Dovie Linda Heggins

Published 3:51 pm Friday, March 27, 2020

GREENWOOD — Dovie Linda Heggins died Thursday, March 26, 2020, in the Greenwood-Leflore Co. hospital. She was 75.

A native of Water Valley, she had made her home in Vicksburg for 20 years before moving to Greenwood 20 years ago. She was a former member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Vicksburg and currently was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Greenwood.

Survivors include her husband of 40 years, John M. ‘ Johnny” Heggins of Greenwood; her daughter, Wanda Mathes of Kilgore, Texas; her sons, Terry Miles of Greenwood and Robert Miles of Cuero, Texas; her brother, Jimmy Dale Hawkins of Water Valley; six grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.

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Graveside services will be held Monday, March 30, 2020, at 2 p.m. in the Wayside Cemetery with Rev. Mitchell Long officiating. Visitation will be Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Wayside Cemetery until the service.

Pallbearers will be David Heggins, Donnie Heggins and Lyman Greer.

Glenwood Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.