Obituary Record
Harrington, Earl - July 21, 1998
Earl Harrington, 58, of Bay St. Louis, died Tuesday, July 21, 1998, in Bay St. Louis.
Mr. Harrington was a native of Waveland and an employee of CSX Transportation for 24 years. He was a member of Mount Chapel Baptist Church where he was a deacon, Sunday School superintendent and financial secretary. He held the office of Worshipful Master of Excelsior Lodge 128, F&AM Joshua of the Heroines of Jerico, Excelsior Court No. 50 and was a member of NAACP.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Pauline Jackson, his father, Sylvester Harrington Sr., his mother Gena Mae Harrington.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel Parker Harrington of Bay St. Louis; a daughter, Shasta Williams of Stone Mountain, Ga., a son, Terry Harrington of Waveland; six stepdaughters, Cynthia Simpkins of Waveland, Angela Jakson of Gulfport, Patricia Richardson of Columbus, Ga., Linda Williams of Pensacola Fla., Robin McCant of Houston, Texas, Michelle Johnson of Bay ST. Louis; forr stepsons, Larry Jackson of Leaksville, Miss., Wes Dedeaux of Waveland, John and Lovell Dedeaux, both of Bay ST. Louis; three brothers, Willie Johnson of Boston, Mass., Mach Harris of Bay St. Louis and Sylvester HarringtonJr. Of Waveland; and two sisters, Ethel Simpkins of Waveland and Ula Shorts of St. Paul, Minn; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today 7-9 p.m. in Mount Chapel Baptist Church in Waveland. Services will be conducted Monday, July 27 at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Gardens of Memories Memorial Park in Bay St. Louis
Baylous Funeral Home in Picayune is in charge of arrangements.
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