Ada Ernestine Milstead

June 3, 1924 - April 11, 2009

 

Ada Ernestine Milstead, age 84, of Sones Chapel passed away

Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg.

 

Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, April 14th at 3:30 p.m.

at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel,

Bro. Walter Pierce will be officiating.

 

Burial will follow at Sones Chapel Cemetery in Carriere,

under the direction of Picayune Funeral Home. 

 

Visitation will be Monday, April 13th from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.

at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel.

 

Ada Ernestine moved to Sones Chapel in 1963,

was a member of Marion Baptist Church and a

devoted wife, mother and grandmother.

 

She is survived by

one son, Steve Milstead of Carriere

six daughters, Shirley Cooper of McNeill

Kathy Powe of Carriere

Pat Beech of Carriere

 Robin Russ of Poplarville

Tina Mooney of McNeill

Lynett Spear of Poplarville

one brother, Edward White of Meridian

two sisters, Frankie Thomley of Meridian

Elois Whitehead of Meridian

sixteen grandchildren

 thirty-four great-grandchildren

two great-great grandchildren

She was preceded in death by

her parents, George White and Bertha Scruggs White

husband, Ben Thomas Milstead

daughter, Tommie Ann Pearson

brothers, Jack White

Alton White

Harold White

sisters, Lois Molpus

Anita Ivy