Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, at First Baptist Church of Winona for Mrs. Byrd Julian Hicks Halfacre, 85, of Winona, who died on Wednesday, Oct. 22, in Vaiden. Burial followed in Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs. Linda Halfacre Weir and the Rev. Jay Anderson officiated. Visitation was held from noon until 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26, at Oliver Funeral Home of Winona.
Mrs. Halfacre was born on Aug. 4, 1940, in Grenada, the daughter of the late Rev. Roscoe and the late Byrd Willis Williams Hicks. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Winona.
Mrs. Halfacre wore many hats throughout her life such as church secretary and preschool teacher for Moore Memorial Methodist Church as well as a licensed insurance agent at her husband’s underwriting firm, Halfacre Insurance Agency where she also looked after the books. Her most notable career was when she was elected as Circuit Clerk of Montgomery County. She served her community faithfully for many years.
Mrs. Halfacre was awarded the Humanitarian Award by the Mississippi Circuit Clerks Association in 2005. She was heavily involved in her community as a member — and former President — of the Winona Lions Club where she also served as a counselor for the Lions Club Young Women’s Leadership Camp and Montgomery County Relay for Life. A faithful and active member of First Baptist Church of Winona, she could be found pouring herself into the lives of the children of her church family in many capacities such as Girls in Action leader (GAs) and Sunday school leader. She was also extremely instrumental in the activities of Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU), the Operation Christmas Child Shoebox of Samaritan’s Purse and the construction of Christ’s Cross at the Crossroads in Winona. She was awarded Woman of the Year in Winona in 2012.
In addition to her parents, her husband, Marvin Wylie Halfacre Sr., preceded Mrs. Halfacre in death.
Survivors include, her daughters, Bea Halfacre Colbert (James) of Winona, Linda Halfacre Weir (William) of Starkville and Dr. Jennifer Halfacre of Winona; son, Marvin Wylie Halfacre Jr. (Robin) of Commerce, Texas; brother-in-law, Billy Halfacre of Winona; eight grandchildren, Cale Colbert (Stephanie) of Woodruff, S.C., Dr. Katie Halfacre-Cunningham (Mykel) of Commerce, Texas, Julianna Halfacre Osborne of Starkville, Evan Halfacre Osborne of Starkville, Jase Osborne of Winona, Josh Osborne of Winona, Josey Osborne of Winona and Addie Halfacre of Commerce, Texas; two bonus grandchildren, Matt Weir of Hattiesburg and Alex Leming (Blake) of Virginia Beach and five great grandchildren, Lane Colbert, Scarlett Byrd Halfacre-Cunningham, Wylie Colbert, Booker Halfacre-Cunningham and Bodie Halfacre-Cunningham.
Pallbearers were Cale Colbert, Dr. Katie Halfacre-Cunningham, Julianna Osborne, Evan Osborne, Jase Osborne, Josh Osborne, Josey Osborne, Matt Weir, Addie Halfacre and Mykel Cunningham.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to First Baptist Church of Winona, P.O. Box 408, Winona, MS 38967 or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741 or online at www.donate.cancer.org
Online condolences can be expressed to the family at www.ofhwinona.com
Oliver Funeral Home of Winona was in charge of arrangements.
