The funeral service for Mr. Joseph Ted Evans will be noon, Saturday, July 18, 2020, at

Riverwood Family, with interment at Riverwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from

11 a.m. until the time of service.

Mr. Joseph Ted Evans, 69, of Brookhaven, MS, passed from this life July 13, 2020,

at his residence. He was born January 16, 1951 to Joseph Alvin Evans and Louise Frost Evans.

He was the owner of Tillotson’s Service Station. Mr. Evans was an active member of the community,

serving as a member and former president of the Brookhaven Exchange Club, member

of B.S.U. at Mississippi State University, and teaching Sunday school at First Baptist,

where he was a member and also served as deacon.

Mr. Evans is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Alvin Evans; nephew,

David Evans; and cousin, Owen Evans.

Those who remain to cherish his memory are his wife, Nancy Evans; son,

Stephen Evans; daughter Laura Evans; nephews, Charles Evans and Joe Evans;

sister-in-law, Carolyn Evans; and cousins, Mike Evans, Martha Blair, Sue Hutto,

Paul Bowie, Terry Bowie, Judy Evans, Tommy Barrentine, and Leebeth Gilmore.

Services for Mr. David Earl Thames, of Brookhaven, is 2:00 pm Wednesday, July 15, 2020,

at Riverwood Family with visitation from 12:30 until time of the service.

Interment will be at Freedom Church Cemetery. (Formerly Pleasant Ridge Pentecostal Church).

Mr. David Earl Thames, 68, went to be with his Lord on July 11, 2020.

He was born on February 18, 1952, to the late Thurman Earl Thames and Vernice Greer Thames.

Buddy & Gabby were two extremely pampered dogs, they were only two of the many animals David took great joy in caring for.

Creating his woodworks was one of his special gifts and another favorite thing for David was enjoying Nina’s, Shrimp Alfredo.

Spending time with his family was his greatest treasure. He will be missed by all who loved him.

He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Kenneth Thames; daughter, Felicia Franklin and granddaughter, Erica Townsend.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Gail McCaffery Thames; son, Carl Franklin; daughter, Rebecca L. Tyler;

sister, Kate Nettles; 10 grandchildren, Austin Townsend, Emaleigh Tyler, Elizabeth Cliburn, Michael Cliburn, Zachary Franklin,

Christopher Franklin, Maddison Franklin, and Travis Smith. He is also survived by two special granddaughters, Nina White and Brianne Franklin

and 4 great-grandchildren, Zander Lee Townsend, Willow Rose Townsend, Rowen Elyse Townsend, and Kloie Adele Cliburn.

Graveside service for Mrs. Rosemary Botts Leggett, of Brookhaven, is 8:00 am, Saturday, July 18, 2020,

at Riverwood Memorial Park.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there will be no visitiation on Friday evening, 7-9 p.m.

Mrs. Rosemary Botts Leggett, 70, passed peacefully, confident in her faith in the Lord’s return, on July 10, 2020,

at University of Mississippi Medical Center.

She was born on September 24, 1949, to the late John Virgil Botts and Wilma Barbara Botts.

Mrs. Leggett was a member of Brookhaven Seventh-Day Adventist Church. She was an exceptional swimmer and also taught swimming.

She was a certified realtor in the state of Mississippi, President of BRAG for 2 years, certified health coach for the Institute of Nutrition,

an essential oil coach, and won the People’s Choice Award for “The King” at the Brookhaven Regional Arts Guild Competition.

Preceding her in death were her parents.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Dr. Hugh V. Leggett, Jr.; sons Hugh V. Leggett III; and Dr. Brent Lee Leggett;

daughter, Michelle Leigh Leggett and sisters, Brenda Riley, Bobbie Norwood, and Kathy Brown.

Memorials can be made to either:

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA),

www.adra.org

12501 Old Columbia Pike

Silver Spring, MD 20904

Brookhaven Regional Art Guild (BRAG)

https://brookhavenregionalartsguilddotorg.wordpress.com

Seventh- Day Adventist Church

1681 Hwy 51 NE, Brookhaven, MS 39601

Graveside service for Mrs. Virginia Anne Bethea Peavey of Brookhaven is 10:00 am Monday, July 13, 2020,

at New Sight Cemetery with visitation starting at 9:30 until time of service at New Sight Cemetery.

Mrs. Virginia Anne Bethea Peavey, 80, went to be with her Lord on July 10, 2020, at her home.

She was born on February 4, 1940.

Virginia Anne Peavey filled her days as a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother.

She was a longtime community volunteer with all her sons’ activities, including PeeWee football, Dixie Youth baseball,

and the BHS Booster Club, to name a few. She was also very active at First Baptist Church and served as Secretary/Treasurer for BHS Class of ’58.

Through the years she was employed with Tower Loan Brokers, Allred Insurance, Lincoln County Livestock Barn, and Sullivans Sporting Goods.

She was an avid collector of cookbooks and all things “chicken”. To her friends and family, she was known as a master chef and a huge sports fan.

Preceding her in death were her father, George Isom Bethea, mother, Bertha Viola Bethea Smith, stepfather, Millard Smith, brother, George Harvey Bethea,

sister, Audrey Elaine Smith Pringle, and, a great-grandson, Holt Davis Landry.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Billy Ray Peavey; sons, Joel Tucker Peavey, and wife, Leah Ann, Christopher Todd Peavey, and Michael Tristan Peavey, Sr.

She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, Jessica Lauren Peavey Landry and husband, Jon, Ashley Christian Holtslander, Nicholas Ray Peavey,

Emily Ann Freeman Newell, Scottie Jacob Peavey, Christopher Luke Peavey, Shelby Rae Peavey, Michael Tristan Peavey, Jr., Rebecca Anne Peavey,

Nathan Freeman Peavey, Abigail Rose Peavey, Elliott Locke Peavey and great-grandchildren, Tucker Davis Landry, Tarver Ray Landry, Taylor Kayt Landry,

Michael Keagen Newell and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and special friends.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the BHS Paul Moyer Scholarship Fund through the Bank of Brookhaven.