James K. Baswell

A Celebration of Life service for James K. Baswell, 63 of Rienzi, MS, will be Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Magnolia Funeral Home-East Chapel with interment to follow at NE MS Church of God and Christ Cemetery in Booneville, MS. Sis. Susan Barnett and Bro. Logan Barnett will officiate the service. Visitation will be Wednesday, February 24, 2021 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Magnolia Funeral Home-East Chapel. Mr. Baswell passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Longwood Community Living Center. He was born July 31, 1957 in Texas to James Preston Baswell and Ossie Lee Huggins Baswell. He was of the Pentecostal faith and a retired sawmill operator. He enjoyed fishing, swimming, drawing and doing gardening work. James is survived by his sisters, Dorothy Downs and husband Thomas of Rienzi, MS and Doris Baswell of Rienzi, MS; his brothers, Joe Baswell of Corinth, MS, Jimmy Baswell of Rienzi, MS and Jessie Baswell and wife Kitty of Booneville, MS; other relatives and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his father, James Preston Baswell; his mother, Ossie Lee Huggins Baswell; his brother, Timmy Baswell and his sister, Deania Clark. Pallbearers will be Brandon Voyles, Tyler Carter, Jimmy Holland, Rod Cleveland, Dean Baswell, Jonathan Hart, Jamie Baswell and Freddie Clark, Jr. Magnolia Funeral Home has been honored to serve the family of Mr. James K. Baswell.https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/FYC3CGPZ3PLJXRHS