Willie Belle McGuffie LeBlanc

Published 5:00 am Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Services for Willie Belle McGuffie LeBlanc, of McComb, are 10a.m. Friday, July 20, at Jones Family Funeral Services Chapel inMcComb with burial in the Montgomery Baptist Church Cemetery inSummit. The Rev. Ed Sudduth will officiate.

Visitation is Thursday from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home,and on Friday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service.

Mrs. LeBlanc, 84, died July 17, 2007, at Southwest MississippiRegional Medical Center. She was born on April 29, 1923, toCrawford McGuffie and Florence Dickerson McGuffie.

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She was a former school teacher and educator in Louisiana forover 37 years. Upon her retirement, she moved back to SouthwestMississippi where she became a faithful member of First BaptistChurch of McComb.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, PeterLeBlanc; her brothers, Jack, James and T.C. McGuffie; and hersister Helen McGuffie Tarver.

Survivors are her sister, Bessie McMillan, of Georgia; herbrother, Robert McGuffie, of Texas; and two very devoted cousins,Earl Freeman and his wife Hilda, and Virginia Freeman, all ofMcComb.

Pallbearers are Jim Freeman, Jeffery Freeman, Don Nenno, WillDart, Eddie Roberts and Ben Gray.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made toeither First Baptist Church in McComb or Montgomery Church inSummit.