Janie Bush Little, 82, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday evening, April 26, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 29, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Corinth. Rev. Dennis Smith will conduct the service celebrating her life. Visitation will be Thursday, April 28, 2016 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. and Friday, April 29, 2016 from 10:00 am until service time at First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Henry Cemetery. Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Mrs. Little was born on July 29, 1933 to Annelle and Howard Bush of Corinth. She attended Corinth schools and graduated from Corinth High School in 1951. During high school she worked at The Leader Five and Ten Cent Store and then at Corinth Gas and Water Company. In 1955, she married Taft Little, and they made their home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for several years. Upon returning to Corinth, Mrs. Little served as Bookkeeper at Litco Petroleum until her retirement. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Corinth where she faithfully served as Nursery Director for over 40 years and loved her church babies dearly. She enjoyed sewing, going out to lunch with the “Golden Girls,” and visiting Gatlinburg, Tennessee, with Mr. Little several times each year.
Mrs. Little is survived by her husband of 60 years, Taft Little, and her three children, Cindy Mathis (Phil) and Ann Woodhouse (Allen) of Corinth, and Mark Little (Misty) of Saltillo. She leaves behind her 8 beloved grandchildren, Taylor Mathis (Kellie) of Birmingham, Alabama, Ben Mathis of Nashville, Tennessee, John Mathis (Betsy) of Oxford, Amy Woodhouse Richey (Jeremy) of Grenada, Allison Woodhouse (fiancé Justin Crutchfield) of Memphis, Tennessee, Marcus Little, Lacey Little, and William Little, all of Saltillo. She will be missed by her 7 great-grandchildren, Morgan, Millie, Conner, Mary Phillips, Mary Evelyn, Luke, and Madeline. She is also survived by a brother, William Cullen Bush (Jane) of Memphis, Tennessee, a sister-in-law Jean Bush of Franklin, Tennessee, and two cousins, Sam Kemp (Mary Dee) of Corinth, and Mary Nell Kuhlo (Bob) of Norfolk, Virginia.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Little was preceded in death by one brother, Thomas Howard Bush, and a special aunt and uncle, Mary Evelyn and Claude Kemp.
Magnolia Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church Piano Fund or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Online condolences may be expressed at magnoliafuneralhome.net.
