Bro. David Hale was born on August 12, 1960, in Douglas, AZ and passed away September 7, 2021, at his residence in Wesson, MS.

He is survived by his wife, Peggy; his three children, Joshua, Jessica, and Amanda; nine grandchildren,

and one great grandchild, and a host of family and friends.

He answered the call to preach the gospel in 1995 and has been a bi-vocational pastor in Lawrence, Franklin, Simpson,

and Copiah Counties. He has been Pastor at Rocky Hill Baptist Church since 2009. He loved his family and his flock

more than life and took great joy in them. To David it was a privilege to serve.

Holly Ann (DeHaven) Lothridge Allison, age 36, passed into the presence of God on Friday, September 3, 2021, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in

Brookhaven, Mississippi. Born November 13, 1984, in Elmira, New York, she was the daughter of Suzanne (Sawyer) Nelson and Harry Benton DeHaven.

Holly went to Heritage Highschool and lived for many years in East Tennessee. She married Coltin Allison, and they had 7 happy years together. Holly

had a creative spirit and loved to write children’s books, draw, paint, and work with digital photography. She was kind and loving and tried to help others whenever she could.

Holly is survived by her loving husband, Coltin, her son, David Lee Bradley Allison, and her daughters, Harper Dehaven Lothridge and Lily Jane Allison,

as well as her mother Suzanne, her father Ben, her sister Kathleen DeHaven, her brother Samuel DeHaven, her aunts Nanette Sawyer, Denise (Sawyer) Ferbrache,

Melissa Sawyer, her uncle Jonathan Sawyer, her loving grandparents Dale Clarence Sawyer and Grace Marie (Womer) Sawyer, and a large extended family.

She was preceded in death by her son, Steven Sawyer Lothridge. Holly was much beloved and will be missed.

Graveside service for Mrs. Martha Diamond will be 6 p.m., Thursday, September 9, 2021, at Wesson Cemetery.

Mrs. Martha Melinda Diamond, 102, Wesson, MS, ended her journey here and entered eternity September 5, 2021.

She began her life journey September 8, 1918, born in Hazlehurst, MS to Sam Fairchild and Susie Fairchild. She was a

homemaker and a loving wife and mother. She also enjoyed grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great, great grandchildren.

Being a homemaker meant more than just caring for her home, she also was a seamstress and a gardener.

Her favorite thing was family, and she enjoyed every moment with those grands.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Frank Diamond; her parents; Butch “Smokey” Diamond, Mary Sue Vardeman,

Fred Diamond, Anna Diamond Timberlake, and Twin Samuel Diamond.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Michael Diamond and Lydia Diamond Latham, 12 grandchildren,

17 great grandchildren, and 7 great, great grandchildren.

Memorial service for Carmen Hill will be held at 2 p.m., at Riverwood Family in Brookhaven, MS, on Friday, September 10,

with visitation from Noon until the time of service, there will be no interment service.

Carmen Hill was born September 8, 1965, in Brookhaven, MS. She passed peacefully from this earth on September 4, 2021, at

the age of 55. She is preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, James “Jim” and Dottie Hill; her maternal grandparents,

George and Pearl Cunningham; her father, John Patrick “Pat” Hill; and her brother, John Clifton Hill.

Carmen was an overachiever, excelling at whatever she tried her hand. In her younger years, she was an all-star catcher in softball.

She played clarinet from the eighth grade through high school as first chair. She graduated a year early from Monticello High School

as an honors student, and went to Copiah-Lincoln Community College, where she graduated with an Electronics Technology degree.

She worked at Georgia Pacific for many years, where she was active in the union, and created many lifelong friends.

Carmen had a multitude of interests, including four wheeling, reading, rock collecting, and photography, just to name a few,

but she was most passionate about motorcycle riding. She was very active in American Bikers Active Toward Education (ABATE),

where she was secretary and treasurer for many years. She was also active in the Moose Lodge, where she often worked to help support fund raising events.

Carmen in survived by her mother, Judith Cuningham Eisworth; her sister, Holly Hill Clem; brother-in-law, Nick Clem; her nephews,

Erik, Alex, and Ethan; her niece, Chloe Clem; and her fur baby, Kibby.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Southwest Mississippi Chapter of ABATE, 3326 E Lincoln Rd SE, Brookhaven, MS 39601