Lesha VanEpps, age 51 and a resident of Franklinton, was born on Aug. 7, 1963, in Walthall County, Miss., and passed away on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Miss.

She is survived by her husband, James VanEpps of Franklinton; two daughters, Shana Lott of Columbia, Miss., and Chasity Grauel of Folsom; her parents, Robert Earl and Delois Ann O’Bryant Jenkins of Franklinton; two sisters, Teresa Jenkins of South Carolina and Robbye Jenkins of Franklinton; two brothers, Robert and Ryan Jenkins, both of Franklinton; four grandchildren, Jailyn and Ryleigh Grauel and Tyler and Abigail Douglas; numerous nieces and nephews; and one great-nephew, Ayden Magee.

Visitation will be held all on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at Poole-Ritchie Funeral Home from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Interment will follow at Duncan Cemetery in Tylertown, Miss.

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