Ernest Eugene Dawkins, Jr. of Picayune, Mississippi passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018 at the age of 77.
Services will be held by the family at a later date.
Ernest was a resident of Picayune for 47 years, a veteran of the National Guard and of the Presbyterian faith.
He is survived by his son, Dwight Dawkins of Memphis, Tennessee and his daughter, Barrie Dawkins of Picayune, Mississippi; brothers, Imon Dawkins of Vidalia, Louisiana and Farley Dawkins of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Ernest E. Dawkins, Sr. and Elsie Dawkins.