Enterprise-Journal

Joyce Terrell Kenna, age 97, died peacefully Thursday, June 23, 2022, at NHC Healthcare Oak Ridge. Mrs. Kenna was born in Lawrence County, MS on January 25, 1925, to Marshall Lee Terrell & Mary Mildred (Gunnell) Terrell. Following her mother's sudden death at age 31, Mrs. Kenna was raised by her Aunt Frances Idella (Terrell) Godbold & Uncle Charles Beam Godbold, in Summit, MS. Mrs. Kenna was a 1943 graduate of Summit High School. Following graduation, she attended Draughn's Business School in Jackson, MS. As part of the war effort, she moved to Washington, DC and secured a secretarial position with the Pentagon until the end of World War II. On April 21, 1946, she married William...

Brenda Faye "Sissy" Hughes, of Petal passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022 at Merit Health Wesley Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Moore Petal Chapel. Visitation will be prior to the service from 1 p.m. until service time. Miss. Hughes was of the Baptist faith. She was tough, giving, and the glue that held her family together. She loved her family with everything she had, especially her children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, Prentiss Hughes; her mother, Florence Tyler; her brothers, Alfred Hughes and Glenn Hughes; and her nephew, Jimmy Dale Tyler, Jr. She is survived by her son, Brandon Hughes (Tania); her...

Sarah Frances Carr Lenoir, 80, of Ridgeland, MS died peacefully with her two daughters by her side on Friday, February 25, 2022 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Sarah was a longtime resident of the Jackson area where she and her husband, James, raised their family. Sarah, the daughter of Harold and Frankie Carr, was born and raised in McComb, MS. She retired from a long of career of teaching in 1992. She had a true love for teaching children of all ages. She began her career in1963 in the Greenville, MS Public School System. She then moved to McComb Public Schools. After relocating to Jackson, she took some time off to focus on raising her children and then returned to...

Caroline Lillian Russell (Carol), age 80, died after a brief illness on December 30th, 2021, at the Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo, MS. Carol is survived by two daughters and one son, Karoliene L. Oswalt (Johnny) of Blue Springs, MS., Gale L. Nicolai(Steven) of Navarre, Fl., and Christian A. Goepfert, of San Antonio, Tx.; six grandchildren; Matthew Ellis (Ashley), Erie, MI; Joshua Ellis, Oak Park, MI; Jesse Ellis, Mount Holly, NC; Steven Nicolai, Navarre, FL; Shawn Oswalt (Tabby), Nettleton, MS; Morgan Oswalt, Blue Springs, MS; and Zacary Oswalt, Starkville, MS.; six great grandchildren, Sara Oswalt and John Oswalt, Nettleton, MS.; Lillian, Lyndon, Lyeon and Liam Ellis, Erie, MI; her...

Mavis Walters Phelps, 89, died December, 29, 2021 at Rosewood Assisted Living in Tupelo, Ms., where she had been a resident for the three years. A graveside service celebrating her life will be held at 1:30 PM Today Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Magnolia Cemetery in Magnolia, Mississippi. Visitation will be 30 minutes before the service and afterwards. Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo (662 840 5000) is honored to be serving their friends. She was born April 10, 1932 in Magnolia, Ms., to the late Arthur and Dollie Fortenberry Walters. She graduated from Magnolia High School and married Talmadge Phelps Aug. 14, 1950. They were married for 62 years until his death in 2012. She was a...

William Carroll Marsalis, 84, passed away Friday November 19, 2021, after a lengthy struggle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Betty Jo Harrington Marsalis. Other survivors include their three children: Melody Marshall Price (Dr. David), of Buies Creek, NC; Peter Harrington Marsalis (Amy) of Pittsburgh, PA; and Christopher Anders Marsalis (Joyce) of Harriman, TN. He was the grandfather of five granddaughters: Lee Price, Mollie Cannady, Eden Marsalis, Reese Marsalis, and Halle Marsalis; one grandson: Marshall Price; and two great-grandchildren Temple and Palmer Cannady. Carroll was the youngest child of Earl Elijah and Nina Anders Marsalis of Liberty, Mississippi. He was...

Vicki Brill Swearingen, 66, passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at her residence in Petal. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 29, 2021 at the Petal Chapel of Moore Funeral Home. Vicki was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church. She was an insurance agent for more than twenty years with Colonial Life and Accident Insurance. In her spare time, she loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Kelsey Swearingen and her parents, Charles and Joyce Brill. She is survived by her daughter, Jenna (Danny) Upchurch of Petal; a brother, Rusty (Vicki) Brill of McComb, MS; three grandchildren, Haily Upchurch, Madelyn...

Jeanie Shanon Poole O'Shaughnessy, 57, died unexpectedly on September 7, 2021. Jeanie was born January 5, 1964, to Sandra Jean and Ted Poole in Natchez, MS. She was raised in Amite County, MS, and Tulsa, OK. Jeanie was passionate about and devoted to her family above all else. She had a fierce love for her husband and children, adoring the roles of wife and mother. She was always there and willing to do anything for each of them, telling them this frequently. She cultivated their love of learning and sense of adventure. She treasured home-cooked meals enjoyed around an impeccably set table with family and friends. She even mastered snow-skiing and scuba diving because her family loved these...

Clyde Marcus Moak, 84, of Summerville, husband of Gilma Henriquez Moak, passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at the Veterans Victory House. Family and friends are invited to attend his visitation on Monday, September 6, 2021 from 6 o'clock to 8 o'clock at James A. Dyal Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 11 o'clock at James A. Dyal Funeral Home Chapel. Burial to follow at Plantation Memorial Gardens 3345 S. Live Oak Dr. Moncks Corner, SC 29461. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Alzheimer Association. Clyde was born on December 25, 1936 in McComb, MS son of William and Alice Vaughn Moak. A Vietnam veteran, he served...

Peggy Joyce Britt Jones, 88, passed away on February 5, 2021 at her daughter's home in Opelousas, La. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at Johnston Chapel United Methodist Church in Summit, Ms. Rev. Dwayne Scoggins and Rev. Glenn Martin will officiate. Peggy was born on January 14, 1933 in Harperville, MS, the youngest of three daughters of Malcolm "Lyle" Britt and Joicy "Jake" Williamson Britt. She graduated as salutatorian from Harperville High School in 1950 and married her high school sweetheart, Billy Austin Jones (Bill), a few months after. They became parents of four children and Peggy was a stay-at-home mother the majority of the children's...

Coleman Funeral Home of Southaven Rosemary Simmons, 80, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto. Rosemary was born December 8, 1940, in Tylertown, MS. Miss Simmons was a longtime educator. She began her career in education as a faculty member in the Picayune Mississippi City School System before finding her home at Northwest Mississippi Community College (NWCC) in 1970. As a lover of the fine arts, she found her place teaching students to appreciate arts and was promoted to Director of the Fine Arts program in 1986, prior to her retirement. Miss Simmons' excellence in teaching was recognized in 2003 when she received the Tate County Educator of...

Virginia Townes Wittjen Lacey, age 97, of Holly Springs, Mississippi, died on January 12, 2021, at Camellia Estates in McComb, Mississippi. Virginia was born on August 25, 1923, in Holly Springs to Mary Walker Hudson Wittjen and Johannes Anton Wittjen. After graduating from Holly Springs High School, she attended the University of Mississippi, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority. Upon receiving her Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education, she received a Graduate Fellowship and later became a member of the faculty. On February 7, 1947, she married Thomas Coffey Lacey, a returning Marine, also of Holly Springs, at their familial Christ Episcopal Church. Both...

Linda Bowman Smith, 70, passed away Sun. Nov. 29, 2020 at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS is handling arrangements. Mrs. Smith was born in Biloxi, MS on Aug. 28, 1950 to the late Otto R. Bowman and Dorothy Easley Bowman. She is survived by her husband, John W. Smith; daughter, Terri Smith Ashley (Nathan); grandchild, Isabella Ashley; brother, Richard Bowman and a niece, Melissa Pendleton. Mrs. Smith is also preceded in death by a brother, Marcus Bowman.

Billy Austin Jones, 92, was born in Steele, MS on August 29, 1928 and raised in Harperville, MS. He was the fifth of nine children born to C C "Carl" and Susie Warren Jones. Bill passed away under hospice care at his daughter's home in Opelousas, LA on September 14, 2020. At age 19, Bill went to work for the United Gas Company in Forest, MS. He worked for them through many name changes for 40 years retiring in 1987 as district manager at the Opelousas, LA Entex office. Billy married his childhood sweetheart, Peggy Britt, on August 18, 1950. They had four children together. Their lives together took them from Harperville to Forest and then to Biloxi, MS. In 1959, they moved to DeRidder, LA,...

James "Jim" Fleming of Grand Prairie, Texas passed away in the early afternoon on August 5, 2020 at his home with family at his bedside. Funeral Services were 1 pm Monday, August 10, 2020 at First Baptist Church Grand Prairie, Texas. Burial followed at Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington. James "Jim" O. Fleming was born on February 2, 1931 in Smithdale, MS, the 2nd of 6 children born to the late Grady Fleming and the late Stella Palmer Fleming. After graduation, he married and had three children. During that time, he would enter the US Army, serving a term of duty during the time of the Korean Conflict. On October 8, 1959, in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, he would marry Miss...

Carolyn Breland Ray died Monday, June 29, 2020. She was 84. A native of Hattiesburg, MS and born October 23, 1935, she was raised in Tylertown, which she called home. She was the daughter of the late Roland and Birdie Starling Breland. She attended LSU and received her Master's in Education from Mississippi College. Thereafter, she attended Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. While there, a highlight was meeting and participating in many conversations with Billy Graham. She accepted the position as Baptist Student Union Director at Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, VA. While in Virginia, she met her future husband, Wilson Ray, and began a teacher career in...

Phillip Ould Rawlings, Jr., MD passed away in Beaufort, South Carolina on May 16, 2020. He was born in Montgomery, AL on May 27, 1977. Phillip is survived by his parents Phillip Ould and Gloria Derrick Rawlings of Montgomery. He was a graduate of The Montgomery Academy and Davidson College in Davidson, NC. Phillip went on to graduate from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. He completed his residency in family medicine at the University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine and practiced at Providence Hospital in Mobile, AL. Due to the current pandemic, a private family interment was held at the Church of the Ascension in Montgomery, AL on June 4, 2020. ...

A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 12pm at Faith Christian Fellowship 16726 Lappans Rd. Williamsport, MD. Family will receive friends from 11am - 12pm before the service with a lunch fellowship gathering following the service.

Dr. John Doyle Morgan (84) of Falling Waters, WV went to be with the Lord on Tuesday April 7, 2020. "John D", as he was known to many, passed away at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV following complications from a chronic illness. He was born on February 20, 1936 in Lux, Mississippi, the son of Doyle and Mary Morgan. John D is survived by the love of his life, his wife, Sharon Lee Morgan, of Falling Waters, WV; sons Jim (Chanley) Morgan, Tommy Morgan and Bill (Michelle) Morgan; daughters Michelle Sprecher and Lindsay (Jason) Keller; grandchildren Margaret Ann (Brandon) Macloud, Sydney Shepherd, Clayton Morgan, Quentin (Michelle) Rudy, Audrey Morgan, Mallorie Rudy, and Jarrett...

Elizabeth Ann Lee Greer, age 76, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2020. Elizabeth was born in Magnolia, Mississippi to Willie Mae and Walter C. Lee. She graduated from the Mississippi State University for Women with a degree in Art and Applied Design and married the love of her life, Billy P. Greer in 1970. Elizabeth was the author of five books, which are published and being distributed nationally and internationally, and she was an accomplished seamstress seen in the beautiful banners she sewed for the God with Us musical, which was presented in many area churches. Most people, however, knew Elizabeth as an exceptional Bible teacher, having taught and ministered nationally, including...

Jay A. Travis III, admired and respected attorney and gentleman, entered into the heavenly kingdom of saints on October 10, 2019, as a result of complications from Alzheimer's disease. Jay was born in McComb, Mississippi, on June 8, 1940, to Jay A. Travis, Jr. and Katharine Brennan Travis. He graduated as valedictorian from McComb High School. He was active in Boy Scouts and earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He attended the University of Mississippi where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1962. Jay was awarded the Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key for the highest four-year average in the School of Business. He was also a member and treasurer of the Phi Delta Theta...