Obituaries 09-28-23

JIMMY NEAL BOWEN

Sept. 15, 1939-Sept. 21, 2023

A memorial service for Jimmy Neal Bowen, 84, of Waynesboro, will be

conducted by the family at a later date.

Born on Friday, Sept. 15, 1939, he was a member of Pleasant Grove Church

of Christ.

He died on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 at Wayne General Hospital.

An online guestbook can be signed at www.freemanfh.com.

Freeman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

ANNIE RUTH COX

Aug. 14, 1937-Sept. 20, 2023

Graveside services for Annie Ruth Cox, 86, of Waynesboro, were conducted

on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 from Cross Roads Cemetery, with Brother

Kelton Lee officiating.

Born in Needham, Ala., on Sunday, Aug. 14, 1937 to John Doggett and

Gladys Flemming Doggett, she was a member of Cross Roads Methodist

Protestant Church. She worked as a Fabric Cutter at Quitman Knitting

Mill.

She died on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 at Pine View Health and

Rehabilitation in Waynesboro.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Debra and Frank Fuqua of

Andalusia, Ala.; her sister, Sue Doggett; three grandchildren and two

great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, J.W. "Buddy" Cox; her father,

John Doggett; her mother, Gladys Fleming Doggett; her daughter, Barbara

Ann "Penny" Barlow Walley; her brother, Raymond Doggett; and her sister,

Faye Doggett Massey.

An online guestbook can be signed at www.freemanfh.com.

Freeman Funeral Home of Waynesboro was in charge of arrangements.

KRISTIE BARNETT

Feb. 6, 1971-Sept. 19, 2023

Funeral services for Kristie Barnett, 52, of Waynesboro, were conducted

on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 from the Chapel of Freeman Funeral Home,

with Rev. Tom Walker officiating.

Interment followed at Hebron Cemetery.

Born in Meridian on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 1971 to Hubert D. Butler and Mamie

Sue Perry, she worked as a Respiratory Therapist at Rush Hospital in

Meridian.

She died on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 at her residence.

She is survived by her mother and her husband, Mamie Sue and Justin

Perry of Waynesboro; her son, Gerald Thomas Barnett II of Waynesboro;

her granddaughter, Zoie Barnett of Waynesboro; her brother and

sister-in-law, Hugh and Tamara Butler of Waynesboro; two nephews, Ryan

Butler and Ethan Butler of Waynesboro; and a niece, Amber Butler of

Waynesboro.

She was preceded in death by her father, Hubert D. Butler.

An online guestbook can be signed at www.freemanfh.com.

Freeman Funeral Home of Waynesboro was in charge of arrangements.

GRADY PARNELL

Feb. 2, 1942-Sept. 16, 2023

Funeral services for Grady Parnell, 81, of Waynesboro, were conducted on

Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 from the Chapel of Freeman Funeral Home, with

Rev. Phillip Gandy officiating.

Interment followed at Waynesboro Cemetery.

Born in Waynesboro on Monday, Feb. 2, 1942 to the late Dan and Alice

Parnell, he was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He retired from the

United States Army after serving for 21 years, and he later retired a

second time after working for another 23 years with the Mississippi

State Forestry Commission.

He died on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023 at Forrest General Hospital in

Hattiesburg.

He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Chun "Kim" Parnell of

Waynesboro; his daughter and son-in-law, Tonya and Kurt Brueggemann of

Cincinnati, Ohio; his brother, Terry Parnell of Waynesboro; his sister

and brother-in-law, Frances and Ronnie James of Waynesboro; two

granddaughters, Eloise and Hazel Brueggemann of Cincinnati; his

sister-in-law and her spouse, Young and Joseph Green of Findlay, Ohio;

his nephew and his wife, Adam and Megan Doup of Findlay; and a host of

nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Dan and Alice Parnell; his

daughter, Alicia Parnell; his brother, Gary Parnell; and four sisters,

Doris Bunch, Janice Pippen, Peggy Mozingo and Shelia Stuart.

An online guestbook can be signed at www.freemanfh.com.

Freeman Funeral Home of Waynesboro was in charge of arrangements.

KENNETH MARSHALL DOHERTY

Feb. 10, 1955-Sept. 16, 2023

Funeral services for Kenneth Marshall Doherty, 68, of Waynesboro, were

conducted on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 from the Chapel of Freeman

Funeral Home, with Rev. Dixie Holder-Cummings and Rev. Paul Harris

officiating.

Interment followed at Serenity Gardens Cemetery.

Born in Waynesboro on Thursday, Feb. 10, 1955 to the late Gaines

Marshall Doherty and Carolyn Duvall Doherty, he was a member of Calvary

Baptist Church. He retired as a Self-Employed Drilling Fluids Engineer.

He died on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023 at Comfort Care Nursing Center in

Laurel.

He is survived by his son, Adam G. Doherty of Laurel; his daughter,

Jeanie Lynn Phillips of Taylorsville; four grandchildren, Jesslyn,

Natalie, Tayler and Joshua; foru great-grandchildren, Carson, Avery,

Braylon and Tyleigh; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Gaines Marshall and Carolyn

Duvall Doherty; a brother, Gary Gaines Doherty; and a sister, Carol Jean

Bunch.

An online guestbook can be signed at www.freemanfh.com.

Freeman Funeral Home of Waynesboro was in charge of arrangements.