KOSCIUSKO — Aaron A. “Mud” Tolleson died Friday, Sept. 29, 2011. He was 83.

Mr. Tolleson was born in the Leake County community of Barnes and graduated from Barnes High School. He attended East Central Junior College and Mississippi State University, and graduated with bachelor’s, master’s and specialist’s degrees in education. He was a teacher for 26 years, a school bus driver and a high school principal.

He served on the Attala County Election Commission, and was a member of First Baptist Church of Kosciusko.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Aaron Titus and Ada Crowe Tolleson.

He is survived by his wife, June Casey Tolleson; son, Randy Tolleson Sr. of Columbus; daughters, Pam McLemore of Madison and Joan Campbell of Vicksburg; sister, Jenny Sanders of Nile; brother, Bill Tolleson of Kosciusko; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be from 5 until 8 this evening at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Kosciusko with visitation at the church an hour before the service.