Obituaries

Carol Ann Noble, 72, of Crystal Springs, passed away Aug. 27, 2023, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center from the effects of COVID. She was born Oct. 10, 1950, in Jackson to Shelby Clayton Noble and Ruth Merle Starnes Noble. Carol Ann grew up in South Jackson and attended Kay Elementary, Peeples Jr. High, and graduated…

Alice Wells Moreland died Aug. 29, 2023, at Baptist Hospital in Jackson. A memorial service was held Sept. 9 at Hazlehurst United Methodist Church. Stringer Family Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Mrs. Moreland was born Nov. 1, 1940, in Erie, Penn. Her family moved to Morton in 1949. She graduated from Durant High School and…

Willie T. Miller III, 76, of Detroit, Mich., died Aug. 17, 2023. A homegoing celebration will be held at the Marriott Hotel Southfield, 27033 Northwestern Hwy., Detroit, Mich., from 3 to 6 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 24. He was born March 31, 1947, to Willie T. Miller Jr. and Mary Alice (Taylor) Miller. After high school…

Sandra Dickerson, 73, passed away at her home in Wesson Sept. 4, 2023. A funeral service was held Sept. 6 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Beauregard Cemetery. Mrs. Dickerson was self-employed at their grocery store, wood yard, and mechanic shop. She loved the outdoors, whether it was fishing, tending to her cattle, or…

Coach Ira Coates passed away at Jeff Davis County Extended Care Facility on Sept. 2, 2023. He was born on July 13, 1939, to Percy Ware Coates and Nancy Lucas Coates in Pinola. A celebration of life service was held on Sept. 7. “Big” Ira was famously known as “Killer” Coates and “The Mendenhall Mauler”…

Hazel Ruth Barlow Blue was born near Hazlehurst on Jan. 10, 1926, and went home to her Lord and Savior, Jesus, on Aug. 23, 2023, at 97 years of age. She was born to Jim and Iva Kelly Douglass Barlow and was the oldest of three children. She married Carl Blue on Dec. 28, 1945,…

Garry Russell Brewer, 72, of Crystal Springs, passed away Aug. 28, 2023. A graveside service was held Aug. 30 at Crystal Springs Cemetery. Mr. Brewer was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. He is survived by son, John Sellers, of Brandon; sister, Judy Carolyn Sullivan, of Mize; and nephews, Todd Sullivan and Tracy Sullivan.

H. Graham Hall, 86, passed away Aug. 25, 2023, at his home in Crystal Springs. A service was held Aug. 29 at Stringer Family Chapel, with interment at Old Crystal Springs Cemetery. Graham was born Feb. 12, 1937, to H.G. and Mary Hall. He was raised in Crystal Springs and met his bride to be,…

Ovalton “Odie” Henry Rutledge, 80, of Crystal Springs, passed away Aug. 22, 2023. A service was held Aug. 25 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Bethesda Cemetery. Odie was a faithful and charter member of Wesley Southern Methodist Church Crystal Springs. He was a self-employed farmer, machinist, mechanic, and inventor. His work was his…

The memorial service for Michael Joseph Templeton was held Aug. 26, 2023, at Hazlehurst Church of Nazarene, with burial in the Flora Hills Cemetery in Pearl. Mr. Templeton, 50, of Hazlehurst, was born July 20, 1973, to Benjamin Joseph Templeton and Frances Marilyn Davis Templeton. He retired from the trucking industry. Michael grew up in…