Virginia Carol Barnett-Blair

A quiet Wednesday in Mendenhall, Mississippi, turned tragic on June 3, 2026, ending in the deaths of a beloved elderly couple, 71-year-old Virginia Carol Barnett-Blair and her 74-year-old husband, Billy Blair. The events began to unfold when concerned family members were unable to reach the couple, prompting a welfare check at their home on W.L. Blair Road. When Simpson County sheriff's deputies arrived, they discovered signs of a possible burglary and were met with gunfire from inside the resid ...Read More

https://www.wdam.com: ‘They were just great people’: Community in shock after couple killed in Simpson County home

https://www.wlox.com: Husband and wife killed, teen suspect in custody after Simpson County standoff

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