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September 17 Hopewell Court #118 Heroines of Jericho, PHA and Hopewell Lodge #507, PHA will hold a Back-to-School Bash from noon to 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 17, at Brushy Creek M.B. Church, 6110 Brushy Creek Road, Georgetown. There will be food, fun, and games. September 18 Homecoming at Decell United Methodist Church in Wesson will…

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Larry Darnell Christmas

Larry Darnell “Duke” Christmas, 62, passed away Aug. 29, 2022. A funeral service was held Sept. 2 at Mt. Sinai United Methodist Church in Hazlehurst, with interment in the church cemetery. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Felicia Henley Christmas; daughter, Jamiya Christmas; sons, Tyler Christmas, Gabriel Gray III, and Dedric…

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Anthony Gibbs

Anthony “Sag” Gibbs, 65, passed away Aug. 10, 2022. A funeral service was held Sept. 3 at Mt. Sinai United Methodist Church in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Survivors include his children, Michael Lynch, Travis Lynch, and Sabrina Nicole Sutton; seven grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; stepfather, David Bryant; and siblings, Chancey Williams, Larry Williams,…

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Sybil S. Smith

A graveside service for Sybil S. Smith was held Sept. 10, 2022, in the Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery in Copiah County. Riverwood Family handled the arrangements. Mrs. Smith, 98, of Farmersville, Texas, passed from this life Sept. 3. She was born in McFerrin, Ark., on Oct. 5, 1923, to Virgil Lee Stevens and Mollie Bayes…

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Jeffrey Ray Strong

Jeffrey Ray Strong, 38, of Crystal Springs, passed away Sept. 5, 2022, at his residence. A funeral service was held Sept. 9 at Highland Baptist Church, with burial at Crystal Springs Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Service in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. Jeffrey loved his family, friends, hunting, fishing, and playing pool. He was a loving…

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