Margaret B. Crockett, 86, died Thursday, February 18, 2010, in Highland Home, Ridgeland. A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m., Monday, February 22, 2010, at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home with burial to follow in Lakewood Memorial Park, 6000 Clinton Boulevard, Jackson.
Friends may visit from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday evening and 10 a.m. Monday before the funeral at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home at the High Street location. Pallbearers include her grandsons and sons-in-law.
Always committed to her family, she is survived by four children; daughter Sandra Dearborn and her husband Jim Dearborn of Tahlequah, Oklahoma; daughter Carol Branning and her husband Keith Branning of Ridgeland; daughter Brenda Smith and her husband Glenn Smith of Memphis, Tennessee; and son Bennie R. Crockett, Jr., and his wife Rosanne Crockett of Hattiesburg.
Her loving and devoted husband of 57 years, Bennie R. Crockett, preceded her in death in 2003.
Her twelve grandchildren include Moriah Dearborn, Kari Johnson and husband Jason, Benjamin Dearborn, Bethany McDonald and husband Kenny, Jason Branning and wife Mary Kelly, Scott Branning, Sarah Margaret Branning, Nathan Smith and wife Ellen, Emily Smith, Bonnie Smith, Julianne King and husband Rob, and Kyle Crockett. She had ten great-grandchildren: Elly Johnson, Soren Johnson, Kaiya Dearborn, Justin McDonald, Landon Hendricks, Jaz McDonald, Marli McDonald, Meg Branning, Charlie Branning, and Benjamin Branning. Also surviving her are her brother, William O. Booth, Jr., his wife Lena, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and numerous nephews and nieces.
She was born February 20, 1923, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she graduated from Tuscaloosa High School. She was preceded in death by her father William Oscar Booth and her mother Gertie Mae Channell Booth, both of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
After graduating from high school, she worked in a several positions during World War II, including a period of service with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C.
After the war, she worked for Trailways Transportation System in Memphis, Tennessee, and married Bennie R. Crockett on November 12, 1946. They moved to south Jackson where they made their home with their children. She began work for the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in 1952, and served in ticket sales and freight transport until her retirement in 1985. She was a resident of Jackson for 63 years.
She was a lifelong Baptist, and during her residence in Jackson, she was a faithful member of Alta Woods Baptist Church, where she had served as a Sunday School teacher, class officer, and a member of various committees. Also, she was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
She will be remembered as a woman of Christian faith and love and dedication to her family. An indomitable spirit of independence supported by her constant dependence on God's grace characterized her life.
Never wanting to live away from her home and precious memories of family, "she is of good courage at home with the Lord" (2 Cor. 5:8). Thanks be to God for His inexpressible gift of life.
The Clarion-Ledger
02-20-2010
Friends may visit from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday evening and 10 a.m. Monday before the funeral at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home at the High Street location. Pallbearers include her grandsons and sons-in-law.
Always committed to her family, she is survived by four children; daughter Sandra Dearborn and her husband Jim Dearborn of Tahlequah, Oklahoma; daughter Carol Branning and her husband Keith Branning of Ridgeland; daughter Brenda Smith and her husband Glenn Smith of Memphis, Tennessee; and son Bennie R. Crockett, Jr., and his wife Rosanne Crockett of Hattiesburg.
Her loving and devoted husband of 57 years, Bennie R. Crockett, preceded her in death in 2003.
Her twelve grandchildren include Moriah Dearborn, Kari Johnson and husband Jason, Benjamin Dearborn, Bethany McDonald and husband Kenny, Jason Branning and wife Mary Kelly, Scott Branning, Sarah Margaret Branning, Nathan Smith and wife Ellen, Emily Smith, Bonnie Smith, Julianne King and husband Rob, and Kyle Crockett. She had ten great-grandchildren: Elly Johnson, Soren Johnson, Kaiya Dearborn, Justin McDonald, Landon Hendricks, Jaz McDonald, Marli McDonald, Meg Branning, Charlie Branning, and Benjamin Branning. Also surviving her are her brother, William O. Booth, Jr., his wife Lena, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and numerous nephews and nieces.
She was born February 20, 1923, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she graduated from Tuscaloosa High School. She was preceded in death by her father William Oscar Booth and her mother Gertie Mae Channell Booth, both of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
After graduating from high school, she worked in a several positions during World War II, including a period of service with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C.
After the war, she worked for Trailways Transportation System in Memphis, Tennessee, and married Bennie R. Crockett on November 12, 1946. They moved to south Jackson where they made their home with their children. She began work for the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in 1952, and served in ticket sales and freight transport until her retirement in 1985. She was a resident of Jackson for 63 years.
She was a lifelong Baptist, and during her residence in Jackson, she was a faithful member of Alta Woods Baptist Church, where she had served as a Sunday School teacher, class officer, and a member of various committees. Also, she was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
She will be remembered as a woman of Christian faith and love and dedication to her family. An indomitable spirit of independence supported by her constant dependence on God's grace characterized her life.
Never wanting to live away from her home and precious memories of family, "she is of good courage at home with the Lord" (2 Cor. 5:8). Thanks be to God for His inexpressible gift of life.
The Clarion-Ledger
02-20-2010
Margaret B. Crockett, 86, died Thursday, February 18, 2010, in Highland Home, Ridgeland. A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m., Monday, February 22, 2010, at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home with burial to follow in Lakewood Memorial Park, 6000 Clinton Boulevard, Jackson.
Friends may visit from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday evening and 10 a.m. Monday before the funeral at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home at the High Street location. Pallbearers include her grandsons and sons-in-law.
Always committed to her family, she is survived by four children; daughter Sandra Dearborn and her husband Jim Dearborn of Tahlequah, Oklahoma; daughter Carol Branning and her husband Keith Branning of Ridgeland; daughter Brenda Smith and her husband Glenn Smith of Memphis, Tennessee; and son Bennie R. Crockett, Jr., and his wife Rosanne Crockett of Hattiesburg.
Her loving and devoted husband of 57 years, Bennie R. Crockett, preceded her in death in 2003.
Her twelve grandchildren include Moriah Dearborn, Kari Johnson and husband Jason, Benjamin Dearborn, Bethany McDonald and husband Kenny, Jason Branning and wife Mary Kelly, Scott Branning, Sarah Margaret Branning, Nathan Smith and wife Ellen, Emily Smith, Bonnie Smith, Julianne King and husband Rob, and Kyle Crockett. She had ten great-grandchildren: Elly Johnson, Soren Johnson, Kaiya Dearborn, Justin McDonald, Landon Hendricks, Jaz McDonald, Marli McDonald, Meg Branning, Charlie Branning, and Benjamin Branning. Also surviving her are her brother, William O. Booth, Jr., his wife Lena, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and numerous nephews and nieces.
She was born February 20, 1923, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she graduated from Tuscaloosa High School. She was preceded in death by her father William Oscar Booth and her mother Gertie Mae Channell Booth, both of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
After graduating from high school, she worked in a several positions during World War II, including a period of service with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C.
After the war, she worked for Trailways Transportation System in Memphis, Tennessee, and married Bennie R. Crockett on November 12, 1946. They moved to south Jackson where they made their home with their children. She began work for the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in 1952, and served in ticket sales and freight transport until her retirement in 1985. She was a resident of Jackson for 63 years.
She was a lifelong Baptist, and during her residence in Jackson, she was a faithful member of Alta Woods Baptist Church, where she had served as a Sunday School teacher, class officer, and a member of various committees. Also, she was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
She will be remembered as a woman of Christian faith and love and dedication to her family. An indomitable spirit of independence supported by her constant dependence on God's grace characterized her life.
Never wanting to live away from her home and precious memories of family, "she is of good courage at home with the Lord" (2 Cor. 5:8). Thanks be to God for His inexpressible gift of life.
The Clarion-Ledger
02-20-2010
Friends may visit from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday evening and 10 a.m. Monday before the funeral at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home at the High Street location. Pallbearers include her grandsons and sons-in-law.
Always committed to her family, she is survived by four children; daughter Sandra Dearborn and her husband Jim Dearborn of Tahlequah, Oklahoma; daughter Carol Branning and her husband Keith Branning of Ridgeland; daughter Brenda Smith and her husband Glenn Smith of Memphis, Tennessee; and son Bennie R. Crockett, Jr., and his wife Rosanne Crockett of Hattiesburg.
Her loving and devoted husband of 57 years, Bennie R. Crockett, preceded her in death in 2003.
Her twelve grandchildren include Moriah Dearborn, Kari Johnson and husband Jason, Benjamin Dearborn, Bethany McDonald and husband Kenny, Jason Branning and wife Mary Kelly, Scott Branning, Sarah Margaret Branning, Nathan Smith and wife Ellen, Emily Smith, Bonnie Smith, Julianne King and husband Rob, and Kyle Crockett. She had ten great-grandchildren: Elly Johnson, Soren Johnson, Kaiya Dearborn, Justin McDonald, Landon Hendricks, Jaz McDonald, Marli McDonald, Meg Branning, Charlie Branning, and Benjamin Branning. Also surviving her are her brother, William O. Booth, Jr., his wife Lena, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and numerous nephews and nieces.
She was born February 20, 1923, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she graduated from Tuscaloosa High School. She was preceded in death by her father William Oscar Booth and her mother Gertie Mae Channell Booth, both of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
After graduating from high school, she worked in a several positions during World War II, including a period of service with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C.
After the war, she worked for Trailways Transportation System in Memphis, Tennessee, and married Bennie R. Crockett on November 12, 1946. They moved to south Jackson where they made their home with their children. She began work for the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in 1952, and served in ticket sales and freight transport until her retirement in 1985. She was a resident of Jackson for 63 years.
She was a lifelong Baptist, and during her residence in Jackson, she was a faithful member of Alta Woods Baptist Church, where she had served as a Sunday School teacher, class officer, and a member of various committees. Also, she was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
She will be remembered as a woman of Christian faith and love and dedication to her family. An indomitable spirit of independence supported by her constant dependence on God's grace characterized her life.
Never wanting to live away from her home and precious memories of family, "she is of good courage at home with the Lord" (2 Cor. 5:8). Thanks be to God for His inexpressible gift of life.
The Clarion-Ledger
02-20-2010
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