In Memoriam
ALL ANGELS FROM OUR CLASS OF 1967 are shown below:
Below, are our THS 1967 Classmates, who have earned their Heavenly Wings. We are prayerful that they are all Resting-in-Peace in the arms/bosom of Our Heavenly Father.
NOTE: Please feel free to add a tribute and/or to read the tributes that have already been left by others. And if you happen to know a sunrise or sunset date that has been omitted here, kindly leave us a note on our Contact Us page near the end of this site.
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Leon Edwards
1948-04-04 2025-05-14
Leon Silas Edwards, Jr.
April 4, 1948 ~ May 14, 2025
Sgt. Leon Silas Edwards, Jr., age 77, of Antioch, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
Born on April 4, 1948, in Leflore County, Greenwood, Mississippi, he was the beloved son of the late Leon Edwards Sr. and Evelyn Witty Edwards. Sgt. Edwards was raised in the Baptist Town neighborhood of Greenwood, where his roots in faith, family, and community began. He was a proud graduate of Threadgill High School, Class of 1966.
Sgt. Edwards served his country with honor in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, enlisting in 1968 and completing his honorable service in 1...
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Dorothy Franklin
1948-02-22 2019-07-19
Dorothy Jean Franklin
February 22, 1948 ~ July 19, 2019
Services for Dorothy Jean Franklin of Greenwood will be at noon Saturday at Great Southern Funeral Home.
Ms. Franklin, 71, died Friday, July 19, 2019, at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. She was retired from the U.S. Army.
Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday and from 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Family hour will be from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday.
Dr. Percy Washington will officiate at the services.
Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.
Philbert Harris
1947-08-25 2016-09-13
Philbert Harris, Jr.
August 25, 1947 ~ September 13, 2016
Philbert Harris, Jr. was born on August 25, 1947 in Leflore County, MS to the late Philbert and Viola Harris. He was called home on September 13, 2016 at his home.
Philbert was the seventh of ten children and was part of a large family of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
He attended Greenwood public schools where he graduated from Threadgill High School. After high school, he attended Coahoma Junior College and received an Associate of Arts degree. He then went on to attend Jackson State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education.
Shortly after graduating from Jackson...
Levi Henderson
1947-07-28 2010-02-10
Levi Henderson
July 28, 1947 ~ February 10, 2010
Levi Henderson was born July 28, 1947 on Dixie Lane in Greenwood, Mississippi to the parents of Solomon Il and Desserine Wright Henderson. Levi was the eldest of six children born to Solomon and Desserine, both of whom preceded him in death.
Three more sisters were joined to the Henderson family from the marriage of Solomon and Jessie Burks Henderson. One sister, Gloria Faye preceded him in death.
Levi accepted Christ at an early age, where he spent his childhood at St. Luke Church of God in Christ. At St. Luke, Levi was involved in the church's first youth choir. He had a very beautiful tenor voice. The most memorable...
Watson Higgins
1945-09-04 2012-06-15
Watson (Kag) Higgins
September 4, 1945 ~ June 15, 2012
Memoir of Life
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
For every raindrop, there is a rainbow, for every sunrise there is a sunset.
Our heavenly Father blessed us with Mr. Watson Higgins, Jr. on September 4, 1945. The Lord called him to eternal rest for a better life of peace and happiness on June 15, 2012.
Watson was born to Mrs. Beatrice Beck Higgins and the late Watson Higgins, Sr. in Leflore County, Missi...
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