Louise B. Ketchum

Louise B. Ketchum obituary, Waynesboro, MS

Louise B. Ketchum

Louise Ketchum Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Freeman Funeral Home - Waynesboro Chapel - Waynesboro on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Mrs. Louise B. Ketchum, 88, of Chatom, AL passed from this life Thursday, October 16, 2025, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Chatom, AL on Sunday, July 11, 1937, to the late Lola Love and Benjamin Franklin Beech. She was a member of Hobson Assembly of God Church. She retired as a seamstress at Cam Manufacturing.
Mrs. Ketchum is preceded in death by husband, Kelley Ketchum; parents, Lola Love and Benjamin Franklin Beech; brother, James Franklin Beech; four sisters, Ina Palmer (Ramey), Juanita Jones (Homer), Bulah Beech (Hilton), and Nell Morris (Paul). She is survived by her daughter, Sharron Williams (Terry) of Chatom, AL; granddaughter, Kalene Watts (Garrett) of Daphne, AL; two great grandchildren, Walker and Ellie Watts; a host of nieces and nephews.
Visitation for Mrs. Ketchum will be held from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, Sunday, October 19, 2025, at Hobson Assembly of God Church, Chatom, AL. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, October 19, 2025, at Hobson Assembly of God Church in Chatom, AL with Rev. Steve Foster and Rev. Greg Morris officiating. Interment will be in Jones-Beech Cemetery in Chatom, AL. Pallbearers are Garrett Watts, Peyton Singleton, Heath Cotton, Tyler Dykes, Chad Beech, and Bart Beech. Honorary Pallbearers are Wendell Singleton, Doug Beech, Derrell Jones, Greg Morris, Billy Jones, Bubba Palmer, Shane Carpenter, Clyde Cotton, Eddie Phillips, and Paul Farill.

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