Obituaries

Larry Hood, 78, of Utica, joined his bride in their heavenly home on April 3, 2023. Charles Larry Hood Sr. was born in Jackson on June 13, 1944, to Royal Sidney and Carrie Dell Hood. He grew up in his beloved Hoodtown and lived there until his last days. Larry married Earlene Puckett in 1963,…

Mattie M. McGowan, 84, of Crystal Springs, passed away March 27, 2023, in Hazlehurst. A funeral service was held April 5 at Free People M.B. Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Century Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Survivors include daughters, Carrie Swilley, Lilly Miner, Dessie Ernest, Dorothy Newsome, Cortissa Slaughter, Mable McGowan; brothers, Rev.…

Cathy Diane Carlisle, 68, of Crystal Springs, passed away March 29, 2023. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mrs. Carlisle was a registered nurse at Hardy Wilson for 30-plus years. She is survived by her son, Richard Cook; daughter, Terrie Carlisle; brother, Rickey Bockhorn; sister, Kelsey Bockhorn; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Stanley Dean Runyan, 76, a resident of Wesson, passed away March 31, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services were held April 5 at Sardis Baptist Church in Wesson, with interment in the church cemetery. Rev. Matt Scopel officiated the services. Mr. Runyan was born on March 2, 1947, in Bloomfield, Neb.,…

Emma Jo Stegall, 90, of Hazlehurst, passed away March 27, 2023. A funeral service was held March 30 at Stringer Family Chapel in Hazlehurst, with burial at Smyrna Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Grady Stegall Sr.; and brothers, Herbert and George Barlow. Emma is survived by her daughters, Marsha Stegall…

Emmit Edward (Ed) Wilson, 81, was born Sept. 26, 1941, at home in the small community of Coldwater and passed away April 1, 2023, at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. A funeral service was held April 3 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Hopewell Cemetery. Mr. Wilson worked many different professions through his years…

Fannie Mae Yarn, born Sept. 18, 1932, transitioned on Feb. 24, 2023. The surviving family will forever cherish her memory: brother, Rev. Roosevelt Wiley; children; Cara Nell Haley, Jessie Haley (Kathy), Janice Sanders (James), Stanley Haley (Sarah), Gerald Haley (Natalie), Cynthia Arnold, and Parrie Haley; one goddaughter, Anne Sojourner; and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren,…

Glenda Ann Hudson, 52, of Wesson, passed away March 26, 2023. A funeral service was held March 29 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Rehoboth Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her father, Glen Hudson; and grandparents, W. B. Carlisle, Big Momma, and Paul and Betty Edwards. She is survived by her mother,…

Eva Katherine Layton, of Florence – lovingly known by many as mother, maw, mawmaw, Kat and Ms. Katherine – exited her earthly home and entered the gates of heaven on March 25, 2023. A funeral service was held March 28 at Georgetown Baptist Church, with burial at Georgetown Cemetery. Katherine was preceded in death by…

Sylvia Watts Teasley, 81, of Crystal Springs, passed away March 22, 2023, at Copiah Living Center. A funeral service was held March 27 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Crystal Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Teasley, a native of Crystal Springs, was a bookkeeper at The Bank of The South for many years. She enjoyed listening…