Burbon Featherston
September 8, 1917 — January 4, 2014
Burbon Featherston
Burbon Barnes Featherston, 96, of Boyle, died Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, MS surrounded by family. Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m.Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at Ray Funeral Home with Rev. Barry Dickerson officiating. Burial will follow in North Cleveland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:30-3:30 p.m.Wednesday, January 8, 2013, at the funeral home prior to the services.
Mrs. Featherston was born on September 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. Burbon 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, many of them very funny! 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 that 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 her husband, James Harry Featherston.
Survivors include her son-in-law and daughter, Don and Jonnie (Featherston) Poynor of Cleveland, MS; grandchildren, Randy and Malinda (Poynor) Battey of Brandon, MS, Les & April Poynor of Cleveland, MS; 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; and sister-in-law, Limbouth Gurley of Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Pallbearers will be Steven Saxon, Lewis Stallings, Timmy Smith, Doug Yarborough, Colby Poynor, Richie Boren. Honorary Pallbearers will be David Griffith and Jamie VanVulpen.
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Ray Funeral Home 206 Bishop Road Cleveland, Mississippi, United States
3:30 pm Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Ray Funeral Home 206 Bishop Road Cleveland, Mississippi, United States
North Cleveland Cemetery. N Bayou Cleveland, Mississippi, United States
Mrs. Featherston was born on September 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. Burbon 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, many of them very funny! 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 that 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 her husband, James Harry Featherston.
Survivors include her son-in-law and daughter, Don and Jonnie (Featherston) Poynor of Cleveland, MS; grandchildren, Randy and Malinda (Poynor) Battey of Brandon, MS, Les & April Poynor of Cleveland, MS; 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; and sister-in-law, Limbouth Gurley of Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Pallbearers will be Steven Saxon, Lewis Stallings, Timmy Smith, Doug Yarborough, Colby Poynor, Richie Boren. Honorary Pallbearers will be David Griffith and Jamie VanVulpen.
First Visitation
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Ray Funeral Home 206 Bishop Road Cleveland, Mississippi, United States
Service Information
3:30 pm Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Ray Funeral Home 206 Bishop Road Cleveland, Mississippi, United States
Interment Information
North Cleveland Cemetery. N Bayou Cleveland, Mississippi, United States
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