Sharon Hatfield-Whitfield, age 68 of Foxworth, MS passed away Friday, September 23, 2022 at Marion General Hospital in Columbia, MS. She worked alongside her father in the family’s “fruit stand”, Pittman’s Produce, for several years and is most remembered for her 24 years as one of Marion County’s Justice Court Judges. Sharon loved the people of Marion County and served all with fairness and humility. She will be greatly missed by her family, friends, and community.
Sharon was preceded in death by her parents, Clayton Pittman and Jackie Mitchell Pittman. Her memory will be forever cherished by her husband, Jerry Whitfield; daughter, Courtney Reagan; her son, Clay Hatfield (Missy); and a sister, Mickie Barber; - all of Foxworth; seven grandchildren, Brittani Johnson, Matthew Hatfield, Landon Forbes, Rileigh Forbes, Ben DeClement, Jaxon Reagan, and Isabella Hatfield; and two great-grandchildren, Landrie Johnson, and Blaire Johnson. She is also survived by a stepdaughter, Jana Elizabeth Watson (Todd) of Kennett, MO; and two stepsons, Stacy Whitfield (Kelly) of Bragg City, MO, and Jerry Paul Whitfield, Jr. (Mandy) of Carrollton, MS.
Family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Colonial Funeral Home in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM in the funeral home chapel on Sunday, September 25, 2022. Sharon will be laid to rest at Baxter-Pittman Cemetery in Foxworth assisted by Matthew Hatfield, Landon Forbes, Jaxon Reagan, Benn DeClement, Casey Barber, and Kris Barber as pallbearers.