Jazy L. Maher Jr.

Published 1:02 am Saturday, February 11, 2012

PATTISON — Jazy L. Maher Jr. died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at his home. He was 70.

Mr. Maher was born in Jefferson County. He served in the U.S. National Guard and was retired from the Mississippi State Highway Department.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jazy L. Sr. and Lessie Twiner Maher; a brother, Edgar Maher; and a sister, Lela Faye Bland.

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Survivors include his wife, Mildred Maher; six sons, Jeff Maher, Larry Grace, Bobby Grace, Roy “Mouchy” Bishop, Jackie “Jock” Cranthum and Robert A. Bishop, all of Pattison; three brothers, Joe Maher of Hazlehurst and Eddie Maher of Brookhaven; four sisters, Pat Hatcher of Port Gibson, Mary Watts of Ferriday, La., Elaine Smith of Brookhaven and Joyce Cockrel of Vicksburg; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at New Providence Baptist Church in Hazlehurst. Burial will follow at Union Church Cemetery in Union. Visitation will be tonight from 6 until 9 at the church.