Obituaries

Charles Mason Howard, 81, of Hermanville, passed away July 27, 2021, at Copiah County Medical Center. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 28, with an 11 a.m. memorial service at Hermanville Baptist Church. Graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28 at Hazlehurst Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling…

A funeral service for George Timothy Mercier Jr. was held Aug. 7, 2021, at Riverwood Family,with burial in Beauregard Cemetery. George died at home Aug. 2. He was born May 8, 1917, in Beauregard. After graduating from Wesson High School, he attended Louisiana State University and received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 1939.…

Charlotta Anita Moore, 58, passed away July 29, 2021. A funeral service was held Aug. 7 at Pine Leaf M.B. Church in Wesson. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Charlotta was born April 18, 1963, in Hazlehurst. Preceding her in death were her daughter, Eufremia Shannon Perkins; and parents, Dorothy Moore and Lenell May II.…

Shelton Welch, 78, of Jackson, passed away Aug. 4, 2021, at Jackson Veterans Home. A graveside service was held Aug. 6 at Palestine Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. Mr. Welch was a native of Simpson County. He was an Army veteran and worked for Boeing Aircraft until he retired in…

Funeral services for Tommy Dean Brown, of Wesson, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church (Mt. Zion Road) in Wesson, with burial to follow in the cemetery. Officiating will be Bro. Zach Kilpatrick and Bro. Wayne Kimbrough, with Brookhaven Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Visitation will…

Louie Von “Buddy” Lowery, 92, of Georgetown, passed away July 27, 2021, at Copiah County Medical Center. A graveside service was held July 29 at Georgetown Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst handled the arrangements. He was a member of Georgetown Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Lowery and…

Glenn Lazell Loyd Sr., 63, passed away July 16, 2021. A funeral service was held July 31 at House of Peoples Funeral Home Chapel in Hazlehurst. Rev. Wyatt Lewis officiated. He was born June 4, 1958, in Detroit, Mich. Preceding him in death were his parents, Nolly and Eva Mae Loyd; sister, Vera Loyd-Conley; and…

Marian Shantel LaShae Miller, 26, passed away July 23, 2021. A funeral service was held July 31 at New Life Cathedral of Worship in Hazlehurst. Interment was at Pine Leaf M.B. Church Cemetery. Dr. Arnold Stantos Sr. officiated. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. She was born Sept. 9, 1944. Preceding her in death were…

Samuel “Sammy” Edwin Shelton Sr., 88, of Hazlehurst, passed away July 27, 2021, at Pine Crest Guest Home. A funeral service was held July 30 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Shelton Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst handled the arrangements. Mr. Shelton was a lifelong resident of Copiah County. He was a…

Joel Clark Stokes, 71, of Crystal Springs, passed away July 28, 2021, at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. August 7 at Coy Community Church in Preston, with burial at Coy Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Stokes;…