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April 12, 2026

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Loyce Simmons Searcy

Loyce Simmons Searcy 1946 - 2025 Funeral services for Mrs. Loyce Simmons Searcy, 79, of McComb, were held at Catchings-Sharkey Funeral Home on Saturday, October 11, at 2PM in the afternoon; graveside services followed...

Loyce Simmons Searcy 1946 - 2025

Funeral services for Mrs. Loyce Simmons Searcy, 79, of McComb, were held at Catchings-Sharkey Funeral Home on Saturday, October 11, at 2PM in the afternoon; graveside services followed in the Magnolia Cemetery. An hour of visitation was held at the funeral home on the same day from 1PM until time of services.

Mrs. Searcy passed away on Thursday, October 9, she was born to Leslie and Sallie Simmons in Pike County on April 26, 1946.

She was preceded in death by her parents; by her husbands, Fleet O’Quinn, Jr., and Walter Searcy; former husband and father of her children, GeRoy Chadwick; and 1 son, Troy Chadwick.

Survivors include 2 daughters, Wendy Campbell and Cindy Boyle; grandchildren, great-grandchildren; and her twin sister, Joyce Bettencourt.