For our citizenship is in heaven from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior the Lord Jesus Christ - Philippians 3:20. An 11 AM service will be held at King Emanuel Baptist Church in Woodville, MS, this Saturday, October 19, 2019 for Beatrice Arbuthnot Minor who passed away at the age of 92. Visitation will be observed at Mercy Funeral Home on Friday, October 18th from 4 - 7 pm and resume Saturday morning at 10:00 am (King Emanuel Baptist Church). Interment will follow at the Edgefield Cemetery. She married the late Halla Minor Sr. and they had 11 children: the late Donald (Wanda) Arbuthnot, the late William (Pandora) Minor, the late Halla Minor Jr., the late Samuel B. Minor II, Mary Minor (Woodville), James Minor (Los Angeles), Cal (Frances) Minor (New Orleans), Glen (Cynthia) Minor (Baton Rouge), Beverly Minor (Vienna, Austria), Evelyn Buie (New Orleans) and Gwen (Trevas) Samuel (Baker); 26 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, 4 great-great grandchildren and 54 foster children. She loved to cook, entertain, garden, quilt, travel and so much more. At the age of nine, she was motherless and was raised by her grandparents until she took on a job at a military base (Camp Van Dorn) when she was 15 years old. She gained many good cooking skills at this camp. At the age of 50, she went to night school to obtain a GED. She was known to many as Mama Bea. She loved children and enjoyed caring for them and the elderly. Her most favorite songs were: I Am On The Battle Field, He's Working It Out and This Little Light of Mine. We will greatly miss her.
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My deepest sympathy to the family of aunt Bea. Aunt Bea was such a wonderful person. We worked together at A & J Daycare in Plaquemine owned by Abraham and Joyce Hawkins. She was a true inspiration to all of us at the daycare. May God bless and keep you all. You have lost a gem but Heaven has really gained. Rest on Aunt Bea take your rest God
Janice Anderson
October 18, 2019
No one can replace your mom, but God can comfort your heart. He knows what you need during this time much better than anyone else.
After the tears our smile is brighter b/c we know heaven has gained a beautiful angel. ❤
Debra n Loraine Butler
October 18, 2019
Mama Bee will miss you. As a boy on school vacation from Los Angeles California. Visiting my late grandmother Estelle Arbuthnot. I can remember Halla Minor Sr coming by early in the morning picking up buckets of everything I can imagine to feed those hogs. And how excited as a little boy I was to help Halla Sr with those buckets to feed the hogs. It was Because I knew the reward was a great home cook meal from Mama Bee and spending time with Halla Sr. Love you Mama Bee. In heaven with all the lates from pickneyville rd.
Alfonso Hawkins
October 17, 2019
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