Arthur Lee Coleman Sr.
Arthur Lee Coleman Sr., 68, passed away Sept. 29, 2023. A service was held Oct. 7 at New Hope United Methodist Church. Survivors include his children, Jermaine Stewart, Demona Cook, Ditra Coleman, Arthur Lee Coleman Jr., Jeffery Stewart, and Jjuana Barlow; a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and siblings, Essie Lee Mitchell, Henrine Sanders, Ruby…
Read MoreRandolph Miller Costilow Sr.
Randolph Miller Costilow Sr., 72, of Wesson, passed Oct. 9, 2023, at St. Dominic’s. He was born July 7, 1951, to the late Walton “Pete” Miller Costilow and Marilyn Elaine Owens Costilow. Mr. Costilow was a barber and truck driver. He served his country in the United States National Guard. He was a member of…
Read MoreJim Edd Knight
Jim Edd Knight, 89, of Hazlehurst, passed away Oct. 10, 2023. A service was held Oct. 12 at Pine Bluff Baptist Church, with burial at Pine Bluff Dentville Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst handled arrangements. Mr. Knight enjoyed being outdoors fishing and hunting. He loved his family and was a good neighbor and…
Read MoreGeneva Reese Young
Geneva Reese Young, 86, passed away Sept. 24, 2023. A service was held Oct. 7 at Greater Damascus Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A., Hazlehurst. Survivors include her son, LaMarcus Young; nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Carroll Reese and Lee Reese; and sisters, Florine McCoy, Helen Wortham, and Viola Reese.
Read MoreCounty burn ban continues
A county-wide burn ban in effect for several months has been continued for another month because there has not been enough rain in the county to ease the dry conditions that make wildfires a concern. Emergency Management Agency Director Scott Barnes reminded county supervisors during their Oct. 10 meeting the burn ban was to expire…
Read MoreCo-Lin homecoming court announced
Copiah-Lincoln Community College is pleased to announce 2023 Homecoming Queen T’Myah Denson, of Georgetown, and her court. Pictured are (front row, from left) freshman maids Annalyse Layton, of Mize, and Reagan Newman, of Wesson; Denson; sophomore maids Kamryn Bridges, of Wesson, and Baylee Zumbro, of Brookhaven; (back row) freshman maids Kennedy Wilson, of Natchez, and…
Read MoreDebby White
Debby White, 68, of Hazlehurst, passed away Oct. 2, 2023. A memorial service was held Oct. 7 at Bethel Baptist Church, with burial at Bethel Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst handled arrangements. Debby was preceded in death by her parents, Forrest and Bonnie Parks Strickland; brother, Dale Strickland; and brother-in-law, Vick Alba. She…
Read MoreNorma Russell
Norma Jean Gardner Russell died peacefully Oct. 6, 2023, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson surrounded by her family. Norma was born in Gallman. She graduated from Hazlehurst High School in 1953. She always said that she continued her education and graduated from the College of Hard Knocks. Anding and Norma married in June…
Read MoreWillie T. Miller III
Mama may have; papa may have. But God bless the child that’s got his own. Willie T. Miller III, affectionately known as Willie, Bill, or Lil Willie, often repeated these three lines from Billie Holiday’s 1941 song, “God Bless the Child,” when doling out advice. Willie believed strongly that God gave men the free will…
Read MoreMyrtle “Kip” Higdon
Kip Higdon, Wesson, passed away Oct. 4, 2023, at Copiah Living Center, where she had been a resident for three years. A service was held Oct. 6 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Hazlehurst Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst handled arrangements. She was born Sept. 4, 1938, in Coxburg to Vardaman and…
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