Laurel Leader-Call

Dr. Peggy Joyce Langley Payne died on April 10, 2021 after a long illness. She is survived by her daughter Cathy (Bruce) Anderson of Kennesaw, GA, son Jim (Jennifer) Payne of McKinney, Texas, grandchildren Gracie, Abby, Dylan and Hannah, sisters Nella (Jack) Sanders and Nancy (Bob) Milhollin. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 40 years, Rev. Victor Payne, and a host of loved ones. Memorial services will be on May 15th in Lucedale, Mississippi, at Sigler Funeral Home. Visitation at 10am and Service at 11am. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Kenya Connection Kids (www.kenyaconnectionkids.org) or www.legacy.org/trees Peggy was a wonderful wife, mother,...

Bryan William Fenton, 62, of Petal, passed away Monday, March 8 at Forrest General Hospital. Friends and family are invited to gather for a visitation Thursday, March 11, 2021 from 10 - 11:30 a.m. at Carterville Baptist Church with services immediately following at 11:30 a.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Bryan was born March 17,1958, in Wichita Falls, TX to George and Maurice (Johnson) Fenton. He was a member of Carterville Baptist Church in Petal where he served and taught Sunday School for many years. He had a great career working with Syngenta, Chevron, and Venture Oil and Gas. He was a skilled woodworker who enjoyed fishing and Alabama football. Bryan served Jesus faithfully...

A private family service for Edward Glennan Grady Jr. is scheduled for Saturday January 16, 2021. Glennan passed away on January 10, 2021 after a lengthy struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Glennan was the son of Edward Glennan Grady and Corinne Coyle Grady, born on October 20, 1935 in New Orleans, LA. He grew up in Laurel, MS and graduated from George S. Gardner High School in 1953. He attended Mississippi State College where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, graduating with a degree in Petroleum Geology in 1957. Upon graduation, he went to work for Haliburton in Houma, LA. In October, 1957 he married Janice Wilcox from Laurel. He was an active reservist with the U.S. Army from...

A private family service for Edward Glennan Grady Jr. is scheduled for Saturday January 16, 2021. Glennan passed away on January 10, 2021 after a lengthy struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Glennan was the son of Edward Glennan Grady and Corine Coyle Grady, born on October 20, 1935 in New Orleans, LA. He grew up in Laurel, MS and graduated from George S. Gardner High School in 1952. He attended Mississippi State College where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, graduating with a degree in Petroleum Geology in 1957. Upon graduation, he went to work for Haliburton in Houma, LA. In October, 1957 he married Janice Wilcox from Laurel. He was an active reservist with the U.S. Army from...

Sherryl Fleming Decker died at her home in Roswell, Georgia, on Monday, July 13, 2020, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease and chronic debilitating pain at the age of 73 years. Born on July 5, 1947, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, she grew up in Laurel, Mississippi, in a special time and special place. During her long struggle, she was lovingly cared for by her devoted husband and soulmate, Edward Reddy Decker of Roswell, Georgia. Sherryl and Ed have been married for 51 wonderful years, still "going steady" since the beginning of tenth grade at R.H. Watkins High School in their beloved hometown of Laurel, Mississippi. For many years they lived on the Mississippi Gulf Coast,...

Kathryn "Kathy, Cookie" Deborah Deems Crumbley, 73, passed away Monday, November 25, 2019, at her residence in Oxford, MS. Visitation will be Saturday, December 7, 2019, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., at Coleman Funeral Home. A celebration of life service will immediately follow at 2:00 p.m., also at Coleman Funeral Home. Bro. Fish Robinson will officiate. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements. Kathy was born October 13, 1946, in St. Louis County, MO, to Donald and Clara (Friemuth) Deems. She spent her childhood in Fenton, MO; graduated from Lindbergh High School; attended Central Methodist College; and worked at Monsanto World Headquarters in Creve Coeur, MO,...

Mrs. Deborah Allen Pruitt, 69, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019 in Asheville NC. The funeral will be held 4:00 PM Friday, October 11, 2019 at Greene Funeral Home Northwest Chapel 2133 Ebenezer Road Rock Hill. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home. Born in Rock Hill, wife to Preston Pruitt, the daughter of Robert Leslie Allen and Ethel Geraldine Mullis Allen of Rock Hill, SC. She is preceded in death by her son, Jason Palmer. A graduate of Winthrop College in 1983, Masters in 1987, she taught school in Rock Hill schools and Pickens County schools. A Daughter, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Guardian ad Litem in Transylvania County, NC....

Angie West Anderson was born December 4, 1924 and passed away September 29, 2019 at the age of 94. Angie was a native of Clarke County, MS and a 1943 graduate of Heidelberg High School. She married William Henry Anderson on March 10, 1946, Henry and Angie made their home in Forest, MS and raised three sons: Bill, Tom, and Joe. After the death of Henry, Angie moved back to her home town of Laurel, MS. She enjoyed sewing, needlepoint, worshipping the Lord, spending time with her family, in particular her grandbabies, and traveling. She visited all 49 states in her travel, only missed seeing Alaska. Mrs. Anderson was a former Southwestern Bell telephone operator and a retired court reporter...