Burbon Barnes Featherston, 96, of Boyle, Miss., died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, Miss., surrounded by family. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Ray Funeral Home, with the Rev. Barry Dickerson officiating. Burial followed in North Cleveland Cemetery.
Mrs. Featherston was born Sept. 8, 1917, in Steele, Mo., to Wilson and Myrtle (Thompson) Barnes and was raised there on their farm. She married James "Harry" Featherston in 1941, and, after World War II, they farmed in Caruthersville, Mo., until 1963.
Mr. and Mrs. Featherston moved to the Mississippi Delta to farm successfully until they retired in 1979. They then traveled the country and also attended the Cross Country Trail Ride every year for 40 years. They were both members of the First United Methodist Church in Cleveland.
Mrs. Featherston was a strong, kind, Christian woman, who had the respect of anyone who knew her. She had a strong sense of family and enjoyed being with them. She knew the value of hard work and how it builds character. She always behaved like a lady, never raising her voice above a whisper. She enjoyed telling stories of her childhood and youth. She loved telling about growing up on a farm, the story of her daughter's birth, trips to the Cross Country Trail Ride every year, and many other adventures she had with her husband. She loved to cook, especially favorite dishes of family members.
She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings and husband, James Harry Featherston.
Survivors include her son-in-law and daughter, Don and Jonnie (Featherston) Poynor of Cleveland; grandchildren, Randy and Malinda (Poynor) Battey of Brandon, Miss., and Les and April Poynor of Cleveland; great-grandchildren, Hannah and Taylor Battey and Dallas, Colby and Tatum Poynor; great-great-grandson, Rivers Steelman; brother-in-law, Nathan Jordan of Ocean Springs, Miss.; and sister-in-law, Limbouth Gurley of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Pallbearers were Steven Saxon, Lewis Stallings, Timmy Smith, Buddy Cobb, Colby Poynor and Richie Boren. Honorary pallbearers were David Griffith and Jamie VanVulpen.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Missouri - Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Mrs. Featherston was born Sept. 8, 1917, in Steele, Mo., to Wilson and Myrtle (Thompson) Barnes and was raised there on their farm. She married James "Harry" Featherston in 1941, and, after World War II, they farmed in Caruthersville, Mo., until 1963.
Mr. and Mrs. Featherston moved to the Mississippi Delta to farm successfully until they retired in 1979. They then traveled the country and also attended the Cross Country Trail Ride every year for 40 years. They were both members of the First United Methodist Church in Cleveland.
Mrs. Featherston was a strong, kind, Christian woman, who had the respect of anyone who knew her. She had a strong sense of family and enjoyed being with them. She knew the value of hard work and how it builds character. She always behaved like a lady, never raising her voice above a whisper. She enjoyed telling stories of her childhood and youth. She loved telling about growing up on a farm, the story of her daughter's birth, trips to the Cross Country Trail Ride every year, and many other adventures she had with her husband. She loved to cook, especially favorite dishes of family members.
She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings and husband, James Harry Featherston.
Survivors include her son-in-law and daughter, Don and Jonnie (Featherston) Poynor of Cleveland; grandchildren, Randy and Malinda (Poynor) Battey of Brandon, Miss., and Les and April Poynor of Cleveland; great-grandchildren, Hannah and Taylor Battey and Dallas, Colby and Tatum Poynor; great-great-grandson, Rivers Steelman; brother-in-law, Nathan Jordan of Ocean Springs, Miss.; and sister-in-law, Limbouth Gurley of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Pallbearers were Steven Saxon, Lewis Stallings, Timmy Smith, Buddy Cobb, Colby Poynor and Richie Boren. Honorary pallbearers were David Griffith and Jamie VanVulpen.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Missouri - Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Burbon Barnes Featherston, 96, of Boyle, Miss., died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, Miss., surrounded by family. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Ray Funeral Home, with the Rev. Barry Dickerson officiating. Burial followed in North Cleveland Cemetery.
Mrs. Featherston was born Sept. 8, 1917, in Steele, Mo., to Wilson and Myrtle (Thompson) Barnes and was raised there on their farm. She married James "Harry" Featherston in 1941, and, after World War II, they farmed in Caruthersville, Mo., until 1963.
Mr. and Mrs. Featherston moved to the Mississippi Delta to farm successfully until they retired in 1979. They then traveled the country and also attended the Cross Country Trail Ride every year for 40 years. They were both members of the First United Methodist Church in Cleveland.
Mrs. Featherston was a strong, kind, Christian woman, who had the respect of anyone who knew her. She had a strong sense of family and enjoyed being with them. She knew the value of hard work and how it builds character. She always behaved like a lady, never raising her voice above a whisper. She enjoyed telling stories of her childhood and youth. She loved telling about growing up on a farm, the story of her daughter's birth, trips to the Cross Country Trail Ride every year, and many other adventures she had with her husband. She loved to cook, especially favorite dishes of family members.
She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings and husband, James Harry Featherston.
Survivors include her son-in-law and daughter, Don and Jonnie (Featherston) Poynor of Cleveland; grandchildren, Randy and Malinda (Poynor) Battey of Brandon, Miss., and Les and April Poynor of Cleveland; great-grandchildren, Hannah and Taylor Battey and Dallas, Colby and Tatum Poynor; great-great-grandson, Rivers Steelman; brother-in-law, Nathan Jordan of Ocean Springs, Miss.; and sister-in-law, Limbouth Gurley of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Pallbearers were Steven Saxon, Lewis Stallings, Timmy Smith, Buddy Cobb, Colby Poynor and Richie Boren. Honorary pallbearers were David Griffith and Jamie VanVulpen.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Missouri - Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Mrs. Featherston was born Sept. 8, 1917, in Steele, Mo., to Wilson and Myrtle (Thompson) Barnes and was raised there on their farm. She married James "Harry" Featherston in 1941, and, after World War II, they farmed in Caruthersville, Mo., until 1963.
Mr. and Mrs. Featherston moved to the Mississippi Delta to farm successfully until they retired in 1979. They then traveled the country and also attended the Cross Country Trail Ride every year for 40 years. They were both members of the First United Methodist Church in Cleveland.
Mrs. Featherston was a strong, kind, Christian woman, who had the respect of anyone who knew her. She had a strong sense of family and enjoyed being with them. She knew the value of hard work and how it builds character. She always behaved like a lady, never raising her voice above a whisper. She enjoyed telling stories of her childhood and youth. She loved telling about growing up on a farm, the story of her daughter's birth, trips to the Cross Country Trail Ride every year, and many other adventures she had with her husband. She loved to cook, especially favorite dishes of family members.
She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings and husband, James Harry Featherston.
Survivors include her son-in-law and daughter, Don and Jonnie (Featherston) Poynor of Cleveland; grandchildren, Randy and Malinda (Poynor) Battey of Brandon, Miss., and Les and April Poynor of Cleveland; great-grandchildren, Hannah and Taylor Battey and Dallas, Colby and Tatum Poynor; great-great-grandson, Rivers Steelman; brother-in-law, Nathan Jordan of Ocean Springs, Miss.; and sister-in-law, Limbouth Gurley of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Pallbearers were Steven Saxon, Lewis Stallings, Timmy Smith, Buddy Cobb, Colby Poynor and Richie Boren. Honorary pallbearers were David Griffith and Jamie VanVulpen.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Missouri - Wednesday, January 15, 2014
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