Obituaries

Elizabeth Theresa Goodson, 89, of Hazlehurst,  died Sunday, April 3, 2016 at the Hardy Wilson Memorial Hospital in Hazlehurst.  A funeral mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 7, 2016 at St. Therese Catholic Church in Kansas City, MO. Interment will follow at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Ft. Leavenworth, KS.  The family suggests…

Services for Bettie G. DeMyers will be held Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 11 a.m. from Temple Church of Christ Holiness USA, Hazlehurst, with interment in Hazlehurst Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, April 8, from 1 until 5 p.m.

Steve Bracknell, 59, passed away March 30, 2016 at Hardy Wilson Memorial Hospital.  Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Friday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Services will be 1pm Saturday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Crystal Springs Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements.   Mr. Bracknell was…

Funeral Services for Mrs. Carolyn Sue Sanders of Wesson are 10:00 am Thursday, March 31 at Riverwood Family Funeral Service with burial at Wesson City Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, March 30 at Riverwood from 5:00-9:00 pm. Carolyn Sue Sanders, 58, passed away March 28, 2016 at her residence. She was born on April 11, 1957…

Kenny Newman, 65, passed away March 25, 2016 in McComb. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Monday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst. Services will be 11am Tuesday at Wesson Baptist Church with burial at Wesson Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mr. Newman was a Vietnam Veteran where he served in…

Maudell Ashley Weeks, 86, of Wesson, died Sunday, March 27, 2016. Graveside services will be on Tuesday, March 29, at Beauregard Cemetery in Beauregard, at 12:00 noon, with burial to follow in the cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Brookhaven Funeral Home (Natchez Drive) from 10:00 AM till 11:30 AM. Brookhaven Funeral…

Von Harold Slay, 79, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at his home. Visitation will be 9 a.m.-10 a.m. on Friday, March 25 at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Hazlehurst, followed by a memorial service at 10 a.m.   Mr. Slay was an avid Navy storyteller and never met a stranger. He loved a good…

Loyce Hall, 78, of Wesson, died Saturday, March 12, 2016 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson.  Services will be 10am Monday at Strong Hope Baptist Church with burial at Zion Hill Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mrs. Hall, a Copiah County native, was a retired nurse’s aide and a member…

Dawn Berch Long, 58, of Brookhaven died Saturday, March 12, 2016 at her home. Visitation will be at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst from 5pm-7pm on Monday, March 14, 2016 and the funeral service at 2pm Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at the First Presbyterian Church, Hazlehurst. Burial will be in the Hazlehurst Cemetery. She…

Mary Louise Minor Pell, 86, of Wesson, died Thursday, March 10, 2016 at her home.  Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.  Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Zion Hill Baptist Church with interment at Bethel Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements.   Mrs.…