Obituaries

Margie May Smith Lassetter, 73, of Clinton, passed away Nov. 19, 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…

The Rev. Annelle Strong-Shelburne, 70, of Brookhaven, passed away Nov. 20, 2021, at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Services were held Nov. 23 at Utica Christian Church, with burial in Utica Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled the arrangements. Annelle was a native of Copiah County, with her most recent…

Bobby Dee Vinzant, 79, of Gallman, passed away Nov. 20, 2021. A graveside service was held Nov. 23 at Gallman Cemetery. Stringer Family Services of Crystal Springs handled the arrangements. Bobby Dee, as everyone in the community called him, was born and raised in Copiah County. He served in the Army National Guard for 39…

A funeral service for Gladis Estela Del Cid will be at 9 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Brookhaven, with burial in the Wesson Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19 at Riverwood Family. Mrs. Del Cid, 55, of Wesson, passed away Nov. 11…

Bettie R. Kendrick, 81, of Crystal Springs, passed away Oct. 31, 2021, at Franklin County Hospital in Meadville. A funeral service was held Nov. 13 at Glory Hill COGIC, with burial in Crystal Springs City Cemetery. Century Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Survivors include her daughter, Dannie Sue Barnes, of Crystal Springs; brothers, Carl Murray,…

R. Dudley Norman, of Gallman, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on Nov. 10, 2021. He was 90 years old. Dudley was born on March 24,1931, in Copiah County. He attended school at Gallman. Dudley was married to the late June Clark Norman, and they had two children, Rodney and…

Larry Williams, 62, passed away Nov. 9, 2021. A funeral service was held Nov. 13 at Holy Ground Deliverance Gospel Church in Hazlehurst. Larry was born Jan. 24, 1959, in New Orleans, La., to Thelma and Eli Williams Sr. Preceding him in death were his parents; sister, Annette; and brother, Oliver. Survivors include his wife,…

Clifton Baldridge, 57, of Crystal Springs, passed away Oct. 27 at his home. A graveside service was held Nov. 6 at Salem M.B. Church Cemetery. Century Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Survivors include a daughter, Morqueta Buck, of Crystal Springs; brothers, Roy Thomas, of Birmingham, Ala.; Lindsey Thomas, James Baldridge, Robert Baldridge, John Baldridge, and…

Amelia Anne Bufkin, 77, of Hazlehurst, passed away Nov. 4, 2021, at Copiah County Medical Center. Amelia was a resident of Hazlehurst for 61 years. She attended Hazlehurst Public School, where she was a devoted member of the Hazlehurst High School Band. Though Amelia’s work career was short, she was the best “good will” employee…

Larence Gatlin, 66, passed away Oct. 29, 2021. A graveside service was held Nov. 5 at Salem M.B. Church Cemetery. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Larence was born Dec. 8, 1954, in Crystal Springs to Robert and Mildred Lucille Gatlin. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Carl and Tommy; and sister,…