MR. JOHNNIE E. PRICE

VISITATION..........5-8 PM THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 AT JOHN E. STEPHENS CHAPEL FUNERAL SERVICES; FUNERAL..............11 AM FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2016 AT JOHN E. STEPHENS CHAPEL; INTERMENT...........MT. CARMEL CEMETERY (NOXAPATER) Funeral services for Mr. Johnnie E. Price will be held 11 AM Friday, June 17, 2016 at John E. Stephens Chapel with Rev. Ricky Wilcher, Rev. Mack Alford and Rev. John E. Stephens officiating. Interment in Mt. Carmel Baptist Cemetery in Noxapater. Visitation will be 5-8 PM Thursday, June 16, 2016 at John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services. Mr. Price, 93, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Neshoba County Nursing Home. He lived in the Stallo Community most of his life. He was a U.S. Airforce WWII Veteran, serving in the Battle of Bulge in Belguim and France. He was a carpenter and fireman. He was a very special person and a loving and caring husband, father, brother, grandfather and uncle. He was an avid sportsman who loved fishing, hunting and gardening. Mr. Price was a member of American Legion and Cedar Hill Baptist Church. He loved his church and his church family, as well as his own family. One interesting note about him was that he was the community barber. It was a Sunday morning tradition for the older men to come for a hair cut. His love for children was evident in the way he looked at them and laughed at what they did. This was a man that never spoke a harm word of anybody. He loved to get a hug and loved to give a big hug. He was SPECIAL! He loved his wife and called her "mother". He would tell "mother" exactly what he wanted and when. He would say, "let's go mother, I want to get home before dark." He is HOME now. Preceded in death: Parents, Andrew Jackson Price and Berta Julia Jones; sisters, Jewel Jackson, Katherine Dunn and Charlotte Avery; brothers, Leon Price, Jerrell D. Price and Robert Price. Survivors: wife, Mary Price of Noxapater; son, Kenny Price of Noxapater; sisters, Sue Sheppard of Noxapater and Elaine McAdory of Philadelphia; brother, Glen Price (Pearl) of Philadelphia; (3) grandchildren: grandson, Wayne Price; granddaughters, Nicole Weaver and Tiffany Backinger. Pallbearers: Ronnie Smith, Chris Schillaci, Darrin Pickett, Alan Barksdale, Jimbo Lovorn, Richard Price, Walter Woodson Honorary pallbearers: Ronnie Long, Jimmy Lovorn and Donnie Long. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Mt. Carmel Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 251, Noxapater, MS 39346