Mary T. Fuller

Published 11:48 am Friday, October 29, 2010

Mary T. Fuller died Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010, at her home. She was 86.

Born in Flint, Mich., Mrs. Fuller was a longtime resident of Vicksburg. She was the daughter of the late John R. Troxell and Grace Scarbrough Troxell Riles.

Mrs. Fuller was a devoted wife and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a member of the Vicksburg Church of Christ, where she was a former Bible school teacher.

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She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Rhea Fuller Jr.; one daughter, Linda F. Seyfarth (Calvin) of Vicksburg; two granddaughters, Hilary S. Bryant of Baton Rouge and Melody S. Tillman (Jason) of Vicksburg; and three great-grandchildren, Chandler Bryant and Haley and Katie Tillman.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Rhea Fuller III; one sister, Bessie Knight Stansell; and two brothers, John Troxell and W.E. Riles.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Riles Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Eric Welch, minister of Vicksburg Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. Saturday until the hour of the service.

Pallbearers will be Reggie Crawford, Clyde Redmon, Wade Hammack, Roy Wade, Patrick Smith, Irby Summerlin, Bobby Jones , Howard McCoy and Jerry Miller.