All Obituaries

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 11:00 AM at St. Luke MB Church, with Rev. Donald E. Miller as the officiant. Interment will follow at Serenity Gardens, also in Waynesboro.    There will be a viewing period for Mrs. Powe Monday, January 30, 2023 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Turner Funeral Home, and Tuesday, January 31, 2023 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at St. Luke MB Church. 

Thomas Lenworth Mayo (T-Bird), 80 years of age, went home to be with the Lord on January 24, 2023 at Bedford Care Center in Petal, MS.  He was born in Richton, MS to the union of Tommy and Mildred (nee Powe) Mayo. He was employed as a  logger all his life and loved talking about it. MR. MAYO had many interests.  They were:  fishing, hunting, dirt-track racing, old cars, and telling stories about his logging days.  He also loved to mess with people and...

MR. HERBERT MOODY, JR. was born in Clarke County, MS on October 18, 1938 to the union of the late Mr. Herbert Moody, Sr. and Mollie B. (nee Shanks) Moody. He liked to hunt and fish and read his Bible everyday. He was a self employed concrete finisher. He transitioned January 21, 2023 at Wayne General Hospital.    “Snap,” as he was commonly known, is survived by his wife, Margaret Moody; two children:  Jacque Moody of Starkville, MS and Shelton Moody of the DeSoto...

23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my...

Mr. Lessie Lamar (Kenny Ray) Kirksey was born on October 22, 1971 to the late Ms. Alice Kirksey and the late Mr. Ellis Thomas of Waynesboro, MS.  He was also raised by Veronica Shanks. He departed his earthly life on January 12, 2023 in Waynesboro, MS. At an early age, he joined St. Luke Methodist Church in Matherville, MS. He loved his family, his children, and grandchildren.    He leaves to cherish his sweet memories his loving fiancée, Sherry Everett; his...

“Flowers grow in heaven, but you cannot pick them.   God will place His flowers, but no one can place them but The Everlasting King, Our God.  You have left us, now God has you for eternity.  You supplied us with a treasure chest of memories that will never fade…” MRS. MARY LOUISE (nee COOLEY) CAVER was born March 28, 1943 at Jones County Community Hospital in Laurel to the late Harbor “Monk” and Phoebe (nee Dean) Cooley. As a teen,...

ISAIAH 41:10- “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Shenika Lynett Thompson, also known as “Niki,” 46, of Norcross, GA, was called home to God on January 6, 2023 at 1:15 AM. Shenika was born on July 31, 1976 to the late Carrie Lou Dixon Thompson and Douglas Thompson in Laurel, MS. She was a kind hearted and loving mother, daughter, sister, and...

MRS. LESSIE MAE  “Minnie” DENNIS passed away in the comfort of her home on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 at the age of 80. LESSIE was born on December 17, 1942 in Langsdale, MS to the late Mary (nee Kirksey) Clark and Verdie Clark, Sr.  The eldest daughter of ten children, LESSIE attended Mt. Levy Elementary School in Matherville, MS and graduated from Shirley Owens High School in Quitman, MS. Lessie Mae married the late Samuel L. Dennis and relocated with him to...

“This is God’s world, we aren’t going to worry about anything, right?” -one of Mrs. Mamie Turner’s favorite quotes.  [25] I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.-Psalm 37:25  (one of Mrs. Turner’s favorite Bible verses) MRS. MAMIE RUTH TURNER was born in Quitman, MS to the union of the late Mr. Houston Jones and Mrs. Emma (nee Pugh) Jones.  She married Pernellus Turner and...

Mrs. Rhadie M. Haynes was born August 3, 1934 and succumbed on December 30,2022. She was born to a single mother,  Mrs. Annie Whitfield Ellebee. Her stepfather Jack Ellebee stepped in and helped to rear her as his own daughter. She was a resident of Waynesboro until moving to Albany, NY in 1990. Rhadie was very poetic; she loved cooking, and was an exercise fanatic at the YMCA which she attended daily until her health started failing her.  Rhadie was a friendly, loving,...