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1937
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2016
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Shirley Hooks Obituary
Jackson
Shirley Bevens Hooks, 79, of Jackson, passed away on January 22, 2016. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2016, from 6 to 8 PM at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton. A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 29, 2016, at 12 PM in the chapel at Wright & Ferguson with a visitation one hour prior to service. A graveside service will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park South on McClure Road in Jackson.
Shirley was born on January 18, 1937, in Kosciusko, MS. She is a retired business owner of the Southside Lounge on Terry Road in Jackson for 28 years.
Shirley was preceded in death by her father, Thomas Orville Armstrong of Kosciusko, MS; her mother, Opal Moore Jordan of Jackson, MS; and her brother, Archie Glenn Armstrong of Jackson, MS.
She is survived by her sister, Glenda Ables of Kosciusko, MS; son, Dean Carney of Ocean Springs, MS; daughters, Sharon Bevens of Jackson, MS and Teresa Bevens of Brandon, MS; grandson, Jason Carney of Ocean Springs, MS; and her german sheperd, "Zoey."
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Connie Duncan
January 26, 2016
May she rest in eternal peace, May the family find comforted that she's now in a far better place. God bless you all in this time of sorrow.
January 26, 2016
May you find comfort from God
The Staff of Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home
January 26, 2016
Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.
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