Mary Louise Ward, age 84, of Senatobia, Mississippi passed away on Sunday June 21, 2020. Mary Louise was born August 15, 1935 in Memphis to the late Marvin Lesker Russell and Vera Lavonia Williams Russell. She was preceded in death by her husband; Benjamin "BJ" Ward on August 17, 2014; a son Brian Baldwin; sisters Vera Elizabeth Lott, Patricia Ann Sears, Joyce Carolyn Peterson; brother, Marvin Thomas Russell; grandsons Ben Oldham, Andrew Archer and great granddaughter Kymberly Ann Ward. Mary Louise is survived by a daughter; Vicki Vercher (Ron), sons; Jackie Ward (Linda), Roger Ward (Sheryl), Jeff Ward (Michelle), Ben Ward (Brandi), sisters; Margie Louise Campbell, Helen Marie Caulkins, Peggy Jean Patterson, brothers; Erskine Wilbur Russell, David Allen Russell, eighteen grandchildren, twenty-one great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
A visitation for Mary Louise will be held Wednesday, June 24, 2020 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Brantley Funeral Home, 6875 Cockrum Street, Olive Branch, MS 38654. A funeral service will occur Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 2:00 PM. Burial will follow at GreenLeaf Cemetery, 3004 Greenleaf Rd, Coldwater, Mississippi 38618-7603.
SHARE OBITUARY
v.1.8.18