Sunday, September 19, 2021

Willie Faye Box

Willie Faye (Richards) Box passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Brooklyn Hall Personal Care Home, in Mathiston, MS. Faye was born February 24, 1941, in Choctaw County, MS, to Robert and Ada Ruth(Jones) Richards. She was 80 years old and a member of Chester Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 12:00 noon, at Chester Baptist Church near Ackerman, MS, with Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. till service time at the church.

Serving as pallbearers will be Mark Box, Wesley Gammill, Mike Pearson, Steven Flake, Clint Mchan, and Bill Shumaker. Serving as honorary will be Tom Craig and Junior Craig.

Faye is survived by 1 daughter, Teresa(Bill) Shumaker of Ackerman, MS; 1 son, Mark(Michelle) Box of Franklin, TN; 2 sisters, Bobbie Ruth Craig of Sturgis, MS, Myrtis Malone of Sturgis, MS; 3 grandchildren, Jamie(Clint) Mchan of Ackerman, MS, Hannah Raney of Ackerman, MS, Cully Box of Franklin, TN; 3 great-grandchildren, Mackenzie Reeves of Searcy, AR, Maebry Rainey of Ackerman, MS, and Paxton Mchan of Ackerman, MS.

Faye was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Joe Box, her parents, and 1 great-granddaughter, Maddox Reeves.

Memorials may be made to the Choctaw County Food Pantry.