Funeral services
were held for Sharon Sue Carpenter Anderson, 64, of Lucedale, MS, on
Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at 1 p.m., at Agricola Baptist Church.
Interment followed
at Agricola Cemetery, with Dr. Tommy Mitchell officiating the services.
A retired school
teacher at Semmes Middle School and a member of Agricola Baptist Church, she
died June 11. She was born September 28, 1952 in LaPorte, Indiana.
She is survived by
her daughters Amy (Johnny) Gilbert (age 43) of Middleburg, Indiana, Tina
(Walter) Wright (37), Janie (Sammy) Grice (35), Sara (Josh) Graves (28),
Emily (Coty) Creech (25), all of Lucedale; sons Jeremy (Leslie) Anderson
(42) of Wilmer, AL, Billy (Melissa) Anderson (30) of Lucedale; grandchildren
Johnny Gilbert III (20), Brianna Gilbert (10), Sophia Gilbert (8), Jeremy
Anderson Jr. (14), Justin Anderson (12), Joseph Anderson (7), Annie Anderson
(3), Jonathon Dunn (24), Walter “Trey” Wright III (21), Gabrielle Scott
(18), Chelsea Scott (16), Shelby Wright (16), Heaven Rianna Scott (15),
Madisyn Scott (12), Sammy Grice III (14), Joshua Grice (12), Kynleigh
Anderson (11), Mack Anderson (7 months), Kerahdy Broome (9), Luke Graves
(5), Carter Anderson (7), Mason Anderson (5), and Paxton Creech (1);
brothers Chet (Ethel) Carpenter of Michigan City, IN, Leslie (Darlene)
Carpenter Jr. of Gary, IN; sisters Arlene Bos of Westville, IN, Sandy
(Butch) Fitzer of Grovetown, IN; and her best friend of 50 years JoAnn
Carlson of Valparaiso, IN.
She was preceded in
death by her parents Leslie and LaVertta Carpenter and brothers Donald “Don”
Carpenter and Dennis Carpenter.
Pallbearers were
Rusty Hembree, David Creel, Justin Broome, William Redd, Jeremy Trehern,
Harley Patterson, Mitchell Summers and Patrick Ainsworth.
George County
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.