Virginia Carolyn Haggard, 89, of Noxapater, Mississippi, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, Mississippi, after complications due to a brief illness. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Thursday, May 27 at Noxapater Baptist Church with Rev. Chris Vowell officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 2:30 p.m. until service time at the church. Interment will immediately follow the service at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Noxapater.
Carolyn was born October 27, 1931, to Irvin and Nannie Lou Ellis McBrayer in Winston County, Mississippi. She graduated from Noxapater High School and went on to earn a degree at East Central Junior College in Decatur, Mississippi. Following college, she worked as a secretary at U. S. Motors in Philadelphia, Mississippi, for 10 years and for the postal service in Noxapater for over 20 years. She was a longtime member of Noxapater Baptist Church.
Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents Irvin and Nannie McBrayer, her husband Billy Louis Haggard, her infant daughter Sharon Dawn, and her brother Joe Irvin McBrayer. She is survived by her sister Martha Jean Burrage and her two children Rick (Evie) Haggard and Lisa (Lamar) Horne. She also leaves behind four grandchildren: Ryan (Julie) Haggard, Kyle (Kristen) Haggard, Brody Horne, and Colton (Caitlin) Horne and three great-grandchildren: Summer, Elijah, and Hayley. Carolyn is also survived by her sisters-in-law: Sarah Ballard, Nancy Haggard, Patty Jones, Martha Ann McBrayer, and Betty Haggard Parker.
Serving as pallbearers are Ryan Haggard, Kyle Haggard, Brody Horne, Colton Horne, Danny Hancock, Terry Kelley, and Billy Gene McNeel. Memorials in honor of Carolyn may be given to Mt. Carmel Cemetery Fund, c/o Noxapater Baptist Church, P.O. Box 251, Noxapater, MS 39346.
Services are under the direction of Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 N. Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by signing the guest register at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.
Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents Irvin and Nannie McBrayer, her husband Billy Louis Haggard, her infant daughter Sharon Dawn, and her brother Joe Irvin McBrayer. She is survived by her sister Martha Jean Burrage and her two children Rick (Evie) Haggard and Lisa (Lamar) Horne. She also leaves behind four grandchildren: Ryan (Julie) Haggard, Kyle (Kristen) Haggard, Brody Horne, and Colton (Caitlin) Horne and three great-grandchildren: Summer, Elijah, and Hayley. Carolyn is also survived by her sisters-in-law: Sarah Ballard, Nancy Haggard, Patty Jones, Martha Ann McBrayer, and Betty Haggard Parker.
Serving as pallbearers are Ryan Haggard, Kyle Haggard, Brody Horne, Colton Horne, Danny Hancock, Terry Kelley, and Billy Gene McNeel. Memorials in honor of Carolyn may be given to Mt. Carmel Cemetery Fund, c/o Noxapater Baptist Church, P.O. Box 251, Noxapater, MS 39346.
Services are under the direction of Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 N. Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by signing the guest register at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.
