Hazel Jo Rushing

Hazel Jo Rushing
May 15, 1946 – Feb. 5, 2026

Hazel Jo Rushing, 79, of Smithdale, formerly of Yazoo, MS, died Feb. 5, 2026, at Walthall General Hospital in Tylertown.
A graveside service was held at Mount Gilead Primitive Baptist Church in Smithdale for the family. Hartman-Jones Funeral Home in McComb was in charge of the arrangements.
Hazel was born on May 15, 1946. Her parents were the late William Hayes and Ethel Sanders. She enjoyed going to church and spending time with her sisters. Hobbies included collecting Coca-Cola items, angels, and growing house plants.
Hazel especially enjoyed spending time with her son, Jimmy, his wife, Hope, and their children, Roger, Amanda, Ashleigh, and Coner.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Roger Cletus Rushing; her sisters, Betty Boyd, Alice Stevens, Nita Wigley, and Debbie O’Neal; brothers-in-law, James Steven and James Boyd; nephews, Jimmy Boyd and Aaron Zacharias.
She is survived by her son Jimmy R. Rushing (Hope); four grandchildren, Roger W. Rushing (Mandy), Amanda Anderson (Prentiss), Ashleigh Moore (Corey), and Coner W. Rushing; four great-grandchildren, Paisley and Paxton Anderson, Oliver and Amelia Rushing.