Obituaries

Earl C. Wells Earl C. Wells, known by most as Buddy, of Crystal Springs, passed peacefully on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the age of 84. Born to Arsie Wells and Woodrow Fillmore Wells, Buddy was the youngest of two boys who often found themselves in trouble at an early age. Even at the ages…

Funeral service for Dorothy Ragland Mercier is 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Riverwood Family Funeral Home in Brookhaven, with visitation from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Saturday, December 14 at Riverwood. Burial is at Beauregard Cemetery. Dorothy Mercier died at home December 9, 2019. She was born December 20, 1922 in Elmhurst, Illinois to Bess and…

Helen June Bobbitt, 92, passed away December 8, 2019 at her residence. Visitation will be 9am-11am Tuesday at Pine Bluff Baptist Church.  Services will be 11am Tuesday at Pine Bluff Baptist Church with burial at Pine Bluff Dentville Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mrs. Bobbitt was a member of Pine…

Karla Marie Cotten-Burnet passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) Hospital.  She was 59 years old. Share your stories of remembrance on Saturday (12/7) evening at Stringer Funeral Home, Crystal Springs, MS, 5 – 8 p.m. and Sunday (12/8) at Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church, Crystal Springs, MS, 1 – 2 p.m. Services to follow immediately.  Stringer Family…

Larry Cap, 71, of Crystal Springs, passed away November 28, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be 1pm-2pm Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Memorial services will be 2pm Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Stringer Family Chapel. Mr. Cap was an avid fisherman and loved outdoors and target shooting. …

Patricia Cole, 71, of Union Church, passed from this life on Sunday, November 24, 2019, at her residence with her loving family by her side. Funeral services for Mrs. Patricia Cole will be on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at Union Church Baptist Church in Union Church, MS, at 11:30 AM with burial to follow in…

David Barlow, 84, of Pearl Valley,  passed away November 24, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Friday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst and 1pm-2pm Saturday at Pearl Valley Baptist Church. Services will be 2pm Saturday at Pearl Valley Baptist Church with burial at Lowe Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst…

David Alan Townsend, 47, of Wesson,  passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Merritt Health Systems in Hattiesburg. Visitation is Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at Brown Funeral Home in Gloster, MS. from 11:00 A.M. until time of funeral services at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, at the funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Butch Simmons. Graveside services will…

Shirley Harris Purvis, 84, of Crystal Springs passed away Monday, November 18, 2019 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Visitation will be 1pm-2pm Wednesday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Graveside services will be 2pm Wednesday at Crystal Springs Cemetery.  Dr. Jim Schull will handle the service. She was born…

Cleotis Pendarvis Cleotis Pendarvis, 83, Georgetown, died Nov. 11, 2019 at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Jackson. Funeral services were Nov. 16 at 1 p.m. at Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Gregory Brown officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Century Funeral Home in Crystal Springs in charge of arrangements. Survivors are wife,…