Johnnie Mae Taylor Talley

A Celebration of Life Service for Johnnie Mae Taylor Talley, 93, is set for 2:00 pm on Monday at Memorial Funeral Home with Dr. Ronnie Mitchell and Bro. Philip Caples officiating. Burial will follow in the Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery. A family and friends gathering will be Monday from 12:00 to service time.

Mrs. Talley died Saturday, July 20, 2024 at MS Care Center. She was born March 7, 1931 in Alcorn County and attended Kossuth Schools. She retired from Garan in 1997 with 29 ½ years of service, as a supervisor. She was a lifelong member of Tishomingo Chapel Baptist Church. Her greatest joy was being with her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed cooking and working in her flowers, garden and yard.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Royce Talley; her parents, John Marcus and Lillie Parish Taylor; son-in-law, Hugh Mitchell; a brother, James Opal Taylor; sister, Anna Laura South; brother-in-law, Ben South; sister-in-law, Helen Brown Taylor; and great great granddaughter, Ashton Faith Wyse.

She is survived by her daughter, Peggy Talley Mitchell; son, Eric Scott Talley (Melba); grandchildren, Keith Mitchell (Cynthia), Deborah Wyse (Skip), Sharon Barnes (Tim), and Eric Talley, Jr. (Tonya); 10 great grandchildren; and 11 great great grandchildren.

Pallbearers are John Paul Waldon, Stanley Nelms, Jimmy Parish, Lonnie McKee, Blaine Barnes and Taylor Barnes.

Honorary pallbearers are Robert Waldon, James Allen and the Tishomingo Chapel Sunshiners.

Memorials may be made to the Tishomingo Chapel Baptist Church.