Obituaries

Edgar Leon Magee Jr., 91, of Crystal Springs, passed away Sept. 12, 2020 at Highland Home in Ridgeland. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Hollywood Cemetery in McComb. Mr. Magee, a native of…

Thomas Earl Green, 60, of Crystal Springs, passed away Aug. 31, 2020, at his home. A graveside service was held Sept. 8 at Clear Creek Cemetery in Crystal Springs, with Rev. Edward E. Cook officiating. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mr. Green was born Nov. 18, 1959, in Crystal Springs, to C.H. Green Sr. and…

Debra Valtrina Belton, 61, of Hazlehurst, passed away Aug. 31, 2020. A graveside service was held Sept. 5 at White Bay Cemetery in Hazlehurst, with Rev. Martin Washington officiating. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled arrangements. Ms. Belton was born Nov. 28, 1958, to Grant Belton Jr. and Bertha Christmas Belton. She was a member of Antioch…

Betty Lou Forrest Strickland (Bowlin), 92, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 1, 2020, at Pine Crest Guest Home. A graveside service were held Sept. 5 at Shady Grove Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Service in Hazlehurst handled arrangements. She was born Betty Lou Forrest on Sept. 16, 1927, to Floyd and Marie Forrest. She was a…

Lillie Shannon, 65, of Wesson, passed away Aug. 25, 2020, surrounded by family at her home. A funeral service was held Sept. 1 at New Hope United Methodist Church in Wesson. House of Peoples Funeral Home handled arrangements. Ms. Shannon was born Dec. 11, 1954, to the late Versie and Sylenaer Coleman Shannon. She accepted…

Charles Willard Kees, 80, of Crystal Springs, passed away Sept. 4, 2020. at Merit Health in Jackson. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sept. 9 at Springs of Praise Church, with burial at Terry Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. Mr. Kees is survived by his sons, Ray Kees and Billy…

George Homer Heflin, 74, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 4, 2020. A funeral service was held Sept. 8 at Lakewood Funeral Home in Jackson. Mr. Heflin was born June 2, 1946, to Homer and Minnie Lou Heflin. He was a self-employed mechanic, which kept him close to the race car sport which he truly enjoyed.…

Lionel Earl Furnace, 44, of Crystal Springs, passed away Aug. 25, 2020. Funeral services were held Sept. 5 at Crystal Springs City Cemetery. Westhaven Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Charles Edwin (Doc) Fairchild, 84, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 4, 2020. Funeral services were held Sept. 8 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Bethesda Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Service handled arrangements. Mr. Fairchild was a lifetime resident of Copiah County and a lifetime member of Bethesda Methodist Church. He was a U.S. Naval…