Obituaries

Patricia Ann Furnace, 66, passed away Nov. 11, 2021. A funeral service was held Nov. 19 at Tabernacle C.M.E. Church in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. She was born May 8, 1955. Preceding her in death were her daughter, Constance Wiggins; and father, Willie Charles Blackwell. Survivors include her husband, Norman; mother, Geneva…

Robbie Lezette Gomillion, 80, of Crystal Springs, passed peacefully into the arms of her waiting Savior on Nov. 21, 2021. She was born on Feb. 27, 1941, to John and Lorene (Burns) Dunaway. She was a retired apartment manager. Robbie’s laughter was contagious and had a smile to light up any room. She was an…

Margie May Smith Lassetter, 73, of Clinton, passed away Nov. 18, 2021, at her residence in Clinton. Visitation will be Saturday, Nov. 27 from noon until the 2 p.m. service at Pine Bluff Baptist Church, with burial at Pine Bluff Dentville Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mrs. Lassetter was born…

Dessie Ree Mallard, 74, passed away Nov. 21, 2021. A graveside service was held Nov. 27 at Pine Ridge M.B. Church. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Dessie was born Sept. 29, 1947, to John and Mae Bell Richardson. Preceding her in death were her parents; sisters, Daisy Sandifer, Valirea Williams, and Ora Lee Robinson;…

Shirley White Nations, 85, of Hazlehurst, passed away Nov. 28, 2021. A funeral service was held Dec. 1 at Bethel Baptist Church, with burial at Bethel Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst handled the arrangements. Mrs. Nations was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, and her animals. She was preceded…

Dorothea Drane Ratliff, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away Nov. 25, 2021. A funeral service was held Nov. 30 at First Baptist Church, Hazlehurst. A brief graveside service was held at Natchez Trace Cemetery, Madison. Mrs. Ratliff was born on Feb. 24, 1931, in Jackson. She grew up in Brookhaven and graduated from…

Thomas Theodore Williams Sr., 73, passed away Oct. 13, 2021, at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. A funeral service was held Nov. 20 at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Crystal Springs, with interment in the church cemetery. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. He was born June 27, 1948, to Dan Williams and…

Charlie L. Young, 73, of Crystal Springs, passed away Nov. 23, 2021, at UMC in Jackson. A graveside service was held Nov. 27 at Harmony Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled the arrangements. Mr. Young worked at Bernstein Shirt Factory for many years. He was a member of The Sons of the…

Harold L. Crawford, of Wesson, passed away peacefully at home Nov. 19, 2021, at the age of 88 after a long illness. He was born Oct. 19, 1933, in Slate Springs to Loyd and Martha Crawford. A service was held Nov. 22 at Stringer Funeral Home in Crystal Springs. Interment was at Terry City Cemetery.…

Dorothy “Dot” Dulaney Guynes, of Crystal Springs, went to be with her Lord on Nov. 15, 2021. She passed over peacefully at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. A funeral service was held Nov. 19 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Hopewell Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, G. W.…