Leon Whitley

Published 11:10 am Friday, October 10, 2014

Leon Whitley died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, at Covenant Health and Rehabilitation.  He was 96.

Mr. Whitley was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Smith Whitley; and two brothers, Emanuel Whitley and Willie Whitley.

Survivors include four daughters, Clara Pettis of Memphis, Tenn., and Mary Wright, Bertha Mixon and Delois Lott, all of Vicksburg; and grandchildren.

Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, at Mount Zion Church in Ballground with the Rev. Charlie Blackmore officiating. Burial will follow at Ballground Cemetery under direction Robbins Funeral Home.

Visitation is today from 3 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home, and Saturday at church from noon until the hour of service.