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Community Funeral Services

502 West Congress Street

Brookhaven, MS 39601

(601) 833-9903

Marshall Funeral Home

412 North Second Street

Brookhaven, MS 39601

(601) 823-4848

Riverwood Memorial Park

Highway 51 South

Brookhaven, MS

(601) 833-6680

Tyler Funeral Home

500 Cohen Street

Brookhaven, MS 39601

(601) 833-6071

Tyler Robert E Funeral Director

610 Hyram Street

Brookhaven, MS 39601

(601) 833-7006

Williams Mortuary

213 East Minnesota Street

Brookhaven, MS 39601

(601) 833-5871

Brookhaven MS Obituaries and Death Notices

Death and Funeral Notices for April 1 - Tyler Morning Telegraph

UBY (TAYLOR) PARTNEY, 81, Alba; Funeral service 10 a.m. Saturday at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. HOWARD K. (KEN) RATCLIFF, 75, Sherman; Graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Mississippi. Scoggins Funeral Home & Crematory, Van Alstyne. TIMOTHY RAY, 72, Tyler; Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday at Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Hilliard Funeral Home, Van. Retired Col. DAVID H. REINER, 82, Tyler; Funeral service 11 a.m. Saturday at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Tyler Memorial Funeral Home. ELIZABETH RICHARD, 93, Hawkins; Funeral service noon Sat­urday at Bethlehem United Methodist Church. John R. Harmon Un­dertaking Co., Tyler. CAROLYN STAGNER, 86, Tyler; Funeral service 10 a.m. Saturday at Westwood Baptist Church. Stewart Family Funeral Home, Tyler. LITTLE ED TOWNSEND, 81, Tyler; Funeral service 1 p.m. Saturday at Community Funeral Home of Tyler. BILLY RAY TYRA, 90, Overton; Graveside service 2 p.m. Satur­day at Overton City Cemetery. Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Over­ton. ALWIN WRIGHT, 72, Mount Pleasant; Funeral service 11 a.m. Saturday at Tumey Mortuary, Mount Pleasant. FUNERALS TOMORROW DELLA MAE CROAN, 84, Mineola; Visitation 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Beaty Funeral Home. Funeral service 3 p.m. Sunday at Rosehill Baptist Church, Mineola, Beaty Funeral Home, Mineola. RICHARD LEE HARPOLE, 47, Emory; Visitation 6-8 p.m. Satur­day at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home. Funeral service 2 p.m. Sunday at Sand Springs Baptist Church, Mineola. Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. KATHLEEN CAROL BRADY MURRAY, 73, Tyler; Visitation 1 p.m. Sunday at Stewart Family Funeral Home. Funeral service 2 p.m. Sunday at Stewart Family Funeral Home, Tyler.

Death and Funeral Notices for March 31 - Tyler Morning Telegraph

Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home. Funeral service 10 a.m. Saturday at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. HOWARD K. (KEN) RATCLIFF, 75, Sherman; Graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Mississippi. Scoggins Funeral Home & Crematory, Van Alstyne. TIMOTHY RAY, 72, Tyler; Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday at Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Hilliard Funeral Home, Van. Retired Col. DAVID H. REINER, 82, Tyler; Visitation 6-8 p.m. with rosary 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Field of Honor Mausoleum chapel. Funeral service 11 a.m. Saturday at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Tyler Memorial Funeral Home. ELIZABETH RICHARD, 93, Hawkins; Funeral service noon Sat­urday at Bethlehem United Methodist Church. John R. Harmon Un­dertaking Co., Tyler. CAROLYN STAGNER, 86, Tyler; Visitation 5-7 p.m. Friday at Stewart Family Funeral Home. Funeral service 10 a.m. Saturday at Westwood Baptist Church. Stewart Family Funeral Home, Tyler. LITTLE ED TOWNSEND, 81, Tyler; Viewing 1-7 p.m., visitation 6-7 p.m. Friday at Community Funeral Home of Tyler. Funeral service 1 p.m. Saturday at Community Funeral Home of Tyler. BILLY RAY TYRA, 90, Overton; Graveside service 2 p.m. Satur­day at Overton City Cemetery. Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Over­ton. ALWIN WRIGHT, 72, Mount Pleasant; Visitation 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday at Tumey Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service 11 a.m. Saturday at Tumey Mortuary, Mount Pleasant.

Coach Richard Becher was struck by line drive in his temple, family says - Newsday

John Bree of Holbrook."He got hit, did a little wobble and went down to the ground," he said. Becher was transported to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead.Professor Lloyd Smith, director of Washington State University's Sports Science Laboratory, said Becher likely reacted to the batted ball by turning, exposing the side of his head."If you're hit in the temple, that's the most delicate part," he said. Four bones and a major artery merge near the temple to form a zone where a sharp blow could have dire consequences.Alan Nathan, professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an expert on baseball physics, said that sports safety experts sometimes debate whether 12-year-old pitchers can react quickly enough to avoid line drives, but having an adult struck is "a very unusual case."Becher owned a Holbrook sheet-metal installation company, Bech Air Corp. Survivors include his wife, Susan, a son, Nicholas, a 14-year-old daughter, Hannah, his mother, Kathryn, and brothers Michael, James, David and Patrick.His family is creating a sports safety foundation, Bree said Monday. It's still not determined what issues the sports safety foundation will focus on.Becher's family asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to The Richard Becher Memorial Foundation for Safety in Sports, P.O. Box 383, Holbrook, New York, 11741."Hopefully some good can c...

James Bissett's funeral arrangements set - Newsday (subscription)

Seventh Ave., #200, New York, NY 10001.Bissett lived with his family in Mattituck, although his 37-acre estate had been put on the market a year ago. He was also influential for decades in Brookhaven and was a behind-the-scenes influence in the Brookhaven Republican Party.His family business, Bissett Nursery Corp., was started by his father and it grew from a three-acre backyard business to become what the firm said was the largest horticultural distribution center in the state, on 65 acres of land in Holtsville. Bissett Nursery also owns 34 acres of farmland in Mattituck.

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Death and Funeral Notices for April 1 - Tyler Morning Telegraph

UBY (TAYLOR) PARTNEY, 81, Alba; Funeral service 10 a.m. Saturday at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. HOWARD K. (KEN) RATCLIFF, 75, Sherman; Graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Mississippi. Scoggins Funeral Home & Crematory, Van Alstyne. TIMOTHY RAY, 72, Tyler; Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday at Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Hilliard Funeral Home, Van. Retired Col. DAVID H. REINER, 82, Tyler; Funeral service 11 a.m. Saturday at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Tyler Memorial Funeral Home. ELIZABETH RICHARD, 93, Hawkins; Funeral service noon Sat­urday at Bethlehem United Methodist Church. John R. Harmon Un­dertaking Co., Tyler. CAROLYN STAGNER, 86, Tyler; Funeral service 10 a.m. Saturday at Westwood Baptist Church. Stewart Family Funeral Home, Tyler. LITTLE ED TOWNSEND, 81, Tyler; Funeral service 1 p.m. Saturday at Community Funeral Home of Tyler. BILLY RAY TYRA, 90, Overton; Graveside service 2 p.m. Satur­day at Overton City Cemetery. Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Over­ton. ALWIN WRIGHT, 72, Mount Pleasant; Funeral service 11 a.m. Saturday at Tumey Mortuary, Mount Pleasant. FUNERALS TOMORROW DELLA MAE CROAN, 84, Mineola; Visitation 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Beaty Funeral Home. Funeral service 3 p.m. Sunday at Rosehill Baptist Church, Mineola, Beaty Funeral Home, Mineola. RICHARD LEE HARPOLE, 47, Emory; Visitation 6-8 p.m. Satur­day at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home. Funeral service 2 p.m. Sunday at Sand Springs Baptist Church, Mineola. Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. KATHLEEN CAROL BRADY MURRAY, 73, Tyler; Visitation 1 p.m. Sunday at Stewart Family Funeral Home. Funeral service 2 p.m. Sunday at Stewart Family Funeral Home, Tyler.

Death and Funeral Notices for March 31 - Tyler Morning Telegraph

Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home. Funeral service 10 a.m. Saturday at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. HOWARD K. (KEN) RATCLIFF, 75, Sherman; Graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Mississippi. Scoggins Funeral Home & Crematory, Van Alstyne. TIMOTHY RAY, 72, Tyler; Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday at Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Hilliard Funeral Home, Van. Retired Col. DAVID H. REINER, 82, Tyler; Visitation 6-8 p.m. with rosary 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Field of Honor Mausoleum chapel. Funeral service 11 a.m. Saturday at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Tyler Memorial Funeral Home. ELIZABETH RICHARD, 93, Hawkins; Funeral service noon Sat­urday at Bethlehem United Methodist Church. John R. Harmon Un­dertaking Co., Tyler. CAROLYN STAGNER, 86, Tyler; Visitation 5-7 p.m. Friday at Stewart Family Funeral Home. Funeral service 10 a.m. Saturday at Westwood Baptist Church. Stewart Family Funeral Home, Tyler. LITTLE ED TOWNSEND, 81, Tyler; Viewing 1-7 p.m., visitation 6-7 p.m. Friday at Community Funeral Home of Tyler. Funeral service 1 p.m. Saturday at Community Funeral Home of Tyler. BILLY RAY TYRA, 90, Overton; Graveside service 2 p.m. Satur­day at Overton City Cemetery. Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Over­ton. ALWIN WRIGHT, 72, Mount Pleasant; Visitation 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday at Tumey Mortuary Chapel. Funeral service 11 a.m. Saturday at Tumey Mortuary, Mount Pleasant.

Coach Richard Becher was struck by line drive in his temple, family says - Newsday

John Bree of Holbrook."He got hit, did a little wobble and went down to the ground," he said. Becher was transported to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead.Professor Lloyd Smith, director of Washington State University's Sports Science Laboratory, said Becher likely reacted to the batted ball by turning, exposing the side of his head."If you're hit in the temple, that's the most delicate part," he said. Four bones and a major artery merge near the temple to form a zone where a sharp blow could have dire consequences.Alan Nathan, professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an expert on baseball physics, said that sports safety experts sometimes debate whether 12-year-old pitchers can react quickly enough to avoid line drives, but having an adult struck is "a very unusual case."Becher owned a Holbrook sheet-metal installation company, Bech Air Corp. Survivors include his wife, Susan, a son, Nicholas, a 14-year-old daughter, Hannah, his mother, Kathryn, and brothers Michael, James, David and Patrick.His family is creating a sports safety foundation, Bree said Monday. It's still not determined what issues the sports safety foundation will focus on.Becher's family asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to The Richard Becher Memorial Foundation for Safety in Sports, P.O. Box 383, Holbrook, New York, 11741."Hopefully some good can c...

James Bissett's funeral arrangements set - Newsday (subscription)

Seventh Ave., #200, New York, NY 10001.Bissett lived with his family in Mattituck, although his 37-acre estate had been put on the market a year ago. He was also influential for decades in Brookhaven and was a behind-the-scenes influence in the Brookhaven Republican Party.His family business, Bissett Nursery Corp., was started by his father and it grew from a three-acre backyard business to become what the firm said was the largest horticultural distribution center in the state, on 65 acres of land in Holtsville. Bissett Nursery also owns 34 acres of farmland in Mattituck.