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Birth Date5 Apr 1938
Birth PlaceSmithville, Monroe County, Mississippi
Death Date18 Jan 2008 Age: 69
Death PlaceJackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
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Joe Lloyd Brasfield, 69, died Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, at the Baptist Hospital in Jackson after an extended illness.
He was born April 5, 1938, in Smithville to the late William Floyd and Daisy Corinne Comer Brasfield. He was a lifelong resident of Monroe County living in the Mt. Zion community and in Amory. He was married to Brenda Burrow in 1957.
He was a member of the Mississippi National Guard and a member of the First Baptist Church in Amory. He worked in commercial knife sharpening and as a retail merchant. He enjoyed his children and especially his grandchildren. He enjoyed sports activities especially baseball.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Brenda Burrow Brasfield of Amory; two sons, Joe Lloyd Jr. and his wife, Pat, of Waycross, Ga., and Craig Burrow Brasfield and his wife, Carrie, of McAllen, Texas; five sisters, June Brasfield Williams and Betty Brasfield Williams, both of Amory , Lane Brasfield Johnson of Tupelo, Janice Brasfield Lann of Smithville, and Deborah Brasfield Akola of Willow, Ark.; five grandchildren, Joseph Burrow Brasfield, Jillian Christaine Brasfield, Baron Burrow Brasfield, Brett Lee Brasfield and Blade Burlee Brasfield.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and by one brother, Ruble Brasfield.
Pallbearers will be Joseph Brasfield, Jillian Brasfield, Earl Stevens, Thomas Carroll, Curtis Lewellen, Lester Cagle, Don Leech, Billy Pete Leech, Bobby Hill, Jerry Reese, Pete Randle, Keith Steele and Jimmy Williams.