Melvin Clinton "Clint" Pickett, III, 55, passed away on April 17, 2016. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton, MS. A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Holy Savior Catholic Church in Clinton with a visitation beginning at 9 a.m. A graveside service will follow at Hermanville Cemetery in Hermanville, MS.

Clint was born on April 29, 1960 in Port Gibson, MS. He grew up in Hermanville, MS and graduated from Chamberlain Hunt Academy. He worked for Armstrong World Industries/Armstrong Flooring for 29 years. He was the financial secretary for United Steel Workers Union Local #363-L. He was also chairman of the supervisory committee for Jackson ACCO Credit Union.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Melvin and Augusta "Pat" Pickett, Jr.; grandparents, Herman and Laudee Williams, Melvin and Casille Pickett, Sr.

He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Janet Beasley Pickett; his children, Isaac Clinton Pickett, Jessica Lynn Pickett, and Zan Thomas Pickett all of Clinton, MS; his sisters, Glenda Thornton (Darrell) of Hermanville, MS, Melva Powers (Donnie) of Vicksburg, MS, Charlotte Miller (David) of Vicksburg, MS, and Ellen Yates of Vicksburg, MS; nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church in Port Gibson, MS, Hermanville Baptist Church in Hermanville, MS, or Holy Savior Catholic Church in Clinton, MS.