Jessie Lepard Alldread

Jessie Lepard Alldread

Jessie Alldread Obituary

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Jessie Lepard Alldread, 77, of West, Mississippi, passed away Monday, August 25, 2025, at Baptist Attala Hospital. Visitation is from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at Jordan Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow the visitation at 3:00 p.m. at Parkway Cemetery in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Rev. Butch Bell will officiate the service.

Jessie was born on November 19, 1947, in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Charles Frank (Pete) Lepard and Jessie Pettit Lepard. She graduated from Mississippi State University in 1969 with her Bachelor of Science degree in teaching. Jessie was a member of Jerusalem Baptist Church.

Jessie is survived by niece, Kimberly Alldread and Emily Peters; brother-in-law, Raymond Alldread and Steve Alldread; sister-in-law, Susan (Casey) Sanders; nephews, Josh McGee, Jake McGee, and Brian Alldread; and eight great-nieces and great-nephews; her special cousin, Brenda Rhinewalt; and an aunt, Billie Adams.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Frank (Pete) Lepard and Jessie Pettit Lepard, her husband, Lynn Alldread, and numerous cousins.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to American Cancer Society www.cancer.org. or Jerusalem Baptist Church 7483 Attala Road 5131, Kosciusko, Mississippi 39090.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Jordan Funeral Home - Kosciusko

855 MS-12 845 Mississippi 12 East, Kosciusko, MS 39090

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