Verna Mae Hunter Cowan Obituary
We bid farewell to Verna Mae Hunter Cowan of Union, Mississippi, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on February 8, 2025 at the age of 84. Verna Mae Hunter touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She is survived by: her daughter Burnistine Knotts; her grandchildren, Paidra, Shajuan, Shajuanda, Damian, David, Jamie Shmaiah, Randolph, Laseva, Tamesha and LaDashia; her siblings, Oscar Lee Nash (Ruby) and Bobbie Jean McBeath (Raven); her sisters-in-law, Maude Nash Evans, Patricia Davis and Alma Beverly; her siblings, Bessie Vivans and Excell Brazzil (Sandra); her niece Lola Langham (Theodore); her extended family, Sandra Harmon of Union, MS, Meredith Wright of Baton Rouge, LA, Duke and Betty Sutherland of Biloxi, MS; and also, Bobby Hunter (Sharon) of Moss Point, MS and Steven Hunter (Rosemary) of Pascagoula, MS. She is also survived by 23 great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and friends.
Visitation was held on Friday, February 14th 2025 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Beck Funeral Home (10460 Co Rd 561, Philadelphia, MS 39350). A funeral service was held on Saturday, February 15th 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Union Grove Baptist Church (106 James St, Union, MS 39365).
Verna Mae Hunter Cowan, 84, of Union, Mississippi passed on Saturday, February 8, 2025, from Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi.
