obituaries
Wilma Foxworth Childs
Funeral services were held Thursday, November 13, at 1 P.M. for Mrs. Wilma Foxworth Childs, 92, of Columbia, who died at her home on November 9. Services were held at Smith Funeral Home and intern...
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Lewis Oneal Prine
Lewis Oneal Prine, 77 of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, November 12, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. Visitation for Mr. Prine was held Friday, November 14, at 2 P.M. at the chapel...
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Lanse Holmes
Funeral services were held on Friday November 14, for Mr. Lanse Holmes who died Tuesday, November 11, in Hattiesburg. Services were held at Colonial Funeral Home Chapel with interment at Foxworth ...
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Hattie Lozell “Boot” Baker
Funeral services were held Thursday, November 13, at 2 P.M. for Mrs. Hattie Lozell “Boot” Baker, 77, of Bassfield, who died November 7, at Forrest General Hospital. Services were held at Sweet Wa...
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Gwenevere Sim Shorts
Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 11, at 11 am for Gwenevere Sim Shorts, 54, of Bassfield, MS, who died at Forrest General Hospital on November 5. Services were held at Holly Springs C....
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Claude Odean Carson
Funeral Services were held Friday, November 14, at 11 A.M. at Hathorn Chapel for Claude Odean Carson, 84, of Columbia. Mr. Carson was retired from Rogers Lumber Company and was a Veteran of World ...
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WILLIAM “LEO” OWENS, JR.
Funeral services were held Friday, November 7, 2008 at 2PM at Bay Community Church in Daphne, Ala. For William “Leo” Owens, Jr., 54, of Spanish For...
STEVEN L. HOBGOOD
Funeral services were held Sunday, November 9, 2008 at 2 PM in the Chapel of Colonial Funeral Home for Mr. Steven L. Hobgood, 54, of Columbia, who ...
PEGGY NELL BOONE DUNAWAY
Funeral services were held Monday, November 3, 2008, t 2 pm in the Chapel of Colonial Funeral Home for Mrs. Peggy Nell Boone Dunaway, 64, of Foxwor...
LOIS N. DEARING
Funeral services were held Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 2 pm at graveside for Mrs. Lois N. Dearing, 86, of Ocean Springs who died November 5, 2008...
ELLA FAYE HAMMOND
Funeral services were held Saturday, November 1, at 1 p.m., in the St. James UMC for Ella Faye Hammond, 52, of Tylertown, who died October 28, at h...
CHARLES L. MCLEOD, JR.
Funeral services were held Monday, November 3, 2008, at 2 pm at the Hathorn Chapel for Charles L. McLeod, Jr., 57, of Foxworth, who died November 1...
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.*

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.

* 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.