Arthur "Crossie" Cothern
Arthur "Crossie" Cothern
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Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 30, 2025 from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at Sharkey Funeral Home in 1023 Old Brookhaven Road, Summit, Mississippi. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, at 2:30 PM with burial to follow in Enon Cemetery in Jayess, Mississippi. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Sharkey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
He was a loving husband and father. He was a man of his word and was loyal to his family and friends. Crossie was a stubborn man, even if he was wrong...he was right.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Joann Thames; father, Jasper Cothern; mother, Flora Dunaway; brothers, Bobby Cothern, Marlin Cothern and Doyle Cothern; sisters, Kathrine Anderson, Josephine Cothern, Jean Roberts and Willie Ann Lang.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Cothern of Biloxi, MS; son, Allan Cothern; daughter, Cammie Cothern; brother, Fairley Cothern (Peggy); brother-in-law, Randy Lang; grandchildren, Joshua Frazier (Emily) and Shannon Diggs; five great grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
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