Carl Lee “Whip” Hollingsworth, 87, of Decatur, Mississippi, passed away Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Anderson’s Regional Medical Center in Meridian, Mississippi. He was born Sunday, May 29, 1932 in Decatur.
Visitation was held 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 at First United Methodist Church in Decatur. Funeral services followed at 11a.m. Burial was in Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Rev. Bruce Taylor and Rev. Susannah Grubbs Carr officiated. Newton County Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. (601) 635-3200
Carl, who was affectionately known as “Whip”, loved all of his family. He was an avid golfer and a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church in Decatur.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob and Annie Hollingsworth, and one sister, Lois Graham.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Hollingsworth; children, Gary Hollingsworth (Tracy), Holly Purifoy (Rusty), Sherry Walker (James), Danny Heflin (Debbie), Stan Heflin (Rhonda) and Dana Vance (Curtis); grandchildren, Lindsey Hollingsworth (David), Rosalyn Muller (Joshua), Logan Walker, Brenna Price (Ron), Matthew Purifoy (Alicia), Amy Purifoy (Todd), Jesse Vance (Julie), Ashton Culpepper (Kiley), Todd McLelland (Jennifer) and Libby Culpepper (Jackie); great-grandchildren, Jayden Rivers, Westin Culpepper, Uriah-Kooper Culpepper, Darvol Hart, Rye Hart, Logan McLelland, Madison McLelland, Benjamin Price, Caitlyn Price and Andrew Price; and two sisters, June Tobelman and Norma Kohl.
Pallbearers were Joshua Muller, Jesse Vance, Todd McLelland, Curtis Vance, Stan Heflin, Todd McCracken, Matthew Purifoy and Logan Walker.
Honorary pallbearers were his golfing buddies.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to be made to the First United Methodist Church in Decatur.
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