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McComb Obituaries

It was noted by Chicago Tribune on January 31st, 2021 that Elzie Bates died in Illinois.  Bates was 89 years old and was born in McComb, MS.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Elzie's life.

It was reported by The Advocate on January 13th, 2021 that Betty Ruth Jarreau (Baker) perished in McComb, Mississippi.  Ms. Jarreau was 97 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Betty Ruth's life.

It was disclosed by The Advocate on December 31st, 2020 that James Allen Lee passed on in Central, Louisiana.  Lee was 69 years old and was born in McComb, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor James Allen's life.

It was revealed by The Advocate on December 6th, 2020 that Hazel Freeman passed away in McComb, Mississippi.  Freeman was 85 years old and was born in Zachary, LA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Hazel's life.

It was disclosed by The Advocate on December 1st, 2020 that Edward Clark Jr Laughery passed on in McComb, Mississippi.  Laughery was 73 years old and was born in Jacksonville, FL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Edward Clark Jr's life.

It was written by The Advocate on November 23rd, 2020 that Jeannine Hinton Tate perished in Zachary, Louisiana.  Tate was 91 years old and was born in McComb, MS.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Jeannine Hinton's life.

It was written by Atlanta Journal/Constitution on November 16th, 2020 that Malcolm L "Mal" Wilkinson passed away in Atlanta, Georgia.  Wilkinson was 81 years old and was born in McComb, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Malcolm L "Mal"'s life.

It was noted by Atlanta Journal/Constitution on October 22nd, 2020 that Yvonne Roberts (Mann) died in Atlanta, Georgia.  Ms. Roberts was 86 years old and was born in McComb, MS.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Yvonne's life.

It was disclosed by The Advocate on October 21st, 2020 that Richard Maple Jr Coe died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Coe was 90 years old and was born in McComb, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Richard Maple Jr's life.

It was noted by The Advocate on October 9th, 2020 that Mable Ruth Cates Moses passed away in McComb, Mississippi.  Moses was 92 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mable Ruth Cates's life.

History

It was the location of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee first voter registration project which was met with violence and intimidation on the part of authorities and the Ku Klux Klan More than 100 McComb high school students were arrested in 1961 for protesting the murder of voter-registration activist Herbert Lee and the expulsion of Brenda Travis. McComb is a city in Pike County, Mississippi County, Mississippi, United States, about 80 miles south of Jackson, Mississippi just off the Interstate 55 As of the United States 2000 Census census, the city had a total population of 13,337, an increase of about a thousand people since the 1980 census of 12,331. Malcolm Boyd took part of COFO's Freedom House as a member of a clerical delegation to assist African-American voter registration. The railroad purchased land in Pike County, and three nearby communities, Elizabeth town, Burglund, and Harveytown, agreed to consolidate. .

The official website for the city of McComb is https://www.cityofmagee.com/.