Funeral service for Paul Kelcy Raney will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 30, at Sylvarena Baptist Church, with interment in the church cemetery.

Visitation is from 9 a.m. until the time of service.

Mr. Raney, 64, of Wesson, passed from this life April 26, 2022. He was born in Wesson, January 27, 1958, to Jimmy Raney and Joyce Lowery Raney.

He enjoyed the many friends he made during his career working with Copiah County. When they had slack time, he could be found sitting on

his bench and visiting with them. He could also be found at the Shop & Wash, visiting with friends there too. Mr. Raney spent many hours in his

garden, but his most favorite thing was to spend quality time with his grandsons, watching them play baseball and football. Friday was lunch

at “Dumps” day, which was a favorite treat! He was a member of Sylvarena Baptist Church. will be greatly missed by all who loved him.

Mr. Raney is preceded in death by his wife, Carole RaVae Raney; his parents; son, Aven Raney; father-in-law, Jim Britt; and niece, Alex.

Those left to cherish his memory are his daughters, Lauren Yelverton (Mike) and Rusti Rippy (Chris); son, Sean Jaudon; brother, Bill Raney (Paula); sisters, BJ Wilson (Mike)

and Ginger Mills (Gary); three grandchildren, Gage “GW” Rippy, Braxton “Little Lee” Rippy, and Rowdy “RT” Yelverton. He is also survived by

his mother-in-law, Lynelle Britt; brother-in-law, Cody Britt (Renee), his, more than an uncle, best friend, Claude Lowery (Margurite); and a host of other loving family members and friends.

Funeral service for Mrs. Linda Carol Davis will be 10 a.m., Friday, April 29, 2022, at Riverwood Family

with interment in Riverwood Memorial Park. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at Riverwood,

and will resume Friday from 9 a.m. until the time of service.

Mrs. Davis, 73, of Brookhaven, passed from this life April 25, 2022, in Hattiesburg, MS. She was born in Kosciusko, MS

April 22, 1949, to John Wesley Frazier and Lucille Clark Frazier. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and cared

for her home and family with all her heart. She was the pianist at Brookway Baptist Church. Mrs. Davis will be greatly

missed by her friends and family.

She is preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Helen Frazier Miller and Merle Frazier McMorris; brothers, James Franklin Frazier,

Charles Fredrick Frazier, J.W. Frazier, Charles W. Frazier, and Earl Frazier.

She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Jerry Davis; son, Jonathan Davis; brother, Roy Frazier; one grandchild, Heaven Davis;

and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins, as well as other loving family members and friends.

Kevin Daniel Purcell, 63, of Brookhaven, passed away in April 24, 2022. He was born April 11, 1959, in Jackson, MI.

He was a contractor in the Brookhaven area and worked in painting and remodeling.

He is preceded in death by his son, Keith Marse, his father, Herman Lee Collin, and his grandmother, Irene Anderson.

He is survived by his children, Craig Purcell, Scott Purcell, Mason Marse, Brad Marse, Taylor Harper, and Shelbey Marse;

and by four grandchildren, Paris Bridges, Keith Bridges, Abigail Marse, and Nicole Marse. He is also survived by other loving family members and friends.

Dear memory of aunt Florine and family. Rest in peace, Kevin Purcell.

Graveside service for Mrs. Shirley Ann Wilson will be Wednesday, April 27, at New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, McCall Creek,

immediately following the visitation, which begins at 9 a.m. and will continue until 11 a.m., at Riverwood Family.

Mrs. Wilson, 84, passed from this life April 21, 2022. She was born in Texarkana, Arkansas, December 16, 1937, to the late George Byron Crane

and the late Edna Burns Crane Benson. She worked for the East Baton Rouge Parish Public School System in Louisiana as a Bus Driver.

She was always tending her flowers and plants and she had a best friend, Sam, who was her very special Boston Terrier. Mrs. Wilson was

a member of New Hebron Baptist Church, Denham Springs, LA, where she taught Sunday School and worked in Vacation Bible School.

She will be greatly missed by all who loved her.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Carroll Ray Wilson; her parents; sister, Bobbie Crane Tibbet; brother, Lynn Byron Crane; and stepfather, Tillmon Benson.

Those left to cherish her memory are her sons, David Michael “Mike” Wilson and wife, Beverly of McCall Creek, MS and Perry Ray Wilson

and wife Lisa of Baton Rouge, LA; brother, James Harold Crane of Texarkana, AR; sister, Sue Ellen Crane Murphee of Texarkana, AR; four grandchildren,

Gerald Anthony Pourciau of Slidell, LA, Michael Vincent Gerace and wife, Ramona of Melville, LA, Christopher and Jessica Landry; and one great grandchild,

Hoyt Landry, all of Pride, LA. She is also survived by a niece, Nancy Chapman Mosely and nephew, Marvin “Chip” Corzine and niece Cherry Craddock,

as well as other loving family members and friends.