— Carrie Alford, 87 — Georgia Carter, 59 — Joe Harness, 85 — Earl Lenoir Jr., 58 — Edgar Lewis Jr., 74 — Hilda Marshall, 70 — William Pierce Jr., 59 — Eunice Reed, 85 — George Rummel III, 80 —
Eunice Reed
Eunice Reed, 85, died March 13, 2022, at her home in Huntsville, Ala.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Young’s Funeral Home Chapel in Summit. Burial is in Greenlawn Cemetery in Summit.
Young’s Funeral Home, (601) 276-9515
Edgar Lewis Jr.
Pastor Edgar Lewis Jr., 74, of Magnolia, died March 5, 2022, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
Memorial services are noon Friday at New Zion Baptist Church in Magnolia. Masks are required. Craft-Dillon Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Pastor Lewis was born Dec. 1, 1947, in Pike County.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to Child Evangelism Fellowship of Mississippi by texting “Donate2CEFMS” and the amount of the gift to 73256, donating on the website https://www.cef-ms.org/donations, or mailing a check to CEF of MS-South Central Chapter, P.O. Box 141, Magnolia. MS 39652.
William Pierce Jr.
William Pierce Jr., 59, of New Orleans died March 7, 2022, in Jackson.
Visitation is 10 a.m. Friday at Craft-Dillon Funeral Home followed by services at 11 with Pastor John Paul Frye officiating. Masks are encouraged. Burial is at Pike Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Pierce was born July 6, 1962, in New Orleans. He was the son of William Pierce Sr. and Mary Oliver.
Condolences may be left at www.craftfuneralhome. org
George Rummel III
George Albert Rummel III passed away peacefully March 12, 2022 at the age of 80 years old in McComb.
George did not desire a funeral service but there are plans in the works for celebrations of his life in the near future.
George was born in Clanton, Ala., and raised most of his childhood on his family farm in Fordyce, Ark., before attending Ole Miss as one of the first graduates of the university’s then urban and regional planning program. George went on to pursue additional studies at Spring Hill College in Alabama and Tulane University in New Orleans. George first worked as a city planner during Mayor Moon Landrieu’s administration in New Orleans and worked as a planner in various Mississippi cities throughout his career, such as McComb, Hattiesburg, Oxford and Starkville. He retired to McComb more than 15 years ago to own and operate Villa Jenny, his bed and breakfast, which he did for several years.
A true Southern gentlemen, George was loved and will be dearly missed by countless friends and family all over the region and country, including his longtime partner, Rob. He was a special soul and will be remembered by all as one of the most intelligent, charming, funny and interesting people you could ever want to meet. One of his joys in life over the past couple years was his morning pool exercise sessions and socializing with everyone at the FitLife SportsPlex in McComb. George was also quite fond of his dogs, Atticus, Jenny and Dottie, feeding them all kinds of table scraps and giving them all the pets.
Joe Harness
Flozell Delano “Joe” Harness, 85, of Magnolia died March 12, 2022, at his residence.
Visitation is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Cook’s Enterprise Funeral Home. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Tickfaw Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Edward M. Boss officiating. Burial is in the church cemetery.
Mr. Harness was born July 21, 1936, in Amite County.
Cook’s Enterprise Funeral Home, (601) 684-7093
Carrie Alford
Carrie Lee Simmons Alford, 87, of McComb went to be with our Lord March 15, 2022.
Carrie’s family welcomes all to her visitation at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Magnolia until services at 2 to be officiated by a very special family friend, Bro. Dennis Walker of Tuscaloosa, Ala. Hartman-Jones Funeral Home of McComb is in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Alford was born July 30, 1935, in the Silver Creek community to the late Daniel Webster Simmons and Pearl Hughes Simmons.
She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and affectionately known to many as Granny, who was dearly treasured by her family.
She attended Progress School and Silver Creek Baptist Church in Pike County. She met B. Frank Alford Jr. of Magnolia while in high school and married him. Frank and Carrie devoted their lives to owning, operating and managing Alford Sunflower Food Store and Shell Station in Magnolia. Frank and Carrie went to many places for the Sunflower conventions, including Hawaii, Acapulco, Nashville, and other places they enjoyed.
After the death of her husband, Carrie moved to McComb, where she spent much more time with her children and grandchildren. She began walking with a group of ladies at the McComb Mall.
She helped in picking her grandchildren up at school and getting them to ball practice and other events. She frequently traveled with her daughters, niece and grandchildren all over the U.S., including Steamboat Springs, Colo.; Destin, Fla.; and Gatlinburg, Tenn. She even camped out at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Tennessee to watch her grandsons race motocross on many occasions.
Carrie Alford was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her brothers, Tom Simmons and Sandy Simmons; and her sister, Dorothy Simmons Myers.
She is survived by her three daughters, Delilah Alford Shandy-Davis (John), Eileen Alford Martin (Jerry) and Angela Alford Gill; seven grandchildren, Chasidy Lee Lenoir, Robert Alford Lenoir, Tyler Shandy (Carly), Jay Shandy, Jennifer Martin Rayburn (Jeremy), Christopher Martin (Ammie) and Olive Gill; her sister, Billie Simmons Kavanay; two brothers, Danny Simmons and Pat Simmons; a very special niece, Patricia Morrell Simmons, and nephew, Claude Morrell; several great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins; and a very special friend, Tom Medlin.
Earl Lenoir Jr.
Earl Lenoir Jr., 58, of Tylertown, peacefully transitioned from this earthly life to eternal life March 13, 2022, at Southwest Regional Medical Center.
Visitation is 11 a.m. Saturday at Craft-Dillon-Ginn Funeral Chapel in Tylertown until services at 1. Burial will follow in the Lenoir Cemetery in Tylertown.
Mr. Lenoir was born Jan. 27, 1964, in Walthall County to Mr. Earl Lenoir Sr. and Ms. Ida Lenoir.
Condolences may be left at www.craftfuneralhome. org.
Georgia Carter
Georgia Mae Carter, 59, of McComb departed this earthly life March 9, 2022, at her residence surrounded by those she loved.
Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Peoples Undertaking Co. Services are noon Saturday at Emmanuel Church, 905 Park Dr., McComb, with the Rev. Mark Gordon officiating. Burial is in Richmond Cemetery, Magnolia.
Georgia Mae Carter was born Sept. 29, 1962, in Gillsburg to the late Zach and Mary Carter. She joined Mt. Carman Church of God in Christ where she was a member for years. She later became a witness. Her love and faith for God carried her this far.
She survived colon cancer and liver cancer over two-plus years. She never let her diagnosis get her down or stop her. She was always in the kitchen cooking. She opened her home to everyone. Her home is where the family gathered for every function.
Georgia was full of genuine love. Love is God’s greatest gift and she gave and showed love. She was a babysitter for many, she raised so many of her nieces, nephews, and and the children of people that she knew. She was loved by so many. Cooking and children were a love of hers.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Billy Earl Carter, and Willie Carter; and one sister, Laverne Carter.
She leaves to cherish her memories her son, Tyrell Carter; two brothers, Timothy Carter of McComb and Eddie (Vickie) Carter of Jayess; five sisters, Jennie White, Sinda Carter, Qutens Carter, Sylvia (Parrish) Tobias all of McComb, and Mable (Charles) Coleman of Summit; one special niece, Natarche (Stanley) Bennett; two special nephews, Derek (Lisa) Carter and Chauncey (Lisa) Carter; 10 other nieces and nephews that she held dear to her heart; special godchildren that she raised; and a host of great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles; and three special friends, LaJulla Dillon, Sister Waters, and Sister Etta.
Condolences can be shared at www.peoplesundertakingcompanyinc.com
People’s Undertaking Co., (601) 684-3131
Hilda Marshall
Hilda Marshall, 70, of Smyrna, Tenn., died March 13, 2022, at TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center following a lengthy illness.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Young’s Funeral Home Chapel in Summit. Burial is in Mt. Vernon Church Cemetery.
