Obituaries

Mrs. Bobbie Nell Johnson, 87, of Crystal Springs, went to be with her Lord on February 19, 2019 at Copiah County Medical Center. Services for Mrs. Bobbie Nell Johnson of Crystal Springs are 2:00 pm Friday, February 22, 2019 at Bethesda Methodist Church with visitation from 12:00 until time of service and interment at the…

Barbara Posey Purvis, 72, formerly of Georgetown, passed away February 15, 2019 at Specialty Hospital of Jackson after complications from a recent surgery. A graveside service will be held Tuesday at 11am at Georgetown Cemetery. Stringer Family Service of Crystal Springs is handling the arrangements. Barbara was born in Hazlehurst to her loving parents Clarence…

Sidney David (Fuzzy) Knight, 55, of Crystal Springs,  passed away February 14, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be 12pm-2pm Monday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Services will be 2pm Monday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Pine Bluff Dentville Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements.…

Dorothy Jean “Dot” Hunt Theriot, 86, of Gallman, passed away February 14, 2019 at her residence. Visitation will be 10am-11am Monday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Services will be 11am Monday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Gallman Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. She retired…

Irma Jean “Mawmaw Jean” Smith died peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family, on February 13, 2019 in Hazlehurst, MS at the age of 80. A funeral is scheduled for Friday, February 15, 2019 at 11:00 am at Stringer Funeral home, Hazlehurst, MS.  Internment at Bethel Baptist Church, Hazlehurst, MS. Visitation will be February…

Robert Caldwell Smith, eldest son of Thelma and R.T. Smith, made his life transition on February 2, 2019 in Chicago where he lived most of his adult life. Due to the early death of his father, Robert and his siblings were nurtured and protected by the empowering strength and work-ethic of their mother who ensured…

Shirley Teasley Mangold, 73, of Hazlehurst, passed away February 5, 2019. Visitation will be 11am-2pm Thursday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.  Services will be 2pm Thursday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Hazlehurst Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Shirley was the owner of The Flower Gallery in…

Benjamin Simpson Cason, 78, of Hazlehurst, passed away February 2, 2019 at St. Dominic Hospital.  Visitation will be 10am-11am Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Pine Bluff Baptist Church.  Memorial services will be 11am Saturday at the church.  Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mr. Cason retired from Grand Gulf as a Radd…

Dorothy (Dot) Nell Runnels Johns, 87, of Hazlehurst, went to her heavenly home on January 31, 2019 at UMMC. Visitation will be 1pm-3pm Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Gallman Baptist Church.  Services will be 3pm Saturday at Gallman Baptist Church with burial at Gallman Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Dot…

Dr. David Lee Clippinger, age 84, of Gulfport, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2019. He was born March 20, 1934 in Lima, OH, to Gerald and Olive Lamb Clippinger. He moved to Kosciusko, MS, after his father’s business transfer and finished high school there. He later graduated from the University of Mississippi where he…