Visitation will be 5-7pm Saturday, December 3, 2016 and 1pm until the 2pm funeral service Sunday, December 4, 2016, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Raymond Cemetery.
Mr. Leggette was born in Lake Providence, LA and was former owner of Jackson Tool & Engineering for 32 years. He was a former Hinds County Reserve Deputy Sheriff with the rank of Sergeant for 20+ years and one of the founding members of the Mounted Patrol Unit. Mr. Leggette was a member of First Baptist Church of Terry.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Will Leggette and Martha Toney Leggette.
Survivors include his wife Warrene Leggette; children,Linda Phillips (Mike) of Madison, Judy Wheatley (Lee) of Madison, Vicky Brooks of Ridgeland, Ricky Leggette (Pam) of Crystal Springs, Gail Leggette Fletcher of Pearl and Brittany Martin (Yance) of Carthage; 15 grand children; 16 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild; two sisters, Virginia House and Barbara Leggette both of Tallulah, LA.
https://www.chancellorfuneralhome.com/obituaries/James-Leggette-2/#!/Obituary
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First wife - Hazel Jean Brumley (had 5 children) (Divorced).
Visitation will be 5-7pm Saturday, December 3, 2016 and 1pm until the 2pm funeral service Sunday, December 4, 2016, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Raymond Cemetery.
Mr. Leggette was born in Lake Providence, LA and was former owner of Jackson Tool & Engineering for 32 years. He was a former Hinds County Reserve Deputy Sheriff with the rank of Sergeant for 20+ years and one of the founding members of the Mounted Patrol Unit. Mr. Leggette was a member of First Baptist Church of Terry.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Will Leggette and Martha Toney Leggette.
Survivors include his wife Warrene Leggette; children,Linda Phillips (Mike) of Madison, Judy Wheatley (Lee) of Madison, Vicky Brooks of Ridgeland, Ricky Leggette (Pam) of Crystal Springs, Gail Leggette Fletcher of Pearl and Brittany Martin (Yance) of Carthage; 15 grand children; 16 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild; two sisters, Virginia House and Barbara Leggette both of Tallulah, LA.
https://www.chancellorfuneralhome.com/obituaries/James-Leggette-2/#!/Obituary
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First wife - Hazel Jean Brumley (had 5 children) (Divorced).
Family Members
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Elbert Elijah Leggette
1916–1972
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William "Baby Bill" Leggette Jr
1917–1919
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Ruby May Leggette Whatley
1919–2004
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Hazel Clara Leggette Chapman
1921–2013
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Tiny Lee Leggette Simmons
1923–1997
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Mary Lucille Leggette Richardson
1925–1978
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Cora Estelle Leggette Winstead
1927–1996
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Willie Leggette Jr.
1929–1954
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Annie Juanita Leggette Lough
1937–2015
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Barbara Florence Leggette
1939–2024
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