Mary Etta Veasy

~ Acknowledgements ~

God places angels where we need them and when we need them. The family of Mary Etta Veasy wishes to express our most sincere appreciation for your prayers, expressions of love, acts of kindness, calls, and words of comfort. We thank you for your presence here. Whatever you have done to console our hearts we thank you for allowing yourself to be used by God. May His continued blessings be yours.

A special thank you to Ariel Whitlow, Nicole Mitchell, and Taynika Williams for their loving and exceptional care of our mother during her illness. Thank you also to Tri-State Community Health Corporation and Methodist Hospice.

May God Bless Each of You. ~The Veasy Family

~Honorary Pallbearers ~

John W. Cooper, III Max Dodd John Simpson Marvin Veasy Darrell Williams

James Dodd Connell Shannon Jimmie Simpson Patrick Veasy, Sr.

~Active Pallbearers ~

Alston Haynes Darrel Mitchell John Chris Simpson Marvin G. Veasy Patrick Veasy, Jr. Dr. Freddie Wilkes, Jr. Darrius Weddington

~Interment ~

New Park Cemetery 4536 Horn Lake Road Memphis, Tennessee 38109

~Repast~

New Salem Missionary Baptist Church 2237 South Parkway East Memphis, Tennessee 38114

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Order of Celebration

And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.

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ur beloved Mother Mary Etta Veasy was born on November 24, 1938, in Kosciusko, MS, to the late John B. and Anna Golden Simpson. She was the oldest of seven children. She received her formal education from Attala County Training School and Tipton Street High School.

Revelation 21:4 Prelude Processional............................................................................Family Scripture Readings: Old Testament.................................Reverend Shulton Rubin New Testament...............................Reverend Calvin Winston Prayer...............................................................Pastor Arnold Joyner

She accepted Christ at an early age and joined True Vine Missionary Baptist in Kosciusko, MS. She later moved to Memphis, TN, and became a member of Greater White Stone Missionary Baptist Church. Her final church of worship was New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, where she attended until her health failed. When she could no longer attend worship, she faithfully watched televised and online services of New Salem M.B. Church and many other gospel services until her death.

Polk Chapel C.M.E. Church

Musical Selection...................................................New Salem Choir Words of Comfort..................................Pastor Basil Gardner Brooks

Mary was united in Holy Matrimony to Clord Melvin Veasy on August 10, 1959.

Shortly after marriage, they relocated to Memphis, making this their permanent home. To this union, they were blessed with six children. She was a devoted woman to her family and friends.

Mt. Pisgah M.B. Church

Poem...................................................................Dr. Kesha D. Walker

Expressions of Love

Mary was a dedicated and hard-working employee in the health care field. She was employed by St. Peter’s Home for Children, where she worked with young teens. She later worked at St. Frances Hospital until she retired in 1990 as a CNA with over 25 years of service.

(Respectfully, Two Minutes Please)

Family & Friends Musical Selection...................................................New Salem Choir Acknowledgements & Resolution......................Daphne O. Crawford Solo.................................................................................Carla Evans Eulogy...............................................................Dr. Frank E. Ray, Sr. Recessional

Mary was a giving person with a loving heart. She loved traveling, fashion, shopping, listening to music, cooking, and often prepared all the meals for family gatherings.

Banana pudding was her specialty, and she received recognition for the recipe, and it was placed in the neighborhood cookbook of The Glenview Community.

Mary Etta Veasy transitioned from this life peacefully in the comfort of her home on May 09, 2022, surrounded by her children, siblings, other family members, and her caregivers.

The Fallen Limb

A limb has fallen from the family tree.

I keep hearing a voice that says, “Grieve not for me.”

Remember the best times, the laughter, the song.

The good life I lived while I was strong.

Continue my heritage, I’m counting on you.

Keep smiling and surely the sun will shine through.

My mind is at ease, my soul is at rest.

Remembering all, how I truly was blessed.

Continue traditions, no matter how small.

Go on with your life, don’t worry about falls.

I miss you all dearly, so keep up your chin.

Until the day comes, we’re together again.”

We love and will miss you, Mom

Shirley, Anna Faye, Loretta, Marvin & Patrick

Life’s Reflections

Mary was preceded in death by her husband Clord Melvin Veasy, her daughter Janice Veasy Walker, her brother Rufus Simpson, and her sister Mae Bell Campbell.

“D

o not weep for me I have not gone. I am the memory that dwells in the hearts of those that knew me. Therefore, the wise weep not. But rejoice at the transformation of my Being.”- Helen Lowrie Marshall

To cherish her loving memories, Mary leaves five children: Shirley (Max) Dodd of Olive Branch, MS; Anna Veasy-Haynes of Cordova, TN; Loretta (John W. III) Cooper and Marvin Veasy of Memphis, TN; Patrick (Veronica) Veasy of Olive Branch, MS; two sisters Ola Mitchell of Memphis, TN and Ruthie (James) Dodd of New Orleans, LA; two brothers John Simpson of Memphis, TN and Jimmie Simpson of Rosenberg, TX; sixteen grandchildren, Dr. Freddie (Tameka) Wilkes Jr., Dr. Shelby Wilkes, Ashley Cooper, Alexis Cooper, Alston Haynes, Marvin Joshua Veasy, Corbin Veasy, Bianca Veasy Turner, Brandon Veasy, Daryl Veasy, Chanika Moore, and Marvin Gabriel Veasy, Patrick Veasy Jr., Darrius Weddington, Amber Davis, Patrice Veasy; 12 greatgrandchildren; two close life-long friends Earnestine Mosby and Debra Frost, and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives.