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Wallace Burnett[e] McCarty
(August 28, 1936 - May 26, 2016)

Wallace Burnette McCarty, 79, passed away May 26, 2016, at his home in Dixie Community. Visitation will be Sunday, May 29, 2016, at Moore Funeral Home in Hattiesburg from 1 p.m. until the service at 3 p.m.

Mr. McCarty retired from American General Life Insurance Company after 38 years of service. He was a member of Dixie Baptist Church, Hamasa Shrine Temple, the Masonic Lodge, Elks Lodge, NRA and Lions Club.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty McCarty; his daughter, Pam McCarty Thornton; parents, Leonard and Ida Coulter McCarty; his sister, Gertrude Smith; and his brother, Kenneth McCarty.

Survivors include his son, Tony McCarty of Dixie Community; daughter, Sandy McCarty Preston (Tim) of Dixie Community; six grandsons, Lucas Thornton, Landon Thornton, Layton Thornton, Colton Preston, Haydn Preston and Lian Preston, all of Dixie Community; and siblings, Bobby McCarty (Delores) Bogalusa, Earlene Smith of Poplarville, Loretta Lofton of Hattiesburg, Gloria Lofton (James) of Seminary and Anne Adams (Cecil) of Clayton, NC.