Obituaries

Conner Reese Laiche was born in Hazlehurst, MS on August 28, 1931 to Bennie Laiche and Louise Granger Laiche. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 22, 2016 from 11am-1pm at Bethel Baptist Church. Services will be 1pm Tuesday at Bethel Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home is in charge of…

Bobby Joe Sanders, 59, of Hazlehurst, passed away November 20, 2016 at Hardy Wilson Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Monday at Bethesda United Methodist Church. Services will be 11am Tuesday at Bethesda United Methodist Church with burial at Wesson Cemetery.Mr. Sanders, a native of Wesson, had lived his entire life in Copiah County. He…

Edna Earl Edwards, 86, of Hazlehurst, passed away November 21, 2016 at Pine Crest Guest Home. Visitation will be 1pm-2pm Wednesday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.  Services will be 2pm Wednesday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Rehobeth Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mrs. Edwards was a…

James Earl Powell, 83, of Crystal Springs, died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Hardy Wilson Medical Center in Hazlehurst. A celebration of his life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Hopewell Baptist Church with burial following in Hopewell Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 pm to 8 pm Monday,…

Marjorie Dean Fore, 86, of Wesson, died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, in Wall Township, NJ. Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 26, at Brookhaven Funeral Home (Natchez Drive) in Brookhaven, at 12 PM, with interment to follow in the Matthews Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery on Mt. Zion Road in Wesson. Bro. Nelson Santa Ana and…

Marjorie Dean Howington Fore, 86, of Wesson, died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016 in Wall Township, NJ. Visitation will be on Friday, November 25, at Brookhaven Funeral Home (Natchez Drive) from 4 until 8 PM. Services will be on Saturday, Nov. 26, at 12 Noon at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Matthews Chapel Methodist…

Funeral services for Stanley Patton Eavenson will be on Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at Wesson Baptist Church in Wesson, MS, at 11:00 AM with burial to follow in the Wesson Cemetery in Wesson, MS. Bro. Charles Ray Burnham and Bro. Nelson Santa Ana will be officiating the services with Brookhaven Funeral Home in charge of…

Bob Cross, 101, of Hazlehurst, died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, with services at 11 at Stringer Family Chapel with interment in Bethel Cemetery in Flora. Mr. Bob, a native of Unionville, Iowa, was an Army veteran of WWII. Mr. Bob loved to dance and…

Janice Hall Morgan, 76, of Hazlehurst, died Friday, November 11, 2016 at her home. Visitation will be 12pm-2pm Monday at Smyrna Baptist Church.  Services will be 2pm Monday at Smyrna Baptist Church with burial at Smyrna Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. She was preceded in death by her parents, Otho…

Michael Laurence Davis, 54, of Austin, TX, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. A memorial service will be held Thursday, Nov. 17, at Crystal Springs United Methodist Church with visitation from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and service to follow. Michael grew up in Jackson, graduated from Jackson Prep, and attended LSU. He later moved to Austin, TX. Survivors…