Obituaries

On May 2, 2022, Dude Joseph Jasper, of Crystal Springs, was reunited in heaven with God and his beautiful wife, Charlene, to enjoy their eternal paradise. He was 70 years old. A funeral service was held May 6 at Pine Bluff Baptist Church, with burial at Pine Bluff Dentville Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Service in…

Sandra “Sandee” Gayle Dodds Pace, 81, of Hazlehurst, went to be with Jesus on May 1, 2022. A funeral service was held May 6 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Hazlehurst Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents, William “Will” Robert and Lena Annice “Cecie” Dodds; her sister, Barbara Ann Lee; and…

Haley Dufresne, of Pearl, passed away April 24, 2022, after a hard battle with leukemia. Haley was born in Jackson on June 29, 1989, and raised in Crystal Springs. Haley graduated from Copiah Academy in 2007 and subsequently studied at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. Thereafter, Haley worked at City Drugs in Crystal Springs. Since 2012, Haley…

Cleveland Dyess, 86, of Crystal Springs, passed away April 26, 2022, after a long battle with health issues. Mr. Dyess was born Aug. 13, 1935, in Jeff Davis County to Wiley and Ida Dyess. Mr. Dyess was preceded in death by his parents; seven brothers; his wife, Edna, of 63 years; and great-granddaughter, Sarah Faith…

Delores Ferguson, 70, of Crystal Springs, passed away April 29, 2022, at Baptist Hospital-North Mississippi. A funeral service was held May 2 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Harmony Cemetery. Mrs. Ferguson, a Copiah County native, was a nurse’s aide at the nursing home. She was a member of Highland Baptist Church and lived…

A funeral service for Norman Edward “Ed” Morgan was hel, May 4, 2022, at Riverwood Family. Mr. Morgan, 78, of Hazlehurst, passed from this life April 30 at King’s Daughters Medical Center. He was born in Mobile, Ala., Jan. 5, 1944. He served his country in the United States Army and was a proud Vietnam…

A funeral service for Paul Kelcy Raney was held April 30, 2022, at Sylvarena Baptist Church, with interment in the church cemetery. Riverwood Family handled the arrangements. Mr. Raney, 64, of Wesson, passed from this life April 26. He was born in Wesson on Jan. 27, 1958, to Jimmy Raney and Joyce Lowery Raney. He…

Maggie Lee Arnold Fair, 94, passed away April 17, 2022. A funeral service was held April 23 at New Salem M.B. Church, Hazlehurst, with committal at Social Relief Cemetery. House of Peoples Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Maggie Lee was born Feb. 12, 1928, to Mary Arnold and Archie Arnold Jr. in the Sardis community.…

Porcha Symone McKinzie, 40, passed away April 15, 2022, at Copiah County Medical Center. A funeral service was held April 23 at Antioch M.B. Church, Hazlehurst, with interment at Chapel Hill M.B. Church, Wesson. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Porcha was born April 21, 1981, to Myrlan Ann Sandifer and Carl Lee Robinson. Preceding…