Ruth Stegall Walters
Ruth Stegall Walters, 91, of Crystal Springs, passed away March 13, 2023. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m., March 16, at Harmony Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. Mrs. Walters was a county bookkeeper for 25 years. She loved to travel, cooking, and being in her yard. She was…
Read MoreEdna Keet Rutledge Winters
Edna Keet Rutledge Winters was born on April 20, 1936, in Crystal Springs to the late Robert Carlton and Jesse Edna Brinson Rutledge. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Glen, Roland, and Don Rutledge. She is survived by two brothers and three sisters, Irvin and Odie Rutledge, Jeanette McCoy, Lovene McCarty, and Molly…
Read MoreHazlehurst Business of the Month
Hazlehurst Area Chamber of Commerce has selected Five 54 as Business of the Month for February. Pictured are (from left) John Dunaway, Charlene Dunaway, Deborah Sandifer, Jacqui Patten, Lisa Purser, Alli Tillman, Anna Tillman, Mary Lawrence McKay, Ken Givens, Nick Errington, Gail Cornell, and Kayla Berch.
Read MoreRibbon cutting held for A-Z Beauty Supply
Hazlehurst Area Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting for for A-Z Beauty Supply, located at 130 Trade Center Lane. Pictured are (from left) Candy Price, Equanya Allen, Jacqui Patten, Rocky Elhaj, Mary Vanlandingham, Ayman Elhaj, Gail Cornell, Sandra Hall, Kaid Elhaj, Eloise Thomas, Tracey James, Shenequa Jordan, Marshall James, Abdullha Elhaj, Mayor Kenneth…
Read MoreRonnie Channell
Ronnie Channell was born on Dec. 15, 1951, in Hazlehurst and humbly entered through the gates of heaven on Feb. 24, 2023, after spending a really good and peaceful day on the land he loved with people he loved even more. Ronnie was a man who was the epitome of community. He was most at…
Read MoreDelores Delrio Greer
The funeral service for Delores Delrio Greer was held Feb. 28, 2023, at Riverwood Family, with interment in Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Hazlehurst. Mrs. Greer, 84, of Wesson, died Feb. 24 at her home in Wesson, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 27, 1938, to Ivo Lea and Naomi Klinepeter…
Read MoreLarry Keith Jackson
Larry Keith Jackson “Hotdog,” 65, died at Copiah County Medical Center in Hazlehurst Feb. 25, 2023, following an illness that he fought for many months. Larry was born on June 20, 1957, at Hardy Wilson Memorial Hospital in Hazlehurst to Vernon Ray and Opal Rogers Jackson. He was a lifelong resident of Copiah County, living…
Read MoreBilly Lang
Billy Ray (B.R.) Lang, 84, of Crystal Springs, died peacefully at his home on March 4, 2023, surrounded by family members. He was born on May 24, 1938, to Arthur S. Lang and Mamie L. Lang in Simpson County. Mr. Lang was a retired electrician and for more than 60 years served as a proud…
Read MoreLorraine Brown Sanders
Lorraine Brown Sanders, 86, passed away Feb. 27, 2023. A funeral service was held March 4 at House of Peoples Funeral Home Chapel, with interment at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton. Survivors include her daughter, Cynthia Rivers; two grandchildren; and sisters, Cleo, Donna, Delores, and Barbara.
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