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Graveside Services will be held on Friday, January 16, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. from Linwood Cemetery with Bro. Dennis Duvall officiating.
Donna Kay Bounds Cumberland, 69, passed away at Ochsner Rush Hospital in Meridian.
Donna was born to Carlie and Billie Bounds and raised in Neshoba County, MS. She was a 1976 graduate of Philadelphia High School. Donna was a long time employee of Peavey Electronics and AGT. She loved to read, caring for her pets and spending time with her family. Donna was Baptist by faith and she was loved by her family so much. She will be surely missed.
Survivors include son; Eric Beckham and sister; Shirley McDaniel, along with several nieces, nephews and their families. She was proceeded in death by her parents; Carlie and Billie Bounds, husband; Johnny Cumberland, brother; Danny Bounds, nephew; Clay Bounds.
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