Funeral service for Benjamin Patrick “Ben” Williams will be 11 a.m., Saturday, January 15,

at Riverwood Family, with interment in Riverwood Memorial Park. Visitation is from 9 a.m. until the time of service.

Mr. Williams, 46, of Port Gibson, was born May 9, 1975, to Gerald Williams and Pat Flynn Williams.

He was self-employed and a member of St Francis of Assissi Catholic Church. He was active in the Knights of Columbus,

and he was a counselor for the American Cancer Society. Ben enjoyed hunting, fishing,

and boating as well as riding motorcycles with his friends.

Ben is preceded in death by his brother, Brad Williams; maternal grandparents, Lester and Margaret Flynn;

and paternal grandparents, Kenneth and Lavelle Williams.

He is survived by his wife, Jessica Abraham Williams, his parents,

and a host of other loving family members and friends, and his sweet dog, Bear.

Funeral service for Mr. Luther David Childs, Jr. will be Noon, Monday, January 17, 2022, with burial in the Magnolia City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service.

Luther David Childs, Jr., 61, of Wesson, MS, passed away January 12, 2022, at his residence. He was born December 12, 1960, in Biloxi, MS, to Luther and Barbara Childs.

Luther was a truck driver for 26 plus years. He loved to spend time with his family and watching New Orleans Saints was a highlight of his day.

He is preceded in death by his parents; his youngest son, Jeffery Rollins; brother, James Childs; and his mother and father-in-law, Brady and Catherine Overstreet.

He is survived by the love of his life, Wanda Childs, married 37 years; two sons, Dale Rollins and wife, Samantha, of Wesson, MS, Lance Rollins and wife, Kimberly, of McComb, MS; brother, Allan Childs and wife Sandy, of McComb, MS; three sisters, Connie Reagan and husband, Bill, Kathy Davide and husband, Mike both of Denham Springs, LA, Nancy Ainsworth, of Amite, LA; sister-in-law Cathy Lamberth and husband, Alan of Eclectic, AL; five grandchildren, April Rollins, Brittany Rollins, Brady Rollins, David Shane Rollins, and Kristopher Herring. He is also survived by a host of nieces and nephews and other loving family members and friends.

The family would like to thank the Kare-in Home Hospice for their compassion and care during Luther’s illness.

Funeral service for Mary Dillon Stephens will be 11 a.m. Saturday, January 15, in Redlick, MS, with burial in the Stephens-Dillon Family Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m., Friday, January 14, at her residence and will resume at 10 a.m. Saturday until the time of service.

Mrs. Stephens, 80, of Lorman, MS, passed away January 5, 2022, at her residence. She was born December 8, 1941, to Willie Ray Dillon and Louise Phillips Dillon. She was the Secretary/Treasure with Stephens TPS, Inc.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Roy Sherwin Stephens; her parents; brothers, Eugene Dillon and Louis Dillon; and sister, Myra Chapman.

Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Joel Ray Stephens and wife, Tonya; daughter, Carrie Louise Hoover and husband, Tim; nine grandchildren, Amanda Stephens, Joseph Anderson and wife, Patricia, Brandon Anderson, Brittany Anderson, Sierra Hoover, Tristan Stephens and wife, Chasity, anna Smith and husband, Craig, Allie Brown and Adam Brown. She was also survived by 12 great grandchildren, Braiden Anderson, Jordan Anderson, Taylon Anderson, Dillon Anderson, Tyler Anderson, Theodore Anderson, Ariel Primeaux, River McGahey, Neveah Stephens, Avery Stephens, Myles Smith and Lynleigh Smith.

Memorials may be made to St Jude’s Children’s Hospital PO Box 1000 Dept 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142.

Services for Mrs. Annie Merle Alford Alexander, of Jayess are 1:00 pm, Wednesday, January 12, 2022,

at Riverwood Family with visitation from 11:00 until time of the service.

Burial will be at Jayess Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Annie Merle Alford Alexander, 88, went to be with her Lord on January 10, 2022.

She was born on September 11, 1933, to the late B.V. Alford Sr. and Vera Inez Potts Alford.

Mrs. Alexander was a member of Enon Baptist Church and retired as schoolteacher.

She enjoyed reading all the latest news in the local newspapers, planting and tending to her flowers

when she was able and cooking and baking homemade sweets for her family.

She will be missed by all that loved her.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband of 45 years, Cecil Alexander;

and brothers, B.V. Alford, Jr., Wendell Alford and Bill Alford.

Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Mona Britt (Heath) and Molly McGraw.

She is also survived by four grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

Grandsons, Matthew McGraw and Justin McGraw.