Jimmie “Guy” Anderson Jr.
44, of Brooklyn
Jimmie “Guy” Anderson Jr., 44, of Brooklyn; died July 14, 2020, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg; born to Jimmie and Edith Anderson; husband of Sheila Anderson; father of Lacresha Herrin, Jason Anderson, Allyson McNeese, Tyler Nowell, Caleb Nowell, Matthew Anderson, Brayden Anderson and Edith Anderson.
Melita Jane Andrews
81, of Petal
Melita Jane Andrews, 81, of Petal; died July 14, 2020; born to Manuel and Edwina Overstreet; retired after 35 years as medical records director at Southern Bone and Joint Specialists in Hattiesburg; mother of Daniel Lott of Picayune; burial in Roseland Park Cemetery.
Robbie Hutson Buckhalter
80, of Hattiesburg
Robbie Hutson Buckhalter, 80, of Hattiesburg; died July 18, 2020, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg; born in Columbia on Aug. 6, 1939, to Alvin and May Hutson; mother of Renee McLaughlin, Hurston Buckhalter, Rebecca Pascale, Jason Buckhalter, Triston Buckhalter, Huey Buckhalter and Trevor Buckhalter; burial in Grantham Cemetery.
Mack D. Burch Sr.
97, of Petal
Mack D. Burch Sr., 97, of Petal; died July 16, 2020, at his residence; born to Joe and Sallie Burch; U.S. Army veteran of World War II and retired cattle farmer; husband of Lucille Burch; father of Donald Burch of Petal, Kenneth Burch of Magee, Don Burch of Augusta, Georgia, Eddie Burch of Hiram, Georgia, Mack Burch Jr. of Hattiesburg and Joe Burch of Fortson, Georgia; burial in Highland Cemetery.
Janice Clifton
73, of Hattiesburg
Janice Clifton, 73, of Hattiesburg; died July 18, 2020, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg; born to Bill Harrell and Lillian Sellers; member of Providence Baptist Church; wife of Roy Clinton; mother of Cynthia Phillips of Seminary, Kathy Stanford of Hattiesburg and Greg Clinton of the Dixie community; burial in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery.
Patricia B. Downs
89, of Hattiesburg
Patricia B. Downs, 89, of Hattiesburg; died July 13, 2020, at Asbury Hospice House in Hattiesburg; born to Millard and Anne Brown; member of Parkway United Methodist Church; mother of David Downs and Marc Downs of Hattiesburg and Cynthia McCarter of Purvis; burial in Chambliss Cemetery.
Jacquie Jo Forrester
91, of Hattiesburg
Jacquie Jo Forrester, 91, of Hattiesburg; died July 12, 2020; born in Frederick, Oklahoma, to Reed and Lois Faye Cooter on May 30, 1929; retired from the loan and retail banking business; mother of Janet Lee Brummett of Quitaque, Texas, Jim Forrester of Pace, Florida, Jeffery Forrester of Conway, Arkansas, Jay Forrester and Joanna Williamson of Hattiesburg, Jennifer Knight of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, John Forrester and Jeanne Carlone of Jupiter, Florida, Jerald Forrester of Birmingham, Alabama, and Jamie Forrester of Daphne, Alabama.
Craig Thomas Glohs
56, of Purvis
Craig Thomas Glohs, 56, of Purvis; died July 19, 2020, at his residence; born to Karl and Mary Margaret Glohs; member of Petal Spiritual Life Center; husband of Kimberly Chambliss Glohs; burial in Hartfield Cemetery.
Elaine Hardison
83, of Purvis
Elaine Hardison, 83, of Purvis; died July 19, 2020; member of the Baptist faith; wife of Wiley Hardison; mother of Mike Lang of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Eric Lang of Nashville, Tennessee.
James Earl McMahon
80, of Purvis
James Earl McMahon, 80, of Purvis; died July 16, 2020; retired from ODECO, an oil company, after 34 years of service; husband of Carolyn June McMahon; father of Monica Phillips of Purvis.
John “Runtt” Stewart
53, of Sumrall
John “Runtt” Stewart, 53, of Sumrall; died July 14, 2020, at his residence; born to Bobby and Maude Stewart; logger for McQueen Timber Company; husband to Portia “Missy” Stewart; father of Ashley Stewart of Sumrall; burial in Lucas Cemetery.
Karen Conerly Singleton
75, of Hattiesburg
Karen Elizabeth Conerly Singleton, 75, of Hattiesburg; died July 17, 2020; born in McComb to Wentz and Doris McDaniel Conerly on Feb. 8, 1945; beloved mother and grandmother; wife of David Singleton; mother of Erin Eaton of Brandon and Courtney Fortenberry of Hattiesburg.
Cary S. McCoy Jr.
83, of Walters, Oklahoma
Cary S. McCoy Jr. was born July 11, 1937, in Hattiesburg and departed this life on July 15, 2020, in Lawton, Oklahoma, at the age of 83 years and four days.
Cary grew up in Petal, graduating from East Forrest High School in 1955. He went on to attend Mississippi Southern and later Mississippi State. He married Barbara Padgett of Washington, D.C., on March 7, 1958, in Hyattsville, Maryland. He spent most of his adult years as a research forester for Texas A&M and as a rural carrier for Hattiesburg Post Office.
Cary was an active part of a church wherever he was living. Fishing, hunting and reading were his hobbies.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Cary S. McCoy and Jessie (Parker) McCoy; and sister, Binnie Lee (McCoy) Mackenzie.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara McCoy of Walters, Oklahoma; sister, Sandra Bell of Clarksville, Tennessee; children, Cary and Jan McCoy of Walters, Kathy McCoy and Carolyn McCoy of Petal, and Ben McCoy of Edinburg, Texas; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Virginia and Donald Byrd of Savannah, Tennessee; grandchildren, Luke McCoy and fiancee Cheyanna Dorame of Port Orchard, Washington, Isaac McCoy of Petal, Robert and Jen McCoy of Columbus, Georgia, Megan McCoy of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Sarah McCoy of Walters; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial services were Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel in Walters with the Rev. Tony Christie officiating.
Memorial donations can be made to Samaritan’s Purse.
