Friday, July 8, 2022

Josephine Smith Quinn

Mrs. Josephine Smith Quinn, 83, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at Choctaw County Medical Center in Ackerman, MS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, July 8th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Franklin Smith officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Noxapater, MS. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Josephine was born November 24, 1938, in Gholston, MS, to Allie Swindle and Earl V. Smith. She was a retired seamstress for Angelica Corp. and Spartus Corp. She was preceded in death by her husband, Will R. “Bob” Quinn; her sisters, Eva Dean Johnson, Delma Ruth Slawson, and Allie Jean Bozeman; and her brothers, Richard Smith, William Paul Smith, Jimmy Don Smith, and John Henry Smith.

She is survived by her daughter, Gail Norwood; two sons, Willie Quinn and Dustin Quinn; sisters, Christine Yates, Gladys Drury, Sammie Hemphill, Ann Jenkins, and Rosemary Brady; her brothers, Garland Smith, Bobby Joe Smith, and Rex Allen Smith; 4 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren.