Diane Mabry Gosselin of Madison, Mississippi was born on March 8, 1951, in Meridian, Mississippi to the late George Edwin Mabry and the late Arnie Mae Grayson. She was retired from Allstate insurance after 30 years of service. She loved gardening and the only thing she loved more than her husband, her daughters, grandchildren and sisters, were her dogs. She had a passion for shopping, especially with her lifelong best friend and partner in crime, Janice “Wabbit” Collins. She was a loving wife, mother, MeMe, sister and friend. Diane passed away on September 22nd at the University of Mississippi Medical Center at the age of 73.
Survivors include her loving husband of 39 years, Dave. Daughters Deidra (Kevin) Burnette of Sheridan, AR, De’Sha (David) Hudkins of Cabot, AR and Amy (Dustin) Kirkland of Madisonville, LA and her sisters, Lynda Alman of Ridgeland, MS and Deborah (John) Fry of Clinton, MS.
She was the proud MeMe of 7 grandchildren. Ian Burnette, Madyson Davis, Mallory Hudkins, Cade Burnette, Knox Kirkland, Morissa Kirkland and the newest edition, Dylan Kirkland.
Services will be held at 1:00pm September 27th at Parkway Funeral Home in Ridgeland with Father Hurley officiating. Burial will follow at Parkway Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:30am to 1:00pm with services to follow.
Serving as pallbearers: Kevin Burnette, David Hudkins, Dustin Kirkland, Ian Burnette, Cade Burnette, and Chad Gosselin.