Obituaries
David Warren Johns
David Warren Johns, 62, of Crystal Springs, passed away Aug. 12, 2020. Visitation will be 10 – 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs. Memorial Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 at Stringer Family Chapel. Stringer Family Funeral Service in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. Mr. Johns…
Read MoreJean Medlock
Jean Gingerich Medlock, 90, of Terry, passed away Aug, 9, 2020, at Copiah Living Center. Graveside service was held Aug. 15 at Terry Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. Mrs. Medlock was born, grew up, and graduated as salutatorian of her high school class in Des Arc, Ark. She met then…
Read MoreJohn Harold Thedford
John Harold “DJ Fuzzy Q” Thedford, 68, of Hazlehurst, passed away July 21, 2020. Graveside services were held July 30 at Hazlehurst City Cemetery. Westhaven Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mr. Thedford was born Nov. 4, 1951, to Eva Mae Armstrong Thedford and Excell Thedford Sr. in Copiah County. He was an active member of Mt.…
Read MoreJanet Wright
Janet Hearst Wright, 83, of Crystal Springs, passed away May 20, 2020. A small family ceremony was held graveside May 22 at Parkwood Memorial Cemetery, Ridgeland. Mrs. Wright was born June 13, 1936, and lived many years in Crystal Springs. Her fellow Sunday school class members at First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs and friends…
Read MoreAcy Thomas
Acy Thomas, 74, of Memphis, Tenn., passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at Clarksdale Hospital. A memorial service will be held at Celebration Fellowship in Jackson at a later date. Acy was born May 6, 1946, with no known living relatives. He was a retired truck driver, welder, and bank guard. He also helped the…
Read MoreJohn Harold Thedford
John Harold “DJ Fuzzy Q” Thedford, 68, of Hazlehurst, passed away July 21, 2020. Graveside services were held July 20 at Hazlehurst City Cemetery. Westhaven Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mr. Thedford was born Nov. 4, 1951, to Eva Mae Armstrong Thedford and Excell Thedford Sr. in Copiah County. He was an active member of Mt.…
Read MoreRoland A. Smith
Roland A. Smith, 65, of Crystal Springs, passed away Aug. 4, 2020, at Copiah County Medical Center. Visitation was held Aug. 10 at Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Cynthia McClelland Smith, of Crystal Springs; sons, Jeremy Smith, of Lacey, Wash.; Dane Knight, of Carson City, Nev.;…
Read MoreJanice Faye Sims
Janice Fay Sims, 64, of Hazlehurst, passed away July 31, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson. Graveside services were held Aug. 8 at White Bay Cemetery. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mrs. Sims was born Oct. 7, 1955, to Dorothy McVane and M. L. Curtis. She was a member of the Parrish High School…
Read MoreElnora Johnson Powell
Elnora Johnson Powell, 89, of Crystal Springs, passed away Aug. 1, 2020. Graveside service was held Aug. 8 at Community Cemetery in Crystal Springs, with Rev. Roderick Jones officiating. Century Funeral Home handled arrangements. Survivors include her sons, Tommie Powell and Billie Powell, of Crystal Springs; daughters, Pamela Powell and Sylvia Barnes, of Crystal Springs;…
Read MoreSherry Denise May
Sherry (Shirley) Denise May, 47, of Oma, passed away Aug. 3, 2020. Graveside services were held Aug. 8 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Oma. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled arrangements. Ms. May was born Aug. 28, 1972, in Hazlehurst, to Roy and Mary Maye. She was a member of Fair Hill M. B. Church and a…
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