David Lawrence Flynt
53, of Oak Grove
David Lawrence Flynt, 53, of Oak Grove; died Aug. 3, 2020; born to Larry Wilson and O. Elaine Bilbo Flynt; owner of HI-LITE; husband to Kimberly M. Craven; burial in Coaltown Cemetery in Purvis.
Diane Davis Howell
76, of Hattiesburg
Diane Davis Howell, 76, of Hattiesburg; died July 29, 2020; born in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 3, 1944, to Homer and Kate Davis; wife to Donald Ray Howell; mother of Stephen Scott Howell.
Elgin Jones
80, of Purvis
Elgin Jones, 80, of Purvis; died July 27, 2020, at Lamar Health and Rehab; born to Wilmer and Dolly Jones; veteran of the U.S. Air Force and 32nd degree mason; father of John Jones of Purvis.
Leigh Walker King
50, of Purvis
Leigh Walker King, 50, of Purvis; died July 29, 2020, at his residence; born to Wayne and Brenda King; retired from Reintjes Services of Mobile, Alabama; father of Kameron King, Jayleigh King and Makena King.
Billy Ray “BR” Logan
65, of Petal
Billy Ray “BR” Logan, 65, of Petal; died July 30, 2020, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg; born to Willard Dempsey and Jewel Evelyn Logan; carpenter and painter; burial in Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery in Collins.
Mary K. “Kat” Lomas
89, of Hattiesburg
Mary K. “Kat” Lomas, 89, of Hattiesburg; died Aug. 3, 2020; retired school bus driver; mother of Marcus Lomas of Lafayette, Louisiana, James Lomas of Lawrenceville, Tennessee, Frank Lomas of Petal and Davis Lomas of Hattiesburg.
Howard Rainey
77, of Petal
Howard Rainey, 77, of Petal; died Aug. 2, 2020, at his residence; born to Howard and Pauline Rainey; member of First Baptist Church of Runnelstown and retired car dealer; husband to Donna Rainey; father of Curtis Rainey and Cindy Graves, both of Petal; burial in Runnelstown Cemetery.
Arthur “Sonny” Sewell
84, of Hattiesburg
Arthur “Sonny” Sewell, 84, of Hattiesburg; died Aug. 3, 2020, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg; born to William Arthur and Willie Mae Sewell; veteran of the U.S. Army and owner of Sewell Floor Service; husband of 61 years to Eloise Sewell; father of James Sewell of Hattiesburg, Tina Louise Sullivan of Runnelstown, Regina Diane Trest of Petal and Sandra Kay Hollingsworth of Mt. Olive; burial in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Annie Lane Stuart
78, of Hattiesburg
Annie Lane Stuart, 78, of Hattiesburg; died July 31, 2020, at Merit Health Wesley in Hattiesburg; wife of J.T. Stuart; mother of Jeff Davis of Hattiesburg.
Frank E. “Ed” Weldon III
89, of Hattiesburg
Frank E. “Ed” Weldon III, 89, of Hattiesburg; died July 27, 2020, at his residence; born in Plainfield, New Jersey, on April 29, 1931, to Frank Edwin Weldon Jr. and Mildred Hand Weldon; retired college professor; husband to Erlene White Weldon; father of Tamara Bacon of Black Mountain, North Carolina, and Frank “Win” Weldon IV of Knoxville, Tennessee.
