Services for Mr. Bobby Gerald Huckaby will be on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at 3:00 pm at Riverwood with interment at Riverwood Memorial Park.

Visitation will be prior to the service starting at 1:00 pm also at Riverwood.

Bobby Gerald Huckaby, of Bogue Chitto, passed away on October 13, 2021. Mr. Huckaby was born October 11, 1934, to Ruth & Julius Huckaby in Bogue Chitto, Mississippi.

He graduated from Bogue Chitto High School, in 1952, where he excelled in basketball garnering National All American Honors and leading his team to a state championship.

His demeanor on the court mimicked his off court personality, leading one sportswriter to offer this 1952 passage,

“ He’s a dependable player, a hard worker, quiet sort of fellow with a youthful smile and a pleasing personality. His character is a sterling compliment to Bogue Chitto and athletic competition.”

After graduation from Bogue Chitto, he attended Copiah Lincoln Jr. College and Mississippi College where he again excelled.

He earned little all American honors for his on-court performances and graduated with a Master’s Degree in Counseling.

He was elected into Mississippi College’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.

After graduating college, he was drafted into the United States Army and spent two years at Fort Chaffe in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

In the Army, he continued his athletic talents playing basketball, softball and winning 4^th Army High Jump.

Once discharged, he coached basketball at State Line, MS, for seven years before becoming Head Basketball Coach at Copiah Lincoln Community College.

He eventually left coaching and became a Vocational Counselor until his retirement in 1995. He was elected into Co-Lin’s Sports Hall Of Fame.

His hobbies were pottery, gardening and cultivating beautiful flowers. He definitely had a green thumb! He was also a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Bogue Chitto.

He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers: JC (Annabell) , Aubrey (Ruthie), Lennox, Bill (Shirley) and Claude;

four sisters: Mamie Huckaby, Lucille Reeves (Carl), Mable Wallace (James), and Mattie Brown (James).

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Katherine Huckaby. He is also survived by three children; Cheryl Shelby (Gus), Julia Everett (Jack) and Robert Huckaby (Leanne),

as well as, two grandsons, Jake Shelby (Terah) and Jackson Everett; three step-grandchildren, Chad Shelby, Megan Martin and Josh Martin.

He is also survived by many great nieces and nephews. He also left behind his best friend, his black lab Ruger.

Donations may be made to Bethel Baptist Church.

Graveside Services for Penny Lowery Perrett, of Georgetown are 11:00 am, Friday, October 15, 2021,

at Georgetown Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00 am at Georgetown Baptist Church.

Penny Lowery Perrett, 63, went to be with her Lord on October 13, 2021, in Jackson. She was born on September 30, 1958,

to Louie Von Lowery and Delois Way Lowery. She worked in healthcare as an Administrative Assistant.

Penny played the piano since the age of six and then played faithfully at Georgetown Baptist Church, where she was a member.

She loved her family and being Pen-Pen to six grandchildren.

Penny is now reunited with her father, Buddy Lowery and daughter Wendy Lynn Smith.

Those left to cherish her memory is her mother, Delois Way Lowery; son, Wes Perrett, and wife Merredith;

daughter, Leigh Moreau, and husband, Pete;; brothers, Randy Lowery and wife, Judy, Chip Lowery and wife, Sherry.

Along with her six grandchildren, Lakely, Kyleigh, Case, Brett, Louie and Liam.

She will be missed by all that loved her.

Funeral service for Janey Sue Buitt will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, October 19, at Riverwood Family, with

interment in the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday evening,

October 18, at Riverwood and will resume Tuesday, 10 a.m. until the time of service.

Ms. Buitt entered the Kingdom of heaven at the close of her life October 10, 2021, she was 74 years of age.

She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, September 17, 1947, to Frank Joseph Mandill and Verla White Mandill.

She was retired from Boswell Regional Center, where she worked as an LPN. Ms. Buitt was an active member of

Mt Moriah Baptist Church and was also involved in community clubs, Lions Club and GALS. She will be

greatly missed by all who loved her.

She is preceded in death by her parents and one daughter, Vicky Buitt.

Those who remain to cherish her memory are her son, Buster Buitt and wife, Heather; sisters,

Dell Jordan, and Sarah Jo Roberts and husband, George; three grandchildren, Taylor, Anna Grace, and

Brax Buitt; special friends, Martha Lofton and Angela Parker; and by a host of nieces and nephews as

well as other loving family members, friends, and caregivers.

Memorials may be made to Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 814 Marwood Loop SE, Bogue Chitto, MS 39629.

Funeral service for Mrs. Ann B. Callender will be 10 a.m., Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Friendship Baptist Church

with interment in the church cemetery. You may express your condolences during the visitation which will begin at 9 a.m.

Mrs. Callender, 77, of Richland, MS, passed away October 12, 2021, from her home in Rankin County.

She was born in McComb, MS, August 5, 1944, to Hilton Wilson Brown and Gertrude Irene Parsons.

After the completion of high school, Mrs. Callender joined the work force, she was employed in the Public School System

as a Reading Assistant and a member of First Baptist Church, Jackson, MS. She was a faithful and loving wife, mother,

grandmother, great grandmother, and friend. She enjoyed spending time in her garden but her greatest passion was

her family. She will be greatly missed by those who loved her.

Mrs. Callender is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Hilton Brown, Jr.; sister, Sharon Hall; sister-in-law,

Lucille Everett; and brother-in-law Houston Foster.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Claude Callender; sons, Blake Callender and wife Beth, Jody Callender

and wife, Wendy, and Chris Callender; sisters, Brenda Gail Case and husband Terry, Shirley Smith and husband,

James, and Frankie Leggett and husband, Johnny. She also leaves a legacy of love to five grandchildren, Schon Callender,

Caleb Callender, Jacey Callender, EiLish Callender, and Chole Callender; and three great grandchildren, DeLaneigh Martin,

Cash Denton, and Kix Coe-Dewitt Callender; three step grandchildren, Augustus, Call and Presley Quattlebaum,

as well as other loving family members and friends.