Margie Marie Edwards Britt

Published 10:24 am Thursday, January 8, 2015

Funeral Services for Margie Marie Edwards Britt of Natchez are 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at Springfield Baptist Church with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons, Jay Toney, Josh Calcote, Casey Calcote, Jace Calcote, Kaleb Watts, Brody Watts and Dustin Case. Laird Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, from 11 a.m. until time of service at Springfield Baptist Church.

Mrs. Britt, 90, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at her residence. She was born on Dec. 11, 1924, in Wesson to William E. Edwards and Anna Pearl Ashley Edwards.

She was a faithful member of Morgantown Baptist Church for 50 years. She was the nursery worker at church and loved caring for the children. She loved to tell stories of her life on the farm. Her dad would put his 11 children in the back of his truck and take them to church. She enjoyed fishing with her sister-in-law, Emma Britt, at their camp at Deer Park.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband of 50 years, Elmer Britt; granddaughter, Kim Britt; brothers, Will Edwards, Paul Edwards, Tommy Edwards; and sisters, Marty Lackey, Elsie Gillespie, Zee Weadock, Alice Brashier, Colleen Groves and Lynn Stewart.

Survivors are her one daughter, Phyllis Toney and her husband, Griff; two sons, Roger Britt and wife, Diane, and Ken Britt and wife, Wanda, all of Natchez; two sisters, Edna Burke of Webster, New York and Joy Fleming and husband, Cliff, of Summit; six grandchildren, Jerri Calcote, Jay Toney, Kathy Watts, Kelly Smith, Courtney Britt, Kristy Britt and fiancé, Dustin Case; and nine great-grandchildren.

The family would to thank Compassionate Care Hospice, Grace, Lisa, Rachael, Pauline, and chaplains, Pete and Jan Mills.

Online condolences may be sent to lairdfh.com.