Lillie B. Washington

Published 9:25 am Wednesday, October 20, 2021

A graveside service has been scheduled for Lillie B. Washington on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 11 a.m. at Freedman Hall M.B. Church, Hermanville, Miss. Visitation will be Friday, Oct. 22 at C J Williams Mortuary Services from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Washington was proceeded in death by her parents Augusta Burrell and Brazella Sayles; step-father Frank Brown; grandparents Rev. William Hampton and Gracie Banks; two brothers Edd and James Burrell; aunt Geneva; Godmother Alice Rockingham and great-nephew JoVonnie Burrell, Jr.

She leaves to cherish her precious memories her husband Charlie Washington; step-mother Bessie Sayles of Hermanville, Miss.; two sons, Adrian (Alexandria) Burrell of Vicksburg and Wendell Barnes, Jr. of Hermanville, Miss.;  step-daughter Yolonda James of  Fort Worth, Texas; two brothers, Cornie (Carol) Burrell of St. Louis, Mo. and Richard (Debra) Burrell of Jackson, Miss.;  grandchildren, Tybias Williams, Quavion Barnes, Adria Augusta Burrell, and Derriona Watson; and a host of family and friends.

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Lillie B. Washington transitioned from this life on Oct. 13, at the age of 69.