Golda DeCell Minor's Obituary
​Golda DeCell Minor, 91, of Memphis, went to be with her Lord in Glory on Sunday, December 18, 2011. Golda is preceded in death by her loving husband, Lancelot Longstreet Minor, Jr., her parents, her brothers, Herman Brister DeCell and John Eldridge DeCell, Jr., both of Yazoo City, MS, and her niece, Alice DeCell Wise of Jackson, MS. She is survived by her two daughters, Lucile Minor Glasebrook (Richard) of Greenwich, CT, Sally Minor Cook of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, and her son, Lancelot L. Minor, III (Mary) of Memphis; her grandchildren, Taylor Glasebrook, Morgan Glasebrook, Joshua Cook, Phillip Cook (Renee), Minor Cook Pipes (Mike), Lancelot Minor, IV, Ruth Minor, Missy Minor, Sarah Minor, and Betsy Bragg Minor; and one great-grandchild, Lucas Cook. ​Golda was born in Yazoo City, MS, on February 16, 1920, to Lucile Brister DeCell and John Eldridge DeCell. Upon graduation from high school, she attended Mississippi State College for Women (now MUW), and graduated proudly from the University of Mississippi, where she was a member of Chi Omega and selected a campus beauty for the Ole Miss yearbook. She was the widow of Dudley McBee of Greenwood, MS, who was killed in the service of his country in World War II. ​After the war, Golda, while working in New Orleans, met Lanny, a decorated, former WWII B-24 pilot, and they weremarried in 1946. Thereafter, they lived and raised their family in Memphis. She was a retired Vice-President of National Bank of Commerce in Memphis. Golda was very active and involved in civic and community activities, including The Le Bonheur Club, of which she served as President, and the Junior League of Memphis. She was an active member of First Evangelical Church in Memphis and an avid prayer supporter of and participant in many Christian ministries including Bible Study Fellowship. Golda will always be remembered and loved for her devotion to her family, including beloved nieces and nephews,and her many friends. Most of all, she was known for her love for her Lord, Jesus Christ, with whom she is now spending eternity. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at Memorial Park Funeral Home, 5668 Poplar Ave. in Memphis, with a Memorial Service there on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be at Chambers Chapel Cemetery in Arlington, TN. Memorials may be made through Neighborhood Christian Centers at 785 Jackson Ave., Memphis, TN 38107; or Su Casa Family Ministries at 4899 Summer Ave., Suite 101, PMB#901, Memphis, TN 38122; or First Evangelical Church Missions Fund at 735 Ridge Lake Boulevard, Memphis, TN 38120.
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