Flowers-Billups, Hinds County attorney, dies

Flowers-Billups
Flowers-Billups
Flowers-Billups

Hinds County Attorney Sherri Flowers-Billups died Oct. 4, following a battle with cancer.

She was the first woman to become the attorney for Hinds County. She was chosen in 2009 by the Hinds County Board of Supervisors to complete the term left vacant by Malcolm Harrison.

Her obituary follows.

The evening of Oct. 4, 2016, Sherri Muriel Flowers-Billups passed away peacefully in her home, comforted by the love of her family.

She was born February 26, 1968, the first of two children born to Henry and Limmie (McQuirter) Flowers. She lived in Clinton, Miss. Flowers-Billups is a 1986 graduate of St. Joseph High School. Post-high school, she continued her education at Hampton University where she received a bachelor of science degree in accounting.

She also earned a master’s of business administration from the University of Mississippi and a law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law. She maintained a private practice with Sherri M. Flowers Law Office PLLC, specializing in family law, business law and personal injuries. In November 2009, Sherri was appointed by the Hinds County Board of Supervisors as Hinds County attorney and was re-elected to that position for a four-year term in November 2011.

She also served as municipal attorney for the town of Bolton, Miss. Flowers-Billups was a member of several professional organizations, including the Mississippi Bar Association, Magnolia Bar Association (where she is also a former president), National Bar Association, American Bar Association and Capitol Area County Bar Association; and she held board memberships and positions on the Young Lawyers Division of the Mississippi Bar Association and the Judicial Performance Committee, among others.

Her civic engagements include positions as the vice president of the Katherine Murriel Education Foundation; NAACP; Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi, Junior League of Jackson, and Clinton (Miss.) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Flowers-Billups is survived by her son, Kingston; parents, Henry and Limmie Flowers, and sister, Kriste. Her memory will be cherished by her family, friends and the community she so diligently served.

Services for Flowers-Billups will be held at Morrison Heights Baptist Church, 3000 Hampstead Blvd., Clinton, at 3 pm, Saturday, Oct., 8. Visitation will be held at Westhaven Funeral Home, 3580 Robinson Rd., Jackson, the evening prior at 6 pm.

In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for tax-deductible donations to the Katherine Murriel Education Fund – Kingston, Montessori Scholars’ Program. Donations may be made online at www.kmef.org.

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