Obituaries

Dorothy (Dot) Jean Tanner Funchess, 60, of Hazlehurst, died June 27, 2020. Services are incomplete at this time. Hazlehurst Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mrs. Funchess was born Jan. 20, 1950, to Essie and Minnie Lee Curtis. She attended Parrish High School and Utica Junior College. She retired from Hardy Wilson Memorial Hospital and was…

Linda Edwards, 51, of Hazlehurst, passed away June 19, 2020. Funeral services were held July 2 at Hazlehurst City Cemetery. Westhaven Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Jessie Bell Blackwell, 76, of Hazlehurst, passed away June 23, 2020. Funeral services were held July 3 at Damascus Church Cemetery in Hazlehurst. Westhaven Funeral Home handled arrangements.

David Luper, 87, of Crystal Springs, passed away June 28, 2020, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. A private family service was held July 1 at Stringer Family Chapel, followed by a public graveside service at Jessamine Cemetery, Ridgeland. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. Mr. Luper was a member of the NRA.…

James “Mickey” Henderson, 72, of Crystal Springs, passed away June 28, 2020, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be 9 to 10 a.m. Friday, July 3, at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs. Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stringer Family Chapel. Stringer Family Funeral Service in Crystal Springs…

Helen Marvis Gregory, 82, of Liberty, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Haven Hall Health Care Center in Brookhaven. Graveside services were held June 29 at Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery in Hazlehurst. Rev. Billy Barnes officiated with Brookhaven Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Gregory was born on February 18, 1938, in Hazlehurst,…

Billy Christopher Green, of Dallas, Tex., passed from this life on Monday, June 22, 2020 in Dallas. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 27 at Highland Baptist Church, 505 N. Jackson St., Crystal Springs. Chris was born on February 1, 1966, in Jackson, and moved to Crystal Springs with his…

Mary Ruth Brown Gilmore, 71, of Hazlehurst, died June 17, 2020. Services were held June 24, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Hazlehurst, with interment in the church cemetery. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mrs.Gilmore was born Sept. 26, 1948, to Ella V. Chase Coleman and Hine Brown Jr., in Hazlehurst. She attended Parrish High School.…

William A. Erwin, 75, of Hazlehurst, passed away June 28, 2020, at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in McComb. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 2 at Springhill Pentecostal Church in Wesson, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the church.…

Mary Ann Anderson Byther, 71, of Hazlehurst, passed away June 20, 2020. Funeral services were held June 26 at Hawkins Cemetery, Hazlehurst. Westhaven Family Funeral Home handled arrangements.