Joseph Michael “Mike” Allbritton, Jr. (80), of Hattiesburg, passed away on November 18, 2024. Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Eugenia Carleton Baucum (88) passed away on November 22, 2024. Moore Funeral Service handled arrangements.
Georgia Elizabeth “Betty” Brockman (94), of Hattiesburg, passed away on November 19, 2024. Burial is in Roseland Park Cemetery, and Moore Funeral Service handled arrangements.
Nicholas Mack Davis (27), of Sumrall, passed away on November 24, 2024. Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Mildred “Millie” DePoy DeLooze (98), of Hattiesburg, passed away on November 21, 2024. A visitation will be held from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 30 at Moore Hattiesburg Chapel, with a service to follow.
Bobbie Jo Graham (56), of Purvis, passed away on November 22, 2204. Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Mary Anne Spillman Huff (87) passed away on November 20, 2024. Burial is in Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church Cemetery, and Moore Funeral Service handled arrangements.
Janice Johnson (59), of Hattiesburg, passed away on November 21, 2024. Burial will be in South Hill Cemetery, and Forrest Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Darell Gene Ladd (73), of Hattiesburg, passed away on November 18, 2024. Burial is in Highland Cemetery, and Moore Funeral Service handled arrangements.
Doris Sue Mixon (85), of Hattiesburg, passed away on November 19, 2024. Burial is in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, and Moore Funeral Service handled arrangements.
Tina Saucier (69) passed away on November 17, 2024. Trinity Funeral Services handled arrangements.
Chung Suk “Suki” Tindall (69) passed away on November 21, 2024. A visitation will be held from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. on Friday, December 6 at Hattiesburg Korean Presbyterian Church, with a service to follow. Burial will be in Caney Baptist Church Cemetery, and Moore Funeral Service is handling arrangements.
Dr. Karen Marguerite Yarbrough (86), of Hattiesburg, passed away on November 21, 2024. Burial is in Highland Cemetery, and Moore Funeral Service handled arrangements.
Philip David Hearn, an award-winning Mississippi journalist and higher education public affairs editor and writer, died Nov. 18 in Clinton. He was 80.
A graveside service will be held Monday, Dec. 2 at 1:00 p.m. at Hickory Grove Cemetery in Laurel.
A native of Laurel, Hearn graduated from Laurel’s former George S. Gardiner High School in 1962, where he was a member of its undefeated 1961 Big 8 Conference champion football team. He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1966 and a master’s degree in public relations in 1987, both from the University of Southern Mississippi. Before joining the USM University Relations staff as news director in 1984, he worked at Mississippi newspapers as a reporter and editor, including at the Meridian Star, Hattiesburg American, Clarion Ledger and the Greenwood Commonwealth, as well as with the former United Press International bureau in Jackson. At USM, he earned multiple awards for his work from the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi during his career at the school. He also worked as a research writer from 2003-2006 at Mississippi State University’s Office of Public Affairs.
Hearn served his state and country for 20 years as a member of the Mississippi Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve, earning the ranks of first sergeant and first lieutenant. He was awarded the Mississippi Army National Guard’s Magnolia Medal, which honors Mississippi National Guard members for exceptional service or accomplishments; the Army Commendation Medal; and the Department of Defense’s Thomas Jefferson Award for feature writing in his work as a military public affairs officer.
In 2004, University Press of Mississippi published Hearn’s book Hurricane Camille: Monster Storm of the Gulf Coast. His writing has also been featured in Army Reserve magazine and Vietnam Magazine, among other publications.
Hearn is survived by his daughter, Kathy Hearn, and a sister, Bobbie Ruth Hearn. He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert Barto and Irma Estelle Hearn, and siblings Irma Gay Hearn and Jerrod Frederic Hearn.
