Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Prentiss First Missionary Baptist Church for Miss Erica Latrice Loftin, 43, who died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center in Hattiesburg. Rev. Ronald Barnes officiated with interment following in the church cemetery.  Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Miss Erica Loftin was born to the late Charles and Mrs. Kathy Loftin in Jackson. She joined Prentiss First Baptist Church at an early age and served as a youth usher and was a member of the youth choir. She graduated from Prentiss High School in 1998 and continued her education at Jones County Junior College and the University of Southern Mississippi.  She was a licensed insurance agent with Primerica Life Insurance Company. She became a parent with the birth of her son, Derian Charles Loftin in 2006.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Tuflesha Jackson; grandparents, Robert and Anna Jackson; aunt, Janet Austin and uncle, Robert Jackson.

She is survived by her son, Derian; mother, Kathy Loftin; brothers, Charles D. Loftin; Robert T. Loftin; Bernaldo (Debra) Loftin, stepsiblings, Shenita Williams, Fayth Conley and Travis Brown; Shameka and Kentorre Hall; Kimyatta Collins and special friend, Victoria (Isaac) Jones.