Mississippi lawmakers die due to COVID-19, family and friends urge everyone to take it seriously
Two Miss. leaders after battle with COVID-19 By Briseida Holguin | December 29, 2020 at 7:28 PM CST - Updated December 29 at 7:30 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - As COVID-19 cases rise so does the death toll. Mississippi has recorded
Clarie Penn, Chatham’s niece, said her uncle’s passing has changed her perspective on COVID-19.
”I wasn’t concerned about contracting it until it hit close to home with my uncle,” Penn said.
Penn said she’s also considering getting the vaccine.
”I will get the vaccine now, up until my uncle passed from the virus I was dead set against it,” she said.