Thursday Afternoon

Mrs. Margurite Wilkinson Travis Vernon
(May 12, 1923 – December 31, 2009)

Mrs. Margurite Wilkinson Travis Vernon a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister was born May 12, 1923 and passed away at 8:10 a.m. Thursday, December 31, 2009 at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was 86, a native of McComb and a resident of Arcola.

Mrs. Margurite is survived by a daughter, Marilyn T. Rutland and husband Monroe, Roseland; son, Donnie Travis and wife Delores, Roseland; step-daughter, Kandis Vernon Whittington; 3 step-sons, Henry, Johnny & Walter Vernon; brother, Leroy Wilkinson, Amite; sister, Catherine Wilkinson Caldwell, Houston, TX; 2 daughters-in-law, Myra Fay Travis & Betty Travis Taylor; 9 grandchildren, Fay Travis Sanchez, Herman Travis, Peyton Travis, Tracie Travis Ballard, Reid Travis, Tyler Rutland, Kasey Rutland Shaw, Debi Travis McCoy & Darla Travis; 17 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces , nephews & extended family.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Claude and Ellen Bailey Wilkinson; husbands, Reid Travis & John L. Vernon; sister, Helen Wilkinson Calender; brother, Willie Wilkinson; 2 sons, Arthur Reid Travis & Douglas Travis; grandson, Willie Reid Travis, II.

Visitation will be at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Saturday, January 2, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. until Religious Service at 1:00 p.m. in the funeral home Chapel with Rev, Walter Vernon officiating. Interment in the Arcola-Roseland Cemetery,

An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W behind Bill Hood Automotive and Mr. Tom’s Car Wash.

“Aunt” Margurite was really my second cousin.  She was a special person!  I have many wonderful memories of her from throughout my life.