Hiram Fleming

March 5, 1938 - May 6, 2022

Hiram Fleming, 84, passed away May 6, 2022. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Monday at Stringer Funeral Home and 10am-11am Tuesday at New Zion Baptist Church. Service will be 11am Tuesday at New Zion Baptist Church with burial at New Zion Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. Hiram L. Fleming was born on March 5, 1938 in Smithdale, MS, to Ervin and Hellon Fleming. He has four brothers and one sister: Eldridge, Joe, Lloyd, Eleanor, and Johnny. Hiram was married to Lucy Joe Ann Curran on August 15, 1959. They were married for 40 years and had three daughters: Margaret, Marcia, and Melodye. He worked for Illinois Central Railroad for 36 years. He married Gretchen K. Thompson on November 6, 1999, gaining two daughters, Robyn and Renee. Mr. Fleming has 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, JoeAnn Curran Fleming, wife, Gretchen Fleming, father, Ervin E. Fleming, and mother, Hellon P. Fleming. Hiram and Gretchen faithfully attended Pinelake church for close to 20 years, New Zion Baptist Church has also been his church home throughout the years. His favorite verse was, “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” 1John 5:13-15 Memorials may be made to New Zion Baptist Church, 12023 New Zion Rd., Crystal Springs, MS 39059 or Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., FL 17, Chicago, IL 60601.