James D. “J.D.” Burns, Sr.
April 7, 1932 – June 25,
2007
James
D. “J.D.” Burns, Sr., age 75, passed away Monday, June 25, 2007
at his residence in
The
funeral service will be Thursday, June 28th at 2 p.m. at Picayune Funeral Home
Chapel,
with Bro. Bobby Carroll, Bro.
Charles Wilson, Bro. Larry Matthews,
Bro.
Angus Thompson, and Bro. Mike
Brown officiating at the service.
Visitation
will be Wednesday, June 27th from 6-9 p.m. at Picayune Funeral Home.
Burial
will be at
Picayune Funeral Home.
J.
D., a native of
Pentecostal minister,
evangelist, and a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War.
He
was a member of the Friendly Faith Tabernacle in
He was a loving husband and father. He and his wife would have
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary in seven months.
J.D.
never met a stranger and was a friend to everyone.
He
is survived by
his wife, Hilda Burns of Poplarville;
four sons, James D. Burns, Jr. of Perkinston, Murry E. Burns of Picayune,
Terry
G. Burns of
three daughters, Quannah Ramshur
of Picayune, Sherry L. Brown
of Poplarville
and Connie Hinman of Picayune;
three brothers, Arnold R. Burns, Herbert R.
Burns and
Willie
M. Burns all of Picayune;
twin sister, Rosie Lee Davis of Picayune;
his sister, Pauline Entrekin of Picayune;
seventeen grandchildren and
sixteen great-grandchildren.
He
is preceded in death by
his parents, William and Ida Burns;
two brothers, Thomas and William L. Burns;
and
a sister, Maudine Burns.