She leaves to cherish her memory: four sons: Nathaniel (Shela) Ellis, Tyrone (Stella) Ellis, Sammie Ray (Debbie) Howard, and Jessie (Rhonda) Collier all of Starkville, MS; one daughter, Bobbie Collier (David) Brown of Baton Rouge, LA; two sisters: Sarah Cooper of Starkville, MS; and Katie Ruth Neely of Meridian, MS; 25 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren and 10 great, great gtandchildren.