JC Boone

BOONE, Mr. JC – Age 69, passed away December 13, 2008 at Hurley Medical Center. Visitation will be held 12NOON-8PM Wednesday, December 17, 2008 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home. Mr. Boone will then be taken to Wesley Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 600 Old Canton Rd., Carthage, Mississippi, 39051 (601) 298-1282. Mr. Boone will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may viewed from 12NOON-8PM Wednesday. JC Boone (lovingly called “J”), was born April 24, 1939 to the late Burton and Bettie Johnson-Boone in Carthage, MS. To this union they were blessed with seven children. One sister, Birdia Manogin and two brothers, Edgar and R.L. Boone preceded him in death. JC attended the Leake County Public Schools and graduated from Conway High School in 1959. He confessed Christ at an early age with Christian Union Missionary Baptist Church, where he remained a member until moving to Milwaukee, WI. JC later moved to Flint, MI, where he married the late Agnes LeFlore. To this union two children were born. He was employed by General Motors Corporation for 35 years. JC was a faithful and punctual employee. He retired in 2003. He loved life, his family and friends. “JC” touched the lives of everyone he met. He was well known for his special talents in the kitchen, and he enjoyed preparing his outdoor mouth watering, lean and tender barbeque hot off the grill. He had a warm and generous heart. In 1979, JC married Bettye Pugh-Roberts. JC became “J” and Bettye became “Jean.” In 1988, “J” and “Jean” became proud owners of Boones’ House of Flowers where they, alone with their devoted godson, Anthony Carter, spent hours designing and creating beautiful floral arrangements for all occasions. “J” leaves to cherish his memory, a loving and devoted wife, “Jean”, two children, Laetitia and Birden Deron, two grandchildren, Latresa and Adrianna, all of Jackson, MI, a devoted and dependable godson, Anthony Carter of Flint, MI, three sisters, Katheleen (Edgar) Brown of Cleveland, MS, Linda (Leroy) Harrington of Jackson, MS, Birtha (Henry) Chambers of East St. Louis, IL, two brothers, Robert (Rita) Boone of Jackson, MS, James Edward (Bernice) Boone of Carthage, MS and three aunts, Lois, Mary and Louise Boone, all of Carthage, MS. “J” also leaves a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and in-laws that loved him dearly.

JC Boone

April 24, 1939 - December 13, 2008