Eddie Ray Linton

A Celebration of Life Service for Eddie Linton, 66 of Burnsville, MS, will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 1:00 pm at Magnolia Funeral Home – East Chapel. A gathering of family and friends will be from 11-1 pm Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Magnolia Funeral Home – East. Eddie Linton passed away Thursday, May 29, 2025. He was born on June 30, 1958 in Iuka, MS to the late Willie K. & Mozelle Lambert Linton and was a professional heavy haul truck driver. Eddie enjoyed riding his motorcycle, working on things (he could fix anything), his tractor and dirt track drag racing but his greatest passion was spending time with his grandchildren. He will forever be missed by those who loved him. Eddie is survived by his wife, SaDonna Linton; his sons, Sammie Ray Linton (Don), Scottie Linton, Steven Meeks (Faith), and Dalton Ray Meeks; his daughter, Corrie Nicole Linton (Carly); his grandchildren, Anslyee Linton, Ashlynn Linton, Leland Linton, Angela Tannehill (Aaron), Jada Brown, Tobias Meeks, and Aerabella Meeks; his great grandchild, Asher Wesley Tannehill; his brother, Charles Linton; his sisters, Diane Jackson, Doris Meeks (David), Tabitha Pace, Ann Linton, and Joy Stark (Jeff); other relatives and a host of friends. In addition to his parents, Eddie was preceded in death by his brothers, William Linton and Randall Linton; his sister, Phyllis Phillips; and his brother-in-law, Larry Joe (Bo) Jackson. Magnolia Funeral Home has been honored to serve the family of Eddie Ray Linton.