Obituaries

Mr. John Mason Gaston, 91, of Wesson, died Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Country Brook Living Center. Services  will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 9, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service. A visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until time of service at Riverwood. He was born in Belmont, North Carolina on December…

Mary Frances Edwards, 76, of Crystal Springs, died Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.  Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Thursday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Services will be 10:30 am Friday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Crystal Springs Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs…

Mary Elaine Anderson, 81, of Hazlehurst, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2015 at Liberty Community Living Center in Liberty. Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 23, at Pine Bluff Baptist Church in Dentville with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of service. Mrs. Anderson was born on…

Janice Rutledge Pitts, 50, of Hazlehurst, died Friday, December 11, 2015 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson.  Visitation will be 1pm-3pm Sunday at Harmony Baptist Church.  Services will be 3pm Sunday at Harmony Baptist Church with burial at Bethel Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements.   Mrs. Pitts was preceded in…

  George William Roland, 85, passed away December 6, 2015 at his residence.  Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Thursday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Services will be 10am Friday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Poplar Springs Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements.   Mr. Roland was…

Emma Lou (nee Floyd) Moore, 96, of West Plains, Missouri, died Saturday, November 21, 2015. Graveside services will be held at County Line Cemetery on Tuesday, December 1, at 11:00 a.m. Stringer Funeral Home of Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. She was born on March 1, 1919, to Vibert Lasley Floyd and Lillian Jean (nee…

J. C. Rhymes, 84, of Hazlehurst, died Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Hardy Wilson Memorial Hospital.  Visitation will be 11am-1pm Friday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.  Services will be 1pm Friday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Hazlehurst Cemetery.   Mr. Rhymes joined the Navy in 1951 and served during the Korean…

Brenda Carolyn Channell passed away peacefully on November 19, 2015, at the age of 67. She was the wife of Robert Earl Channell. They shared over 48 years of marriage together. Born in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, she was the daughter of Terrell and Dorothy Thornton. She graduated from Crystal Springs High School in 1966. She…

John Robert Landress, 89, of Wesson, died Sunday,  Nov. 15, 2015 at his home. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 19, from Sylvarena Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation is 5:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18 at the church. Mr Landress was born Nov. 6, 1926 to John Robert Landress…

Katherine Ann Sykes, 78, of Tallassee, TN, died Tuesday,  November 10, 2015.  Visitation will be 10am-11am Saturday, Nov. 14 at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.  Services will be 11am Saturday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Poplar Springs Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements.   Mrs. Sykes…