Graveside services were held Friday, June 16, 2023, at South Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Prentiss, for Miss Paula Denise Jefferson, 38, who passed away on Friday, June 9, 2023 at Jefferson Davis Extended Care Facility in Prentiss. Dr. Robert Collins officiated. Johnson Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.

Miss Paula Denise Jefferson is the daughter of Miss Lattie Jefferson and Mr. Paul White. She was a member of South Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church.

Miss Jefferson was a former dispatcher who loved shopping and spending time with family and friends.

She is survived by her mother, Lattie Jefferson (Albert Norwood), Prentiss; father, Paul White; children, Jaquian Oatis, Shanelle Jefferson, Brianna Jefferson, Darrin Jefferson, and Steffon Jefferson all of Prentiss; brother, Derrick Jefferson of Prentiss; sister, JoAnn Jefferson of Hattiesburg and many other relatives and friends.