Obituaries

Charles Everette Ward (Charley) of Wesson, MS, died September 17, 2017 at home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church. Charley was born on January 6, 1948 to Charley Hollis Ward and Gladys Stokes Ward in Meridian, MS.  He grew up in…

Betty Herrington Simpson, 76, of Crystal Springs, passed away on September 15, 2017 at the Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 17, 2017, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm & Monday, September 18, 2017, 10:00 am – 11:00 am at Natchez Trace Funeral Home with the chapel funeral service at…

Funeral services were held on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at 3:00 PM in La Chapelle de Martin & Castille in Lafayette, Louisiana, for Harold “Hal” E. King, Jr., Age 61, who went to Heaven on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Interment was held in Mendenhall City Cemetery in Mendenhall, Mississippi. Hal was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi…

Jerry Gould, Jr., 60, of Crystal Springs, passed away September 11, 2017 at Copiah County Medical Center. Visitation will be 12pm-2pm Saturday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Services will be 2pm Saturday, September 16, 2017, at Stringer Family Chapel.  Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. Mr. Gould graduated…

Thomas F. Dickson, Jr., 70, of Anchorage, Alaska, passed away September 1, 2017. A memorial service will be held at Lakewood Funeral Home on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 5:00 PM with visitation one hour prior. A graveside service will be held on Monday at 10:00 AM at Lakewood Memorial Park. Tommy was retired from…

Services are incomplete for Jeannette Smith Watts, 74, who died Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Brookhaven Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Nelson Wade, Sr., will be held Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Wade M. B. Church, Terry. Visitation will be held Friday, Sept. 15, 12 until 6 p.m. at Hazlehurst Funeral Home.

Services for Lucille Butler will be held Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Clear Creek No. 2 M.B. Church, Crystal Springs. Visitation will be held Friday, Sept. 15, from 12 until 6 p.m. at Hazlehurst Funeral Home.

Shirley Whittington Izard, 74, of Crystal Springs, passed away at UMC in Jackson, September 8, 2017. Visitation will be Wednesday from 12pm-2pm at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs followed by the funeral service at 2pm at Stringer Family Chapel. Mrs. Izard, a native of Copiah County, loved two things; Elvis and cooking for…

Edna Pearl Dyess, 82, of Crystal Springs,  passed away September 7, 2017 at her residence. Visitation will be 9am-11am Saturday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Services will be 11am Saturday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. Mrs. Dyess…