Laurel High School Mississippi Alumni Obituaries

Jill Vearlear Rogers Hinton 66 of Petal Mississippi passed away on Friday December 19th 2025. Jill was born on August 20 1959 in Laurel Mississippi to her mother Dorothy Nell Rogers and her father Edward Earl Johnson. She was a devoted church leader healthcare worker and loving family member. Once J...

Edward A. Blackwell, affectionately known as Tony, passed away on January 6, 2026, at the age of 70 in Flowood, Mississippi. Born on February 5, 1955, in Laurel, Mississippi, he...

Alice Greenlee 59 of Kokomo MS passed away Saturday December 27 2025 at the Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg Mississippi. She was born Tuesday August 9 1966 in Laurel Mississippi to the late Walter Clifton and Roberta Street Harrell. Along with her parents she is also preceded in death by her...

Byron William Pippin 86 of Monticello MS passed away Tuesday December 30 2025 at his residence. He was born Thursday May 18 1939 in Laurel Mississippi. Visitation will be held on Saturday January 3 2026 from 900 AM until 1000 AM at Bethel Baptist Church at 71 Bethel Rd Monticello MS. Funeral service...

Cenia Leah Gutierrez 62 of Taylorsville MS passed away Wednesday January 21 2026 at her residence in Taylorsville MS. She was born Tuesday May 21 1963 in Laurel Mississippi. Memorial visitation will be held on Tuesday January 27 2026 from 1000 A.M. until 1200 P.M. at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of ...

David Aaron Oswalt Sr. 82 of Laurel MS passed away on Monday January 19 2026 at the South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel MS. Born on January 13 1944 in Hattiesburg Mississippi David lived a full life surrounded by family and friends. He is survived by his loving wife Johnnie Lovett Oswalt...

Kimberly Gay Evans 49 of Ellisville MS passed away on Sunday December 21 2025 at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel MS. Born on November 25 1976 in Laurel Mississippi Kimberly was a beloved daughter mother grandmother sister and friend. Kim was a 5th grade Math teacher at East Jones Ele...

Fred Lindsey Ellzey 52 of Soso MS passed away on Tuesday January 20 2026 at the Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg Mississippi. Born on Monday May 14 1973 in Laurel Mississippi Fred was a beloved Father son and friend of his community. He is survived by his former wife Brandi Ellzey and his dau...

Jimmy T. Parker 85 of Laurel MS passed away on Thursday January 15 2026 at the South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel MS. Born on January 21 1940 in Laurel Mississippi Jimmy lived a full life surrounded by family and friends. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Paulette Parker his ...

Elsie Ann Pitts 83 passed away peacefully on January 19 2026 at her home in Soso Mississippi. Born on June 29 1942 in Laurel Mississippi Elsie was a beloved wife mother grandmother and greatgrandmother. Elsie Pitts was an active and faithful member of Centerville Baptist Churchaffectionately known a...

Funeral services will be held at 1100 am on Tuesday January 13 2026 at First Baptist Church of Columbia for Thomas Bennett Whitehead M.D. 94 of Columbia who passed away Friday January 9 2026 surrounded by family at his residence. Interment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Columbia. Rev. Brett Frazier...

Funeral services will be held at 200 pm on Wednesday January 14 2026 at the Billy M. KingColonial Chapel Funeral Home in Collins for Joel Lynn Seger 41 of Seminary who passed away on Saturday January 10 2026 at his residence. Family and Friends will officiate at the services with interment to follow...

Monday evening December 1 2025 Janell Bullock Holston died in Poplar Bluff Missouri where she had lived for the last 16 years with her daughter Sandra nee Holston and her husband Wendell Elliott. Janell was a loving daughter sister wife mother grandmother and great grandmother and will be greatly mi...

Richard Edison Warren 62 of Laurel MS passed away on Saturday December 27 2025 at his residence. Born on October 31 1963 in Laurel Mississippi Richard was a beloved husband father son brother and grandfather. He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years Marjorie D. Easterling Warren and his sons Ch...

On Saturday January 3 2026 William Lyon Herrington Sr. of Laurel Mississippi entered the gates of Heaven. Lyon was born on May 23 1942 in Rose Hill Mississippi. He lived a life defined by service education and devotion to family leaving behind a legacy of integrity discipline and love. Visitation wi...

Carolyn Sue Gibson 83 of Laurel MS passed away on Friday November 28 2025 at the South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel MS. Born on Tuesday September 15 1942 in Laurel Mississippi Carolyn lived a life surrounded by family and friends. She was preceded in death by her father Preston Webber H...

Cynthia Johnelle Rhoden 81 of Laurel MS passed away on Saturday December 27 2025 at Merit Health River Region Medical Center in Vicksburg MS. Born on March 20 1944 in Dallas Texas Cynthia dedicated much of her life to serving her community. She volunteered at South Central Regional Medical Center an...

Joseph Ray Pryor 59 of Laurel MS passed away on Saturday November 22 2025. He was born on April 5 1966 in Waynesboro Mississippi. Joseph was a beloved husband father brother uncle and friend. He is survived by his devoted wife Tammy Rice Pryor and his son Joseph Blake Pryor. He also leaves behind hi...

Ada Merle Jefcoat 90 of Laurel MS passed away peacefully at her residence on Thursday December 18 2025. Born on February 19 1935 in Soso Mississippi Ada lived a full and cherished life. Merle owned and ran Little Angels Daycare in the 1970s and 1980s and was known by Mama Merle. She was preceded in ...

Betty Jane Janey Voss 81 of Laurel MS passed away on Sunday December 28 2025 at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg MS. Born in Laurel MS on April 18 1944. Janey was raised in Laurel MS resided in Chalmette LA Baton Rouge LA and spent her remaining years in Laurel. Janey was a beloved member of ...

James Windell Jimmy Thomas 83 of Laurel MS passed away on Saturday January 17 2026 at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel MS. Born on July 27 1942 in Sandersville Mississippi James lived a full and cherished life. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Mildred Stafford Thomas his p...

Tammy Diane Carlisle Bynum age 64 of Soso Mississippi went to be with her Lord on December 25 2025 at Asbury Hospice House in Hattiesburg Mississippi after a courageous five year battle with cancer. She was born on June 23 1961 in Laurel Mississippi to Milton and Maurine Carlise who preceded her in ...

Carl Lester Willis 82 of Round Rock Texas passed away on Monday Dec. 29 2025 at Round Rock Medical Center. He was born Jan. 1 1943 in Paragould Ark. to Carl Timothy Willis and Viva Boyd Willis. He is survived by his wife of 55 years Charla Valentine Willis brother Charles Willis and wife Barbara son...

Harry Lynn Wedgeworth 78 of Soso MS passed away on Friday January 16 2026 at Annies Angels Personal Care Home in Bay Springs MS. Born on April 11 1947 in Laurel Mississippi Harry was a beloved member of his community. He was a lifelong member of Centerville Baptist Church where his faith guided his ...

Lawrence Gerald L.G. Miller age 80 of Laurel Mississippi passed away on Thursday November 20 2025 at South Central Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on August 8 1945 in Eunice Louisiana to Zannie and Mamie Bertrand Miller both of whom preceded him in death. L.G. proudly ...

George Carey Hauenstein lovingly known as Carey passed away peacefully on January 1 2026 at the age of 89. He was born on May 8 1936 in Hattiesburg Mississippi to George Jacob Hauenstein Jr. and Earline Allsop Hauenstein and was preceded in death by his beloved wife of Careys life was marked by deep...

Wilmer E. Ishee, Sr., 91, passed away on Monday, January 19, 2026, in New Braunfels, Texas. He was born on October 12, 1934, in Laurel, Mississippi to Vien and Bessie Ishee. Wil...

Mary “Dell” Farmer Douglass, 75, of Murphy passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025, at her home, surrounded by family. She was a native of Laurel, Mississippi. Dell graduated as Salutatorian from Laurel High School in 1968. There, she met her future husband, Richard. She began her college educat...