Funeral service for Major Johnny Michael Hackett will be 11 a.m., Friday, August 6, at Calvary Pentecostal Church,

with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, August 5, at Calvary and will resume at 10 a.m. prior to service.

Mr. Hackett, of Jayess, passed from this life August 3, 2021. He was born in Fortworth, TX to Paul Cecil Hackett and

Della May McCoy March 14, 1964, he was 57 years old. Mr. Hackett served his country in the United States Navy and

was a member of Calvary Pentecostal Church. He was well respected among the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department

where he served as Major, as well as the surrounding counties and communities he served. His career as a Law Enforcement Officer

included the Gautier Police Department and the Moss Point Police Department. He was also a member of the Mason organization.

He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Paul David Hackett; and his mother-in-law, Linda Jan Thornhill.

Those left to cherish his memory are, his wife of 13 years, Rhonda Kay Hackett; sons, Colton Hackett (Payten), Dallas Bryan (Caitlyn),

Myca Bryan (Haley); daughters, Kaycee Mixon (Zack), Ashley Hackett; brothers, Jerry Grace, Eddie Sharp, Timmy Hackett; sisters,

Tammy Johnson, Shirley Reynolds, Brenda Carpenter; four grandchildren, Mylee Mixon, Charlee Mixon, Kaydence Bryan, and

Lynnleigh Bryan. He is also survived by nieces, Heather LeJune and her family and Somer Garner and her family as well as

other loving family members, Law Enforcement family, and friends.

Funeral Service for George Timothy Mercier, Jr. will be Saturday August 7, 10:00 am, at Riverwood with burial

in Beauregard Cemetery. Visitation is Friday, August 6, from 5-7 pm at Riverwood.

George T. Mercier Jr. died at home August 2, 2021. He was born May 8, 1917, in Beauregard, Mississippi. After graduating

from Wesson High School, he attended Louisiana State University and received a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering in 1939.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as an ordnance inspector in the South Pacific and was discharged as a

Lieutenant Commander in 1946. While stationed in Washington D.C. after the war ended, he met and married Dorothy Ragland

of Elmhurst, Illinois. He returned to his former employer Ethyl Corporation and worked at plants in both Baton Rouge and

Houston where he lived and raised his family of five children. Upon retirement, he returned to his hometown of Wesson/Beauregard

in 1972 and established a tree farm which he managed until his death. He was a member of the county and state forestry

associations and received recognition for forest management and woodland conservation. He was a longtime member and

ruling elder at Wesson Presbyterian Church and recently joined First Presbyterian Church of Hazlehurst. George will be

remembered by all who knew him for his cooking and gardening skills, his devotion to family and friends, his sense of humor and ability to tell a good story.

George was preceded in death by Dorothy, his loving wife of 73 years, his son Tim, his parents, and sisters.

He is survived by his children Anne Woodson and husband Lee, Laurie Mercier and husband John, Patricia Nicklas and

husband Ed, and Chet Mercier and wife Leslie, eleven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.

The family would especially like to thank special friend and caregiver Wynn Jones and Dr. Steven Liverman for their compassionate care.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any memorials be sent to The Dorothy Ragland Mercier Memorial Fund at

Co-Lin Community College Foundation, PO Box 649, Wesson, MS 39191 or First Presbyterian Church of Hazlehurst.

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