Joyce Pounds

Joyce Pounds, 86, of Kokomo, MS passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2024 at Asbury Hospice House in Hattiesburg, MS. She worked for various businesses including Wal-Mart where she was employed 23 years until her retirement. Joyce enjoyed gardening, canning vegetables, and red birds and was a faithful member of Kokomo Baptist Church.

Mrs. Pounds was preceded in death by her father, James K. Terrell; her mother, Annette McCain Lott; and brother, Reuben Lott, Jr. She is survived by her husband, Raner Pounds of Kokomo; her daughter, Sandra Pinkett (David) of Laurel, MD; and five grandchildren, Shaun Goolsby, Shelby Pinkett, Natalie Pinkett, Kayleigh Pinkett, and Ben Pinkett.

A visitation for Joyce will be held Friday, June 7, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Kokomo Baptist Church followed by a funeral service at 11:00 AM officiated by Reverend Glenn Nace and Reverend Kevin Shows. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Columbia, MS.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at stjude.org