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Riverwood Family, with interment in the Wesson Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, January 5, at Riverwood, and will resume at 10 a.m. Thursday until the time of service.

Mr. Chandler, 27, passed away January 3, 2022, at St. Dominic Medical Center. He was born in Greenwood, MS, March 31, 1994, to Dr. Gary W. Barkman and Dwana Chandler Barkman. Hayden had an adventurous personality and a passionate work ethic. He had an amazing outlook on life. His greatest joy in life was crane and rigging, which was what he loved to do most. His love for this industry pales in comparison to his greatest loves, his children, Gentry and Leighton. Hayden was loved by many and will be greatly missed.

He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Betty J. Wilkinson and Alvie Chandler; paternal grandparents, Aline and Frank Barkman; and uncle, Kelvin Chandler.

He is survived by his son, Leighton Chandler; daughter, Gentry Chandler; and his parents; fiancé’ , Ellen Joiner and her parents, Mike and Brenda Todd. He also leaves behind many other loving family members and friends.

Funeral service for Mr. Stan James Smith will be 2:30 p.m., Friday, January 7, 2022, at Riverwood Family. Visitation is from 12:30 p.m. until the time of service.

Mr. Smith, 64, of Brookhaven, passed from this life on January 3, 2022. He was a member of Ramah Baptist Church.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Willard and Margie Smith; his birth mother, Janie Havis Smith; brother, Dannie Willard Smith; and sister, Helen L. Ratcliff.

Survivors are his sons, Stan James Smith, Jr and wife, Deloras, of Port Neches, TX, Corey Daniel Smith and wife, Brooke, of Holden, LA; brother, Randall Lofton and wife, Patricia; sister, Susan L. Keys and husband, Mike; sister-in-law, Gail H. Smith and brother-in-law, Johnny Ratcliff. He is also survived by six grandchildren, Janie Lynn, Katie Christine, Jacelyn Gene, Chase Bennett, Grant Lee, and Luke Daniel: and three great grandchildren

The family would like to thank the staff of McComb Nursing and Rehab and St Luke Hospice Ministries, for the care given to him during the final eight months of his life.

Memorial service for Mrs. Norma Frances Case will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, January 5, at her residence. Interment will follow in the Family Cemetery.

Mrs. Case, 74, of Brookhaven, passed away January 2, 2022. She was born in Port Gibson, February 25, 1947, to Norman and Frances Ammons. She enjoyed being outdoors, horseback riding, barrel racing and playing solitaire on the computer. She also loved doing her hair and makeup and being surrounded by her family.

Preceding her in death was her husband, Melvin E. Case; her parents Norman and Frances Ammons and her brother Orise Ammons.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Dewain Case (Katasha) and Sheila Smith (Chris). She is also survived by her grandchildren, Brieann Bessonette (Steven), Nathan Case (Tamara Adams), Blake Case and Brooke Smith along with three great-grandchildren, Hazelynn Bessonette, Anola Bessonette, and Braxton Case and a host of other family and friends.

Graveside service for Joyce Evoline Woods will be Noon on Friday, January 7, at Riverwood Memorial Park. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until the time of service at Riverwood Family.

Mrs. Woods, 90, passed away January 1, 2022, in Cleveland, MS. She was born in Brookhaven June 22, 1931, to John T. Dickerson and Gladys Hodges Dickerson.

Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, James D. Woods and sister, Marion Lanell Watts.

Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Betsy Woods Romine; two grandchildren Mary Morgan Tharp (Chris), and John Douglas Romine and two great grandchildren, Anslee Morgan Tharp and Tucker Woods Tharp.

She was a graduate of Johnson Station High School and McComb Infirmary nursing school.

She worked for Dr. Ed Safley and Dr. Louie Wilkins, was assistant director at Kings Daughters Medical Center and County Coordinator at Lincoln County Health until retired, a member of WMU, Mission Committee at FBS and worked in Vacation Bible School for 30 years. She also had a catering business with Janet Moreton and was chosen as an Unsung Hero of Lincoln County in April of 2003, she was a charter member of OB-GYN Association and worked to establish MS Nursing Practice Act, and worked with Dr. Jerry Durr in outreach ministries and was a shelter volunteer for the local American Cross.

In lieu of flowers please make donations to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.