Barbara Rose “Bobbie” Burrow, 76, of Purvis died Sept. 27, 2020. Moore Funeral Service is handling arrangements.
Patricia Nicholson Edwards, 79, of Purvis died Sept. 25, 2020. Burial is in Richburg Baptist Church Cemetery, and Moore Funeral Service is handling arrangements.
Frances Fay Gipson, 85, of Lumberton died Sept. 18, 2020. Burial is in Caney Baptist Church Cemetery in Lumberton, and Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Larry Myers, 73, of Hattiesburg died Sept. 26, 2020. Forrest Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Doris Walker Thrash, 91, of Hattiesburg died Sept. 23, 2020. Burial is in Highland Cemetery in Hattiesburg, and Moore Funeral Service is handling arrangements.
Billie Jean Little Williams, 92, of Hattiesburg died Sept. 24, 2020. Burial is in Roseland Park Cemetery, and Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Mary Myrick Yeager, 81, of Petal died Sept. 25, 2020. Burial is in Hillcrest Cemetery in Petal, and Moore Funeral Service is handling arrangements.
Adeline Virginia Strasburg Yelverton, 94, of Hattiesburg died Sept. 20, 2020. Burial is in Bay Springs Cemetery, and Moore Funeral Service is handling arrangements.
Harvey Dean Taylor, 75, formerly of Hattiesburg, passed away at St. Thomas Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, Oct. 2 at 11:30 a.m. at Richburg Baptist Church with interment to follow in Richburg Cemetery. Mr. Taylor was a member of Richburg Baptist Church.
He was a paint contractor for over 25 years. He was an avid outdoorsman.
He loved deer hunting, turkey hunting and fishing, and he was a founding member of the Mississippi Wild Turkey Federation.
He had a great love for his family, especially his grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harvey B. Taylor and Ellie Mae Mullen Taylor; and two brothers, Earl L. Taylor and Tommy Ray Taylor.
He is survived by his wife, Diane Cole Taylor of Woodbury, Tennessee; his daughter, Deanna (Michael) Evans of Lascassas, Tennessee; his stepchildren, Tamara (Brad) Ingram of Hattiesburg, Douglas Cole of Purvis and Karen (Ramon) Toralba of Bangkok, Thailand; his grandchildren, Conner Ingram, Caleb Evans, Taylor Evans and Lali Toralba; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation services will be Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Hattiesburg Chapel of Moore Funeral Home.
Dr. Keith Melancon died Sept. 28, 2020, and his colleagues at Southern Bone & Joint Specialists, P.A., join with his family in mourning the loss.
Melancon was one of four physicians who recognized the need for Mississippi’s first comprehensive musculoskeletal center, and in 1998, helped make that idea a reality. As they designed the 57,000-square-foot building, Melancon was the only one who said it should be bigger. As soon as the group moved in, they said he was right. SBJ is now the largest private orthopaedic group in the state. Melancon was a visionary and had a keen business mind as well as being an excellent orthopaedic surgeon.
Melancon prayed in medical school, “God, if you will get me through this, I will see anyone you send my way.” He kept that promise. Some days he worked from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and if you asked him if he could add a patient, he always said, “Yes.” His patients loved him and gave him vegetables, jelly, cakes and even a rooster. He would see someone limping at the local hardware store, and he’d tell the person to come see him even if they couldn’t pay. He had the gift of making anyone he was talking to feel like they were the most important person in the world. He was the life of the party and he never missed a party, and SBJ has some of the best costume parties.
Melancon walked on to the LSU football team where he was an offensive lineman. He had many great plays that have been documented in sports history. His sons followed him and played for LA Tech and USM.
He received his bachelor’s and medical degrees from Louisiana State University. He completed orthopaedic residency training at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He was a past president of the Mississippi Orthopaedic Society.
Melancon was a department of orthopaedics assistant professor at LSU Medical School in New Orleans. He served as chief medical officer for LSU Healthcare Network. He was named Louisiana’s Top Doctors in 2012 and 2013. He was Clinical Instructor of the Year 2012 by LSU Department of Family Medicine. He received Top 40 Under 40 Mississippi Business Journal in 2003.
Melancon is survived by his wife Susan; children Drew, Dalton, Ayme and Zachary; his mother Jackie Melancon who was SBJ’s patient advocate for 18 years; his sisters, Julie Falla, who is an SBJ occupational therapist, and Dawn Theriot; two brothers, Dr. Eric Melancon and David Melancon, several nieces and nephews.
