Tommy Sistrunk

Tommy Sistrunk, age 73 of Sumrall, MS passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Asbury Hospice House in Hattiesburg, MS. Tommy was a driller in the oil field and retired after 51 years of employment. He was of the Non-Denominational faith.

Mr. Sistrunk was preceded in death by his son, Billy Sistrunk; parents, Bill and Dora Sistrunk; and brothers, Jessie Sistrunk, Gerald “Hennie” Sistrunk, and Marty “Pap” Sistrunk. Survivors include his wife, Elsie Sistrunk of Sumrall; two daughters, Cindy (Rickey) Thompson of Lumberton, MS, and Amy (Paul) Whitehurst, Jr. of Sumrall; a son, Donald Sistrunk of Sumrall; sister, Sharon Carter of Seminary, MS; brother, Howard “Bimbo” (Donna) Sistrunk of Columbia, MS; 12 grandchildren;12 great-grandchildren, and his dog, Sally.

Visitation will be held Friday, January 31, 2020 from 5:30pm until 9:00pm at Colonial Funeral Home in Columbia. Funeral services will begin at 12:00pm on Saturday, February 1, 2020 in the funeral home chapel with Reverend Clint Bourn presiding. Interment will follow at First Pentecostal Church of Sumrall Cemetery assisted by Joel Sistrunk, Zeal Sistrunk, Nathaniel Sistrunk, Ryan Whitehurst Zachary Sistrunk, Samuel Thompson, Austin Whitehurst, Grayson Whitehurst, T.J. Sistrunk, and Clayton Sistrunk as pallbearers.