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Funeral Services for Eric Purnell will be held from Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 1291 Alvastage Road, Kilmichael, Mississippi on Saturday, August 11th @ 1:00 P. M. Viewing Saturday 12 Noon until 12:55 P. M. @ Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.  Interment Will Follow In The Purnell Family Cemetery.

Celebration of Life Services for Mother Annie Mae Williams McGlothan will be conducted on Saturday, July 21, 2018 @ 2:00 p.m. from The Mount Zion Baptist Church; Vaiden, Mississippi. Pastor Frederick Redd will officiate. Interment will follow in The Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery; Vaiden, Mississippi.  The remains will lie in repose from 11:00 a.m. until 1:55 p.m. on Saturday at the church.  Professional services have been entrusted to Roberts and Sons Mortuary; Winona,...

Celebration Of Life Services for Mother Mattie Clay Davenport will be conducted on Saturday, July 21, 2018 from The Eden C. M. E. Church;  McCarley, Mississippi @ 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Benjamin Wallace, officiating.  Interment will follow in the Eden C. M. E. Church Cemetery.  Visitation will be on Friday, July 20th; 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. and on Saturday 10:00 a.m. until 10:55 a.m. at Eden C. M. E. Church; McCarley, Mississippi.    Professional Services entrusted...

Celebration of Life Services for Ms Clara Bell Gunn will be conducted on Saturday, July 14, 2018 from The Lindsey Springs Baptist Church in Kilmichael, Mississippi.  The remains will lie in repose from 9:00 a.m. until 10:55 a.m. at the church.  All arrangements are entrusted to Roberts and Sons Mortuary.

Celebration Of Life Service for Janet Faye Gaston Perry will be conducted on Saturday, July 14, 2018 from Gibson Street Church Of God in Eupora, Mississippi.  Pastor Glenda B. Mays will officiate.  Interment will follow in the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Webster County, Mississippi. Professional Services are entrusted to Roberts and Sons Mortuary.   

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"Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you: he will never let the righteous be shaken." ~ Psalm 55:22 Joe Henry Purnell was born on November 10, 1949 in Kilmichael, MS to Earnest and Louise Purnell.  He was the eldest of eight children born to this union.  Joe made his transition on Monday, June 25, 2018 at Presence Saint Mary and Elizabeth Hospital in Chicago, IL. He accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Pleasant Hill M.B. Church in Kilmichael,...

Mrs. Beatrice Johnson Shelton was born February 13, 1930 to the union of Mr. Wilson and Blonnie Miller Johnson.  She attended school in Coffeeville, Mississippi.  After moving to this community, she joined the Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. L.V. Powell and served joyfully until her health failed.  She was known to her friends as “Mrs. B”. Beatrice was united in matrimony to Mr. James Otis Shelton.  She worked at the...

Jimmie “Billy” Austin of Winona, MS was born June 6, 1946 to  the late Mr. Jimmie Austin, Sr. and Mrs. Minnie Mae Powell Austin. Mr. Austin transitioned to be with His Lord and Savior on May 31, 2018 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson, MS. Jimmie accepted his Lord and Savior at an early age.  Growing up in Winona he attended the public school system.  Smart, talented, adventurous and having a zest for life, Jimmie (also known as “Shiek”) developed an eye...