Delma Baioni Purvis

Funeral Mass for Delma Baioni Purvis, 75, of Greenville will be at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 10 at St. Joseph Catholic Church.  She went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 7.  Burial will be in Shaw Cemetery under the direction of Boone Funeral Home, Greenville.

Delma was born in Shaw on September 2, 1939 to Frank and Rosa Baioni.  She graduated from Shaw High School in 1958 where she had fond memories of participating in cheerleading, basketball, track and tennis.

Delma’s God gifited talent allowed her to serve as Cantor of music since 1975 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, where she was a communicant.  She sang from her heart, God’s praises every Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. mass.

She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters, Lizze Baioni Carroll and Catherine Baioni Nooney and brother, Terry Baioni.

She is survived by her three sons, Charles, Jr. (Teresa) of Booneville, Kenneth (Ginger) of Hernando and John Barton (Terri) of Southaven; sister, Juanita Muzzi of Greenville, brother, Louis Baioni (Sylvia) of Memphis, TN, her sister-in-law, Mollye Baioni of Greenville, 8 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to services on Wednesday at the church.  In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or to St. Joseph Catholic Church.