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Vesta Mayfield Obituary
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Vesta Lavelle Mayfield, 96, passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2014, in Ridgeland, MS. A visitation will be held on Monday, May 12, 2014 at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home on High St. from 11:00am to 1:00pm with funeral service following. Burial will follow at John's Cemetery.
Mrs. Mayfield was born on October 23, 1917, to Mr. Wilson Stevens and Mrs. Nola Welch Stevens.
She was a charter member of Wesley United Methodist Church and a member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church since 1989. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and was devoted to taking care of her family.
Mrs. Mayfield was preceded in death by her husband, Haskell Harmon Mayfield, and parents, Wilson and Nola Stevens. She is survived by her daughter, Susie Angelo (Jim) of Brandon, MS; grandsons Stephen Patrick Angelo (Emily) of Chicago, IL, and Gregory Gus Angelo (Kari) of Sacramento, CA; great-grandchildren Nicholas James Angelo of Chicago, IL, and Olivia Kathleen Angelo of Sacramento, CA; sisters, Lucille Robbins and Mary Walter, and a niece, many nephews and cousins.
The family would like to thank all those who were so helpful and caring in recent years. We especially thank Ruby Lewis and Lucy Davis, two outstanding caregivers; her doctor of many years, Dr. Isaac Aultman; and all those at St. Dominic's Hospital, Wisteria Gardens Rehab, and Hospice Ministries of Ridgeland who provided so much to all.
Memorials may be made to St. Luke's United Methodist Church of Jackson or to the American Heart Association.
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Memories and Condolences
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Evelyn Merrell Swalm
May 13, 2014
Susie,
Thinking of you and your family. You had your mom for such a long part of your adult life. Mine passed away last year at 102. Their age gives us a time to let them go, but memories we always hold are so precious.
God bless,
Evelyn Merrell Swalm
The Staff of Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home
May 12, 2014
Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.
May 12, 2014
With deepest condolences. We are never prepared for such a deep loss so I hope you find some comfort in the memories & joys you had and know sickness, pain and death that we deal with now will one day be no more for this has been promised to us.
May 11, 2014
May our Lord grant peace and eternal memory to your dearest Mother and Grandmother. Memories of a loved one are cherished gifts to keep in one's heart.
With love,
Lambryne and Angela Angelo
Virginia (gray)Hicks
May 11, 2014
My deepest sympathy to Susie and the family. I went to Murrah with Susie...
American Heart Association
May 10, 2014
May your memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family, today and always.
May 10, 2014
With deepest condolences. We are never prepared for such a deep loss so I hope you find some comfort in the memories & joys you had and know sickness, pain and death that we deal with now will one day be no more for this has been promised to us.
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