Obituaries

 Judith Lott Scruggs, age 82, of Crystal Springs, formerly of Cleveland, went to be with her Savior on Monday, December 16, 2019, at the Copiah Living Center in Crystal Springs. ​ Visitation will be held December 18 from      5:00-7:00 PM at Cleveland Funeral Home.  Funeral Services will be held December 19 10:00 AM at Immanuel…

Vera S. Pullen, 82, of Hazlehurst, passed away December 10, 2019. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Thursday at Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst.  Services will be 10am Friday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Lakewood Memorial Park.  Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mrs. Pullen was a member of First Baptist…

Jennifer Jeneane Buchanan, 40, Jackson, died Nov. 25, 2019 at The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Funeral services were 11 a.m. Nov. 30 at Century Funeral Home in Crystal Springs with Minister Craig Walker officiating. Survivors are daughter, Myrical Buchanan of Jackson; father, Ronald Buchanan of Chicago, Ill.; aunt, Addean Nelson of Crystal…

Jimmie Grace Pendleton, 81, Crystal Springs, died Nov. 29, 2019 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Funeral services were 11 a.m. Dec. 6 at Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Crystal Springs with Rev. R. D. Wells officiating. Burial was in City Cemetery. Century Funeral Home in Crystal Springs was in charge of arrangements. Survivors…

Annie Mae Ford, 95, Crystal Springs, died Nov. 29, 2019. Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Betty L. Catchings, 79, Crystal Springs, died Dec. 1, 2019. Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Karla Marie Cotten-Burnet, 59, Raymond, died Dec. 3, 2019 at University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital (UAB). Mrs. Cotten-Burnet was a kind and devoted caregiver and supported people of all walks of life. She was an avid and gifted nature photographer who valued her faith and family deeply. Her legacy will live on in the hearts…

Coach Thomas Caldwell Henry, 73, Brandon, died Dec. 4, 2019 at his home. Mr. Henry was born Dec. 23, 1945 to Enoch Arden Henry and Irva Lee Caldwell Henry. A native of Batesville, he was raised in Crystal Springs. He graduated from Mississippi College, Clinton, and earned three Master’s degrees. He began his career as…

Helen June Bobbitt, 92, Hazlehurst, died Dec. 8, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Bobbitt was a member of Pine Bluff Baptist Church, Dentville, and loved working in her yard. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Bobbitt; son, Eric Cap Bobbitt; brothers, N. E. Parrett and Tommy Joe Parrett; sisters, Dorothy Inabnet, Carl…