Wrights & Maxeys of Monroe County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
Wrights & Maxeys of Monroe County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
NameCOX, Margaret Ann 
Birth Date22 May 1938
Birth PlaceMonroe County, Mississippi
Death Date5 Sep 2007 Age: 69
Death PlaceAmory, Monroe County, Mississippi
Misc. Notes
She was born May 22, 1938, in Monroe County to the late Ivy Arvis and Elaine Cummings Cox. She lived most of her life in Amory. She was a graduate of the Amory High School Class of 1956. She worked in health care in the medical transcription field and was employed by Gilmore Memorial Hospital for 12 years and by Monroe County Hospital in Aberdeen for eight years before retirement. She married Casper L. Brasfield on July 2, 1963; he preceded her in death in 1992.
Survivors include two sons, Dennis Brasfield (Wanda) of Biloxi and Mike Brasfield (fiancé, Caroline) of Amory; two daughters, Pat Brasfield Simmons (Woody) of West Point and Kim Brasfield (fiancé. Sam) of Birmingham, Ala.; six grandchildren, Ashley Schachterle (Jeff), Corie Jones (Jason), Brooke McKinney, Will Owings, Emily Junkins and Ryan Simmons; one great-grandchild, Jayden McKinney.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Pallbearers will be Will Owings, Jason Jones, Jeff Schachterle, Ernest James Cummings, Ed Cox, Bobby Hill and Dickie Hill.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Amory High School Class of 1956.
Survivors include two sons, Dennis Brasfield (Wanda) of Biloxi and Mike Brasfield (fiancé, Caroline) of Amory; two daughters, Pat Brasfield Simmons (Woody) of West Point and Kim Brasfield (fiancé. Sam) of Birmingham, Ala.; six grandchildren, Ashley Schachterle (Jeff), Corie Jones (Jason), Brooke McKinney, Will Owings, Emily Junkins and Ryan Simmons; one great-grandchild, Jayden McKinney.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Pallbearers will be Will Owings, Jason Jones, Jeff Schachterle, Ernest James Cummings, Ed Cox, Bobby Hill and Dickie Hill.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Amory High School Class of 1956.
Spouses
1BRASFIELD, Casper Lafayette , 2C3R
, 2C3RBirth Date23 Jun 1917
Birth PlaceMonroe County, Mississippi
Death Date10 Oct 1992 Age: 75
Death PlaceAmory, Monroe County, Mississippi
FatherBRASFIELD, Joseph Arthur (1880-1944)
MotherAUSBORN, Ora Beulah (1880-1961)
Misc. Notes
Casper Lafayette Brasfield was born June 23, 1917 as the seventh of eight children to Joseph Arthur Brasfield and Ora Beulah Ausborn Brasfield. He enlisted and served in the US Army during World War II in the 79th Division, 314 Regiment, 2nd Battalion, H Company. Battles and campaigns included Normandy, Northern France and Central Europe. He received many decorations and citations including American Theater of Operations Medal, European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Unit Badge and World War II Victory Medal. While overseas during the war, he learned of his father’s passing in 1944 by a letter from his oldest sister, Fleta. He received an Honorable Discharge from the Army on December 19, 1945 and returned to his home in Monroe County, Mississippi.
He worked in the lumber industry with Gilmore Puckett Lumber Company until heart problems forced him to retire. He never stopped working though. He could build anything if it involved a hammer and piece of lumber. He raised four children and was very proud of them all. He enjoyed his three granddaughters and one grandson as well. Two more grandchildren, as well as three great-grandchildren have come along since Daddy's passing, but there is no doubt he would have been entertained by them also.
Daddy loved to talk about the War and share his experiences. Some of Daddy and Mama's most enjoyable times were spent organizing, planning and attending army reunions all over the United States as well as hosting smaller reunions at their home in Amory with 8 or 10 couples who lived nearby in neighboring states. My siblings and I also enjoyed helping with the reunions and listening to all the stories.
One Saturday night Daddy was suffering from an excruciating head ache. Mama called the ambulance to take him to the hospital. Daddy was suffering from a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which evidentially ruptured in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. Daddy died one week later October 10, 1992 in the Intensive Care Unit at Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory, Mississippi.
Thank you Daddy for being you. You were a great man and I was always so proud to call you Daddy. I miss you everyday. Your daughter, Pat
His obituary follows from the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Casper Lafayette Brasfield, 75 died Saturday, October 10, 1992 at Gilmore Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was a lifelong resident of Monroe County, a veteran of World War II serving in the European Theatre and a retired employee of the Gilmore Puckett Lumber Company. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Ann Cox Brasfield, whom he married in 1963. His sons, Dennis Casper Brasfield and wife Wanda of Shreveport, LA and Mike Brasfield of Amory; his daughters, Patricia Brasfield Owings of Amory and Kimberly Brasfield of Birmingham, AL. Three granddaughters, Ashley Brasfield, Corie Brasfield, Brooke Brasfield and one grandson Will Owings. Four sisters, Fleeta Shumpert, Mellie Stevens and Lavern Hill of Amory and Jewel Nash of Hatley.
He worked in the lumber industry with Gilmore Puckett Lumber Company until heart problems forced him to retire. He never stopped working though. He could build anything if it involved a hammer and piece of lumber. He raised four children and was very proud of them all. He enjoyed his three granddaughters and one grandson as well. Two more grandchildren, as well as three great-grandchildren have come along since Daddy's passing, but there is no doubt he would have been entertained by them also.
Daddy loved to talk about the War and share his experiences. Some of Daddy and Mama's most enjoyable times were spent organizing, planning and attending army reunions all over the United States as well as hosting smaller reunions at their home in Amory with 8 or 10 couples who lived nearby in neighboring states. My siblings and I also enjoyed helping with the reunions and listening to all the stories.
One Saturday night Daddy was suffering from an excruciating head ache. Mama called the ambulance to take him to the hospital. Daddy was suffering from a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which evidentially ruptured in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. Daddy died one week later October 10, 1992 in the Intensive Care Unit at Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory, Mississippi.
Thank you Daddy for being you. You were a great man and I was always so proud to call you Daddy. I miss you everyday. Your daughter, Pat
His obituary follows from the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Casper Lafayette Brasfield, 75 died Saturday, October 10, 1992 at Gilmore Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was a lifelong resident of Monroe County, a veteran of World War II serving in the European Theatre and a retired employee of the Gilmore Puckett Lumber Company. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Ann Cox Brasfield, whom he married in 1963. His sons, Dennis Casper Brasfield and wife Wanda of Shreveport, LA and Mike Brasfield of Amory; his daughters, Patricia Brasfield Owings of Amory and Kimberly Brasfield of Birmingham, AL. Three granddaughters, Ashley Brasfield, Corie Brasfield, Brooke Brasfield and one grandson Will Owings. Four sisters, Fleeta Shumpert, Mellie Stevens and Lavern Hill of Amory and Jewel Nash of Hatley.
Marr Date2 Jul 1963
Marr PlaceMonroe County, Mississippi