Aaron Stacy Garrett, 53, of D Lo, passed from this life Thursday, August 31, 2017. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2017. Bro. Joe Hanna officiated. Burial was in Harrisville Cemetery. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Mendenhall was in charge of arrangements. Visitation was held on Friday, September 1, 2017, from 5-8 p.m. at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home.
Surviving family members are his father, Arlon Garrett, Mendenhall; mother, Elaine Garrett, Mendenhall; son, Aaron Matthew Cooper, Hampton, VA; brothers, Arlon Garrett, Jr., and Tony Garrett.
Mr. Garrett is preceded in death by his grandfather, Earl Garrett; grandmother, Cora Garrett; grandfather Dewitt Mullins; grandmother, Margaret Mullins.
Horace M. ‘Sonny’ Riley, Jr.
Magee
Horace M. "Sonny" Riley Jr., 79, of Magee passed away Friday, September 1, 2017, at Asbury Hospice House in Hattiesburg. He was born Monday, October 25, 1937, in Louisiana.
Visitation was held Sunday, September 3, 2017, from 5-9 p.m. at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Magee.
Funeral services were held Monday, September 4, 2017, at 10 a.m. at Corinth Baptist Church in Magee. Burial followed in Mize Cemetery in Mize. Bro. Danny Dickerson and Bro. Jay Wesbrook officiated. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Magee is was in charge of arrangements.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Ancie Ruth Riley; sons, Walter "Buddy" Miller and Alan Riley; daughter, Elizabeth Riley Reilly; parents, H. M. Riley, Sr., and Eva Bishop Riley; sister, Undine Riley Poindexter.
Survivors include his children, Jonathan Riley (Robin), and Angela Maddox (Allen); grandchildren, Jenna Barton (Daniel), Shelly West, Kristal Crain, Courtney Riley-Gonsoulin, Andersen Riley (Melissa), Justin Reilly (Evelyn), Richard "Trey" Reilly, Eva Bailey Reilly, Brianna Riley, Dillon Knotts, Heather Knotts, Mary Riley, Lindsey Meadows (Pat), Reed Maddox (Diana), Zeke Maddox, Ben Maddox, Annie Maddox, Gracie Maddox; great- grandchildren, Maddie, Maely, Eva, Allen, Jack, Riley, Jason, Beau, Brayden, Lucas, Lizzie, Connor, Kane, Justin Jr., Doris-Elizabeth, Liam and many more beloved family and friends.
An online guestbook may be signed at www.colonialchapelmageemendenhall.com
Ricky Garner
Magee
Ricky Garner, 67, of Magee, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, He was born Saturday, October 22, 1949, in Magee.
Visitation was held Monday, September 4, 2017, from 5-8 p.m. at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Magee.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at 10 a.m. at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Magee, Burial followed in Sharon Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Magee. Dr. Mike Ahlberg officiated. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Magee was in charge of arrangements.
Ricky was a well known plumber and electrician who enjoyed the people he served. Ricky was known for his belly laugh. He loved to laugh and make others laugh with him. You could not be around him very long without having a dose of his humor. When telling a story or joke, he did all the drama and voices to make it worth your while to listen. One of his sayings was, " I don't like being around dumb people, I'm afraid it will rub off.” Ricky took pride in his work as a plumber and many many people confirmed that he was the BEST. When he plumbed or wired a house, to him it was not just a house but a home where people would raise their families. His life philosophy was "What Comes Next?" When presented with a problem or situation, you have to know that there is always another next step - "What Comes Next."
He is preceded in death by his daddy, Hubert Ray Garner, and sister, Karon Craft.
Survivors include his wife, Dessie Garner, Magee; mother, Albaree Garner, Magee; and nieces and nephews.
Billy Seborn Austin
Magee
Billy Seborn Austin, 79, of Magee and former resident of Houma, LA, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017.
Visitation was held Wednesday, September 6, from 9-11 a.m. at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Magee, with funeral services following at 11 a.m. Burial followed at Calvary Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Mize. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Magee was in charge of arrangements.
He worked for LP&L Houma La. for 34 years and retired in 1992. He enjoyed daily visits to Zip's Cafe, weekly card games with friends, watching football, and weekend auctions.
Mr. Austin is survived by his wife, Patricia Morvant Austin; children, Billy L. Austin and wife Myra, daughter, Jeanne Austin Galliano and her husband Vernon Jr., Julio (Lisa) Perez, Alonzo (Carolyn) Perez, Mario Perez, Holly (Thomas) Duet, Kelly (Anthony) Taylor, Shelly (Kevin) Rousse; 19 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother, Harold "Buddy" Austin and wife Jeanette, along with numerous other family and friends, and Canine Pals.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Newell Austin, and sister, Becky Austin Wooley.
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Juanita Ware Brooks
Magee
Juanita Ware Brooks, 93, of Magee, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017. She was born Tuesday, April 22, 1924, in Magee.
Visitation was held Thursday, September 7, 2017, from 1-3 p.m. at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Magee. Funeral services were held Thursday, September 7, 2017, at 3 p.m. at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Magee. Burial followed in Magee City Cemetery.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Hobart Brooks; parents, Charlie and Mellie Ware; sister, Ollie Mae Mayhall and brother, Charlie Ware.
Survivors include her children, Clyde David Brooks (Cynthia), and Karen Clement (Sammy); six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to a mission project of your choice.
Juanita Green Scales
Juanita Green Scales, 89, passed away September 5, 2017, at Magee General Hospital. She was born on January 22, 1928, to E.C. (Doc) Green and Ila (Hargett) Green.
She was employed with Magnetek in Mendenhall for many years.
Juanita is survived by four brothers, Burnice Green, Pascal Green, Johnny Green, Amie Green; three sisters, Ella Nora Bishop, Adra Luckey, Anita Green Wallace. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by husbands Cebren Hare and Ken Scales; brother, W.A. Green; and sister, Joyce Marie Green.
Visitation for family and friends was held on Thursday, September 7, 2017, from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at Goshen Baptist Church in Magee, with the service immediately following at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Rev. Andy Delancy officiated. Interment was in the Magee City Cemetery.
Arrangements were entrusted to Tutor Funeral Home of Magee.
Sybil Sanders Herbert
Sybil Sanders Herbert passed away on September 5, 2017, after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born on July 25, 1933, to her parents, William Jennings Sanders and Ola Keys Sanders.
She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Douglas C. Herbert; her children, Douglas, Jr. (Toni), Bill, Mark (Darlene), Lisa Hilton (Cary) and her nephew, Franz Sanders. She also is survived by six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Sybil was a member of the Mendenhall United Methodist Church, where she was a Sunday School teacher, UMW president, secretary to the Administrative Board, and chairwoman of the Forever Young Group. She worked as a secretary for Mendenhall City Schools for 25 years. She was active in local bridge clubs and enjoyed entertaining friends. She loved her family, friends and church.
Funeral services were held at Mendenhall United Methodist Church on September 9, 2017. Officiating was Reverend Doctor Kurt Appel. Interment was in the Mendenhall City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Chris Herbert, Charlie Broussard, Michael Sanders, Nathan Hilton, Cary Hilton and Price Wallace.
The family would like to thank everyone for their expressions of sympathy, their gifts and their support. Special thanks to those at Simpson General Hospital for their care in her final days.
Arrangements were entrusted to Tutor Funeral Home.
Pete Albritton (William Lewis Allbritton)
Braxton
Pete Albritton (William Lewis Allbritton), 73, resident of Braxton, went to heaven on September 6, 2017, at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
He was preceded in death by wife Lue Allbritton, parents John A. Sr. and Armeta, two brothers, John A. Jr., and Herbert R.; sisters, Althea Smith, Navis Travis, Bobbie Shannon.
He is survived by a sister, Melinda Digiovanni of Tyler, Texas; children, William Lewis Allbritton of Mississippi, Vonda Benson of Tennessee and Ryan Williams of Florence; step-children, Charmaine Rutland and Sharon Walley; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mr. Audrey McLaurin, 51, of Collins (formerly of Mount Olive) will be held on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at 11 a.m. from Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Collins. Visitation will be held on Wednesday evening 6-8 p.m. at Reeves Funeral Home, Inc., Mount Olive.
Margaret Annie Smith
Braxton
Margaret Annie Smith, 100, of Braxton, passed from this life Sunday, September 10, 2017, at Wiggins Community Home in Wiggins. Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at Braxton City Cemetery. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Magee is in charge of arrangements.
Surviving family members include nieces,Terisa Lavigne (Paul), Braxton, Mavis Leavell (Mark), Braxton, Mary Kyzar (Terry), Braxton, Judy Touchstone (Jamey), Petal; nephew, Barney Smith (Sherry), Braxton.
She is preceded in death by parents, James Smith and Mary Lou Smith; and brothers, Carey Smith, Ralph Smith, and Barney Smith, Sr.
Paul F. Johnson, Sr.
Paul F. Johnson, Sr. passed away on September 7, 2017, at the age of 61. He was born on November 20, 1955, to William Howard Johnson and Winifred (Franke) Johnson in Virginia. He was a member of The Elks Lodge, The Moose Lodge and The Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge of South Florida.
He is survived by his son, Paul F. Johnson, Jr. (Leah); sister, Mary Jane Johnson Spainhour; four grandchildren, Christopher Johnson and Kailan Johnson, Kevin Tyler Pettigrew and Amy Steib.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers, William Howard Johnson, Jr. and John W. Johnson.
The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date.
Arrangements are entrusted to Tutor Funeral Home of Magee.
