Obituaries

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…

Lavelle Ratliff Douglas, 89, of Brookhaven, died Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at her home. Services will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 2:00pm at Strong Hope Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, February 19, 2016 from 5:00-8:00pm at Strong Hope and will resume from 1:00pm on…

Horace G. Pepper, Jr., 76, of Crystal Springs, died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016 at St. Dominic’s Hospital.  Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Friday at Hopewell Baptist Church.  Services will be 2pm Saturday at Hopewell Baptist Church with burial at Hopewell Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements.   Mr. Pepper was born…

Henry Gandy, 91, of Hazlehurst, died Friday, February 12, 2016 at Pine Crest Guest Home in Hazlehurst.  Visitation will be 10am-11am Monday at First Baptist Church, Hazlehurst.  Services will be 11am Monday at First Baptist Church, Hazlehurst with burial at Hazlehurst Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.   Mr. Gandy was…

Michael L. Johnson, Sr., 53, of Utica, died Sunday, February 7, 2016 at his home.  Visitation will be Monday from 5pm-8pm at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Services will be 2pm Tuesday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Johnson Cemetery.   Survivors include: his wife, Kay Strong Johnson; son, Michael L. Johnson,…

Carol W. Beasley, 92, of Wesson, died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 at her home.  Visitation will be 5pm-7pm Monday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.  Services will be 11am Tuesday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Lowe Cemetery.     Mrs. Beasley, a native of Georgetown, lived most of her adult life in…

Neil John Honan of Hazlehurst died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. Services will be held at Stringer Funeral  Home on Tuesday, February 9, 2016;  visitation 1:00 p.m, and memorial service at 2:00 p.m. Neil was born March 15, 1940  in Brooklyn, New York  and moved at an early age to New Jersey. Upon graduating from high…

Funeral services for Willie J. Bailey will be on Friday, February 5, 2016, at Galilee Baptist Church in Rockport, MS at 11:00 AM with burial to take place in the Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery in Crystal Springs immediately afterwards. Bro. Gene Jordan will be officiating the services while Brookhaven Funeral Home will be in charge…

Christine Vickers Yarbrough, 80, of Terry, died Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Wednesday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Services will be 2pm Thursday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Terry Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements.   Mrs.…

Julia Mozelle Jackson Sanders, 58, died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at St. Dominic’s Hospital. Services are 10:00 am, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016 at Little Bahaila Baptist Church in Wesson with burial at Wesson Cemetery. Visitation is Monday, February 1 from 5:00-8:00 pm at the church. She was born on August 27, 1957 to William Carroll…