Obituaries

Thomas Hayes “Skeet” Carraway, 93, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at the Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, Arkansas. Visitation will be on Monday, October 19, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. Services will follow at 11 a.m. at the Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Pine Bluff-Dentville…

Philip Joshua Strong (“Bill” to family and friends), 94, of Hazlehurst, died Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Visitation will be 12pm-2pm Saturday, November 17, 2018, with services beginning at 2pm at Pine Bluff Baptist Church.  Burial will be at Pine Bluff-Dentville Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. Bill was born on…

James Kevin Lack, 48, of Crystal Springs, passed away November 12, 2018 at his residence. Graveside services will be 1pm Thursday at Crystal Springs Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. Mr. Lack always loved the lumber business and worked for Jack Batte and Sons Lumber.  He was an avid hunter…

Services for Mr. Samuel Greer Ashley of Wesson are 2:00 pm Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Zion Hill Baptist Church with burial at the Church Cemetery. Visitation is from 5:00-9:00 pm at the church on Tuesday, November 13 and on Wednesday from 1:00 until time of services. Mr. Samuel Greer Ashley, 83, went to be…

Charlotte Ann Lamb passed away November 11, 2018 at her home. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Tuesday and 12pm-1pm Wednesday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Services will be 1pm Wednesday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Old Crystal Springs Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. Mrs. Lamb…

Elaine Odom Bland, 71, of Hazlehurst, passed away November 11, 2018 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at New Providence Baptist Church.  Services will be 10am Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at New Providence Baptist Church with burial at New Providence Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in…

Jeanie Cheramie Howell, 72, passed away November 9, 2018 at her residence. Visitation will be 9am-11am Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Services will be 11am Tuesday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Crystal Springs Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. Mrs. Howell…

Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Waldon will be on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at Westside Baptist Church in Hazlehurst, MS, at 11:00 AM with burial to follow in the Hazlehurst City Cemetery. Bro. Larry Hart will be officiating the services with Brookhaven Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be at Westside Baptist…

Mary Elizabeth Lamar “Beth” Conner, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 5th, after a prolonged illness. Beth was born February 16, 1935 in Crystal Springs, MS to Leon and Edna Moore Lamar. She had an older brother Raymond and sister Helen and a younger brother Boyd, “Buddy”.  Her early childhood years were…

Wilma James Strong, 77, of Hazlehurst, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 3, 2018, at the Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.  Visitation will be 10am-11am Monday, November 5, 2018, followed by the service at 11am, at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.  Interment will be at the Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home…