Obituaries

Edwin Brown Dodds, 74, of Hazlehurst, passed away May 14, 2017 at Select Specialty in Jackson. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Thursday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.  Services will be 2pm Friday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Hazlehurst Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mr. Dodds was a…

James C. Smith of Hazlehurst died Sunday, May 14, 2017. Visitation is Tuesday, May 16, from 12:30 until 5 p.m. at The House of Peoples Funeral Home. The body will lie in state at St. James M.B. Church, 107 Banks Street, Wednesday, May 17, from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service. The House…

Lillie Inez (Cookie) Newman, 85, went to be with the Lord on May 11, 2017.  She was a resident of Pine Crest Guest Home, Hazlehurst, MS. Visitation will be 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Monday, May, 15, 2017 at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.  Immediately following visitation there will be a graveside service at the Wesson…

Funeral service for Mr. James Johnson will be 12 p.m., Friday, May 12, 2017 at Bethesda United Methodist Church in Copiah County with burial in Bethesda Cemetery. There will be a visitation from 10:00 a.m. until time of the service at the church. Mr. James Alvin Johnson, 86, passed from this life on Wednesday, May…

Joe Phillip Crout, 65, of Byram, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. A Memorial Service to celebrate his life will be held at 11am on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at First Baptist Church of Byram with visitation prior to the service from 10-11am. Bro. Crout was born in…

Gerald W. Hobson, 60, of Crystal Springs, passed away May 5, 2017 at Copiah Living Center in Crystal Springs. A memorial service will be held at a later date.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handling arrangements. Mr. Hobson was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Millie (Janie)…

Mr. Michael Ray Granger, 59, of Hazlehurst, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at his residence. Services are 11:00 am Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Bethel Baptist Church with burial at the church cemetery. Visitation is from 5:00-8:00 pm Wednesday, May 3 at the church and will lie in state at the church on Thursday from…

Wendell Robinson, 96, of Crystal Springs, passed away April 30, 2017 at Jackson Veteran’s Nursing Home. Visitation will be 12pm-2pm Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Services will be 2pm Wednesday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is…

Michael Frank Hallman, 53, passed away April 25, 2017 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.  He was born May 14, 1063 in Hazlehurst and died April 25, 2017.  He had been in the hospital a short time before his death. His home was in Pattison, MS, with his mother, Tommie Coleman, and…

Michael W. Ferrell of Hazlehurst, died April 27, 2017, at Pine Crest Guest Home.   He was born on October 20, 1950, to Baker and Frances Ferrell in Oxford, MS. Survivors include, brother Mitch Ferrell (Linda), from Hazlehurst, niece Shanda Ferrell Chrestman (Darrell) of Keller, TX and nephew, David Ferrell (Maegan) of Bismarck, ND. Interment…