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Vera Prestridge Obituary
Liberty - Vera M. Prestridge, 89, of Liberty, Mississippi, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. She was born June 15, 1928 in Simmesport, Louisiana, the daughter of Samuel R. Norwood and Maude Bordelon Norwood. She was a bookkeeper, and a member of the Liberty Presbyterian Church in Liberty. Vera is survived by her daughter, Kit Prestridge of Ridgeland, MS. one step-daughter Jean Chappell, one step-son Charles Prestridge, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Vera is preceded in death by her parents, Samuel R. Norwood and Maude Bordelon Norwood, and her husband Ralph M. Prestridge.
Visitation is Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Liberty Presbyterian Church in Liberty, MS. from 9:00 A.M. until time of funeral services at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, at the church, officiated by Rev. Walt Gaston and Rev. John Evans. Interment will follow in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Mississippi. Pallbearers are Greg Barron, Aubrey Blalock, Ricky Stratton, Randy Caston, Derrick Dahl, and Charles Prestridge. In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be made to Liberty Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 219, Liberty, MS. 39645 or Amite County Historical and Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 2, Liberty, MS. 39645.
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5 Entries
June 16, 2018
Kit
I send you my most heartfelt sympathy. I've been there and know the emptiness you feel. I didn't know she had been ill. I'm thinking and praying for you. Peggy
Bernell McGehee
June 16, 2018
So, sorry, Kit.I was out of town until Friday night and missed the services.I forgot that Ms Vera and I shared the same birthday. That may help explain why we got along so well. She was a straight shooter.I will miss her.
Nancibeth Lawson Williams
June 14, 2018
Kit,
Please know of my sadness to hear of your mother's passing. I have been in your shoes and pray that you will remember the good memories you have of your mother before her illness. Love to you and your family. ITB
Jean Chappell
June 14, 2018
Kit, Paul and I are praying for you.
Meg Outlaw
June 13, 2018
Kit, I am so sorry about your Mom, and I truly wish that I could be there. You are in my thoughts and prayers....
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