Obituaries

Earline Freeman, 82, of Hazlehurst, passed away Feb. 23, 2021, at Pine Crest. A graveside service was held Feb. 24 at Strong Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst handled arrangements. Ms. Freeman was a native of Brookhaven. She considered her great nephews as her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by…

Bentonio Franklin Harris, 37, of Hazlehurst, passed away May 15, 2020. A memorial service was held Feb. 27 at Hazlehurst City Cemetery, with Rev. Martin L. Washington officiating. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled arrangements. Bentonio was born May 3, 1983, to Tina Mae Davis Harris. He attended school in the Hazlehurst City School District, where he…

Tina Mae Davis Harris, 68, of Hazlehurst, passed away Feb. 15, 2021. A memorial service was held Feb. 27 at Hazlehurst City Cemetery, with Rev. Martin L. Washington officiating. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled arrangements. Tina was born April 1, 1952, to Robert Earl Davis and Rosie Lee Bogan Davis. She attended Hazlehurst Schools and later…

William Keith Miller, 67, of Hazlehurst, passed away Feb. 28, 2021. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst handled arrangements. Mr. Miller was born in Delhi, La., to Ernest Miller and Euna Mae Dilmore Miller. He loved to hunt and fish. He is survived by his daughters, Lori Marx, of Hazlehurst; and Tracy Miller, of Calhoun,…

Kenneth J. Rockingham, 58, passed away Feb. 20, 2021, at Merit Health River Region Hospital in Vicksburg. A graveside service was held Feb. 27 at Hunters Cemetery in Hazlehurst, with Rev. William Price presiding. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled arrangements. Kenneth was born Dec. 17, 1962 to Burnell and Earnestine Shannon Rockingham. He worked at Hunter…

James Homer “Jim” Boatner, of Crystal Springs, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 15, 2021. A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Warehouse in Crystal Springs. Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. He was a retired military veteran serving 26 years in the Navy…

Shamekia Lashaun Bridges, 21, passed away Feb. 7, 2021. A graveside service was held Feb. 13 at Pine Leaf M.B. Church in Hazlehurst, with Pastor Willie F. Mitchell officiating. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled arrangements. Shamekia was born March 11, 1999, in Hazlehurst to Adam and Jessica Bridges. Preceding her in death were her grandfather, Ricky…

Rev. Joel E. Haire, 86, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Feb. 11, 2021. Joel was born on Sept. 24, 1934, in Lafayette Springs. He was the only son of Rev. L.F. Haire and Mrs. Addie Belle Haire. He accepted Christ as his Savior when he was seven years old.…

Jerry Ray Hall, of Wesson, passed away Feb. 17, 2021. A graveside service was held Feb. 22 at Springhill Pentecostal Church Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ethel Emmitt Hall and Mary Myrtis Cleary Hall; grandson, Colby Duane Porter; and brother, David Wayne Hall. He is survived by his wife, Donis P.…

Clara Ann Moore, 72, of Crystal Springs, passed away Feb. 20, 2021, at her home. Services were held Feb. 23 at Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church, with burial at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. Mrs. Moore was a member of Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church, where she sang in the…