Frances Ramshur, age 80 passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at her home in Columbia, MS where she was a lifelong resident. Even though she worked various jobs in her younger years including driving a school bus and employment at Rutter-Rex, Frances enjoyed life primarily as a homemaker caring for her family. She was a member of Good Hope Baptist Church.
Mrs. Ramshur was preceded in death by her husband, Vester Ramshur, Jr.; parents, Preston Wooten and Olivia Broom Wooten; sisters, Bobbie Bullock, and Brenda Cox; and brothers, Carl Ray Wooten, and Danny Wooten. Her memory will be forever cherished by her daughters, Deborah Pierce (Kenneth), Cathy Ramshur Seal, Jeannie Bennett (Stan), and DeLana Ramshur, all of Columbia; sisters, Ernestine Leggett of Seminary, MS, Ann Green of Hattiesburg, MS, Patsy Butler of Atlanta, GA, and Tammy Wooten of Columbia; a brother, Charlie Wooten of Foxworth, MS; seven grandchildren, Pamela Pierce, Caryn Burkett (Travis), Chad Seal, Justin Pierce, Josh Bennett (Kaitlynn), Tyler Broom (Taylor), and Tanner Broom; and nine great-grandchildren.
Family will receive friends on Monday, September 25, 2023 from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm at Colonial Funeral Home in Columbia. The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 am on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 in the funeral home chapel. Brother Johnny Williams and Brother Stan Bennett will officiate at the service and burial will follow at Good Hope Cemetery assisted by Mike Leggett, Vic Green, Jayson Hudson, Don Ramshur, Layton Munk, and Patrick Smith as pallbearers.