A celebration of life will be held for Lisa Joyce Thornton Kepper, at 11 a.m., Friday, March 7, at Riverwood Family, with burial in Riverwood Memorial Park. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, March 6, at Riverwood and will resume from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Friday.

Mrs. Kepper, 60, of Hattiesburg, MS, died March 4, 2025, at Asbury Hospice House. She was born in McComb, MS, September 28, 1964, to Jimmie Rogers Thornton and Barbara Mercier Thornton. She worked for many years as a Dental Hygienist.

Lisa loved spending time with her family and friends, and in particular, her new grandbaby, Luke. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church and an active member of “The Orchard” Bible Fellowship class. She was an avid gardener, and she loved cheering on her Mississippi State Bulldogs and her Atlanta Braves. She will be greatly missed by all who loved her.

She is preceded in death by her parents and her granddaughter, Landry Ryan Kepper.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 36 years, Andy Kepper; children, Drew Kepper, Brady Kepper (Cassidy), and Payton Kepper; brother, Mike Thornton (Dana); one grandchild, Luke Kepper, and a host of other loving family members and friends.

The family expresses appreciation to the staff of Forrest General Hospital floor 3E and the staff of Asbury Hospice House.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Smile Train, 633 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10017 or to Ochsner Hospital for Children, 1514 Jefferson Highway #1E617, New Orleans, LA 70121.