Mildred Katz
Posted: February 10, 2009
WEST POINT — Mildred Elizabeth Stanley Katz, 92, died Feb. 8, 2009, at North Mississippi Medical Center–West Point. Services are Wednesday at 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, USA in Starkville with the Rev. Steve Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Starkville. Visitation is Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at the church. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Katz was born Jan. 6, 1917, in West Point to the late Mavis Etoy Horton and Seth Poole Stanley. She was presented a life membership from the Presbyterian Women in 1989. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church (EPC) in West Point. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ben Sanders Katz Sr.; brother, Seth Stanley Jr.; and sister, Sarah Young. She is survived by her sons, Ben Sanders Katz Jr. of Monroe, La., and Robert Owen Katz of Houston, Texas; sisters, Bobbie Jean Hazelwood of West Point and Mavis Shirley of Madison; brother, Steve Stanley of West Point; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Brit Katz, Kevin Curry, Bill Robinson and John Crecink. Memorials may be made to: Palmer Home For Children, P.O. Box 746, Columbus, MS 39701; or French Camp Academy, One Fine Place, French Camp, MS 39745-9989.