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Joan
Hargett
March 19, 1941 – December 11, 2025
Joan Hargett, age 84, of Kiln, MS, departed this life on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Joan was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. She graduated from V.C.J. and worked for several years at Pass Christian Health and Rehabilitation Center. Joan was a dedicated member of Little Zion Baptist Church, where she was married to the late Rev. Robert E. Lee Hargett, who served as Pastor of Little Zion Baptist Church and First Baptist in Pearlington, MS.
Joan is preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Robert E. Lee Hargett; her daughter, Deridre Prosper; her parents, Wallace Haynes Sr. and Melvina Haynes; her great-grandchildren, Jeanelle Polk and JaDarius Polk; and her siblings, Wallace Haynes Jr., Clara Hardy, Marion James, and Octavia Dunmore.
She leaves to cherish her memory three daughters: Jeanette McDaniels of Gulfport, MS, Sherry (Oscar) Lewis of Newton, MS, and Helena (Isaac) Price of Pine Bluff, AR; eight grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren; three brothers: Troy Haynes, Lionel Haynes, and Loray Haynes; four sisters: Laverne Clementin, Irma Jene Hawkins, Annie Marie Nelson, and Irene Laneaux; along with a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at 11:00am, with visitation from 10:00am until 10:55am at Little Zion Baptist Church in Waveland, MS. Burial will follow in First Baptist Cemetery Kiln, under the direction of Baylous Funeral Home.
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