Flossie Elizabeth Pickens

Ms. Flossie Pickens 86, departed this life peacefully at home in the comfort of her family on Tuesday October 20, 2026 at 9:40 am. She was born on Tuesday October 1st, 1940 in Myrtle, MS to the late Rev. Booker T. & Corine Pickens.

Flossie was a committed Christian and faith was the foundation of her life as a child and an adult. Later in life she attended New Zion Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Clayborn Salter and later Rev. Kenneth Copeland. During her early commitment to New Zion, she found joy in serving in the music ministry through the Celestial choir and the New Zion Mass Choir.

Flossie attended Rockford Schools where she participated in the school’s marching band as a majorette. As a young adult, she began her career as a domestic worker and from there advanced to Environmental Services at Swedish American Hospital, proudly retiring after 34 years of service where she gained much respect and enduring bonds.

Flossie is lovingly survived by her greatest treasure, her daughters, Deborah (Willie) Beasley, Karen (Gregory) Bell, Beverly Pickens and her sister, Gladys King, Deloris Campbell (God sister) and daughter all of Rockford, stepsister Peggy Westmorland, stepbrothers Rev. Holden (Shirley) Pickens, sister-in-law, Hannah Pickens, brother in law, Unzie Gray of New Albany, MS. She also leaves to cherish her beloved grandchildren, DeMario (Shelia), Corey (Teresa), Jasmine, and Samoya Pickens, and Erica and Erin Bell and 16 great-grandchildren.

Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her siblings, William, Thomas, Robert Pickens, and Alice Marie Sanders; her stepmother, Maurice Pickens and step sister Mae Gray.

Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday November 3, 2026 at Carl E. Ponds Funeral Home Inc. 200 N. Johnston Ave. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation 9:00 a.m. until the time of service.