Billie Marie Allred Quinn

(March 23, 1929 – June 28, 2023)

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Billy M. King – Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Collins for Billie Marie Allred Quinn, 94, of Laurel, Mississippi, who departed this life on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.

Reverend Tommy Shields will officiate the services with interment to follow in the Collins City Cemetery. Billy M. King-Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Collins will be in charge of the arrangements.

Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Billy M. King – Colonial Chapel Funeral Home, 3202 Hwy 49, Collins, Mississippi.

Pallbearers will be Ben Quinn, Kirk Coley, Jonathan Coley, Daniel Church, Sam Quinn, and Blake Nicholas. Honorary pallbearers will be Wallace Wilson, Buddy Floyd, Nick Newman, Chris Newman, Bart Trigg, Warren Trigg, Ryan Craft, Josh Floyd, and Holden Johnston.

Billie was born on March 23, 1929, in Collins, Mississippi, to Dr. William Wallace Allred and Mrs. Jessie Day Allred. She resided in Laurel, Mississippi, for most of her adult life and was a devoted wife to her late husband of 67 years, James Leo "Jimmy" Quinn Jr., whom she married on August 24, 1952. Billie was a graduate of The Mississippi Southern College (now The University of Southern Mississippi), where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1950. She worked in her husband's pharmacy, Quinn Pharmacy, before serving as a successful real estate agent in Laurel. Additionally, she taught real estate courses and home economics at Jones College.

Billie was a Christian who loved the Lord. She was a very involved member of Trinity Presbyterian Church and was well known for her kindness and acts of service. More recently, she could often be found listening to hymns and scripture read aloud. A dedicated member of both the Garden Club and the Junior Auxiliary of Laurel, she remained actively involved in her community throughout her life.

Billie will be remembered for her fun-loving personality and a great sense of humor. She had a remarkable wit and a contagious laughter that brought joy to everyone around her. She delighted in singing and had a song for every situation. She loved to visit with friends, family, and neighbors, and she enjoyed spending time outdoors, watching films, doting on her dog, Ginger, and caring for her family. She adored her children, nieces and nephews, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and she will be remembered with love and dearly missed by all who knew her.

Billie was preceded in death by her husband, James Leo "Jimmy" Quinn Jr.; parents, Dr. William Wallace Allred and Mrs. Jessie Day Allred; two older sisters, Elizabeth "Sister" Allred Wilson and Madge Allred Trigg; two younger brothers, William Wallace Allred and Paul Day Allred, Sr.; and a nephew, Paul Day Allred, Jr.

Billie is survived by her children, James Leo "Jim" Quinn, III (Shea) of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and Sherrill Quinn Coley (David) of Birmingham, Alabama; grandchildren, Benjamin Lee Quinn of Cornwall, New York, Hannah Elizabeth Quinn Nicholas (Blake) of Grand Bay, Alabama, Samuel James Quinn of Hattiesburg, and David Kirk Coley (Sarah), Jonathan Quinn Coley, Ann Marie Coley Purser, and Amy Kathryn Coley Church (Daniel), all of Birmingham; great-grandchildren: James Scott Purser, Laurel Day Purser, Leo Randolph Nicholas, and Silas Henry Nicholas (born sleeping); as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family members, and friends.

Family and friends may sign an online guestbook at www.billymkingcolonialchapel.com.