Funeral services for Hugh Earl Braxton, of Bogue Chitto, are Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Alexander Junior High School in Brookhaven. Burial will follow at Bogue Chitto Norfield Cemetery.

Visitation will be Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Williams Mortuary in Brookhaven.

Mr. Braxton, 79, died Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, at his residence. He was born Nov. 13, 1936, in Bogue Chitto to Kemp Braxton and Maggie Coleman Braxton.