Retired, Seamstress
PHILADELPHIA – Services for Retha Hillman Jay will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Chapel with the Revs. David Jay and Jim Bryant officiating. Burial will be in Liberty Baptist Cemetery in Newton with McClain-Hays Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Jay, 83, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, June 18, 2009, at Woodland Village Nursing Center in Diamondhead.
She was a native of Newton County and reared in Neshoba County.
She was a resident of Laurel for many years and moved back to Neshoba County in 1984. She had lived in Diamondhead for the past three years. She was a retired seamstress and formerly worked in the garment industry in Laurel and Union. She was Baptist by faith.
Survivors include her son, Jerry Jay and his wife Gloria, of Biloxi; grandsons, Kevin Jay, of Diamondhead, Gary Bryant, of Slidell, La., and Jim Bryant, of Crystal Springs; ten great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; sister, Mary Grimes, of Philadelphia; and numerous nieces, nephews, and their families.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Alton L. Jay; eight sisters; and nine brothers.
Visitation will be held today, from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Published in The Meridian Star on 6/20/2009
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Services for Retha Hillman Jay were held Sunday, June 21, 2009, at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Chapel. The Rev. David Jay and the Rev. Jim Bryant officiated. Burial followed in Liberty Baptist Cemetery in Newton.
Mrs. Jay, 83, died Thursday, June 18, 2009, in Woodland Village Nursing Center in Diamondhead.
She was a native of Newton County and reared in Neshoba County. She was a resident of Laurel for many years and moved back to Neshoba County in 1984. She was a retired seamstress and was Baptist by faith.
Mrs. Jay was preceded in death by her husband, Alton L. Jay; eight sisters and nine brothers.
Survivors include son, Jerry Jay of Biloxi; three grandsons; 10 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Mary Grimes of Philadelphia.
Pallbearers were Kevin Jay, Gary Bryant, Dennis Jay, Kenny Rea, John Michael Hillman and Austin Jay.
The Neshoba Democrat; June 24, 2009
PHILADELPHIA – Services for Retha Hillman Jay will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Chapel with the Revs. David Jay and Jim Bryant officiating. Burial will be in Liberty Baptist Cemetery in Newton with McClain-Hays Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Jay, 83, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, June 18, 2009, at Woodland Village Nursing Center in Diamondhead.
She was a native of Newton County and reared in Neshoba County.
She was a resident of Laurel for many years and moved back to Neshoba County in 1984. She had lived in Diamondhead for the past three years. She was a retired seamstress and formerly worked in the garment industry in Laurel and Union. She was Baptist by faith.
Survivors include her son, Jerry Jay and his wife Gloria, of Biloxi; grandsons, Kevin Jay, of Diamondhead, Gary Bryant, of Slidell, La., and Jim Bryant, of Crystal Springs; ten great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; sister, Mary Grimes, of Philadelphia; and numerous nieces, nephews, and their families.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Alton L. Jay; eight sisters; and nine brothers.
Visitation will be held today, from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Published in The Meridian Star on 6/20/2009
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Services for Retha Hillman Jay were held Sunday, June 21, 2009, at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Chapel. The Rev. David Jay and the Rev. Jim Bryant officiated. Burial followed in Liberty Baptist Cemetery in Newton.
Mrs. Jay, 83, died Thursday, June 18, 2009, in Woodland Village Nursing Center in Diamondhead.
She was a native of Newton County and reared in Neshoba County. She was a resident of Laurel for many years and moved back to Neshoba County in 1984. She was a retired seamstress and was Baptist by faith.
Mrs. Jay was preceded in death by her husband, Alton L. Jay; eight sisters and nine brothers.
Survivors include son, Jerry Jay of Biloxi; three grandsons; 10 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Mary Grimes of Philadelphia.
Pallbearers were Kevin Jay, Gary Bryant, Dennis Jay, Kenny Rea, John Michael Hillman and Austin Jay.
The Neshoba Democrat; June 24, 2009
Retired, Seamstress
PHILADELPHIA – Services for Retha Hillman Jay will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Chapel with the Revs. David Jay and Jim Bryant officiating. Burial will be in Liberty Baptist Cemetery in Newton with McClain-Hays Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Jay, 83, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, June 18, 2009, at Woodland Village Nursing Center in Diamondhead.
She was a native of Newton County and reared in Neshoba County.
She was a resident of Laurel for many years and moved back to Neshoba County in 1984. She had lived in Diamondhead for the past three years. She was a retired seamstress and formerly worked in the garment industry in Laurel and Union. She was Baptist by faith.
Survivors include her son, Jerry Jay and his wife Gloria, of Biloxi; grandsons, Kevin Jay, of Diamondhead, Gary Bryant, of Slidell, La., and Jim Bryant, of Crystal Springs; ten great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; sister, Mary Grimes, of Philadelphia; and numerous nieces, nephews, and their families.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Alton L. Jay; eight sisters; and nine brothers.
Visitation will be held today, from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Published in The Meridian Star on 6/20/2009
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Services for Retha Hillman Jay were held Sunday, June 21, 2009, at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Chapel. The Rev. David Jay and the Rev. Jim Bryant officiated. Burial followed in Liberty Baptist Cemetery in Newton.
Mrs. Jay, 83, died Thursday, June 18, 2009, in Woodland Village Nursing Center in Diamondhead.
She was a native of Newton County and reared in Neshoba County. She was a resident of Laurel for many years and moved back to Neshoba County in 1984. She was a retired seamstress and was Baptist by faith.
Mrs. Jay was preceded in death by her husband, Alton L. Jay; eight sisters and nine brothers.
Survivors include son, Jerry Jay of Biloxi; three grandsons; 10 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Mary Grimes of Philadelphia.
Pallbearers were Kevin Jay, Gary Bryant, Dennis Jay, Kenny Rea, John Michael Hillman and Austin Jay.
The Neshoba Democrat; June 24, 2009
PHILADELPHIA – Services for Retha Hillman Jay will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Chapel with the Revs. David Jay and Jim Bryant officiating. Burial will be in Liberty Baptist Cemetery in Newton with McClain-Hays Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Jay, 83, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, June 18, 2009, at Woodland Village Nursing Center in Diamondhead.
She was a native of Newton County and reared in Neshoba County.
She was a resident of Laurel for many years and moved back to Neshoba County in 1984. She had lived in Diamondhead for the past three years. She was a retired seamstress and formerly worked in the garment industry in Laurel and Union. She was Baptist by faith.
Survivors include her son, Jerry Jay and his wife Gloria, of Biloxi; grandsons, Kevin Jay, of Diamondhead, Gary Bryant, of Slidell, La., and Jim Bryant, of Crystal Springs; ten great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; sister, Mary Grimes, of Philadelphia; and numerous nieces, nephews, and their families.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Alton L. Jay; eight sisters; and nine brothers.
Visitation will be held today, from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Published in The Meridian Star on 6/20/2009
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Services for Retha Hillman Jay were held Sunday, June 21, 2009, at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Chapel. The Rev. David Jay and the Rev. Jim Bryant officiated. Burial followed in Liberty Baptist Cemetery in Newton.
Mrs. Jay, 83, died Thursday, June 18, 2009, in Woodland Village Nursing Center in Diamondhead.
She was a native of Newton County and reared in Neshoba County. She was a resident of Laurel for many years and moved back to Neshoba County in 1984. She was a retired seamstress and was Baptist by faith.
Mrs. Jay was preceded in death by her husband, Alton L. Jay; eight sisters and nine brothers.
Survivors include son, Jerry Jay of Biloxi; three grandsons; 10 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Mary Grimes of Philadelphia.
Pallbearers were Kevin Jay, Gary Bryant, Dennis Jay, Kenny Rea, John Michael Hillman and Austin Jay.
The Neshoba Democrat; June 24, 2009
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