Services for Joe W. Albritton, of Bogue Chitto, are 11 a.m.Monday, April 23, at Arlington Baptist Church with burial in thechurch cemetery. The Revs. Bob Lynch, Keith Smith, and Dr. ClarenceYoung will officiate. Jones Family Funeral Services in McComb is incharge of arrangements.

Visitation is Sunday from 4 until 8 p.m., and Monday from 10a.m. until the time of the service, both at the church.

Mr. Albritton, 89, died April 21, 2007, at Southwest MississippiRegional Medical Center. He was born in Bogue Chitto on Oct. 9,1917, to Henry H. Albritton and Laura Bell Brown Albritton.

He was a retired dairy farmer. He was a member of ArlingtonBaptist Church, where he served for nearly 51 years as a deaconafter being ordained in 1956 and was a church trustee. He was alsoa former member of the Bogue Chitto School Board and a member ofthe FSA Board. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World WarII.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his brothers, Harold,Barney, and Robert C. Albritton; and his sister, Pauline Moak.

Survivors are his wife, Georgie Lynn Burris Albritton, of BogueChitto; his sons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Debra Albritton, ofMadison, and Barney and Paula Albritton, of Bogue Chitto; hisbrothers and sisters-in-law, John D. and Frankine Albritton, ofStarkville, and Paul and Linda Albritton, of Liberty; his sisterand brother-in-law, Betty Jean and E.O. Templeton, of Starkville;his sister-in-law, Edwinta Albritton, of Tupelo; his grandchildren,Alan Albritton, of Madison, Jason Albritton and wife Jonna, ofBogue Chitto, Jeremy Albritton, of Brandon, and Jill Albritton, ofNew Orleans; three great-grandchildren, Dawson Albritton, ofBrandon, and Alli Grace and Jax Albritton, of Bogue Chitto; andnumerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Danny Hildago, Roger Lofton, Larry Sasser,Jimmy Brumfield, Holton Lofton and Chris Ledet.

Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of Arlington BaptistChurch.

Memorials may be sent to the Arlington Baptist Church MemorialFund, 1284 Bogue Chitto Road, Bogue Chitto, MS 39629.