Mary Ruth Philpot's Obituary
MISS MARY RUTH PHILPOT, 98, died Monday, February 16, 2009. She was born September 6, 1910, in Saltillo, MS to Henrietta Farrar and William Harrison Philpot. She was a resident of Memphis most of her life and a member of Prescott Memorial Baptist Church. For 20 years she was a resident of Allen Brooke Nursing Home and recently moved to Tupelo.Survivors include her niece, Marietta Green Hurst Massey of Tupelo, great-niece, Louise Hurst Craig of Rock Hill, SC; great-nephews, Robert David Hurst and Rev. William H. ”Opie” Hurst and wife, Pam, of Tupelo. Preceding her in death was her sister, Christine Philpot Green; and 2 brothers, William Otis ‘Phil’ Philpot and Robert Paul ‘Jack’ Philpot.
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