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Earnest Crosby, 71, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, in Jackson, MS. He was born on December 29, 1943, to the (late) Richard Crosby and Cora Lee (Pittman) Crosby of Magee.
Earnest was the Lot Manager for E.O. Berry Motor Company in Magee, MS, where he was employed since he was 13 years old. Mr. Crosby worked for E. O. Berry & Company for 58 years.
He is survived by three brothers, Charles Crosby, Willie Pittman, Tommy Crosby; four sisters, Dorothy Griffith, Martha Barber, Bernice Hooker, Joyce Crosby and special friend, Delores Dixon.
Along with his parents, Earnest was preceded in death by three brothers, Curtis Crosby, Freddie Crosby, L.T. Crosby and one sister, Alberta Blackwell.
Visitation will be Friday, January 15, 2016, from 4:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Tutor Funeral Home in Magee, MS. Services are scheduled for Saturday, January 16, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. in the Tutor Funeral Home Chapel in Magee.
Arrangements are entrusted with Tutor Funeral Home of Magee.
Hannah Berry May wrote this about Mr. Crosby
“I wanted to inform you about the death of my family’s dear friend, Mr. Ernie Crosby. He was hired as a young teenager by my grandfather E.O. Berry to work at the car lot. He worked there for 58 years. He was the kindest man I’d ever known”
So sorry to hear of the passing of “Little Ernie”. I worked with him for many years at the car lot. We shared many, many good times and some bad times there. He was ‘one of a kind’, always there to help you. Georgie Brown