Obituaries

Harvey Don Knight, 68, of Hazlehurst, passed away Aug. 12, 2021, at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. A funeral service was held Aug. 17 at Pine Bluff Baptist Church, with burial in Pine Bluff Dentville Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst handled the arrangements. Don graduated from Hazlehurst High School and Hinds Junior…

Joe F. Middleton, 92, of Hazlehurst, passed away Aug. 15, 2021, at Copiah County Medical Center. A funeral service will be held Aug. 21 at Stringer Family Chapel, with a private graveside service at Smyrna Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mr. Middleton was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in…

Stanley David Papizan, 80, of Crystal Springs, retired, Lt. Colonel, MS ANG, broke the bonds of Earth and touched the face of God on Aug. 11, 2021. He passed away at Copiah County Medical Center in Hazlehurst. A funeral service was held Aug. 14 at First Baptist Church, Crystal Springs. The burial service was at…

Polly Pinson-Killough passed away Aug. 7, 2021. Polly was born on July 9, 1936, in Summerland. She graduated from Taylorsville High School in 1953. She continued her studies and was a proud alumna of Mississippi College in Clinton. Polly was a long-time member of St. Columb’s Episcopal Church, originally in Jackson. Polly’s first job after…

Katrina Cowen Smith, 49, passed away Aug. 15, 2021, at her home in Greer, Ariz., with her loving husband, Lane Smith, at her side. She was the daughter of Sonya White Cowen and the late Hollis Cowen Jr., of Wesson. She was preceded in death by her brother, Trey Cowen. A memorial service in Wesson…

Leora White Sutton, 90, passed away Aug. 7, 2021, at Haven Hall Healthcare Center in Brookhaven. A funeral service was held Aug. 14 at The House of Peoples Funeral Home Chapel in Hazlehurst. Mrs. Sutton was born Sept. 30, 1930. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Willie F. Sutton Sr.; children, Carey…

Barbara McMillin Webb, 84, of Hazlehurst, passed away at her residence July 23, 2021. Graveside services were held July 26 at Memorial Park in Louisville. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Webb, a native of Louisville, was a graduate of Louisville High School, Mississippi University for Women, and Mississippi State…

James H. Williams Jr., 80, passed away Aug. 7, 2021. A graveside service was held Aug. 14 at St. Peter Rescue Mission Cemetery in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. James was born May 3, 1941, in Hazlehurst. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Hugh Williams Sr. and Catherine Shannon Williams;…

Rob Windom, 60, of Georgetown, passed away Aug. 11, 2021, at St. Dominic Medical Center. A funeral service was held Aug. 14 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Georgetown Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled the arrangements. Mr. Windom loved his family and lived for his grandkids. He never met a…