Jewel Heath Obituary
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Jewel spent her life working at Pennaco Hosiery in Grenada and faithfully serving in the house of the Lord. She was a devoted member of Emmanuel Baptist Church, where she sang joyfully in the Sanctuary Choir and was active in Sunday school and the ladies' ministry. Jewel also cherished the fellowship of her ladies' card-playing group, where she loved sharing everyone's favorite treat-fried peach pies. Above all, she was a devoted wife and mother who deeply cared for her family.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service with Rev. J. Barry Worrell and Rev. Eugene Heimbach officiating. Interment will follow in the Calvary Cemetery in Carroll County. The family will receive friends from 11:30 AM until service time Wednesday at McKibben and Guinn.
Survivors include her husband of 71 years, Bobby Heath; two daughters, Debbie Heath Hankins(Lee) and Rosemary Heath Couch; sister, Margaret Bennett Tierce; two brothers, James Ralph Bennett(Sue) and Ronnie Bennett(Carolyn); six grandchildren, Tiffany Vance(Bryan), Lindsay Morgan(Andy), Lee Anne Hankins, Lee Joseph Hankins, Haley Heath Hankins and Allison Bloodworth Frazier(Will); great-grandchildren, Austin Vance, Sidney Martin, McCulley Johnson, Eli Johnson, Lake Morgan, Abbott Lee Hankins, Jaxon Heath Moore, Julez Ann Moore, Joseph Thomas Rouse, Lila Frances Frazier, Mary O'Neal Frazier and Navy Lee Hankins; great-great-grandchildren, Jett Johnson and Kensley Rose Vance.
Jewel was preceded in death by her parents; son-in-law, Steve Couch and a brother-in-law, Kenny Tierce.
Pallbearers will be Lee Joseph Hankins, Jr., William O'Neal Frazier, Abbott Lee Hankins, Jaxon Heath Moore, Austin Doyal Vance and Sidney Lee Martin.
The family wishes to extend sincere appreciation to Jewel's caregivers, the staff at Grenada Living Center and Legacy Hospice for the love and exceptional care during Jewel's illness.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada, (662-307-2694).
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