Obituaries

Kandy (Kendra) Smith died Sept. 11, 2023, in Hazlehurst. She was dearly loved and will be missed by her husband, Leon Smith, and his three sons, Doug, Tommy (Jena), and Stanley (Wendy). Kandy’s nine grandchildren include Julia, Nick, and Zach; Thomas, Will (Cate), and Nelson; and Peyton, Jay (Brooke), and Mason. Kandy’s sisters, Laurie (Rick)…

Vanessa Anne Potter, of Crystal Springs, went to her heavenly home on Sept. 10, 2023, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Nessa, as she was known to her friends, was 64 years old. Vanessa was born on Aug. 9, 1959, in Albany, Ga., to Joanne and Robert Baker. Vanessa loved working in her yard and…

Sampson Mitchell, 73, passed away Sept. 8, 2023, at his home in Crystal Springs, after a long battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Stringer Family Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Sammy was a successful businessman and owner of Mitchell Timber Company until its closing. He was a longtime…

Joan Elizabeth Martin, 71, of Crystal Springs. passed away Sept. 16, 2023, at Pine Crest Guest Home. The memorial service will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 23, at Highland Baptist Church. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements.

Lena Mae (Bliss) Killingsworth, 80, left her earthly body Aug. 31, 2023, to rest in her eternal home. She was greeted at heaven’s gates by her parents and four brothers. A funeral service was held Sept. 9 at Greater Damascus Church of Christ (Holiness). House of Peoples Funeral Home handled arrangements. Lena was born June…

Ernest Carson Evans died peacefully in his home in Crystal Springs. Ernest was born in Yazoo City on Dec. 21, 1940. His parents are the late Ernest Lamar Evans and Ruby Carson Evans. Ernest graduated from Yazoo City High School in 1958 then attended Mississippi State University where he was a member of Kappa Sigma…

Katherine P. Comans, 97, of Byram, passed away Sept. 10, 2023. A service was held Sept. 16 at Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church, with burial at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. Mrs. Comans was born in the New Zion community and raised in Crystal Springs by her parents, Henry…

Rosie Brown, 97, of Crystal Springs, passed away Sept. 2, 2023. A service was held Sept. 10 at Egypt Hill M.B. Church, with burial at the church cemetery. Century Funeral Home handled arrangements. Survivors include her sons, Bert Brown Jr. and Arthur Brown; daughters, Dorothy Smith, Barbara Williams, and Sandra Thomas; 18 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren,…

Jimmy Wooten, 83, of Wesson, peacefully passed away Aug. 31, 2023, at the Aspen of Brookhaven. A celebration of life service was held Sept. 2 at Zion Hill Baptist Church in Wesson. Stringer Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Mr. Wooten graduated from Wesson High School, where he played football and was well known for his…

Carol Ann Noble, 72, of Crystal Springs, passed away Aug. 27, 2023, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center from the effects of COVID. She was born Oct. 10, 1950, in Jackson to Shelby Clayton Noble and Ruth Merle Starnes Noble. Carol Ann grew up in South Jackson and attended Kay Elementary, Peeples Jr. High, and graduated…