Obituaries

William Doyle Carraway William Doyle Carraway, 83, Crystal Springs, died Dec. 29, 2019 at Mississippi Baptist Hospital in Jackson. Mr. Carraway was preceded in death by his son, Glen Haley Carraway. Funeral services were 11 a.m. Jan. 3 at Stringer Family Funeral Services Chapel in Crystal Springs with burial in Pine Bluff Dentville Cemetery, Copiah…

Stephen Dale “Steve” Drummonds, 64, of Hazlehurst, passed away January 1, 2020 at Select Specialty. Visitation will be 12pm-2pm Saturday at Stringer Family Funeral Home. Services will be 2pm Saturday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Hazlehurst Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mr. Drummonds was a member of Hazlehurst…

Robert H. Wiltshire, 78, passed away December 31, 2019. Visitation will be Monday, January 6, 2020 at Stringer Family Funeral Services. Services will be 11am Monday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Rocky Hill Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mr. Wiltshire was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly…

Doyle Carraway, 83, passed away December 29, 2019 at Baptist Hospital. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Thursday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs. Services will be 11am Friday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Pine Bluff Dentville Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. He was preceded in death…

Lenair Chess, 75 years old, of Port Gibson, MS peacefully passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019. Visitation will be Friday, January 3, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home (306 Depot St.) in Utica, MS.   Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Westhaven Funeral Home in…

Lillie Mae Gunter, 98, of Carpenter,  died Sunday, December 29, 2019. A visitation will be held at Pine Bluff Baptist Church on January 2, 2020 at 9:00 am. The funeral service will immediately follow the visitation at 11:00 am. Burial will continue at Pine Bluff Cemetery. Lille Mae spent most of her life living in…

Katherine Bush “Jo” Reed was born August 13, 1929 in Laurel to Leon Davis and Maudie Jones Bush. A longtime member of First Presbyterian Church of Crystal Springs, Mrs. Reed was an active member of the Women in the Church, the Ladies Bible Study group and active in service to the Grace Presbytery. She was…

Donald Ray Williams, 55, Crystal Springs, died Dec. 18, 2019 at his home. Funeral services were Dec. 28 at 1 p.m. at Century Funeral Home in Crystal Springs. Officiating Minister was Rev. Troy Smith. Survivors are his mother, Betty Williams of Crystal Springs; brothers, Otis Williams of Jackson, Luther Smith of Crystal Springs, Victor Smith…

John Clifford Bell Jr., died Dec. 27, 2019 at G. V. “Sonny” Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Jackson. Mr. Bell was born Oct. 9, 1924 in Crystal Springs to John Clifford Bell Sr. and Fannie Lee Hinson Bell. A World War II veteran, he was drafted into the Army in 1943 and was part…