The funeral service for Carol Gay Allen Cobb will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, September 12, at Macedonia Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m., Monday, September 11, at Riverwood Family and will resume Tuesday from 10 until the time of the service at Macedonia.

Mrs. Cobb, 84, of Brookhaven, passed from this life and into her everlasting life with Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior, Thursday, September 7, 2023. She was born in Brookhaven April 22, 1939, to Amel and Lizzie (Allgood) Allen. A beautiful lady with a kind and gentle heart, Mrs. Cobb loved her husband, Carlton, with whom she has been reunited, and has experienced the peace and healing she prayed to have for so long. Although we are heartbroken, we are assured of her destination and will greatly miss her presence.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Carlton Cobb; her parents; brother, Earl Allen and niece, Sandra Stewart.

She is survived by her sister, Judy Ashley and one niece, Cindy A. Smith; one nephew, Scott Ashley; as well as other loving family members, friends, her caregivers and her faith family at Macedonia Baptist Church, where she was a longstanding member.

The funeral service for Joan Smith Anding will be 11 a.m., Saturday, September 9, at New Prospect Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 9 a.m. Saturday until the time of the service.

Mrs. Anding was born in Brookhaven April 19, 1935, to Dewey V. Smith and Lois Laird Smith. She was a resident of Brookhaven for 88 years until the time she was called away to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, September 7, 2023. Mrs. Anding was a faithful and loving wife to Mr. Hewitt for 72 years, and she was a lovely  mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a gracious southern lady and a devoted Christian, serving with her faith family at New Prospect for many years. Her favorite hobby was working with ceramics. Mrs. Joan will be greatly missed by those who loved her, and she will leave a legacy of faith and integrity to all those who come behind her.

She is preceded in death by her parents; sister, Evelyn Smith; and brothers, Earl Smith and Dub Smith.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, James Hewitt Anding; children, Cathey Smith (Ronnie) and Dale Anding (Vivian); four grandchildren, Ryan Smith (Lacey), Ashley O’Quinn (Bill), Cassie Veazey (Steve), Allyson Hamilton (Chris); ten great grandchildren, Tess Holley, Coy Fontenot, Parker Holley, Jackson Smith, Caleb Fontenot, Jase Smith, Emry Hamilton, Raylan Hamilton, Waylon Veazey, and Calvin Veazey. She is also survived by other loving family members and friends.

The family of Homer Lee Richardson, Jr. and Lynn S. Richardson would like to invite friends and family to a celebration of life service to be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, October 10, at 1545 Friendship Lane NW, Brookhaven, MS. Following the service there will be a memorial gathering at Friendship Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.

Effie Benita (Leviner) Higginbotham was born in Bennettsville, South Carolina on November 18, 1935, to the late Troy L. Leviner and Beulah Horne Leviner. The legacy she created influenced many people during her 87 years on earth and gained her the reputation of being “an angel sent from heaven.”

​Throughout her life, Mrs. Effie always left an impression on any and every one that she met. Whether it was through her job as secretary in the Lincoln County School District, her role as a preacher’s wife, or simply as a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Mrs. Effie made sure that those around her experienced selfless love. She treated everyone as a close family member, and if that was not enough, her homemade biscuits made her quite popular within her community. She, along with her husband, Rev. Floyd Higginbotham, served others with unwavering faith and love, and those qualities are what made her life a legacy to remember.

​She is preceded in death by her parents, grandson Timothy Johnsey; sisters Mary White and Odessa Son; and brother, Edward “Butch” Liles.

​Those who are left to cherish her memory are her husband of 69 years, Floyd Higginbotham; children, Sam Higginbotham (Shirley), Tim Higginbotham (Wanda), Benita Johnsey(Tommy), and Beth Wicker; sister, Vernie Elliot; 12 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. She also leaves a host of other loving family members and the many friendships created throughout her ministry.

​Friends and family are invited to attend visitation at Riverwood Family Funeral Services in Brookhaven, MS, on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, from 5-7 p.m. Her celebration of life will be Thursday, September 7, 2023, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m., with her burial at the church cemetery afterwards.