Edna Courtney

Published 1:49 pm Wednesday, September 16, 2020

By Holley Cochran

Funeral Services for Mrs. Edna Courtney were held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at the Saulters Funeral Home Chapel.

Mrs. Courtney passed away from this life on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, at her residence in Clinton. Rev. Carl Prewitt officiated and interment was in the Bassfield Cemetery.

Saulters Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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Pallbearers were Dolan McRaney, Demetre Apostolidis, Tom Sims, Jeff Hudson, Brian Courtney and Scott Courtney.

Willie Edna Dolan Courtney was born on Jan. 25, 1936, in Carson to John Alexander Dolan and Annie Fagan Dolan.

Mrs. Courtney was a 1954 graduate of Carson High School and was retired from Packard Electric after 25 years of employment. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Byram.

Mrs. Courtney was preceded in death by her mother and father, and her daughter, Renee Courtney Goodin.

Survivors include her husband, Jack Courtney of Clinton; Children, Dena Courtney Booth of Clinton, Kay Courtney Sims (Tom) of Powder Springs, Georgia, Alton Courtney (Rosanne) of Raymond and Tim Courtney (Kelly) of Terry; eight grandchildren, Kimberly Apostolidis (Demetre), Courtney Sims, Meredith Sims, Anna Sims, Russell Courtney (Selena), Josh Courtney, Hannah Courtney Welch (Tucker) and Dolan Courtney; three great-grandchildren, Ty Courtney, Alexander Apostolidis, and Elli Cortney; a sister-in-law, Linda Pennington (Glen) and a brother-in-law, David Courtney (Jan); as well as a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Visitation was held from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at Saulters Funeral Home.

Online condolences and a guest registry are available at www.saultersmoorefuneralhome.com

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