Paten R. Snowden Services for Paten (Bud) Snowden of Chunky will be held Friday, at 11:30 a.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Wayne Campbell and Kenneth Overby (brother-in-law) officiating. Burial will be in Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery, Meehan. Mr. Snowden, 95, died Wednesday, Sept.15, 2010 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a former employee of the Mississippi Forestry Commission and retired from Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company as Production Manager. In his spare time, he was a ham radio operator and loved hunting, fishing and woodworking. Mr. Snowden was a member of Chunky Baptist Church. He is survived by daughters: Glenda (Huey) Freeman of Meehan, Barbara (Gene) Little of Pascagoula, Maureen (Lanoyette) Smith of Causeyville and Wanda Holland of Chunky; sisters: Lucille Pugh of Forest, Myrtie Cox of Ocean Springs, Pauline Mabry of Atlanta, Ga., Lila Earl (Bobby) Knox of Alturas, Calif., and Betty (Kenneth) Overby of Valley, Ala.; eight grandchildren: Randy (Suzanne) Freeman, Rhonda Freeman Harris, Greg (Kimbraly) Freeman, Connie (Terry) Richardson, Eugene Little, Christy (Keith) Tucker, Patti (Timmy) Duett and Tony (Patti) Holland; 13 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren; and, many dear nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillie Mae Taylor Snowden; his parents, W.C. (Kemp) and Myrtis Snowden; brothers: Dick, Bill and Tommy Snowden; and, a sister, Norene Snowden. Pallbearers will be Randy Freeman, Greg Freeman, Eugene Little, Tony Holland, Michael Snowden, Brian Freeman, Brent Freeman and Andy Holland. Friends and family may sign the online guestbook at www.robertbarhamffh.com. Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home and one hour prior to service on Friday.
