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Betty Burkes, 73 of Pearl, MS passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023 at the St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS after an extended illness. She was born Monday, August 15, 1949 in Mississippi.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 19, 2023 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Magee. Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 20, 2023 at 1:00 P.M. at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Magee, Mississippi. Burial will follow in Apostolic Church Cemetery in Dennistown. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Magee is in charge of arrangements. 601-849-5031
She was preceded in death by her father, Ed Hollie; mother, Christine McGriff; grandchild, Josh Girouard; brother, Jimmy Wayne Hollie; sisters, Katherine Burkes, Jessie Louise Buffington, and Willie Mae Hollie.
Survivors include her son, William Burkes, Jr. (Denise ) of Tylertown , MS; daughters, Angel Girouard (Mark ) of Maurice , LA and Nikki Burkes of Pearl, MS; Nine grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; brother, James Hollie (Jean ) of Purvis , MS; sisters, Syble Sheaffer (Bob ) of Clarksville , GA, and Sue Barfield of Texas; and a host of nieces and nephews and other family and church friends.
An online guestbook may be signed at www.colonialchapelmageemendenhall.com
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