Houston Rakestraw Obituary

Name: Visitation
Start: 2020-01-28T23:00:00
End: 2020-01-29T02:00:00
Location: United Funeral Service, Inc.

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Houston Rakestraw (Blue Springs, Mississippi), born in Union, Mississippi, who passed away at the age of 93, on January 27, 2020. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Houston Rakestraw to show support.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Leslie H. Rakestraw and Lavelle Pickens Rakestraw; his wife Dale Pannell Rakestraw; his daughter Marilyn Rakestraw Lanphere; and his sister Christine McCollum.

He is survived by: his son Johnny N. Rakestraw (Donna); his siblings, Shirley Caldwell and Charles Wayne Rakestraw of Blue Springs; and his grandchildren, Natalie Satterwhite (Shane), Josh Rakestraw (Allison), Doug Rakestraw (Rebecca) and Jamie Rakestraw. He is also survived by eleven great grandchildren.

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United Funeral Service

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Jan 28

Visitation

United Funeral Service, Inc.
700 MS-15, New Albany, MS 38652

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Jan 29

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New Harmony Baptist Church
1064 Co Rd 204, Blue Springs, MS 38828

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Jan 29

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New Harmony Baptist Church
1064 Co Rd 204, Blue Springs, MS 38828

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