Gatha L. Dyess

Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Saulters Moore Funeral Chapel in Prentiss, MS for Mrs. Gatha L. Dyess, age 88, of Silver Creek who passed away on October 28, 2012 at the JDCH Extended Care Facility in Prentiss. Interment followed at Green’s Creek Cemetery. Saulters Moore Funeral Home of Prentiss was in charge of all arrangements. Rev. Lonnie Case officiated. Pall bearers were Thomas Nelson, Joey Beard, Cody Nelson, Jason Watson, Craig Dyess, Bryant Holly and Sammy Landry. A native of Lawrence County, Gatha L. Dyess was born on May 19, 1924. She was the daughter of Holland Raynes and Francis Smith Raynes. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Reform Baptist Church in Brookhaven, MS. Mrs. Dyess is survived by her sons, Samuel Dicks of Carson, MS, Willie Dyess Jr. of Silver Creek, MS, Stassen Dyess of Carson, MS and Bunt Dyess of Gloucester, VA; her daughter, Charlotte Hathorn of Hayville, VA; eighteen grandchildren, twenty seven great-grandchildren and one great grandchild; and four sisters, Doris Nell Dyess of Carson, MS, Patty Sue Ford of El Dorado, AR, Etoy Turnage of Brookhaven, MS and Janette Holloway of Brandon, MS. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Willie Dyess Sr., three brothers and a sister. Online condolences and a guest registry are available at www.saultersmoorefuneralhome.com.