Obituaries

Ellsworth Aldrich “Beau” Forrester, 78, of Hazlehurst, passed away June 23, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services for Mr. Ellsworth Aldrich Forrester will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 29, 2018 at Riverwood Family with visitation from 9:00 a.m. until time of the service. Interment will follow at Natchez City Cemetery, at 1:30 p.m. He was…

Barbara Larose Gray Johnson, 58, of Jackson, died Saturday, June 16, 2018, at her home. Services will be held Saturday, June 23, from Gallman Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church with interment in Shady Grove M.B. Church Cemetery. Willis and Sons Funeral Home, Jackson, is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Johnson was born July 28, 1959, to…

Martha Neal, 92, passed away June 18, 2018 at Pine Crest Guest Home in Hazlehurst, MS. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 20 at Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs from 5 – 8 pm. Service will be held Thursday, June 21 at 11 am at the funeral home chapel. Interment will be at Poplar…

Services for Mrs. Marjorie Kelly Smith of Wesson are 2:00 pm Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Beauregard United Methodist Church with burial at Beauregard cemetery. Visitation is 5:00-8:00 pm Friday, June 15, at Riverwood Family and will resume from 1:00pm until time of service on Saturday at the church. Mrs. Marjorie Kelly Smith, 97, of…

Donna Sue Wilson, 73, passed away June 10, 2018 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 10am-11am Wednesday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst. Services will be 11am Wednesday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Hazlehurst Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mrs. Wilson…

Fred Watson Bishop died on June 8, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be at Glenwood Funeral Home in Vicksburg from 1pm-5pm, Sunday June 10, 2018. Funeral will be at 10:00 am on Monday, June 11, 2018, interment will follow in the Hazlehurst City Cemetery in Hazlehurst. He was 79. Fred was born in Crystal…

Jacob Anthony Greer, 32, of Crystal Springs, died Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Visitation will be Friday, June 8, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs. The celebration service will be held Saturday, June 9, at 2:00 pm with visitation from 12:00…

Nina Hobby, 86, of Crystal Springs, passed away June 1, 2018 at Copiah Living Center in Crystal Springs. Visitation will be held Friday, June 8, 2018 from 10am-12am at Gatesville Baptist Church, Crystal Springs with services to follow at 12am with burial at Gatesville Cemetery. Ms. Hobby worked for many years as an assistant manager…

Joyce Lupo White Willekens, 87, formerly of Hazlehurst, died Sunday, June 3, 2018, in Ocean Springs. Services will be held Saturday, June 9, from First Baptist Church Hazlehurst with visitation from 9-11 a.m. and services at 11 with Bro. John Matthews officiating. Interment will be in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. Brookhaven Funeral Home is in…

Calvin Lyles, Sr. of Hazlehurst died on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at the age of 68. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 11am at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, NJ. Calvin was born on November 2, 1949 in Plainfield, NJ to Ruth (Green) Lyles but was…