Graveside Services for Mrs. Helen Evonne Lofton Ratcliff of Natchez are 2:00 pm,

Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Midway Cemetery in Meadville.

Mrs. Helen Evonne Lofton Ratcliff, 89, went to be with her Lord on December 8, 2020.

She was born on August 15, 1931, to the late Joe Lofton and Estelle King Lofton.

She was a homemaker and a member of Morgantown Baptist Church in Natchez

, involved in various church ministries. For many years she served a volunteer at the hospital in Natchez.

Mrs. Ratcliff will be missed by all that loved and knew her.

Preceding her in death were her parents; brother, Estus Lofton; step-mother, Margie Smith,

step-father, Willard Smith and step-brother, Dannie Willard Smith.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 70 years, John P. Ratcliff; son, John P. Ratcliff, II of Monticello;

daughter, Lisa McGehee, and husband, Bill of Brookhaven; brothers, Randall Lofton, and wife, Patricia; step-brother, Stan James Smith, all of Brookhaven.

Sister, Susan Keys and husband, Mike of Beauregard and sister-in-law, Gail Smith of Brookhaven.

She is also survived by 4 grandchildren, John Ratcliff, III, and wife, Chrissy,

Bethany Berry, and husband, “D”, Wes McGehee, and wife, Brett Ann and Kerri McGehee, along with 8 great-grandchildren.

Memorials can be made to Morgantown Baptist Church Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.

Graveside service for Mr. Elton Wayne McInnis, of Wesson, are 12:00 pm Friday, December 11, 2020,

at Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Elton Wayne McInnis, 87, went to be with the Lord on December 8, 2020, at his residence.

He was born on May 31, 1933, to the late Willie Jenner McInnis and Lillie Mae Tarbutton McInnis.

Mr. McInnis was a retired automobile mechanic and enjoyed golfing and gardening.

He also served his country in the United States Army and was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church.

Preceding him in death were his parents; wife, Emma Lou McCray McInnis, and brothers, Alton Lee McInnis,

William Jenner McInnis, Roger Dale McInnis, and Rev. Glenn McInnis.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Carolyn McInnis; sons, Tony Wayne McInnis, and wife, Mary Love,

Ricky McInnis and wife, Cathy, and stepson, Johnny Brekeen; daughters, Wanda Jean Peavey, and husband,

Rev. Kenny Peavey, Terri Lucinda Dove, and step-daughter, Sophia May and husband, Ed.

He is also survived by a brother, Charles McInnis,and sisters, Bernice Dodd and Claudell Layton; 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

Graveside service for Mrs. Martha Reans O’Neal of Jayess are 11:00 am Tuesday, December 8, 2020

at Roberts Memorial Cemetery in Lawrence County.

Mrs. Martha Reans O’Neal, 66, went to be with her Lord on December 2, 2020.

She was born on July 3, 1954 to the late Vernon Reans and Ruth Bailey Reans.

Mrs. O’Neal was a member of Topeka Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school for many years.

Also she was retired from Topeka Tilton Attendance Center where she was a teacher for 34 years.

Preceding her in death were her parents. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Jimmy O’Neal;

sons, Jason O’Neal and wife, Rachel and Tyler O’Neal and wife Leslie; brother, Mike Reans and wife, Beverly and sister, Marilyn Pang.

She is also survived by 5 grandchildren, Cooper, Casen, Callen, Cohen and Finn O’Neal.

She will be missed by all that loved and knew her.

Graveside service for Mrs. Theda Genivieve Carlisle Brister will be 10 a.m.,

Monday, December 7, 2020, at Wellman Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Brister, 84, of Brookhaven, passed from this life December 4, 2020, at

King’s Daughters Medical Center in Brookhaven. She was born January 23, 1936,

in Chapmen’s Ranch, TX, to Marvin Denon Carlisle and Vivian Anita Harvill Carlisle.

Mrs. Theda enjoyed sports. She was a member of the Enterprise Booster Club. One

of her favorite pastimes was putting jigsaw puzzles together. But Mrs. Theda was a

wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend to all who knew her.

Her family was her heartbeat. Watching her children, grandchildren, and even the

great grandchildren playing sports or participating in their school and church programs

was the most important thing in her life. She was a member of Wellman Baptist Church

and will be missed by her church family as well.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Lucius Bernard Brister; parents; brothers,

J.D. Carlisle, Kenneth Carlisle; sisters, Lina Mae Brister, Montey Rudder McEwen,

Lois Barlow, and Barbara Rutledge; and her two great granddaughters, Brooklyn Scout Brister

and Railyn Nykole Brister.

Those who remain to cherish her memory are her sons, Steve Brister and Sue,

Luke Brister and Mary; daughters, Cathy Ivy and Danny and Amy LaRue; and sister-in-law,

Loretta Spencer and Perry. She leaves a legacy in her 12 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Wellman Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 1918

Wellman Drive, Bogue Chitto, MS 39629.