Mrs. Mary Eloise Gully, 82, died Friday, July 31, 2013, at Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, August 2nd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Gully was born January 30, 1931, in Louisville, MS. She was the Secretary to the Superintendent’s Office for the Louisville Public School System for over 30 years, and a member of First United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Willie Mae Dawkins and Edwin Rives; and her brother, Brooks Rives.
She is survived by her husband, Charles Gully of Louisville, MS; her daughters, Janet (Jim) House of Jackson, MS, and Beth (Barton) Wynn of Tupelo, MS; her son, Brooks (Melanie) Gully of Starkville, MS; her sister, Helen Jones of Louisville, MS; and her grandchildren, Chase Wynn, Daniel Wynn, Kathryn Wynn, Laura House, Bob House, Helen House, Anna Rives Gully, and Audrey Gully.
Memorial may be made to First United Methodist Church, 300 W. Main St., Louisville, MS 39339.