Obituaries

Carby Dwayne Johnson, 58, passed away Aug. 12, 2022. Graveside service was held Aug. 27 at Greater Damascus COCHUSA. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Survivors include his mother, Carolyn Johnson; daughters, Latoyia Littles, Laquesha Sumrall, Pakorsha Smith, and Mariyotta Brown; six grandchildren; and siblings, Michael Johnson and Carol Holloway.

Billie Brewer Smith, 81, of Georgetown, passed away at home on Aug. 25, 2022. She was born in Simpson County on Aug. 8, 1941, to Bud and Anna Lou (Lowery) Brewer. She was a member of Georgetown Baptist Church, and she was a retired Copiah County Justice Court Judge. She loved sports and her family…

Carl Harvey (Pat) Spitchley, 95, of Hazlehurst, went home to be with the Lord on Aug. 27, 2022. A funeral service was held Aug. 31 in the Stringer Chapel, with burial at Hazlehurst Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst handled arrangements. Pat was born on June 16, 1927, to Dewitt and Sarah Spitchley. He…

Yvonne Brown, 95, of Crystal Springs, passed away Aug. 11, 2022, at Copiah Living Center. A funeral service was held Aug. 19 at Free People M.B. Church, with burial at Community Cemetery in Crystal Springs. Century Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Survivors include a son, Prince Harrison; daughter, Linda Rayford; 12 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.

Burnell Copeland, 84, passed away Aug. 8, 2022. A funeral service was held Aug. 17 at House of Peoples Chapel in Hazlehurst, with interment at Social Relief Cemetery in Hazlehurst. Survivors include sons, Rickie Steward, Rodriquez Copeland, and Kevin Copeland; daughter, Linda Copeland; sisters, Marcene, Emma Bell “Gerri”, Helen, and Louise; brothers, Herbert, Larry “Shaq”…

Linda W. Wilson, 64, of Crystal Springs, passed away Aug. 14, 2022, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. A graveside service was held Aug. 19 at Crystal Springs City Cemetery. Century Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Survivors include sons, Terrell G. Hunter, Thomas W. Hunter, and Trevor S. Hunter; mother, Eunice Taylor; sisters, Lena M. Wiley-Berry,…

Eugene “Brick” Cooper, 74, passed away July 31, 2022. A funeral service was held Aug. 10 at New Pisgah M.B. Church in Crystal Springs, with interment in the church cemetery. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Gene was born June 21, 1948, in Crystal Springs to the late Earnest Sam Cooper Sr. and Leora Douglas…

Hattie S. Daggins, 77, of Crystal Springs, passed away Aug. 3, 2022, at Copiah Living Center. A funeral service was held Aug. 13 at Century Funeral Home. Survivors include her daughters, Sophia Jackson and Denise Perryman; sisters, Mary Brantley and Shirley Smith; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Mildred Ana Butler McKinzie, 71, passed away Aug. 4, 2022, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. A funeral service was held Aug. 11 at Antioch M.B. Church in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Mildred was born March 18, 1951, in Gallman to the late Howard and Mildred Butler. Survivors include her husband,…

Shelby Jean Claiborne Miller, 78, passed away Aug. 5, 2022. A funeral service was held Aug. 13 at Good Hope M.B. Church in Crystal Springs. C.J. Williams Mortuary Services handled the arrangements. Shelby Jean was born Dec. 10, 1943, to the late Dan Hilliard Jr. and Callie Mae Rodgers Hilliard. Survivors include her children, Michael…