Bettie Gean Littles Minor

Published 5:45 pm Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Dec. 27, 1942 – Nov. 29, 2024

NATCHEZ – Services for Mrs. Bettie Gean Littles Minor, 81, of Natchez, who died on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Dallas, TX will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at noon at Pilgrim Baptist Church.

Visitation will be held on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, from 5 until 6 p.m. at Pilgrim Baptist Church, with the Order of Easter Star Burial Ritual at 6 p.m. On Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, the body will lie in state from 11 a.m. until the time of service at the church.

Burial will be held on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, at 10 a.m. at the National Cemetery under the direction of Robert D. Mackel and Sons Funeral Home.

Bettie Gean Littles Minor was born to the late Willie and Mary Overton Littles on Dec. 27, 1942, in Hazlehurst, MS. She was the third of ten children and the eldest daughter.

She is preceded in death by her husband Robert Lee Minor Sr.

She leaves behind to cherish her memory: her children, Vermelle Artisia Minor, Marco B. Minor, Robert Lee Minor Jr., Maurice Minor, and Carl Elijah Minor; godchildren, Araina Price Carter, Frank (BJ) Woods III, Clemetha (Fran) Woods-Gines, and Rev. L.C. Williams; sisters, Hannah L. McCoy of Birmingham, AL; Marilyn G. Williams of Memphis, TN; sisters through blessings, Mary F. Jackson, Geraldine Littles, and Pamela Littles of Picayune, MS; brothers, Albert 0. Littles of Hazlehurst, MS, and Rev. Harold Littles (Pamela) of Picayune, MS; brother-in-law, Chris Minor of Crosby, MS; grandmother, Nina Mae Littles of Hazlehurst, MS, and aunt, Marilyn Littles of Sontag, MS; along with a host of nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, and special sister friends, Mary J. Taylor, Beverly Woods, Faye Logan, Rose Sweazer, Dorthy Bassett, Janie King, Eva Hall, and Charlene Bradford, and Robert Lee’s Buddy and her friend forever and overseer, Jack Patterson, along with a host of Eastern Star Sisters and Mason Brothers, Friends, and loved ones.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the family or to Bettie L. Minor Scholarship Fund.