Obituaries

Terrance Duntray Smylie, 28, of Hazlehurst, died Monday, May 25, 2020. Services were held June 6 at The House of Peoples Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Martin Washington officiating. Mr. Smylie was born Sept. 27, 1991, in Hazlehurst. He was employed by LC Industries and DG Foods. He was preceded in death by his father,…

William Lee “Dub” Smith, 89, of Wesson, passed away June 5, 2020, at Forest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. Services were held Monday, June 8 at Riverwood Family, with interment at Wesson Cemetery. Riverwood Family handled arrangements. Mr. Smith was born on March 21, 1931, to Benjamin Burnell Smith and Robin Greer Smith. He served in…

Luther Smith Jr., “Pop”, 59, of Crystal Springs, died Thursday, May 28, 2020. Services were held June 4 at Crystal Springs City Cemetery with Rev. Willie Jones officiating. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mr. Smith was born Sept. 19, 1960, to Doris Williams and Luther Smith Sr. He was preceded in death by his father;…

Ruth Porter McGuire, 89, of Crystal Springs, passed away on June 7, 2020. A graveside service was held June 9 at the Gallman Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. Mrs. McGuire was born in Saulsbury, Tenn., on October 25, 1930. Her family moved to Hazlehurst in the mid-1940s. During her high…

Gerald Jones, 79, of Hazlehurst, passed away June 3, 2020, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Graveside service was held June 5 at Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst handled arrangements. Mr. Jones was a member of First Baptist Church Hazlehurst. He loved to travel and country music. He was…

Richard Lee Sims Sr., 64, of Crystal Springs, died Monday, May 25, 2020, at his home from an apparent heart attack. A graveside service was held May 29 at New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Service in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. Mr. Sims was born Oct. 15, 1955, and was a lifelong resident of…

Rev. Thomas Earl Murray, 77, of Hazlehurst, died May 25, 2020. Funeral services were held June 1 at St. James M. B. Church with Rev. Elvis Coleburg officiating. Internment was in the Hazlehurst City Cemetery. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled arrangements. Rev. Murray was born Sept. 18, 1942, to Manuel Thomas (Tess) and Nancy Poindexter Murray.…

Sarah Haddon Lewis, 77, of Crystal Springs, passed away May 24, 2020.  Graveside service was held May 30 at Spring Ridge Methodist Church Cemetery in Terry. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. She is survived by her son, Jonathan Lewis, of McGill, Nev.; daughter, Tammy Lewis Hubbard, of Springdale, Ark; brother, Jerone Haddon,…

George Wesley Lewis Jr., 79, of Crystal Springs, passed away May 15, 2020. Graveside service was held May 30 at Spring Ridge Methodist Church Cemetery in Terry. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. He was preceded in death by his brother, George Lewis III. He is survived by his son, Jonathan Lewis, of…

Mildred L. Griffin, 93, of Crystal Springs, passed away May 25, 2020, at Pine Crest, Hazlehurst. A graveside service was held May 28 at Crystal Springs Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Service in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. Mrs. Griffin was a native of Crystal Springs and lived in Illinois for 10 years before moving back to…