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201 West Lampkin St.,
STARKVILLE, MS 39759
Phone: (662) 323-5905
201 West Lampkin St.
STARKVILLE, MS 39759
Phone: (662) 323-5905
201 West Lampkin St.
STARKVILLE, MS 39759
Phone: (662) 323-5905
201 West Lampkin St.
STARKVILLE, MS 39759
Phone: (662) 323-5905
201 West Lampkin St.
STARKVILLE, MS 39759
Phone: (662) 323-5905
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Obituary for Carol Kirkland Ford Phelps

Carol Kirkland Ford  Phelps
Carol Kirkland Ford Phelps, 62, passed away on February 21, 2018 at University Medical Center in Jackson, MS. She was born on March 26, 1955 in Columbus, MS to William Benjamin Ford and Helen Virginia Fondren Ford. She grew up and raised her children in Columbus before later moving to Starkville. She was a teacher's assistant with Franklin Academy for 20 years. She loved gardening, fishing, music and family. Carol was a caregiver, always taking care of others before herself. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt; and she was a dear friend to so many.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, William B. Ford, Jr. and her former husband, Joe Cade White, Jr.

She is survived by her husband, Wayne Phelps of Pheba, MS; daughters, Laura Hoffman (Brian) of Eupora, MS and Ginnie Cody (Derek) of Starkville, MS; sons, Shank Phelps (Mitzi) of Maben, MS, Steven Phelps (Stephanie) of Starkville, MS, and Tommy Phelps (Leigh Ann) of Mathiston, MS; brother, John Ford of Columbus, MS; 14 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Visitation is scheduled for Friday, February 23, 2018 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at Welch Funeral Home in Starkville, MS, with the funeral service immediately following in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Beersheba Cemetery in Columbus, MS.


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