Obituaries

Sylvia Renee Powell Barnes, 57, of Crystal Springs, passed away Aug. 14, 2020, at Merit Health Center in Jackson. A graveside service was held Aug. 22 at Crystal Springs City Cemetery. Elder Jerry Brown officiated, with Century Funeral Home handling arrangements. Survivors include three sons, Demyrio, Antonio, and Acie; two daughters, Jalisa and Adrean; two…

John Mascagni, 79, of Hazlehurst, passed away Aug. 17, 2020, at Pine Crest Guest Home. A graveside service was held Aug. 20 at Pine Bluff Dentville Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Service in Hazlehurst handled arrangements. He is survived by his sister, Victoria.

Willie Lee Killingsworth, 61, of Hazlehurst, passed away Aug. 11, 2020, at Merit Health River Regional Hospital in Vicksburg. Graveside services were held Aug. 19 at Hazlehurst City Cemetery. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mr. Killingsworth was born June 16, 1959, to J.W. Killingsworth Sr. and Annie Lee Killingsworth. He attended Parrish Elementary, Hazlehurst High,…

Mary Bernice Bogan Jackson, 48, of Jackson, passed away Aug. 17, 2020, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Stringer Family Funeral Service in Hazlehurst handled arrangements. Mrs. Jackson was a member of the band Time to Move and a graduate of Belhaven College. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Ollie Abby and…

Andrew Burks Jr., 62, of Hazlehurst, passed away Aug. 9, 2020. Visitation was held Aug. 22 at Westhaven Funeral Home Chapel.

Doris Jean Barlow, 77, of Brandon, passed away Aug. 14, 2020, at her home while surrounded by family. A memorial service was held Aug. 18 at Stringer Family Chapel in Hazlehurst, officiated by Rev. Stan Lobin. A graveside service followed at Antioch Baptist Cemetery in Hazlehurst. Mrs. Barlow was born April 23, 1943, to the…

Gregory Bates, 65, of Terry, passed away Aug. 8, 2020, at his residence. Stringer Family Funeral Service in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. He is survived by his daughter, Terah Bitler, of Terry; brother, Burton Bates Jr., of Terry; sisters, Janet Bates, of Terry; and Judy Shaffer, of Missouri; and one grandson.

Ora Lee McGee Booker, 101, transitioned from this life to life everlasting on Aug. 16, 2020. She was born Feb. 27, 1919, to Lee and Will Anna Green McGee, in Hazlehurst, Copiah County. She is the oldest of five siblings: William Roscoe, Lamar, Gladys, and Nelson. She was preceded in death by her parents; three…