Joyce Lorene McBurney Fraser, 86, of Columbus, MS passed away Friday, January 3, 2020, at her residence.

Visitation will be Thursday, January 9, 2020, from 6:00-8:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home. A funeral service will be Friday, January 10, 2020, at 11:00 AM at Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Glenn Miller officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Gardens, Columbus, MS.

Mrs. Fraser was born March 3, 1933, in Ontario, Canada to the late John William and Catherine Forbes McBurney. She loved spending time with her friends and family. Mrs. Fraser enjoyed crossword puzzles, playing solitaire, needlework, crocheting, reading books and watching hummingbirds. She held several jobs during her lifetime including bank teller, secretary, a homemaker for many years and helped do anything that needed to be done around the farm. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband- William "Bill" Fraser; siblings- Audrey Garner, Alex McBurney, Marie McIntosh, Donna Vigar, Ruth Johnson; son in law- Michael Lawson.

Mrs. Fraser is survived by her sons- Glenn (Donna) Fraser of Clanton, AL, Raymond (Chhorvy) Fraser of Cerritos, CA, Keith (Meredith) Fraser of Columbus, MS, Terry (Kim) Fraser of Aliceville, AL; daughter- Sherri Lawson of Embro, Ontario; grandchildren- Elizabeth (Brad) Yates, Wesley Fraser, Whitney Brackin, Catherine (Donald) Saxon, Lauren (Sage) Nelson, Jordan (Adam) Matheson, Audrey Fraser, Jared "Bubba" Lawson, Monika Fraser, Elizabeth Fraser, Jayden Fraser; 9 great-grandchildren; sister- Margaret (Bill) Armstrong; brother- Doug (Elsie) McBurney; dearest friend- Faye Gentry.

Pallbearers will be Wesley Fraser, Jared Lawson, Brad Yates, Donald Saxon, Sage Nelson, David Plant, Adam Matheson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Steve Kesler, Hank Williams, Mark Freeman, Randall Turner.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or at stjude.org.