Dee Dee went to be with her Heavenly Father September 30, 2019, at Jones County Rest Home in Ellisville, MS. She has been fighting Alzheimers for several years. Dee Dee was 86.
Visitation will be at Jones and Son Funeral Home in Moselle, Friday, October 4, 2019, from 5:00 p.m-9:00 p.m. Services will be at Moselle Memorial Baptist Church Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. with a one-hour visitation before service. Burial will be at Moselle Memorial Gardens.
Dee Dee and Fenton had been married for 65 years. They met at a fireman’s dance in Pascagoula, MS. Fenton was serving in the U.S. Air Force in Biloxi. They had a military wedding on February 14, 1954, at First Baptist Church in Pascagoula. When Fenton’s tour of duty was over, they moved to northern Kentucky which was Fenton’s home.
Dee Dee loved to travel and was ready to go where-ever. They traveled through all lower 48 states plus Canada, Mexico and Hawaii. They many trips over seas to Ireland, England, Greece, Portugal, Bahamas and Puerto Rico.
Dee Dee was a stay at home mom until her son and daughter left college. She started working for Dillard’s in northern Kentucky where she was Assistant to the Personnel Manager.
Dee Dee loved to fish and spend time on the water. Dee Dee and Fenton spent most weekends at their summer home on Lake Cumberland in south Kentucky. She loved yard work and always had a beautiful lawn and garden. Dee Dee and Fenton were members of Moselle Memorial Baptist Church in Moselle, MS. They both were very active members of several committees and had dedicated their lives to our God and Savior.
God blessed me with a wonderful wife.
