Cecile Thrash Sandifer
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Cecile Thrash Sandifer, 96, of Hattiesburg, passed away Friday, August 26, 2022 at her home. Visitation will be Monday, August 29, 2022 from 9 - 10 a.m. at Moore Funeral Home in Hattiesburg with services immediately following at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.
She was born July 18, 1926 in Wayne County, MS to the late Emmitt E. and Elizabeth James Smith of Leakesville, MS. Cecile graduated from Leakesville High School in 1945 and USM in 1949. She was a member of Grandview United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, D.J. "Mart" Sandifer; two brothers, Heidle J. Smith and Orville Smith; and one sister, Lemoyne Smith Graham.
She is survived by three sons and their wives, Gregory and Paula Thrash of Hattiesburg, MS, Kevin and Suzanne Thrash of Diamondhead, MS, and Richard and Paula Thrash of Hattiesburg, MS; two granddaughters, Natalie (Patrick) Hollingworth and Cara Dufrane; one step-son, Mickey (Joyce) Sandifer; one step-daughter, Sandra (Frank) Gunn; and two sisters-in-law, Juanice Smith Peden and Juda Brister; and numerous nieces and nephews.