Obituaries

Jerry Posey, 83, of Florence, passed away Sept. 15, 2020, at Briar Hill Nursing Home in Florence. A graveside service was held Sept. 16 at Georgetown Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. Mr. Posey enjoyed cooking potato salad for his family. He is survived by his brothers, James Harold “Butch” Posey,…

Edward Fitzgerald McKinzie, 48, passed away Sept. 14, 2020. A graveside service was held Sept. 19 at Hazlehurst City Cemetery, with Rev. Martin Washington officiating. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mr. McKinzie was born Feb. 26, 1972, to Edward and Mildred McKinzie. He was a member of Springridge M.B. Church in Gallman. He graduated from…

Linda Lou Jenkins, 59, passed away Sept. 14, 2020, at Merit Health Madison in Canton. A funeral service was held Sept. 19, with Pastor Lonnie O’Quinn officiating. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled arrangements. Ms. Jenkins was born on Nov. 21, 1960, in Hazlehurst, to Ethel Lou Ellis and Johnny Murray Jenkins. She graduated from Hazlehurst High…

Ella Imogene Taylor Cheek, 91, of Wesson, passed away Sept. 16, 2020, at her residence. A graveside service was held Sept. 19 at Shady Grove Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Service in Hazlehurst handled arrangements. Mrs. Cheek loved spending time with her grandkids, talking on the phone, riding in the car, and spending time with her…

Keith R. Bryant, 44, of Hazlehurst, passed away Aug. 29, 2020. A funeral service was held Sept. 18 at Mt. Sinai United Methodist Church, with Rev. Richard L. Scott officiating. Westhaven Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mr. Bryant was born on January 3, 1976, in Hazlehurst, to Rev. W. Charles Bryant Sr. and Flo Bryant. He…

Esther Ruth Turner Oakes Amos, 86, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 13, 2020. A graveside service was held Sept. 19 Hazlehurst Cemetery for family and close friends. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst handled arrangements. Mrs. Amos was a member of First Baptist Church Hazlehurst. She was an employee of First National Bank in Vicksburg…

Shirley Puckett Tillman, 79, of Hazlehurst, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and close friends at her home on Sept. 10, 2020. A graveside service was held Sept. 14 at the Hazlehurst City Cemetery. Dr. John Matthews officiated. Stringer Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mrs. Tillman was born on July 20,…

James Aron “Jim” Sullivan, 64, of Florence, passed away Sept. 6, 2020 at Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson. Service details are pending. Stringer Family Funeral is handling arrangements. Mr. Sullivan was born in West Point to Katherine Sullivan Layton and the late John Robert Sullivan Sr. He was preceded in death by his son, Aron…

Gloria Sue Ramsey, 59, passed away Sept. 9, 2020. A graveside service was held Sept. 12 at White Bay Cemetery in Hazlehurst. Rev. Martin Washington officiated, with House of Peeples Funeral Home handling arrangements. Ms. Ramsey was born Jan. 4, 1961, to Beulah and Burnell Ramsey. She resided at Ellisville State School at an early…

Willie Frank Pendleton, 71, passed away Sept. 9, 2020. A graveside service was held Sept. 12 at Hazlehurst City Cemetery. Rev. Noah Moore officiated, with Hazlehurst Funeral Home handling arrangements. Mr. Pendleton was born Nov. 1, 1948, to George Pendleton and Clonnie Johnson Pendleton. He graduated from Parish High School in 1968. He was a…