Obituaries

Darline Matthews Anderson died peacefully in her home on October 16, 2017, surrounded by her family and friends. Visitation and the funeral service will be held at Stringer Funeral Home in Hazlehurst, on Thursday, October 19, 2017. Visitation will begin at 12:00 with the funeral service to follow at 2:00; burial will be at Hazlehurst…

Charles A. Hart, 74, formerly of Hazlehurst, passed away October 15, 2017 at his residence. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Tuesday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.  Services will be 11am Wednesday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Hazlehurst Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mr. Hart was a native…

James H. “Jimmy” McMorris, 61 went to his Heavenly Home on October 10, 2017. Services will be held on Friday, October 13, 2017 at 2:00pm at Riverwood Family Funeral Service with interment at Rushing Cemetery in Tylertown, MS. Visitation will be on Friday, October 13, 2017 from 10:30am til service time at 2:00pm also at…

Willie Bell Eady, 101, of Crystal Springs, passed away October 9, 2017 at her home. Visitation will be 9:30am-11am Thursday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Services will be 11am Thursday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Old Crystal Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Eady was a member of The Eastern Star, Crystal Springs…

Ernest Eugene (Gene) Quimby passed away on September 21st at his home in Jackson, MS. A celebration of life will be held on October 14th at his mother’s home in Hermanville.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Southern Pines Animal Shelter, P. O. Box 2021, Hattiesburg, MS  39403 or online at www.SouthernPinesAnimalShelter.org.…

Donald Wayne Williams, known to many as “Wayne Brown”, 60, of Hazlehurst, died Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. Visitation will be held Friday, Oct. 6, from 12:30 until 5 p.m. at The House of Peoples Funeral Home. Services will be held Saturday, Oct. 7, at 1 p.m. at Antioch M.B. Church.  

Kristina Renee Bates Spence, 29, of Wesson, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2017 at her residence. Visitation will be 4pm-9pm Wednesday at Stringer Family Funeral Home. Services will be 10am Thursday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Strong Hope Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mrs. Spence was a dedicated…

Horace Dean Thompson, 83, of Hazlehurst, passed away September 26, 2017 at Copiah County Medical Center. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Wednesday at Tree of Life Worship Center.  Services will be 11am Thursday at Tree of Life Worship Center with burial at Galilee Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. He was preceded…

Vicki Upton Fitzgerald passed unexpectedly and peacefully in her home on September 22, 2017 in Crystal Springs, MS, at the age of 61. Services for Mrs. Fitzgerald will be held at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Visitation will be Monday, September 25, 2017, 5pm-8pm.  Funeral services will be Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at…

Marvin Luther “Jak” Douglas, age 74, of Pearl, MS, was drawn up into the arms of our glorious Lord and Savior on Sept. 16, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. He made the admirable decision to donate his body to the University of Mississippi Medical Center to support the advancement of medical research and…