Obituaries 11-11-2021

CHRISTOPHER JAY KEANE

Dec. 8, 1988-Nov. 6, 2021

Funeral services with military honors for Christopher Jay Keane, 32, of Waynesboro, will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 from the Chapel of Freeman Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5-7p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 from the Parlor of Freeman Funeral Home.

Following the funeral service, interment will take place at Winchester United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Born on Thursday, Dec. 8, 1988 in San Angelo, Texas, to Paul and Doris Keane, he was a Veteran, serving two tours of duty in Iraq while in the Mississippi Army National Guard, serving with the 114th 2nd Artillery Battalion. He reached the rank of Staff Sergeant and was posthumously promoted to First Sergeant. He was about to enter his 13th year of service in the Guard when he died.

A 2007 graduate of Wayne County High School, he was a starter on the 2006 War Eagle football team that went undefeated and won the Class 4A State Championship.

He died on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 at his residence.

He is survived by his parents, Paul and Doris Keane of Waynesboro; his sister and brother-in-law, Kelly and Will Taylor of Progress; his brother and his fiance, Steven Keane and Madison McReynolds of Hattiesburg; his maternal grandmother, Mary Ann Addison of Strafford, Mo.; his maternal grandmother, Melissa Keane of Dallas, Texas; his paternal grandfather and his spouse, Joseph F. and Carol Keane, Jr., of Kansas City, Mo.; his nephews, William Lawrence Taylor III and Henry Louis Taylor, both of Progress; his niece, Loralei Katherine Taylor of Progress; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends who were truly family to him.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Martin J. Addison.

Pallbearers will be members of the unit that he served in.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials in his honor be made to the WCHS Football Booster Club, Wayne County High School, 1325 Azalea Dr.; or to the United Service Organization (uso.org).

An online guestbook can be signed at www.freemanfh.com.

Freeman Funeral Home of Waynesboro is in charge of arrangements.

FLOYD HENRY WARREN

July 26, 1960-Oct. 31, 2021

Funeral services for Floyd Henry Warren, 61, of Waynesboro, will be at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021 from Chapel Hill Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 12-7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 from the Chapel of Turner Funeral Home. Masks must be worn and hand sanitizer will be provided upon entry.

Following the funeral service, interment will take place at Waynesboro Cemetery.

Born on July 26, 1960, he was employed with Deep Well.

He died on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021 at Wayne General Hospital.

An online guest registry can be signed at turnerfuneralhomems.com.

Turner Funeral Home of Waynesboro was in charge of arrangements.

JOE CARL NEWBURN, SR.

April 9, 1958-Nov. 2, 2021

A Memorial Service for Joe Carl Newburn, Sr., 63, of Waynesboro, will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021 from New Hope Methodist Church in Waynesboro.

Born in Laurel on Wednesday, April 9, 1958 to Voyde Newburn, Sr., and Martha Louise Newburn, he worked as a Self-Employed Contractor.

He died on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 at his residence.

He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Joe Carl and Paula Newburn, Jr., of Richlands, N.C.; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Shannon Newburn of Jacksonville, N.C., Terri and Allen Raines of Oriental, N.C., and Crystal and John Stone of Havelock, N.C.; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Patricia and Roger Malone and Christy Newburn, all of Waynesboro; 11 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and an uncle, Tilmon Pope of Gulfport.

He was preceded in death by his father, Voyde Newburn, Sr.; his mother, Martha Louise Newburn; and a great-grandson, Emerson Tucker.

An online guestbook can be signed at www.freemanfh.com.

Freeman Funeral Home of Waynesboro is in charge of arrangements.

NOLAN A. BONNER

Sept. 19, 1932-May 10, 2019

A memorial service for Nolan A. Bonner, 86, will be conducted from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021 from the Family Life Center at Calvary Baptist Church.

Graveside burial will follow at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021 from Mt. Zion Cemetery in Buckatunna.

Born on Sept. 19, 1932, he died on Monday, May 10, 2019.

He is survived by his loving wife, Roberta Bonner; two sons, Randal Bonner and Paul Bonner; a brother, Forrest A. Bonner; four grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and a step-great-grandson.

SUZONNE DAIL

July 15, 1965-Nov. 8, 2021

Funeral services for Suzonne Dail, 56, of Shubuta, were conducted on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 from the Chapel of Freeman Funeral, with Rev. Tommy Davis officiating.

Interment followed at Yellow Creek Cemetery in Wayne County.

Born in Waynesboro on Thursday, July 15, 1965 to Samuel T. Jordan and Flossie Jordan, she was a member of Eucutta Independent Church. She was a Homemaker.

She died on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 at Forrest General Hospital.

She is survived by her husband, Kevin Dail; her son and daughter-in-law, Justin and Krysten Dail of Shubuta; her daughter and son-in-law, Amber and Brece Daniels of Shubuta; her brother and sister-in-law, Thomas and Diana Jordan of Waynesboro; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Charlotte and Robert Grindstaff, Sammie and Alton Cason and Shirley Giles, all of Waynesboro; and six grandchildren and their respective spouses, Sawyer and Marlee Jordan, Corteland Stanbro, Ava Stanbro, Laicyn Daniels, Kadence Heard and Jacen Heard.

She was preceded in death by her father, Samuel T. Jordan; and her mother, Flossie Jordan.

An online guestbook can be signed at www.freemanfh.com.

Freeman Funeral Home of Wayneboro was in charge of arrangements.

GEORGE C. WARREN

July 13, 1952-Nov. 7, 2021

Graveside services for George C. Warren, 69, of Waynesboro, were conducted on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 from Waynesboro Cemetery, with Rev. Jonny Edward officiating.

Born on July 13, 1952, he died on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021 at Wayne General Hospital.

He is survived by two sons, Derrick Jones and Calvin Jones; a stepdaughter, Cynthia Jones Jordan; eight siblings, Betty Pope, Ronald Nelson, Larry Warren, Cathy Warren, Hazel Chambers, Jessica Poole, Robert G. Warren and Devon Warren; and eight grandchildren.

McDonald and Sons Funeral Home of Waynesboro was in charge of arrangements.

JUSTIN CORNELIUS BOLTON

Jan. 7, 1992-Oct. 29, 2021

Funeral services for Justin Cornelius Bolton, 29, of Citronelle, Ala., were conducted on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021 from Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Richton, with Pastor Richard Woullard officiating.

Interment followed at the church cemetery.

Born on Jan. 7, 1992, he was a Class A Electrician with Ingalls Shipbuilding. He served in the United States Air Force, earning the rank of Senior Airman (SRA).

He died on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 in Mobile, Ala.

He is survived by his wife, Ronae Bolton of Citronelle; two sons, Jayden Rains and Raylon Bolton, both of Citronelle; a daughter, Justice Bolton of Citronelle; eight brothers and two sisters-in-law, Zachery and Merykah Palacio Bolton of Fort Worth, Texas, Timothy Moore of Chicago, Ill., Kylin Bolton, Overton Moore and Rev. William Moore of Hintonville, Johnny C. Parimon of Benndale, Chris and Miosha Bolton of Pascagoula and Terrance Bolton of New York; five sisters and two brothers-in-law, Carleshia Bolton of Beaumont, Caitlyn Bolton of Starkville, Catherine and Rico Lockhart of Houston, Texas, Sandra James and Shronda and Kevin Snagg of New York; his mother and her spouse, Tina and Gary Bolton of Hintonville; his father and his spouse, Johnny and Essie Mae Bolton of Beaumont; his mother-in-law, Rosa Kirkwood; and his grandmother, Ellaphine Moore of Richton.

An online guest registry can be signed at turnerfuneralhomems.com.

Turner Funeral Home of Beaumont was in charge of arrangements.

ERNESTINE ROBINSON

Dec. 5, 1936-Oct. 24, 2021

Funeral services for Ernestine Robinson, 84, of Mobile, Ala., and formerly of Waynesboro, were conducted on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 from Harvest Church in Mobile, with Pastor Carl E. Brown, Pastor Richard Benson and Pastor Kevin Cooley officiating.

Interment followed at Whispering Pines Cemetery in Eight Mile, Ala.

Born on Dec. 5, 1936, she was retired as a Domestic Worker. She was a Nursery Volunteer at Harvest Church and a Girl Scouts Volunteer.

She died on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021 at Ashland Place in Mobile.

She is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law, John Earl and Linda Turner of Waynesboro, Allen Earl and Linda Robinson of Cecil, Ga., Raymael and Margaret West of Mobile and NAthan and Wanda Whigham of Pascagoula; four sisters, Berthan McCants of Mobile, Bettie Jean Lee of Chicago, Ill., and Bobbie Matthews and Shelia Ruth Robinson, both of Sandusky, Ohio; 16 grandchildren and their respective spouses, Chelsea and Vincent Jones and Jay'Nee Robinson, all of Mount Juliet, Tenn., Natikia and Leland Robinson-Bunn of Mobile, Renee Rankin of Waynesboro, Carlos and Tamekia Rankin, Sr., of McDonough, Ga., Alicia Robinson, Michael Roberts and Dr. Patrice and Ricardo Brown of Centennial, Colo., Talia and Davis Johnson, Courtney and Bray Nickles, Angela West, Heidi West, Willis West and Octavia Sutton, all of Mobile; and Melissa Whigham of New Orleans, La.; 17 great-grandchildren and 22 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter, six brothers and four sisters.

Legacy Funeral Home of Mobile was in charge of arrangements.

ARTHER RAY COE

Feb. 10, 1938-Nov. 1, 2021

A Celebration of Life for Arther Ray Coe, 83, of Waynesboro, was conducted on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021 from the Chapel of Freeman Funeral Home, with Rev. Tommy Davis officiating.

Interment followed at Serenity Gardens Cemetery.

Born in Waynesboro on Thursday, Feb. 10, 1938 to Charles Coe and Mattie Coe, he was a member of Southern Methodist Church of Waynesboro, He had worked as a Supervisor with Mobile Area Water and Sewer System (MAWSS).

He died on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 at Wayne General Hospital.

He is survived by his wife, Pamela M. Coe of Waynesboro; two sons, Charles Arthur Coe of Leakesville and Jarvis Wade "Critter" Coe of Waynesboro; two daughters, Gloria Uber of Conyers, Ga., and Palm Blalock of Sulligent, Ala.; two stepsons and their respective spouses, Shane Andrews and Jason and Melissa Andrews, all of Waynesboro; a sister-in-law, Maxine Willkins; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Coe; his mother, Mattie Coe; a son, David Anthony Coe; and a daughter, Beverly Coe Taite.

An online guestbook can be signed at www.freemanfh.com.

Freeman Funeral Home of Waynesboro was in charge of arrangements.

ALFREDA RICHEY

Aug. 4, 1969-Oct. 25, 2021

Funeral services for Alfreda Richey, 52, of Waynesboro, were conducted on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 from Waynesboro City Auditorium, with Elder Lawrence Lynch officiating.

Interment followed at Bethlehem Cemetery in Shubuta.

Born on Aug. 4, 1969, she was former CNA and Cashier.

She died on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 at Merit Health in Jackson.

She is survived by her husband, Adrian Richey of Waynesboro; two sons, Adrian Richey, Jr., and Alexander Lacey, both of Waynesboro; two daughters, Lameka McCann and Whitney West, both of Waynesboro; six brothers and two sisters-in-law, Frankie McCann, Louis and Dessie Nobles, Henry "Hank" McCann, Willie McCann, James "Yogi" McCann and James and Jimmie McCann; a sister and brother-in-law, Lakesia and Glen Terrell; five grandchildren, Shmyricah McCann, Reagan McCann, Taylor Howell, Alexius Anderson and Legend Lacey; and her mother, Mary Tillis.

She was preceded in death by her father, two sisters and three brothers.

An online guest registry can be signed at turnerfuneralhomems.com.

Turner Funeral Home of Waynesboro was in charge of arrangements.

DAISY LEE JORDAN BLAKLEY

June 15, 1949-Oct. 23, 2021

Funeral services for Daisy Lee Jordan Blakley, 72, of Waynesboro, were conducted on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021 from Holly Bush Missionary Baptist Church, with Pastor James Ayers, Sr., officiating.

Interment followed at New West Cemetery.

Born on June 15, 1949, she was a former Cook at Roundtable Restaurant and Hardee's. A member of Holly Bush Missionary Baptist Church, she was a Mission Board member, a Choir Member, a Youth Director and a member of Red Circle.

She died on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 at Wayne General Hospital.

She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Dwayne and Sheba Jordan and Cornell and Kayla Blakley, all of Waynesboro; her daughter, Joyce Jorda of Waynesboro; 10 grandchildren and an aunt, Sarah Marzella Hundley-Howard.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, two brothers and a niece.

An online guest registry can be signed at turnerfuneralhomems.com.

Turner Funeral Home of Waynesboro is in charge of arrangements.

KATHY ELAINE JORDAN-PETTUS

Feb. 27, 1960-OCt. 20, 2021

Funeral services for Kathy Elaine Jordan-Pettus, 61, of Marietta, Ga., and formerly of Waynesboro, were conducted on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021 from St.Luke Missionary Baptist Church, with Rev. William K. Jones and Rev. Donald Miller officiating.

Interment followed at the Jordan Family Cemetery in Waynesboro.

Born on Feb. 27, 1960, she was an Executive Recruiter with Kelly Services.

She died on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021 at her residence.

She is survived by her husband, Ronnie Dell Pettus of Marietta; her son and daughter-in-law, Jarian and Latonya Pettus of Jackson; two daughters and a son-in-law, Shahonte Jordan of Marietta and Jerrika K. and Anthony Walker Jones of Madison, Ala.; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Woody Herman and Cherly Jordna, Sr., of Richland and Terry Joseph Jordan, Sr., of Waynesboro; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Dorothy Jean Jordan Howard of Waynesboro, Linda Ruth Jordan and William K. Jones of Saint Marys, Ga., and Brenda Faye and James A. Jordan-Chapman of Mansfield, Texas; four grandchildren, Anastasia, Jeremy David, Angelina and Josephine Walker; and a sister-in-law and her spouse, Priscilla M. and Curtis Jordan of Jackson.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and a sister.

An online guest registry can be signed at turnerfuneralhomems.com.

Turner Funeral Home of Waynesboro is in charge of arrangements.

KEVIN LAMAR "PREACHER" SMITH

May 6, 1978-Oct. 21, 2021

Funeral services for Kevin Lamar "Preacher" Smith, 43, of Waynesboro, were conducted on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021 from New Vision Baptist Church, with Rev. Rayford Matthews officiating.

Interment followed at Sandfield Cemetery.

Born on May 6, 1978, he was a Truck Drvier.

He died on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021 at Wayne General Hospital.

He is survived by his wife, Kimberly Smith; six sons, Lamarcus Smith, Jamarious Smith, Montrell Harris, Akyline Dear, Bryson Harrison and DaMarlo Glover; five daughters, Quinnasia Estes, Asianna Harris, Bobbie-on Sha Glover, Kymbrazha Glover and Thorntinea Glover; four brothers and three sisters-in-law, Anthony and Dionne Smith, Fred and Angie Smith and Aubrey and Unitha Smith, all of Waynesboro, and Gene Dillin of Mobile, Ala.; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Lisa and Jermaine Leggins of Gulfport, Eleanor and Luther Woullard of D'Iberville and Venicia and Josef of Mobile; a special grandchild, Lakyn of Waynesboro; his mother and her spouse, Dorothy and Robert Henry; and two godchildren, Decarlon Shaw and ShyKeriah Perkins.

He was preceded in death by his father, his maternal and paternal grandparents, a niece, his mother-in-law, a brother-in-law and a cousin.

An online guest registry can be signed at turnerfuneralhomems.com.

Turner Funeral Home of Waynesboro is in charge of arrangements.

TERRY J. "T.J." DYESS

Aug. 2, 1954-Sept. 16, 2021

Graveside services for Terry J. "T.J." Dyess, 67, of Laurel, were conducted on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 from Davenport Cemetery in Shubuta, with Superintendent Tom McCann officiating.

Born on Aug. 2, 1954, he was a United States Marines Corps Veteran.

He died on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg.

He is survived by his daughter, and son-in-law, Judy and Elijah Horne; his mother, Hazel Nobles; and a host of brothers, sisters and grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father, a sister and a brother.

An online guest registry can be signed at turnerfuneralhomems.com.

Turner Funeral Home of Waynesboro is in charge of arrangements.