Mrs. Josie B. Kolb Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mrs. Josie B. Kolb, 83, passed away on August 5, 2018, at Dugan Memorial Home in West Point. Mrs. Josie was born April 9, 1935, in Webster County, the daughter of the late John Simmie and Cary Mae Walker Faulkner. She was a loyal and faithful member of First Baptist Church in West Point. She was an avid and accomplished seamstress and cook. She worked at Knickerbocker Manufacturing in West Point. She, then, began working as a seamstress at Artex International in West Point, working her way up from seamstress to a trainer and retiring as a Supervisor. She married John A. Kolb on April 15, 1954, in Mantee and they were married for 64 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her Daughter-in-Law: Diann Kolb; Two Brothers: James and Royce Faulkner; and by a Sister-in-Law: Ethel Faulkner. Funeral services will be Thursday, August 9, 2018, at 2:00 P.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Dale Funderburg officiating. Burial will follow in Clarkson Cemetery near Mathiston. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include Husband John A. Kolb of West Point; Two Sons, Johnny Kolb of Prairie and Ken Kolb of Little Rock, AR; Five Grandchildren: Andy and Josh Kolb both of Grenada, Jessica Hawes (Jeff) of Washington State, Brandie Costner (Marcus) of Fayetteville, AR, and Emily Screeton (Farris) of Bryant, AR; Eight Great Grandchildren; Gavin Kolb of Holcomb, Karlie Grace Kolb of Grenada, Nathan, Lindsay Kate, Daniel, and Joshua Costner all of Fayetteville, AR, and Gracie and Parker Screeton both of Bryant, AR; Brother, George F. Faulkner of Round Rock, TX; Sister-in-Law: Peggy Faulkner of Brandon and a number of Nieces and Nephews. Pallbearers will be Andy Kolb, Josh Kolb, Marcus Costner, Nathan Costner, Farris Screeton, and Stacy Faulkner. Honorary Pallbearers will be Nurses and Staff of Dugan Memorial Home, Nurses and Staff of Sanctuary Home Hospice, and the Nurses and Staff North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 8217, Jackson, MS 39284. Visitation will be Thursday 12:00-2:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com

Mrs. Josie B. Kolb

April 9, 1935 - August 5, 2018