Obituaries

Maxine Purvis Hickman, 85, of Terry, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, August 15, 2017. Visitation will be 12pm-2pm Monday, August 21, 2017 at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs with services at 2pm in Stringer Family Chapel.  Interment will be at County Line Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is…

David M. Kelly, 73, of Crystal Springs, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at Crystal Springs United Methodist Church with services following. Stringer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born in Jackson but grew up and attended school…

Graveside services for Carol R. Dodds will be held on Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Wesson City Cemetery. Rev. Tyson Windom and Rev. Wayne Moak will officiate. Carol, age 74 and a lifelong resident of Wesson, went to be with her Lord on August 7, 2017 in Brookhaven, MS. She was born…

Roger Duane Howell, 68, of Harrisville, passed away August 1, 2017 at his residence.  Visitation will be 9:30am-11am Friday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Services will be 11am Friday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Palestine Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements.   Mr. Howell was…

Lauri Alison Boutwell Mathis, 49, of Wesson, passed away July 29, 2017 at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Monday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.  Services will be 11am Tuesday at Beauregard United Methodist Church with burial at Beauregard Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling…

Willie Frank “Skeet” Butler, 57, of Beauregard, died Monday, July 24, 2017, at his home. Services will be held Saturday, July 29, at 2:30 p.m. from St. Peter Rock M.B. Church, 1004 Turner St., Wesson, with Pastor Albert Brown officiating. Interment will be in Shady Grove M.B. Cemetery with Hazlehurst Funeral Home in charge of…

Ed Shaw, 70, of Hazlehurst, peacefully passed away on July 23, 2017, at his residence. Visitationwill be 5–7 pm on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at Stringer Family Funeral Service inHazlehurst and 10–11 am Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at St. Therese Catholic Churchin Jackson. Following morning visitation, the funeral mass will be officiated byFather Tom Delaney…

Annie Ruth King, 92, of Dentville, passed away July 22, 2017 at Copiah County Medical Center.  Visitation will be 12pm-1pm, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at Pine Bluff Baptist Church.  Services will be 1pm Tuesday at Pine Bluff Baptist Church with burial at Pine Bluff Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mrs.…

Frances Woods Henderson, 89, of Wesson, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at Copiah County Medical Center in Hazlehurst. Visitation will be 6pm-8pm Friday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.  Services will be 11am Saturday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Springhill Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mrs.…

John V. Hahn, 93, of Crystal Springs, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017 at the Ms. State Veterans Home of Jackson. Visitation will be Friday from 12pm-2m at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Services will be 2pm Friday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Old Crystal Springs Cemetery.John was born August 26,…