Lisa Seale of Holly Springs, MS passed away peacefully in her sleep at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN on March 6, 2020 after a courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer. A graduate of Southaven High School, Lisa worked many years at the marketing research firm Message Factors, Inc. in Memphis before retiring to become a full-time, stay-at-home mom to her children Lauren and Michael Johnsey. Her favorite job besides being a mother was her role as “Aunt Lisa” and “Ms. Lisa” to the children of her beloved family and friends, all of whom adored her.
In recent years, Lisa met and fell in love with Scott Seale of Holly Springs, whom she married in 2013. Lisa soon became a fixture in the community and gained a large tribe of friends and extended family in Marshall County which became the greatest home she ever knew. Lisa put her lifelong passion for fashion and home design to use by becoming a familiar face behind the counter at several boutiques in North Mississippi including Crafty Callie Co. formerly located in Byhalia as well as Angie’s Boutique, Retro Rooster, and Lucky Liles all in Holly Springs. Anyone who knew Lisa knew she could help with any home decor, floral, or wardrobe question posed to her. Lisa helped hundreds of people over the years to decorate their homes and look their best.
Lisa used her strength, grace, and sense of humor to battle metastatic breast cancer over the last few years serving as a role model for all those who struggle to persevere and do it with a smile even when all you want to do is cry. Lisa beat the odds and fought until the very end. She would want all those who fight and all those who research to keep going until we eradicate the terrible disease once and for all.
Lisa will be remembered by her husband Scott Seale of Holly Springs, MS; son Michael Johnsey (Jena) of Germantown, TN; daughter Lauren Johnsey of Oxford, MS; step-children Kalyn and Nathan Seale of Holly Springs; furbabies Cooper and Sissy Seale; grand-furbabies Griffin, Sasha, and Emmett; mother Diane Mayo (Gary) of Harmontown, MS; grandmother Bobette Brechtelsbauer of Hernando, MS; brother Jodey Gartrell (Allison) of Sentaboia, MS; sister Michelle Heath (Holland) of Carrollton, MS; father George Weiss of Saginaw, MI; nieces Caroline, Madison, and Savannah; nephews Josh and Jefferson; and a herd of cattle and a flock of chickens whom she cared for lovingly. Lisa is preceded by death by her step-father William Gartrell of Southaven, MS.
Visitation will be held at the Holly Springs Funeral Home, 1160 MS-311, Holly Springs, Mississippi 38635 on Wednesday March 11th from 12 until time of funeral services in the chapel at 2 p.m. with procession to Hillcrest Cemetery to immediately follow. Memorial contributions may be made to METAvivor (?https://www.metavivor.org?) for research, support, and awareness of metastatic breast cancer.
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