Obituaries

Esther Hyatt Brewer, 89, of Crystal Springs, died Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Copiah Living Center.  Visitation will be 12pm-2pm Wednesday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Graveside services will be 2pm Wednesday at Old Crystal Springs Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements.   Mrs. Brewer was a…

Steven Ray Holley, 58, of Wesson, died Sunday, May 1, 2016 at his home. Services are Saturday, May 7, at 2 p.m. at the home of Chris and Holly Fowler at 1002 E. Sixth St. Wesson. He was born on Sept. 21, 1957 to Luther and Janette Holley. He was a door greeter at Walmart…

Evelyn K. Hobson, age 80, of Crystal Springs, died Sunday, May, 1, 2016, at St Dominic Hospital. Visitation will be at Stringer’s Funeral Home in Crystal Springs, Tuesday evening, May 3rd, from 5-8 pm. Services will be held Wednesday morning at 10:00 am,  on May 4th, at Stringer’s Chapel, and proceed to graveside at Gatesville…

Roy L. “Buddy” Russell, Jr., 87, died on May 1, 2016, at Hardy Wilson Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Visitation will be Monday from 5pm-7pm at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.  Services will be 2pm Tuesday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial to follow at Spring Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.   Mr. Russell,…

Allen “Jacob” Sullivan, 84, died Friday, April 29, 2016 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Monday and 9am-10am Tuesday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs. Services will be 10am Tuesday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Crystal Springs Cemetery. Mr. Sullivan, a native of Smith County, retired from Regions…

Herbert Garner Mitchell, 56, of Albany, GA died Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at his home.  Services will be held Saturday, April 23, at 1:00 p.m. at Westhaven Funeral Home.  Pastor Arnold Stanton, Sr. will officiate.  Visitation will follow the service. A native of Hazlehurst, Mr. Mitchell was born to William Louie and Bernita Fulgham.  He…

Cynthia Lee Assink, 62, of Hazlehurst, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016. Visitation will be held at Riverwood Family Funeral Service in Brookhaven on Friday, April 15 from 5 until 7 p.m. Services will be held at First Baptist Church of Hazlehurst Saturday, April 16 at 11 a.m. followed by a graveside service at Sweetwater United…

Dr. Robert W. Hanvey,  Pastor Emeritus of First Baptist Church Hazlehurst, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016. Dr. Hanvey’s family invites friends and neighbors to a visitation on Friday, April 15, from 4 to 7 P.M. and memorial services at 7 P.M. at First Baptist Church in Hazlehurst. A graveside service will be held at Forest…

Margaret L. Caldwell, 62, of Utica, passed away April 6, 2016 at River Region Hospital.  Visitation will be 12pm-1pm Saturday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Services will be 1:30pm Saturday at Georgetown Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements.   Mrs. Caldwell was a native of Forest.  She…

Dorothy B. Jones, 90, of Hazlehurst, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at her home.  Graveside services will be 8:30 a.m. Friday at Hazlehurst Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements.   Mrs. Jones had lived in Hazlehurst for 62 years.  She taught kindergarten in her home for many years.  She worked for…