The Edward Algood Family

25266. Edith Marie11 Parsons (Irene Blanche10 Smith, Aris Zorda (Zodie)9, Allen (Al) Harrison8, Priscilla7 Allgood, Wyatt6, William (Pikey) Henry5, William John4, Edward3, William2, Edward1 Algood) was born September 12, 1928. Edith died October 3, 2015 in Natchez, Adams Co. MS. OBIT: Funeral services for Marie Parsons O’Quinn, 87, of Natchez, who died Saturday October 3, 2015 at Merit Health Natchez Community Campus, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday October 6, 2015 at Laird Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Purvis officiating. Burial will follow a Fayette Cemetery under the direction of Laird Funeral Home.

Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. Tuesday until service time at the funeral home.

Mrs. O’Quinn was born September 12, 1928 in Franklin County to William Francis Parsons and Blanche Smith Parsons. She was a retired public school cafeteria manger for many years. Mrs. O’Quinn was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Thomas O’Quinn, Jr., one grandson, Louis Willard, two brothers and one sister.

Survivors include, five daughters, Edith O’Quinn, Linda Foster and husband, Bill, Ruthie Baker and husband, Keene, Carolyn Wadsworth and husband, Alan, and Jenny Guedon; three sons, Jeff O’Quinn and wife, Ella Grace, Frank O’Quinn and wife, Kathy, and Luther O’Quinn and wife, Lynda; 23 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren; four sisters, five brothers, and many nieces and nephews .

Pallbearers will be her grandsons.

She married Thomas Jefferson O'Quinn JR in Franklin Co., MS. Thomas was born February 3, 1922 in Fayette, Jeffeson Co., MS. Thomas was the son of Thomas Jefferson O'Quinn and Estelle Bolls. Thomas died January 27, 1992 in Church Hill, Jefferson Co., MS.

Edith Marie Parsons and Thomas Jefferson O'Quinn JR had the following children:

 41947 i. Jeffery12 O'Quinn (living).

 41948 ii. Linda O'Quinn (living).

 41949 iii. Ruthie O'Quinn (living).

 41950 iv. Carolyn O'Quinn (living).

 41951 v. Jenny O'Quinn (living).

 41952 vi. Luther O'Quinn (living).

 41953 vii. Frank Stephen O'Quinn (living).

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