Maxine Criscoe Ryals
Daily Leader, The (Brookhaven, MS) - Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Funeral services for Maxine Criscoe Ryals, of Brookhaven, are10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 27, at Brookhaven Funeral Home Chapel on North Jackson Street. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Lakewood Memorial Park Cemetery at 6000 Clinton Boulevard in Jackson.
Visitation will be held on Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the services at the funeral home.
Mrs. Ryals, 93, died May 23, 2010, at Brook Manor Nursing Center in Brookhaven. She was born in Sontag on March 11, 1917, to Joe Herrington and Laura White Herrington.
She was the youngest daughter of 11 children. She was an active member at the First United Methodist Church until her health failed. She and her husband, Elton Ryals, were honored by the church for their outstanding years of service in 2006 as Seniors of the Year.
She always incorporated serving others into her active life. One of the highlights of each week was attending the Friday Prayer Luncheons at the church. She entertained at nursing homes with the Sociability Singers. Other activities in and around the community included the L.L.L. Baptist senior group, and the Area 50+ Club, which meets at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. A particular favorite activity was helping with the Meals on Wheels program. She truly embodied the spirit of "Love thy neighbor as thyself."
Preceding her in death were her parents; her first husband, Kelly Criscoe; and 10 siblings.
Survivors are her husband, Elton Ryals, of Brookhaven; her daughter, her stepsons, and her three grandchildren and six step grandchildren.
Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Daily Leader, The (Brookhaven, MS) - Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Funeral services for Maxine Criscoe Ryals, of Brookhaven, are10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 27, at Brookhaven Funeral Home Chapel on North Jackson Street. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Lakewood Memorial Park Cemetery at 6000 Clinton Boulevard in Jackson.
Visitation will be held on Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the services at the funeral home.
Mrs. Ryals, 93, died May 23, 2010, at Brook Manor Nursing Center in Brookhaven. She was born in Sontag on March 11, 1917, to Joe Herrington and Laura White Herrington.
She was the youngest daughter of 11 children. She was an active member at the First United Methodist Church until her health failed. She and her husband, Elton Ryals, were honored by the church for their outstanding years of service in 2006 as Seniors of the Year.
She always incorporated serving others into her active life. One of the highlights of each week was attending the Friday Prayer Luncheons at the church. She entertained at nursing homes with the Sociability Singers. Other activities in and around the community included the L.L.L. Baptist senior group, and the Area 50+ Club, which meets at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. A particular favorite activity was helping with the Meals on Wheels program. She truly embodied the spirit of "Love thy neighbor as thyself."
Preceding her in death were her parents; her first husband, Kelly Criscoe; and 10 siblings.
Survivors are her husband, Elton Ryals, of Brookhaven; her daughter, her stepsons, and her three grandchildren and six step grandchildren.
Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Maxine Criscoe Ryals
Daily Leader, The (Brookhaven, MS) - Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Funeral services for Maxine Criscoe Ryals, of Brookhaven, are10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 27, at Brookhaven Funeral Home Chapel on North Jackson Street. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Lakewood Memorial Park Cemetery at 6000 Clinton Boulevard in Jackson.
Visitation will be held on Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the services at the funeral home.
Mrs. Ryals, 93, died May 23, 2010, at Brook Manor Nursing Center in Brookhaven. She was born in Sontag on March 11, 1917, to Joe Herrington and Laura White Herrington.
She was the youngest daughter of 11 children. She was an active member at the First United Methodist Church until her health failed. She and her husband, Elton Ryals, were honored by the church for their outstanding years of service in 2006 as Seniors of the Year.
She always incorporated serving others into her active life. One of the highlights of each week was attending the Friday Prayer Luncheons at the church. She entertained at nursing homes with the Sociability Singers. Other activities in and around the community included the L.L.L. Baptist senior group, and the Area 50+ Club, which meets at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. A particular favorite activity was helping with the Meals on Wheels program. She truly embodied the spirit of "Love thy neighbor as thyself."
Preceding her in death were her parents; her first husband, Kelly Criscoe; and 10 siblings.
Survivors are her husband, Elton Ryals, of Brookhaven; her daughter, her stepsons, and her three grandchildren and six step grandchildren.
Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Daily Leader, The (Brookhaven, MS) - Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Funeral services for Maxine Criscoe Ryals, of Brookhaven, are10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 27, at Brookhaven Funeral Home Chapel on North Jackson Street. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Lakewood Memorial Park Cemetery at 6000 Clinton Boulevard in Jackson.
Visitation will be held on Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the services at the funeral home.
Mrs. Ryals, 93, died May 23, 2010, at Brook Manor Nursing Center in Brookhaven. She was born in Sontag on March 11, 1917, to Joe Herrington and Laura White Herrington.
She was the youngest daughter of 11 children. She was an active member at the First United Methodist Church until her health failed. She and her husband, Elton Ryals, were honored by the church for their outstanding years of service in 2006 as Seniors of the Year.
She always incorporated serving others into her active life. One of the highlights of each week was attending the Friday Prayer Luncheons at the church. She entertained at nursing homes with the Sociability Singers. Other activities in and around the community included the L.L.L. Baptist senior group, and the Area 50+ Club, which meets at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. A particular favorite activity was helping with the Meals on Wheels program. She truly embodied the spirit of "Love thy neighbor as thyself."
Preceding her in death were her parents; her first husband, Kelly Criscoe; and 10 siblings.
Survivors are her husband, Elton Ryals, of Brookhaven; her daughter, her stepsons, and her three grandchildren and six step grandchildren.
Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
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