Mrs. Katie Jo Walton Boone, 89, of Grenada, Mississippi, peacefully passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Grenada. She was born on January 20, 1935, in Tillatoba to Albert and Nannie Louise Burke Walton. She attended Oakland High School, where she was the Valedictorian of her class. Katie married her loving husband, Joe Boone, in 1956, and they would have celebrated their 68th anniversary this June. Katie was a lifelong believer in Jesus and a devoted wife, mother, and friend. She and Joe owned Grenada Hardware, a downtown institution, for many decades. Katie was a faithful member of St. Peter Catholic Church, where she taught Sunday school, confirmation classes, and served as a Eucharistic Minister. It was very important to Katie to give back to the community where she lived, and she was active in many organizations that did so. She was a life member and Past President of the Junior Auxiliary of Grenada. Katie also enjoyed traveling, playing golf, and was a crackerjack duplicate bridge player, helping to usher many players into the game she loved.

A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Grenada. Interment will follow in the Woodlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Monday evening at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service. A Rosary will be held immediately following visitation in the Chapel at McKibben and Guinn.

Survivors include her husband, Joseph Fillmore Boone, Sr.; her daughter, Katherine Boone Phelps, and her husband, Bill of Houston, Texas; her son, Joey Boone, and his husband, Luis Lopez of Kissimmee, Florida; and two grandchildren, Boone and Caroline Phelps, as well as beloved nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and nephews.

She is preceded in heaven by her parents and a brother, Bobby Franklin Walton, and many wonderful friends.

Pallbearers will be Luis Lopez, David McElwrath, Robert McElwrath, Bill Phelps, Boone Phelps, and Tyler Walton. Honorary Pallbearers will be Al Walton, Andrew Walton, and Terry Walton.

The family wishes to thank the many wonderful caregivers at Providence Assisted Living, where Katie and Joe have lived for the past year, and Adoration Hospice. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada, (662-307-2694).