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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Margaret Harris Brumfield
Margaret Harris
Brumfield
Nov 22, 1938 — Dec 27, 2013
Margaret Harris Brumfield's Obituary
Margaret Harris Brumfield, 75, of Inverness, Mississippi passed away surrounded by her beloved husband, children and grandchildren Friday, December 27, 2013 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. The visitation will be held at the Brumfield home 4:30-6:00 p.m. on Sunday, December, 29, 2013. A celebration of Margaret Harris' life will be held Monday, December 30, 11:00 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Indianola. Burial will be at Hickory Grove Cemetery, Inverness, under the direction of Burton Funeral Home.
Margaret Harris was born November 22, 1938 in Yazoo City, Mississippi. After attending Benton High School, class of 1956, she continued her education at Mississippi State College for Women (MUW), graduating in 1960 with a B.S in History. While in college, she met Bruce Jones Brumfield, who attended Mississippi State University. Marrying in 1960, they made their home in Inverness where they enjoyed 53 loving years together and raised four sons. Margaret Harris was involved in numerous organizations within her church and community. As an active member of the Delta Council Women, she was the recipient of "The Good Middling Lady Award," which honors the person who provides effective leadership and unselfish efforts for the benefit of all citizens of Northwest Mississippi through the work of Delta Council.
Margaret Harris was preceded in death by her parents, Harris Sojourner and Margaret Murphy Swayze of Midway, MS. Margaret Harris is survived by her husband, Bruce Jones Brumfield; and four sons, Bruce J. Brumfield, Jr. and his wife Shanon of Ridgeland, MS, Harris Clayton Brumfield and his wife Terry of Chicago, IL, Frank Swayze Brumfield and his wife Mary Frances of Chicago, IL, and Hardy Thomson Brumfield and his wife Amy of Atlanta, GA; and 12 grandchildren, Bruce Parker, Margaret Allen, Bella McGhee, Alexandria Mobley, Meredith Margaret, Elizabeth Harris, Frank Swayze, Jones Blakeney, Anne Murphy, Brooke Mackenzie, Thomson Will and John Duncan; and great grandchild, Anne Sellers.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, www.stjude.org. An online guestbook may be signed at www.burtonfuneralhome.net
Margaret Harris was born November 22, 1938 in Yazoo City, Mississippi. After attending Benton High School, class of 1956, she continued her education at Mississippi State College for Women (MUW), graduating in 1960 with a B.S in History. While in college, she met Bruce Jones Brumfield, who attended Mississippi State University. Marrying in 1960, they made their home in Inverness where they enjoyed 53 loving years together and raised four sons. Margaret Harris was involved in numerous organizations within her church and community. As an active member of the Delta Council Women, she was the recipient of "The Good Middling Lady Award," which honors the person who provides effective leadership and unselfish efforts for the benefit of all citizens of Northwest Mississippi through the work of Delta Council.
Margaret Harris was preceded in death by her parents, Harris Sojourner and Margaret Murphy Swayze of Midway, MS. Margaret Harris is survived by her husband, Bruce Jones Brumfield; and four sons, Bruce J. Brumfield, Jr. and his wife Shanon of Ridgeland, MS, Harris Clayton Brumfield and his wife Terry of Chicago, IL, Frank Swayze Brumfield and his wife Mary Frances of Chicago, IL, and Hardy Thomson Brumfield and his wife Amy of Atlanta, GA; and 12 grandchildren, Bruce Parker, Margaret Allen, Bella McGhee, Alexandria Mobley, Meredith Margaret, Elizabeth Harris, Frank Swayze, Jones Blakeney, Anne Murphy, Brooke Mackenzie, Thomson Will and John Duncan; and great grandchild, Anne Sellers.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, www.stjude.org. An online guestbook may be signed at www.burtonfuneralhome.net
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