The Ultimate Test of Faith: The Story of Angie Maxwell

The Ultimate Test of Faith: The Story of Angie Maxwell

When David Maxwell and his son, Reese, talk about their wife and mother, Angie, their faces light up. David and Angie met years ago at a church where David was working. He chuckles when he says, “I was the official janitor and the unofficial youth pastor.” They...
Hospice During the Holidays

Hospice During the Holidays

Christmas is known as a special and joyous time of year for many Americans as friends and family come together to enjoy each other and celebrate life. For the many families (approximately 1.5 million) with a loved one in hospice care, the grief and stress of the...

The Merger

The Merger On July 30, 1997, Hospice Ministries, Inc, was established with a merger between Whispering Pines Hospice, an inpatient residential hospice facility n south Jackson, and Hospice of Central Mississippi, an in-home hospice agency serving terminally ill...

Making a Home in Brookhaven

With the need for quality hospice care in the state rapidly expanding beyond its regional reach, Hospice of Central Mississippi (HOCM) established a Brookhaven office in October 1992 with the help of the willing Hearts Circle of the King’s Daughters Medical Center....

Whispering Pines

Whispering Pines Hospice accepted its first patients in 1991 after a committee formed by the bishops of the Catholic, Episcopal, and United Methodist Churches in Mississippi had begun working two years earlier to establish a residential facility for patients who were...