Lessie Killen

SERVICES: FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 11:00 A.M. GRAVESIDE PINE GROVE VISITATION: FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 9:00-10:30 A.M. MCCLAIN-HAYS FUNERAL HOMEOFFICIATING:REV. CHRIS VOWELLREV. DAVID RAY HARDY Mrs. Killen, 90, of Philadelphia, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at Choctaw Residential Center.  She was a native of the Beatline Community in Neshoba County and longtime resident of the House Community in Neshoba County.  She was a retired seamstress from Decatur Shirt Factory.  Mrs. Killen was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church.Survivors include her brother-in-law, Morgan Hardy of Philadelphia; sister-in-law, Martha Sharp of Philadelphia; and a number of nieces, nephews and their families.  Mrs. Killen was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Gene “Shorty” Killen; parents, Sharkey and Ida Sharp; sisters, Alice Hardy and Ollie Mae Apperson; brothers, Marvin L. (Buddie) Sharp, Alfred Lee Sharp and Arzen Sharp.