Jason Dwayne Busby

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Mr. Jason Dwayne Busby, 47, died Sunday, September 25, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi. The funeral will be Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of Waller Funeral Home with Rev. Derek Starnes, Rev. David Ard and Rev. Fish Robinson officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 11:00 A.M. in West Hall of Waller Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Shiloh Cemetery.

Jason was born on July 4, 1975, to Dwayne and Sylvia Busby. A native of Oxford, he was a graduate of Lafayette High School Class of 1993 and member of Shiloh Baptist Church. Jason earned his Associate’s Degree in Business Management, and after working at Big Star, realized his passion for law enforcement. He worked for the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department as a 911 Dispatcher and Supervisor for 21 years, and was proud to serve his community in this position. In his free time, Jason loved to spend time outdoors, riding four-wheelers and visiting with friends and family. He was preceded in death by his mother, Sylvia Busby; an infant brother; and grandparents, W.L. and Wanna Busby and Moody and Gladys Gay.

Jason is survived by his father, Dwayne Busby and wife, Melba of Oxford, MS; sister, Shelia Kelly and her husband, Bobby of Oxford, MS; step-sister, Sarah Burton and her husband, Roger of West Point, MS; step-brothers, Sam Sockwell of Southaven, MS and John Sockwell and his wife, Naomi of Southaven, MS; niece, Kristi Yancy and husband, Derrick; nephews, Kevin Ray and Dustin Kelly; great-nieces and nephews, Lilly, Bailey, Raylan and Luke; as well as a host of other nieces and nephews, and a host of aunts and uncles.