Martha Margaret Conrad
Published 9:17 am Thursday, January 22, 2015
Martha Margaret Conrad departed this life for her heavenly home on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, at her home in Vicksburg. She was 92.
Born July 1, 1922, to J.W. Cockrell and Lillie May Cockrell in Vicksburg, she lived in Vicksburg all of her childhood and a large part of her adult life. She graduated from Culkin Academy and attended Hinds Junior College at the age of 78 for three semesters, taking computer classes. She was known as “Computer Granny” to the much younger students and became proficient in news, email, eBay, and online games.
Mrs. Conrad and her husband were always active in church ministry, establishing a church in Yazoo City and living in South Dakota for five years, helping to establish a church in Hot Springs. Many people in the Vicksburg area and beyond have her handprints on their life as she encouraged them and prayed for them. She was a retired licensed minister with the United Pentecostal Church International.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy K. Conrad; grandsons, Brad Ingram and Clay Miller; and great-grandson, Drew Bradford.
She is survived by sons, Tim (Patsy) Conrad of Mound, La., and Gerald “Jerry” (Phyllis) Conrad of Madison; daughter, Ellen (Thomas) Ingram of Vicksburg; a brother, Harry Cockrell; sisters, Joyce Huskey of Vicksburg and Sylvia (Darryl) Hale of Vicksburg; grandchildren, Kevin (Sheila) Conrad, Cyndi (David) Hyman, Virginia (Rob) Bradford, Kirk (Brenda) Conrad, John Conrad, T. C. (Tina) Ingram, Andy (Jessica) Ingram, Amy (Joel) Slayter and Allie Ingram; and 20-plus great- and great-great-grandchildren.
Glenwood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at First Pentecostal Church on Paxton Road in Vicksburg. Her homegoing celebration service will be 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, at First Pentecostal Church. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Many heartfelt thanks go out to Gentiva Hospice personnel, particularly Kim Shockley, Toni Dickerson, Takeesa “Kiki” Willis and Chaplain Tomaz Adams.