Obituaries

Mary Elaine Hatch Mary Elaine Hatch, 90, passed away Friday, November 15, 2019 at her residence in Crystal Springs, MS. Visitation was Monday, November 18 at Natchez Trace Funeral Home from 5-7. Services and interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery at a later time. Mrs. Hatch was born on February 27, 1929 in Hattiesburg,…

Connie Slay Knight Connie Slay Knight has gone to take her place in that great heavenly choir. With her daughters Patti and Kay tending her, The Lord called her home this past Sunday morning, November 17, just two short weeks past her 85th birthday. Connie was born in Hazlehurst, MS on November 1, 1934 to…

Rebecca Paige was due to be born December 5, 2019. This was to be extra special as it is the same birthday of her Great Grandmother, Bernice Renfroe. She was a pleasant surprise to her parents, Todd and Jenna Clement and big sisters, Scottlyn and Cadence Clement. Scottlyn was excited to be old enough to…

Connie Slay Knight of Crystal Springs has taken her place in that great heavenly choir. With her daughters Patti and Kay tending her, The Lord called her home this past Sunday morning, November 17, just two short weeks past her 85th birthday. Connie was born in Hazlehurst Ms on November 1, 1934 to T.J. And…

Robert Lee Steward, 89, of Hazlehurst, died Saturday, November 16, 2019, at his home. Visitation is Sunday, November 24, from 1 until 5 p.m., at The House of Peoples Funeral Home Chapel. Services are Monday, November 25, at 11 a.m. at Antioch M.B. Church, 13146 Highway 51, Hazlehurst.

David L Weathersby, 78, of Hazlehurst, passed away November 14, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be 9:30am-11am Saturday at Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst.  Services will be 11am Saturday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Zion Hill Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mr. Weathersby was a native…

Ms. Maxine Lee Bufkin, 79, of Wesson, went to be with her Lord on November 14, 2019, at St. Dominic Hospital. There will be a private family service at a later date. She was born on June 9, 1940, to the late Frank L. Holliday and Dorothy L. Ogle Holliday. Maxine was a member of…

Winfred Carroll ‘Wimp’ Hammack Winfred Carroll “Wimp” Hammack, 88, Crystal Springs, died Nov. 5, 2019 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Mr. Hammack, a 1950 graduate of Crystal Springs High School, served in the Armed Forces during the Korean War. He served Copiah County as District Five Supervisor for 12 years, from 1987 to 1999. As…

James A. Maxwell James A. Maxwell, 92, Georgetown, died Nov. 9, 2019 at The Blake. Mr. Maxwell was a member of Georgetown Baptist Church where he was a deacon and served on several committees. He had retired in 1989 from Southern Natural Gas. Visitation will be 10 until 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 at Stringer…

A. J.  Hood Jr. A. J. Hood Jr., Decatur, Ga., died Nov. 10, 2019 at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital. He was born Jan. 8, 1952 in Crystal Springs to A. J. Hood Sr. and Louise Hood. He was a graduate of William H. Holtzclaw High School in Crystal Springs, Utica Junior College, and Mississippi Valley…