obituaries
May 17, 2013 | 
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 17, 2013 in the chapel of Colonial Funeral Home for Mrs. Sarah Frances Robertson, 70, of Hattiesburg, who died Tuesday, May 14 in Hattiesburg. I...
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2013 in the Hathorn Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Gertrude Broadus King, 78, of Columbi...
Funeral services were held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2013 in the Saint John National Church for Mr. Hardy L. Franklin, 64, Expose, who die...
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in the Mt. Carmel Church of God for Ms. Audrie Laney Mahon Clift, 86, of Foxworth,...
Funeral services were held at noon on Thursday, May 9, 2013 in the True Light Missionary Baptist Church for Mr. Gerald L. “Skip” Brown, 75, of Colu...
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2013 in the Improve Baptist Church for Mr. Dewey Floyd Moore, 82, of Columbia, who die...
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in the Pine Grove United Pentecostal Church for Mr. Wilbert E. Dunaway, 90, of Foxwor...
Obits Policy
1) Basic
This is our free notice.* It includes the deceased's name, address, cause of death (if desired) plus the place, time and location of the funeral service as well as the funeral home handling arrangements. No survivor information is included.
2) Standard
This notice includes all of the information in the Basic, plus all immediate survivors as well as the number of grandchildren, but not their names. Additionally, listing of those immediate family members (parents, siblings, spouse, children) who preceded the deceased in death will be included. For the Standard notice, there is a flat charge of $25.*
3) Select
This includes all information included in the Basic and the Standard, plus the names of grandchildren and basic biographical information, a list of pallbearers, professional information and civic information, such as club affiliation, church affiliation, church offices held and so forth. For the Select notice, there is a flat charge of $50.*
* Graphic Element
This includes the addition of a black-and-white graphic element (a photo of the deceased, a logo representing a club, the armed forces, etc., or even a religious logo such as a cross or praying hands) to accompany any of the above types of notices. There will be a $15 charge for this additional service.
4) Comprehensive
This notice offers everything in the Select, with the addition of a black-and-white graphic element (as listed above) as well as personal family messages, special language, sunrise and sunset information and so forth. For the Comprehensive notice, the total charge is $125.