Obituaries

Bennie “Bo” Bland, 82, of Mize, died Thursday, March 10, 2016 at his home. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Saturday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.  Services will be 3pm Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at New Providence Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements.   Mr.…

Augusta Kincannon Wilson Day of Hazlehurst, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, Miss., in the same house in which she was born on May 5, 1936.   “Gusta Baby,” as she was often called by family and friends, was considerably younger than her sister, Ann Fairly Wilson Johnson, and her brother, John Alexander Wilson, Jr. To…

Funeral services for James T. (Jim) Burnett will be on Monday, February 29, 2016 at Brookhaven Funeral Home (894 Natchez Drive) at 11 AM with burial at Rose Memorial Park Cemetery in Hammond, LA at 2 PM. Visitation will be at Brookhaven Funeral Home on Monday, February 29, 2016 from 9 AM till 11 AM.…

Joe E. McManus, 96, of Terry, died Thursday, February 25, 2016 at Central Mississippi Medical Center.  Visitation will be 12pm-1pm Saturday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Graveside services will be 1pm Saturday at Terry Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements.   Mr. McManus was born in Crystal…

Anne Ruth McLendon, 77, of Hazlehurst, died Friday, February 26, 2016 at her home.  Visitation will be 9am-11am at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.  Services will be 11am Monday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Wesson Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements.   Mrs. McLendon retired after 38 years…

Joseph Garry of Hazlehurst, died Friday, Feb. 19. Services will be held Saturday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. at Orion Seventh Day Adventist Church. Public viewing will be Friday, Feb. 26, from 1-5 p.m. at The House of Peoples Funeral Home.

Judy Ann Hammond, 69, of Crystal Springs, died Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at her home.  Visitation will be 10am-11am Saturday with a memorial service at 11am Saturday at Harmony Baptist.   Mrs. Hammond was a member of Harmony Baptist Church.   She is survived by husband, Jerome Hammond; daughters, Lisa Johnson of Crystal Springs, Stephanie…

Cynthia Ramsey Jackson of Hazlehurst, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016. Services will be held Saturday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m. at Antioch M.B. Church, 13146 Hwy. 51, Hazlehurst, with Rev. Martin L. Washington officiating. She was preceded in death by her father, Burnell Ramsey I; and brother, Gerald Ramsey. Survivors include: husband, Willarthur Jackson; mother,…

  Justin Grant Teasley, 31, of Crystal Springs, died Friday, February 12, 2015 in Atlanta, GA.  Visitation will be 5-8pm, Thursday, February 18th at New Zion Baptist Church in Crystal Springs.  Funeral Services will be held at 10am, Friday, February 19th at New Zion Baptist Church with Bro. Webb Armstrong officiating.  Stringer Family Funeral Home…

Alton L. Whittington, 85, of Crystal Springs, died Thursday, February 18, 2016 at his home. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Friday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs and 10am Saturday at County Line Baptist Church.  Services will be 11am Saturday at County Line Baptist Church with burial at County Line Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral…