Nathaniel Truitt

Published 12:00 am Friday, December 18, 2009

PORT GIBSON — Nathaniel Truitt died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, at his home in Port Gibson. He was 65.

Mr. Truitt was a teacher and coach in the Claiborne County Schools for a number of years. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Spencer Turner and Daisy Truitt.

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Survivors include two sisters, caregiver Dr. Annie Kilcrease and Nora O’Quinn, both of Port Gibson; his brother and caregiver, Carl Lipscomb of Port Gibson; two daughters, Natalie Truitt-Randle of Clinton and T’lea Truitt of Port Gibson; three stepsisters, Bobbie Jackson and Wessie Green, both of Chicago, and Bessie Ratliff of Port Gibson; one grandchild; and nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mercy Seat M.B. Church in Port Gibson with the Rev. Frank McGriggs officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 until 6 p.m. Saturday at Thompson Funeral Home in Port Gibson and at the church Sunday from 1 p.m. until the service.