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Obituaries

Glenda Ann Hudson

Glenda Ann Hudson, 52, of Wesson, passed away March 26, 2023. A funeral service was held March 29 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Rehoboth Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her father, Glen Hudson; and grandparents, W. B. Carlisle, Big Momma, and Paul and Betty Edwards. She is survived by her mother,…

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Katherine Layton

Eva Katherine Layton, of Florence – lovingly known by many as mother, maw, mawmaw, Kat and Ms. Katherine – exited her earthly home and entered the gates of heaven on March 25, 2023. A funeral service was held March 28 at Georgetown Baptist Church, with burial at Georgetown Cemetery. Katherine was preceded in death by…

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Sylvia Watts Teasley

Sylvia Watts Teasley, 81, of Crystal Springs, passed away March 22, 2023, at Copiah Living Center. A funeral service was held March 27 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Crystal Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Teasley, a native of Crystal Springs, was a bookkeeper at The Bank of The South for many years. She enjoyed listening…

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Lorenzo Vinas Sr.

Lorenzo Vinas Sr., of Hazlehurst, passed away March 7, 2023. A funeral service was held March 12 at Iglesia Asamblea De Dios Torres Fuerte in Hazlehurst. House of Peoples Funeral Home handled arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Maria Jesus Vinas; children, Sandra Vinas, Lorenzo Vinas Jr., Juan Carlos Vinas, and Hanser Vinas; and brothers, Miguel…

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Clyde Earl Jenkins

Clyde Earl Jenkins, 59, passed away March 14, 2023. A funeral service was held March 18 at Hazlehurst Funeral Home. Survivors include his brothers, Carl Hughes, James Jenkins, and Kenneth Jenkins; and sisters, Rosie Catchings, Essie Mitchell, Lynda Jenkins, and Bessie Jenkins-Stewart.

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Walter Raleigh Barker

Walter Raleigh Barker, 85, of Laurel, passed away March 13, 2023, at his home with his family at his side. Walter was born on Sept. 5, 1937, in Dentville. He earned his B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Mississippi and his Master of Science and Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of…

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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…

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Edna 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…

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Ronnie 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…

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Delores 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…

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