Obituaries

The funeral service for Stella Odelle Beasley Odom will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Poplar Springs Baptist Church, with burial in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. Riverwood Family is handling arrangements. Mrs. Odom, 97, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 15…

Mary Barr Fleming Touchstone passed away at age 95 on Sept. 12, 2024. A service was held Sept. 15 at Stringer Family Chapel.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. She was born at home in Crystal Springs on Nov. 3, 1928, to Hailey and Mary Graves Fleming. Mary Barr started to work at…

The funeral service for Mary Catherine Greer Denmark will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Riverwood Family, with burial to follow in Sylvarena Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation is from 9 a.m. until the time of service. Mrs. Denmark, 88, of Wesson, died Sept. 3 at her residence. She was born in McComb…

Jack Eady, of Crystal Springs, passed away Aug. 30, 2024, at the age of 97. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Old Crystal Springs Cemetery, with Rev. David Shumaker officiating. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. Jack grew up during the depression years helping on…

Preston Scott, of Gary, Ind., was born Jan. 20, 1943, in Hazlehurst, to Rev. Ellison and Lee Etta Scott Sr. He passed away on Aug. 23, 2024. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, John D. Scott, William “Bob” Scott; and sister, Katie Scott Dukes. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife,…

Funeral services for Helen Mozelle Stephens will be at 1 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, at Pearl Valley Baptist Church in Copiah County, with burial to follow in the Lowe Cemetery, also in Copiah County. Bro. James Harris will be officiating the services, with Brookhaven Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be at…

Melinda Dow Bryant Arrington, 70, of Copiah County, passed away Aug. 7, 2024. Melinda was born Aug. 3, 1954, in Hazlehurst to Nancy Ann Arrington and Clifton Dow Bryant. After graduating from Hazlehurst High School, she attended Millsaps College and the University of Colorado, earning a bachelor’s degree in sociology. She went on to earn…

Funeral service for Megan Daniell Busby will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, at Riverwood Family, with burial in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 27, at Riverwood and will resume from 9 a.m. until the time of service on Wednesday. Megan was born Dec. 9,…

Henry Lee Bland, 79, of Hazlehurst, passed away Aug. 24, 2024.  Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. with the service to begin at 11, Wednesday, Aug. 28, at New Providence Baptist Church, with burial at New Providence Cemetery.  Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mr. Bland was a lifetime member…

The funeral service for Jimmy Eugene “Bo” Anderson will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, August 17, at Pinebluff Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until the time of the service. Riverwood Family Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements. Jimmy “Bo” Anderson, 86, of Crystal Springs, went to…