Obituaries
Elizabeth Priscilla Larsen
Elizabeth Priscilla Larsen, 60, Hazlehurst, died March 2, 2020. Mrs. Larsen loved gardening, her flowers, and her grandkids. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Larsen, and her mother, June Pritchard Smith. Services were March 6 at Highland Baptist Church with burial in Pine Bluff Dentville Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst…
Read MoreCalvin Wilson
Calvin Wilson, 60, Crystal Springs, died March 3, 2020 at his home. Services were 1 p.m. March 7, 2020 at Straitway Ministries, Utica, with Bishop Willie C. Ford officiating. Burial was in Bright Star Cemetery, Crystal Springs. Century Funeral Home in Crystal Springs was in charge of arrangements. Survivors are wife, Linda Wilson of Crystal…
Read MoreJohnnie Pearl Sykes Pevey
Johnnie Pearl Sykes Pevey, 93, of Knoxville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2020 in Knoxville. She was born to John and Pearl Sellers Sykes June 20, 1926, near Crystal Springs, Mississippi, and received her diploma from Copiah-Lincoln Junior College. She worked in Jackson, Mississippi during the war effort and afterwards married Mott Lockwood…
Read MoreW. R. ‘Bud’ Sumrall
W. R. “Bud” Sumrall, 92, Crystal Springs, died March 5, 2020. Mr. Sumrall had been a resident of Southern Oaks Assisted Living Center in Henderson, Tenn. since November 2015. Mr. Sumrall was born in Crystal Springs to Wilbur Robert and Lucy Prewitt Sumrall Dec. 13, 1927. He was active in Scouting and became an Eagle…
Read MoreCora Crystal Rhymes Williams
Visitation for Cora Crystal Rhymes Williams will be Friday, March 13, 2020, from 1-5 p.m., at The House of Peoples Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 14, at 1 p.m., at New Salem M. B. Church, Old Natchez Road, Hazlehurst.
Read MoreWillie James Byther
Memorial services for Willie James Byther will be Saturday, March 14, 2020, at 11 a.m., at The House of Peoples Funeral Home Chapel.
Read MoreVictor Demond Smith
Victor Demond “Vick” Smith, 38, of Hazlehurst, died Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Memorial services will be held at the Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, 19068 Highway 51, Hazlehurst, on Saturday, March 14 at 1:00 PM. Mr. Smith was born July 20, 1981, in Hinds County. A life-long Copiah County resident, Vick was a well-known and…
Read MoreW. R. Sumrall
W. R. “Bud” Sumrall Crystal Springs, MS W.R. “Bud” Sumrall, 92, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020. He had been a resident of Southern Oaks Assisted Living Center in Henderson, TN since November 2015. Visitation will be from noon until 2:00 pm on Wednesday, March 11, at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs,…
Read MoreWillie Ruth Mack
Willie Ruth Mack, 96, Terry, died Feb. 24, 2020 at her home. Funeral services were 1 p.m. Feb. 29 at Kindom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Hazlehurst, with Bro. Willie Harris Jr. officiating. Burial was in Society Cemetery, Terry. Century Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. Survivors are sons, Belvie Mack Jr. and James Mack;…
Read MoreAmelia Clower Canoy
Amelia Clower Canoy, 80, Crystal Springs, died Feb. 25, 2020 at Belhaven Nursing Home in Jackson. Mrs. Canoy was a member of First Baptist Church, Crystal Springs, where she taught Sunday School for over 40 years. She was the Secretary and Treasurer of Old Crystal Springs Cemetery Association. Services were Feb. 28 at First Baptist…
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