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Royal James Booth Jr.

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Royal James Booth Jr. Veteran

Birth
Clinton, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Death
19 Jun 2019 (aged 91)
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Terry, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.1011125, Longitude: -90.3023181
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Royal James Booth, Jr., 91, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Lakeland Rehab Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 6-8pm Friday, June 21, 2019 and 10am until the 11am funeral service Saturday, June 22, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Terry Cemetery.

Mr. Booth was born in Clinton, MS to the late Royal James Booth, Sr. and Willie Alma Red Booth. He served our country during WWII with the U.S. Marine Corps. PFC, serving from April 1946 to December 1947. Mr. Booth was owner/operator of Terry Auto Supply and enjoyed raising vegetables in the garden, travel, working on old cars, and mission work for the Southern Baptist Convention.

He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 60 years, Mary Lou Franklin Booth and sister, Mary Elizabeth Booth Sikes of Jackson, MS.

Survivors include his children, James David Booth (Patricia) of Lafayette, LA, Daniel Preston Booth (Melvina) of Atmore, AL and Rebecca Ann Booth of Houston, TX; sister, Carolyn Booth Patrick (Calvin) of Birmingham, AL; 8 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Chancellor Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Royal James Booth, Jr., 91, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Lakeland Rehab Center in Jackson. Visitation will be 6-8pm Friday, June 21, 2019 and 10am until the 11am funeral service Saturday, June 22, all at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Interment will follow at Terry Cemetery.

Mr. Booth was born in Clinton, MS to the late Royal James Booth, Sr. and Willie Alma Red Booth. He served our country during WWII with the U.S. Marine Corps. PFC, serving from April 1946 to December 1947. Mr. Booth was owner/operator of Terry Auto Supply and enjoyed raising vegetables in the garden, travel, working on old cars, and mission work for the Southern Baptist Convention.

He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 60 years, Mary Lou Franklin Booth and sister, Mary Elizabeth Booth Sikes of Jackson, MS.

Survivors include his children, James David Booth (Patricia) of Lafayette, LA, Daniel Preston Booth (Melvina) of Atmore, AL and Rebecca Ann Booth of Houston, TX; sister, Carolyn Booth Patrick (Calvin) of Birmingham, AL; 8 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Chancellor Funeral Home handled arrangements.


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