Obituaries in Hattiesburg, MS

Marilyn Jane Bourn, 83, of Purvis, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her family. The family will receive guests on Monday, January 5, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Purvis. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on T...

Dorothy “Elaine” Collier, 76, of Hattiesburg, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, January 2, 2026 at Moore Hattiesburg Chapel with interment to follow in Society Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the servic...

William J. Milstead,73, of Hattiesburg passed away on December 31, 2025 at Forrest General Hospital. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 5, 2025 at Moore Funeral Home in Petal from 12 P.M. until service time at 2 P.M. followed by burial in Hillcrest Cemetery.Mr. Milstead was a member of Dixie...

MSGT Don Montgomery, (USAF, Ret.), 88, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2026 at Forrest General Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, January 12, 2026 at the Hattiesburg Chapel of Moore Funeral Home.Don was a member of Kennsington Woods Church of Christ. He served his C...

Malcolm Gregory McDonald, 60, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2026 at Forrest General Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, January 12, 2026 at the Petal Chapel of Moore Funeral Home with interment at 3:30 p.m. in Union Baptist Church Cemetery.Malcolm Gregory McDonald, be...

Mr. Glennis Ray Davis, 63, of Magnolia Community, passed away January 11, 2026, at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. He worked for Leonard Portable Buildings as a carpenter. He was preceded in death by his father, Allen Lavon “Red” Davis.Not only was he a carpenter by trade, but he was a carpenter by ...

Danny Royce James, 76, of Petal passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 9, 2026 at Moore Petal Chapel at 3 P.M. followed by burial in Carter Cemetery.Mr. James was a member of Petal Spiritual Life Center and a Scout Leader. He loved to fi...

Berta Greer Vance, 95, of Hattiesburg passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Asbury Hospice House.Mrs. Vance was a lifetime member of the Woodlawn Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.She was preceded in death by her parents, Dewey R. and Leila Smith Greer; her husband, Jack D. Vance; a da...

It is with deepest sorrow that the family of Orbia Renee Broomhall announces her passing on January 9, 2026, at the age of 61 in Hattiesburg, MS. Services will be held Thursday, January 22nd at 1:00pm at Moore Funeral Home in Hattiesburg, MS.Renee was born in New Orleans, LA and lived most of her li...

Bobby Barnes, Sr., 83, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at Merit Health Wesley Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at the Clinton Family Cemetery.Bobby retired after twenty-three years of service with Dairy Fresh. In his spare time, he enjoyed ...

Carl Lee, 73, of Carnes Community, passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at USA University Hospital in Mobile, Alabama. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at Moore Funeral Service-Wiggins with interment to follow in Bounds Cemetery.He was preceded in deat...

Martha Smith Reyer Knight, age 82, formerly of Poplarville, MS and Bogalusa, LA, left this life on Sunday, January 4, 2026, surrounded by loved ones. Visitation will be Saturday, January 10, 2026 from 10 a.m. until 1:15 p.m. at Serenity Missionary Baptist Church in Poplarville with services immediat...