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2014
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George Sansing Obituary
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Mr. George Marvin Sansing, Sr. died on October 1, 2104 after a short illness. Visitation will be 9:00-11:00 am on Saturday, October 4th at Lakewood Funeral Home, followed by a memorial service in the chapel at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park Cemetery.
George Marvin Sansing, Sr. was born April 4, 1928 in Leakesville, MS the middle of 5 children of James Earl and Cynthia Chapman Sansing. He spent most of his childhood in Stringer, MS where his parents taught school, he graduated from high school there in 1946. After 2 years in the U.S. Army Signal Corps he returned to Mississippi and attended Mississippi State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1952.
He worked as a registered professional engineer for the Bell Telephone Companies and AT&T in Mississippi and Bell Laboratories in New York from 1952 until his retirement in 1988. He was a member, and past president, of the Mississippi chapter of the IEEE. He served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and retired with the rank of major.
He was very active in his church and community. For many years, as a member of Oak Forest Baptist Church, he served as deacon, Sunday school coordinator, youth chaperone, bus driver, member of the senior adult choir and secretary for the Keenagers. He was elected as a life time deacon in 2011, one of only 6 ever elected by Oak Forest. During his retirement, he was a volunteer worker at Central Mississippi Medical Center, and for a time helped manage the gift shop.
He loved tinkering with electrical projects, babysitting his granddaughter and doing whatever his wife, Noma, needed him to do.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister Janie Smith and his brothers, James Earl Sansing and Edward Pierce Sansing.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Wynoma Davis Sansing; sons George Marvin Sansing, Jr. (wife Beth) and James Edward "Ed" Sansing; his sister Helen McCarty (husband Melton); his sister-in-law Dorothy Sansing; and his granddaughter Suzanne Catlin (husband Mike) along with many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the staff of Willow Creek Nursing Home and of Mississippi Baptist Medical Center for their care of George in his last days.
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John Murdaugh
October 28, 2015
My prayers are for the family on their loss
Brenda Carson
October 9, 2014
My thoughts and prayers are with each of you--especially with Ms. Noma. She is such a sweet, gracious lady who loved him very much. May the Holy Spirit wrap each of you in His comforting, loving presence and may our Lord put His arms on you and give you peace and love in abundance and beautiful memories you treasure. May God bless each of you and give you peace.
Michael Allen
October 6, 2014
Ed and family, I'm sorry for your loss and not being able to be with you Saturday. I pray the the Lord gives you and your family strength and peace during this time. God bless you and keep you all.
John Murdaugh
October 3, 2014
My prayers for the family in this time of loss.
October 3, 2014
Very fond memories of George and all of you at OFBC. You are in our prayers and thoughts.
John and Ducky McCarty
October 3, 2014
To: Ed, and all the other members of the family:
We are very sorry. Our sincere condolences to you.
>>Tim and Bobbie Chadwick
Jeff & Melodye Lohman
October 3, 2014
Mrs. Sansing, Beth and family,
Praying for your family and sending our love. My grandmother, Clara Johnson, sends her love, prayers and condolences as well.
October 3, 2014
May you find comfort from the God of all comfort during this time.
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