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Emma Sue Barnett

Birth
Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi, USA
Death
16 Oct 2014 (aged 90)
Ridgeland, Madison County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Emma Sue Barnett, 90, a retired business owner, died Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland.

Services were 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Carthage First Baptist with Dr. Eddie Hamilton and Rev. Stephen Evans officiating. Burial was in Harris Cemetery.

Wilcox Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Barnett was a native of Leake County. She was a of Carthage First Baptist Church for over 70 years during which time she was a member of the choir, a Sunday School teacher, Nursery and GA leader. She was also involved in the Extended Care Ministry. She owned and operated Barnett's Department Store in Carthage.

Preceding her in death was a son, James Earl Goolsby.

Survivors include: her husband, James M. Barnett of Kosciusko; 2 sons, Bobby (Merril) Goolsby of Biloxi and Joseph (Candy) Goolsby of Flora; daughter-in-law, Sandy Goolsby of Carthage; 2 sisters, Mary Splain of Carthage and Jewell Ratliff of Clinton; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren.

Published online by Wilcox Funeral Home, Carthage, Mississippi on October 17, 2014.
Emma Sue Barnett, 90, a retired business owner, died Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland.

Services were 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Carthage First Baptist with Dr. Eddie Hamilton and Rev. Stephen Evans officiating. Burial was in Harris Cemetery.

Wilcox Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Barnett was a native of Leake County. She was a of Carthage First Baptist Church for over 70 years during which time she was a member of the choir, a Sunday School teacher, Nursery and GA leader. She was also involved in the Extended Care Ministry. She owned and operated Barnett's Department Store in Carthage.

Preceding her in death was a son, James Earl Goolsby.

Survivors include: her husband, James M. Barnett of Kosciusko; 2 sons, Bobby (Merril) Goolsby of Biloxi and Joseph (Candy) Goolsby of Flora; daughter-in-law, Sandy Goolsby of Carthage; 2 sisters, Mary Splain of Carthage and Jewell Ratliff of Clinton; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren.

Published online by Wilcox Funeral Home, Carthage, Mississippi on October 17, 2014.


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  • Maintained by: Amy
  • Originally Created by: Chardon
  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137360752/emma_sue-barnett: accessed ), memorial page for Emma Sue Barnett (31 Jan 1924–16 Oct 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 137360752, citing Harris Cemetery, Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Amy (contributor 47502609).