Elroy Stringer, age 82, passed away Friday, August 17, 2018 at Asbury Hospice House in Hattiesburg, MS. He lived in the New Hope community and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Mr. Stringer served in the Army National Guard and was a box maker with International Paper Company. He retired after working 45 years.
Mr. Stringer was preceded in death by his son, Tracy Stringer; parents, Wilson and Lonie Stringer; sisters, Nita Fay Magee, and Rita Von Bourne; and brothers, Kenneth Ray Stringer, and Harry Lloyd Stringer. He is survived by his wife, Estelle Stringer, a daughter, Regina Stringer; a son, Edwin (Barbara) Holmes; three grandchildren, Mitch (Leah) Holmes, Lacy Holmes, and Karson Barrett; and two great-grandchildren, Peyton Carver, and Chandler Carver; and daughter-in-law, Tanya Stringer.
Visitation will be Sunday, August 19, 2018 from 5:00pm until 9:00pm at Colonial Funeral Home in Columbia. Funeral services will be Monday, August 20, 2018 at 10:00am at the funeral home chapel. Dr. Tim Parker will preside over services. Interment will follow at Lott Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mitch Holmes, Trelys Magee, Bryant Magee, Randall Stringer, Kevin Bozeman, Brock White, Todd Pounds, and Shannon Hartzog.
