Mary Boykin, 79, of Steens, MS passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at Windsor Place in Columbus, MS.

Visitation will be Saturday, January 7, 2022, at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS, from 10:00-11:00 AM.  The funeral service will follow at 11:00 AM in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel.  The interment will be at Beersheba Cemetery in Columbus, MS, with Lowndes Funeral Home directing.

Mrs. Boykin was born on December 19, 1943, in Houston, TX, to the late Edna McGee Gibson and Dutch Newton Gibson.  She was a member of the Living Faith Tabernacle.  In addition to her parents, Mary is preceded in death by her son, Terry Boykin; a daughter, Theresa Boykin; sister, Betty A Price; and brother Douglas A Gibson.

She is survived by her husband, John E Boykin; son, Johnny Boykin; daughter Deborah Vincent; son, David Boykin; daughter, Melissa Hardin; sixteen grandchildren; twenty-seven great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Terry Boykin, Scott Boykin, Brenden Tate, David Boykin, David Boykin, Jr., and Johnny Boykin.  Honorary pallbearers will be John Harris, Braylynn Vincent, and Bryson Vincent.