Obituaries

Theresa Tobias, 57, passed away June 22, 2022. A funeral service was held July 2 at Good Hope M.B. Church in Crystal Springs, with interment at Crystal Springs City Cemetery. C.J. Williams Mortuary Service handled the arrangements. Theresa was born March 14, 1965, to the late Joseph and Laura Mae Tobias Survivors include her sisters,…

Betty Gajee (née Betty Louise “Betty Lou” Bradshaw) passed away peacefully June 28, 2022. A funeral service was held July 2 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Crystal Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Gajee grew up in Crystal Springs. She graduated from Crystal Springs High School in 1957 and Millsaps College in 1961 with a Bachelor…

Funeral service for Charlie Lewis Hudson was held July 5, 2022, at Riverwood Family, with interment in the Beauregard Cemetery in Wesson. Mr. Hudson, 91, of Wesson, passed from this life June 28, 2022. He was born in Hazlehurst on Nov. 22, 1930, to Thomas Tillman Hudson and Lottie Lee McClendon Hudson. He served his…

Patricia Ann Runyan, 74, of Wesson, passed away June 30, 2022, at Merit Health Wesley. A funeral service was held July 3 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Sardis Cemetery. Mrs. Runyan was a member of Sardis Baptist Church and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her father, John Frank…

Evelyn Louise Hutson passed from this life on June 7, 2022, of natural causes. Evelyn Louise Pickett was born on Nov. 7, 1946, in Wesson to Wilbert and Donis Howington Pickett. She grew up in Wesson and was a member of Decell Methodist Church. She was a graduate of Copiah-Lincoln High School and Copiah-Lincoln Junior…

Funeral service for William Lawrence Jones will be 11 a.m., Thursday, June 30, at Springhill Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 29, also at Springhill Baptist Church. Riverwood Family is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Jones, 90, of Wesson, passed from this life June…

Gloria Faye Humphrey Rhymes, 64, passed away June 16, 2022. A funeral service and interment were held June 24 at Clear Creek No. 1 M.B. Church, Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Gloria Faye was born Nov. 26, 1957, to the late Elisha and Mary Louise Humphrey. Survivors include her husband, John Henry Rhymes;…

James Arness Bell, 59, passed away June 11, 2022. A funeral service and interment were held June 18 at Clear Creek M.B. Church, Crystal Springs. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. James was born June 23, 1962, to June Bell Sr. and Bernice Bell. Survivors include his wife, Debra; sons, James Bell Jr. and Demario…

Burnell Davis Jr., 63, passed away June 3, 2022. A funeral service was held June 10 at Hazlehurst Funeral Home. He was born March 27, 1959, to Daisey Mae Beasley Spencer and Burnell Davis Sr. Survivors include a son, Ahmad Shaun Linson; a granddaughter; sisters, Daisy Jenkins, Lettie Wiley, Annette Gulley, Lisa Good; brothers, Rev.…

Trina Cassandra Lofton, 54, passed away May 31, 2022, at University of Mississippi Medical Center. A funeral service and interment were held June 18 at Miller Springs M.B. Church, Utica. CJ Williams Mortuary handled the arrangements. Trina was born Feb. 12, 1968, to Zubie Adams and Mozell Smith. Survivors include her parents; daughters, Rokesia Brent…