Angela Odom, 59, of Brookhaven, passed away Dec. 1, 2024. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.  Graveside service will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. She was preceded…

Willie Frank Burrell Jr. began his earthly journey on Dec. 25, 1940, in Crystal Springs. He was born to the union of the late Willie Frank Burrell Sr. and Eva Monroe. At the age of 15, Frank left rural Crystal Springs and moved to Chicago, Ill. He attended John Marshall High School, where he was…

Angela Hudson, 48, of Crystal Springs, passed away Nov. 25, 2024. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. She was preceded in death by her father, Billy Hudson; grandfather, Harvey Allen; grandmother, Gennie Allen; grandfather, W.T. Hudson; and grandmother, Frances Hudson. She is survived by her daughter, MaKayla Hudson; mother, Ann Hudson; sister,…

Retired Staff Sargeant Charles Kennon Freels, “Kenny,” was released from duty, passed from our ranks, and returned to heaven on Nov. 19, 2024. Services are Saturday, Nov. 23, with visitation from 9 to 11 a.m. and service at 11, all at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs. Burial will follow at Poplar Springs Cemetery.…

Paula Jean Irons Lofton, 70, of Hazlehurst, passed away peacefully on Nov. 19, 2024. Born on Jan. 10, 1954, in Shreveport, La., Paula moved to Brookhaven as a young girl and graduated as a proud member of the Brookhaven High School Class of 1972. She worked as an office manager for 25 years before retiring…

Carl Leslie Smith, of Hazlehurst, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Nov. 8, 2024. He was born Sept. 24, 1955, in Vicksburg to Clyde William Smith and Edna Mae Hull Smith. He is survived by his siblings, Vivian Camille Bell (Billy), Marilyn McHie (Bill), Clyde William Smith II (Gloria), Alan Christopher Smith (Heath),…

Howard Benson, 71, of Crystal Springs, passed from this earthly life to eternal peace and rest on Nov. 3, 2024.  He was a beloved son, brother, father, and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his wife, Brenda Benson, and father, Milton Benson Sr. He is survived by his family whom he loved with all…

Ealie Leavern Howard passed away peacefully on the morning of Nov. 9, 2024, at Willow Creek Retirement Center in Byram. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs. The service will be 11 on Wednesday at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Crystal Springs…

Judith Randle Brewer, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her home in Hazlehurst on Nov. 6, 2024. Arrangements for Mrs. Brewer will include visitation, beginning at noon on Nov. 8 at First Baptist Church in Hazlehurst, with services to follow at 2 p.m. Graveside service will…