Individual Details

Fayola Hathorne

(25 Sep 1926 - 9 Oct 2009)

Fayola Hathorn Buckelew, 83, of Laurel, passed away Friday, October 9, 2009, at Comfort Care Nursing Center.Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 11, at Indian Springs Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The Revs. Mike West, Tommy Brill and Ryan Smith will officiate.She was born on September 25, 1926. Though she battled severe rheumatoid arthritis for many years, she rarely let it slow her down. She loved gardening, shopping, traveling and being with her family. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend to all who knew her. She was a member of Harmony Baptist Church for over 40 years and then moved to the Indian Springs Community and joined the Indian Springs Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her parents, G.D. and Linnie Bell Hathorn; younger brother, Hershel Hathorn; and son-in-law, Terry L. Parker.Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Billy N. Buckelew; two daughters, Judy Parker and children Karen and Benny Hubbard of Magee, Brenda and Richard Baswell of San Antonio, Texas, and Debra Holifield and children Kelly and Ryan Smith of Laurel, Amy and Jeremy Hamilton of Laurel; two brothers, Odell Hathorn and wife Betty, and Lee Hathorn, both of Laurel; sister, Reviel Kitchens of Kenner, La.; seven great-grandchildren, Jessica and Ethan Brewer, Kaitlyn, Madison and Ricky Baswell, Emily and Marley Smith.Pallbearers will be Morris Welch, Freddie Welch, David Hudson, Jeremy Hamilton, Billy C. Smith and Jay Smith.To view or sign the family guestbook, visit www.leadercall.com.Visitation will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the church. Ellisville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Events

Birth25 Sep 1926West Carroll Parish, Louisiana
Education1941Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi
Education1943School enrollment - Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi
Marriage22 Apr 1944Jones County, Mississippi - Billy Norman Buckelew
Education1945School enrollment - Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi
Residence1 Aug 1999Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi
Death9 Oct 2009Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi
Burial11 Oct 2009Indian Springs Cemetery, Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi

Families

SpouseBilly Norman Buckelew (1926 - 2012)
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