Miss Fanny Hisaw, 77, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2011, at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, Mississippi. Visitation will be at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi, on Monday, September 19, 2011, from 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel in Louisville, Mississippi, with Rev. T. J. Jennings, Rev. Tommy Cherry, and Rev. David Keen officiating. Interment will be in Ellison Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery.
Miss Hisaw was born July 29, 1934, to Robert and Annie Beth Fuller Hisaw. She was a lifelong member of Ellison Ridge Baptist Church, where she was a former Sunday School teacher and at present serves as the church secretary and clerk. She worked for many years at Spartus Corporation, retiring in 1992.
Miss Hisaw is survived by two brothers: Embree Hisaw of Philadephia, Mississippi, and Marion Hisaw and wife, Susan, of Louisville, Mississippi; and by four sisters: Dorothy Gutierrez and husband, Joe; Joy Ming and husband, Van Dorn; and Bertie Jo Hisaw all of Louisville, Mississippi, and Gayle Persons of Shuqulak, Mississippi; and by sister-in-law, Carolyn Hisaw, of Louisville, Mississippi. Miss Hisaw is also survived by a host of loving nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert Edwin and Annie Beth Hisaw; her brother, Robert Berlin Hisaw; her sisters-in-law, Virginia Hisaw and Willie Pearl Hisaw; and her brother-in-law, Bennie Persons.
Pallbearers will be Delbert Ming, Robert Hisaw, Brent Gutierrez, Dewayne Ming, Brad Winstead, Brant Winstead, Jon Richard Crowell, Jared Cockrell, Kenny Persons and Larry Cockrell. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of Ellison Ridge Baptist Church, Larry Hemphill, Edward Stokes, Tim Flora, Charles Johnson, David Livingston and Paul Eaves.
Memorials may be given to the charity of your choice. Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS is handling the arrangements. You may sign the guestbook at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.
