Obituaries

Jermaine Cooley, 50, passed away Oct. 15, 2022. A funeral service was held Oct. 15 at Greater Damascus Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A., with interment at Mt. Olive M.B. Church. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Survivors include his sons, Jermaine Cooley Jr., Jalen Cooley, Dontral Williams, Joshua Williams, and Octavia Williams; and brother, Roger…

Jessie Leroy Keys Jr., 82, of Hazlehurst, passed away Oct. 10, 2022. A graveside service was held Oct. 12 at Zion Hill Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst handled arrangements. Mr. Keys loved the Denver Broncos and Boston Celtics. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie Leroy Sr. and Ruby Beatrice Keys;…

Richard W. Ramsey, 67, of Crystal Springs, passed away Oct. 13, 2022. A funeral service was held Oct. 17 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Hazlehurst Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst handled the arrangements. Mr. Ramsey loved his family, loved people, and his cows. He was a member of the PRCA Pro…

Robert Larry (Bugs) Rials, 84, of Ridgeland, passed away Oct. 12, 2022. A graveside service was held Oct. 16 at Georgetown Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst handled the arrangements. Mr. Rials worked for many years for Fowler Buick and Airstream Trailers. He was preceded in death by his wife, Laurice Allen Rials. He…

Mary Lee Trahan Dupre Breaux, 77, of Crystal Springs, was born June 2, 1945, in Chauvin, La., and went home to be the Lord on Oct. 4, 2022. A funeral service was held Oct. 8 at Stringer Family Chapel. Burial will be at Holy Rosary Church Cemetery at a later date. She was preceded in…

Janice Yvonne Tanner Butler, 71, passed away Sept. 21, 2022. A funeral service was held Sept. 26 at Greater Damascus Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. in Hazlehurst, with interment in the church cemetery. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Survivors include her former spouse, Larry Butler; daughter, Catina Butler; son, Richard Thomas; four grandchildren; sister,…

Clifton Carlock, 95, of Crystal Springs, passed away Oct. 6, 2022. A graveside service was held Oct. 10 at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled the arrangements. Mr. Carlock was a Navy and Army veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict. He was retired from the post office. He…

Dr. John Hamilton Long, 85, died Oct. 7, 2022, in Jackson. Dr. Long was born March 2, 1937, in Hazlehurst. He attended Millsaps College and graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical School in 1962. He interned at Duval County Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fla. Following his internship, he entered the Navy and served one…