Sybil Bernice Clayton Russon passed on to her heavenly home on November 23, 2021. She lived in the Potts Camp and Holly Springs areasof North Mississippi for her 86 years. She was a graduate of Potts Camp High School and worked for Metalcraft and Hoover, prior to retiring with the Mississippi State Department of Health. She was preceded in death by her parents, M H Clayton and Ollie Clayton, her brother, Russell Clayton, her sister, Ruth Clayton, and her husband, John Vaughn Russom.
"Granny" leaves behind her two children, Gail (James) Luttrell of Jackson, Tennessee, and Gary (Kerry) Russom of Olive Branch, Mississippi, a sister, Shirley Dietz of Kendall Park, New Jersey, as well as six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and many beloved extended family members and friends. Her talents were many- a true artist in painting, smocking, crocheting, and sewing.
Services for Mrs Russom will be held in the Chapel of the Holly Springs Funeral Home on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at noon. A visitation will be held beginning at 11:00, and lasting until service time. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery. |