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‘Mama’ Mosie Burks of Mississippi Mass Choir Passes Away at 92

Path MEGAzine is sad to announce the passing of Gospel legend Mosie Burks, known affectionately as "Mama Burks."  

Mama Mosie Burks was born in 1933, into a large migrant farming family in Forest, Mississippi. As a child, she helped her parents pick cotton to make a living, but she was delivered from fieldwork after she kept passing out from the intense Mississippi sun. Early on, she drew inspiration from the singing of Mahalia Jackson and guitar-toting evangelist Sister Rosetta Tharpe; so much so that she took up the guitar at age 12, playing for her local church. 



In adulthood, Mosie moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where she worked as a housekeeper to save money for college. Her academic aspirations were paused when her mother passed away suddenly at age 40, and she took on the role of caregiver to her younger siblings. She would later marry, start her own family, and resume her education by studying voice at &lt;strong>Tougaloo College&lt;/strong>. But again, tragedy interrupted her journey—her husband became critically ill after a hit-and-run accident, requiring years of care until his passing in 1984.&lt;/code>&lt;/pre>

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This post was written by Kris Patrick | July 7, 2025

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‘Mama’ Mosie Burks of Mississippi Mass Choir Passes Away at 92