James Robert ‘Jimmy’Harrington

Services for James Robert “Jimmy” Harrington, of Hazlehurst, are 11a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at Strong Hope Baptist Church, with burialin the church cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Services inHazlehurst is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Wednesday from 5 until 8 p.m. at the church.

Mr. Harrington, 61, died Feb. 23, 2010, at St. Dominic-JacksonMemorial Hospital in Jackson.

A native of Hazlehurst, he graduated from Copiah-Lincoln CommunityCollege. He was employed with Hazlehurst Lumber Company for 25years. He was a member of Strong Hope Baptist Church. He served inthe U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and received thePurple Heart and the Naval Service Cross. He sang in the quartet atStrong Hope Baptist Church and loved camping. He was affectionatelyknown as “Sweet Pea” by his grandchildren.

Preceding him in death were his parents and an infant son, KevinHarrington.

Survivors are his wife, Donnis Strickland Harrington; his sons,Robbie Harrington and fiancee Dawn, and D.J. Harrington, all ofWesson; his daughters, Kim Roberts and husband Wayne, and AmyOberschmidt and husband Blake, all of 
Wesson; his brother, JohnnyHarrington of Mobile, Ala.; his sister, Patsy Berch, of Hazlehurst;his grandchildren, Brittany Roberts, Morgan Harrington, BlaineRoberts, and Kayla Oberschmidt; his stepgrandchildren, Tommy andMichael Roberts; and his great-stepgrandchild, Brady Roberts.

Austin LeeWilkinson

Services for Austin Lee Wilkinson, of Smithdale, were held onThursday, Feb. 18, at Mt. Gilead Church in Smithdale, with burialin the church cemetery. Jones Family Funeral Services were incharge of arrangements.

Mr. Wilkinson, 15, died Feb. 16, 2010, at the University ofMississippi Medical Center in Jackson. He was born in McComb on May23, 1994.

He attended West Lincoln Attendance Center until recently, when hebegan home school. He loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing andtrapping. He was a member of Mt. Gilead Church.

Survivors are his parents, Dwayne and Tonya Wilkinson, ofSmithdale; his paternal grandparents, Sidney and Reba Wilkinson, ofBrookhaven; his maternal grandparents, Hayden and Wanda Parsons, ofSmithdale; and his brother, Cody Lane Wilkinson, of Smithdale.