Joan Elizabeth Thornhill, 81, a resident of Jayess, MS., passed away on March 13, 2026 at her residence surrounded by her loved ones.

A visitation will be held Monday, March 16, 2026 from 9 AM until services at 11 AM at Hartman-Jones Funeral Home of McComb. Dr. David Millican and Rev. Jimmy Phelps will officiate and burial will be in Enon Cemetery.

Joan was born April 21, 1944 in Tylertown, MS. She is the daughter of the late, Ellis L. and Tera Nations Thornhill,

Joan retired as a Receiving Manager at Wal-Mart and was of the Pentecostal faith. She worked till she was eighty one years of age and was part of the Enon Volunteer Fire department and First Responder for many of those years. She loved her Flea Market auctions where you would find her every Monday night, being outside with her flowers and her butterflies. She enjoyed a good crab-leg and spending time with her grandchildren. She was a wonderful and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. She will be sadly missed by those who loved her.

She is preceded in death by her parents; Ellis L. Thornhill & Tera Nations Thornhill, her brother; E.F. Thornhill, brother & sister in-law Noel & Shirley Thornhill, son-in-law; Clyde "Tommy" Reeves, grandson, Roman Scott Wallace and great-grandson, Eli Shane Reed.

She is survived by her brother Ronnie Thornhill (Ann), her daughters, Darla Bracey (Mark), Rhonda Reeves, and her son, Bradley Wallace, her grandchildren; Danielle Burnette (Blaine) Megan Daix, Morgan Daix-Lloyd (Justin), Starleigh Wallace, Clyde "TJ' Reeves (Paula), and Jeremy "Bubba" Reeves, her great-grandchildren, Parker Daix, Wyatt Runnels, Tucker Malone, and Brady Burnette; nieces and nephews, JoAnn Case, Lisa Greer (Dean), Cindy Carney (Nate), John Thornhill (Melissa), Tera Givens (Christopher), Glynn Thornhill (Racheal), Austin Thornhill & Kathi Griffin (Reggie) and a dear friend, Robert Peden.

Pallbearers will be Nate Carney, Michael McCullough, Justin Lloyd, Parker Daix, Tucker Malone, and Wyatt Runnels.