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Olive Jo Veenstra
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Thu, 06/10/2021 - 07:00 PM
Olive Jo Veenstra, 74, of Hickory went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her loving husband and all of her children. She was born Sunday, Jan. 26, 1947, in Newton.
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DEATH NOTICE: Leonard Kendall
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Thu, 06/10/2021 - 05:46 PM
Graveside services for Mr. Leonard M. Kendall were held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 7, 2021, at Decatur M.B. Church Cemetery in Decatur with the Rev. Terry Anderson officiating.

Mr. Kendall, 69, of Decatur, passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.

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James Lee Balliet

James Lee Balliet
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Wed, 06/09/2021 - 08:00 PM
Reverend (retired) James Lee Balliet died May 29, 2021 at the age of 90.

He was born July 19, 1930 in St. Louis, Mo., to Jacob John Balliet and Alma Lettie Wingerter. He obtained his education through various programs sponsored during his military career; culminating in his long-term service to our Lord and Master Jesus Christ.
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Yvonne Mae Wolverton

Yvonne Mae Wolverton
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Tue, 06/08/2021 - 06:30 PM
Yvonne Mae Wolverton was born to her parents, Willie Lucien and Celestine Bourg Theriot, in Baton Rouge, La., on Feb. 18, 1930. Early in life, the Theriot family moved to Forest, where Yvonne would enjoy her childhood raising, growing up years, all the way through high school.
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Elizabeth Carol McElroy Mabry

Elizabeth Carol McElroy Mabry
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Tue, 06/08/2021 - 06:15 PM
Elizabeth Carol McElroy Mabry, 78, of Newton passed suddenly from this life into eternal life with Jesus on May 28, 2021.
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Rupert Michael Killens

Rupert Michael Killens
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Tue, 06/08/2021 - 05:45 PM
Rupert Michael Killens, 70, died May 26, 2021 at his home in Union. A private family service will be held at a later date.
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Jake Nester
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Mon, 05/24/2021 - 07:00 AM
Jake Nester, 38, of Lake passed away on May 21, 2021, at St. Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital in Jackson.
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Erdis Kilpatrick Chaney
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Fri, 05/21/2021 - 12:27 PM
Services for Erdis Kilpatrick Chaney will be held Thursday, May 27, 2021, at 1 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Dr. Mike Carr officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 11 a.m. until time of service at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Eastlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia.
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Dorothy Lynn McCraney
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Fri, 05/21/2021 - 12:25 PM
Graveside services for Mrs. Dorothy Lynn McCraney will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Pine Bluff Baptist Church Cemetery, in Newton, with the Rev. Jack O. Giles officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
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Jack Sherman
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Fri, 05/21/2021 - 09:11 AM
Jack Jenkins Sherman, 93, passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at his residence in Aberdeen. He was born on Dec. 18, 1927 in Hattiesburg to the late Charles Thomas and Onie Margaret Jenkins Sherman. Jack was a graduate of Hattiesburg High School.
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June 16, 2021