Obituaries

Betty Bridges Sykes died Nov. 9, 2023. She was 84 years old. Betty was born in Crystal Springs on Sept. 5, 1939. At the time of her death, she lived in Terry. She was a former resident of Delhi, La. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Sykes. They were married 52 years.…

Services for Kathy Theresa Ashley Mullins, of Wesson, were held Nov. 2, 2023, at Strong Hope Baptist Church, with burial at the church cemetery. Riverwood Family handled arrangements. Mrs. Mullins, 65, passed away Oct. 29. She was born May 8, 1958, in Thibodeaux, La. Kathy was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. She loved…

Ethel Wallace, 71, passed away Oct. 15, 2023. A service was held Oct. 21 at Antioch M.B. Church, Hazlehurst. House of Peoples Funeral Home handled arrangements. Survivors include her children, Charles, Tyrone, and Jennifer Wallace; and sibling, Earnest Wallace.

Constance Ray Lewis Jones, 57, of Terry, passed away at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson Oct. 22, 2023. A funeral service was held Oct. 24 at Bethesda Baptist Church, with burial at the church cemetery. Connie, an insurance underwriter, was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church. She is survived by her children, Ashton and Ambree…

Harold Russell King, 77, of Terry, passed away Oct.19, 2023. Visitation will be 10 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 28, at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs. Mr. King worked in construction as a steel erector for many years. He was an avid deer hunter and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.…

Annie Grace Smith Turman, of Crystal Springs, passed away peacefully Oct. 18, 2023, at Copiah County Medical Center in Hazlehurst. A service was held Oct. 21 in Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Old Crystal Springs Cemetery. Grace was born on March 27, 1931, in Houston, Miss., to John E. and Annie Bell Doss Smith.…

Arthur Lee Coleman Sr., 68, passed away Sept. 29, 2023. A service was held Oct. 7 at New Hope United Methodist Church. Survivors include his children, Jermaine Stewart, Demona Cook, Ditra Coleman, Arthur Lee Coleman Jr., Jeffery Stewart, and Jjuana Barlow; a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and siblings, Essie Lee Mitchell, Henrine Sanders, Ruby…

Jim Edd Knight, 89, of Hazlehurst, passed away Oct. 10, 2023. A service was held Oct. 12 at Pine Bluff Baptist Church, with burial at Pine Bluff Dentville Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst handled arrangements. Mr. Knight enjoyed being outdoors fishing and hunting. He loved his family and was a good neighbor and…