Harvey R. Ransom III

Published 12:01 am Thursday, December 22, 2016

March 22, 1951 – Dec. 19, 2016

NATCHEZ — Services for Harvey R. Ransom III, 65, of Natchez, who died Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, at Merit Health Natchez, will be 11 a.m. Friday at Bateaste Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Chandler officiating.
Burial will follow at Sunset View Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Bateaste Memorial Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Ransom was born March 22, 1951, in Natchez, the son of Harvey Ransom Jr. and Ora Lee Ransom.
He attended Sadie V. Thompson High School and was self-employed. He was Baptist.
Mr. Ransom enjoyed hunting, fishing, building structures, cabinets, etc.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Catherine Mosby; and one brother, Joseph Ransom.
Survivors include two brothers, Jerry Ransom and Elijah Mosby; two sisters, Betty Ransom and Thelma Spikes; one aunt, Lucille James Anderson; three cousins, Mary White, Linda James and Larry James; special friend, Robin Taylor; and a number of other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be Larry James, W. Spikes, Eugene Parker, Fred Parker, Jerry Ransom, Troy Hawkins and Ricky Evans.