Penny Melissa Phelps

Published 4:58 pm Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Penny Melissa Phelps Sorrels passed away Monday, May 20, 2019. She was 53 years old.

Mrs. Sorrels was a native of Vicksburg and had been living in Pattison and Brookhaven most of her life. She was a devoted wife and mother and loved being a grandmother. She was a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband, Randy Eugene Sorrels; son, Travis Sorrels (Kayla); daughter, Cody Sorrels (Ben Norwood); sisters, Deborrah Easom (Bobby) and Chandra Anderson (Wayne); mother, Alice Sorrels; and grandson, Raylon Tucker Sorells.

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Visitation will be Thursday, May 23, 2019, at Glenwood Funeral Home in Port Gibson from 10 a.m. to noon, with services beginning at noon in the chapel. The Rev. Michael Jabour will be officiating.

Burial will follow at Sarepta Cemetery in Claiborne County.

Pallbearers will be Emmett Roan, Travis Keene, Cody Teekel, Casey Sorrels, Kyle Sorrels, and Taylor Jones.

Memorials may be made to Beech Grove Baptist Church at 11122 Forest Grove Rd. Pattison, MS 39144