Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday April 20, 2012 at White Funeral Home, Lumberton for Mr. John Henry Ryals, Sr., 85, of Lumberton, Mississippi who died Wednesday April 18, 2012 in Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg. Burial will be in the Lumberton City Cemetery.
Mr. Ryals was a retired electrician and farmer.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Hardy and Alma Ryals; his wife, Dorothy Burge Ryals; one daughter, Janet Marie O'Neal; two brothers; and three sisters.
Survivors include one son, John Henry Ryals, Jr. of Poplarville, MS; one daughter, Janice Hendry and her husband Randy of Petal, MS; one sister, Ophelia Ryals of Sonoma County, California, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Friday April 20, 2012 at White Funeral Home, Lumberton.
Online condolences may be given at www.whitefuneralhomelumberton.com
White Funeral Home, Lumberton (601) 796-2781.