Doris Kea

Funeral services for Mrs. Doris Eugenia Kea will be held Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 3 p.m. from Remus Baptist Church with Bro. Eddie Pilgrim officiating. Burial will follow in Remus Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 3, 2021 from 2 p.m. until service time at Remus Baptist Church. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Kea, 99, of Carthage, died Friday, April 2, 2021 at her home. She was a native and longtime resident of Leake County and Remus Community. Mrs. Kea was a member of Remus Baptist Church where she had been active through all her years. She was a former active member of Busy Bee Homemakers Club and an avid gardener. Survivors include her daughter, Jimmie Ruth (Jim) Freeney of Edinburg; sons, Larry Martin (Lynette) Kea of Edinburg; Percy Lee (Beverly) Kea of Madison; grandchildren, Teresa, Matthew, Lisa, Lana, Lucinda, and Emily; 12 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; brother, Royce Beckham of Ackerman; numerous nieces, nephews and their families. Preceded in death by her husband, James S. Kea; grandson, Eric Kea; parents, Jasper and Lillie Beckham; sisters, Dorothy, Retha and Loretta; brother, Joyce Beckham.