Life History
24th Jul 1893 |
Born in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.1 |
26th Apr 1917 |
Birth of daughter Elma Vaughn GREGORY in Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi.1,3,2,4,1 |
1st Jul 1918 |
Birth of son William Harrison GREGORY in Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi.1,1,3 |
about 1920 |
Birth of son Benjamin T GREGORY in Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi.1 |
17th Jun 1966 |
Died in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida.1 Had been in failing health for some time |
19th Jun 1966 |
Buried in Lee Memorial Park, Verona, Lee County, Mississippi.1 |
Other facts
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Married William Aubrey GREGORY |
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Bertha Jolly Gregory
Birth Jul 24, 1893 Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
Death Jun 17, 1966 Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA
Rites Held For Mrs. Bertha Gregory
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock a large number of devoted relatives and friends assembled in the sanctuary of the First Methodist Church to pay final tribute to Mrs. Bertha Jolly Gregory of New London, Ohio, formerly of Okolona. The rites were conducted by the Rev. T. R. Poole, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Allison Bell, pastor of the First Baptist Church. The church choir sang "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "God Will Take of You."
Burial was in Lee Memorial Park Cemetery with Order of the Eastern Star honors. Pallbearers were eight nephews: Lee Johnson of Dallas, Texas, Bobby Jolly of Gulfport, Robert Harper, J. W, Jolly, Joe Reifers, Clyde Sullivan, Ray Boone and Dan Jolly. Barry Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Gregory died early Friday morning at the home of her son, Dr. Ben Gregory, and Mrs. Gregory of Pensacola, Fla. where she was visiting, having arrived there Sunday. She had been in failing health for some time. She was 73.
A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wade Jolly, pioneer citizens, she was born and reared in the chalk Bluff community and lived in and near Okolona until she went to New London a number of years ago, and where she was a store manager until retirement. She was active in civic clubs and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the White Shrine. Mrs. Gregory loved people of all ages and was admired and loved by them and was young in spirit and ways.
Mrs. Gregory leaves two sons, Dr. Ben Gregory of Pensacola and W. H. Gregory, Okolona Planter; a daughter Mrs. Delbert Barnes of New London; a brother, Hal Jolly; two sisters, Mrs. J. C. Boone and Mrs. Edd Reifers, and ten grandchildren.
The Okolona Messenger, Thursday June 23, 1966, Page 1.
Parents:
Waitus Hampton Jolly (1858 - 1935)
Eliza Wamble Jolly (1855 - 1950)
Spouse William Aubrey Gregory (1892 - 1967)
Children:
Elma G Gregory Barnes (1917 - 2001)
William Harrison Gregory (1918 - 2005)
Siblings:
Mattie Rowena Jolly Sullivan (1877 - 1956)
James Jolly (1880 - 1922)
Mamie Jolly Boone (1881 - 1974)
Bessie Jolly Harper (1888 - 1965)
Eula Jolly Hill (1889 - 1934)
Hal Tucker Jolly (1895 - 1967)
Hilda Jolly Reifers (1899 - 1974)
Burial Lee Memorial Park, Verona, Lee County, Mississippi, USA
Created by StelleMIvy Dec 23, 2013
-- Find A Grave Memorial #122073721, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122073721/bertha-gregory
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