Gaston Ellrette Woodson

1935 - 2017

Gaston Ellrette Woodson obituary, 1935-2017, Pontotoc, MS

BORN

1935

DIED

2017

FUNERAL HOME

Browning Funeral Home

141 West Oxford Street

Pontotoc, Mississippi

Gaston Woodson Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 13, 2017.

Gaston Ellrette Woodson, 81, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. He was born on February 3, 1935 to William Mosalan Woodson and Lillie Alverdie Laprarie Woodson. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. He was a life long Deacon serving several churches. He was a retired police officer with the Greenville, Miss Police Dept. and a retired security officer with Renasant Bank. He served his country as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corp.

Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Browning Funeral Home with Bro. Melvin Crawley officiating. Burial will follow in the Pontotoc Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Browning Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Preceded in death by his parents, William & Alverdie Woodson; sister, Addalean Beaubouef.

Survivors include his wife Brenda Bigelow Woodson; his daughters, Dee Chapman (Bob Jr.), Dana Davis (Ron) and Shannon Walker (Joey); 7 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Regina Casto (Joe) and Ella Louise Woodson; and a brother, William Woodson, Jr.

Pallbearers will be Chad Chapman, Drew Chapman, Will Chapman, Ron Davis, Joey Walker and Jacob Long. Honorary pallbearer will be Bob Chapman Jr.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday at Browning Funeral Home.








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January 16, 2017

Dorothy Canoy

Brenda, Dee Dana & Shannon, my heart is heavy and sad for your loss, but am so very honored to have known Hank as one of the first truly Christian men I had ever known. As HE sees fit we will join Hank in GOD'S time. We will lift & hold each other up until that time. I love your family.

January 15, 2017

BillyBob Polson

We are to hear f Foots passing.He was a Christian ,a great police officer and friendots will be missed.

January 13, 2017

Robert Skinner

My condolences to Brenda, family and friends. Foots was respected and loved by so many of us. What a great Christian and law enforcement officer with the GPD. His service to the Greenville community will live on with all of us. RIP Buddy

January 13, 2017

wilma campbell chelette

RIP Hank,to his family I am sorry to hear of Hank, passing .My brother Willie (BILL) Campbell and I went to school in Cheneyville,La with Hank when he lived there sending prayers to the family he is at peace in the loving arms of God

January 13, 2017

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