Obituaries

Frank Peterson, 74, of Hazlehurst,  passed away January 21, 20120 at Copiah County Medical Center in Hazlehurst. Visitation will be 9am-11am Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church.  Services will be 11am Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church with burial at Bethel Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mr. Peterson was preceded in death…

Howard Scott Garland Howard Scott Garland, 61, died at his home in Crystal Springs. A memorial service will be held Friday, Jan. 24 at 3 p.m. at Crystal Springs United Methodist Church. Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. Mr. Garland was an honor graduate of Manhattan Academy and The University of Mississippi…

Visitation for Charles Lee Jones, of Hazlehurst, will be Friday, January 24, 2019, from 1 to 5 p.m., at The House of Peoples Funeral Home. Funeral services are Saturday, January 24, at 11:00 a.m., at the House of Peoples Funeral Home Chapel.

Timothy T. Smith, 50, of Hazlehurst, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. Services will be held Thursday, Jan. 16, at 11 a.m. from St. Peter Church of Christ (Holiness) USA, 2143 Whitworth St., Hazlehurst,  with Elder Kendrick Barnes officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery with Hazlehurst Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Smith…

Ina Earls Strong Taylor, 74, Shreveport, La., formerly of Wesson, died Dec. 20, 2019. Mrs. Taylor was born May 15, 1945 to Lee V. and Marquritte Furlow Earls. She worked for Bernstein Shirt Corporation 20 years and the Sheriff’s Office in Shreveport, La. She also owned and operated E. J. Hamburgers in Crystal Springs. She…

June 26, 1926 – January 10, 2020 Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Ree Jackson, 93, of Hazlehurst, who died on Friday, January 10, 2020 in Hazlehurst will be on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at Providence Baptist Church with Rev. Troy Smith, officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery under the direction…

Etta Dorothy Izard Farmer, Age 101, passed away on January 11, 2020 at Pine Crest Guest Home at 8:20 pm after an extended battle with Alzheimer’s and other related complications. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 18th at Stringer Family Funeral Home, 28023 MS-28, Hazlehurst, MS.  Services will be…

Frances Josephine Johnson Griswold Frances Josephine Griswold, 84, Ocala, Fla., died Dec. 18, 2019 with hospice care at the home of her daughter, Susan Bailey. Mrs. Griswold, a native of Crystal Springs, was the youngest of six children. Her mother died when she was four and it was always her goal to be the best…

Erick Gregory Miller Erick Gregory Miller, 30, Crystal Springs, died Dec. 25, 2019. Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Eddie Carl Jones Eddie Carl Jones, 68, Crystal Springs, died Dec. 27, 2019. Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.