Neil Edward Monsour

Published 12:04 pm Monday, October 25, 2010

Neil Edward Monsour died Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, at his residence. He was 35.

Neil was a lifelong resident of Vicksburg. He had made his home in Brandon for 10 years before returning to Vicksburg. He was employed by Monsour’s at The Biscuit Co. and was formerly employed by other Monsour restaurants over the years. He was a trivia and sports information expert and enjoyed his extensive DVD collection, almost as much as his two nephews.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Loyd D. and Ruth Marbury; paternal grandparents, George and Janie Belle Monsour; and his uncle, James “Monk” Monsour.

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Survivors include his father, Edward B. Monsour and Kay Barnes of Vicksburg; his mother, Eugenia “Jeanne” Marbury Monsour of Brandon; a sister, Caroline Monsour Stuckey and husband Ward of Atlanta; two nephews, Sullivan Edward Stuckey and Jack Brooks Stuckey, both of Atlanta; and uncles and aunts, Dot Monsour Pittman of Corinth, Bill and Linda Monsour of Vicksburg, Loyd D. Jr. and Mary Marbury of Madison, John “Pat” and Cheryl Marbury of Ridgeland, Charles “Bubba” and Linda Hanks of Redwood, Maudie Hanks Ellis of Brandon, Harvey “Buddy” and Jane Hanks of Vicksburg, Rick Hanks of Vicksburg, Bill and Bonnie Hanks of Gulf Shores, Ala., Charlene Hanks of Port Gibson, James “Jim” and Ann Hanks of Port Gibson and Tina and Steve Parris of Houston.

Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Glenwood Funeral Home with the Revs. Terry White and Tim Muse officiating. Burial will follow at Green Acres Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5 until 8 tonight at the funeral home and from 1 p.m. Tuesday until the hour of the service.

Pallbearers will be Quentin Lovins, Kemper Ehrhardt, Gwain Black, Will Vollor, Warren Ellis, Palmer Shiers, Billy Hull, Brad Hosemann, Mark Neilson and Jamie “Byrd” Jones.

Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Mamby, Scott Paxton, Felica James, Keith Upchurch, Woody Hanks, Brian Steinriede, Brent Cappaert, Larry Felts, Thad Markos, Angela Lovins, Daniel Miles, Mack Harris and cousins Todd and Heather Monsour, Greg and Kathryn Monsour, Chad Monsour, Drake Marbury, David Marbury, Jason and Deborah Street, Skip and Kate Holifield, Todd and Robin Morris, John and Jenny Miller, Melissa Gray, Steve Williams and Doyle and Ginger Lee.

Memorials are requested to the American Heart Association, 4830 McWillie Circle, Jackson, MS 39206; the American Diabetes Association, 200 Office Park Drive, Suite 303, Birmingham, AL 35223; or the River City Rescue Mission, 3705 Washington St., Vicksburg, MS 39180.