Dr. Donald C. Faucett named regional health officer
Donald C. Faucett, M.D., has joined the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) in the role of regional health officer for the Central Public Health Region. Faucett, a Madison resident, most recently served as the chief medical officer and director of health services at the Mississippi Department of Corrections, as well as a physician with…
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Eugene “Brick” Cooper
Eugene “Brick” Cooper, 74, passed away July 31, 2022. A funeral service was held Aug. 10 at New Pisgah M.B. Church in Crystal Springs, with interment in the church cemetery. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Gene was born June 21, 1948, in Crystal Springs to the late Earnest Sam Cooper Sr. and Leora Douglas…
Read MoreHattie S. Daggins
Hattie S. Daggins, 77, of Crystal Springs, passed away Aug. 3, 2022, at Copiah Living Center. A funeral service was held Aug. 13 at Century Funeral Home. Survivors include her daughters, Sophia Jackson and Denise Perryman; sisters, Mary Brantley and Shirley Smith; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Read MoreMildred Ana Butler McKinzie
Mildred Ana Butler McKinzie, 71, passed away Aug. 4, 2022, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. A funeral service was held Aug. 11 at Antioch M.B. Church in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Mildred was born March 18, 1951, in Gallman to the late Howard and Mildred Butler. Survivors include her husband,…
Read MoreShelby Jean Claiborne Miller
Shelby Jean Claiborne Miller, 78, passed away Aug. 5, 2022. A funeral service was held Aug. 13 at Good Hope M.B. Church in Crystal Springs. C.J. Williams Mortuary Services handled the arrangements. Shelby Jean was born Dec. 10, 1943, to the late Dan Hilliard Jr. and Callie Mae Rodgers Hilliard. Survivors include her children, Michael…
Read MoreBecky Ruggles
Rebecca “Becky” Ann (Myers) Ruggles, of Wesson, passed away at her home on Aug. 8, 2022. She was 74 years young. Becky was born Aug. 11, 1947, in Georgetown to Houston Brown Myers and Marjorie Jane (Beasley) Myers. She graduated from Provine High School in Jackson, attained a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi University for Women…
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