Services for Mrs. Sherry Jaynelle Foster of Brookhaven are 11:00 am Monday, July 15, 2019
at Harmony Baptist Church with interment at the church cemetery.
Visitation is from 5:00-8:00 pm Sunday, July 14, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service.
She will also lie in state from 10:00 until time of service on Monday at the church.
Mrs. Sherry Jaynelle Foster, 69 went to be with her Lord on July 10, 2019 at her residence.
She was born on January 28, 1950 to the late Ray Dorman Stokes and Mildred Ellen Herring Stokes.
She was a member of Harmony Baptist Church where she was involved in church function and activites.
She was also a member of the Brookhaven Alpha Lions Club.
Preceding her in death were her parents.
Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Anthony Foster and wife, Cindy;
2 grandchildren, Addyson Grace Foster and Colton Ray Foster; brother, Rodney Stokes and wife Melanie.
She is also survived by nephews, Austin, Aaron and Alex Stokes; Jason Guynes and wife, Melissa;
niece, Jennifer Guynes and great-nieces, Rachel Puttnam, April Tankersly and Bella Guynes and great-nephew, Britt Guynes.
Memorial service for Mr. Edward Louis Coburn, III, will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Riverwood Family.
Mr. Edward Louis Coburn III, 48, of Crystal Springs, passed from this life July 10, 2019 at his residence. He was
born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana September 15, 1970 to Edward Louis Coburn, Jr. and Mildred Gail Duck. His love
for the river earned him employment as a Riverboat Captain.
He is preceded in death by his father and grandparents, Edward, Sr. and Ruby Coburn and Charles and Kathleen Larsen.
Those who remain here to hold his memory close are, his mother, Gail Duck; brother, Tad Coburn; sisters, Sandy Price,
Jennifer Walley, Johanna Hopkins, Sara Smith, Jackie Arellano, and Natalie Armenta. He is also survived by his nieces and
nephews, Makayla, Alyssa, Kara, Hailey, Lia Grace, Allie, Gabby, Logan, T.J., Louie, Isaac, Jeremiah, Johnathan, and Eugene;
as well as other loving family members and friends.
Funeral service for Mr. Paul Daniel Brister will be 1:30 p.m., Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Riverwood Family, with interment at Topisaw Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation is from 5-8 p.m., Saturday, July 13, at Riverwood, and will resume at noon Sunday until time of the service.
Mr. Brister, 79, of Brookhaven, passed from this life and after 21 years of being unable to walk on this earth, walked into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
Wednesday, July 10, 2019. He was born February 5, 1940, to the late Melton H. and Tera Smith Brister. He worked as a Motorman in the Oil Field Industry
and was a member of Topisaw Baptist Church. Paul was an active sports participant in high school, playing basketball and baseball, and in his adult life, was
an avid rabbit, turkey, and squirrel hunter. He was a very special and loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, and spent much quality time
with all his family. He will be greatly missed by all those who love him.
He is preceded in death by his parents; son, Robbie D. Brister; brothers, Henry Brister, Bill Brister, and Sammy Brister; sister, Merle Buie; nephew, Ronnie Robinson;
nieces, Karon Nichols and Shay Daughdrill; sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Barbara Daughdrill, Evelyn Brister and Prentiss Buie; and his father and mother-in-law, Ray and Nona Daughdrill.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Charlotte Daughdrill Brister; son, Mark Brister (Andrea); daughter, Angie Phelps (Donald),
brother, Barry Brister (Virginia); daughter-in-law, Tina Brister Ates (Eric); six grandchildren, Jennifer Phelps, Dane Brister (Rene’), Austin Brister,
Savannah Brister, Maddie Phelps, Kelly Brister; and one great grandchild, Colton Brister. He is also survived by sisters-in-law, Catherine Brister and
Shortie Brister Mitchell (Bruce), and one very special sister-in-law, Carol McDonald; a host of special nieces and nephews, and a very special
and loving puppy, Kasey Marie.
The family would like to offer a special thanks to Hospice Ministries. The nurses and caregivers were exceptional and made life and death much easier to bear.
Funeral service for Ms. Deborah Lea Breland will be 11 a.m., Saturday, July 13, at Friendship Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery.
Visitation is from 5-8 p.m., Friday, July 12, at Riverwood Family and will resume at 10 a.m. at Friendship until time of service.
Ms. Breland, 53, of Brandon, passed away July 8, 2019, in Carthage, MS. She was born June 28, 1966. She worked as a Programmatic Analyst at
Son Valley and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Ms. Deborah was an outdoors lover, enjoying fishing, camping and being in the fresh air
and sunshine. She was a wonderful cook and blessed her family by sharing this gift with them. Her family was her greatest passion. She will be missed
by all who loved her.
She is preceded in death by her father, Beason Pat Breland; grandfather, Wilbur Blair; and grandmother, Rose Mary Prewitt.
Those who remain to hold her memory close are her fiancé, Jose Moreno; mother and step father, Rosie and Frank Mercier; sons, Corey Breland (Joanna),
Travis Morris (Nicole), Brandon Morris (Kaisha); daughter, Rosali Sneathern (Toby); brothers, Brian Breland (Lupita) and Troy “Scooter” Watson. She also
leaves behind six grandchildren, Trinity and Whisper Breland, Tucker, Daxton, and Harley Sneathern, and Willow Morris; along with much loved aunts and
uncles, Alice Allen (Roy), Sharon Lambert (Mack), Donna Cupit (Robert) Toni Newell; and a host of nieces, nephews, special cousins, and other loving
family members and friends.
The funeral service for Mrs. Cynthia Rene Rowells Jackson will be 11 a.m., Friday, July 12, at Riverwood Family with interment at Stronghope Baptist Church Cemetery in Copiah County. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, July 11, at Riverwood and will resume on Friday at 10 a.m. until time of the service.
Mrs. Jackson, 60, of Brookhaven, passed from this life July 9, 2019, at her residence. She was born May 1, 1959 to the late Huey and Lydia Rowells. She was retired from Delphi. Mrs. Jackson was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend to all who knew her. She enjoyed spending her retired years with family and she treasured her special little friend, Snazzy. She was a fan of her family, but she was also a Saint’s Football fan. Her friends and fellow church members at Union Hall Baptist Church will miss her presence there.
She is preceded in death by her parents.
Those left to cherish her memory are, her husband, Gary Wayne Jackson; daughters, Misty, Julie, Heather, and special adopted daughter, Michelle; her brothers, Jerry and Greg; four grandchildren, Blake, Alyssa, Abby, Dokota, two dear to the heart kids, Cason and Charley.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be to the Shriners Hospitals for Children — Shreveport
Attn: Development Office 3100 Samford Ave. Shreveport, LA 71103.
Graveside service for infant Tate Jordan LeCompte will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 10 at Victory Baptist Church Cemetery.
Tate Jordan was born to Hunter Jordan LeCompte
and Melaynna LeShea Lambert July 5, 2019 and was
received back into the arms of Jesus, July 7, 2019.
He will forever be in our hearts.
Tate was preceded in death by his great grandfather, Jack R. Edmonds, Sr.
He is survived by his parents; grandparents,
Jackie Saujon, Saundra Dillon and Richard Nevels, and Jeffery LeCompte; great grandparents,
Kathy Roberts, Dianne LeCompte, and Nora Ann Price; his aunts, Saresa Pearce and
Kahlena Saujon; uncles, Noah LeCompte, Connar LeCompte, Ryan Nevels, Zach Nevels; and special
friends, Dawn and Josh Johnson and Amberly Jones as well as numerous other loving family members.
Services for Mr. Oliver Hux will be held on Monday, July 8, 2019, from 11:00 am at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with interment will be at the church cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday Evening, July 7, 2019, from 5:00 – 9:00pm at Riverwood Family and will resume prior to service at the church at 10:00am.
Oliver Hux, 79, passed from this life on July 6, 2019, at his residence. He was born on July 6, 1940, to Berkley Conway Hux and Rena Mae Wilkerson Hux.
He is gone but not forgotten, retired as a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, along with serving county jobs he enjoyed. His hobbies were hunting, fishing, working on vehicles, gardening, and using his hands-on wood crafts.
Preceding him in death were his parents; siblings, B.C. Hux, Jr and wife Geneva, Richard Hux and wife Mavis, Margie Cantrell and husband Cecil, Maryline Holley and husband Mark, Lettie Mae Hux Bales and a brother-in-law, Currie Lambert.
Those left to cherish his memory is his wife, Mildred Hux, along with three children; son, Shawn Hux and wife Regina; daughters, Lisa Justice and Teresa Bump and husband Gary; grandchildren, Benjamin Hux, Brianna Hux, Crystal Hodges Moore and husband Daniel, Allison Justice, Doug Justice, Branden Bump, Hailey Bump, Nicole Gipson and husband Daryl, step grandchildren, Mitchell Leon and wife DeAnna, and Clarissa Travis and husband Chris along with 11 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by siblings, Jessie Herbert Hux and wife Carolyn, Jerry Hux, David “D.D.” Hux and Rose and Linda Hux Lambert and a Host of Nieces and Nephews and other family and friends
Funeral service for Mr. Lucius Alton Allred will be 3 p.m., Sunday, July 7, at Riverwood Family, with interment at
Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., Saturday, July 6, at Riverwood.
Reverends Dustin McDavid, Gary Harper, Paul Gabbard, and Stacey Kelly will officiate.
Lucius Alton Allred, 93, of Brookhaven, died July 4, 2019, at New Dawn Retirement in Ruth. He was born June 20, 1926, in Lincoln
County to the late Lucius Allred and Emma Vaughn Allred.
He was a longtime active member in The First Church of the Nazarene in Brookhaven, and was involved in many functions of the church
until health no longer allowed him to do so. He also proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II.
On April 5, 1947, he married the love of his life, Edith Rae Smith, whom he affectionately referred to as "the Ole Hen", and together they raised
five children. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather.
Mr. Allred began his working career as a butcher in Brookhaven and eventually built his own grocery store located on West Congress Street.
He later became involved in the oil field and he and his oldest son started Allred Tubing Testers, from which he retired. Before and after
retiring, he and his wife traveled the United States in their motorhome, taking many trips lasting from one to three months. They were
members of Campers on Mission and were blessed to have visited almost every state in the United States and would return home to share tales of their
adventures with the entire family.
HIs early passion was fox hunting and talking on his CB radio, where he was known as "the Red Fox". Later he spent many hours fishing the Mississippi
River for catfish, along with his mini pens, Jack and Lizzie.
Mr. Allred is preceded in death by his loving wife of 66 years, Edith Rae Smith Allred; one son, Steve Allred; and sister, Donnis Adams.
Survivors are his children and their spouses, Clara Coggins and Bill, of Columbus, Sue Godbold and Don, of Brookhaven, Keith Allred and Dale, of
Bogue Chitto, and Becky McDavid and Mike, of Brookhaven; sister, Doris Keifer, of Florence; his grandchildren and their spouses, Currie Prince
and Michael, Brad Godbold and Jennifer, Ben Allred, Sally Beth McCoullough and G.T., Rev. Dustin McDavid and Laura, Caleb McDavid and Kacie,
Daniel Allred and Mandy, Dasha Bond and Kenny, and Mason Allred; great grandchildren, Callaway Prince, CArsen Prince, Anna Prince, Mary Morgan Surrett
and Eric, Molly Godbold, Luke Godbold, Lilli Johnson, Avery Johnson, Sally Grace McCoullough, Sam McCullough, Noah McDavid, Silas McDavid, Asher McDavid,
Payden McDAvid, Aria McDavid and Hannah McKee; and one great great granddaughter, Paisley Grace Prince.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Brad Godbold, Rev. Dustin McDavid, Caleb McDavid, Daniel Allred, Ben Allred, and Mason Allred. Honorary Pallbearers are Oscar Smith
and Roger Smith.
The Family would like to express their heart felt thanks to the New Dawn Retirement for the excellent care and love given to their faither and
grandfather, and to Hospice Compassus for the compassion and care they gave to him and the entire family.
Services for Mr. Wayne C. Rushing Sr., of Brookhaven are 2:00 pm
Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Riverwood Family Funeral Service with burial at Ruth Cemetery.
Visitation is from 5:00-9:00 pm Saturday, June 29 at Riverwood.
Mr. Wayne C. Rushing Sr., 65 passed away June 27, 2019 at Baptist Hospital
in Jackson. He was born on November 17, 1953 to the late Essey C. Rushing Sr. and Myrtle McClelland Rushing.
Preceding him in death were his parents; sister, Charlene Carmichael and a host of aunts and uncles.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Lona Mae Rushing; sons, Wayne Rushing Jr., Glenn Hodges and wife Carol Ann,
Greg Hodges and wife Susie and Paul Dunn Jr. and wife Denise; daughters, Melissa Barrett and husband Richie,
Kami Burage and husband Calvin, Rhonda Pelligrin and husband Rod and Debra Messenger and husband Ted;
brother, Essey C. Rushing, Jr. and sisters, Brenda Cline and Linda Watkins.
He is also survived by 21 grandchildren and a host of great and great-great grandchildren.
Services for Mrs. Ludie Mae Wilson of Brookhaven are 11:00 am, Tuesday, July 2, 2019
at Riverwood Family Funeral Service with burial at Easthaven Cemetery.
Visitation at 5:00-8:00 pm Monday, July 1 at Riverwood.
Mrs. Ludie Mae Wilson, 89, went to be with her Lord on June 27, 2019 at Silver Cross Nursing Home.
She was born on April 21, 1930 to the late Eugene “Genie” Hall and Maude Kyzar Hall.
She was a homemaker and a member of Mallalieu Methodist Church.
She will be missed by all that knew and loved her.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, George Buford Wilson;
daughters, Eula Mae Kimble and Sherry A. Wilson; son, Buford Wilson, Jr.;
and granddaughter, Lora Malone; sisters, Nell Smith, Lillian Lofton, Winnie Cannon;
brothers, J.E. Hall, Paul Hall, Bobbie Hall and Jack Hall.
Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Larry Joe Wilson and sister, Vedia Grace Givens;
12 grandchildren, Vicky Jarreau, Joey Wilson and wife, Lee, Amy Kyzar and husband Dewayne, Jason Wilson,
Cheryl Decoursey and husband Gary, Belinda Tipton and husband, Jason, Larry Joe Wilson, Jr., Allaina Jo Wilson,
Daisha Mae McCullough, Debbie Kimble Albritton and husband, Richard, James Kevin Kimble and wife, Amy.
Along with 16 great-grandchildren and 20 great-great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.