All Obituaries

Private services will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Louis William Lightsey was born on November 9, 1958 in Starkville, MS. Throughout his adolescence he was an avid athlete, and excelled in baseball. Louis graduated from St. Andrews Episcopal School, and went on to work CDPA and the Federal Land Bank. Louis ultimately retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield of MS in November 2020, where he served as the Lead Data Center Operator for 29 years. He is an Honorary Bulldog at Mississippi State University. Louis was a quiet, perceptive, and caring...

Michael Douglas Taylor was born September 4, 1950, in Canton, MS, the middle child of T. O. and Grace R. Taylor.  He grew up attending Center Terrace Baptist Church, where he later sang in the choir and served as a deacon.  After graduating from Canton High School in 1968, he went to Mississippi College, graduating in 1972.  Mike taught school and then worked in several banking and financial institutions for over 20 years.  He joined Calvary Baptist Church in Jackson,...

Peggy Montgomery Harvey, 86, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS.  A graveside celebration of life will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. at the Canton Cemetery in Canton, MS.  Peggy was born on May 12, 1934, in Senatobia, MS, to Homer L. and Aline Cathey Montgomery. When she was a small child, her family moved to Jackson, MS, where she attended school.  She graduated from Central High School.  She worked...

Dan L. Walker, 77, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Jackson.  Visitation will be at Breeland Funeral Home on Monday, November 9, 2020 from 9:00 am until the 11:00 am chapel service.  Burial will be in Natchez Trace Memorial Park Cemetery in Madison. Dan was a longtime sales representative for Aurora Casket Company and a member of the Mississippi Funeral Supply Sales Club.  He was a U. S. Navy veteran. Survivors include:...

Janet Johnson passed away Sunday evening, November 1, 2020, at the Nichols Center in Madison, Mississippi after a brief illness.  She was 75. Janet was born in February 1945 in Long Beach, California, and was preceded in death by her husband of twenty seven years, Earl Johnson.  Both Janet and Earl were long time members of Meadowbrook Church of Christ in Jackson, Mississippi, where Janet taught the two year old Sunday morning bible class for over forty years.  For many...

Mary Lou Minyard died Friday, October 30, 2020, at St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson. She was born Mary Lou Burmeister on September 26, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri to Karl (Charles) John Burmeister and Madeline Warren Burmeister. She was the youngest of six children; her siblings, who predeceased her, were Margaret Selma Hahn, Charles Warren Burmeister, Frieda Ruth Burmeister, June Madeline Dollar Thigpun, and Carl John Burmeister. Mary Lou is survived by her son and...

Jean Vaughan, 79, of Vaughan, MS passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Thursday, October 22, 2020. Jean was born on April 22, 1941 in Canton, MS to Eleanor and John Wesley Hale, Jr.. Her early years were spent in her beloved hometown of Canton, where she enjoyed many happy days with what became lifelong friends and attended Canton High School. After high school, she went on to attend Ole Miss and was a member of the Tri-Delta Sorority. She later was employed at Delta Air...

Betty Jean Watts Cook, 94, was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven after passing away at her home in Canton, MS on October 21, 2020. She was a loving mother, a cherished grandmother and an adored great- grandmother. Jean was known for her graciousness, kindness, and for her love of and faithfulness to her Lord and Savior. She dearly loved her family and her influence will be felt for generations. Jean was born in Canton, Mississippi, to Henry Taylor and Mary Poston Watts, on May 22, 1926....