Vernelle Winter 81, passed away June 17, 2020 at her home in Holly Springs. She was a retired school teacher who taught for over thirty years,
Born on January 4, 1939 in Marianna, MS to Vena Howard Woods and Nellie Thompson Woods, she grew up in the fellowship her beloved First United Methodist Church in Holly Springs joining at the young age of seven, As an adult active in the church, she taught the two and three year old Sunday school class for eighteen years and was a member of the church choir.
She is survived by her husband of many years, Tommy Pruitt Winter of Holly Springs, MS; son, Tommy George Howard Winter (Amanda) of Oakland, TN; daughter, Prentis Nancinelle Boatwright (Phil) of Myrtle, MS; sister, Mary Ella Woods Gilbert of Goodlettsville, TN; and grandchildren, Caroline Boatwright, Sam Winter, Meg Boatwright and Annie Winter.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Prentis Woods and Lloyd Woods.
Services will be held Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 11:00 am at the First United Methodist Church with the Holly Springs Funeral Home in charge. A visitation will be held at the church Saturday from 10:00 am until service. Burial will follow in the Hill Crest Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Holly Springs, MS.
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