Obituaries
Joseph Ted Evans
The funeral service for Mr. Joseph Ted Evans will be noon, Saturday, July 18, 2020, at
Riverwood Family, with interment at Riverwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from
11 a.m. until the time of service.
Mr. Joseph Ted Evans, 69, of Brookhaven, MS, passed from this life July 13, 2020,
at his residence. He was born January 16, 1951 to Joseph Alvin Evans and Louise Frost Evans.
He was the owner of Tillotson’s Service Station. Mr. Evans was an active member of the community,
serving as a member and former president of the Brookhaven Exchange Club, member
of B.S.U. at Mississippi State University, and teaching Sunday school at First Baptist,
where he was a member and also served as deacon.
Mr. Evans is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Alvin Evans; nephew,
David Evans; and cousin, Owen Evans.
Those who remain to cherish his memory are his wife, Nancy Evans; son,
Stephen Evans; daughter Laura Evans; nephews, Charles Evans and Joe Evans;
sister-in-law, Carolyn Evans; and cousins, Mike Evans, Martha Blair, Sue Hutto,
Paul Bowie, Terry Bowie, Judy Evans, Tommy Barrentine, and Leebeth Gilmore.
David Earl Thames
Services for Mr. David Earl Thames, of Brookhaven, is 2:00 pm Wednesday, July 15, 2020,
at Riverwood Family with visitation from 12:30 until time of the service.
Interment will be at Freedom Church Cemetery. (Formerly Pleasant Ridge Pentecostal Church).
Mr. David Earl Thames, 68, went to be with his Lord on July 11, 2020.
He was born on February 18, 1952, to the late Thurman Earl Thames and Vernice Greer Thames.
Buddy & Gabby were two extremely pampered dogs, they were only two of the many animals David took great joy in caring for.
Creating his woodworks was one of his special gifts and another favorite thing for David was enjoying Nina’s, Shrimp Alfredo.
Spending time with his family was his greatest treasure. He will be missed by all who loved him.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Kenneth Thames; daughter, Felicia Franklin and granddaughter, Erica Townsend.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Gail McCaffery Thames; son, Carl Franklin; daughter, Rebecca L. Tyler;
sister, Kate Nettles; 10 grandchildren, Austin Townsend, Emaleigh Tyler, Elizabeth Cliburn, Michael Cliburn, Zachary Franklin,
Christopher Franklin, Maddison Franklin, and Travis Smith. He is also survived by two special granddaughters, Nina White and Brianne Franklin
and 4 great-grandchildren, Zander Lee Townsend, Willow Rose Townsend, Rowen Elyse Townsend, and Kloie Adele Cliburn.
Rosemary Botts Leggett
Graveside service for Mrs. Rosemary Botts Leggett, of Brookhaven, is 8:00 am, Saturday, July 18, 2020,
at Riverwood Memorial Park.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there will be no visitiation on Friday evening, 7-9 p.m.
Mrs. Rosemary Botts Leggett, 70, passed peacefully, confident in her faith in the Lord’s return, on July 10, 2020,
at University of Mississippi Medical Center.
She was born on September 24, 1949, to the late John Virgil Botts and Wilma Barbara Botts.
Mrs. Leggett was a member of Brookhaven Seventh-Day Adventist Church. She was an exceptional swimmer and also taught swimming.
She was a certified realtor in the state of Mississippi, President of BRAG for 2 years, certified health coach for the Institute of Nutrition,
an essential oil coach, and won the People’s Choice Award for “The King” at the Brookhaven Regional Arts Guild Competition.
Preceding her in death were her parents.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Dr. Hugh V. Leggett, Jr.; sons Hugh V. Leggett III; and Dr. Brent Lee Leggett;
daughter, Michelle Leigh Leggett and sisters, Brenda Riley, Bobbie Norwood, and Kathy Brown.
Memorials can be made to either:
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA),
www.adra.org
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Brookhaven Regional Art Guild (BRAG)
https://brookhavenregionalartsguilddotorg.wordpress.com
Seventh- Day Adventist Church
1681 Hwy 51 NE, Brookhaven, MS 39601
Virginia Anne Bethea Peavey
Graveside service for Mrs. Virginia Anne Bethea Peavey of Brookhaven is 10:00 am Monday, July 13, 2020,
at New Sight Cemetery with visitation starting at 9:30 until time of service at New Sight Cemetery.
Mrs. Virginia Anne Bethea Peavey, 80, went to be with her Lord on July 10, 2020, at her home.
She was born on February 4, 1940.
Virginia Anne Peavey filled her days as a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother.
She was a longtime community volunteer with all her sons’ activities, including PeeWee football, Dixie Youth baseball,
and the BHS Booster Club, to name a few. She was also very active at First Baptist Church and served as Secretary/Treasurer for BHS Class of ’58.
Through the years she was employed with Tower Loan Brokers, Allred Insurance, Lincoln County Livestock Barn, and Sullivans Sporting Goods.
She was an avid collector of cookbooks and all things “chicken”. To her friends and family, she was known as a master chef and a huge sports fan.
Preceding her in death were her father, George Isom Bethea, mother, Bertha Viola Bethea Smith, stepfather, Millard Smith, brother, George Harvey Bethea,
sister, Audrey Elaine Smith Pringle, and, a great-grandson, Holt Davis Landry.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Billy Ray Peavey; sons, Joel Tucker Peavey, and wife, Leah Ann, Christopher Todd Peavey, and Michael Tristan Peavey, Sr.
She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, Jessica Lauren Peavey Landry and husband, Jon, Ashley Christian Holtslander, Nicholas Ray Peavey,
Emily Ann Freeman Newell, Scottie Jacob Peavey, Christopher Luke Peavey, Shelby Rae Peavey, Michael Tristan Peavey, Jr., Rebecca Anne Peavey,
Nathan Freeman Peavey, Abigail Rose Peavey, Elliott Locke Peavey and great-grandchildren, Tucker Davis Landry, Tarver Ray Landry, Taylor Kayt Landry,
Michael Keagen Newell and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and special friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the BHS Paul Moyer Scholarship Fund through the Bank of Brookhaven.
Daniel Glynn Langham
Graveside service for Mr. Daniel Glynn Langham of Pattison, is 11:00 am Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at Mt Zion Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Daniel Langham, 67, went to be with his Lord on July 10, 2020, at his home. He was born on November 4, 1952.
Mr. Langham was a lifetime Pipeliner and traveler, and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time with family and the outdoors.
Preceding him in death were his parents, Walter Irvin Langham, mother, Lillian Langham Germana; 9 brothers, Carl, Allen, Thomas,
James, Ben, Bobby, Billy, David, Ernest, and sister, Aileen.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Gay Langham; sons, Joseph Langham and wife, Lauren, and Carl Carlile and wife, Tracey;
daughter, Tina Lang; sister, Dot Herrington; and grandchildren, Jackie, Alana, Christen, Joleigh, Levi, and Janie.
Rex Lamar Rutland
Services for Mr. Rex Lamar Rutland of Ruth are 2:00 pm Sunday, July 12, 2020,
at Riverwood Family Chapel with interment at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation is from 1:00 until the time of service at Riverwood.
Mr. Rex Lamar Rutland, 83, went to be with his Lord on July 9, 2020, in Leland, Mississippi.
He was born on November 30, 1936. Mr. Rutland served his country in the United States Army.
He was a member of Providence Baptist Church and was a retired cotton gin manager. He will be missed by all that knew and loved him.
Mr. Rutland was preceded in death by his parents, Woodie James Rutland, and Ethel Geneva Smith Rutland;
son, Bobby Lamar Rutland; brothers, Jerry Earl Rutland, and wife Ramona; Willie Smith Rutland; and sister, Bettye Rutland Price, and husband, Gordon.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Ruth Williams Rutland; daughters, Patricia Rutland Smith, and husband, Roy;
Pamela Rutland Hudson, and husband, Wendell; Brenda Rutland Smith, and husband, George; sister, Barbara Dell Rutland Adair, and husband, Don;
and sister-in-law, Vivian Rutland, brother and sister-in-law, David and Polly Carter.
He is also survived by his 8 grandchildren, Benjamin Smith, Justin Smith, Courtney Smith Longnecker,
Joshua Smith, Emily Smith, Gary Hudson, Lisa Hudson Wilbourne, Daniel Smith and 8 great-grandchildren; Colton Smith, Liam Smith,
Gauge Smith, Eastlyn Longnecker, Oliver Smith, Wilson Smith, Rhye Longnecker, and Wesley Wilbourne; and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends who knew and loved him.
Memorials can be made to the Providence Cemetery Fund, 3266 Mallalieu Dr., Ruth, Mississippi 39662.
Hulon Wesley McCain
Hulon Wesley McCain, age 73, of Franklin Twp., NJ passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020,
at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Twp., NJ.
He was born on October 31, 1946, in Tylertown, MS. He moved to NJ in 1980 and resided in Bergen County, Clinton Twp. and Franklin Twp.
He was the son of the late Arnold Wesley and Kathleen Carney McCain.
Hulon was the husband of Permelia Arceneaux McCain of Franklinton, LA, celebrating 48 years of marriage.
Hulon earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Mississippi College, his Master’s Degree from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, and his Ph.D.
from the University of Alabama in Birmingham. He went on to continue his post-doctoral work in San Francisco, CA.
He spent many years teaching as a Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, NJ.
He also worked as a Pharmacologist for Colgate-Palmolive and also Wyeth in Parsippany, NJ until his retirement in 2005.
Hulon was a member of the Antique Automobile Club of America. He loved antique cars and especially enjoyed going to car shows and restoring his own classic cars.
Survivors in addition to his loving wife include two sons; Hulon Wesley McCain II of Franklinton, LA and his wife Meadow Meyer McCain, and Jon Wesley Joseph McCain of Franklin Twp., NJ.
Two grandchildren; Mary Elizabeth McCain and Damien Wesley McCain. Six brothers; Tommy McCain and his wife Cheryl of Covington, LA,
Willard Brister and his wife Bonnie of Jayess, MS, Jimmy Gail McCain of Citronelle, AL, Billy Lynn McCain and his wife Georgia of Citronelle, AL,
Mark McCain and his wife Deborah of Jayess, MS and Brain Arnold McCain of Jayess, MS. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces,
and great-nephews. He is also survived by his maternal Aunts; Billy Reid and Izette Carney and paternal Aunt; Geneva Holmes.
Graveside service will take place on Monday, July 13, 2020, at 1:00 pm at Powell’s Grove Cemetery in Jayess, MS.
Memorials can be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, P.O. Box 5028, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5028.
Claude Everette Bowlin
Claude Everette Bowlin, 81, of Brookhaven, Mississippi entered his eternal rest on July 8, 2020,
at Haven Hall Nursing Center in Brookhaven. He was born March 21, 1939 in Franklin County Mississippi to William Lee and Rettie Mae Jernigan Bowlin.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, public visitation will be Monday, July 13, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. until services in the chapel at Riverwood at 1:00 p.m.
Private burial will be at Ramah Baptist Church.
Mr. Bowlin graduated from Meadville High School, Class of 1957-58. It was a highlight of his year to attend his class reunion each year.
He was a United States Navy veteran, having served in the Korean conflict. He retired from Carpenters Local 1098, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
He was in the logging business, Claude Bowlin & Sons Logging, with Todd and Terry for many years. Mr. Bowlin served as a Gideon in Brookhaven
and was a longtime member of the Woodmen of the World. Mr. Bowlin was a member of The Assembly Brookhaven where he faithfully served his church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters: Hazel (Ernie) Donaldson, Georgia Nell (Carl) Thornton, Doris (Nelson) Deas, and Marguerite Pringle,
and one brother, John B. Bowlin.
Mr. Bowlin is survived by his three sons, Ted (Stephanie), Mendenhall, Todd, and Terry (Jeri Lynn) Brookhaven, who he raised with Carolyn Smith Bowlin during
their marriage of 50 years; one brother Pearlie (Morese) Bowlin of Smithdale, and one sister, Hilda Ham of Smithdale; one brother-in-law, Al Pringle, Lafayette, Louisiana;
one sister-in-law, Nell Bowlin of Smithdale; eight grandchildren, Noah (Anna) Bowlin, Ashley Bowlin, Leah Bowlin, Sawyer Everett Bowlin, William Isaac Bowlin,
Anna Grace Bowlin, Layton Lee Bowlin and Talyn Layne Bowlin, along with numerous other relatives, church family, and friends.
Mr. Bowlin will be remembered for his strong work ethic while doing construction work, farming, hauling pulp wood, logging and for making smoked sausage
in his private smoke house. He never met a stranger and enjoyed telling people about Jesus even in his later years. His grandchildren were the light and joy of his life.
His time spent with them were treasured in his heart.
The family would like to thank the administration and staff of Haven Hall Nursing Center for their excellent care and concern for Mr. Bowlin during the last few years.
Memorials may be made to Gideons International.
James Pannell
The funeral service for Mr. James Madison Pannell is 11 a.m. Friday, July 10, at Hillcrest Church of Christ Church
with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 2-4 p.m., Thursday, July 9, at Riverwood Family and will resume at 9 a.m.
Friday morning at Hillcrest Church of Christ.
Mr. Pannell, 65, of Brookhaven, passed away July 7, 2020, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He was born April 7, 1955,
to his parents, Bob and Ruby Lee Pannell. He was a retired auto mechanic and was the owner of his business, Auto Care Center. He will be missed by all who loved him.
Mr. Pannell is preceded in death by his parents, and infant son Barrett Pannell.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 45 years, Mary Pannell; son, Rusty Pannell; daughter, Alice King;
brothers, Bobby Pannell and Billy Pannell and wife, Mary; three grandchildren, Jameson Pannell, Savanah King, and Blaze King.
Peggie Gene Leggett Applewhite
The funeral service for Mrs. Peggie Gene Leggett Applewhite will be 3 p.m., Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Riverwood Family, with interment at New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the time of service at Riverwood.
Mrs. Applewhite, 77, of Brookhaven, passed away July 6, 2020, at her residence with her family by her side. She was born May 29, 1943, to Jack E. and Bessie L. Leggett. She was of the Baptist faith. She graduated nursing school from Copiah Lincoln Community College and Southwest Mississippi Community College. She worked at King’s Daughters Hospital, Silver Cross Nursing Home, Countrybrook Living Center, and Lallie Kemp Hospital. She also taught nursing at Copiah Lincoln Community College. She loved being a nurse. She also loved her family very much and spending time with them brought great joy to her life. She was a loving Christian mother and Mawmaw Peggie to her grandchildren. She will be missed by all who loved her.
She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Frank Leggett; sisters, Rena Smith, Mary Muirhead, Pat Kennedy and Evelyn Wolbrecht; nephews, Eugene Muirhead and Buddy Smith; and nieces, Harriett Westbrook and Belinda Rose McDavid Courville.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Glen F. Applewhite; daughters, Glenda Applewhite, Annette Morse, Mary Granger, and Stacey Burns (Jerry); son, Shane Applewhite; ten grandchildren, Matthew Morse (Sarah), Jennifer Harwell (Corey), Jessica busby, Amanda Pearson (Sonny), Alicia Thomasee (Calvin), Mitch Cloud (Jennifer), Jeremy Burns, Annah Clarie Burns, Jack Burns and Tay Applewhite; 18 great grandchildren, Charlie, Shelby, Preston, Ren and Eli Morse, Katy Ann and Braxton Roane, Brooklynn and Olivia Harwell, Ryan Busby, Avery Simmons, Ahna, Calvin, Stephanie and Jonathan Thomasee, Lawrence, Brycen, and Waylon Pearson; one great, great grandchild, Emma Rose Lea; two sisters, Edna Smith (Melvin), and Myrtle McDavid as well as one sister-in-law, Opal Leggett and numerous nieces and nephews.
